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TWO CENTS" SClLvNTOxT PA., THURSDAY MOBXIXK, AlT(UTST 31. 1899. TWO CENTS.
DREYFUS DAY
AT RENNES
'Testimony Was Mainly in
Favor of the Prisoner
Yesterday.
SEARCH FOR A SCAPEGOAT
A Serious Division of Opinion Be
tween the Generals An Effort Will
Be Made to Shift the Responsibility
for the Illegalities of the Court
Martini of 1804 Upon General De
Boisdeffre.
Pennes, Auir. "0. The nlr of Uennes
tlii . vett In ir Is tilled with rumors of
conspiracies anil predictions of coup"
d theatre, but nothing precise can bo
nseertnlned. Oeneral Mercler's atti
tude during the last few days has iny
titled his fnl'oweis In the ease. He Is
extremely clever and the general feel
Ins Is that he Is pienating something,
the existence of which will he revealed
in u few days.
It Is now accented as beyond ques
tlon that theie 1m a serious division of
opinion on the nart of the generals.
Cnoial Unset. .Major Lallth. Captain
Cuignot and M. ("Jilhelln. the principal
Iteeper of tbe archives of the war olllce,
form one coterie: Cenornl Merrier and
flenoial Onnso form another, and C.en
cnl Mlllut and fienent! I)e Boisdeffre
n ililul. Accordinc to one report, the
first two enterics Intend to throw over
(teneral He Boisdeffre. whom they feel
to lie falterlni7. and declare that he Is
responsible for all errors and Illegal
ities of the court-martial of 1S04. thu
making him the scapegoat. According
tii another r'port. CJeneral Uoget, who
was not Implicated In 1S!I4 and who
i v n fought against Dreyfus because
h Inherited from his predecessors thp
responsibility for so doing nnd placed
ow-r-coiifldetico !n the accounts of the
nut ter furnished him by the general
ftalf. will cut himself loose from CJen
rinls Mercler. House ami He Holsdef
fre Quite a Dreyfus Dny.
In the matter of evidence todjy It
was finite a Dreyfus day. only the
deposition of the 'ast witness. General
Jieleye, being unfavorable. The testi
mony of M. Plcot, a member of the
Institute, Is little likely, however, to
perw the cause of the accused mater
ially. If at all. because his Introduction
of Colonel Schneider, the Austrian
military attache, as a champion of
Provfus was rather calculated to
arous resentment and adversely to In
fluence the judges, especially as It was
followed hv General lioget's tactful
protest agiinst Colonel Schneider's un
complimentary allusions to French
oflleers.
Tomorrow's proceedings behind closed
doors will deal with the question
whether Captain Dreyfus was In a posi
tion to divulge Information regarding
thi' artlllerv which was promised In
the bordereau. The court room con
tinues crowded and quite a number of
ladies now .succeed In obtaining admis
sion. The loc.il impel' publish the doubt
ful statement that Charles de Froy
nlnet. on leaving the court room yes
t rday afternoon after his deposition,
remarked to a friend: "I am leaving
a.j atmosphere of aco.ulttal."
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Statements of the Lehigh Valley and
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. Aug. no. The statement
of the i.ehlgh Valley railroad for the
month of July. lMHi, compared w'th the
wira1 period In IMS, shows:
Net earnings. S.'S'.'.s'l. an Increase of
J o 41.1. For the eight months ended
July 31, compared with ihe same pen-il
last year, the net earnings were $2,
."int.MiL'. a decrease of $420,S:d.
The statement of the I.ohp;n Valley
C i.ii company for the month shows a
tiei loss of $,"'.'.412 agnunit a net loss if
$isj.sn:i last year. For the eight ninths
there Is a net loss of 173,.!.":', while for
the same period last year 'Iip net loss
Mas $.-i77.iil0.
Philadelphia, Aug. V)--T1ip statement
of the Pennsylvania ralli'oad for tho
month of July, 1S9!. compared i-ttli the
same month In 1S9S, shows:
Lines directly' operated, gross earn
ings. Increase, Sfllfl.tOO: expenses, In
ert use, $7S'),700; net earnings. Increaso.
$12!.7uO. For the seven months endel
July 31, compared with the same period
in 1M1S, the statement shows: dross
earnings. Increase, $2,703,000; expenses,
Jin re.ise. $2,1130,700: net earnings, In
crease, $71,300. Ilnes west of Pittsburg,
for the month: Cross earnings, In
crease, $7.ri9,20O; expenses, Increase.
.M27.S00; net earnings, Increase, $3.11,400.
loir the seven months: Uross earnings,
im rease, $2.323,S0O: expenses, Increase,
$l.l7.7oo; net earnings, Increase, $1,
1CC100. AERONAUT DROPS TO DEATH.
Shocking Tragedy at the Punxsu
tawney Fair Grounds.
