tlhvmt SCRAOTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNIXO, AUGUST 17, 1899. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. MORE ENEMIES FACE DREYFUS M. Lebon Oilers a String of Lame Apologies. HE TORTURED DREYFUS Said Ho Was Obliged to Resort to Extraordinary Measures to Pre vent tho Prisoner Being Rescued. An American Bark Hovered Near. Tho Women Weep at Rehearsal of Dreyfus' Appeals General Roget's Testimony Is Exasperating M. Labor! Has a Fever The Judges All Against the Prisoner. Rennes, Aug. 10, At thy opening of the Dreyfus court martini this morn ing M. Demange. counsel for Dreyfus, asked for nn adjournment of the ses sions until Monday on account of the. condition of his colleague. M. Laborl. M. e'nrrlere, the Judge advocate, op-, posed the reiiuest and the court uu anlmnusly refused to grant it. Senor Guerin wos the (list witness called. His testimony was the same as pre viously given before the court of cas sation. The next witness was M. Le bon, who was the minister of colonies for the greater part of the time that Dreyfus was on the Isle de Dlable. Lebon has been accused of being re sponsible for the regime of torture to which the prisoner was subjected. M. Lebon testified that there was no needless severity shown in the treat ment of Dreyfus. He was obliged, ho said, to resort to extraordinary meas ures because of the danger of the pris oner being rescued. He cited ns an ex nniple the occasion on which an Ameri can bark hovered about Devil's Island without being able to explain why It was there. M. Lebon said he has proof that Dreyfus carried on "an Ir regular" correspondence with his rela tives and friends. He said he had copies of the prisoner's letters taken, but never seized anv of them. Dur ing this testimony Dreyfus gazed In tently but calmly at the man who was chlelly responsible for the cruelties ho had undergone. Lebon's testimony ended In a string of excuses and lame apologies to Dreyfus. When ho had concluded the prisoner was asked It he wished to question the witness. "No." replied Dreyfus. "I have noth ing to say to the man who for live years helped to make my sufferings agonizing nnd barbarous. I am not here to complain, but to defend my honor." The recorder of the court then read from detailed government reports of the prisoner while on Devil's Island. He quoted heart-rending appeals and complaints made by Dreyfus because lie received no letters from his wife or word of his children. The recorder also gave details of the prisoner's illness nnd suffering. Women In the audience wept and when the reading was over there were few dry eyes in the court. M. Lebon's face was a study in un easiness as tho recorder rend. From time to time he protested that the ac count was inexact. There was considerable Interest man ifested when the widow of Colonel Henry was called to testify. She was dressed in deep mourning. Her testi mony was brief and contained no reve lations. Mine. Henry said her husband had committed forgery to save the army from the disgrace threatened it by ricquart. Oeneral Rngot then testified. He In sisted that Dreyfus and not Ksterhazy wrote the bordereaux. When Roget concluded his testimony the prisoner was asked if he cared to speak, Drey fus replied passionately: "After listening for two hours to such abominable things my heart Is wrung. I am Incapable of thinking." The court adjourned until tomorrow morning. Judges Against Dreyfus. Tho general Impression left by to day's proceedings Is unfavorable owing to the absence of such cross examina tions as M. Laborl would havo given M. Lebon and Ouerln and owing to the facts that Oeneral lionet's argu ments received no reply. This, how ever, It Is hoped, will prove damaging when M Deniange cross-questions him tomorrow, although M. Demange can !! t be paid up to the present to have tJiown to any great advantage, Gen eial Rogerts fpoke for three hours without udduelug any new facts, only reiterating in the most forcible terms what bus been bandied about In tho nntl-Dreyfusard press for a year fist The most interesting part of his testi mony was hid nttuck on Colonel Pic quart, which will undoubtedly lend to the confrontation of the iwo men. He treated Dieyfus without mercy both In words and attitude. In fact It seemed at times as though he would provoke the pilsoner into striking him. Tho general's- manner wax most pass ionate. In his outburst at the cud of his testimony he uttered the most ruthless attacks with the air of one delivering a pleasant Sunday school address, leaning over the front of the witness rail, sipping from a glass uf water, wiping his lips and mopping his brow with perfect self satisfaction. Cut nguin he would half turn hla chair, pointing hla tin get at Dreyfus would repeat Koine cruel accusation, at the same time fixing his eyes uu the prisoner, his head Inclined forward like that .if a cobra awaiting the moment to strike. Dreyfus, however, was not a hypnotized rabbit and st-.