"TKwni"'w r-',f7i- - t'Tf,n,,,",,T" . TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA.. MONDAY MOHNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1899. TWO CENTS. .-w,. n BLOODY RIOT IN ILLINOIS Caterville Is Agitated by Another Desperate Race War. THE TROOPS ORDERED OUT Pour Negroes Instantly Killed and One Fatally Wounded While Others Eeceive Wounds List of the Dead nnd Wounded The Fourth Regi ment is Ordered Out by Governor Tanner. Cartervlllo, Ills., Sept. 17. Cartervllle was the seen" of a bloodv riot ubout noon today In which four negroes were Instantly killed and one fatally wound ed while two others received wounds. Trouble has ben brewing nlivo tin lull- ltla w.is recalled by (lovernor Tanner i last .Monday, Tlio vnito inineia 01 mm piece have refused to allow the nesro miners to coiiie Into town, alwnvs meet ing them and ordering them hacV To day, however, thirteen nesii'eii all armec, mnrciieii into town going u ui , lllnois central depot, where tncy ex- changed a few words with the whites I mlniiLa tlin'., 'Pltuti tl,f tmrrroes millet ....... ..,...-,.. , .l ..- -- .,,. I 'lien pisiois aim iti'i-ni-u oie uo e' whites who at unci" returned the Tie. A running fight was kept tip. Tin iip- groes senttoeei, some uemg cos-. ton iwimi u- :ne wnifs up nn inu.n streit. while the remainder fled down the railroad track. Here Hi execution was done, all who went through th' town escaping. After the fight was over four dead bodies were picked up and nnother mortally wounded. Th -y were taken to the rlly hall whore the Mounded man was attended u and a'l inquest held over the dead ones. Two more negroes were fiiui'd Hto tonight, near the Bruh mines swelling the total killed to lx. The killed ore: H-v T. J. FIomI. Huso Ilradlev John Black Henry Bramim, Jim Hays, one unideiitllled. Mortally wounded: Jin1 Cumndngs. Cimnilngs IN wounded negro 1 re ported tonight .-s i'ohiI. Trouble ha exist' d here off and on for over a year but io fatalities occurred until June. "0 when a parsenger train on th" III Inds Central rallio.icl was fired Into nod file negro wmnaUikiU:i!U'Tlit ne'Ties were i.n their wny to the mines having come from Pnna. A short tlm' afterwards, a, pitched battle ensued b iwnn the union and non-union forces, during which time the dwellings occu-jil-il by the nnp-unirm negroes were burned. Several arrests weie made nod the accused are in jail at Marlon nwal'Ing trial on the charge of tnuider. Superintendent Donoly, of the Brush mines, where the negroes reside, re ports that the negroes an worked Into a frenzy and that while he is doing all In his power to hold them In check, he is afraid that he cannot do so much longer Company C, Fourth regiment, L. N. C , arrived here tonight and will en deavor to preserve order. Forty miners from the Herrln mines are reported to have left that place for this city, armed with Krog-Jorgenseii rifles, and de termined to assist tin white miners here. ' Troops Called Out. Springfield, III., Sept. J7. Governor Tanner has ordered two companies of tin Fourth regiment, under command of Colonel Dennett, to Cartel villi. He re-i- Ived a telegram this afternoon from Samuel Hrush, manager of the St. Louis and Hlg Muddy Cool company at Car-t'-rvllle, that five if a crowd of his ii' sro miners who had gathered at a d' put, pieparatory to leaving, had been killed, a mob having find upon them. Later advices reported seven killed and a number wounded. The governor gave out the following statement tonight: i received a message from Captain rtrush. stating that the mob had nt taeked and hilled the negro miners while waiting at the Illinois Central depot for a train; that the sheriff would be unable to control the situation anil was powerless to arrest the parties: asking me to order troops to Carter vllle. , "In response to this message, know. Ing something of the condition of that pla.-e nnd without waiting to hear from the sheriff or others In authority, I Im mediately ordered Lieutenant Lowden, of Company C, of Cnrjioiidalo. to pro ceed nt once to Cartervllle, procuring a. special train, If necessary, and when reaching Cartervllle to suppress the Hot, protect life nnd property, but re port to the sheriff of Williamson county for orders In the event that the sheriff was on the ground. "I also ordered Cantnln Hersh. of Newton, to proceed wilhflliis company bv the quickest route to Cartervllle. At lie same time. I ordered Colonel Bcn nett. of the Fourth regiment, who lives nt Greei'!'e. to proceed to Cartervllle nt onc and take charge of the troop. I also directed the commanding officer of Company F. of Mount Vernon, to prepare nnd be In readiness to leave on short notice " Seven Men Killed. 