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MONDAY MORNING, Al'Gl'ST Id, 1899.
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DREYFUS DAY
OF TRIUMPH
General Merrier Unable to
Prove Charges Against
the Prisoner.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
The Closo of General Mercier's Tes
timony Lends to ix Thrilling Out
burst from the Prisoner Meirler
Hooted niicl Hissed ns He Leaves
the Court Eoom The Gendarmes
Obliged to Protect Him from Vio
lence. Paris, Aug. IS. As far ns Its legal
merits arc concerned tlio Dreyfus trial
Is over, for tilt' evidence of General
Mercler, whleh at the outlet assumed
the proportions of an claliorate Indict
moot, presenting the brier of prosecu
tion In Its most forcible aspect, com
pletely falls to establish Ineyfus' guilt.
t'nfnrtuniitely. political and religion"
passion Is more violent than ever, Geu
. nl Mercler was cheered In the streets
when lie left the couit room, and now
he i M ipes before the tuition us the man
who lias averted war between France
tinl Germany, at n moment when, nc-
niillm: to Mercier's own statement.
Fiance was morally and materially at
.- h..idvantagc. Mercler, 'with extra
ordinary audacity, has played his last
tinmn card. lie hoped to shield hlm
ii tf and his accomplices from further
Investigations by ltis statement that It
iis solely to prevent war that he eom
niunlcateil to the court-nmrtlnl of 1SHt
the evidence that was withheld from
tlie Moused. Ills declaration that It
was solely to ascertain exactly what
lineaments Dreyfus hnd handed over to
lieimiiny that he (Mercler) Intrusted to
I m l'aty de Clam the Inquisitorial mls
"ii m to secure a confession from Drey
fus after his degradation Is also re
u.' tiled by men like Cornely. .Inures, De
li'iiays and Pierre Glffnrd (all of whom
were uresent at the trial) as a device
tn nroteet Ijlmsclf from awkward In
x.stigutlons concerning the expendit
ure of the secret service funds, Fnfor
tinvitely for France, the public still re
main blind to the strict legal Issue of
the trial, nnd the Nationalists, bached
le a'l elements of discontent and blg
otry. proclaim (General Mercler as a na
tional hero.
A Memorable Moment.
Those present in the court room yes-
let
lay can never forget the dramatic
intensity of the moment when General
V.ivler concluded his testimony by
looking Dteyfus full in the face and ox-
1 liming: "I am convinced Dreyfus Is
gmliy. If 1 had the sllghost doubt In
mv mind I shoulil be the first to pro-
lalm that I was mistaken."
Dreyfus hounded to Ills feet, his face
Hushing scarlet with Indignation, nnd,
i ' ushing hlit gold laced cap with his
v hlte gloved hand, shouted; "You
ought to have mild so!"
(iencral Mercler retorted, "No, I
cannot say .so, for I have done my
duly."
Dieyfns Hashed back with the words:
'it was your hounden duty to have
s till so."
Thro wns Indescribable emotion In
the auditorium, amid which Caslmer
I'Mier lose from his rod velvet chair
nnd shouted ill a stentorian voice: "I
isk the court to allow me to testify
In direct contradiction to several state
ments made by Cieneral .Mercler."
This announcement caused a sensa
tion. Colonel .louaust ordered the
mutt adjourned until Monday at C.:;o
a in for the confrontation.
Demonstration Against Mevcier.
Then followed a thrilling demonstra
tion against (Iencral Mercler. As he
t lined to leave the court the audience
' " ' en mni-se and hissed and cursed
Inni. tliosi at the back of the court
Handing on chairs and benches In or
I i better to hound hlin down. The
- inhumes placed themselves between
th. general nnd the audience, which
f.liowed a strong disposition to maltreat
the former minister of war.
Mineral Mercler hurried out of the
court roum throuli a side duor, his ours
tingling with the fierce denunciations
(f tlie audience.
' n emprglng Into the street the crowd
outside cheered the general and cried
"Vivo l'Annpp!"
"Ah," oiled a spectator of the scene
In court, "If they had heard the human
monster speak they would not cheer
him now!"
one newspaper man In couii was ar
rested foi calling General Mereier a
murderer as he passfd by him, hut
later on the man was released.
Drevfus was hurried out by gend
nrinen, who Immediately cleared the
court room.
Two s.illciu features In yesterday's
f-piistutonul proceedings present them
pelves to the Ameilcau Judicial mind:
First, the absence nf anything llko
-rosi'. examination by counsel, w hlch, If
applied to dlscuislve, rambllns evl
:1 nee like that of Mercler, would soon
Hft thP wheat from the chaff, and sec
ond, the astonishing latitude allowed
to witnesses to transform their evi
dence Into elaborate arguments and
pleadings as Oenpral Mercler did, or
into a political speech as Cnslmlr Per
ler did. ,
A significant point noticed by all was
that Colonel Jouaust and the members
of the court-martial seemed more pa
ternal and cvlnied much less harsh
ness toward Captain Dreyfus than wns
the case, last Monday.
