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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, LA TUESDAY MOKNrNG, SEPTEMBER 12, 189!).
TWO CENTS.
MORE TROUBLE
ANTICIPATED
Trial of Derouledisls Hie
Signal
for Disturb
ances.
LOUBET IS CONCILIATORY
He Opposes Prosecuting Mercler or
the Other Generals and Would
Pardon Dreyfus in tho Interest of
Peace Public Opinion in Paris
Sobered by Bending Comments of
tho World at Large Dreyfus
Comforted by the Court's Recom
mendation to Mercy The Popula
tion Takes No Further Interest in
the Prisoner Private Agitation
Against tho Exposition Beginning
to rind Vigorous Expression in
Berlin.
Paris, Sept. 11. Kxcept for slight
street disturbances, Puis has roinnlned
unexpectedly quiet today, but tills con
dition of affairs Is not HUely to uou
tlnue. The long, heavy rain, combined
with the fact that the leaders of the
opposing parties were all a Heniios,
pr.iontod 'any orgariv.ed demonstra
tion. Then, too, the general public veiv
delighted with the verdict as conllrm
ing the Chose .lutfee.
Now, however, they are beginning to
see the want of logic In conceding "ex
tenuating circumstances" to a onvlot
ed traitor, a concession which excites
doubt as to the strength of the cause
against Dreyfus. Moreover, public
opinion Is being sobered by reading
the comments of the world at largo and
by the prospect, however remote, that
the exhibition will be boycotted, which
would mean a loss of millions to the
country.
There is little doubt that the trial of
the Derouledists next Mondny.at which
It Is asserted sensational evidence will
be developed and the reopening of the
chamber of deputies, will be signals
for fresh troubles.
It is said that the last year's proceed
ings have cost the Dreyfus party at
least l.MO.OOO francs. They do not In
tend to let matters rest and rumors
are revived of the impending arrest of
General Mercler. He declares that he
does not care what happens, being
quite satisfied that he has done his
duty
It Is understood a'so that President
Loubet opposes such an extreme course
as prosecuting Mercler or the other
generals. He Is rather Inclined to a
(mediatory policy, extending even to
a pardon for Dreyfus.
BENNES DESEBTED.
A State of
Calm Prevail
in the
Town.
Bonnes. Sept. 11. A stnt" of calm
prevails here. Ml the troops and gend
armes quartet ed In the town and its
environs have left and the Journalists
nnd ethers Interested Ml the trial have
departed sine" Saturday. The cafes
which for the last few weeks have been
thronged with excited crowds, are de
serted. This afternoon a solitary
pnd.irme paced up nnd own before
the military prison, nnd there was not
n policeman or a soldier near the Lyoee
which last vvek resembled a barracks.
Workmen were busily dismantling the
court room.
Madame Dreyfus visited her husband
In the prison this afternoon but r.ot the
slightest Interest was shown In their
nwctinB bv the population. Tlie pris
oner smoked a pipe lodny for the first
time In many dnvs which ludlpated
that he was In better spirits than tould
be expected.
The Judges of the Dreyfus court
martial today, by mutual agreement,
expressed to the president of the :c
publlc, through Oleneral Lucas, the
commander of the army corps at licit-,
ties, their sincere desire that Dreyfus
would not be submitted to it frenh de
gradation. Wh'n Labnti's secretary Informed
Drey! us of this action he was grently
nf'.-cted nnd paid"
"I still have hopes."'
feflinc, AT Tinuux.
Peiiln. Sept. 11. The ptlvato nglta-
tl m against the exposition Is begin
ning to find vigorous expression. Tho
Vlssisehe Zeltiing says- this evening
tint a number of the largest German
firms have pl-dgcd themselves to with
draw. The Perllnor Tnneblntt sas tho Pr
lin emincll at Its next essfon will con
sider a special motion to withdraw the
Berlin municipal exhibit.
On the other hand, tne correspondent
of the Associated Press learns on the
highest authority that the Herman gov
ernment eom-ldeis the Dreyfus case
now under all the conditions done with
nnd decs not intend to relinquish offic
ial representation at the exposition.
The ofllclal responsible for till asur
nm. adds that It should be borne in
mind that, despite the Dreyfus ease
the official relations between the two
covernmen.ts had steadily Improved
during recent years.
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Their Wages Incien&ed.
Bhnmnkln, Sept. 11. Tho Slilpman Coal
company, operating tho Colbert colliery,
has granted an Increase In wiigeh from J
to 53.CO a week for loaders, drivers and
company bunds and MO men and boy
who struck two weeks ago for an In
ricaso will resume work ut once. Thu
colliery has been idle slnco tho strike bo.
can.
