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SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNIXG, OCTOBER 7, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS.
PRESIDENT'S
WESTERN
JOURNEY
Mr. McKinley Visits the
Soldiers Home at
Quincy.
BRIEF ADDRESSES WADE
The President nnd Party Received
with Intense Enthusiasm Streets
of Quincy Gaily Decorated nnd
Packed with People Tho Popula
tion of Peoria Takes Part in nn
Elaborate Demonstration of Wel
come Handshaking with Colonel
Biynn Incidents of the Corn Fes
tival. Qulno. IP., Oct. ';. Cannons boomed
ui'l In nils played "Pixie" as President
MiKliilfv ulightcd from the Campania,
.lis private car, nl tho grounds i the
'lllnolw Soldiers' Homy this morning,
i'hr sun shone brightly, making an nl
iiost p-i-feet ilny. Kit loon Intuited
. ofernrs. Iniates of tin- Hom
beercd onthuInslli allv us tho pisl
1' lit and members of the cabinet took
earrlag. s to bo driven between long ,
platm.iiM sold lots around the beaut -
ful grounds of the Home., The pros!-
ground ol the Home., ' no pr
dent v n the first escorted to an Im
provised platform from which 1ik bowed
nnd smiled in acknowledgment of the
veteran' greetings shaking hands
with es many as possible. Thome la
company with membeis of the local
commlttio. th-e prrsldent made a short
ilMt to the Soldiers' Home.
The Presidential party was next
driven from the Soldiers' Home to tho
eity proper, a elstanco of two miles.
Company F, Fifth Illinois Infantry, the
Naval reserves tompa.iy, Flghth Illin
ois lniantr. escorted the party through
th business district. Tho sailors were
provided with a Hotchhlss gun and ns
ko.jp as the president arrived in sight
on the public square, a salute of twen-
U -oni guns was fired
The streets of Quincy wer literally
p.ii keel with people. A street parade
.vas held. All along the line of march
booths and arches had been erected,
n list of which (launted th" stars and
nti in- nnd llnh;ons? pietu'is of Me
Kinlev and Dewey. The i!Meolon
v nt by a circuitous route through the
prliii pal streets of the city until the
public square was reached. There tlv
pies-iilpnt and members of the cabinet
a end'-d a platform to review the long
Pies of veterans fiom the tioldters'
Home. Meanwhile a reception wns
1 eld in honor of Mrs. McKinley In the
parlors of the hotel.
President's Address.
The president nn:i several memners
of the cabinet delivered brief address
es from th reviewing stand. The pres
ident said'
I thank you one and all for this patri
otic welci me. It has gien me uncommon
pleasure to meet this many at tho sol
diers' heme, the men of 1V.1 the vet
erans who stood In the trenches and be
hind the guns in that year of great emer
gency, when tho life of the nation hung
In the balance.
It has given me like pleasure also to
meet with tho ex-soldhrs of the Spanish
war from the city of Quincy and tho
naval militia, representing the patriotism
of 1S9S. And it is gratifying to me to
learn that you sent trom this city one
of the gallant young officers who fought
with Dewey In Manila bay. Tills is an
era of patriotism, my countrymen. The
United States has never been lacking In
gratitude to Its .soldiers and sailors whn
have fought In Its cause and the cause of
the United States has neer lacked de
fenders In every crisis of Its history.
Prom the l evolutionary days to the pies,
ent the citizens of the I'nlted Slates have
been ever ready to uphold at any cost tile
flag and the horor of the nation nnd then
take nil the responsibility which comes
from a righteous cause. There me re
sponibllitlo. born of duty that can
never he repudiated, fluty unperformed
Is dishonor and dishonor brings shame
which Is heavier to carry than any bur
den which honor can Impose.
Mv fellow citizens, 1 thank you for till!1
more than gracious welcome and h'd you
nil good morning. j
The party left Quincy at noon.