Ttnuble Prevented.
Refines, Auc. 1". Tomorrow's ses
sion nf the Dreyfus court martial Is
iwattcd with the greatest anxiety and
xpectatlon, in view of the confronta
tion of Mertinr ny Casdmlr-Perler
when thn fnnnor will virtually he In
'.ho prisoner's dock. A dramatic scone
is Inevitable.
It In understood that oven a more
tin tiling Incident titan that which end
"d yesterday's session was expected by
the counsel of Dreyfus and would have
occurred but for O-neral Mercier's
prudence. Dreyfus Intended and had
actually declared his determination to
slap Mercier's face before thp whole
court, If he hi ought up the story of the
relations of Drevfus with Mine R.,
who some newspapers have asserted,
netod as go between for Dreyfus and
the attache to whom he la ulleged to
have made treasonable revelations.
Mercler abstained from all reference
to the store but despite this the peo
ple In the court thought for a moment
that Dreyfus was about to strike Mer
cler until a captain of gendonrmes
took liltn gently by the arm nnd push
ed him hack Into his seat. The Petit
Journal and some other papers Includ
ing those published here, accused the
foreign press men present In the court
ol holm- the authors of the demonstra
tion a-talnst Alercler when he left the
court. The accusation Is ridiculous
and wa prompted by the envious de
slie of the antl-revlsloulsts to exclude
foreign newspaper men from what they
maintain is purely French matter.
It was even elated that measures
would be taken against the foreign cor
respondents. About sixty of the latter met this
evening to protest against the rhargo.
During the course of the procpedlngs
Madame Soveilne, the famous woman
Journalist, came on behalf of a com
mittee of the French judiciary pres
who had just held a meeting on the
subject nnd communicated the fact
that no measures against the foreign
press would h" token or were contem
plated and that' should the pres be
excluded from the court room. French
newspaper men would be treated ox
nctly the same as foreigners. The
meeting l1irupon decided to treat
tin- nttocks upon certain sections of
the French press with silent contempt.
DEMONSTRATIONS AT PARIS.
Fifty Anti-Somites Are Harrangued
by M. Guerln.
Pails, Aug. 1. Demonstrations oc
curred this evening outside the offices
of the antl-Hemlte league where .lules
Gtierln, nrosldent of the league and
Max Regis, th" former Jew halting
mayor of Algiers, afralnst whom orders
of arrest weie Issued yesterday on a
charge of conspiring to tnlng about a
change of govornm lit, are still be
sieged by th police.
Fifty untl-Si mites took up n nosltlon
in a restaurant opposite and M. Guer-
In harangued them from a window.
Finally the police closed the thorough
faie to prevent tin? demonrtratlon from
becoming serious.
In the course of the evening M. Godo
frey, president of the committee of the
JoiiiipH" Royalists, was arretted, and
a despatch from Saint Lo, capital of
the department of the Blanche, an
nounces the iinest of M. I-e Monuct,
secretary of the league of patriots. It
appears that the report of th" arrest
of M. Marcel Hu'jenrt, member of the
chamber of deputies for Unmbouillet,
and a high ollielal of the league of pa
tlots, was Incorrect. He Is still at
large. Out of thlity-seven warrants
Issued some twenty five have been ex
ecuted. Those already arrested Include Conite
De Subran I'onteves, Comte Chevllly,
M. De Monlcourt, secretary of the
Jeuesse Royalists, and M. De Frech
I'ncourt. Vlce-nresldent of the Oelllet
Rhine or White Carnation society.
HAVOC AT PORTO RICO.
Additional Details Stimulate Prompt
Action on Part of the War Depart
ment Officials.
Washington, Aug. Kl. Two dispatches
from Governor (iencral Davis, of Porto
Rico, giving additional details of the
fearful havoc wrought by the hurri
cane of last week, were received at the
war department today. Thoy were Im
mediately sent to Secretary Root, who
already has taken measures for dis
patching relief to the people of the
island. The secretary expects that the
transport Mci'herson, with a large
quantity of rice and beans, will leave
New York tomorrow and this will he
followed by other vessels as fast as
arrangements can be made for sending
supplies, lie thinks It is the duty of
the government to make provision for
feeding the people until the aid volun
tarily given by the citizens of the coun
try reaches them, and he will exhaust
every means at his disposal to this end.