-udlly re turned his gaze, sometimes throwing a planeo at .the president of the court, an though appealing for permission to reply. Once, when Geiiornl Rcget had Hung one of those darti 'stopped nnd deliberately paused, one could see the (Ire In Dreyfus' eyes and In his tightly clinched I jawa could be divined tip' struggle that was going on within him. The captain of gendarmes, rented be side Dreyfus, watched hint closely. The seconds passed like hour and the spec tutors held their breath. Oeneral Roget seemed purposely to prolong tho silence lit order to make a deeper Itn preBslon. it was a perilous moment. Hut Dreyfus won thp battle over his passions and when Hoget's voice wns WJiB at length heard again everyone know the danger was past and a deep drawn sigh of relief cntne from the audience. Lnboti's Condition. The correspondent here of the Asso ciated l'ress this afternoon paid a visit to M. Laborl. who is lying nt the resi dence of Prof. Hascli, ti old rambling house situated In a walled garden on the outskirts of itennes. He found, un fortunately, that the wounded lawyer was worse. A slight fever has re turned. The X-ray photographs are now be ing developed, so the position of the bullet Is not yet discovered, Madame l.nhoi-1 Is beginning to feel the effects of the nervous shock and fatigue. M. Hill, secretary of M. Laborl, said It had not been thought advisable to Inform the patient today of the refusal of the president of the court-martial to adjourn the sessions in view of coun sel's condition. The decision of Colonel Jouaust not to ndjourn the court has created a very bad Impression In Drey fusard circles and pessimistic predic tions are being made as to the outcome of the trial. It is pointed out that the decision of the members of the court not to adjourn being unanimous, shows tlint not one of the Judges is well dis posed towards the prisoner. G.20 p. m. The following bulletin was Issued this evening: "The condition of the patient Is satisfactory in spite of slight fever. The X-ray has showed the bullet traversed the skin, subcuta neous cellular tissue and muscles around the spinal column, flattening against the right side of the fifth or sixth dorsnl vertebrae." M. Matthew Dreyfus, brother of Cap tain Dreyfus, visited the wounded man today. Finding him to be progressing favorably, M. Dreyfus said: "Well, mun brave, the revolver does not seem to have done you much harm." "Oh," replied M. Labor!, smiling, "re volvers are no use against mo. I am too big. It needs a cannon shot to do me much harm." This Is a striking Illustration of M. Laborl's pluck and cheerfulness In spite of the agony he Is undergoing. The premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, lias telegraphed to the sufferer, ex pressing his sincere grief and express ing hopes of his recovery. M. Demange had a long consultation with Matthew Dreyfus this afternoon respecting tomorrow's session of the court martial, tho gravity of which Is fully recognized. Counsel for the defense will take Oen eral Koget In hand first thing tomor row. The great disappointment of the Dreyfus family and M. Demange, how ever. Is the refusal of the court to ad journ when applied to this morning. This is considered a grave portent, and is taken ns nn Indication that the members of the court martial have al ready made up their minds unfavor able to Dreyfus. TROOPS FOR MANILA. Root Resolves to Push Reinforce ments with Regularity. Washington, Aug. 111. Secretary Root has been in consultation with the offi cers of the quartermaster's department with a view to expediting the move ment of the Philippine reinforcements and as a ic-ult he this afternoon di luted thut four additional transpoit3 be chartered. They ure the Pueblo, I-selginn King, Columbia and Chn-les F. Nelson. These fours ships have a capacity of 2.550 men. The Pueblo Is now nt San Francisco and the Colum bia at Portland, Oregon. The other two vessels are expected to arrive at San Francisco In nboi't ten days and It Is expected that all of them will be ready to sail for Manila by Sept. 10. It Is Secretary Root's desire that the entire body of reinforcements for Gen eral Otis' army may reach the Philip pines for service during the month of October at the latest, and to that end he has been quietly negotiating for additional ships. It is now believed that all of the ten regiments will have landed nt Manila by the time the dry season opens. A short and success ful campaign by this new army would, of course, obviate the necessity for fending any additional volunteetstothe Philippines and the plans under con sideration nt the war department are said to be predicted on that Idea, It being the Intention that whatever ad ditional troops inov he recruited will be held In reserve for possible contin gencies. ONLY A WITCH'S STEW. The Mystery of ''Voodoo Doctor's" House Is Dispelled, ' Philadelphia, Aug. 16. An examina tion yesterday of the contents of the mysterious wash boiler found j.