V . i fe$AWni$kM .?.5OT1 IIIII SrV'WW '''W TWO CENTS. THA PIGES. SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1890. TE7V PIGES. TWO CENTS. -TPr-t -v mmr t&k m'fa it lll' (HB NATIONAL EXPORT EXPOSIT Ceremonies at Philadel phia Unattended by Great Ostentation. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS Governor Stone Makes nn Address of Welcome and Turns the Exhibi tion Over to Mayor Ashbridge. President McKlnley Sends Mes sage The Landing of Admiral Snmpson the First Event 'of Inter est Inspiring Music by a Chorus and tho Marine Band Speecli by Congressman Hepburn and Bene diction by Archbishop Ryan. Philadelphia, Sept. 14. With cere monies unattended by ostentation tho national exposition was i'oimally opened tit noon today. Hundreds uf distinguished visitors from all sections ot the country were In attendance In cluding representatives of diplomatic corps, oflleers of the army nn.l nay, si lontlats and business and professional men. After the benediction bv Ar:h bishop Ryan, which conclude! the ded icatory exercises, a message was re ceived from President McKlnley ex tending greetings and oillrlnlly open Inn the great exposition. When the message had been read the chorus of fiOO voices and the audience sung "Tho Star Spangled Banner," accompanied by the United States Marine oand and the big exposition organ. The exposition grounds v. -re opened to the public at 8 o'clock and long be fore noon thousands of peipl-; had passed through tho gates. Wlirn the dedicatory ceremonies began tin im mense auditorium was crowds-.1 to Its capacity and the grounds wi" idled with those unable to secure admis sion to the spacious building. The llrst event of the dav was the landing of Adndral Sampson and the oflleors of his squadron at Chestnut street uler at 10 o'clock. Ctrrlagos were in waiting and the naval oiliceis were driven to the city hall, where In Mayor Ashbrldge's otllce they met Gov ernor Stone and his stafT, the otlleers and directors of the National Rxpor association, the otlleers and trus'ees of the Commercial Museum, the ollicers and trustees of the Franklin Insti tute, President Cassatt, of the Penn sylvania Railroad company; Pr-Jldent Harris, of the Philadelphia and Read ing railway; President Walter, of the Lehigh Valley railroad, and a'ooiu one hundred other ptomlnent citizens of Philadelphia and other cIUps. Promptly .at 11.15 o'clock the com pany In tho mayor's ofllce re-entered the carriages and were convoy 1 to the exposition grounds, preceded bv a pla toon of mounted police and escorted by 250 marines from the North Atlantic squadron and the Marine band. Ar riving at the grounds, the disttnguishej guests were escorted to the platform in the auditorium. Tho Marino band and the chorus occupied seats imme diately in front of the stage. The Governor Takes Charge. Tn the absence of P. . u. Wldener, president of the exposition the first vice president, W. W. Foulkrod. deliv ered tho addrss-j turning the oijcMilon over to the gn.-or-.fr of Pennsylvania. Director Ceneral W. P. Wilson deliv ered an address on the "Inception, purpose, plan and scope of the exposi tion." "Tho purpose of this exposition." said Director Wilson, ' is to show the foreign consumer what the American manufacturer can make and . how cheaply nnd how well he can make it. "Tho governments of the whole world have been Invited nnd h,iv accepts! the invitation to send lhlr delegates, the leading chambers of commerce of every country of the globe organized bodies in which are entrusted the com mercial affairs of their respective coun trieshave been invited and have ac cepted the Invitation and 20,000 leading commercal houses also have been ie quested to take advantage of the op portunity to see all the loading Amor lean manufacturing Interest!? gatlio'-ed In Philadelphia and have accepted tho invitation to bo present in this city during the progress of tho national ox port exposition." Governor Htnne made an address wel coming tho visitors, accepting the expo sition and turning It over to the mayor of Philadelphia. Ho said- Governor Stone's Address. y-. President. Ladles and Gentlemen: The National Export Imposition makes Its bow to tho world and Invites In spection of Its exhibits. It is tho result of tho work of two great Philadelphia Institutions, iho Philadelphia museum md Franklin Institute. Its object Is to Increase the export trade of this coun try. It has invited foreign govern ments and foreign merchants to come md inspect our wares and their prices. Ry the exhibition, this country throws lown tho gauntlet to tho world and hallenges any and all countries to pro luce articles as good nnd as cheap as these here exhibited. They are not confined to any particular line, but cover manufactured articles from a button to a locomotive. We believe that we can sell tho world our products If we can offer the best goods feu tho