f&nhnw. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1899. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. SK' WAR SHIPS FOR MANILA President Orders Immedi ate Despatch of FiRht ing Boats. INTERVIEW WITH DEWEY At Its Conclusion Mr. McKinley Or ders That Several Battleships Be Sent to the Front at Once Several Hundred Insurgents Have Re occupied Porac, Which Was Cap tured by General McAvthur In Sep temberSkirmish at Santa Ana. Washington, Oct. 4. The president today directed the immediate dispatch to the Philippines of a number of ves sels of the navy, including the cruiser Brooklyn and gunboats Marietta and Mnchinx. The action Is the resut of Admiral Dewey's Interview today, in which he went over the Philippine .-!t-tintlon Willi the president. Manila, Oct. 4. Several hundred in surgents have le-occupied Porac, which was captured by General MeAr thur on Sept. 2S and evacuated by the Americans the following day. The Insurgent forces are also re ported moving toward Mexico, south east of Angeles. The object of the double movement Is apparently to get behind the Ameri can garrison both sides of the Manlla Dagupan railway. Reconnaissances from Mexico by the Fourth cavalry toward Santa Ana, northeast of Mexico and toward Aiayat, due north of Santa Ana, de- eloped the fact that the Insurgents are In position at both point.". Skirmish at Santa Ann, An American private was killed in the skirmish at Santa Ana. The Ar nyut party learned that Scott and Kd wards. of the Twenty-llfth infantry, who are missing, are prisoners at Ma-guiuyi- (Muguluugi. The Insurgents yesterday made two attacks on Cal unibu. In which the commanding ollicer icpoits sixty Filipinos killed and many wounded. Two companies of the Twenty-first regiment repelled each attack, losing two men killed and seven wounded. Hulo men surprised an American out post pear Guago, killing two privates. The other two escaped. While four sailors of the Putted States cruiser liallimorc were enter ing the Hacoor liver in a boat yester day after the light, they lecelved a volley, wounding tluee. it is under htnod that the volley came from Unit ed States soldiers who. having b.'en ordered to prevent the passing of boats, tired by mistake upon the Bulttniure'3 men. Hear Admiral Watson announces th recovery ot the Pulled States guiibj. Prdaneta, which was captured unl beached by the Insurgents near Oran'.a, on the Oren river, where she had been blockading. The expedition was entirely success ful, the Americans suffering no casual ties. IRON BOOM CONTINUES. The Plane of Next Year's Business and Prices Fixed. PUtMmiK. Oct. I. Tile American Munu fsuturcr sajs: "The action of the liesse iiu r tibsociatlou at Cleveland yesterday in 1th way fixes the plane of next years business and next oar's prices. The as sociation fixed the rate on hessemcr pig lion for .ill new business at VHM, at lur-ua-e, which Is 25 cents per ton higher tli.wi the quotations for tills week, and lx- a iati ol $JI.:."i at I'ittshurg. t- tills tlgmo rocis tile eeond six lie. nth,. ( num. wllh tile lllst half of lllu y.-ur fully sold at $.':!.:Tj alleys, It Is not hard io see. that unless the unexnected li.ippeiin In dhe fu-hion next year will in 'In big .ear la the lion and steel and allied industries. COXEY SCHEME IN FRANCE. Striking MiueiB Propose to March in a Body to Paris. l.ei'reuxot, Fiance, Oct. J.- -The pioject of the striking miners to march la a body to Paris unless their demands arc con ceded, which collnp.-ed sonic days ago, was revived toda ; and a committee Is considering commissariat arrangements fur tho Ilrst day's tramp. The committee advices children to join In the march which is timed to begin on Friday unless the dispute Is settled mean while. A representative of the govern ment Is here endeavoring to mediate be tween the strikers and Ululr employer, M. Schneider, und II 1 hoped th.it a settle, ment will soon he reached. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Oct. 4. Cleared: iVutonlc, Liverpool; Auguste Victoria. Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton. Sailed: Deutschland. Hamburg: Hovle, Liverpool; New Vorlt. Southampton; Filesland. Ant werp; Teutonic. Liverpool, Boulogne Ar rived: Spaarndam. New York for Potter tlam, Qucenstown-jAriived: AuranU, New York. Southampton Hailed: Trave, Premen for New York. Arrived: Saale, New York for Premen; St. Paul, New York. Major Davis Transferred. Chicago, Oct, 4. Major Geo. II. Dals has been relieved as chief commissary cf BiibnlxlMice ot the department of th9 lakes and ordered to report for duty In Wash ington. Major V. L, Alexander will hic eed Major Davl. BUCKNELL SURPRISED THEM. The Lowlsburg Featherweights Put Up a Lively Game Against U. P. Philadelphia, Oct. 4. The Buoknell University football eleven came to this city today from I'wisburg, Pa., to play the University ot Pennsylvania tnm and startled tho football world by twice scot lug on old Penn. The Quakers' score was 47. The kicking of Muthew son, fullback for Bucknell 4wus the finest seen here in a long time, tt was through ids good right fool th'at his team rcored twice, ns the ten points were made by him kicking two goals from the field. Ills long punts almost rivaled those of Brooke, Penn's famous fullback and his goal kicking was not unlike that of Yale's cue tlm star, Billy Bull. Botli of Mathewson's goals wete the result of iienaltles administered to 1'ensylvanlx nurknell In the first in stance was given the ball In front of their own goal for inference by tho Quakers, and Mathowson mtt it over easily from tho ?." yatd line. The sec ond one was made on Uucknell again being given the ball on tbelr 1i yard lino for offside playing by Pennsylva nia and the Bucknell fullback again dropped it over. Pensylvanla piolcsted ngaiiHi the partiality shown by a. W. Uosklns. ot State college, who acted ns umpire and who by the way Is lUlcknell's coach,. This resulted In Pennsylvania reversing the olfletnls for the second half, an unusual proceeding- Hosklns acting as referee in th latter half and Minds, of Pennsylvania as umpire. Peiins protest, however, does i not detract from the brilliant work of Muthcwson. Pensylvanla played a miserable game In the first half. The inen constantly fumbled and their defense and Inter- ; ference was ragged. In the second halt ' however, as a result ot Coach Wood- ruff's strong talk the men played a ' remarkablv fast game. piling i.p 31 points' In "o minutes. In this hair Ur.eK nell was outclassed and Pennsylvania scored almost at will. CUP RACERS BUSY. Preparing for the Second Trial of Columbia and Shamrock The Own ers Tnlk. New 'York, Oct. 4. The duy was a busy one for the sallormen on tlfe Two cup racers. The Columbia went for a short tria' spin outside-Sandy Hook shortly after noon, principally to try a new club top sail, which her managing owner, Mr. Iselln, wished to have stretched and ready for tomorrow's race. Under mainsail and jib the yacht left her moorings and under the lnllu ence of a fresh southwest breeze she was soon passing the point off Sandy Hook. After setting out on the sheet and tack several times to get tho salt well stretched the Columbia returned to her mooring buoy in Sandy Hook bap. C. Oliver Iselln said this afternoon: "I am satisfied with Columbia's work during yesterday's race, but not with the weather conditions. None of us could tell where the wind Was coming from, not even the sailing master. In ull yachting I don't remember when I saw a llukler day than yester day. With all that, however, we hud overhauled the Shamrock for the third time when the race was declared off.'' Asked what he thought the weather would be for tomorrow's race, Mr. Is -lln said: 't think we shall have a gooi brucze from the southwest. I hope so, anyway, for I should like to get one lace off my hands and know where we stand." Skipper Charlie Uarr Is not worricl a bit about the result of the races. He sticks to his original assertion that the Columbia Is the fastest single tl?'c yacht afloat and that In windward or any other work she Is more than a match for the Shamrock. Sir Thomas .Llptou Is not worrying over tomorrow's race. On the contrary when seen todav on the Krln he felt confident that his craft would give account of herself no matter what kind of a breeze there Is. He wants a good fresh breeze, however, so that the rel ative speed of the defender and the challenger can be thoroughly demon strated. The members of the Shamrock's crew are quite confident that she will prove a winner and some of them are ready to lay a few guineas if they got the chance. Sir Thomas received hun dreds of cablegrams today from all parts of the world, congratulating him on the splendid showing his boat made in light air against the defender. "Some of the cables." said Sir Thomas, "are from people I do not know personally, but that only