-i the lire plat e of the '"Voodo Doctur," V. II. Wltklns, No. S32 Locust street. Camden, revealed the fact that It con tained the bones of n dog, cat, chick ens ond .spurs of a rooster. Dot tor Isznrd said l.undes, who made tho examination, declared in the most emphatic terms that not a single human bono was found. Wllklns und his daughter ur still held on the charge of malpractice lu connection with the death of Lillian Chambeis, ot this city. MncNenl's Medal of Honor. Washington. Aug. 16. The navy depart, ment has Issued a general order uwaidlw; a miihil of honor to Coipornl MucNeal, of tho marine corps for gallantry aboard tho lirooklyn dining the fight with Cer vent's fleet. Corporal MaeNcul climbed out on a slx-pounder gun under tho fore castle and cleared It of a. Jammed shell, after several other privates had failed. This feat was performed during the. heaviest part of tho nelluu. Grandna Gets tho Child. London, Auk. 16 When the cuso of Mrs. William V. I'erol, churged 'with tho ab duction of her daughter, Gladys, from Baltimore, Mil., was called la court this morning It was announced that It had been settled out uf court, the child by mutual ugreemenl being handed over to tlio custody of her grandfather, Mr, Will lam II. Perot. THE BOERS DELAY IN MAKING REPLY SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA LOOKS MORE SERIOUS. English sVar Office Preparations. Emergency Force of 20,000 Men Ready to Leave Within a Week. Picked Troops to Be Sent Qrenn dler Guards from Gibraltar nnd Twenty-first Lancers from Egypt. London Scottish Volunteers to Send a Company Report That Great Britain Had Modified De mands Denied. London, Aug. 1C The Transvaal sit uation Is unchanged, according to all obtainable ofllclal Information, but tic; continued delay of the Boer answer to Orent lirltuln's demand for a joint In quiry us to the effect on the Otitlnnd ers of the proposed franchise reform measures makes matters look more serious. The war olllce bus completed its prep arations for an emergency force of 20, 000 men to be ready to leave within a week. Fast steamships for the transporta tion of them are waiting orders. It Is said that the Orenadler Guards, at Gibraltar, and the Twenty-first Lan cers, now in Kgypt. may be sent to South Africa, In addition to the othe. regiments which have been ordered there. The Daily Mall says that Oeneral Lord Garnet Wolseloy, the commander-in-chief, has sanctioned 100 volunteers of the London Scottish rifles going to South Africa in the event of war. Pretoria, Aug. Pi. The British agent here denies that fresh communications have been addressed by Great Britain to the Transvaal government, or that there have been any modifications of the British demands. Johannesburg, Aug. 10. Tho Star says the government of the South Re public will reject the proposal of the British colonial secretary, .T seph Chamberlain, to submit to a joint com mission of Inquiry the franchise -on-troversy, but has prepared a new scheme. According to the same au thority the Transvaal Is anxious to preserve peace and expects Great Brit ain to meet It In a certain way. TROUBLE IN TYRONE. The Water Shut Off at the Firo Plugs. Altoona, Aug. 16. Following the at tempt' of the borough to compel the Tyrone Water company to sell it. woiks at a less price "than it would take, came a ralro In water rates for tho use of fire plugs which the borough would not pay. Last week the water was shut off at tho fire plugs. At a special meeting of count lis a black smith was Instructed to forge a. wrench and open the plugs police protection being promised him. This was done and the police have been guarding tho plugs night and day. The climax was reached today when the president and three other members of the borough council were arrested for violation of the corporation nit of 1871 and for turning on the water when rent was unoald. The councllmen will have their bearing next Saturday The best legal talent In the county has been engaged and the councllmen ray they will waive a hearing and carry the case Into court. GARMENT WORKERS