least money. We Invite tho world's buyers to-be tho judge. Wo want tho world's trade, and our demand Is sup ported alone by the merit of our pro ducts. For years the productions of this country have claimed that here productive tariffs upon Imports would foster and build u-, homo Industries, would encourage capital to Invest In manufacturing plants to sunply homo consumers with their products, and that with the Increase In theuo indus trial plants there would come such sharp competition as to reduce the ION OPENED price to consumers below what it would be under free trade. Claims of Protection Realized. The claims of tho protectionists have been realized. Protective tariffs in this country have transferred the competi tion between Importers under free trade to a competition between homo pro ducers, under protection, and today tho homo producer has a guarantee of tho homo trade, which Induces him to em bark in manufacturing and the homo consumer has his goods at greatly re duced prices, some of them for less than the tariff on similar Imported ar ticles. These tariffs have so stimulated and multiplied the Industries of this coun try that tho supply of their products exceed the home demand. Our Indus tries have long outgrown tho wants of this country, and our products are now competing with the foreign producer not In our territory but In his territory. This foreign demand has relieved the pressure here and helped prices. Wo nre now fairly In tho race for the world's trade. We Invite Inspection and challenge comparison. Problem to Keep Up Labor's Wages, The great problem with our manu facturers has been to preserve and maintain our high prices paid for labor and still undersell our foreign com petitors. This has been done without decreasing tho quality of our products The average price of labor in this coun try Is double that of any other country In competition with us, and as labor Is the principal cost in any product, this has been a difficult obstacle to over come, but the question has been solved by the skill and genius of the American mechanic and Inventor. It Is natural that foreign buyers should want an explanation. It Is nat ural that they should wish to know how it comes that we can sell better articles for less money than countries that pay much less for labor. The ex planation Is chiefly In the fact that we have learned to economize labor. Our laborers get more money for the time employed, but with the nid of our per fected machinery and ingenious Inven tions nnd devices they accomplish much more work. Why We Can Export Steel and Iron. Let us consider some of the reasons why we can export Iron and steel to Europe. First Our supply of raw material is unequaled in any part of tho world. The tremendous deposits of ore in the Iako Superior region have no .duplicate to extent or quality. The deposit Is of such a character that It can bo mined much cheaper than any known foreign deposit. Notably th" Masaba deposit, which can be shoveled with steam shovels directly Into cars for transpor tation to the lakes at. a cost of about five cents per ton The deposits of coking coal In Western Pennsylvania, especially tho Co-nellsvllle region, Is almost inexhaustible and of superior quality, and has no duplicate In any foreign country. England, our princi pal competitor, Is compelled to bring her ores largely from Spain, where the methods of mining are primitive and costly, and where tho quality Is low and uncertain. Second Our works are superior for manufacturing. In this direction we lead greatly for several reasons; Amer icans have had faith in the future of their country nnd did not hesitate to Invest their money freely for the best plants possible and plants of a perma nent character. The genius nnd activ ity of Amerlcnn engineers In the de signing nnd construction of these plants has been the wonder of foreign experts, Third American workmen have much to do with our ability to export, be cause although they receive on an average more than double tho wages per day they turn out nearly double the work and adapt themselves to con ditions foreign workmen will not. They have never opposed the Introduction of modern methods or labor-saving de vices, as they do abroad, and their work Is light as a consequence. While raw material has given us greater advantage. American labor has given equally as much. Railroads have done their part In fostering and en larging our export business. They have straightened their tracks, laid down heavier rails, made their roadbeds more solid and permanent, built larger engines, constructed steel cars for freights, put nlr brakes on freight cars and made It possible to carry freights quickly, cheaply and safely. Superiority of American Goods. Wherever American goods have been Introduced they have the preference afterwards. Notably, Russia gives Americu preference In rails and armor plate; Japan