goes to show what a great Interest Is being taken In these races. One of them read thus: "Tommy, don't make room for your uncle." The Indications at (lalllee. N. J to night are that the wind for tomor row's yacht race will be from the southwest In the morning, veering to south, with Indications of going Into Hip southeast by noon. There will be quite a head sea. STRIKE AT CRAMPS. An Impostor Attempts to Extort Money from Strikers. Philadelphia. Oct. I. There were no de velopments today In the strike of tho va rious trades at Cramps' shipyard, An old trick to extort money from the strikers was attempted today but failed. A man who snld he hnd brought slxtv men from New Yolk to take the. workmen's places went to tho strikers' Headquarters und claimed that he had peisuuded tho men not to go to work. He said ho had them In a down town saloon and that he want ed money to buy them food. The strike leaders investigated tho matter and found the man to be nn Impostor. Several hundred bollermakers, ilveters and caulkers left today for New York and Newport News, where they will won: in shipyard. FOOT BALL RESULTS. At New Haven Yale, 40; Trinity, 0. At Cambridge, Mass. Harvard, ltoweloln, o. At Chicago Pnlversity of Chicago, Neitre Dame university, 6. Lafayette. 13; Villa Nova, 0. Horses for the Philippines, San Francisco, O'i. 1 The government triinxport Prince) Albert loft Dutch Har bor for Manila with u enrgo of hoiucs on September 19. BARNETT OPENS THE CAMPAIGN THE MANILA HERO ADDRESSES STATE REPUBLICAN CLUBS. Governor Stone and Others Also Make Speeches at the Harrlsburg; Meet ingThe Platform Re-affirms the Republican Leagues' Allegiance to President McKinley Next Meeting to Bo Held In Philadelphia. Harrlsburg, Oct. 4. Colonel Jaifies E. Baructt, Heppbllcan nominee for state treasurer, formally open -d his campaign with a speech at today's con vention of the State league ot Re-puh-llcan clubs. Speeches were ulso made by Governor Stone and others. The convention was held In the Har rlsburg opeta house und was attended by 200 delegates, representing clubs at Pittsburg. Philadelphia, Scranton, Wllkes-Rarre, Lancaster und other large cities. A platform was adopted endoishig the war policy of President McKinley; rcalllrmlng the league's al legiance to partp principles and pledg ing Its support to the 'state ticket. . A resolution was also adopted urg ing the repeal by congress of the civil se).vll,e ,. Philadelphia was tin- anlmously selected as the next place of meeting. .1. Hamilton Moore, of Philadelphia, was elected president by acclamation Io succeed Arch Mackrell, of Pittsburg. Mr. Moore announced the appointment of John Kelly, of Philadelphia, a cor responding secretary. These ofllcers were also elected: Vice-presidents, John It. Wiggins, of Philadelphia: Henry Zlmmeiiy. Kile, J. D. Littell. William Delhi, A. C. J'.r.b ertson, Pittsburg: F. P. lteltmeyer. Wllllamsport: Milton W. Lowrey, .Scranton. Heading secretary, George Llewellyn. Wllkes-Uarro; treasurer. Jero II. Shaw, of Philadelphia; del1?-gates-at-large, Thomas .1. Powel. James F. Mclaughlin, William Wand er, James Wlldcmar, Charles A. Oil-' Ilngham, Philadelphia; John F. Co, William German, Morris A. Mead, Hnt vey A. Lowrey, Allegheny; T. A. Sea man. Willlamsport: Isudore Sobel, F.tie; Sol nachrach. Wilkes-Barre; al ternates at large, Murdock Kemhick, George McClellan, David Hart, George W. Weaver, Philadelphia; N. H. Cu'. er, Wllllamsport; It. 15. Scandrctt, James Iliddell. Walter Billows, D. J. McGeary, Allegheny; W. 1. Scheafer, Chester; Frederick W. Fleltz. Scranton. The convention convened at 10 o'clock this morning and was opened by prayer by Rev. J. Putton Moore, ot Harrlsburg. Mayor Frltchey, of Harrlsburg, fol lowed with an addiess ot welcome to which A. C. Robertson, ot Pittsburg, responded. Colonel Burnett's Speech. Colonel Burnett, who was the fi'st speaker, said: 1 am glad to meet this gathering of representative Republcans and to add iny testimony to the worth and inllu ence of the Republican League of Club?, of Pennsylvania. The criticism li is often been made bv those who huvu studied the workings of our America.) Institutions thai our Intelligent clt: enshln does not give enough attention to public affairs, to direction of polit ics and to the science of government: that in the rush of business lntere.its and the press of material Interests these vital subjects are too often ne glected and