MEET. Will Demand an Increase in Wages in Large Shops. , Philadelphia. Aug. 16, This morn ing's session of the eighth annual con vention of the United Garment Work ers of North America was a busy one nnd much business was disposed of. Tho most important work done was the adoption cf a resolution llxliig a scale of prices to be enforced In all over all.) factories In the United States and Canada. This virtually mentis n. de mand of from 10 to 2.1 per cent In crease In wages in a number of large shops. A boycott was ordered against two large clothing manufacturing estab lishments, one In Now York and one In this city because of some difficulty with the cutters employed by those firms. A resolution was adopted endorsing the light of the typographical union against the New York Sun. CRAMPS IN TROUBLE. Ask for nn Extension of Time on Russian Battleship. iPhlaldelphla. Aug. 16. As a result ot the difficulty In obtaining Iron and steel the William Cramp & Sons' Ship and Knglne Building company has asked the Russian government for a short ex tension of time on the cruiser Vatiag, and also for an extension on the battle ship Retvlzan, now building at tho yard. The request has not gone through the various channels of the Russian gov ernment, so that as yet no decision has been renched as to whether tho exten sion will be crnnted. FATAL MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT. Mrs. Helnricl Killed nnd Two Per sons Injured in Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 16. Tho widow of the late anti-Semitic leader.IIelntiei, wns Killed and three other persons were seriously injured today by the over turning of it benzine motor car while It wns being dtlven around a sharp corner. Panther Transferred. Washington, Auk. 30.- lly direction of the navy department the auxiliary cruiser Panther now at the Leuguu Island navy yard, has been temporal lly transferred to the war department for tine iu the transportation to Porto Rico of relief sup. plies collected hi the cities of llnltlmore and Philadelphia. The vessel will li inaded at Philadelphia and will proceed direct to San Juan. Warren nt the Golden Gate. Sun Francisco. Aug, 10. The I'nlttd States transport Wurrnu having on board tho Colorado regiment passed In the Un. den Guto at 5 o'clock this uenlng. EXPORT EXPOSITION. Building in Philadelphia Formally Turned Over to Mnnngers. Philadelphia. Aug. 16. The main building of the national export exposi tion was today formally turned over to the exposition managers by the con tractor. The structure Is completed with tho exception of u little extet lot work. Exhibits from Smyrna. In Asi atic Turkey, have arrived und are now being placed lu position. The work on all tlie exhibition buildings Is so far advanced that this early Installation of the exhl'jlts Is possible, und It Is be lieved that everything will be In pluce on the opening day. September 14. The International Navigation com pany Is arranging nn exhibit which will Include models of the steamships St. Louis. St. Paul, Paris and New York. A convention hall Is to be con structed oil the second floor of the north .pavilion of the main building for the accommodation of organizations which shall not require the extensive facilities of the Auditorium. The ex ercises of the Franklin Institute's seventy-fifth unnlversary will probably be held In part In this hall. It will seat about 1,000 people. LILLIE LANGTRY A BRIDE. The Actress Secretly Married to a 28-Year Old Hell The Wedding Took Place Nearly n Month Ago in Her Father's Old Church on the Island of Jersey. London, Aug. 16. Mrs. Lily Langtry, the actress has been the wife of Hugo Gerald De Rathe since ,Iulv 27. The wedding wns secret. He is 2S years of age; she says she Is ?,l, but 17 is the generally accepted age. The young man is the eldest son of Sir Henry Perviciil de Bathe, a general of the Crimean war. who has seats In Devon shire. Sussex and County Meath, to which the bridegroom Is heir. The only witness to the wedding was Mrs. Langtry's beautiful daughter. The Prince of Wales, with whom Mrs. Langtry Is n favorite, wus In the secret and telegraphed congratulations. The ceremony took place at the Isle of Jer sey, where the actress was born as the daughter of a country parson, nnd from which she got her name, "The Jersey Lily." on the day her horse Mer man won the Goodwood Cup. At the llayniarket theater, where she Is preparing for the coming sea son, she said: "Yes, It Is quite true I nm married to Mr. de Bathe. The wedding oc curred very quietly at my old church, St. Saviour's, Island of Jersey, where my dear old father officiated so often. "It was pretty much In the nature of n runaway match, us we kept It to ourselves, hoping that it would leak out gradually. I see the papers put me down as 47 years old. Well, a few- years either way dtx-s-iiot matter; but I am only "9, for the old clerk at St. Saviour's took my age from the church register of births. 