Do liols. Pa., Aug. 30-N. K. I'tissey,
no aeronaut, tell i''D fed to ItiKtaut ileatll
on the PlinXMltnwnc full grounds lu
ila I'lbsey was solieiluleil to make dally
b.illnou ascents at Ihe fair gioiiiuls this
week, lie went up In a large tube which
Inw'itcd Itself at the piuper moment,
ami the balloonist and his p.iraehulu shot
nut and descended. When he utu'emleil
tml,i. however, the belt by which he was
held to the parnihlltc, bloke Juki as he
was laveitlng tils tube nnd he shot like a
stone to the ground beside the lair en
closure When picked up he was dead.
Five thousand persons saw the accident.
Crlsn was jr. wars old, and an ex
perienced balloon. st. lie belonged in
Johnstown, Pa.
i
His Body Cut in Two.
Wilkes-i Jarre. Aug.' au.-J.inuc Mo.
Pride, n well known clllztqi of Plymouth,
v, .is Instuutly killed by an excursion
tr i In returrlng from n picnic, ground
lat night. The body was out In two.
THE DEWEY PARADE.
Lino of Marcn Arranged for the Celc
brntlon in New York.
New York, Aug. so.-The plan of the
Dewey parade us now arranged will
be us follows:
On Saturday morning, Sept. 30, the
opening feature will be the presenta
tion of the loving cup to the admiral
nt the city hall by the mayor. It Is
expected that several of the Oermun
singing societies will sing In city hall
park, welcoming the admiral. The
equlvnlcnt of the freedom of the city
will he given hlin and he will be es
corted to the lawn of the Clnreniolit.
where there will be a breakfast ten
dered him and his staff by the mayor,
before the parade wilt start from
Orant's tomb.
Admiral Dewny will ride In a car
riage with the mayor, escorted by his
stalT and the marines from the Olytn
pin. From (Jrant's tomb the parade
will pass down Ulversldo drive to Sev
enty-second street, from Soventv-sec-ond
street to the boulevard thence to
Fifty-seventh street, then to Fifth ave
nue, then to nnd through the Dpwey
inch and through Washington square.
The conitntnlttee of arrangements In
charge of the decorations for the
Dewey reception have agreed upon the
plans for tin' electrical Illumination of
llrooklyn bridge. On each of the tall
towers there will be ntllxed a search
light forty Inches In diameter, which
will be leadlly seen all over Oil-enter
New York and New Jersev. In tho
centre of the bridge span, looking down
Fust liver the words "Welcome
Dewey," In Illuminated letters, will be
placed. This design will be 300 feet
high and three feet deep. The let
ters will he the largest Illuminated
sign ever made, covering a space of a
hundred feet In length. The lights
will be strung on wires suspended from
Iron poles about 300 feet apart. There
will be no backing to the letters nnd
the lights will be seen both up and
down the river. All of the lights will
be white In color, and there will be
3,0a0 of sixteen candle power each.
DEMAND FOR IRON.
Every Variety of Material in Every
Stage of Production Is Wanted
Upward Movement in Prices.
Pittsburg. Aug. 30. A continuance
of the extraordinary demand for mate
rial In every stuge of production, with
the maintenance of the upward move
ment In prices, are the features of the
week's transactions In the metal mar
kets. The demand Is so widespread
that no attemut Is made to -.-ate or
Individualize It, and each day' has some
additions to t'n total. There s no
prospect that the highest limit of pro
duction will overtake the business that
may be clashed as Immediate, not In
the sense of time, but as measuring
necessities. Business In some lines
almost a year hence Is now considered
immediate, becuuse those who failed
to measure the size of the revival early
and delayed, lind themselves compelled
to wait.
Furnace men have their product sold
through the lrst six mouths of 1300,
and at an advance that Is materially
higher than what was regarded as
good prices In lSf'O. The rate at Pitts
burg for llessemer Is $23a23.2J, a slight
advance over last week, and with the
raise comes the announcement that
this price Is on the sales upon to July,
1900. Foundries' prices have been ad
vanced In the same ratio with Bessemer
and higher prices there are regarded
as o certainty by the first of next
month. liar Iron Ijns taken on an
other advance nnd Is as active as any
other line at $2.IOa2.uO. The addition
of $." per ton to structural material
dining the week was expected, as that
line was too low relatively, though nt
a good figure before llessemer began
to make so many rapid changes. A
slight advance In sheets completes the
actual changes in the local market,
though, as stoted last week, another
sevn days will probably see a new ar
rangement of rates. It Is a clear cer
tainty that the revival will not shrink
within pnUiably eighteen months.
DELEGATES TO BOSTON.
Governor Stone Selects Representa
tives for Farmers' Congress,
Hariisburg, Aug. "0. flovernor Stone
appointed the following delegates to
day to represent Pennsylvania at the
farmers' congress to be held nt Doston,
Oct. 3:
Levi Morrison, Greenville; M. K.
Laird. Uvermore; Will Fl. Powell.
Shailelnnd: S. P. Hellmau, Ilellman
dnle: A. T. Martin. Knon Valley; fl.