In all lines. Americans shlpnod 40,000 tons of bars for tin sheets into Wales last year; Americans shipped 20,000 tons of plates for steamships built on the Clyde last year. Ameri cans have shlpoed large tonnage of steel billets right Into Birmingham and 'Manchester.and Americans shipped steel bridges for the English government Into the Soudan and built and erected them quicker nnd cheaper than any foreign firm could do. Cheaper for the reasons given nbove. and quicker be cause they have the right kind of work men, Canada's supply of iron and steel was almost entirely taken from tho states last year. South America Is taking more and more each year. America's export will continue to in crease, for our raw materials will be obtained as cheaply In the future as In tho past, because of tho great sup ply, while our foreign raw material Is rapidly becoming scarce nnd dear, and of Inferior quality. Even now England Is prospecting In Sweden for her sup ply. England's supremacy In Iron and steel Is gone, and American manufac turers will have to supply the world. Amerlcnn wages have steadily In creased. The average earnings of every man nnd boy employed In tho Home stead Steel works during the year ISflS. for every working dav In the year and Including all salaried men. was $3 in, and during 1899 It will bo much higher, and these are the works that lead in tho export of steel. Drawback Is Shipping Facilities, Our only drawback Is shipping facll ittes. We have protected and fostered our industries, but we have neglected our shipping. Today our exports aro curried In foreign ships, and wo aro paying $100,000,000 each year to foreign ship owners. This Is a rellectlon on our statesmanship. It ought not to be. Our ocean freight should be carried In American ships. If the circumstances do not Justify tho construction of American ships In American docks, congress should, by subsidy or other wise, make It an Inducement to capltnl to embark In this enterprise. Our flag Continued on Page . WATSON REPORTS A NAVAL FIGHT SHARP ENGAGEMENT IN PHIL IPPINE WATERS. United States Gunboat Paragun Fired On Off Baleinao Hit Several Times, but No Casualties Insur gents' Fire Silenced in Twenty Minutes Filipino Schooner Cap tured and Destroyed Commission ers Recalled Filipino Police Go on Duty in Manila. Washington, Sept. 14. The following despatch has been received at the Navy Department: Manila, Sept. 11. Secretary of Navy, Washington. Davld soii, commanding Parnguu, reports sharp engagement nt Halemao. Vessel struck many times by rifle shots; no casualties. Pnnigua silenced insurgents' tiro la twen ty minutes; range from 400 to 900 yard. Occasion, capture Filipino schooner, which Davidson destroyed. Watson. Halemao Is In the province of Mas bato, south of Luzon and north of Vl sayas. Manila, Sept. 14. Colonel Charles Denby and Prof. Dean Worcester, members of tho Philippines commis sion, have received instructions from President McKlnley, asking them to return as soon as possible. Thev wll" embark in the steamship Empress of India, which Is to leave Hong Kong, Sept. 20. It Is not known whetho- or not the clerical force will return wlih I them or remain here. The comtnls I sloners had Just moved Into their nc" offices and had expected to spend some, months working on the establishment of municipal government. The Nevada cavalry wus unable 10 sail In the Newport. They will take the next available transport. Tho Filipino police, numbering 253 men, armed with revolvers and clubs, went on duty at Manila today. The force Is controlled by the provost mar shal and was reviewed on the Luneta. THE TARTAR RELEASED. Authorities at Hong Kong Issue Clearance Papers to Transport. Washington, Sept. 14. Clearance pa pers havo been issued to the Tartar, at Hong Kong. It Is expected that the vessel will proceed to the United States at onco. Tho information that clearance had been allowed came In a despatch to Ad jutant Ocneial today from Colonel M. Metcalfe, commanding tho Twentieth Knnsas and the troops aboard tho transport. It Is supposed that clear ance papers were allowed on the sug gestion of tho British foreign office to the British consul at Hong Kong that It would be unwise to Interfere with American transports. Another despatch from Colonel Met calfe, In reply to one send yesterday, says that the Tartar was no moro over, crowded than other transports leaving Manila, and the food was as good. He said the trouble was caused by the discharged regular soldiers who were returning home aboard the ship. PRESIDENT WILL NOT MEDDLE. Cannot Interfere in the Disputes in Foreign Countries. Washington. Sept. 11. President Mc Klnley is dally receiving letters, petitions and resolutions from various parts of the country urging his mediation In behalf of Dreyfus and suggesting that he ten der his good otllces In the pending dis puto between Great Britain and tho