1 know nothing of Hugo's estates. Indeed, I have not been there yet. "Mr. Frohmnn Is arranging with me for an American tour. I long to go, for I love the people of that country. Of course, my husband will accompany me. "The newspapers, as a rule, do not spare ine. and have often criticised me when I did not deserve It. The very Idea of newspaper comment makes me nervous. I hope the newspapers will speak nicely of our wedding, now that the news has leaked out. "The Prince of Wales was, as he al ways Is, thoughtful. He remembered us kindly by congratulations. But. I am sorry his name was mentioned; as what he did was done privately and out of pure friendship." Mrs. de Bathe's first husband was ICdward Langtry. n wealthy young man. They lived together less than five years. Her maiden name Is Kmelle Charlotta C. Breton. PREr"0RE EXONERATED. Jury Holds Him Guiltless for Shoot ing His Neighbor. Stroudsburg, Aug. lb. The coroner s jury today completely exonerated I'nmiiti'" Predrno"' 'o- tSo t-illln-- f his neighbor, Godfrey Trausue. The vuidict rendered states i,.ut wu kill .ig occurred while Predmore was looking fer game; that he did not see the body of Transue as he lay hidden among the weeds and mistook the head of his neighbor for a groundhog. Predmore Is almost crazed over the unfortunate occurrence und Is now un der a physician's care. It was Tran sited hair, worn rather long, not hav ing been cut for two years, that de ceived Predmore Into believing the man's lowered head was a groundhog. FOLDING BED IN DAMAGE SUIT Plumber Who Was Imprisoned Wnnts S25 000. Morristown. N. J.. Aug. 1C William J. Looney, of tho plumbing firm of Iyooney & Carroll, of this city, has be gun rait to recover $23,000 fioni the owners of the continental Hotel, In Newark. Looney was n delegate to the convention of the Stale Plumbers' as sociation, and he stayed at tho hulel. His room contained a folding bed. He says ho had hardly beei. in the bed an hour when there waa "n crash and the bed came together, making him a prisoner, and when finally res cued ho was badly Injured. EGYPT'S COTTON CROP. Lowness of the Nile Causes Appre hension at Cairo, Cairo, Kgypt, Aug. 16. The lowness of tho Nile threatens the cotton crops nnd the natives have been warned to sow early. The upper highlands ure to suffer tho most, and it Is fcatcd that tho loss of revenue Is to be considerable. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Aug. 111. cleared: Bre men, Bremen, via Southampton; Ameri can, London. ' Sailed: St. Paul, South ampton; Kensington, Antwerp; Germanic, Liverpool, Queenstown Sailed: Auranla, from Liverpool for New York. South ninptnn Sulltil: B.iule. Bremen for Now York. Arrived; St. Louis, New York, Rotterdam Arrived; Mtiusdam, New York. TWO THOUSAND HAVE PERISHED REPORT OF GEN. DAVIS FROM PORTO RICO. Many Persons Dying Daily From Injuries Received In the Hurri cane nnd from Privation Interior of Island Cannot Be Reached for a Week Roads and Trails De stroyedSuffering Being Relieved by Army Stores on Hand. Washington, Aug. 16. Gen. Davis In n dispatch fr in Porto Rico says that LVOflo persons perished In the lslnml In the recent hunlcuue, and that many are dying dally from injuries and priv ation. Oeneral Davis adds. "Diy spilt peas very ncceptable. Canned peas Involve too much trans portation in proportion to nutriment, but ecu be used near sencoast, al though there is much destitution m the Interior and deaths ure occurring from lack of food. Will not be possible to reach those points with packs befote next week, for In many cases the roads and trails are t-o destroyed that only lnn on foot cun get to and from those districts. Th stores coming on Mc-I'h'-rson will be in time, for 1 am sup plying most pressing needs at all ac cesabl points with stores now on band. So great Is destruction of roads that there Is no communication yet wllh one-third of the Island. The com manding ulllcer at each nf the twelve posts Is inspector of relief for Ms dis trict and he Is detained in everv mun icipality collecting data and relieving most pressing needs. 