Miscarriage of Justice Deplored.
New York, Sept. 11. At tho meeting of
tho MnthodlHt Preachers association of
New York today a resolution was unani
mously passed deploring tho "sliumefilt
inisrnrrluKo of the Justice in tho recent
condemnation of Captain Dreyfus."
POETO BICO BELIEF.
Necessity for Providing for the Des
titution Continues.
Washington, Sept. 11. Secretary
Hoot today tuldressed tho following to
governors of nil states.
"Dear Sir On the representation of
(ieneral Davis who Is In charge of tho
relief work of Porto lllco, a central
Porto lllco relief committee has been
constituted for the purpose of securing
method and n common understanding
nbong the various committees engaged
In the collection of money and supplies
for the work of relief and preventing
confusion and waste of effort.
The committee Is composed as ft
lows: Hon. Cornelius M. Hllss, form
erly secretary of tho Interior; Briga
dier (Ieneral Ony V. Henry, formerly
military governor of Porto Ulco; the
Ut. Rev. James IT. Hlenk. S. M., D. D..
bishop of Porto lllco, now sojourning
In the fulled States; Hon. Warner V.
Nordi n. president of tlu Tnternntlonl
bank of North America Mr. Wm. Tt.
Corwlne. secretary of the Merchants'
Assoriatlon of New York; th" mayor
of Itoston; the Mnvor of New York:
the Mayor of Paltlmore; the mayor of
Philadelphia- Mr. Wm. R. Corwlne Is
secretary of tho committee and Its ad
dress Is the New York Life building
New York city.
T have tho honor to request that you
will cause the name and nddiess of
the chairman or secretary of any com
mittee In your state engaged In thtt
work to be given to tho secretary of
the central committee In order that
they may communicate upon the sub
ject. Tho urgent necessity of feeding
tho great numbers of destitute people
In Porto Rico still continues and T hope
the efforts of the people of the VMilted
States to that end will not bo relaxed."
DISOBDEBLY DEMOCRATS. '
Lebanon County ' Convention in a
Big Bow.
Lebanon. Pa., Sept. 11. The Leban
on county Democratic oonvent'op
which met here today was probably tho
most disorderly political convention
evr held In this county. For ncirly
live hours the delegates struggled over
the nomination of a county commis
sioner. There were throe candidates for the
nomination, A. B. Zimmerman of Rls-
mnrck; David P. Rank. ITnlon town
ship and William W. Miller, Annvllle.
On the sixth ballot Zimmerman hail 3S ,
votes, more than enough to secure tho
nomination. Rank had 3r. 1-3 and Mil
ler 2-" of a vote. This made a totil of
74 votes with only ",2 delegates In tho
convention. When tills beenme known
the followers of Rank accused the
Zimmerman men of ballot stuffing
which charge was hurled back at the
Rank men. O. M. Foeltt, of this cltv.
the chairman, ordered nnother ballot
to be taken. This action of tho chair
nearly precipitated a free fight. Tie
Zimmerman men maintained that their
candidate bad secured more than
enough votes for the nomination rnd
that the action of the chnlrmnn was
arbitrary. Tic seventh ballot was nev
er taken nnd amid great confcslon a
motion was declared cnrrled that the
convention name both Rank and Zim
merman for the nomination. The Zim
merman men declare that they will
Invoke the aid of the law to prevent
Rank's name from going on thi? bal
lot. So pre.it was the confusion In the
convention that It was decided to let
th" county committee nnme the can
didates for the olher county offices.
Reforo the disorder had startPd reso
lutions were passed endorsing tho Chi
cago platform and pledging the sup
pr rt of the Lebanon county Democrats
to Rrvnn for preslent The state nd
I ministration was denounced.
DELEGATES FBOM MANILA.
Spanish Chamber Will Send Bepre
sentatlves to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Sent. 11. Tho foreign
department of the Philadelphia museum
has received a very cordial letter from
the Spanish chamber of commerce at
Manila, which, together with the Kng-llsh-speaklng
or general chamber of
commerce of the snme place, will send
delegates to the congress and exposi
tion. The Spanish chamber, through Us
president. Don Kduardo Carceller, also
accepts membership In the Interna
tional advisory board of the museum
and offers Its services In every possible
way to advunce trade with this coun
try. He states that the chamber was
organized on July 10.
Carbon Bepublican Convention.