The secretary contemplates supple
menting the appeal made last week to
the mayors to assist In raising sub
scriptions and tomorrow will Issue an
appeal to the governors of the states
with a view to arousing general Inter
est In the relief work. The dispatches
received f;oin General Davis were sent
to the president at Lake Champluin to
night. EMERGENCY RATIONS.
They Will Be hipped to General
Otis.
Washington, ug, 13. The adjutant
general yesterday sent a dispatch to
General Otis asking if It was desirable
to have n emergency ration for the
Philippine. Tim reply cume hneh in
a dispatch from Chief Commissary
Rnunatd. at Manila, to General Wes
ton, asking for a hundred thousand
emergency rations In wrappers.
It la probable that General Otis
thinks It well to have tlio raMons on
hand In case tlio tinny should move
beyond the point of immediate trans
portation when the; campaign In tha
Philippines begins.
Rioters on Trial.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 13. A dispatch
finm the Island of Guadeloupe reports a
trial there of the ringleaders of an Agrar
ian riot, Involving the wrecking of a plan
tation and plant nnd n murderous attack
on three Rngllslimen by six hundred men,
In whleh Iho correctional tribunal attrib
uted the outrage to "the prevailing un
wholesome excitement fomented by social.
Utlc propaganda."
Death of Lillian Lewis.
Fnrmlugton, .Mian.. Auv. 13. Lillian
Lewis, tliu uctrrss, who died at 1'ralrio
Lake, near Luke Vllle, Saturday morn
ing, was a victim of consumption, llor
brother. Fred Monlo. and daughter, MIm
Tott Lewis, accompanied the remains to
her old honiu at Uniporiiiin, I'a., this
evening, where the Interment will take
place.
THE COUNCIL OF
AFRO-AMERICANS
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING OF
COLORED MEN AT CHICAGO.
It Is Announced That Resolutions
Will Do Introduced Denouncing
President McKinley for Not Mnk
lng an Effort to Prevent Lynchings
in the South Prominent Men Ex
pected. Chicago, Aug. 1,1. A convention of
th-1 Afro-American Council of Colored
Men will he held a.t Hethcl church be
ginning Wednesday nnd lasting until
Saturday evening. The convention will
be one of the most Important gatherings
the coloted men have held for some
time. It Is expected that a fight will
result over the resolutions which It
Is promised will be Introduced de
nouncing President McKinley for not
using the federal authorities to pre
vent lynchings In the south.
There Is no doubt that resolution of
this Import will he brought before the
convention and to that end the forces
en both sides arc already lining up.
The faction which will suppirt the
resolutions will, It Is understood, tnke
the ground Hint the broad humanitar
ian line would be drawn, that lynch
ings Fthnuld not be tolerated either in
Georgia or Illinois and that when the
state authorities nr unable to pre
vent the recurrence of such crimes,
the strong hand of the national gov
ernment should step In no matter
whether the letlm be white oi black.
From Washington. D. C. nre coming
Congressman George White, of North
Carolina, the only colored congress
man In the present congress; Judson
C. Lyons, registrar of the United
States ttensuiy John P. Green, I'nlt
ed Stales stamp agent; II. P. Cheat
ham, recorder of deeds. They will. It
is said, stoutly oppose resolutions ecn
turlng the president.
Immigration Question.
Among other questions to b taken
up Is that l immigration. There Is
i growing belief. ". Is said, among the
leading colored men of the country that
If half a minion negroes were taken
from the south and scattered through
the northwest the conditions In the
south would bo ameliorated to a very
great extent. The revised state con
stitutions of Mississippi, Alabama,
North and South Carolina and Louisi
ana will also receive careful consider
ation and funds will be raised to get
the questions Involved squaruiy be
fore the United States supreme "out
The colored men claim that the con
stitutions mentlonel lermlt the white
1 cople In those st etes to disbranch' --
tin colored voter. Another que dim
winch will come up for dlseiis'on Is
the separate car luv in vogue Utr ufth
the south. The constitutionality of
the law will be tested. If possible. The
convention on the questions expects to
hear from such prominent colored men
as Booker T. Washington, Rlshop II.
M. Turner, of Atlanta: Rlshop P.. War
nptt, of Ohio, and Rlshop Alexander
Wulteis, the president of the council.
The wives of many of the delegates to
the council are delegates to the con
vention of the National Association
of Colored Women's clubs, and are n v
la the city attending this woi' iho
two conventions. Saturday even'ng a
It liquet will be given the cjsiih.g ! 'le
gates at the Sherman house by the
local committee.
THE YAQUI UPRISING.
General Torres Expected to Precipi
tate an Engagement Soon.
City of Mexico, Aug. 13. The Yoqul
Indian uprising Is regarded In ollielal
circles as a revolt which lacks Import
ance. The war department denies that
any Mexican ollloers have joined the
Yaqtlis.
Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 13. Information
from the scene of the Yuqul war con
veys the Intelligence that Father Rel
tran. the priest who was reported killed
at the time of the outbreak. Is still alive
and In the hands of the Insurgents. The
latter have Informed the military au
thorities that when the Federal troops
attack them where they have in
trenched at Racum they will kill the
niiest, his brother and two Sisters of
Charity, whom they have also taken
captive.
Chicago, Aug. 13. A dispatch to the
Record from Hermoslllo, Mex., via No
gales, Ariz., says that Information re
ceived today from tlie headquarters of
General Luis Torres at Loiin. In the
Yuqul valley, Indicates that he may
decide to precipitate an engagement
with the Yaquls early this next week.
The general has succeeded in the work
of mobilizing his troops In much
quicker time than he had expected.
HURRICANE DECREASING.
Chances That It Will Spend Itself
Before Making Further Progress.
Washington, Aug. 13. The West In
dlun hurricane appears to be gradually
decreasing In strength and the ehancis
arc that It will spend itself before mak
ing much further progress. This Is the
welcome news given out by the officials
of the weather bureau tonight.
The movement of the hurricane Is ap
parently very slow and even at Jack
sonville the velocity of the wind this
morning was but twenty-two miles an
hour. The opinion of tlio official is
that by the time Charleston Is reached
there will be no more than an ordinary
blow. The storm now appears to be on
the east coast of Florida, and the latest
reports from Jupiter, dated at 1 o'clock
this morning, Indlruto a pretty severo
blow at that place. It Is now south of
Jacksonville, Indicating n slow north
ward movement since ijKt night.
.
Rules for Soldiers' Payments.
"Washington. Aug. l:t. Astdstmit Con
troller Mitchell has rendered a dc-clMon In
which ho holdu In i licet, thai a Soulier
who terved uiidnr two or more enlist
ments and was hournbly disclaimed from
ouch Is entitled to the extra pay provided
by luw at each discharge.
Earthquake at Lisbon,
Lisbon, Aug 13: About o'clock this
evening a severe seismic disturbance last.
lug live secondK was fell In tlio city of
LiBbun.
JAlij DIRDS ESCAPE.
William Spear and Daniel Holden
Leave Prison nt Trenton.
Trenton, Aug. 1.1. William Spear,
nlhis "Uuck," nnd Daniel Holden, es
caped from the state prison some time
last night and have not been hcaid of
since. The absence of the men was
discovered at roll call this morning.
Soon afterwards fifty constables, offi
cers of the prison and detectives were
seotiiipg tlie country In search of the
ni"ii. Investigation showed that the
men, who occupied the same cell, had
got out by means of a false key. They
crawled through a register used for
ventilation through the holler room
where they changed their prison suit
for citizens clothes which had been
smuggled to them by friend. They
then broke a heavy chain tha' held
the lodder In the holler room and with
the ladder and a coll of rope got to the
rear prison vord through a coal hole
and scaled the outer wall nt n point
where there Is no watch and concealed
tlv rope and ladder a block away.
Head Keeper Moore thinks the men got
out about f) o'clock lart night while
tho prison choir was rehearsing.
A reward of $."0 was offered for the
capture of the men. Spear was serv
ing a ten ycfirs' sentence nnd Holden
a five years' sentence.
RISE IN MANILA HEMP.
London Dealers Believe the Philip
pine Supply Will Bo Cut Off.
London, Aug. 1.1. Manila hemp rose
10 shillings in London this morning,
being quoted at C.'l!) 10s. Large quan
tities were bought at this price on the
prospect of a further rise In conse
quence of the resumption of hostilities
and the belief that all the Philippine
potts are closed or will be closed.
While the price In London Is only
C3! 10s., owing to large clocks -ind
the quantities now In transit. th ptlce
at Manila Is J' lit. the highest on record.
The Fnlted States is said not to bo
buying largely. London brokers are
purchasing at high prices, partly In
expectation 'if the I'tilted Stales be
ing forced to buy here. The hemp
denler bollovp the rnllltnrv iinnvnth-om
will drive the natives from the fields,
and thai the world's supply will be
practically cut oft.
The recent trading here was dono
on the understanding that active
Ameiicm operations would not be re
sumed until October.
"The' Hemp circular," just Issued,
says It Is. well known that the rebels
obtained the sinews of war through
hemp, and this, It is added, strergthens
the belief that tin- (Tnltcd Staes has
closed or will close the Philippine ports.
The slock of hemp In the Philippines
wns ieported on August to be 'JI.OOO
h-xles, computed with 13.1000 bales in
lS.ts.
CHINESE FOR EXHIBITION.