'Later, I received a message from Captain Hrush stntlng that later re ports showed that seven of his men were killed and two Injured and that a large armed mob of men was be 'wein Cartervllle and his mine and that o e company was not sufficient. "it would seem that these negro mi ners were waiting at the depot for the train, probably expecting to leave the place temporarily or finally. It seems to be from the brief facts above re ported and the further fact that n i one was killed except the negroes, that it was a pre-arranged, preconcocted, premeditated murder. If I am right In this conclusion tho people of Carter vllle and especially of Williamson county, should use every means pos sible and that vigorously to bring these parties guilty of this wholesale murder to speedy justice and In their efforts to do so I promise them the co-operation of the state, the whuld national guard If necessary to bring about the arrest nnd conviction of these parties for the restoration of peace and good order In the county, and so I advised the sheriff of Wil liamson county this afternoon by wile. "This a blot on the fair name of the commonwealth of Illinois and will be a disgrace to the community of Wil liamson county unless quick and vig orous action is token by the county authorities. Tlio good and law abld'ns citizens of Williamson county should rise 'to the situation and support this law oilleers. In lestorlng peace aril or der and in the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. "I hope that the Newton company will reach Cartervlllo before morning nnd before any conflict occurs, but I do not believe and shall not believe un til It happens that the strikers will at tack the national guard or attempt to oppose II In doing Its duty." Situation Critical. Late tonight Governor Tanner re ceived the following telegram from Sheriff Cray: f'artervllle, Sept. '.'. Governor Tanner, Springfield: Company C has reported to me. The situation Is critical. Tliere uro many armed men In Cuttcrville and In the vicin ity of the Brush mine. The military com pany Is not suillclcnt to disperse the mob. (Signed! Joali Cray. Sheriff- lovernor Tanner sent the following telegram to Lieutenant Lowdcn, com manding Company F. Mount Vernon, nt f 'a,torvlllt- Do n)t mz,wl ,h e lives of your men against great odds. You are a soldier and the commanding oillcer. As such do your duty. You are on guard and must be the judge as to the conditions nnd the responsibility rests on you. I . nv,toreri the Mount Vernon miiv .... ,...... T,-. ,n rf,m)rt to Colonel L'ennetl." Governor Tanner nlo telegraphed Sheriff Gray as follows- "I have ordered Companies 11 of Nw- i ton, and C. You shall have nil the force hieooersary to enforce the law and bring the guilty parties to justice." He also telegraphed Lieutenant Low uen. of Company F, Sit. Vernon, to leav" by the nulckest route and report with his company to Sheriff Gray at Cartervllle. MR. REID'S FAREWELL. He Forwards a Letter of Thanks to Republicans of the First Maine District. Portland, Me., Sept. 17. The Press will print tomorrow morning the fol lowing: To the Itepubllcuus of the First Slaino District : While I am natutally leluctant to Intrude myself again upon public at tention even here at home, i am sure no one would expect me to leave the First JIalne district after so long service with out some w-oros expressing to you my ap preciation of youi friendship und my gratitude for your generous treatment. Words alone are unite Inadequate and I must appeal to your memories. During three and twenty years of political life, not always peaceful, you have never questioned a single public act of mine. Other men have had to look after their districts. Sly district has looked after me. This, In the place where 1 was born, where yon know my shortcomings as well as I do myself, gives me a right to bo proud of my relations with you. No hon ors urn ever quite like these which come from home. It would not be just for me to withhold my thanks from those Demo crats who have so often given me their votes. This friendship I can acknowledge with all propilety even In a letter to lt puhlicans, for both they and you know that I have never trimmed a sail to catch the passing breeze or ever flown a doubt ful Hag. Ofllee as n "ribbon to stick In your coat." Is worth nobody's consideration. Ofllee as opportunity is worth all con sideration. That opportunity you have given me untratnmeled In the fullest and amplest measure nnd 1 return shiccrest thanks; If I have deserved any praise It belongs of rlsht to you. Whatever may happen 1 am sure that the First Slalne district will al ways be true to the principles of liberty, relf govf tnment and the rights of man. (Signed) Thomas I!. Heed. Portland, Suit. 17. WAS A BOGUS BELMONT. The Genuine Perry Has Not Changed Views on Currency. London, Sept. 17. Perry Helmo'it nr rived In London this evening from Paris, not having been in Kngland since July, nor having seen a reporter while in Eu rope. What purported to be nn Interview with him sent from London to the t'nlted States on September fi was th" result of