Transvaal. These havo eomo in such volume that there has not been an ac knowledgement In many cases. All these communications are being turned over to the state department as they arrive-. The administration will tako no action, holding that until the Interests of tho I'nlted States or the rights of persons aro Involved It is not within the prov ince of tills country to meddle In tho do mestic or foreign affairs ol other coun tries. KILLED AT CROSSING. Two Boys Meet Death at Black Wal nut. Tunkhannook, Sept. it. While driving across tho Lchlyh Valley railroad tracks at Black Walnut today Charles llanoy, uged 13 yeurs, and Floyd Jackson, aged 10, wen- run down by a light engine and Instantly killed. A construction tialn was passing at tho tlmo and the boys had stopped their team on the cither track and did not f-co the englno backing down upon them. Jackson was a f.itmer's son, and Har vey was cent out from Philadelphia by tho Children's Aid society about a year ago. They were on the way to the sta tion with a load of milk for shipment. Lutheran Orphans' Home. Tipton. Pa.. Sept. ll.-Tho Lutheran Orphans' home near this borough, was dedicated today in tho presence of nearly 5.IM0 people who came from all points In P'liuylklll, Lebanon and Lehigh valleys. The cities of Reading and Allentown were largely represented. The addresi-es were by Itov. F. J. F. Schintz, of My erstown, and Rev. Dr. Leonard Sating, of Allentown. Tho net of consecration wns performed by Itov. Dr. S. Laird, of fler iimntown, president of the Lutheran min Iblerium of Pennsylvania. Partial Victory for the Painters. Philadelphia, Sept. 11. The membeis of the- Amalgamated Journeymen House Painters' association, who struck yes terday because of the failure of certain muster painters to sign an agreement on tlmo and wages, gained a partial vic tory today when twenty employers signed the agreement. As a result about V) at tho 1.500 strikers have- toturned to work. Kidnapped Child Returns. Boston. Sept. Jl. Little Gladys IVrot, who was kidnapped In Baltimore unci car ried to London by her mother,' arrived In Boston this morning, tn the custody of her grandfather, William II, Perot. They n.no on the steamer Prince George, from Plymouth, on tholr way to Baltimore. The'y left for the latter city today. Red Men Visit President. Washington, Sept. II. Tho great coun cil of tho Improved Order of Red Men was received by President McKlnley In tho eaBt room of tho whlto houso today. Gcorgo B, art-en, tho great Inehonoe of tho order, made tho presentations. Over WW members ( nd their ludlen were pres ent at tho reception. WILL COMMAND INDIANS. James H. Tillman Directed to Organ ize a Company. Washington, Sept. It. James II. Till man, a son of ex-Ropresoutatlvo Tlllnun, of South Carolina, and who served as lieutenant colonel of the First South Cur ollna volunteers In tho Spanish war, has teen promised by tho president a cap taincy in otio of tho new volunteer regi ments. Colonel Tillman cumo to Wash ington hoping to rulso an independent company uf scouts. Tho president did not approve of forming any Independent commands nt this time but said there was no objection to enlisting a certain proportion of Indians in u company which ho authorized Coptuln Tillman to organize. One platoon of tho company will bo composed of educated Indians, leading men of tho Ctlppcwa, Ncs Pcrces and other tribes. Chiefs Joseph and Pug-iV-Ma-ai-Shlng of these tribes are much in terested In the work and havo been In Washington with Captain Tillman. Tho two remaining platoons -will be composed of South Cafollnaria. Recruiting stations will be opened In South Carolina and St. Paul, Mil n. Already enough men to fill n regiment hao applied, so the question of personnel is only ono of selection. Captain Tlllmnn was tho youngest col onel In t,e Spanish vnr and Is vlco ram mnnder nf tl.e Spanish War Veteran' association. Lieutenant (Jlriml is chief of ordnanco and u member of tho council of admin istration of the same organization. UNITED TYFOTHETAE. Discussion Over the Recognition of Union Labor. New Haven, Sept. 11. Today's business session of tho United Typot'ietae of America developed a hc-'itf-d discussion of the question Involving recognition of union labor and before the hour of ad journment bad arrived tho typothetac had gone on record as generally opposed to offlclnl recognition of typographical unions. Tho dlv-iMPlon was precipitated by the lerommrndatlnn of one of tho sub-commlltcos that tho executive com mittee of the tM-olbetao be constituted nrhitrar In cases of dispute with commit tee from the typographical union A. 11. I 'ugh, of Cincinnati, was the llr-jt speaker to deel ire against this resolu tion He 3tat:-d 1 .tt he was a non-tm'on printer and opposed emphatically to ree. ognllinn of union iabnr as suggested. Ho ch.Imed that the ucommendaltons of the i-omi'.tttcc con&tluued