Miiuch Chunk, Sept. 11. The Carbon
counts Iti publican convention was held
here today. Resolutions endorsing the
national ami state administrations were
adopted. The following ticket was pre
sented to the Held: For associate judgi,
(ioorge M Dalles; register and recorder,
R. U. McMluImel; county treasurer, W.
R. W.itklns: county commissioners, Jcsso
uonci unci i. inner t. iieers; county au
ditors, William J. Kdmunds und U. A.
KNtler.
Presbyterian Minister Killed.
Philadelphia, Sept. 11. The Rev. James
C. Caldwell, a well known Presbyterian
minister of this city, was instantly killed
today In a runaway uccldent In German
town, an aristocratic suburb of tho city.
Mr. Caldwell's horsu shied at a trolley car
and ran awny, throwing him out of the
carriage. Ho was bom In Klklns, O.,
and wns C."i jenrs of ago Ho leaves a
widow and four children.
Plate Mill Closed.
Cumberland, Me., Sept. 11. Orders have
been Issued for nn Indefinite suspension
of work nt tho Cumberland tin plato mill
from Thursday evening next, one hun
dred nnd fifty men will bo thrown out of
employment. Many of tho men believe
that tho mill will bo closed down en
tirely and that the rumor, when It una
absorbed bv the trust that It would
eventually bo closed, will prove true.
Will Avoid French Soil.
Now Castlo-On-Tyne, Sept. 11. W. D.
Slovens, a shipowner and loyal commis
sioner to the Paris exhibition, has de
clared that u u tosult of tho Dreyfu
verdict he will not put his foot on French
soil. Ho nddB that thousands of his
countrymen will tuko tho sumo attitude.
Several linpoi'tnnt llrms havo already tie
cllncd to exhibit at Paris.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Sept. 11. Pension certifi
cates; Original widows, Emily K. Pep
per, West JJurllnt'ton, Bradford, J12.
VACANT SPACES AT
PARIS EXPOSITION
QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE
THE NEXT CONOBESS.
An Effort Will Be Mode to Cause
Withdrawal of tho American Ex
hibits Tho Unsettled Condition at
the French Capital May Make the
Exhibition of Vnluablo Articles
Hazardous.
Washington, Sept. 11. It Is believed
that when congress assembles there
will bo considerable agitation of a
proposition for this government to
nlmndon Its participation In the Paris
exposition. It Is known that expres
sions hostile to the exposition from
Senator Stewart are very widely sym
pathized In and It Is thought that If
the conviction of Dreyfus Is permitted
to stand there will be very little
friendly feeling for France among
members of either the house or senate.
Such a move, however, would bo a
grave one. It Is pointed out that to
withdraw from participation In the ex
position would be regarded as an ofllc
lal Insult to France. No further legis
lation on the part of congress Is needed
to carry out the plans of this country
for the exposition. "About $1,200,000 has
been appropriated for the expenses of
the commission and the government
exhibit; the commission has been ap
pointed and the space desired for ex
hibits from this country has been se
cured. There are now only two ways
In which congress could Interfere; one
would be to revoke such part of tho
appropriation as has not been already
expended In tho expenses of the com
mission, and the other would be to pass
a resolution declaring that owing to
the unsettled conditions In France tho
valuable government exhibitions should
not be sent to Paris. To do either of
these things would be sufficient, It Is
believed, to break off all friendly re
lations between the two countries.
Congress nnd the state department may
look at the matter from different points
of view. The president nnd the state
department having respoVislblllty for
maintaining our relations with foreign
governments, cannot be expected to
And In this affair a reason for Involv
ing the country in nil international
complication and It Is likely that the
executive branch of the government
will use what Influence it can to pre
vent hasty action.
Space Will Be Left Vacant.
Unless congress expressly forbids It,
this government will proceed with tho
preparations and will send to Paris
such government exhibits as are de
cided upon, but this will be done with
a realization of the probability that
much of the space secured with suc'i
difficulty for American exhibits will
be left vacant. Little doubt Is f.-lt
that the latitude allowed the private
citizen will be quite extensively avalleJ
of to withdraw from participation hi
the exposition.
Another difficulty In the ivav of nn
effort to prevent participation In tin
exposition, however, will be found in
the fact that before congress has as
sembled much of the government ex
hibit will be packed and on Its way to
Paris, If not actually there. The ex
position opens in April, and the work of
transporting and preparing the ex
hibits will have to begin some months
before that time. It Is said the pre
parations of the government exhibit
has not begun, but the work will pro
ceed as soon as the government offi
cials nre ready.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa,
said today that he had ceased to mar
vel nt the methods of French armv
Justice after observing how tho trial
of Dreyfus was conducted.
No such trial or verdict was pos
sible lu the United States. He did not
think It would In any way affect di
plomatic relations between this coun
try and France, nor did he think It
would interfere with United States ex
hibitors. CHALLENGE FOB ESTEBHAZY.