an imposition on tho part of some one, who, from what appears to have been in tended motives, represented himself to a reporter at Huston station, London, as being Mr. Belmont and expressed the views with regard to American politics as cabled. Sir. Helmont this evening authorized the statement that bo has had no occas ion to change the views expressed to the Associated Press on June 17 on tho eve of bis sailing for Burope, and that he consistently holds to his alieady pub lished opinions In tegard to the financial doctilnes of William Jennings Divan and tho Chicago platform which ho will con Untie to oppose. Sir. llryan's views In regard to the currency are such that Sir. Helmont could not support him. Sir. nnd Sirs. Belmont will sail for the United States next Wednesday by the steamer Teutonic. 1 COAL OPERATORS INDICTED. Paua. 111.. Sept. 17. Tho grand jury has Indicted the following coal operators for Inciting riot In this city nn the tenth of April last: C. T. Penwell, Will run Pen .yc!1 and Louis Schlerbnch, of tho Pen well Coal company; Louis Overholt, T. J. Overholt ami J. W. Kltchell, of the Sprlugtdde Coal company; Walter Pulter baugh and Julius Hrcct.1. of the Pana Coal company; also Captain D. H. Hurt and wife and Sir. F. Itohrer, of Lincoln, 111., of the Pana Coal company. Schneider Removed, Vienna, Sept. 17. Tho official Army (la zctto announces the removal from tho Austro-llungarlan military attachcshlp In Paris nnd Brussels, of Colonel V. Schneider, whose aliened letters Incrim inating Captain Dreyfus, though distinct ly repudiated by him us a forgery was one of tho principal weapons of the pros- ecuuon during tho Jtennes trial. Killed by a Tailor. Chicago, Sept. 17. As the result of a dispute over a suit of -clothes today Sla" tln Wnlgren, n bookkeeper, was killed and Theodore Walgren nnd Ocorgo Clark sJlKhtly wounded by Fred Fisher, a tailor. Fisher used a knlfo and claims he acted Ir, self dtfei se. AWFUL CONDITIONS OF PORTO RICANS THEY ARE STARVING IN THE STREETS OF TONCE. The Two Classes on the Island Af fected Differently by tho Great Storm When Fruit and Veget ables Ave Exhausted tho Peons Come to the Cities Necessity of a Permanent Government. Correspondence of tho Astociated Pies.-. Ponce, Porto nico, Sept. It. There are generally speaking, two classes of people in Porto Kleo. About live per pent, are educnted, thinking folk, who own land and are the employer.? of the great laboring class which constitutes the 93 per cent, of the population. This latter class, the peons, has always been In it state bordering on absolute pover ty. The peons live In smnll hub! along the livers and on the hillsides, or wherevei there Is u bit of waste land, ,nnd they live on the little money they earn, subsisting upon the fruit which grows abundantly everywhere. The great storm affected the two clashes very differently. The wealthy has seen Its bui'dings wrecked. lt machinery ruined ami Its ripening' crops destroyed, but the great loss of life occurred In the second class and starvation threatens. The planters me unable to furnish work to the peons and the fruit upon which they had so much depended for food Is destroyed. Kellef supplies are i best only tem poraiy and I'lflU- .ties of transporta tion have prevented the distribution of relief except at the most central points. I'nder these conditions there Is only one thing for the peons to do. As fust as they exhaust the supply of green fruit saved from the storm and use up all the edible roots and the tubers that grow In the mountains, they pack up their belongings and come into the city. Here they overcrowd the houses of the poor, sleep by hundreds in the city hull, and other public buildings and on door steps, In tile parks and wherever they can find room. As a matter of fact, people are starv Ins: to death almost every day In the city of Ponce, und while this sad state of nffairs exists there Is a failure to afford the relief which Is the only truu and lasting relief. FnJess a perma nent government is established, unless the status of the island Is determined, until the policy to be followed here In the future is soon outlined, present conditions will be aggravated and It will soon be necessary to feed the whole population through relief funds. Development Needed. What Porto llleo wants, however, Is not charity, but rather the develop ment of her commercial and agricul tural interests; nnd while the present distribution Is necessary, that necessity would soon disappear If those interests were properly cared for. The distribution of relief is in the hands of the quartermaster of the army. In each city the alcalde ap points a committee which issues print ed slips to be filled In with the names of destitute persons. Canvassers In some cases committees of ladies v!'