concessions to Hie labor union whii.Ii were intircly unwar ranted. Rx-Congresman J. J. Little, of New York, favored the resolution on the ground that It displayed only a spirit of fairness. Mr. Little was followed by Rob ert K. Morgan, of Cincinnati, who stri.ng ly seconded the position of Mr. Pugh. Other speaker addressed the convention and dually the resolution was stricken out. Another resolution "discountenancing the use of union labels," v.is artoptel al most unnnimourlw A s-till more radical re.olt'tion was tebled until tomorrow. This l. unsure urc-H all master prln'rr:) not to use union labels and not to em ploy union lore-men. BEDFORD'S LIBEL SUIT. The Haderman-Thropp Case Attracts Much Attention. Bedford, Pa , Sept. 14. Tho libel suit of Hadorman against Thropp, now on trial In the court of this county. Is attr.i-tlng large ciowds and much Interest. Winn court adjourned last night a motion for a compulsory non-suit was pending. It was argued at gieat length by rx Dlstrlct Attorney Graham, of Philadel phia, for the defendant, and ,T. If. Jordan, c-sei., of Bedfoul. t r tho plaintiff. This morning Judge Kvnns, of Pittsburg, who is presiding, refused the non-suit. Tho entire day was consumed by the defence In endeavoring to prove that rumors which were alloat In tills congressional district with tin affidavit and receipt edv en by persons not parties to the suit before- the alleged libelous publication was made, established probable cause which would justify the publication. As a con sequence the entire district has been raked and every person who Is supposed to have anv knowledge on this line is here as n witness. A largo number of postmasters are- in attendance and tho rumors concerning their nppolntments nre bring investigated. The evidence will likely be finished tomorrow. LANGE'S SUCCESSOR. Serious Charges Against the Consul nt Berlin. Washington, Sept. 11. The president has appointed Henry Dledrich. I'nlt.-d States consul at Magdeburg, to bo consul nt Bremen, in place of Dotils Lange, Jr., who retires as the result of'an Investiga tion by the state department Into his ofllce methods. Tho appointment is a substantial promotion for Mr. Dledrich, nnd was recommended by Senator t id iom. Berlin, Sept. II. The lepresentatlvo here of the Associated Press learns au thoritatively that Louis Lange, Jr., tho late I'nlted States consul at Bremen, was Investigated- officially a month ago by t'nitcd States Consul Oeneral Frank Mason nn vc-rv serious charges. Mr. Mason, It Is added, forwarded a full re port of the matter to the stuto depart tr nt at Washington. TEN PERSONS SWEPT AWAY. Floods Doing Much Damage in Ger many and Austria. Berlin, Sept. II. 'I he floods are causing widespread damage In Southern Germany and Austria. Tin- northuly part of ZwI'J ltau Is inundated. Owing to tho under mining of tho railway bridge over tho sen, betVeen Muehldorf and Rohrbach, a train fell into tho river and dye per sons were- killed. All tho tributaries of the Danube in Austria aro Hooded. A bildge oor the Sehwurza, at Payer bach, cobapsed and en persons were cur ried away. Salzburg, Sept. II. A poitlou of this city and places In the vicinity 1-nvo been llonde-d. Troops have been called out to render assistance. Tho water Is subsid ing slowly. BRITISH SEAMEN'S STRIKE. Seventeen Steamships Unable to . Leave tho Tyne. London, Sept. 11. Seventeen stcamM-lp weio unable to leave the Tyno today ow ing to the shipping strike Tlie Montreal liner Cervona nnd iho steamship SUverelulo, have conceded iho strikers' demands, Tho seamen, aro u bllant. Ohio Deadlock Broken. Martin's Ferry, O., Sept. 11. Joseph J. Gill, of Steubenvllle, was nominated for congress by tho Sixteenth congresulonal dlptrlct Republican convention on iho 290th ballot today. ' Patchen Beats Gentry. Sioux City, la., Sept. II. In a special match pacing raeo today for n purse of $3,000. Paichen boat Jchn It, aeutry In two straight heatu, Time 2.06 and 2.01. TRUST CONFERENCE ,IS FIZZLING OUT RENEWAL OF THE FIGHT BE TWEEN THE FACTIONS. Each Side Afraid tho Other Will Ob tain Control W. P. Pottor, of Phil adelphia Speaks on "Co-opcratlon Rather Than Competition" After noon Session Speakers All Over step the Time Allowed Each Speech. Chicago, Sept. 14. The second day's session of tho Trust conference wns opened here today, with William Wirt Howe, of New Orleans, In the clialr, and a falling off In the attendance of both delegates and spectators. Mr. Howe proceeded nt onco to busi ness by putting before tho houso u resolution Introduced by F. C. Fnrr, of Missouri, for tho appointment of the important committee on , resolutions. Tin. motion instantly developed tho un dercurrent of strife between the fac tions for nnd against trusts which yes terday threatened tho convention's har mony. An amendment was immediately pro posed, various speakers urging that tho resolution be amended to allow the ap pointments to the committee to be made by the delegates themselves, one committeeman from each state. The original motion wns not acted on, but the amendment in regard to the manner of appointment was carried by a standing vote- 99 to 14. Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia, rising from it far corner, dechued that It was unfair to bind tho delegates by resolution. The debate waxed warm, and delegates clamoring for recogni tion rose in every part of tho house. Ex-Governor Luce, of Michigan, shouted that the reference to a com mittee without reading or debate meant that many a well-intended effort would go to sleep in tho hands of the com mittee and "sleep the sleep of death." At that sally there was a ripple of merriment which censed with tho clamor of others who wished to bo heard. The pro-trust men and the antls were fearful, It became evident, that ono side- or the other would obtain control And bind the minority to something of which they disapproved. W. P. Potter, of Philadelphia, spoke about "Co-operation Rather Than Com petition." Lawrence Rudy, of the New York Tariff Reform club, was then Intro duced. He opened the tnrlff debate, speaking in part as follows: "I do not contend that the only cause for combination which restrains trade Is the tariff, but the tariff does foster and assist In maintaining such com binations. Tho tariff is under tho con trol of the federal government, tho abolition of duties on articles produced by trusts is easy, immediate and effect ive. When this special privilege Is withdrawn we will then bo In a better position to do what further may be necessary." Afternoon Session. The afternoon session was devoted to tho papers on tho "relation of agricul tural to trusts." Dudley Wooton acted us chairman for the session but pre sided over a del eer.it l,i n ovm ihinno. , than they were during the forenoon. I . I ourko Ooekran was missed from i tho ranks of the New Yorkers but these gentle-men nsrerted that he had not forsaken the conferance-. An eastern . delegate slept through the entire s.-s- , slon, a pronounced example of an ennui , which affected many others to a lessor degree. Go..-rnor Plngrce was In at- j tendance and at the close respended to n clamor from the pit to speak. Ho mc-jviy nos-rvcei tnat lie was opposed to trusts for reasons, ho said, which he could tell those who attended in th evening. The Michigan governor, to. Bother with Governor Atkinson , of ost Virginia; Governor Sconc-ld, of Wisconsin and Governor Stanley of ICansps, upon the- Invitation of ' the chair and took seats on the stage. H. C. Manley, of St. Paul, delegate from the National Farmer's Alliance and Industrial union, spoke. Marlon Jones, of South Bend. Ind master of the National Grange, declared that the farmer was opposed to no othe.- branch of Industry, Including trusts. The last speaker of tho afternoon was Ma jor Benjamin It. Tucker, of New York, editor ot an anarchistic paper. He gave his view of trusts from the stand point of an annrchlst. The speakers, with one accord, over-stopped tho twenty minutes allowed each speech. At the close an opportunity for dis cussion wns offered, but a motion to adjourn was overwhelmingly favored and was carried. J. C. Hanley, nf St. Pnul, spoke on foreign markets and American shipping nnd the Influence of these on agricul ture. "Trusts and Combines," said lie, "If conducted on strict business competi tive system would be a blessing rather than a cuise. But tho operation of many of these gigantic nionopo'Iej r.s conducted at present aro a mona.-a to the existence and stability of our na tion. I am convinced that lcghmtlon cannot control these evils without striking at tho root of It and that the government own and control all means of ttansportntlon and public ut'llty." Mr. Hanley then went deep into' sta tistics showing the effect of enlarging our market and extending It to fo.-tgr. countries on our agriculture. In the course of his speech Aaron .Tones said: It occurs to mo that tho lltst Hep In romeJIal legislation Is to pas.i u well considered anti-trust law by the congress of the United States, defining tho powers and limiting tho (privileges of these corporations and supplement this law by enactments of tln govern! state legislatures to apply to such phases as could not be readied by the federal law. Ma lor Tucker at the clos? of his speeeh said" "Free access to tho world of matter, abolishing land monopoly, free access to tho world of mind, abolishing I let monopoly, fre.j access to n free and un taxed market abolishing tariff monop oly and money monopoly .secure these nnd all tho rest shall ba added unto you. Tor liberty Is the remedy of every social evil; and thp nnaroh mu.t tho world look at last for any enduring guarantee of social order." THE NEWS THIS M0KN1NU Weather Indications ToJiyi FAIR, COOLCJ, 1 General Opening of tho National Mxport Exposition. Reply of tho Trnnsnal Disquieting. Factional Fight In the Trust Colilor- encc. 2 Gcncial Northeastern Pennsylvania News. Financial nnd Commercial. 