Captain Phelan, of Kansas City is
Willing -to Avenge Dreyfus.
Kansas City, Sept. 11. Captain Thos.
Phelan, a broadswordsmnn and a crack
pltol shot has Issued a challenge to
Count INterhazy to fight him n duel
In defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfui.
Captain Phelan has engaged In s'V
oral personal encounters nnd It- ! said
to be backed by several prominent local
Jews who have guaranteed his pns
ace to Kngland to me-t Ksterhny.
Up Is a veteran of the Civil war.
This challenge was mailed to Count
Esterhazy to.inv. Phelan Is the man
who exposed the plot to blow up the
Riitb'h steamer Queen with dynamite.
ODonovan Rossa accused him of being-
a traitor to Ireland and subse
quently In January. IRS.'. Phelan wenl
to the office of Rnss:i in New York, nnd
there he wns assaulted and stabbed In
many places and his subsequent re
covery was thought to bo almost a
miracle.
Eleccric Bailroad Sold.
Altoonii. Sept. 11. -Tho Altoona City
Passenger nnd Logan Valley Klectile
Railway company and the Altoona Gas
company were sold today by John Lloyd,
ptesldent of tho three companies to Tur
ner A. IJeall, of New York city, repre
senting n Philadelphia nnd New York
syndicate. Tho electric railway stock
brought J02.5O, par value ISO; und the gas
stock JUKI, par value $20. The ileal In
volves a million dollars. The locnl man
agement will probably be continued.
Sentenced to Death.
PnttBiille, Pa., Sept. 11. -Thomas Iiren-
nnn. of New Philadelphia, was entonced
to dcutli today by Judge Heclitel for tho
murder of his neighbor, Harry Rlllott on
Juno 2 last. Tho prisoner wns unmoved
when tho sentence was Imposed and mado
nn reply to the query by tho court If lie
hud to say If sentence of death should
not bo Imposed. An appeal has been
mado in his behalf to tho supremo court.
Will Elect Successor to Col. Hawkins
Harilsburg, Sept. 11. Tho vacancy in
the Forty-sixth senatorial district, com
posed of Heaver and Washington coun
ties, will bo filled at the general election
In November. This vacancy was caused
by tho death of Colonel A. L Hawkins,
nnd Lleutninnt Governor Qiiblu Issued
his writ to 1111 tho vacuncy toduy.
LA,WTON'S DENIAL.
Has Mado No Criticisms on the Mil
itary Situation. .
Washington, Sept. 11. The war de
partment makes public the following
cable;
Manila, Sept. 11.
Cm bin, Washington.
Lnwton pronounces utterly foundation
loss newspaper reports of Interview as
serting thnt ho commented on military
situation or criticised conduct of opera
tions hero. Declares beforehand lis fnlso
all future accounts of such Interviews.
(Signed) Schwau.
General Schwan Is colonel In tho ad
jutant general's department und was
made n, brigadier during the Spanish
war. General Corbin stated that ho
does not know what tho denial refers
to anil that the department has ad
dressed no Inquiry to General Lawton.
. Washington, Sept. 11. General Otis
today Informed the war department
that two companies of tho Nineteenth
infantry left last night for Hollo to be
followed tomorrow by headquarters
and the balance of the two battnllons
to relieve the Tennessee regiment at
Hollo and Cebu. The following wns
also received:
Following minor affairs reported: Cap
tain llutlcr. Third infantry, with portion
Haltuag troops, drove Insurgents at San
Rafael, capturing seven with arms. In
surgent forces made demonstration
against Santurlta on Poruc ro.ul; loss,
two officers; six privates with nrms cap
tun il by Colonel Roll, no casualties
among our troops.
THE CBAMPS RESUME.
Strike at the Shipyard Does. Not
Affect Operations.
Philadelphia, Sept. 11. Cramps shir
building yards resumed operations to
day after having been closed front
Sept. 1. When work was stopped at
the plant Charles H. Cramp announcil
that the pctinn was taken In order to
give th icterans attending tho Grand
Army encampment an opportunity of
lnspectlnf the ;. a; d.
The no hundred and ,1ft bla:k
smlthsnnd machinists w'n r.'ruck on
the day of the shut-down did not re
turn to work today. About fifty others
employed in various departments failed
to appear also, but this Is said to be
not unusual.
The pattern makers last night mallo 1
to the firm a letter endorsing tho no
tion of the blacksmiths and machinists
In demanding a nine hour work day
and. the re-lnstatement of recently dis
charged employes. The communica
tion wns signed by Taylor Heald, busi
ness agent of tho Pattern Makers' in
soclatlon, of this city, who Is not cm
ployed at Cramps, and two others.