--it the city wards and issue these s''ps, which In turn are exchanged for ra tions at thet depots of supply. Great difficulties are encounte e 1 In transporting supplies to the Inland towns, largely due to the dlsappear aio of the hrjdges, Store than this when the Panther ar rived in tho harbor of Ponce, the seas were rough and there was a veiy heavy rain, yet, for some reasjn the work of putting off tho iiprilis were not postponed, and It is rellab':' stated much of the cargo dropped into the bay Instead of reaching the lighters. Then again, what reached the lighters was tossed upon the w-iv"s in the rain for 30 hours. The tarpaulins only protected the supplies and fl'ty per cent, of what was Anally landed wis damaged by water. Tons of rlco and oatmeal have since been throivu itit-) the ocean or given away to be fed to chickens or pigs. By strange Irony of fate, the boxer of fancy straw hats and untiinimed theatre bonnets came through safely. BEATS ALL RECORDS. Remnrkable Run Made by the Lacka wanna Newspaper Train. Buffalo, Sept. 17. With a newspaper train carrying the New York Sunday papers and consisting of three baggage cars and a locomotive, the Lacka wanna railroad beat all records be tween New York and Buffalo for a train, covering the 410 miles in the actual running time of seven hours nnd twenty-three minutes. Parts of this distance on tho level streatches west of Ulnghamton were covei-eq at a speed of over SO miles an ho'ir. Moving the Grlfilns. London Ky Sept. 17 The two Grlfilns were today moved from London to Bar bourvllle, K, and from there, under es cort of tho stato guards they wero taken to Manchester. There wero no demon strations. The guards, In accordanco with Governor Bradley's orders, will stay at Slanchestcr until further orders. Grade Crossing Tragedy. Camden, N. J., Sept. IT. Charles Hoes and wife, colored, of Jordantown, wero killed by a West Jeisoy railroad train at tho Browning road croiMng near Colllngs. wood tunlBht. They weie in a wagon which was demolished. The horso was hilled. Killed on the West Shore. Kingston. N. Y., Sept. IT. William Hee nan ,of New York city, and Kdward Brown, of Glanco, were killed today at Sit. Marlon by a West Shore train that struck a wagon In which they wero dilv Ing. DEATHS OF A DAY. Sllnneapolls, Sept. 17. C. A. Pillsbmy, of this city, tho well known miller, died this evening of heart disease. Louisville, K, Sept. 17. John liable man, business manatrci- of the Kventng Times, and a son of W, II. Haldeinan, president of the Courier-Journal com pany, died at hl nemo hero last night after a lingering illness. SUBIG Bx BOMBARDED. Tho Charleston Opens the Battle. Cablogram from Otis. Manila, Sept. 17. Tho United States cruiser Charleston began a heavy bom bardment of the north of Sublg bay on Thlltsday. Little nr no damage was done. The monitor Monterey and the gun boat Concord are returning to Sublg bay to continue the bombardment. Washington, Sept. 17. The war de partment today received tho following cablegram from General Otis; Manila, Sept. 17. Adjutant Gcncrnl, Washington: Nevada cavalry booked for transport Ohio which detained because sent for wrecked Slorgsin City troops. Will proh obly leave Slnnlla 24th Inst. Iowas leave on Wednesday when Tenncssees arrlvo from south nnd sail ns soon as papers completed. This will finish shipment of all volunteers nnd discharged men from regular establishment. (Signed) Otis. HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION. Proved to Be a Small Affair Hatz feld's Address. London, Sept. 17. Although the weather today was beautiful, the much talked of demonstration In Hyib Park, London, against the verdict of the lt.n. lies court-martial re-condemnlng Cap tain Dreyfus on charge of treison proved a spiritless affair. A few thou sands collected on the seven yl uforins, but they were mainly boys, sorvr.nt girls and Idlers. Very few Jews or foreigners were In evidence. Tho large force of police In ntten.lance had noth ing to do, as a demonstration could not possibly be more orderly. The speakers were In no wny Influen tial. Slost of the Interest centered around the platform whore Hntzfeld, ,i relative of Dreyfus, delivered an nd drrss. The speaker deprecated boycot ting a whole nation "for the sake of five Judges and n scoundrel." At the various platforms resolutions were adopted expressing sympathy with Stadame Dreyfus and abhorrence for the generals who figured at the trials; tendering congratulations to F.mih Zo la, Lieutenant Colonel Picquarf. Slaltre Laborl, Slaltre Demange and others, and appealing to France to release and rehabilitate Dreyfus before It should be too late. These were carried with the greatest enthusiasm. Various Hags were displayed, Includ Ins the Stars and Stripes, and the tri color of France. A French lady was removed for continually crying "Vivo l'armee'" and a man was ejected for shouting "Vive Slercler!" NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE. A Circuit to Include Both National and Western