By Special Permission They Will Be
Sent to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Aug. 13 A special
cabletrram was received today by Yun
Phou Lee, from Hong Kong, stating
that 2.-.0 Chinese men and women In
tended for the Chinese vllluge of the
national export, exposition had sailed
from that port on one of the steamers
of the Nippon Nam line for San Fran
cisco, where It Is expected they will ar
i le September 1. They will leave for
Philadelphia as soon as the Fnlted
States officials give the permission, ar
riving in time, It is thought, for the big
show. The balance of them will sail In
a few days on one of the steamers of
the same line from Hong Kong.
Arriving In Sun Francisco, each mem
ber of the contingent will he photo
graphed by government officlals.a thor
ough description taken and a guaran
tee exacted from the exposition that
each one of the Chinese will be re
turned In due time to that pott.
The bringing over of these celestials
Is allowed by special permission of the
secretary of the treasury, given some
months ago to the exposition manage
ment, which Is held responsible for the
return of each member of the party,
ANTI-GOEBELITES TO MEET.
Small Delegations from All Over
Kentucky Will Be Present.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 13. The returns
from ihe different county meetings
jesteiday Indicate that the state will
be as fully repiesented here next Wed
nesday IIS was expected for the atltl
Goebel state convention but there will
be small delegations from nearly all
the counties. It Is conceded that the
state ticket will be headed by ex-Governor
John Young Ilrown and Mayor
P. P. Johnson for gowrnor and lieu
tenant governor against the Democrat
ic nominees of the Louisville conven
tion nnd the rest of the ticket will
be named without opposition.
The resolution nre also known in ad
vance ns affirming the Chhago plat
form endorsing liryan and fre silver,
denouncing the Goebel election law
and lis authors and the chalrin.in, and
tlio action of the Louisville convention,
BRYAN IN NO DANGER.
Congressman Berry's Message Mis
understood. Louisville, Ky.. Aug. 13. Congress
man A. S. Rcrry, of Newport, tele
graphed tlio Commercial tonight deny
ing tlio authenticity of a recently pub
lished Interview In whleh he wns quot
ed as saying that William J. Rryun
would be in danger of personal vio
lence if he carried out his announced
put pose to diiiin to Kentucky In the
interest of the oandlducy or William
Goebel. Congressman RerJ-y's message
follows:
"I never said or thocght Rtyan
would bo In danger In Kentucky. I
did fay ho could only make enemies
by taking part In the present can
vass," Colonel Mulford Will Return.
Washington. Aug. 13. Colonel Mulford.
First Nebraska, who hint Just returned
Jroni the Philippines with his regiment,
has accepted a ic plain's commission In
one of the volunteer regiments, and will
leturn to the Philippine.
Ex-Chairman Garman 111.
WIIko-lliirre. Aug. 13.-John M. Oar
mini, cx-chiiirmun of the Democratic
rtato cimmiltU'o left tonlghl for Hot
riprliiKH, Ark. Ills health has been very
poor for Eumo time past.
KILLED IN A FIGHT
AT CARB0NDALE
JAMES QUINN'S SKULL BROKEN
BY A COBBLESTONE.
A Terrific Street Battle In Which 200
Men and Women Engage Results
in the Death of nn Old Man.
Joseph and Thomas Gallagher in
Jail.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Cnrhondale. Aug. 13. James, Qtllnn,
aged CO years, a resident of Powdcrly
road, died at 7 o'clock this evening
from the effects of wounds received In
a fight that occurred near his home
a few hours earlier, and Joseph and
Thomas Gallagher are lu jail charged
with being Instrumental In indicting
the fatal Injuries.
All parties concerned In the affair
live quite a distance from the city
limits and it has been difficult to get
nt the cause of the trouble. Rut
from what can bo gleaned It seems
that there has been bad blood between
the Gallaghers and the Quinus for
some time past, and It Is alleged that
the enmity has been Increased on ac
count of sneering remarks made by the
latter In reference to a r.-year-old girl
that had been adopted by the Galla
gher family.
Kai;ly this morning a Gallagher
boy and one of the CJulnns be
came, engaged in a wrangle, but sep
arated without doing each other bodily
harm. About 3 o'clock the fight was
resumed near the homes of 'the belliger
ents. The elder Qulnn Joined in the
battle and the Gallaghers then ral
lied in full force. In a few moments
relative's and friends of both sides,
men nnd women, to the number of
nearly two hundred had taken a-hnnd
In the light. For a few seconds the
air was filled with cobble stones nnd
other missiles and blood tlowedjfrpely.
As the combatants, with bruised heads
and sore bodies paused ifor breath
ond the smoke of the skirmish had
cleared away It was discovered .that
James Qulnn, sr.. wns stretched ap
parently lifeless on the ground, with
blood pouring from an ugly wound on
his head.