W. Oster,' Ostcrburrr: S. F. Iiarber,
TIarrlsburg: A. F. Klmniel. Orwigs-
burg; Stephen D. Yost, Conynghnm:
William Knorderer, Alleghany; Sam
uel McCreary, Neshannock Falls: W.
II. Stout. Pine C.rnve; W. C. Patter
son, State College: . A. Cardlner,
Andrews Settlement; P. J. Veld, Sugar
drove: E. W. Clark. Clearldge; Hiram
Peoples. New Providence; T. E. Orr,
flushing; R. II. Thonins, Mechanlcs
burg: John P. Taylor. Iteedsvllle: J. S.
Hums. Clinton: II. II. Hussell. Heele
Valley; Ievl Wells, Spring IIIII: John
Hamilton, State College; M. E. Con
ard, West drove: fiabrlel Hlester, Har
iisburg: W. F. IIIII, West Ford: C. O.
Hutchison. Warrior's Mark; L. W.
Llghty. East llerlln: William Penn
Lloyd, Mechanlcsburg; Edwin Lanes
dale. Chestnut Hill: T. O. Mllliken.
Cornpropsts Mills; T. J. Phillips, At
glen: O. W Stouehton. Prospect; H.
II. tflnns, Pittsburg.
WRECK ON THE ERIE.
One Man Killed Many Are Injured.
New York, Aug. 30. The Erie ac
commodation train from this city due
at Arlington, N. J., at 2 o'clock, was
wrecked on the bend Just east of Ar
lington. Two frelKht cars broke away
from a siding at Montclalr and ran
away down the Incline past Asllug
ton. crashed Into the passenger train
Just. I tfore It got around the ben 1.
William Ntirle. of Arlington, was killed
nnd J. J. Connell. of Illnomfleld. win
fatally Injured. Ten others were not
seriously Injured.
Almost every person on the train
was bruised or cut. hut none sorlously
enough to require medlrnl attendance.
The cars ore an almost complete wreck
nnd nt heap of wrecks hlncVert th
tracks for several houts.
ili'LEAN WON ON
FIRST BALLOT
LIVELY DAY AT OHIO DEMOCRA
TIC CONVENTION.
Sessions Full of Dramatic Plays.
The Name of Bryan Cheered When
ever It Was Mentioned Demon
etisations Also Made Over Free Sil
ver nnd Imperialism, nnd Antl-
Bossism Opposed to Trusts.
Zunesvtlle, O., Aug. 30. The Demo
cratic state convention hud a day of
dramatic plays. While there were
half dozen other candldutes for gov
ernor, the McLean men have cUimeJ
w-rythlng with such coniUe.u- that
they undertook to be mugnutiiniouii In
minor parts, although they were a:
Ihe same time careful that tin: star
candidate was not eclipsed. .McLean
was nominated on the III si baiol by a
hah' vote and the figuring was so clore
that the dramatic scenes and changes
on the second ballot with "se uiul
iholie" reserves Hocking to M.-.mp's
Htril.-lt nl did not take place It is
claimed that 'McLean could have "ivl
4;s votis out of the 8112 on the fli t bal
I it instead of 402'v and that '.v would
have had over 500 on 'he second ballot
t env rate the delegat"! all voted
for their local favorites mi the first
ballot and thus the programme of com
plimenting them was carried out with
out the leader drawing from any of
his competitors.
After the adoption of the majority
report on credentials, the McLean men
felt that they could make any pl.tv
on the balloting that they desired. The
vote of RS'.i to 311 In defeating the in ,i
er tv jeport on credentials was the
hardt-sl light tho McLean men had
dm In;; the day. as they w-re ltn
without the llfty-slx contested voi.es
from i'yalioga county and on that
vote they could not have made a nom
ination. Even without the Cuyahoga vote
they had "fl.1 votes on the adoption
of the majority report on credentials
and that was only seven short of
enough to nominate. Among the
shrewdest plays In the drama was th
motion to amend the report on per
manent organization so as to continue
the temporary organization and this
corrected the only stipulation that the
McLean managers made last night at
I the meeting of the committee.
Mooney's Good Impression.
Judge Mooney made such a good Im
pression that all wanted him for per
manent chairman and the amended re
port also continued as secretary Hon.
Thomas J. Cogan, the friend of Mc
Lean, and shut off the anti-McLean
men who had been named in the re
port for sergeant-at-artns.
The convention much of the time was
beyond the control of the sergeant-at-arms
and his assistants.
The convention was properly repre
sented In Its platform and the keynote
speech of Judge Mooney. The name of
Bryan was cheered whenever It was
mentioned.
The convention showed demonstra
tions over free silver, and Imperialism.
antl-bosslsm and all the Indictments In
the speech of Judge Mooney nnd in the
platform.
The platform reallirms the entire
Chicago platform and demands re
nomlnntion of William J. Ilrynn for the
presidency In lOOo. It opposes "Im
perialism In the Fnlted States, nnd de
mands that Cubans and the Philippines
not only he permitted, hut encouraged
to establish Independent republics. The
platform also denounces the Republi
can party for various reasons; is un
alterably opposed to trusts and recom
mends a constitutional amendment
providing for the election of president,
vice-president nnd United States sena
tors by a direct vote of the ieople.