At Peorin,
I'eorin. III.. Oct. fi. A good part of
the imputation of Peoria, the second
ouy of Illinois, today took part In an
elaborate demonstration to welcome
the president or the United States. The
great event of the day was the unveil
ing of a beautiful monument erected by
Penrt.v's citizens as a memorial to the
soldiers of the rebellion, living and
dead. The monument Is erected on an
elevation In front of the court house
and by Its side bad been constructed a
platform uhiii which the president mid
members of bis party took seats to re
view a long procession of mllllta, vet
erans of the war and returned volun
teers of the Spanish war. A great con
course of people .surrounded this plat
form and packed every street in the
vicinity.
After his review of the parade the
president took his seat facing the
veiled monunlent. The monument wns
unveiled by Mrs. S. A. Klnsey, who has
been chairman of the monument com
mittee since Us inception in 18X3 A
great cheer burst from the multitude
as the folds of canvas fell away from
tho shaft. Then President McKinley,
followed by the cabinet oflleers, made
a tour of tho open space surrounding
the monument. Inspecting' Its beauties
carefully on all sides. After the formal
exercises the inesldent dedicated tho
monument In an address.
President McKinley said he ,vui
glad to stand about the monument
dedicated to patriotic service.
This moment awakens sacred memories,
fellow citizens, and that Is Its purpose.
It tells every page of the history of that
civil struggle ami Its triumphant con
summation nt Appamuttox Coutt I Ichiro
when Rrant ncceptud the surrender from
Lee and we wro kept a nation united
again forever. I could add nothing of
patriotic sentiment to that which' bus al
ready been littered. Hut I desire, to ex
press In this presence my appreciation, not
of the tl Unite that was paid to the pfeal.
dent of the United States, but tho trib
ute which the people of Peoria city and
I'eorla county bnve paid to the brave do.
fenders of the American Hub 111 tlmu of
our greatest peril.
At the conclusion of the exercises a
brief oportnnlty was given the crowd
to shnke bands with the president al
though the press of time tlld not allow
mnre than nn Infinitesimal portion of
tho surplus; mob to be presented to
blm. The party wns next driven to this
"corn pnlnce," a building wholly con
structed of corn and where u torn fes
tival Is being held.
An Informal reception and dinner
nt the residence of .1. U. Oreenhut was
the elolng event of the presidents vis
It to I'eorla. The party boarded a
tinln at S:4"i and wns rapidly carried to
Uttlesburg to spemt the nlftht. The
exercises which will take place nt
Knox college, Gulosburg. tomorrow
motning, nio designated to coinmomop
ate the fortv-flrst anniversary of the
fninoiiH debates between Abraham Lin
coln nnd Stephen A. Douglas, one of
which was hld nt i.alesburg.
Meeting, with Bryan.
Colonel Vnt. .1. Bryan sat directly
behind President MeKlnley this after
noon at Canton, Ills., while the presi
dent delivered a brief address to the
citizens of tlint town. A street fair
Is In progress,- at Canton nnd Colonel
Bryan had been secured to deliver u
two hours' speech. The Nebraskan
was among tin; first to greet President
McKinley as he left the train and un
cended the platform. Whn ihe prcs
Idont concluded his address he turned
and heartily grasped Colonel Uryan
outstretched band "Cood bye, Mr.
President," said Colonel Bryan, nnd the
president rerponded with a word of
farewell. This closed the short meet
ing between tho former rivals of IMG,,
is the presidential train left Immedl-
; ; , delivered bis nil-
depa. lure of the presl-
....
dent,
President MeKlnley said in part at
Canton:
Our glorious old Hag, the symbol of lib
erty, floats today over two hemispheres.
Dutlng the leccnt war we had exhibitions
of unprecedented patriotism on the part
of tho people and unmatched heroism oh
the part of our soldiers and sailors. (Ap
plause.! Our second great triumph has
been of prosperity. The busy mills, the
active Industries, the general prosperity
have seatlered plenty over a smiling
country. Oar third great triumph is the
triumph we have had over sectionalism.
We are no longer a divided people and he
who would stir up animosities between
the north and south should be denied
hearing In botli sections. Tho boys of the
south and the boys of tho north fought
triumphantly on sea and land in every
engagement during our war.