Clubs. Chicago, Sept. 1". A new base bill league whose circuit will Include cities In both the National and Western leagues and which will be known as the American Association of baseball clubs was formed here today at a meeting of baseball men and lovers of tho national game. The circuit as decided on today will Include the following cities- St Louis. Slilwaukeo, Detroit and Chicago In the west and Baltimore. Xew York, Philadelphia and Washington In th east. Chris Von Der Alio was one of the representatives. Frank Hough, sporting editor of the Philadelphia In quirer, represented Philadelphia at the meeting. A. f. Anson, who was present repre senting Chicago, was offered the pres idency of the new league, hut h" re fused to accept nt present and If. D. Quint of Milwaukee wns elected tem porary president Other temporary of ficers were elected as follows: Vice president, II. D. Scnnlcn, of Washing ton; treasurer, George Schnfer, St. Louis: secretary, Fiank Hough. Di rectors: Chris Von der Ahc, SI. IS. Scan Ion. of Washington; Frank Buckley. New York and C. S. Havener, of Sill waukee. The real backers of the now organ isation wero not dlselri-ed, but It Is claimed that tho league will have tho support of a brewing company in St. Louis. RACE WAR AT MURPHYSJ10RO, As Usual None but Blpck Men Aro Killed. Sturphysboro, II.. Sept. 17. A street flttht between a crowd of negro miners of Brushes mine in Cartervllle and Car tervllle whlto miners at' noon today re sulted in tho death of live negro non union miners. The negroes wero dofcn town nnd were ci tiered back by the white miners. In the quarrel which followed a negro non-union miner shot Into the crowd. The whlto men nt once opened fire nnd when the shooting ceased flvo of the negro miners were dead. None of tho white miners was Injured. JUDICIAL VACATION. Court Officials Back 18 Months on Salaries, Colon, Colombia, Sept. 17. Tho Supremo court of Panama has granted leave of absence to all subaltern employes belong ing to the judicial administration, their sallrles now being over eighteen months In arrears. This step seems calculated to force tho government to liquidate. The military of llciais continue to receive their salaries punctually each month. Ignores Dreyfus Case. Borne, Sept. 17. Tho long expected papal encyclical addtessed to France, which has Just issued from tho Vatican, Ignores the Dreyfus case. It Is merely an elaborate therleijlcal lecture, urg'ng upon tho bishops that their srnl should lie ac companied by discretion, icctitude and purity nnd forbidding priests to read pamphlets nnd papers emanating from "ovcrfcenlous riirplleeil politicians." Cleveland Strike Still On. Cleveland, Sept. 17. At a meeting of the striking street tnllrond men tonight It was decided by a unanimous volo to con tinuo tin strike. Four hundred strikers wero present and speeches were mado In which victory was predicted. Tho ques tion wns decided by u rising vote, every man present standing up. Steamship Arrivals, Havre, Sert. 17. Arrived: La Cham pange. New York. SIovlllo Sailed: Kthlopla (from Glavguw), New York. Queenstown Sailed: I'trtnia (from Llv- I erpool), Ne.w York. MONASTERY OF THE HOLY LAND ONE OF THE REMARKABLE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. Dedicated Yesterday With Imposing Ceremonies Reproductions of Sa cred Relics of tho Holy Land Tho Stable at Bethlehem Grottoe3 Representing the Inner and Outer Sepulchre of Christ. Washington, Sept. 17. One of the moat remarkable religious Institutions In tho country, tho monastery nnd "iA- lege of the Holy Land established by the Franciscan Friars, of the Holy Land, was dedicated today with im posing ceremonies. In which Cardinal Gibbons, Slonslgnnr Slartlnelll, Ulsn op Ulenk, of Porto Weo, SIgr. Stephan, bend of the Indian missions In this country; Mgr. Sbarettl, auditor of the papal delegation In Washington, and many other prominent figures of the Catholic church participated. During the afternoon, a Hag raising gave a national and patriotic phase to this ex tensive undertaking. The Institution is situated near the Catholic univer sity on an eminence commanding a view of the beautiful university grounds. A special branch of the Franciscan order for centuries has devoted Its entire attention to the preservation and protection of the tomb of the Saviour, the stable at Bethlehem and other sacred relics of the life of Chiiit. As many Americans nn joining the pilgrimages to the Holy relics It has been deemed advisable to establish in this country a college which will pre pare those who will carry forward the work of preservation. To this end a commlsslrate of the Holy Land for the United States was located in New York in 18S0, and out of this has grown the magnificent structure dedicated to day, with Its subterranean reproduc tions of the stable at Bethlehem, the home of the holy family at Nazareth, the holy sepulchre, and other monu ments of Palestine. These have been ex ecuted under the direction of the for? most ecclesiastical architect of K'imo, Sr. Llanorl, who visited Bethlehem, Nazareth, and other sacred spots, making measurements and taking note of stone nnd structure. In order to make a faithful counterpart of the precious relics. The work has pro ceeded wltfi the special favor of the pope. One of the grottoes representing the Innernnd outer sepulchreof Christ's tomb has a piece of the actual st.