The recess from 3 to 4 p. m. was
tnken to confer with Colonel James Kil
bourne for second lilace on the ticket
nnd the recess was continued In vain
till Ti p. m. for that purpose. AVhen the
convention re-nsremhled there were at
tempts to nominate Kllbourne, not
withstanding his repeated declinations,
and his friends withdrew his name as
fast as the McLean men presented It.
Finally Judge A. W. Patrick, who to
day seconded the nomination of Kll
bourne for governor, was chosen ns the
nominee for lieutenant governor.
For Supreme judge, D. C. Hadger, of
London, was nominated on the fourth
ballot.
' For attorney general, J. W. Dure, of
Seneca, wos named on the first ballot
nnd for auditor of state, George W.
Slgafoos, of Darke, was nominated.
For treasurer, James I. florman. of
Lawrence, was nominated on the first
ballot.
ADMIRAL DEWEY AT NICE.
He Is Cordially Received by the Dep
uty Mayor.
Nice, Aug. 30. Admiral Dewey today
received a visit from Consul Fletcher,
of Oenoa. The deputy mayor of Nice,
In the absence of the mayor, presented
the compliments of the city to the ad
miral, who expressed his thanks.
' The cruiser Olympla sails from VII
lefranche at 4 o'clock tomorrow even
ing. MILK TRUST SHOWS ITS HAND.
Price of Lacteal Fluid Is Advanced
Ten Cents a Can.
New York. Aug. 30. The executive
committee of the Consolidated Milk
exchange today decided to raise the
price of milk to $1.31 per can. an In
crease of 10 cents.
The new price will go Into operation
on the first of September,
Tests of High Explosives,
Washington. Aug. 30, -riecii tur Hoot
and (lenrral MIIim left Washington this
evening fur New York to witness several
Important tests of high explosives, pro
jectiles and other munitions of war at
the Sandy Haul; proving grounds tomoi
rwo. The tests will lie made under the
direction of the board of ohIiiiiiutj and
formications.
- - .
Legislative Bribery Trials,
llurrlsburg, Aug JJ. Dim let Attorney
Miller bus put the legislate e bribery
trlsl down for tie al ' " wniu
PROCLAMATION TO CUBA.
' Issued from the Executive Mansion
on August 17.
I Washington. Aug. 30. The following
I proclamation to the people of Cuba
' under date of Aunust 17, Issued from
I the executive mansion, has been made
! public. It rends:
i The cllsmgnnlieil condition of your
! Island resulting from the war and the
I absence of any genetully recognized an
l thuiity asldn from the temporary tnlll
i tuiv control of the t'nlted Stales have
mude It necessary that tbe t'nlted States
should follow the lestoratlon of ordel
and peace by giving Its assistance and
supervision to the successive steps by
which you will proceed to the etabllsh
nient of an effective systtm or self gov
ernment. As a prellinlnury step In the
performance of this iiuty I have direct
ed that a census of the people of Cuba
bo taken nnd have appointed competent
nnd dlslntelested citizens of Cuba us
cininii tutors and supervisors.
It Is Important fot the proper airange
inetu of your new government that the
Information sought shnll be fully and
accurately given, and I request that by
cverj means In your power you aid the
otlleers nppnluUd, III the performance
of their duties.
Signed) William McKlnley.
GREAT FIRE AT YOKOHOMA.
A Squnre Mile of Buildings De
stroyedLoss, so,6oo,ooo.
Yokohoma. Aug. 13. via Victoria,
Aug. 30.- The greatest tire In the his
tory of Yokohoma occurred August 12.
when a square mile of buildings was
destroyed and sixteen lives lost. The
ptoperty loss Is estimated between
$3,000,000 and $6,000,000.
The famous Theatre street was de
stroyed from end to end. The owner
of the house where the lire started was
killed by a mob.
PRESIDENT AT CANTON.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Among Old
Neighbors.
'anton. ).. Aug. 30. For the tlrat
time In nearly a year President and
Mrs. McKinley are among their rela
tives, neighbors and friends In Canton
for n few days of rest. The special
train arrived at noon to meet a great
concourse of people ready to extend a
hearty welcome and to escort the pres
idential party to the Harber home,
where they will be guests during their
stay In the city. To all the demon
strations In his honor the president
returned an acknowledgement with
pleasant smiles and bows as the party
drove along the streets.
Members of the Eighth Ohio, who
served In Cuba, called and paid their
respects tonight.