1 have furnished each inspector with Fimllar funds and given authority to Issue food from I army supplies. On- soldier died of Itv Juries: other Irjured will recover. A great many wagons overturned nnd broken, but all being repaired. Many thousands private cattle and horses drowned. Larger pint of deaths na tives from drowning.' - THE PAUL JONES FLAG. May Be Reproduced on Some of the Dewey Medals. Washington. Aug. 10. The committee on medals of the proposed celhration that Is to mark Admiral Dewey's re turn to the cnpltol has under consid eration tho embellishment of the yel low ribbon which Is to hold the bronze representation of Dewey with a repro duction of the Paul Jones original flag of freedom and tho flag of Admiral Dewey crossed ond woven In colors. The Paul Jones flag has twelve stars on u field of blue an.l thirteen stripes, alternately red nnd white nnd wns placed tit the masthead of the Bon Homme Richard w hen Paul Jones started on ils privateering trip. It is now In possession of the national mus eum In this city and Is commonly known ns tlv first flag of freedom. There Is a possibility nlso that the original flag If self may be carried In the Dewey day puraJe by seamen from the Olyir.pln. STARVING IN QUARANTINE. Blood Will Be Shed in Virginia If Relief Is Not Given. Newport News, Va., Aug. 16. The situation in Phoebus on account of the continuance of the ouurantlne against that town Is growing critical. Three hundred families have been reduced to absolute destitution, and an outbreak is looked for. The quarantine guard was doubled tonight. Reports sent out from Nor folk last night to the effect that Dr. Vanderslice, the surgeonMlrectlng the quarantine regulations, wns mobbed, nnd that rioting was In progress, are untrue, although there was some shoot ing done. The citizens are murmuring, how ever, against the quarantine, and It Is feared that the hot-headed element may resort to violence If the cordon around the town Is maintained many hours longer. SEVEN COUNTY VETERANS. Joint Meeting Held nt Susquehanna. Surquehanna. Pa.. Aug. 16. The joint meeting of the Seven County Veteran associations, comprising the county of Broome, N. Y.. and Luzerne, Wayne, Bradford, Wyoming Lackawanna and Susquehanna, Pa., was held at River side park. Lanesboro, today, and was largely attended. In the afternoon the business ses sion was held, after which speeches were delivered by Rev. W. Q. Scott, of Scranton; Hon. James T. -u Bols, United States consul to Switzerland; Hon. Homer Green, of Houesdnle; Hon. Galusha A. Grow, congressniun-ut-lurge, and other prominent speak ers. The reunion next year will be held at Lake Ariel. Will Meet Erie's Rnte. Cleveland, Aug. Pi. Both the Lake Shore and Nickel Plate railroads have decided to meet the Krle's rate of $lb.4i for round trip tickets from Chicago lo New YorK. elfectlve during the Hist days of September. Arrested for Kronmnn Murder. New Yolk, Aug. Ifi.-iDetectlvcii tonight arrested William Neufeldt, uu ex-convlet from Chicago, on the charge of murder ing Mrs. Nathan Kroiimtm In her home on Kast Thlity-llfth street, this city, on August 7. THE DEATH ROL. West Chester, Pu.. Aug. lii.-Dr. Will turn D. llurtmau died here this evening, aged SI years. Ho was a conchologist of liromliieaco here and abroad and wrote extensively on the subject of mollusk an.l Insects. Hi'. H.irtmau was a member of tho State Medical association ond of the Chester County .Medical Hoclety. His term of uvttve practice of his profession extended over fifty jears. Berlin. Aug. Pi. Dr. Von Rendu, u mem ber of tlie relchstng and the Prussian diet, and former leudt-r of the National Liberals, is dead, Boston, Aug. 1C l'lufensor George A. Hindi, of Ann Arbor, Mich., who was Injured by u full from u bicycle at Prim, conla. N. II., Saturduv und who was brought to tho Boston City hospital yes terday, suffering from a fractured skull, died at that Institution Just before noon today. THE KKWS THIS M0BNINU Wcither Indlcitlu.-ii Tujiy: ' fAirt AND WARMER. General Scenes at the Dreyfus Court Murtlal. Americans Administer Defeat to the Filipinos. South African Situation Growing Seri ous. Porto Rico's Hurricane Victims. Oenorul Plttston News Budget. Ruse Ball Results. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Beginning of hii Important Equity Suit. Langstnff Klcctlon Contest Signers Hold a Sleeting. 4 Kdltorlal. News nnd Comment. 5 Locul Patrolmen Saul and Oyer Want to Know the Wherefore. Views of Architects on the Strike Sit uation. 6 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. S Local Opening of the Wyoming Camp Meeting. Live Industrlnl News. THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION An Appeal for Aid in the Interest of the Sufferers nt Porto Rico. Hurrisburg, Aug. 10.- The following I proclamation was Issued this evening I by Governor Stone: I Commonwealth of I'euusjlvuul.'