-u- of the sepulchre brought fromPalestliuhy special dispensation. At another of the subterranean shrines, the remains of St. Benignns will be deposited. They are being brought here by one of tho f liars of the order, and will find a final resting place In a glass cata falque, after the manner adopted In Kurope to permit the observation of holy relics. Stable at Bethlehem. The reproduction of the stable at Bethlehem Is perfect In every detail, with the small stone manger In which the Christ-child was born, and the de facement which modern vandalism has wrought. In the reproduction of the holy se pulchre both the outer sepulchre, where the angel sat, and the Inner sepulchre, from which the angel rolled back the stone, are shown. The Inner tomb shows the grent marble slab placed there to keep the Turks from desecrat ing the tomb, and the slab bears even the Irregular crack of the original. The main work of the friars Is car ried on In the monastery, a spacious building separating the chapel and de voted entirely to the members of the community. On the lower lloor are cobbler shops, tailor shops, laundries, etc., conducted by the friars, who make everything needful for their simple nnd austere manner of living. The habit Is of coarse brown material, with a rope girdle, and the bare feet are protected by sandals. Tho upper part of the building Is used for living quarters, ench member of the community having a cell with the plainest and simplest furnishings. It Is considered the most nustere of the active orders. The church connected with the mon astery Is n massive structure In the shape of a five-fold cross, with many altars and chapels. The Kuropean method has been adopted In the In terior of the church, so that those who come to worship will stand or kneel, as there are no seats. The interior '? so vast that It Is expected to celebrate mass at several of the ultars, or'at all of them simultaneously, and the de votion of the sacrament will be prac tically continuous up to midday. Solemn Dedication. The order of exercises today began with solemn dedication at 10 o'clock this morning. Cardinal Gibbons con ducted the ceremony. There wns a procession of several hundred mem bers of tho clergv, religious, students, and friars. At 10:30 pontifical high mass was celebrated by Slost Rev. s. Slartlnelll, tho apostolic delegate to the United States. The sermon wns preached by Very Bev. L. F. Kearney, provincial of the Dominican Order of Columbus, Ohio. At 3 o'clock solemn pontifical vespers were celebrated In the Alverno chapel and at 4 o'clock, the patriotic exercises closed the day's ceremonv. The Institution begins Its work with about fifty friars In attendance most of them from this country, although a few come direct frnmtfhe Holy Land. The purpose of the college Is set forth as follows In the prospectus: "The establishment of the college will revive In our American youth the spirit of the Crusaders, for It will af ford them nn opportunity of embracing religious life and of cultivating higher studies at tho university, with tho no blo aim of serving n's missionaries In tho country of Christ, of stnndlrg guard at his holy tomb and of Impart ing to tho natives of the blessings of civilization and culture, while tho pll giims and tourists from the United States will be delighted to find Ameri can advisors when far away In a coun try doubly strange to them by lan guage and customs," THE NEWS THIS MOllNLN'U Weather Indlcitlont Toiiyi QENERflLLY FAIR. 1 General Transvaal's Reply to Eng land's Pr6po..iis, Fatal Blot in Illinois. Dedication of a Remarkable Religious Institution. Deplorable Conditions In Porto Blco. 2 General Northet'Stern Pennsylvania Nows. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Sermon by Bev. Dr. StcLcod. Jr. O. U. A. M. Convention. 4 Kdltorlal. 5 Local Woman Bobbed bv a Footpad on Monroe Avenue. Fox's Bird Store Burned. 6 Local West Scranton nnd Suburban. 7 Bound About the County. S Local Live Industrial News. THE ODD FELLOWS MEET AT DETROIT Quiet Sunday Preliminary to the Opening of the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the Order. Detroit, Sept. 17. The otlicliiln and the rank and tile of Ainiiican odd Fellowship who have thus far armed in the city passed u quiet Sunda preliminary to the opening of tile diamond jubilee .imiiw-r-sary of the order. Then are already on hand some Urn of the higher ofllclals, In cluding all of the olllce-rs of the sovereign grand lodge, delegates to the grand lodjj. sessions, state grand bulge oilleers, gianl encampment officers and oilleers of lliu Bebekah blanch, hcsldts these about 1,ii"o of the rank and flic have thus far arrived from various states. Religious services were held todn in the First Congregational church. The central portion tit tho auditorium was le- i c.....i r...