At the Harber residence, Judge Bald
win. In a few words, expressed to the
president the hearty . welcome of
friends. To this the president re
sponded:
"Judge Baldwin and my fellow citi
zens: I appear only for a moment that
i may give expression of my appre
ciation of the more than a gracious
welcome which you have extended to
me today. After nil there Is no place
like home (Tremendous cheering and
cries of 'Amen'). And this Is my home
(lenewed cheering). Here thirty-two
or thirty-three years ago I) commenced
my professional life. Here have been
formed some of the most tender and
sacred relations: some of them, In
deed, have been severed, but this Is the
seat of my memory. Hero for nearly
a third of a century you have given
me kindly greetings, words of encour
agement and showered upon me honor
niter honor, nil undeserved, nnd I np
pear before you now only to express
what Is In my heart: that I am glad
to see you, glad to meet you, to look
Into your faces once again and feel
the Inspiration of approval" (Loud and
renewed applause). The president's
remarks were punctuated with vigor
ous and prolonged cheering.
SYMPATHY FOR LABORI.
Expressed by American Bar Associa
tion nt Buffnlo
P.uffalo. Aug. 30. Vice-President
Manderson called the American Par
association to order today. A resolu
tion expressing sympathy with M. La
borl In his suffering and his struggle
for Justice In the Drevfus case was
adopted after much opposition.
The following ollicers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Hon.
Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska;
secretary (re-elected), John Hlnkley,
of Maryland; treasurer (re-elected),
Francis Itawie, of Pennsylvania: ex
ecutive committee, Edmund Wetmore,
of New York: V. M. Rise, of Arkan
sas, and Charles Noble, of Wisconsin.
A vice-president from each state was
chosen.
After transaetlnsr further routine
business the conference adjourned with
out date.
Many of the members will remain to
attend the conference of the Interna
tional Par ossoclatlon, beginning to
morrow. INDICTED FOR MURDER,
Counsel for Delegall Will Endeavor
to Secure Change of Venue.
Darlen, fla.. Aug. HO. In the Superior
court special session, John Delegall to
day was Indicted und arraigned for the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Townsend.
There was no demonstration of any
sort. Counsel for Delegall will endeavor
to secure a change of venue on th"
ground that, owing to the condition of
public opinion, an unbiased Jury can
not be obtained In this county. Tho
grand Jury Is now investigating the
case of the fifty-nine rioters In Jail
here and at Savannah.
The rioters nt Savannah will he
brought on a special steamer tomor
row morning. Four troops of cavalry
are now on duty.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Aug. SO. Peiihlon certifi
cates: Incnase. James V. Keiiter.lloiies
dale. J12 to JI7 nilginal widows, Mary
I'Mwards, Moscow, l.iick.iwuiina, JS; Clara
IJ. Marshall. Oiutmore, Lackawanna, H;
Itenewal, Annie Dean, mother. White
llazen, Luzerne, iVi.
Appointment of Mr. Elklns.
Sim' i'oik. Aug. lie -Commissioner Gen
eral I'rcU has Appointed William T. lit
kins, of Philadelphia, n member of tho
nrt omnitsslrin to the Parts exposition.
Mr. Jlklns tins wired Ills nrcpptnnec from
THE CONDITIONS
OF PORTO RICO
INSULAR COMMISSION REPORTS
TO SECRETARY ROOT.
It Recommends a Civil Government
to Take the Place of the Present
Military Regime The Army to Be
Retained for a Time, but Kept In
the Background English to Be
Made the Official Language.
Washington, Aug. 30. The Insular
commission, eonsl Ing of Oenerul
Kennedy, Judge Curtis uud Major
Wutklns, which has given six months
study to the conditions of the lslund
of Porto Pico, today made Its re
piH't to Secretary lVot. 'It recom
mends a form of civil government of
the Island to take the place of the
present military leglme and submits
for adoption a code of laws. The code
of laws and the civil government pro
posed do not gln the Porto lllcuns
the elective franchise for any olllees
nor extend to them the privilege of
trial by Jury except In the I'nlted
States courts In cases of felonies In
volving an amount In excess of $.'io
It it-commends that the mllltaty foteo
remain In the Island, but be kept In
the background and touch th.- people
only with a soft hand. Eiik'Is i Is
to be made the ollliial tangling" of
the Island, but for thepresent all ex
cept the federal courts are to bo con
ducted in Spanish. In place or iff
Spanish system of courts an Ar-i'-can
system Is to be provhW; i ivt
piemi court, a district court and u
prol ate court with limited civil .rid
criminal jurisldieton and justices of
the peace and police courts In theeltles.
also a fedeial court to have exclusive
lutisdlctlon of all federal questions.
There are to be live supreme judges.
three of whom are to be Americans
und two natives, two federal Judge.i,
three district judges and eleven pro
bate judges; one attornev general yiul
one deputy: one district attorney and
two deputies and a prosecuting attor
ney In each of the seven judicial d's
trlcts of the Islands.
A complete civil, county, township
and city government is to be provided
and all the ollicers of the civil admin
istration are to be natives, the higher
otlleers to be appointed by the presi
dent, the others by the governor gen
eral and the county commissioner".
The boundaries of the civil divisions
of the Island are to follow the present
Spanish boundaries.
A public school system, with provi
sion for n superintendent and board
of public Instruction and a complete
system of public schools conducted
In English by American teachers Is
provided, and also night schools for
Illiterate adults. The right to teach
Spanish where demanded Is given.