At this hostilities ceased and the
wounded man was carried Into bis
house. Examination showed that his
skull hnd been fractured and he died
from the effects of the" injuries about
7 o'clock this evening without gaining
consciousness. His son, James Qulnn,
Jr., is also suffering from Injuries on
the scalp made by stones.
Owing to the number engaged In the
battle no one seems to be able to say
positively who Is responsible for the
death of Qulnn. A warrant, however,
was issued by 'Squire Atkinson for the
arrest or Joseph Gallagher, aged 23. and
Thomas Gallagher, aged I'D, and the
young men were escorted to Jail by
Constable Moran, where they will
nwalt the action of the coroner's Jury.
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
An Effort Will Be Made to Give an
American Exhibition at Paris.
Washington, Aug. 13. In view cf
the growing Importance of the fruit
Industry of this country an especial
effort will be made to make an attrac
tive showing of fruits at the Purls ex
position and Director Dodge, of the
agricultural department, who will have
charge of the agricultural display, has
prepared a circular which will be r.ent
broadcast over the country asking for
contributions to the proposed exhibit.
He says that arrangements are being
made for representatives of exhibits
of canned, preserved and evaporated
fruits but that especial pains will .be
taken to maintain during the entire
period of the exposition a display of
fresh fruits of varieties suitable for
export.
To accomplish this It will be neces
sary to ptovidc a supply of choice
specimens of tlie more durable fruits
(such ns winter apples, pears, cltrls
fruits, cranlk'rrlcs, nuts, etc.) of the
ciop of the present season for 'display
at the opening of the exposition and
until specimens of the ctj.ip of next
year are available. It Is Intended that
all the more important fruit growing
districts of the United States shall be
represented In this exhibit and the ac
tive co-operation of growers and other
pel sons Interested Is therefore solicit
ed. Tin.' exhibit will be collective, but
each contributor will receive the full
est ciedlt for what he shows ';nVid the
same consideration from tbejurv of
awards that he would have IMffdlvld
mil space wore alloted him. 'Xiollec
tlons made by states, hi.rtteiilti'ra! so
tittles, boards of trade, shipping a.-"so-clntLms.
railroad companies, etc., will
have the same consideration as those
fiom Individuals.
The Centennial Arrives. . .
San 1'ratiiUco. Auc. 13.-The' Fnlted'
States transport Centennial arrived hero
fiom Manila today. She. brought a num
ber of Invalid officers and men from va
rious regiments.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Chicago, Aug. i:i.-I)r. F. II. Fhicke. of
Ilaltlnmre, a member of Commissioner
lleneral I'eck'H stalf, died here today of
ileal t fulUire. He had been nsMgued to
duty as expert In medicine, surgeon den
tistry and cremlhlry In the dppTirtment of
liberal arts and chemical fmltiHtrles at
the Paris exposition.
New York, Aug. 13. Aloyso' Nevlns. a
well known Paullst father, died today,
aged in jears. Father Nevlns wus born
in Phlliidolphlu. He was. edurnted for
the Kplscopul ministry and became a
deacon of the Rplscopul church. In 1S"j
ho entered the Human Cathnllc church.
He Joined the Paullst order of priests In
M9. In 1S50 he was appointed novice mas
tir and superior of St. Thomas i college,
tho Catholic university In Wuuhtiigton,
where ho remained until 1891. '
THE NEWS THIS 31011X1X0
Weather Indication! ToJayi
FAIR AND COOLER.
General Colored Troops Fight
Gut-
lantly In the Philippines.
Dramatic Scenes nt the Dreyfus Trial.
Old Man Killed in a Street Fight at
Cnrbondnlp.
Afro-Americans to Meet at Chicago,
General Secretary of War Hoot at
Work.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Sermon by Rev. Dr. Harris lu
Penti Avenue Uaptlst Church.
Father nnd Son ltobbcd on Linden
Street Urldge.
Kdltorlnl.
News and Comment.
Local Unrber Hauschman Waylaid nnd
Robbed.
Mention of Some Men of the Hour.
Hoard of Control to Award Three
Years' Supply of New Tdxt Rooks.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
News Round About Scranton.
Local Live Industrial News.
STRIKE EXPECTED.
A Big Reduction in Wages of Stool
Workers at Johnstown Cut on
Straighteners and Hold Ups.
Johnstown, I'a.. Aug. 13. What Is
proba'ily the record for a big reduc
tion of wages goes into erfect lu the
structural department of the Cunbiin
Steel company tomtit row morning. The
reduction ranges between 70 and Mi per
cent. The straighteners of the large
beams will have their wages cut t )
about $3. while the holdups will be paid
on a scale that will average them
about $l.r,0 per day.