. Hm-cu- I tlve Department, llurilsbtirg. I'a., Au-;. I Pi. !.. i To the l'eopte oi I'etu.sylvuiilu: I Tho devastation wrought by the tecent I hurricane In I'ortn Bleo Is gieater limn was nt first supposed. A great multitude of people, rendered tilteii destitute by this awful calamity, must lie fed and cured for during a considerable period un til they can have the oppnr(tmll to pi-1. duce food for themselves. The rcreiai of war Iiiih requested the governors of the several states to ufk the people to contribute to the lellef of Ihoi-e In I'oito Rico innde ihMtltute by thin sud disaster. Prompt relief should be ftiiiiihlied t hat those who have recently come under out care and protection shall know that our people are ever ready to lend n helping hand to those who have a right lo ex pect our aid. I therefore tippc-nl to the people of Pennsylvania to semi prompt ly such money and supplies as they can well spare for this worthy and humane purpose. Supplies should lie sent to ( 'olourl V. B. Jones, army building, foot of White hall street. New York city. In packages plainly marked "I'orto Rlcnii relief" anil lie should lie consulted as to time of ship ment. Motley should be sent to the Na tional bunk of North America, New York city, which has been designated ns a dc. posltory for the relief fund. Kxlstlng Cuban and I'orto Illcnn so cieties in the different cities and towrs of the stnto are requested to net as agents In the collection and shipment of supplies and money. (Signed) William A. Stone. Hovernor. The governor has contributed $100 to the relief of the sufferers. DAY ON THE TURF. Race Between Gentry, Patchen and Searchlight The Grand Circuit Meet. Rochester. N. V.. Aug. JR. John R. Gentry won the first heat of the $l!,000 match between Gentry, Joe Batchen and Searchlight at the Driving park this afternoon by a head. Patchen was second. Time, 2.03l,b; by quar ters, 3.01i. 1.01, 1.32',i; 2.03U. Second heat and finish. Gentry wins: Patchen second; Searchlight third. Time by quarters. 31, l.til'4, 1.344. 2.0Mi. Glen Palls, N. Y., Aug. 16. The sec ond Cyiy of the grand circuit meet was marked by fast racing with well filled fields on a perfect track and under a cloudless sky. The attendance was over 3.000. Tho flist event on the curd was the unfinished 2.18 tiot, purse $2,000, which was easily won in one heat by Paul Pry. who yesterday won two heats. Time. 2.ir.Vj. In the 2.01 pace, purse $2,000, Frank Bogash was a big favorite, but Anaconda took tie race In three straight hents. Prank Bogash- got second money. Time, 2.03U. 2.01U. S-O.'i. Owyhee, the favor ite, won the 2.24 trot, purse $l,r.00. In three straight heats, second money going to Lady Geraldine. Time, 2.11,j, 2.13U, 2.111,4. In the 2.1.1 class, pursj tl.r.00, Maximilian was the favorite, but after Helen R. tock the first heat, Rlase Boy won the next three. Time. 2.12U. 2.10U. 2.11. 2.11U- Betty Ham lin beat Lenora In two straight heats for the purse of $1,500 iu the 2.30 tiot. Time, 2.33V4, 2.3Hi. There were only the two entries. Cleveland, Aug. 1C W. ,T. White signed a contract with S. S. Tomas. of the r.mplro city Driving Park In New York, to start Star Pointer In a race for a purso of $1,000. Tho entries nre to be limited to Joe Patchen. John It. Gentry. Searchlight nnd Stai Pointer. Tlie rac Is lo take place In September. MR. BRADLEY PRUDISH. Asbury Park's Fnir Bathers Must Wear Clothes. Asbury Park. Aug. It). Another fem inine bather, whose attenuated attire attracted the attention of Pounder Bradley's beach squttd. wus ordered back to her bath house this morning. This Is the fourth Infraction of bathing suit rules recorded this season. There Is evident dissatisfaction with the old- fashioned unlfoims provided by Mr. Bradley and the restrictions of thu bath. Today's offender was very Indignant and said she would leave for Atlantic City tomorrow morning. Knights at Lancaster. Lancaster. I'n., Act'. pi.-TUe grand lodge Knights or Pythias, this morning elected Calvin Tomlllison, of Newton, grand liter guard after u spirited con test. Much of the sestlon was Liken up by the exemplification e f the unwritten work of the order, after which tho com. mlttee on changes in the grand lodge by-laws and constitution made Us report, the discussion of which wus continued at the afternoon session. President of Mlnml. Oxford, O,, Aug. 1(1. Dr. Duvls Stanton Tuppun, pastor of the Klrst Presbyterian church of Portsmouth, O., has been elect, ed president of Miami university. BITTER FIGHT AT ANGELES General MacArtliur's Men All in Another Very Lively Battle. THE FILIPINOS DEFEATED Forco of 2,500 Filipinos, Entrenched Strongly, Attacked nnd Driven Bnck Gen. Young Forces Insur gents Northeast of Manila to Taka Refuge in the Mountains Column Preparing to Attack