-,.,.! n,.ii i" . I. ..I- I...,!..., 1 served forJdil Fellows anil their ladles, several bundled of whom m lived from headquarters by speilal lrollt-. train. Bev. Lehelah lloynton, D. I)., pastor of thi church, pleached upon "Urniiier hood." The speaker defined the vatloiis relations of brotherhood, inclusive of family relations; secoiallj , of a particu lar class, and llnully, the enlarged Idea of brotherhood as exemplified by Jesus Christ who brought brotherhood up to Its full realization,- nil men to him being brethren, Irrespective of residence, te llglon. color, wealth or other circum stances. "Jesus." said the speaker, "looked beneath men's various defects and found therein Ills brother men, for whom He offered Ills life. You only carry true brotherhood Into the world In pro portion to the essence of brotherhood which exists within your own souls, it Is not even for you to send your check from your lodge to the physician and the undertaker. It Is more in tin open palm behind which throbs the sympathetic heart. Take away vour inspiration and the re-al brotheiiiness of your order will fall. Your Institution Is good but wos Its Inspiration born 1800 j-ears ago with the Infant who has since been the obleet of the world's affection?" Ur. lloyrrjhm declared that the assuring feature of what bo termed the "Dreyfus outrage'' lay in the numerous ptotests against the verdict which showed that the principle and spirit of brotherhood Is nowadays filling an interpretation hitherto uu qualled. AVork progressed all day on the great welcoming inch which will span Wood ward avenue. The hotels have been ctowded slnei early morning with .ncom Ing Odd Fellows. Tomorrow the sover eign grand lodge will be formally wel comed in the Detroit opera house by Gov ernor Plngree and Mayor Slaybury. Tuesday's foaturc will be tilt annual reunion of the past grand representatlv.i and members of the sovereign grand lodge. Wednesday the grand paiade will be held. Thursday will be ghen over to tho sightseeing with a concert In the evening. Friday and Saturday will nNo be spent In sightseeing and other pleas ures. m - MB. EKMENTROUT DEAD. Well Known Congressman of Ninth District Pnsses Away. Beading, Pa., Sept. 17,-Hon. Daniel Kr mentrout, who was elei ted in November to his sixth term In congress from the Ninth district (Berks aril Lehigh coun ties), died nt his home heie today. He was C2 years of age. On Thursday last while at dinner a piece of meat lodged in his throat and n physician had lo be called to save him from strangulation. Paralysis of the affe:tcd parts followed but his death was unexpected. Sir. ISr mentrout Is survived by a widow nnd two children, FItz Daniel Krmenttout, n mem ber of the bar here, and SIlss Adelaide Tenlse Krmentrout. Deceased was born In Beading In KIT. He was admitted to the bar In 1S.7). tilled the otflce of district attorney from 1S2 to lffij. that of city solicitor from 1SH7 to s70. and state senator from 1ST" to nS'l. In 1SW) he was elected to congress and was re elected for the three following terms, thus serving continuously from Ml to is:i He wni again elected In 1M to the Iift flfth enngrfss and Inst year was re elected for the Flfty-sKth congress. Sir. Krmentrout was piomlnent In the national courclls of the Democratic party for years and wss n leading figure and participant In state conventions. LUCANIA ARRIVES. Twenty-Four Hours Behind Time Account of Strike. New York, Sept. 17. The Cunard lln steamer Lucanln ai lived at her pier to day, twenty-four hours behind time. Tho primary cause of the Lucanla's delay was the strike at Liverpool, which compello 1 the company to man the creat steamer 'with boys and inexperienced men as Ilie I men, who were unable to kcVp'up the I steam to the standard requlrid j Tho Lticanla brought 377 saloon, 3.15 eec ! ond cabin and BCfl third class passengers, a toal of 1.3M, the greatest number ever j brought by the Lucanln. Verdict in Favor of Thropp, Bedford, Pa., Sept 17. The jury In the lladermnn-Thropp libel soil which has i 0," ,rl"1 ' this court all week, af t"r bett'i' out since 10 o'clock on Satur day morning, rendered a verdict this morning In favor of the defendant, Joseph K. Thropp. A motion for u new trial Is pending Death from Yoilow Fever. Jackson, Sllss., Sept. 17.