Full general corporation and railroad
laws with the right of eminent domain
are provided, thus opening the Island
to competition and ending the system
of franchises to favored corporations.
All taxes which hear heavily on the
poor and all double tuxes on non-rosl-dents
are abrogated. A marriage law
Is provided like those In the states,
with a plan for legalizing consent
marriages nnd legitimatizing children,
one-half of whom on the Island were
born nut of wedlock.
Highway and poors laws are pro
vided und the courts are given full
power to Issue writs of habeas corpus,
Injunctions, etc.
THE STAPLES FORTUNE.
It Is Believed That Heirs Have Been
Victims of a Fakir.
Spfclal to the cranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg. Pn., Aug. SO. The much
talked about English foitune which Is
to be distributed among- the Staples
heirs of this town Is believed to hnve
utterly collapsed. Some years ago the
heirs raised $r,00 nnd gave It to a man
named Thatcher to secure for them
their fortune. Kx-Collector Charles 0.
Staples, of this town, who Is one of
the heirs, opposed the giving of the
fee to Thatcher. Word has been re.
reived from London of the attempted
suicide of Thatcher, who Is accused of
swindling citizens of Ohio. Michigan
and other states. The sensatlonnl re
port published In a city paper a few
weeks ago to the effect that Chauneey
I.enurnuex, a Carbondule, Pa., farmer,
had or was to receive part of the for
tune claimed by the Staples heirs Is
not credited here.
Mr. Daniel Steniple. of Fast Strouds
burg, the treasurer of the Staples fund
to prosecute the claims, recently In an
Interview snld: "I have seen the ar
ticle referred to, but take no stock In
It. We do not think the I.enareauxs
are heirs, although Wesley Van Filet,
another heir, has heard of them, but
we cannot trace where they came In.
The Daniel Staples referred to In the
Carbondalc story Is supposed to be me.
I have no Idea that the story Is true."
One of tho heirs recently sold his
chnnces to Photographer Charles (1.
Mott, of this town, for $2,1.
New Counterfeit Bill.
Washington, Aug. ISO. The secret ser
vice has discovered a new counterfeit
two-dollar treasury note of the series of
li!)1. check letter D, llruce register. Hob
its treasurer, portrait McPherson. The
seul Is dark red instead of pink and tho
parallel ruling Is poor, as Is most of the
lathe work. It Is a fairly deceptlwi
photo-etched production and the silk llbi'ti
distributed throughout the gi inline paper
has been closely Imitated.
Killed Resisting Arrest.
Maryvllle, Mo., Au'. SJ.-The Itev. Wil
liam Johnson, former pastor of the Af
rican lluptist chinch of Maryvllle, and
an evangelist of the colored lluptist
chinch of Kansas uud Missouri, was kilt
ed tonight by Olllcer John Walliico while
resisting an attempt to take him to jail.
.Johnson was convicted tills afternoon of
having assaulted a white woman and
sentenced to nine months In Jail.
Decision for Tommy White.
Dubuque, la., Aug. ;. Tommy White
got the decision over Henry Lyons, col
ored, of Chicago, at the end of u iW-round
bout hero tonight. They fought for the
ICO-pouiid championship. Lyons put up a
good tight but begun to weaken In the
Inst round and White hunted almost nt
THE NEWS TINS M0RN1NU
Weather Indication! ToJyi
FVin.
(ler.erul Testimony Favorable to Cap
tain Dreyfus.
Flllpnios Concentrating for nil Attack.
Mcl.euli Nominated Tor Oovernor by
Ohio Democruts.
llccmimieiidatloiis for the Government
of Porto Hleo.
(leneral Northeastern Pennsylvania
News In ii Nutshell,
llase Hall Itesults.
Financial and Coinmeiclal.
Local North End Citizens Wish to
Annul Paving Contract.
I-).. L. W. and Engineers Come to
an Aiti cement.
K01lnrl.it.
News and
Comment.
I
l.ocal-Fltal Arrangements for tli"
I'urilers' Convention,
Trolley Company Appeals to Court.
An Hxclth r. Hunowny.
Let al- West Scrnnton nnd Silbiitbau.
Advertisements.
News Pound About Scianluti.
WRECK ON THE VALLEY.
Black Dininond Delayed at Plttston
by a Freight Rumors of Babylon
Strike.
Speilul lo the !m ranlon Tilliuiie.
Plttston. Aug. :!D.--This afternoon i
freight train on the I.ehlgh Valley
toad, going north, between the sta
tion heie and the Junction, met with
a wreck that succeeded In blocking
the north bound track for several hours
and compelled tin- Black Diamond ex
press and several others trains to use
tho opposite track. A broken axle hi
the middle of the train caused the
trouble, throwing the car across the
rails, and outside of the Inconveni
ence to tratllc the damage was not
very extensive.