Charles II. Cramp, president of tho
company, denied today that the firm
hnd received any communication from
the pattern makers. This department
had Intended sending a committee to
confer with the company's officials, but
adopted the other method, and, as tho
Cramps do not recognize any but their
employes where complaints are con
cerned, It Is probable that tho letter
signed by Heald Is not considered as
emanating from the pattern makers
employed at tho yard.
AUGUST CBOP AVEBAGE.
Beport of Statistician of Department
of Agriculture.
Washington, Sept. 11. The Septem
ber report of the statistician of the de
partment of agriculture shows the fol
lowing uvernges of condition on Sept. 1:
Corn, S5.2; wheat, "0.9; oats, S7.2; rye,
S2.0; buckwheat, 7.".2; potatoes, SC.3;
barley, SC.2.
There 'was it decline In the average
condition of corn during August
amounting to 4.7 points, but tho con
dition on Sept. 1 wns still 1.1 points
higher thnn on Sept. 1, 189S; r.9 points
higher than at the corresponding datT
In 1S97, nnd 2.9 points above the mean
of the September averages for the last
ten years.
The condition of winter and spring
wheat consolidated Is 70.9, as compared
with SC.7 on Sept. 1. 1&9S; 8.'.7 at the
corresponding date In 1S97 and S2.B. the
mean of the September averages for
the last ten years. The condition on
the first of the present month was tho
lowest September condition In twenty
years. Tho repot ts from the principal
winter wheat states are, with the ex
ception of Kansas and Missouri, slight
ly better than on July 1, but In tho
spring nheat states there has been a
decline of :', points In North Dakota, 2
In South Dakota, J2 In Minnesota, 16
In Imvn and 11 In Nebraska.
The department will make no quan
titative estimate of the wheat crop
pending a revision of the acreage lig
ttres In the Northwest and on the Pa
cific slope.
m
KILLED BY GAS.
Three Persons Perish in a Vault nt
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Sept. 11. Two memls'rs
of the lire department nnd a child of
four years were killed by gas In n vault
this afternoon. Monroe Dent, aged I,
fell Into the vault In tho rear of his
fathers house on Clinton street nnd tho
fire department was appealed to for
aid.
Thomas Bland nnd Harry Helti'3
helmer responded with a ladder nnd,
descending, were suffocated by the
gases. .The bodies were ull recovered.
Fight Law Unconstitutional.
Denver. Sept. 11. Judgo Johnson, In
the district court today, delivered nn
opinion declaring tho pilzo fight law un
constitutional and void and dissolved tho
Injunction which had been granted on ap
plication of tho Colorado Athletlo associ
ation restraining the police department
from Interfering with sparring contests
given under that club's management.
Lnndls Defeats Franklin.
Lancaster, Pa.. Sept. 11. Tho official
vote of Saturday's Republican primary
election for tho nomination of an addi
tional law Judge for this county, was
computed today. Judge Charles I l.andls
defeats his opponent. Walter M. Frank
lin, by a majority of 0.73S, tho total vote
being: Lnndls, 12.510: Franklin, C772.
Col. Jeff Levy's Besolutions.
New York, Sept. 11. Colonel Jefferson
SI. Levy announced today that as soon as
congress meets bo will Introduce reso.
lotions lu tho house withdrawing the
support of this government from tho Par
ts exposition on account of tho Dreyfus
cusu.
MR. EMERY SCORES
THE STANDARD
BAILBOADS BESPONSIBLE FOB
ITS GBOWTH.
Tho Witness Before tho Industrial
Commission Insists That Discrim
inations in Favor of the Standard
Aro Being Mado Up to the Present
Time Pays a High Compliment to
the German Government.
Washington, Sept. 11. State Senator
Lewis Emery, Jr., of Pennsylvania, was
before tho Industrial commission to
day. He spoko against the Standard
Oil company. He claimed that the
railroads were responsible for tho
great growth of tho Standard Oil com
pany and said the contract made be
tween the South Improvement com
pany and the railroads in 1872 was
practically In effect today. Under his
arraignment there had been discrim
inations on the part of the roads In
favor of the Standard company up to
the present day.