3--LocalWest Scranton and Suburban. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. 5 General Secretary Hay Denies nn Al liance with Great Britain. President Schurman on Our Policy In tho Philippines. 6 Local-City Solicitor Vosburg's Opin ion on the Mayor's Power of Re moval. Court Proceedings. 7 Loc-al raik OrdlMitico Passes Coun cils. Closing Sessions of the Ablngton Bap tists. R Advertisement. 0 Round About I lie Countv. 10 Lccal Condition of tho Coal Trade. Llvo Industrial News. GOVERNOR AT THE RACES Ho Watches Dariol Pace a Mile in 2.10 at State Fair Other Exhibi tions. Bethlehem, Pa., Sepl, 14. Governor Stone visited tho Pennsylvania State fair this afternoon and was cheered by 10,000 people. He witnessed Darlel pace a mile on tho half mile track in the 2:15 class and establishing a. new rec ord of 2:10 Hat. The races were excit ing notwithstanding that the favorites won. Hollidaysburg, Pa., Sept. 14. Ten thousand people attended the Blair county fair today. A hnrso show of the blooded stock of the countv was the f feature of the day's exhibition Indiana, Pa Sept. 11 A conserva tive estimate placed the attendance at the fair at Uj.OOO. Wllllamsport, Pa.. S-pt. 14. This was tho banner day In point of attend ance at the Lvcoming county fair. It Is estimated that 115,000 people were on the grounds In the afternoon. Tho races wore wo.l contested nnd exciting. The last heat In the. 2-J5 clas was postponed until tonr.rrow. The second heat was a dead heat between Bon Ton and Maggie Collins Torre Haute, Inel., Sept. 11. V .big crowd was present this afternoon to see Lumps, driven by ids owner clip a quarter of a second off the wagon rec ord -if 2:0SUj. made by Sunlnnd I'elle. at Cleveland. The horse moved llko clock work and, despite, the cool weath er nnd the heavy wind, ho finished tho mile with a runner in 2:0Sii. establish ing a now world's record to wagon, with an amateur driver up, NELSON FREEMAN KILLED. Struck by a D., L. & W. Train at Factoryville. "Nelson Freeman, a young man who Is engaged as a driver for James Van- Stein, of La Plume, was killed by being struck by n Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western train on Wednesday it Fnctoryville. He was hired to brink milk to the; ' various milk depots and was returning ; home when he met death. At the , crossing at Factoryville several wit i nesses saw the tenm and wagon com Ing towards the crossing, but a driver ' was not In view. A downward train was coming and the team continued Its way, It came- on the tracks and when In the middle the engine struck It and In an instant the body of Free man was sent up from the wagon nnd , Into the air. When picked up ho was dead. Corner Roberts was notified and went to Factoryville yesterday. After learn ing tho facts of tho case he deemed an Inquest unnecessary. -. . . . TROLLEY CAR AFIRE. Caused Lots of Excitement on West Drinker Street. Dunmore car No. 153 caught on flro last evening on West Drinker street, Dunmore, nnd caused much excitement for a time. The blaze started underneath and be fore It could was quenched with water frcm a neighboring house the flames had eaten their way Into tho enr Itself and damaged it to a considerable ex- ! tent. CHALLENGE FOR ESTERHAZY. Another American Anxious to Spill Walsin's Gore, Columbia, S. C. Sept. 11. Tho follow- i 1IIK - W'lllt llfct. iw ui.M i.ii vuiiiuui nun i it- ' bled to Comte Ferdinand Wulsln Kster h.izy this morning at his address In Lou I don: I "Sir: Believing you to bo answerable for tho misery and humiliation of Cantalu I Dreyfus of tho French iiimv. and bo 1 (Captain Dreyfus), not being able to cad I on you personally for satisfaction I. as i an American, freo born, loving liberty. do volunteer In my own right to i-roet j cm on the Held nf honor In bohulf of Captain Dreyfus at nny tlmo and pla?o agri-vuble to yov. "(Signed) "Paul E. Atr. "Anders m, S. '." Ayer Is a son ot the late General A e-r, of Hit Ciinfedetale i. toy, and wu a er ),eai t in tho Fin1 fr.imth i'm.o.iii.v volun teers during tho Spanish war. GRAND CIRCUIT RACES. Providence-, It. I., Sept. 14. In tho grand circuit meet today Louis Mae won tho unfinished 2.10 trot of yesterday, taking tho soventh heat In 2.10VS. Battleton got second money. The Roger Williams stake, purm $3.0ii0, 2.2S pace, wus von by Island Wilkes, jr., In tbreo straight heats after Kaiser took tho llrst hcut. Tlmu-2.0Sij, 2.1ii, 2.11'ii 2.i 9;. Tho 2.23 trot, purt-o $1,200, was taken by Alice Barnes In two straight heats. Time 2.HH, 2.15V4. Wurd got second money. Hal B. closed up the 2.10 pace, purse $.t.WO. with three straight heatu, Llttlo Thorn taking second money. Tlmo--2.U, 2.07i'i. 2.0S. Tudor Chimes won the 2.20 pace, after Woodford C won tho llrst heat, Tudor Chimes taking the ntM two heats. Time 1-2.13. 