overlooked; that only on the day of exercising the voting fran chise do manv of our people recoil ot that they owe ti duty to themsdvos, to their communities and to their country, and consequently do not vn e intelligently and with a proper appreci ation of cause and effei t. To remedy this defect Is largely the province of this organization and a wide and ex tended field for intelligent and well directed effort lies before It. You have done magulllccut work in the past and I believe that there Is a still grander work to do in the future. Republican principles are again he fore the people In this campaign. Spa cious and fallacious arguments are used to divert and mislead the atten tion of the people from their benlfUent results. To brush aside these sophis tries, to demonstrate that the spirit of Republicanism is unimpaired and equal to any emergency, that it is the party of education and progress, am! It is tho party best able of all parties to solve the problems now confronting the Union, to show that the Republican party is still loyal to the Union and that now, when in our lawfully no quired territory, our sovereignty lias been unlawfully attacked, that Penn sylvania Is not uu ally of Philippine) or American Insurrectionists, but that tho Keystone state stands by the go crnment; this is tho work that will bo performed by the Republican league of dubs ot Pennsylvan a. Governor Stone's AeUhess. Governor Stone said: Never In the history of the Repub lican party In the state was tt In bet ter condition for a victory than It Is tuduy. The Republican parly scraps within Its lines and It has a right to, but when the tides of November come you always llnel every Republican sol dier In the ranks ready to dlsoliaigo his duty. We have a good ticket and good candidates. No one has raised a tiuestloii about the capacity and hon esty of colonel Barnett. No eino has raised a question as to the honesty and canaeltv of .Mr. Cre.isv. x'ntimlv u in when the two candidates are honest there is no issue between them then why should u Republican vote for n Democrat. They tell us there are no national issues In this campaign. In volved In the campaign hi Pennsylva nia is the Issue whether we will elect William McKinley president of the United States in 1000. After the speechmaklng the platform was adopted and other routine business transacted. The convention then ad journed to meet In 1!KM at Phllaelelphla. Daisy Mosteller Dead. Speclul to the Scruntun Tribune. Stroudsburg, Oct. 4.-Little Daisy Mo teller, of Bnst Stroudsburg, who was se. verely scalded on Monday iiltenuion by falling in a wash holler of boiling water, died this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The lit -tho girl, who waB only five years old, had brain trcuhlo and her awful burns nggra vated tho disease, cautlrg her death. Dftvey Home Fund. Washington, Oct. 4. The Dewey homo fund amounts now to JI5JS1. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS. Meeting of the Pennsylvania Society at Washington. Washington, Pa Oct. 4. Ucuutiful weather and nn enthusiastic meeting are going fur toward making- the thir teenth annual convention of the Penn sylvania Christian Endeavorers the most successful one ever held. This morning tho large auditorium of the Washington and Jefferson gymnasium was crowded to Its utmost capacity with one of the most enthusiastic au diences ever assembled here. Jenks C. Robinson, of Philadelphia, chairman of the nominating comml. tee tonight announced tho list o' offi cers for the state union for the en suing year, which was adopted by the convention, as follows: President, Rev. Clarence K, Eher man, of Lancaster; secretary, Georga K. McDonald, of Altoonn; treasurer, J. Henry Stuuff. of Pittsburg: suivi Intendent of Junior work, Mrs. Co delta, Jameson Lewis, of Sheriden; supoin tendent of missionary work, Rev. A. J. Turkic, of Allegheny; superintendent or good citizenship. Rev. G. W. Welen, of Lancaster: press, J. Stucklon Rod dy, of Lancaster; correspondence'. Mls'i Anna B. Heard, of Xorristown; evan gelistic. C, A. Oliver, of Yoik; histor ian. Charles K. Daniels, of Scranton; vice-presidents. Rev. J. T. McCrory, V). D., of Pltthurp: Rev. Charles Roads, of Phlladelnhla; Rev. J. W. Cochran, Jr., of Philadelphia: Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, of Philadelphia: Rev. John Weldley. of Pittsburg; Rev. James D. Moffatt. D. D.. LL X)., of Washington; Rev. J. L. Lltch, of