The workmen declare that straight
eners had been making an average .of
$1.". or Slf. a day. and that the holdups
overaced fiom Sfi to S7 for their work.
They claim that they were not over
paid even at that rate, for the beams
are very heavy and the work Is so su
vere on the men that they can endure
It for only a few years. A general
strike of the strlghteners nnd holdups
Is looked for.
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED.
Officers Clifford and Griffith, of Den
ver Are the Victims. .-'
Denver, Col., Aug 13. Two police
men were killed here parly this morn
ing by Wellington C. Llewellyn, a re
cruit belonging to the 34th volunteer
Infantry now stationed 'it I''. it Lo
gan Llewellyn w'lh twoe othpr sol
diers hnd been visiting the sal-ions
and were acting In a disorderly man
ner. Policeman Thomas Cliffnid ac
costed them whereupon Llewellyn
drew a revolver and shot Clifford dead.
The soldiers ran away. Two weie
captured but Llewellyn ct untitled to
run followed by Policeman W. K. Grif
fith. Several blocks away Griffith saw the
fleeing soldier making for a via ltict.
He shot at him twice and the soldier
returning the fire moi tally wounded
Grlttlth. who died shortly after his re
moval to the police station
Llewellyn made his escape and the
entire police force Is searching for
him.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Body of Frank Shaw on Scarborough
Beach.
Wlckford, R. I.. Aug. 13. The body
of the young man found on Scarbor
ough Reach, thiee miles south of Nar
ragansett Pier. Fiiday morning, wlt'i
bis hands tied, was Identllled today as
that of Frank H. Shaw, 3S years of ng".
of Rrouklyn, a railway Inspector on the
Brooklyn elevated railway and a son
of the late Captain R. G. Shaw, t . S.
A., retired.
He left his home In Brooklyn on Mon
day morning last to attend to his dally
duties. Since that time nothing-bos
been seen of him and the railway peo
nle had Instituted nn Inquiry ns to his
whereabouts. When Shaw left his home
he had only about $H In his poeketn
and nothing else of value. upon his per
son. He wns not addicted to the us
of intoxicants. He was an athlete and
It would have required several men to
overpower hint. The affair Is Involved
lu deep mystery.
TROOPS FOR TRANSVAAL.
British Force Will Number 55,000
in Case of War.
London, Aug. It The Times this
morning In a special article on the
Transvaal situation says:
"In the event of war. In addition to
12,000 truops from India. 30,000 will be
sent from F.ngland. making the total
British force 5S.O0O.
"It would be Idle to ignore the fact
that should we unwillingly be driven
to obtain by force that which Justice
should accord, an entirely new South
African situation will have been creat
ed." PREPARING FOR WAR.
Transvaal Government Arranging
for Rapid Transportation.
Johannesburg. Aug. 13. The Tfijns
vaul government, It Is reported, lias
iiovlslonully arranged with the Neth
erlands South African Railway com
pany for mobilization on the shoitesl
notice If required.
Immerse stores of provisions and
war material have been collected at
Preturla. It Is rumored that orders
have been Issued to mobilize tho artil
lery elsewhere.
President's Sunday.
Phittsburg. N. Y., Aug. 13, The presi
dent decided at the last moment not to
attend church this morning, but Instend
unit for a drive with Mrs. McKinley,
who has been orevented bv the cold,
rainy wenther fiom going out doors for
the but two or three iluvs. This after
noon the president and Mr. Cortelyou
took a short walk mourn! the ground.
Killed by "Lightning.
Baltimore. Aug. 1.3. George Grauers,
aged IS. and Tonv Rlxse, aged 21, were
Htriick by lightning ami Instantly killed
during a seveie thunder storm here. to.
day. Tlio boys ware residents of Balti
more mid were on their way to a stream
called Herring's run, Just outside tho
city, to go swimming when the storm
overtook them,
NEGRO TROOPS
IN FIRST FIGHT
They Behave Remarkably
Well in Battle at
Manila.
AMERICANS AT SAN MATEO
Major Cronln and Troops Enter tho
Town at 4.C0 O'clock The Ameri
cans Exhausted by the Heavy
Marching Twenty-three Filipinos
Known to Have Been Killed.
American Losses Slight.