North nnd south together brought, non-
own the same electric thevght In peace1 a
common Hag salute. And with free and
unresentfiil rivalry harvest tho fields
whereon they fought. So I conclude by
saying that this nation has been greatly
blessed and nt this hour we are n united
and prosperous and patriotic people. And
may that dlvlno providence who has
guided us In nil our undertakings from
the Inception of the government continue
bis gracious and assuring favor to us
forevermnre. (Applause).
The presidential train arrived at
Calesburg a little behind schedule
time. A large crowd of citizens greet
ed the train with great enthusiasm as
It pulled Into the station. The presi
dent was Immediately dilven to the
residence of Colonel Clarke K C.irr,
where he spent the nlgli't.
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
A Season of Remarkable Monetary
Change.
New- York. Oot. C It. C5. Dun & Co.'a
Weekly Review of Trade will say to
morrow: The grand demonstration In
honor of Admiral Dewey effectually
stopped business of most kinds for two
days at the chief city of the country,
and yet the remaining transactions of
the week would have excited wonder a
year ago. it has been a week of re
markable monetary e-hange hero and
elsewhere. The Bank of Knglund raised
Its rate one per cent, before and a bulf
per cent, more after Its weekly state
ment from :i' to S per eent. with the
hope that the outgo to New York
might be checked.but the Bank of Ger
many lost also 'and raised Its rate to S
per cent, and the Batik of France lost
heavily. While high rates were paid
here for money required In speculation,
no stringency embarrasses any branch
of legitimate business and the stock
market has held up surprisingly.
With such business as the great steel
companies are doing, It Is not strange I
that their stocks are llrmly held. There
have been heavy sales of rails deliver
able next year, fr'U being fixed as tho
price after consultation, nnd ilbout 250,
000 tons fairly divided between eastern
and western works were sold. For their
protection the great companies bought
billets In large quantities, for which It
Is said $3j was paid by some, and of
Bessemer pig nearly 200,000 tons, the
Federal Steel company taking 110,000
nnd Pittsburg works tnklng advantage
of old options. OtliPr large rail con
tracts, are expected soon, especially
those of the Pennsylvania. Plate works
are gaining little, If any, on their or
ders and bar mills arc as crowded us
ever, while the renewal of efforts to
consolidation of sheet mills cause more
active buying. But while Bessemer pig
roso 2.1 cents and Grey Forge at Pitts
burg declined M cents, finished pro
ducts were not changed, excepting an
other jlse of 13 cents per Jteg In cut
nails, and there Is reported some dis
position to hold back orders because of
the general rise In prices.
QUEENSLAND DISSATISFIED.
English Orders for Canned Meats
Placed in the United States.
Brisbane. Queensland. Oct. fi. Great
surprise and dissatisfaction are ex
pressed In commercial and political
circles here ut the news that the Brit
ish war office has placed largo orders
for canned meats In thu United States.
As a matter of fact, the Queensland
canners, anticipating a large demand,
had prepared Incrensed stocks, which
will now possibly lie a drug on their
hands,
The Harrisons at Berlin.
Berlin, Oct, C Geneial Benjnmln Ilar
risen arrived In Berlin thla evening from
Purli.
HOPEFUL SIGN
IN TRANSVAAL
Continued Delay Offers
Another Chance for
Peace.
ALL AROUND HESITATION
Neither Side Anxious to Begin Hos
tilitiesA Peace Speech by Sir
Henry Campbell Bannermnn Fur
ther Negotiations Considered Pos
sible He Considers That the Res
urrection of tho Suzerainty Claim,
Buried in 1884, Marked nn Evil
Day.
London, Oct. C All the reliable In
telligence from South Africa points to
ii continuance of the existing situation
for some time, as both sides are appar
ently dlftldent about beginning an at
tack, although, from the dispatches re
ceived here, It seems as If every move
ment of a patrol nnd every cloud of
dust raised by u herd of cattle were
reported as a general advance by both
armies.