There are several ugly rumors ex
tant up In Dltryea owing to the la'e
dlfllculty at the litihylnn colliery and
.Mine Foreman McCarty has received
a notification that If he did not resign
his life woulfl be In Jeoprndy. This
coming to the notice of the olllelals,
they have sent out a defy that if the
men do not return to work at a specl
lled time they will close dovn the
works for the balance of the year. To
men at their last meeting declared that
McCarty must go and will not go back
until that time. This Is the situation
and It is not a very healthy one.
JOE PATCHEN'S VICTORY.
Big Event of the Grand Circuit Meet
ing at Hartford.
llartfoid. Conn.. Aug. Su.-Thr big
event of the (jr.iud circuit melting at
.'barter Oak pari, today was the first
two-tnliitlto pace evei scheduled. Theie
were live starters, John H. (lentry
drawing out after a contest In which
there was u distMite between the park
management and the nwrer of the hoise.
The trouble arose over a misunderstand
lug as to whether the ccnt was a two
In I luce or a three In live. It was a
three In live anil tleutry drew hi" horse,
the management protesting and having
the matter In the bands ot the Judges,
who will decide .if It r taking evidence.
Tbe starters wne: Joe Patehen. Ana
conda. Chehalls, Frank ling.ish and
Searchlight. Sea'chlight was wry un
steady, breaking lmdl, and vas never
In any hopes of winning a lip.il. Ana
conda, the favorite- 1) to C lor lMtchen,
CO for Searchlight, led to the stretch ;n
the first heat when Joe Patehen came In
and under the whip and n hard pusfi took
the mile in 2.01?,.
The second he it was Pate-hen's all Pi"
way and the linnl he.n which took the
nice in 2.03i, equals the track recoid
nuiile In 1SKS by Stai' Pointer In un exhibi
tion race with Oentvy. There was much
enthusiasm. After the lift heat Joe
Patehen sold I! to 1. with llogash 1 to :i.
that he would gft Inside of the muney.
Tho unfinished i.ice of Tuewlay. the
3.1:1 trot, was won by Peter tile (Ireat.
Malcolm Fotbes' four-year-old. the raci
being his third uppenranee In company.
Ills fastest mile. S.oi'i. has been equalled
only twice by fout-.wnr-old stallions.
Captain Jack wvn the 2 1" trot alter a
struggle, Creceus belni: the favorite in lo
10.
The LM7 trot wns I nlbilshed, Dollade
Wilkes and l.'tah S. each taking u beat.
The latter was tin- lavoilte.
THEY DEMAND JIM INEZ.
Revolutionists at Snn Domingo Wan
ing for Their Lender.
Cape lliiyllen. Aug. '.'j. Advices reei-lv -ed
from the cities of S intiago and Puer
to Phiti, In Sun Domingo, nv that both
have proclaimed In fuwir ot tieinral .luun
Isldro Jlmluez, the (evolutionary uspl
rant to the presidency.
A provisional government has been es
tablished at' Santiago wheie tile pres
ence of (leneral .llinlnez Is demanded
with enthusiasm by the people.
Havana. Aug. '.'A Oowrnor Genera!
Brooke docs not know thai Jlmluez. the
aspirant to the Santo Domingo presiden
cy has been arrested at Sauting", Culm,
as reported. He sts he received a tele
gram from Oeneral Wood, military gover
nor of the province ' Sauting", yeslei
day evening, asking If Jlmlnez should be
detained, and ho immediately answered
In the negative.
SIX LIVES LOST,
Fatal Results of a Fire in Yuma,
Arizona,
Yuma. Ariz., Aug. 30. -Fire today la 14.
F. Sallglnettl's inerclliimllst store, result
ed in tho loss of six lives and cuused
J1M.O0" damage. A crowd of men vi re
ciriylng goods fiam the building when
the second Moor fell upon them. Beside
killing six. u number were Injured.
The list of killed: City Councilman
II. P. Nenin. Uoiloldofo Wilson, .laiip .
Tapla, .ltll.Ul Presadlo. B. H Ivoiu. Itlclt
ard Wilson.
Steamship Arrivals.
New Yolk, Aug. 30. Atrlved: Teutonic,
from Llveipool. Sailed: St. Louis,
Soiitlian ptoii; Frlodnnd. Antwerp; Brlt
tnnlc. Llveipool, Itottenhiin Arrived.
Itotterdnin. New York. Boulogne Sail
ed: Kaiser Wllhelni Der iliosse, Bremen
uud Southnmpioii for New York. PlymouthArrived-
Patricia. New York for
Hamburg, nnd procenled. Southampton
-Arrived: Now Ymk, New York, tjueens-town-Sailed:
Servia. New York. Liz
ard Passed: Fur-t BUinarck. New Yotk
fbr Hamburg.
Boer Policeman Assaults a Negro.
Johantieftjursj, Auk. 30,-Tht Boer po
lleomiin who recently assaulted an Ameri.
can negro after the latter had rebuked
him for tiW abusive lansunge when do.
mandlng the American' pass, was found
utility trday and Iliad llftcen pounds,
FILIPINOS ARE
AGGRESSIVE
Now Preparing to Attack
Hie Town of
Imiis.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT
Aguinnldo Orders His Generals in
Cavlte to Surround the Town.