Manila. Aug. 13, 3.10 p. m. A recon
naissance yesterday by troons of Gen
eral Samuel R. M. Youngs' brigade,
with the object of discovering thu
whei valiants of the enemy near San
Mateo, northeast of San Juan reser
voir, about ten miles from Manila, re
sulted lu the occupation of San Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and fourteen wounded, including a
lieutenant of the Twenty-first Infan
try. The Americans approached San Ma
teo In three columns. Major Cronln
with llfteen men of the Twenty-fifth
Infantry advanced fiom Novullches,
five miles west of San Mateo. Cap
tains Rivers with a hundred men of
the Fourth cavalry, and Captain Park
er, formerly Ilotitenaht colonel of the
Twelfth New York Volunteer regiment,
with '.'SO" men of the Twenty-lit st and
Twenty-fourth infantry and tha
Fourth cavalry approached In two col
umns from the south. Major Cronln
experienced many ' dllllcultlcs arising
from the condition of the country anil
failed to effect a Junction with Captain
Rivers west of San Mateo, ns had been
planned. Captain Rivers, advancing,
took an outpost of the enemy two miles
southwest t.f San Mateo. He then en
countered strong resistance among
the hills, the enemy firing from excel
lent positions. Having failed to con
nect With Major Cronln and seeing that
the town- wns already occupied by tha
Americans, Captain RRerB' withdrew,
covering his withdrawal by a heavy
volley. He lost a' sergeant killed.
Captain Parker, on advancing, found
thu enemy strongly entrenched on the
far side of some lice fields, about a.
mile wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly, he routed the
Filipinos after forty minutes lighting,
and then continued the march upon
San Mateo, which he entered without
serious resistance about half-past one
In the afternoon.
Major Cronln entered the town about
half-past four. The. Americans entered
the place. Our men were exhausted by
the heavy marching. Twenty-three of
the enemy are known to have been
killed. This is the first action In which.
Colonel Run's colored troops partici
pated. They bPhaved well, their lead
ers having illillculty In holding them
back.
General Young uoevimpunlod Captain
Parker's column and was under (lie
throughout the engagement. It Is esti
mated that tlie enemy numbered be
tween 4d0 and WO men.
OTIS' REPORT OF CASUALTIES.
Washington. Aug. It. -General Otis rc
purts the following cusualtli:
.Manila. Aug. 12.
Additional crisuii'lles. killed August 9:
Thlrly-Mxth liiiKtitry. near San Fer
nando. Corporals Lnnl J. Wagner. An
'drew Wilson. Woundnl, Seeutecnth In.
I fiintry, Nicholas Noluu, chest, ery se
iere; John J. Woods, foieaim, moder
ate: (Vli Mine liollno. elbow, seveie, (.'.
John Hummel, arm. severe; Fdward
Woods, thigh, seven ; John W. Ray
mond, thigh. sllfh; Twelfth Infnniiy,
Corporal Albeit Heryow. shoulder, slight;
Fifty-first Iowa Infnnlr.x. Peter j. Iloriff.
chest, severe; Thirty. flxih infantry. Ma
jor John. Hugh A. Rrudon, knee, slight;
captain Robert F, Abernethay. forenim,
slight; Mn'ihew 13. llnjin, arm. severe;
James F. Illirglns, thigh, slight: Mloha-1
McCarthy, lmee, slight John Roy, knee,
slight; Twenty-fourth lufuntty, at f)e
poHlto. Ci ritolur L. R. Price, font, mod
crate: 11th. Fourth Infantry, near Noxa
leta, Clem Wonghtel, l g, Might.
TRUSTEE RESIGNS.
Cannot Agree to the Retention of
Mrs. Eyler.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 13. p. J. Fltz
glhlmn, one of the trustees of the Girls'
ludustiial si haul, who bus been op
posed to the retention of Mrs. Eyler,
lias forwarded his resignation to the
governor. This makes tho third resig
nation since the trouble became public
nnd leaves the board without a quorum
to transact liuslne.'s. Governor Voor
hees has made no appointment to suc
ceed the retiring trustee.
,lt Is generally known that ho Is wait
ing for the resignation of the others
before doing so. It is known that the
governor sees a solution of tho dllll
culty In the appointment of an entire
ly new board. The resignation of Mr.
Fltzgl'ihon will probably take Lawyer
llackcs out of the case, ns he nil along
had been acting as Fltzglbbon's rep
resentative. Eaton Defeats Walthour.
Nftw York. Aug. 13. Jy njiton demon
strated his ability to ilde a board track
when he d ifeali'd Walthour. Klmlilo unit
McFaliand In the half-mile open at New
ark todnv. Time, 1.02 2-5. Joe Downey
rode a five. mile exhibition against Iho
track record held by Jimmy Michael and
succeeded In clipping 2 I-.". seconds off
the record. Time. K.r.c .,-i. The one mllo
handicap professional was won by Hardy
Puwulng. with G. L Kream,cr second
and R. R. Sleeiih thlid. Time. 1.5G 1-5.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. Aug. 13. Forecast
for Monday: For eastern Pennsyl
vania, fair; cooler Monday; Tues
4-
f-
day froFh; fresh northorly winds.
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