The delay gives time for further ne
gotiations: and today's Indications ap
parently show a willingness on the part
of the British government to continue
to utilize diplomacy, A well-defined
conviction Is prevalent that tho foreign
olllre Is trying to discover a way out
of the trouble, which has been created
by admltte-d mistakes und miscalcula
tions; and It la evident that peace ad
vocates and peace counsels are gain
ing ground, although Mr. Chamber
lain's refusal to seize the chance given
him by the petition of fifty-eight mem
bers of the Caie house of assembly to
point out. In his reply, that the Boors
sllll have an opportunity of accepting
Great Britain's previous offer, so long
ns her new proposals remain unformu
lated, seems to show a personal deter
mination on the part of the secretary
Of state for the colonies not to yield an
iota In the Interest of peace.
Campbell-Bannerman Speech.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,
speaking at Maidstone today, at a
luncheon specially arranges:! to give the
leader of the opposition In the house of
commons an opportunity .of expressing
the view of otllolal Liberalism regard
ing the Transvaal crisis, said that
neither side had shut the door upon
further negotiations.
"Great Britain," he continued, "has
not made her demands as a suzerain
power, but In virtue of International
law and as the power responsible for
the well-being of South Africa. If the
Boer government have refused the
reasonable requests of the dispatch of
the secretary 'of state for the colonies
on Sept. 8, through fear and suspicion
regarding a possible attack upon their
Independence, the speeches of the Duke
of Devonshire and Sir Matthew White
Ridley constitute assurances which
ought to extinguish suspicion and fear.
These speeches ure quite as authori
tative as any dispatches, and bind the
honor of the government and the coun
try. They ought to open the way to
an agreement.
"Party Interests must stand aside at
this juncture, as well as the reputa
tion of ministers. I do not believe that
diplomacy has said Its last word, al
though the country Is on the brink of
war. It is a remarkable thing that,
when the question Is asked, What are
we going to war about? no answer can
be given. This country has never yet
gone Into a. rreat war In such a state
of uncertainty.
"From patriotic motives Liberals
cannot and should not embarrass the
governniDnt: but the time for free
speaking will come by nnd by. At the
present moment, the Interests of the
party, the reputation of ministers, and
our estimate of the conduct of the gov
ernment must all stand aside, as the
only thing tlurt matters Is the question
I of peace or war."
I 'Pointing out the absurdity of going
Into war for a difference of two years
In the opposing franchise proposals, Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman declared
that the claim of suzerainty had been
finally exploded by Sir Wllllum Vernon
Harcourt and Sir Edward Clarke.
An Evil Day.
"It was an evil day," he continued,
"when this claim was dug from tho
grave In which It was decently burled
In 1884 by tho wise und experienced
men who then conducted British af-
falls, the men who burled It because
they knew it was devoid of eilleacy
and a fruitful source of difficulty. I
believe the country bus confounded the
word "suzerainty," which Is valueless,
with the great fact, which is essential
and cardinal the predominance, su
premacy, paramountcy, or whatever
you mny wish to call It, of British
power In South Africa, which Is Indls
putable and founded upon the neces
sary facts of tho situation."
The announcement from Pretoria
that tho British diplomatic agent, Mr.
Conyngham Greene. Is III, is taken In
sumo quarters to Indicate the possibil
ity of his recall, and of further steps In
the direction of a peaceful adjustment.
A host of officers, Including Ptlnce
Christian Victor of Schleiiwlg-Holsteln,
and a large numbur of nurses sailed for
the Cape today.
While the distaste for war evidently
increases in Great Britain, dispatches
from the scene of possible hostilities
grow more and more lurid. Advices
from Pretoria describe tho Transvaal
organs as crying for Impossible terms,
nnd President Kruger as referring to
the prospective struggle as a means of
setting tho republic "totally free of
Kngland."
It Is also said, according to advices
from the name point, that the Boor
forces at Volksrust will advance today
to the Natal border, and, according to
General Hynions, although Cniiimundar
General Joubert Is personally uverse to
hostilities, his patient tactics will not
last, as the Boers will soon either de
mand to be disbanded or to receive or
ders to Invade Natal.
Dispatches from Capo Town.ot doubt
ful authenticity, allege Unit tho lloor
organization In the Held is already
breaking down, nnd that friction Is de
veloping between the artillery, who are
regulars, and the burgher commandoes.