Bethlehem; R:-v. Wyland Hnyt, ot Philadelphia: R.v. William M. Yates, if Philadelphia; Rev. I!. Cantleld Jones, of Kile; Rev. W. J. Shaner. Pittsburg: A. W. Bus sell. D. D.. of Pittsburg: J. W. Dalrym ple. Philadelphia, and F. R. Hill, of Pittsburg. STROUDSBURG FIREMEN. The Phoenix Lads Will Be Among the Finest on Parade. Hpe-elul to The Scranton Tilhuue. Stroudsbtirg, Oct. 4. In the great firemen's parade tomorrow at Scran ton no company will receive meire at tention than the Phoenix Fire com pany, of this town, which is composed of some of the most prominent men In Monroe county. Forty members and the Stroudsbtirg bund will lea,-i tomorrow (Thursday) morning le r Scranton, For some days oast ihe company has been drilling under the suporvislem of Representative Roger L. Burnett, a young and well known Democratic politician of this cou'.ty. The commander of the compan w'll l.e ex-Couucllnian Moses K. Milter. Th Phoenix Is in the fourth divldoi ot the narade. Many citizens will accompany th" company to Scranton. Some of the most prominent, members of -the com pany are: Councilman F. W. Morn, T. I C. Brown. C. 11. Corcoran. ex-Sheriff N. H. Shafer. L. J. Brown. ex-Post- I master Rlmmlek Kdlnger. Captain I L. Waters. ex-County Chairman A. C. Jansen. V. P. Flory, J. J. White. Char les Schoch, R. R. Wallace. A. R. J. Wallace. Will Posten, K. L. Williams, K. Nixon. J. F. Keller, James Schoch. Charles Schoch. Howard Flagler, II. A. Bell. F. V. Dreher, Kugeno Bolbj. F. Tock, William Reimer. Edward Starner, David Palmer. J. K. Spragle, S. M. Dreher, C. L. Drake, Arlington D. Young Frank Landers, jr. FIRE BUGS AT WORK. They Destroy the Barn Belonging to Commissioner Hartman. Special to th. Sernnton Tribune. Stroudsburg. Pa., Oct. 4,-t'iikiiown fire bugs are working thl J county and doing destructive work. Km- v th's morning the laige barn belonging to County Comn issloner Jacob Hartman, of Stroud low iship, "is completely destroyed by fire of incendiary origin. The loss was partly covered by insur ance. Commissioner Hartman was a candidate for renominatlon at the re cent Democratic primaries, and it is thought that some one opposed to him politically may have done the das tardly work. Commissioner Hartman's wife discovered the barn on lire, after her husband hail returned from the balding and hud noticed nothing wrong there. All this year's crops, a threshing machine, drill, fodder cutter, milk wagon, harness and a score or other utensils were consumed In the flames. The live stock was removed in safety. Commissioner Hartman Is very posi tive that the barn wns set on lire and Is eeiually sure that kerosene was used to soak the place before It wns Ignited. Parachute Failed to Open. Vfs Moines, la., Oct I, Marshal Town find, of Dee'orah, Vj., about 'S years old, was killed on the carnlvul circus groundu thlseveiilng while Mtmptlng a parachute leap. He was tired from a wooden cannon while up 1,000 feet In tho air. Tho para chute fulled to open and he fell to the earth like a stone, and was jilcked up deuil and terribly mangled. A large crowd saw the accident. Big Fire at Wilmington. Vllinliiglou, Del., Oct. l.l'ire tonight destroyed mpi of thu buildings of the lUiiniomli.il company's morocco establish- ! n",nt- which Is the Unrest of Its kind in i the Cnltcd States. Tho company was rtiKhod with orelers. Fourteen hundred employes arc thrown out of wnik. 0'er 12,000 dozens ot finished kid skins wen- de stroyed. The loss Is estimated nt Vfl. IKK), fully rnvrred by insurance. Farmers' National Congress. Boston, Oct. 4. The farmers' national congress toelny amended tho I'oiistitulloii, placing the telectlon of the place of meet ing In the hands of the executive commit tee Instead of by agreement of tho con gress, W. B. Powell, of Shadi'lnnd. Pa., gave the first address of the day on "In ventions for Farmers." Schley in the Loyal Legion. New York. Oct. 4. Rear Admiral Win field Scott Schley was Installed us com mander of the Loyal Legion at the meet ing of the order held at Delmonlcoes to night. His entrance to the hall was greet ed with great applause. About COO mem bers and guesls were present. More Cavalry for Otis. Washington, Oct. 4. (leneral Otis bus Informed tho war department of the ar- 1 1 vol at Manila of the transport St. Paul, with seven troops of the Third cavalry. BOERS HAVE SENT AN ULTIMATUM NEW PHASE OF THE TRANS VAAL AFFAIR. Demand Withdrawal of