-D. P. Porter, who was stricken with yellow fever sev eral days ago, died yesterday. Nu now cases havo appeared. -"-- -- --4 WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Sept. 17. Forecast for Monday: For eastern Pennsyl vania, generally fnlr Monday; showers Tuesday; freh southerly winus becoming variable. lt -r- -t- -t--t- -r--r -t- 1- TRANSVAAL SITUATION STRAINED Boers Are Still Disposed to Beat About the Bush. AN UNSATISFACTORY REPLY The Answer to the Latest Dispatch of Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the British Colonies Is Peculiar in Construction Tho Trnnsvnal Adheres tosthe Accept ance of Great Britain's Proposal for a Joint Commission of Iniulry as Previously Esnlained by tho Secietary of State Ardently De sires nnd Accepts Arbitration, as Its Intention Is '.o Adnct-3 to tho Terms of London Ccnvemlcn of 1884. PrPtorl't. Sept. 17. The reply of Ihs government of the South African re publie to tin latest dfspatch, dated pnteniber l" of the Utitlsli secretary ' of state for the colonies, Jcw.'ph f'hani- beiialn. ns ni-knowledplnir the rcclpt of the Brlllsli note, proceeds in part ns follows: "The government deeply 1 egrets tho withdrawal i" the government under stands It of the invitation contained lu the Biltlsh despatch of August 23 nnd the substitution In place thereof of an eutli-"ly new proposal 'The pioposals now fallen through, contained In the Trans. -anl despatche of August l'.i tnd August 21 were elicit ed from this government by sugges tions made by the British diplomatic agreement In Pretoria (Conynglutiu Greene) to tho Transvaal state si'i-ro-tary (F. W. lteltz) suggestions which this government acted upon in good faith and after specially ascertaining whether they would 1)3 likely to provo acceptable to the British government. This government had 1 ' no means an Intention to raise again needlessly tho question of Its political status, but acted with the sole object of endeavor ing by the aid of tho local British agent to put an end to the strained con dition of nffnirs. This wos done In the shape of a pro posal which thl government deems, both as regards its spirit and form, to le so worded as relying upon Intima tions to this government would satisfy her majesty's government. This gov ernment saw n illflli'iilty as to tho ac ceptance of those proposals by the peo ple and lcglsl-iture of tho Transvanl and also contemplated possible dangers created therewith but rlsktil making them on account of a sincere desire to secur pence and because assurd by Str. Chambiialn that such proposals would not b deemed a refusal of Ms proposal but would be settled on their merits. As to Joint Commission. "As regards the joint commission, tha Transvaal ndheres to the acceptanca of the invitation thereunto given by her majesty's government end canonl un derstand why such commission which before wns deemed necessary.to explain the lompllcated details of the seven yearn' law should now be deemed un nressarv and why It should now, with out much inquiry, be thought possibles to declare this law inadequate "Further, there must be a misap prehension if it "ao assumed- that this government wns prepared to lay pro posals for a Ave years' franchise and a quarter representation of the new population before the volksrar.d for unconditional acceptance As for the language, thla government never made any offer such na is referred to, considering, na It did such a measure both unnecce3sary and undesirable. ' The proposed conference, as distinct from the joint commission of Inquiry this government Is likewise not unwill ing to enter upon, but the difficulty is that an acceptance thereof Is made de pendent upon the acceptance, on tho .Ide rf tho Transvaal, of precedent eondlllnns, which this government doe net feel nt liberty to rubmit to tho volksrund: and, moreover, the subjee; to be discussed nt tno conference re main undefined. "This government nrdcntlv defflrc.i nnd gladly nrccpts nrbltartlon, an Itt firm Intention 1 to adhere to the tortni of the London convention of 1SSI." The despatch concluties by trusting that tho British government on recon sideration may deem It lit to make mnr, onerous or new proposals but will "ad hero to Great Britain's proposal for a, joint commission of Inquiry ns prev iously explained by the secrotary of state for the colonies to tho Imperial parliament " Repudiates Suzerainty. London. Sept. 18. The reply of tho Transvaal government to Sir. Cham berlain's latest note Is said to cover iilno pages. It Is eminently of tin "negative nnd Inconclusive" character which Sir. Chamberlain declared would compel the iiiiieiiiil government to1 consider the sltuntlon afresh. It prac tically repudiates suzerainty, reverts to tlio seven year frnpehlse, and de clines to glvo equality to tho Dutch nivl itingllsh languages In the volksraad. In short, It Is politely negative and de fiant. Tim full text may not be avall oble for a day or two, but It will not change the aspect of uffalrs. The cab inet meet on Wednesday or Thursday; to consider the next step. , " , ' " .
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