American Forces Entrenching The
Town Was Surrendered to Oeneral
Lawton Rear Admiral Bradford's
Plan to Stop the Philippine War.
Manila. Aug. !!tl, ti.SO a. m. It Is re
ported that Agtiltialdo. the Filipino
leader, has ordered the rebel generals
In the province of Cavlte to close In on
and attempt to take the town of Imus,
and It Is added that troops are con
centrating iitoiind the town from the
lake country.
The tebels, It Is asserted, have an
outpost of "flu men on the Das Marinas
road and an equal force In the town
of .Umbo. The Americans are In
trenching the town and they have no
fear of the result of any attacks by the
i ebels.
The mnyor of Imus delivered thra
town to Oeneral l.awtou June II, say
ing that the people desired peace and
lo be friendly with the Americans.
The Fourteenth Infantry and one bat
tery of artillery were stationed In tho
place as n garrison. Tons of con
cealed saltpetre and thousands of
pounds of antiquated artillery ammu
nition and bn. n powder were dlsiov
ered In the powder house and largo
quantities have been thrown .Into tho
l Ivor.
HOW TO STOP PHILIPPINE WAR.
Rear Admiral Brndford Says Luzon
Is to Be Blockaded.
Turner, Me., Aug. SO. Pear Admiral
U. H. Bradford chief of the bureau
of equipment of the I'nlted States
navy, who Is visiting his old homo
heie, says a complete blockado of I.u-
I zon would speedily end the Philip
pine war and that the blockade is to
tie made. The Filipinos' munitions of
war nre mostly smuggled In by Japan
ese and Chinese. If that was stopped
and the other sources of supply cut off
In due time Agulnalllo would be will
ing to treat. Other Islands would fol
low Luzon and surrender. The re
sult would be the same as though ac
complished hv a series of battles and
much bloodshed. Admiral Bradford
added:
"I have never seen n moment when
I doubted the wisdom of obtaining
those Islands. I have been there
three times and I know their great
valet-."
NEW CATTLE DISEASE.
The Monroe County Fnrmers Lose
Vnluable Stock.
Speilm to Hi- Si . mum Trillion'
Slruudsbuig, Pa. Aug-. HO. Tile pe
culiar entile disease which l killing;
nil' cows ic nr th- western horde cf tho
count v hv ttle wholesale cunt, nues at
nn tilnrmliu'ly rapid i.ito. The far
mers nre very much i-xerclsed and nr
nt los to understuinl the exact cause.
The createst loser has been C A. T)or
r.ey, who owns n farm at Hickory Bun.
rU'rusn the Monroe tinnier. Mr. Iior
ney's less up t" the present time Is TO
lieud of line Jersev cattle. L'orn y's
In rd numbered two hundred when the
disease broke out. The illeas Is puz
zling state authorities nnd until tho
I. si' i p- 1 1 i i' '"r. Itith'-'i'k I ma
pill ilto the exnet cause will not ho
known. It appenrs nmstlv in affect
young cattle, yeniilngs nnd two nnd
three yenr oils. It Is believed to be a
loim of Tixns fever and resemble- in
thrax nml blnclt l-g The symptoms
appear very sudden! v. in th" m rn
InK'when tin- cuttle aie turned out thev
miy he healthy nnd nt night be dead.
The first symptoms nre hemorrhages
throughout the skin and nose, n svell
1ns.' about the r'lis nnd neck hut no hlch
temperature. Cattle that are affected
lie In from four to twelve hoqrs and
dee impose veiv rapidly.
Tin shrubbery hns been carefully ex
nrnlnd to ni ertuln If the dlsenso ciuhl
have been ci ntrncted by tliP c.ittto
hnvlng eaten of any poisonous plant,
but there Is no evidence that the c-ittlo
hud aten any of the poisonous laurel
discovered. It is thj opinion of tho
doctor) th.it the disease Is due to .
germ and not to enilng poisonous vg-
"tntlon which would have produced In
flammation ot the stomach and Inti s
tlnes which wa not developed -it a
post mortem. Mr. Dornev'a logs will
amount to $10.00n.
OFF FOR PHILIPPINES.
Twenty-seventh Regiment Leaves
Camp Meade.
llurrlsburg. Aug. no. Tho Twenty
seventh legiinetit, loinmunded by Col
onel Bell, started from Camp Meade
this morning In three special trains
for duty In the Philippines. Tho regi
ment will encamp for some time In tho
Presidio In San Francisco before hoard
ing the transports for the Philippines.
The regiment l one of the tlnest
volunteer commands In the I'nlt -d
States service and is fully armed and
equipped for duty In the tropics.
f WEATHER FORECAST.
f
Wiifril.gtnn, Aug. 30. Forecast
for Thursday: Kaslcrn Pennsylva
nia -Fair Thursilny and Friday:
fresh ei.st to south winds. West
ern Pennsylvania fleiurall. fair
Thursdjiy and Friday; lioth eabt
to south winds.
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