Mr. Kmery cited n case tried In 18S9
In which discriminations by tho Penn
sylvania road were charged In favor
of the Stanard Oil company. He said
that while President Roberts nnd tho
general freight agent of the company
had both denied that rebates were
given, tho auditor and some of the'
book-keepers hnd sworn discrimina
tions were given amounting to from S
to IS cents a barrel. Ho was, how
ever, so harassed after three years ef
fort that he compromised his claim of
$107,000 for $35,000. Ho also said he
knew of Instnnces In which rebates
had been paid as late as 1893 and that
camplalnt had been made to the In
terstate commerce commission, which
had rendered Its dcclslan against the
railroads for $SG,000. Mr. Emery
claimed to have been twice driven to
the wall by the combination of the
railroad and the Standard company
ngalnst him. He claimed that tho
Standard company had Inherited alt
the privileges of the old South Im
provement company nnd read the con
tract between thut company nnl the
railroad organizations to prove that It
provided explicitly for rebates. He
also read a letter addressed by the
officials of the R. & O. to tho Inter
state commerce commission, admitting,
Mr. Kmery claims, that rebates had
been given up to 1S99.
Compliment for Germany.
Mr. F.mery gave a detailed history of
his efforts to secure a footing for tho
product of Independent companies In
Germany. In this conertlon, Mr. Em
ery eulogized the German government
as a model.
"It Is," he said, "one o" tho best gov
ernments on the face of the earth. It
protects all Its citizens. You get tho
right hand of fellowship there, but you
don't set It here."
He had gotten the relief which he had
sought In Germany, while he had been
praying for relief in the United Stntes
since 1872. There wns no discrimina
tion on either In the railroads br canals
In that country. Mr. Kmery said that
In connection with his work In Europe
he had co-operated with the Russian
oil products, consulting with the prime
minister of that country.
Refen Ing to tho Russian oil, Mr. Em
ery said It was not so good as the
American product, but being sold nt a
lower price, It was still a competitor
where sold.
The witness contended that the
Standard company does reduce prices
for the purpose of driving out com
petitors, and said he could bring a
stack of proof to show that this was
the custom to the present day. He also
charged the Standard company with
exerting the utmost efforts to prevent
legislation and of preventing the mak
ing of appropriations to carry such
laws Into effect when made.
Mr. Kmery was still on the stand
when the commission adjourned for the
day.
MASSACBED BY TUABEGS.
Fate of the French Mission in
Morrocco.
Tripoli, Sept. 11. A courier who has
arrived here reports that the French
mission, headed by Lieutenant Foureau
and Mnjor La my, has been annihilated.
He says tho mission was attacked by
an Immense body of Tuareg, who after
suffering terrible loss, killed nil the
members of the mission by force of
arms.
On March 22 of this year a dispatch
was transmitted from Algiers to Paris
that a party of Tuaregs had attacked
a European expedition on Its wav to
Air, In the Sahuru, kilting' 100 and cap
turing part of its caravan. It was said
that the expedition attacked must have
been the Foureau-Lamy mission, but
on March 2.1 of the same month dis
patches reached Paris from Rlskara,
214 miles southeast of Algiers, that the
Foureau-Lamy expedition had arrived
at Agalbes months earlier and that It
could not therefore have been this
party that was killed by the Tuaregs.
BABTLEY KNOCKED OUT.
A Stiff Bight Swing on the Jaw the
Causo of It.
Denver, Sept. 11. Kid Parker, of
Denver, champion lightweight of the
west, went out of his class and knocked
out Frank Hartley, of Rln rh-imton. N.
Y., In tho third round of n bout sched
uled for twenty rounds before the Col
orado Athletic club tonight.
Tho men fought nt HO r-aundi, but
Parker conceded about seven pounds,
Parker set a fast pace from th- stait
and In tho third round forced Hartley
all over the ring, finally knocking him
nut with a stiff right suing on tho
Jaw.
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Star Pointer Injured.
Terro Haute, Intl.. Sept. 11. W. .1.
IJams. president of the Terro Haute
Trotting association, iccelved a tele
gram this afternoon announcing that Star
Pointer, who was to havo gono against
his record tomorrow, would not be bote.
Tho fatuous pacer Injured himself at Now
York In his ruco with Joo Patchen, nnd
the veterinarian surgcun announces that
tho pacer will not bo In condition for
threo weeks. All dates made by Pointers
owner havo been cuncellcd.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNING
Weather Indications Tojjyi
FAIR, WARMER.
1 General Troublo Itrewlng In France.
Stato Senator Kmery Scores the
Standard Oil Company.
To Hoycntt the Purls Kxposlllon.
Fatal D., L. &. W. Wreck at Nay Aug.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania
News.
Financial and Commercial.
2 Local Solicitor Rccdy Re-asscrts Poi
nter Claims lu thu Controllcrshlp
Question.
Court Proceedings.
4 Editorial.
News und Comment.