English Troops from the Frontier Forty eight Hours Given President Kruger Congratulated by French Editors Transvaal's Agent In London Knew Joint Ultimatum by Boers and Orange Free State Had Been Decided On. Paris, Oct. 4. A number of news papers here say that the Boers have sent an ultimatum to England demand ing the withdrawal of the troops from the frontiers within forty-eight hours. The newspapers congratulate Presi dent Kruger on taking that step. London, Oct. 4. Montagu White, e'ont-ul general of the South African Republic In London, Informed the As sociated Press this afternoon that the Transvaal and the Orange Free State agreed some days ago to present a Joint demand to Great Britain to with draw her troops from the frontier: but he asserts that he advised ugain't its presentation, and, so far as he knows, the demand has not ..been re celveel at tho British foreign ofllce. Late- advices from Cape Teiwn this afternoon Indicate a widespread im pression there that unless the Boers begin hostilities by Thursday they will not light but will yield to the Imperial demands when formulated. The Cape house of assembly last evening agreed to a motion Instructing the Cape government to demand the speedy return to Cape Colony of any and all rolling stock now In the Orange Free State or the Transvaal. Orders have- been lisued from Pre toria closing all the saloons In the gold fields. The Transvaal government has taken over the Ferreira mines and all the mines In the gold fields. A group of live of the Eckstein mines have been dosed. A special despatch from Johannes burg suyr the Boer olllclals there cein tllille to urge the British subjects who remain to leave at once, and It Is be lieveil that all who de not will be marched, under escort, along the tall way until a train Is reaeiied to carry them off. Tlie northern commando, whose base is at Petersburg, confronts Colonel Plummer's column, which will move nearer the border today. The report regarding the extent ot the Boer artillery is probably exag gerated, as it Is believed the burghers possess new field guns; and It Is un likely that they would dismantle their forts In order tit send ganlson pieces to the fiont. The military authorities estimate that 12.000 Boers are in the Held. The Cash Will be Ready. London, Oct. 4. The most Interesting announcement in connection with the Tranvaal situation today is Hmt the. ' airing. chancellor of the exchequer Right Hon- Shortly after 8 o'clock occurred the orable Sir Mleiuiel llleks Beach, has ,.X1.UIIB illuminated run of the Scran nlready sanctioned the provisional ox- , .,.,., pondltuiv of S.ouo.000 pounds and that "'" ''ompanles down U ling avenue. the government will not ei eed the llnr- followed by the pavement dance on It without authority from parliament. ; the btllllantly lighted and gorgeously which wil be asked to vol.. a sun. not ,,w.om.u WoeU n Wyoming avenue, exceeding S.OOO.OOO pounds. A.neetlng ! , . . ,, ,, , of the war board mdnv ,ll.i,.,i ,,n,i , between Mulberry ami Vine streets. i drew arrangements to Insure the safe- I ty of the re ute from Durban t 1 i"il,mck,,V, .tl,m,t 'f f1'" "' I troops may on illseinbatkntfon b rap- iUV forwarded up the country to th flont without lonruslon or crowdlm.- at the base. It Is stated tonight that the war of fice lias decided that the army corps for service In South Africa shall be much larger thaiv originally estimated and that it now consists ef over 40, 000 men. The pieparations for the ele spatch ot this force. Including the chartering of big ocean liners, is steadily and satisfactorily proceeding. The press association learns that the despatch drawn up by the cabinet on Friday was still unsent up to this even ing. On the other hand, a telegram from Brussels gives from a "well in formed source" the news that Dr. Leyds. the representative In Europe of the South Africa republic, bus received confirmation of the report that Presl- dent Kruger had addresseil'on ultlmat- urn to Great Britain demanding the withdrawal of the British forces from the frontier within forty-eight hours and that It was dated on Monday. This report, however, still lacks ofllcial con firmation, i Dewey's Sword in a Safe. Washington. Oct. I. Admiral Dewey at the navy department today arranged for the safe keeping of tho mngnillcent sword presented to hhn yesterday. Fol lowing him to the navy department wns his Chinese servunl.Ah Seiong. hearing tho