2.13, 2.HU. TRANSVAAL REPLY NOT PLEASING Will Not Be Satisfactory to England. STATEMENT BY MR. WHITB Tho Boers' Agent-General In London Talks News Received by Mr. Chamberlain Text of tho Answea May Not Be in London for Several Days First Draft Being Consldx ered by the Raad British Colonial Office Notifies Lord Wolseley, Prospective Commander of the) Forces in Natal Summoned Or ange Free State Burghers Decldo to Aid the Boers. . . London, Sept. 14. The consul general of tho South African republic, Montagu White, said today: "I have good authority for believing that the Transvaal reply will be un-. satisfactory to the British governs mc-nt." Tho news received by Sir. Chambers lain today, it Is now said, was probs ably Information regarding the nature! of the Boer reply, and not tho reply) Itself. Whether that came from President Kruger or was merely the British agent's forecast it is Impossible to say. The text of the reply will not bo re ceived, In all probabilities, for several days. The latest advices from Pretoria say tho Transvaal government has com pleted the llrst draft of the roply.whlch was then being considered by the raads In secret session. It was reported this morning that tho Transvaal's reply to the last note ot the- British secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, had been, received but that the character of It could not be ascertained. At the colo nial office It wns said that nothing Is to be given out for tho present. It was regarded as significant, how ever, that the nature of tho Boer reply was communicated to tho commander-in-chief, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, who Immediately summoned General Sir George Stewart White, V. C. for mer quartermaster general and the prospective commander of the British forces In Natal. Tho Cape Town papers themselves take a more hopeful view of the situa tion, basing their belief on tho prob able, acceptance by President Kruger of the franchise measure suggested In Mr. Chamberlain's dispatch, but even they admit It Is Impossible- to learn or foreshadow President Kruger's atti tude toward tho suzerainty of Great Biitaln, which, after all, is still the main Issue. It may be several days before tho general public learns what answer tho Transvaal has made. If Pren'den; Kruger has answered defiantly, It does not necessarily mean tho Immediate breaking off of negotiations. The Brit ish government would reply probably with an unmistakable ultimatum, but it Is scarcely to Its advantage to bring about hostilities until the reinforce ments are nearer tho scene of action than they are at present. Whatever the nature of President Kruger's reply, It Is probable that sev eral more stages of diplomatic- pro cesses are to be gone through beforn there Is definite war or peace, unless, of course, President Kruger takes tho Initiative and raids Natal. It is tho possibility of that move that causes dellnlte news of his reply to ba awaited so eagerly and so anxiously. The burghers of the Orange Freo State, at a meeting just held, passed n resolution to stand shoulder to should dcr with the Transvaal In case of hos- till ties. Situation Not Favorable. London, Sept. 14. While tho staff ot the- foreign otllce will maintain con tinuous communication tonight with Mr. Chamborlnln at Birmingham. It In not believed now that the result of tho debate of tho volksraad will be r -reived before Friday. Despatches) from Cape- Town, dated midnight, .u-tne-h great Importance to an article lit the Onsland, the organ of the AfrN kaner bund, which urges tho Trins vaal government to renew its oITi"- re garding a conference, declaring tint there Is no reason why tho Transvaal should not accept a conference an I culling attention to the fact th'i' th.o word "suzerainty" Is not men lone I by Mr. Chamberlain, and that, there fore, there Is nothing to Indicate an obligation on the part of either gov ernment to abandon its views on tho subject. This article it unle-slo.'d to be- the outcome of an Important Afrikander caucus held to dls..- ts the Chamberlain not, and It Is unJerstood that the argument has been for.Ilied by strong messages from Preti.'t, urg ing the volksraud to forego th.i suzer ainty objection and to concede tho British proposals. ' There Is every reason to bellev.; that Mr. Hofmeyr, tho Afrikander lende-, has wired President Kruger t. tho same effect and similar representations have been telegraphed from the Orange Freo State. Tho situation this evening Is not con sldered so favorable as It ;v is cliirllisf the forenoon. WEATHER FORECAST. -f- -f- 4- Washington, Sept, 11. Forecast -f for Friday and Saturday Eastern -f -f FeniiBylvnnU Fair; continued H -- cool Friday and Saturdqy; fresh 4- north to east winds. -
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