C Local A Training School for School
Controllers.
Fatal Wreck nt Nay Aug (Concluded.)
fi Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About the County.
8 Local Industrial Jottings.
ANARCHY REARS ITS
HEAD IN PARIS
Serious Firo Breaks Out Biotcrs At
tempt to Invnde St. Joseph's
Church.
Paris, Sept. 11. A serious flic broke
out this eicnlng In the Rue Rathrltt
near St. Joseph's church which was
recently Invaded by anarchist rlottr-".
A largo warehouse filled with upholst
erers material bus already been de
stroyed. When the police attempted
to clear the streets thoy were hooted
by riughs and several 'lremen were
severly Injurd.
Later In tho evening an attempt was
mado by n gang of men shouting "live
l'nnarchle" to break Into the St. Jos
ephs church Tho sacristan avmed
with n gun appeared In the doorway of
the church and threatened to blow out
the brains of the first man who entered.
The crowd then retired. Shortly after
ward a force of police appeared nnd
cleared the streets. During the strug
gle a revolver was tired at the oibcer In
command, but no one wns injured.
PBOTEST FBOM CHICAGO.
Methodist Ministers Condemn Ac
tion in Dreyfus Case.
Chicago, Sept. II. The Methodist
ministers nssoclatlnn of Chicago a', thj
regular meeting today put Itself mi
record as protesting ngalnst th" Injus
tice of the verdict In thi. Dreyfus care
and a committee was appointed to
consider the npprot rlateness of con
tributing money for a Lafayette mon
ument ns a gift to France.
P.nbert J. Thompson, secretary of the
Lafayette memorial commission nyH
he feels little concern over any action
growing out of the Dreyfus decision.
' The work is at a stage when crit
icism cannot effect II In the least," said
he. '"Wo have collected more than
StOfi.OM and have no iied of nsslst.inco
from religious organizations and hive
received none "
GOEBEL STOCK BISING.
Now Has tho Support of Judge
James P. Tarvin.
Frankfort, Ky.. Spt. 11. Judge Jas.
P. Tarvin, Kentucky's probabl cutty
for the Democratic nomination f. r
vice president made bis Ortt speech In
the Kentucky campaign today.
It had bpen rumored that he ivoiili
not support the regular Democritlc
ticket headed by 'inpb'.-l and not until
his speech wns half flnMiod did he
apprbe bis audience on this point, de
voting his remarks up to th.it time to
national issue'-. He declared tint he
supported Gobel Tor the nonilnntlnn
boeailFO he eonsldired hlni the best
man for the place and uppoittd him
now for not only that reason but b'
catise he was th" regular nomination
on a sound Democratic platform.
Death of Col. McMaster.
Columbia. S. C, Sept. 11. Colonel F. W.
McMasler, former mayor of Columbia,
under whose adnilnlstiutlon much was
done fur the luhancement of the city,
died yesterday In the mountains uf
North Carolina, where he hail gone some
time ago for Ills health. When Oenei.il
Elliott was wounded at the battle of the
Crater. Colonel McAllisters became
commandet of the confederate brigade.
Colonel McMastct wns 72 years of age
No Trace of P,rof. Andree.
Gntlit'iiblirif, Sweden. Sept. 11. Tile
steamer Anarcllc, which left Ilelslnborg,
Sweden, on May 2."i last, with an expedi
tion under Professor A. G. Nathorst, imib
spoken off The Skaw, the northern ex
tremity of Jutland. Diiimurk, today, mi
In r return from her search along tho
northeast coast of (irceiiland for Pro.
fessor Andree. She reported that she
had found no trace of tho missing aero
naut. Bogert Jury Disagrees.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Sept. 11. The Jury in
tho case of ex-Postmaster Hogerl, of
Wllkes-Harre, on trial chatged with
opening mall belonging to another person,
came Into court today and announced
that they weie unable to agree. Tin
twelve men were discharged from fur
ther consideration of the case. It was
Mated that they stood 11 to 1 tor nr
(tulttal. .
Stone Will Talk for Goebel.
Louisville, Sept 11. Former (Inventor
William J. Stone. o Mlesuuil. acting
chairman of the National Democratic
committee, arrived here today. He will
make five soefoh.es 111 Kentucky for tho
regular Democratic ticket beginning to.
morrow at Richmond.
Sampson Will Command Navy Yard.
Washington, Sept- 11. Tho navy depart
meat tins decided to assign Hear Admiral
ruriiuhur to command tho North Atlantic
station In place of Rcur Admiral Samp
son who will assumo command of tho
Uoston navy yard.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
lialtlmore. Sept. 11 Chlof Justice Chas.