Ballung Rail road Station' Routed. Washington, Aug. It!. Another sharp engagement between General McAr tliur's command anil the insurgents wus leported to the war department today In the following dispatch from General Otis: Manila. Aug. 16. ' Adjutant (leneral, lul.limton. MaiArthur's Hoops occupy country from Cmidiillu to point near Angeles, thenre toward I'orae, talcing w-lthln liU Hue Santa Aillu, (jtnigmt, It.ieolor. Col onel Smith, with ten companies Twelfth Infantry and two gnus Klrst nitlllrry, attacked today enemy In entrenchments outskirts Angeles, estimated at 2,.i0f, driv ing them north and Inflicting upon tlicni reported loss of two hundred killed and wounded; our los two killed and twelve wounded. Uu 11th lust. I'.tnclul Young's Hoops, consisting detachments Fourth cavalry. Twenty-ilr.-t. Twenty-fourth and Twenty-Ilfth Infantry, drovu Insurgents north-list of Manila .through Maraqulna, Pan Mateo. Into n outitnins. returning fol- I towing tiny: column or insurgents wi strong descending roml east of Bnlluag for the purpose -if taking railway; driven by our Ballung and Qulngn troops and routed yesterday; this foice In full re treat northward, carrying a number ot of their otllce-s. Angeles will bo perma nently occupied ot once. Otis. Manila, Aug. 1C The Insurgents havo been concentrating for two days about Angeles. It Is officially announced that Colonel Smith, with ten compan ies of the Twelfth regiment, and two guns of Battery K, of the First artil lery, tinder Lieutenant Kemley, this morning attacked 2..300 Insurgents strongly entrenched at the southern approach of Angeles and drove them back after a sharp fight. The Ameri can troops lost two men killed nnd twelve wounded. The insurgent loss was estimated at 200 men. Our forces will hold Angeles. About two hundred insurgents appeared this morning In front or Dolores, a short distance north of Porac. but they were driven off by one company of the Twelfth regiment, under command of Captain Anglum. One American wa wounded. NEGROS AND CEBU RESTIVE. Reports That the Islnnders Are Be coming Hostile. Manila. Aug. 13. via Hong Kong. Aug. 10. Statements made by persons ar riving from Negros and Cebu and mall advices from those places agree thut the Insurrection Is gaining strength re markably In both the islands which hitherto hud been counted as the most filendly In the archipelago towards Americans, and which received, with the greatest cordiality. Prof. Schur man. president of the United States advisory commission for the Philip pines, at the time of bis tour. Ombre (iks are feared, particularly In Cebu, where some of tlv leading men have gone ovei to the rebels, und many of th wealthy Inhabitants are prepar ing to leave the Island. Senores Llor"iite nnd Mellb:a. su premo court Justices from Negros and Cebu. have gone thither from Manila to use their influence ngalnst insurrec tion. The results of the autonomous gov ernment In Negios nre disappointing. Insurgent bands ate operatlnr thern as they did In Cuba, destroying much plantation property, claims for which are b'ine presented to General Otis. The bombardment of Paete on the east lde of Lnguna de Bay, by tho Napldiin. whose commander wns under the Impression that the tewn had b"en rcocupled by tho Insurgents, nroused strong rc-entment among the natives of the whole take region. It Is assert ed there that the ofucors nnd crew of the gunboat landed and looted tho best buildings nfter the bombardment. Th ciew of the Napldan ban been transferred to other duty. Ofllrers of the I'nlted States gunboat Wheeling, which has returned hern from n cruise along the northern const of Luzon, rt-1 ort that the Insurgent forces o-cupy every village ther. HELD ON STRANGE CHARGE. Joseph Schlelter Impersonated a Deserter nt Camp Meade. Huiri"burg. Aug. 10. Joseph Schlel ter, of New York, was held In X500 ball this afternoon by Commissioner Wolfe, for impersonating Rudolph Rnndsburg. New York, private. Company K.. 27tU infantry, who deserted hefon reportlmr for duly ut Camp Meade. 'Spulre Snyder and Frank McNeal, Mlddletown. were held In Jf.OO ball for a further healing by the commlssloiior on the charge of purchasing govern ment property from enlisted men. Cochran Company Charter. Harrisburg. Aug Hi.-A charter was Is. sued by the ..lute tlepmt ment today to tha Cochran Coal and Coke- company, Daw son, capital. 3i;o.oe. 4- -rtff tt t WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Aug. lii.-Forecast for Thursday: For eastern Pena. Hylvaulii, fair Thursday and Fri day; wurmer Friday; high north erly winds on the coast Thursday. t tt tttttt. .ttt tt.t
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