swnrd in Its ejnueii casket. The rdinlral e-ariti'il this into tin room of the supeiln tenilent of the building. Commodore liiiird, his old personal filend, and the latter placed tho gift in his big iafc. President's Chicago Trip. Washington, Oct. I. President and Mrs McKinley and party. Including tho entiro cihlnot left WashliiGton nt 0 o'clock to night for a half mouth's trip to Chicago und tho northwest. T1IK NEWS THIS M0IIMXU Weather Indications ToJay: INCREASING CLOUDINESS. (leneral Warship Ordered to Manila Colonel Harnett Opens State Campaign. Transvaal's Cltlmatum tei Knglund. Statu Firemen's Convention. rtenoral Northeastern Pennsylvania News. Flnamial and Commercial. Local Slnto Firemen's Convention (Continued). Kdltorlal. Women's Foreign Missionary Society. Local Meeting of tho Hoard of Health. Number of Voters In the County. Local West Scranton and Suburban. Round About the County. Loral Jurors for November Term of Court. FIREMEN ARE IN COMMAND 1 L City Surrendered Without a Strug gle to the Visiting Fire Fighters. WORK OF CONVENTION COMPLETED At the Morning: Session Officers Were Elected and New Castle WasSelected as the Place for Hold ing: the Next Convention Resolutions of Thanks Adopted and Several Presentations Made Arrival in the City of the Visiting Com paniesThe Illuminated Run of the Scranton Companies and the Pavement Dance! SCRANTON was In the hands ot the III emeu last night. The city surrendered without a struggle to the good-natured, jovial army of fire-lighters who came heie to par ticipate in the firemen's state conven tion and today's great pagi'iint. The convention completed Its work yesterday afternoon and adjourned to meet next year In New Castle on which the convention bestowed the honor ot entertaining the next convention. During the dosing bonis of the con vention hundreds of llrcineii were ar riving, who will participate in today's parade. They came on specials and all the regular trains bringing with them panels and apparatus. The new coin ers soon made their presence felt and by night fall the streets were crowded with uniformed men. Every street In the central city had a little parade ot Its own, the visiting companies Insist liiS on tuking their bands out for an I l"p to midnight thirty-nine visiting companies had arrived in the city ami fifty more' will be here this morning. The Convention. 11M business esluiiM of the con vention came to a', e-nil at ii o'clock vvsterd.iv afternoon af- ter an extremeh buy 'lay. I A geioel portion of the time ol both ' mnrr Ins? and nfterm on "spms was I devoted te the' presentation of pipem on various topics previously assigned. The paper on "Fire Pouts." by Chief .lames C. Baxt.t. )r., or I'hll-nlelphla was read by Assistant Chief Nalllnger. Chief liaxter b lap- unable ro attend the convention on a count of Injuries received recently at a fin I An especially Interesting paper em "Xew- Klre Fighting Appa'-uus und I Aeljuncts." prepared by Heiberr lies- ton. eif Philadelphia, fire marshal of th Ponsvlvunlu rolliouel companv. was Mibmilte-d by !. ivlary Wumier and ordereil spread on the minutes. In place of the ,i,iper on "Fires in Coal Mines" unsigned to ex Chief P. J. Hlckey, A. TI. Punning gave an in teicstlus pope r on "Anxlll.iry Flro Protection," whledi was hi substnnce a inscription of th? Hie fighting device which lie is Installing at White Ha ven, and which has been prevliuly told of In The Tribune. , The other paper lead weie- "A Phy sician at a F."e." by Pr. O. . lierii theisser. of Columbia: "A Model Fit" House," U- cx-Preslilont .loan D. Spears or Rending; "Tho Wink of Our Association," by ex-U'rosldeiit Irwin A. Ilnhne, of Lock Haven; "Fire Depart ments In P.o roughs." by Chief M'-Nally of Catnsiueiua. The election e,f oPlcers took place nt the morning nefslcn and resulted a follows: President. S. S. Smith. NorrlHtown. lis votes. Vice Presidents Thomas K. Camp bell. Curhondale. 214:'. Bernard Bosch. Phllaelelphla. 103: C. H. Crawford, Clifton Heights, 2. John Keller, Wy oming, ft'. Abuer 8. Deysher, Reading, 23S. Thomas Dunn. Hariishurg, '.'01. (J runt M. Koons. I'ottstown, 17. Recording Secretary W. W. Wun der, Reading. 