II. Roberts, of the Fifth Judicial district,
Is dead at his homo lu Westminster.
Judgo Roberts was B7 years of uge. Ho
iviih elected as a Democrat to tho Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth congresses, and In
1MO was elected chief Jtistlco of tho Fifth
1 dixtrlct for a term of fifteen ycuts,
TWO KILLED,
TWO INJURED
Fatal Result of a Rear
End Collision on
Lackawanna.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
Freight Train Was Leaving a Switch,'
Near Nay Aug When a Coal Train
That Was Following Along Behind
Plunged Into the Caboose of tho
Freight Train, in Which Seven
Men Were Traveling Joseph Par
ry Killed in the Caboose and Pat
rick Mullen Whllo Trying to Es
cape from It.
Killed.
PATRICK Ml'l.l.KN. brnkemnn. Scran
ton, man led. wife and two children.
JOSKPH PARRY, brnkeman. Nay Aug,
single.
Injured.
JOHN KKARNKY, conductor, Scrnnton.
PATRICK CAVANAPCH, brakemnn,
Scranton.
Two men were killed, two Injured and
three more had a miraculous escape In
n rear end collision on the Lackawanna
near Nuv Aug last night.
Patrick MiiiHon. of this city, .init
Jo?eph Parry, of Nay Aug both brake
men, were the ones killed Conductor
John Kearney, select councilman of
the Third ivatd, nnd lirakenian Patrick
Cavnnaitgli of the Nortn End, war; tho
Injured.
The former received a stunning: blow
on the head and the latter had hl3
hnnd badly bruised.
These four, with throe others. Con
ductor William Nixon, of Nay Aug,
and two drovers, who refused to dis
close th"lr Identity, woiv In t!i.- ca
boose of tho train that wns run Into.
The remarkable fnct that tho centos
of the caboose remained practically
Intact whllo the forward and roar ends
were crushed into splinters accounts
for tho escape of the two conductors,
the drovers and Rrakenmn Cavannush..
Pnrrv Who was "deadheading" bis
way home, nfter finishing bin day's
work, lecllncd half-acleop In one of tho
rear corners of the caboose with bis
head against the wall. His skull was
crushed.
Frightfully Mangled.
Mullen was attempting to escape
from the caboose by the forward end
and was caught In the debris ns ho
was about to Jump. His body wns
frightfully mangled. Death In both
cases was Instaiitnneous.
The Injured men do not know just
lion they got their hurts: nor will they
or the others attempt to explain how
they ever came out of the wreck alive.
No. 232. a through freight, south
bound, made up of a heavy train of
stock and merchandise, took to tho
switch nt til ml washery between
Sport Hill and No. 7, to let the Toby
hiiiitm ncconimodallon by. It had two
engines, one In front and tho other in
the rear.
Following was n coal train of en
cars, also supplied with two engines,
one of them a pusher.
The freight train had just pulled out
of the snitch and win getting fairly
under way when the light coal tiiln,
with lis engines under full steam,
dashed Into Its rear.
The pusher engine, the caboose nnd
the last car of the freight train wcto
lu an instniu Piled together In a dis
ordered heap. Tho caboose caved In at
both ends and then was forced diagon
ally across the opposite tracks. Tha
engine at light angles with the siibi 'J
tho caboose, rested Its pilot against tho
forward end of the caboose.
The engine of th" coal train did n t
leuw the track nnd even Us flag sulfa
remained unbroken. Ono car on tho
coal train had Its front end cuslied in.
This car was near the middle if ilia
train.
John Miller engineer on No. (312 whl-h
wns pulling the oal train My a ha
encountered no Hag and heurd no tor
pedo. When he saw the freight train
ahead of him he whistled for down
brakes itftT leverslng his inmn- and
could have stopped, he says, In tlmi
to inert the collision If tt had not bei n
that the eiiglreer on his pusher filled
to hear liU slsnal and kept ?.ilng tin
til the shock of the -nllhion llrst t lid
hlni of n train being nhend. The crew
of tho coal train say thev wer" not
golmr over nlghteen miles in hour.
Tho responsibllly for tho nceldenj
ran not bo placed ns yet.
Clearing the Wreck.
Wrecking crows were lnster.ed to tha
scene nnd heroic efforts made to clear
tho road. At midnight thoy had nol
yet succeeded.
Tho bodies of the victims were taken
I Continued on Paso f.
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WEATHEB FOBECAST.
Washington, Sept. 11. Forecast
for Tuesday: Eastern Pennsylva
nia Fair, warmer Tuesday. Wed
nesday fair; fresh northerly winds
becoming variable,
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