0. Treasurer- A. L. Itelchenbach, ot Allentown, 2S7. Next phiee ot meeting New Custle. :87. The four cimdldutefl for vice-president receiving the highest vote were declared elected. They take senorlty according to tho vote. K Levi Tittle, of Harrlsburg, led In a fight ngalnst the abolition of the ofllce of corresponding secretary and under the (tend of new business at tho afternoon session, with tho assistance of Messrs, Green. Stouck nnd others, succeeded In having the office re-created and the executive committee direct ed to fill the ofllco und fix the salary. The committee to which was referred the suggestions contained in Presi dent Conn's report recommended that the suggestions he approved and tha report was adopted. A pleasant feature ot tho morning session was the presentation of a hand some silver trumpet to the retiring president, Charles II. Colin und u set of embossed resolutions In a, highly artistic mahogany franu, embellished with brass eirnuments representatlva of lire-lighting, to ex-Chief Hlckey. Hon. John K. Roche made the presen tation to Mr. Colin and Treasurer Reiiiienbach represented the associa tion in the presentation to ex-Chief Hiekev. The resolutions read as follows: To 1'. J. Hlckey, esep. ex-Ciilef Fire De partment, Scranton, Pa. Greeting: The delegates to the twentieth an nual convention of the Pennsylvania State Fliemen's assoclatlotr recognize your enthusiastic work In the grace ful and generous hospitality thev are enjoying as guests ot the elty ot Scranton. They nupri'iiate your Integrity and , genial character now more: than ever, for they realize that it was the con fidence ami admiration your conduct ot the past Inspire!, that induced them principally to vote to come to your city, the result of which bus' been their pleasure and gain. The-y know that you laboreel long for the success of this meeting, and that owing to the cruel fate of political war, the Injection of which into tho fin- servli'i' lias always been to it3 dotriment, your labors have' been par ticularly hard. They re-allzi'. heiwever. that the re sults cannot be anything hut gratify ing to you. as they are to iliem. They congratulate the citizens ot Scranton upon your work In their lire department and In this convention. They thank you with like fervor to the "lloel bless you" thai comes from the mother's lips to her child, and wish you well, and trust you may always be appreciate! as you deserve, and as you are by every elelegate In this conven tion. The above was read and unanimously approvi'il In the convention of tho Firemen's association of Pennsylvania, held In the city eif Scranton. Oct. 3 to lith, 1S!'!. C. II. Colin. President. Attest: W. W. Wunder. Secretary. Both recipients responded approprN ately and were eiithulasttcally cheered. The following pivsenteil by Mr. 1 Iahne were enthusiastically adopted by the convention: Wheieas, The twentieth annual con vention of the Firemen's association ot the stati- of I'ennsvlvania is being held under lireumstanci's which ren eler It particularly profitable to thu association and enjnyublo to the in ellvidual members, therefore be It Resolved, That tho following record bo maele upon the minutes of the asso ciation and a ri-poii of the same- given to the press of the city of Scranton. First, we publleiy acknowledge that the twentieth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Stale Flremi'ii's associa tion, a Weil as the pleasures which we as Individuals are enjoying are en tirely due to the zeal and interest man ifested by the citizens of Scranton, Its gentle'iiianly olllclals, excellent fire department, and liberal press, In ex lending tei our nssoelntlon. as well as Its Individual nii'inbora, the most grace ful and generous hospitality. Second, wo extend to the good people ot Scran ton our most humble' thanks for their kindness und the ussurunco that their labors in our behulf are truly appre ciated, and that they have been a senile' of great pleasure und profit. Irwin II. lluline, A. L. Itelchenbach. fljfernoon Session. THHRK WKlin few delegates present at the opening ot the afternoon session, which was called to order at 2.10 by President Smith, who hud been Inducted into ot-tle-o just previous to the noon recess. Tho programme opened with the pre- Continued on Page 3. H- -H- -----r 1-1--f-4i WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Oct. 4. Forecast for Thursday: For eastorn Pennsyl vania, Increasing cloudiness Thurs day; rain Thursday night and Fri day; variable winds hhlftlng to northeasterly Thursday afternoon ami increasing in force. t -t-"t--r--t--r-t-t- Y-r-t--t--t- -r-ij -etf.1 f
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