The refugee. In Cape Town are hav
ing a bad time, the women and children
being In n pitiable plight. The govern
ment's offer to send a transport for
some of the distressed has been accepted.
MEDIATION TALK AT PRETORIA
A Hope There That President Mc
Kinley Mny Act.
Pretoria, Oct. C The Rev. Dr. Bos
man, the Dutch Reformed minister of
Pretoria, now visiting In the United
States, Is reported ap doing good work
in tho Interests of peace. Strong hopes
nre entertained In' official circles that
President MeKlnley may b Induced
by the people of th United States to
offer mediation In the present crbls.
General James P.. O'Belrne has beon j
appointed the special representative
in the United Stales nf the icpubllc
to work in the Interests of peace.
The government Is reducing official
salaries on a sliding scale. Those re
ceiving more thnn $'.'.000 have had their
salaries reduced for'.y-1've per cent. A
saving altogether of $10,00H a month
bus been off fc' 'ted. The town Is being
divided Into wards, and special police
officers are being sworn In.
In an Interview, Secretary of State
Iteitz said today: 'The government de
sires, if possible, that all of the mine.-)
remain Working as long as possible.
The government litis, promised to give
every assistance In Its power to enable
them to do so, nnd where It is neeesi
sarv for tho continued working of the
mines that British subjects should
remain the government promises them
every protection. Should war unfortu
nately occur we will give tho minors
every oporumltv If they deslie to leave
the country safely."
The further despatch of comman
does has been temporarily suuiendid.
President Kruger. on being Interviewed
with referent'" to the rumors of In
cursions Into British territory by
burgher forces, ald that the republlo
bad no Intention of acting on the ag
gressive unless forced thereto by the
military attitude of Great Britain, by
the massing of troops in the direction
of the borders, or by the sending of
heavy reinforcements from over the
sea.
REVISION NEEDED IN
MARITIME LAWS
Noall's Testimony Before the Indus
trial Commission Railroad Dis
crimination Is Discussed.
Washington. Oct. C Frank U Neall.
of the firm of Peter Wright & Son. of
Philadelphia, and N. B. Kelly, secre
tary of the Trades League, of Phila
delphia, were the witnesses before the
industrial commission today.
Mr. Neall is a shop broker and his
testimony dealt with the subject of
marine transportation exclusively. He
stated that since the Transvaal ques
tion had become acute Great Biita.n
had taken at least 7S vessels that were
ordinarily engaged In the foreign car
rying trade of the United States. Th'
result naturally made a very marked
advance In freight rates and Mr. Neill
declared that the tonnage of America.!
vessels available for ocean trallle did
not exceed 300, whereas the total ton
nage of -the vessels of the world was
28,000,000.
He favored a revision of the mari
time laws of this country, so as to per
m,lt the purchase of foreign built
freight steamers for miscellaneous
trans-oeeanle business. commonly
known us tramps. These vessels could
be built a fourth chenper abroad than
In this country, and wherever owned
they have proved very profitable.
Within the past two years the prac
tice of leasing such vessels by Ameri
cans, he said, had Increased four fold
und after paying a profit to the lessees
they were netting their owners 20 and
2." per cent, per annum. Mr. Neall
announced himself as opposed to a dlr
orhnlnatlng duty for the benefit of
American built ships, for the reason
that bo believed such a system would
precipitate retaliatory measures on the
part of other nations, in reply to a
question he said there was not a sin
gle line of steamers crossing the At
lantic that Is composed entirely of
American vessels. Mr. Kelly explained
the purpose of the Philadelphia Trades
League to be to protect the shippers
of that city against railroad discrim
inations. One of the discriminations
which gave the league most trouble
was found In the nils. description of
goods. He related an Instance In
which n Louisville bouse hud been
found supplying high class hardware
as saddlery, the result being that first
class goods were shipped ut the rate of
sixth class goods. By this means, the
Philadelphia merchants had been tem
pornrlly driven out of business In cer
tain sections of the southwest. He al
so complained that the railroads were
In the habit of putting down rates In
competition with the lake traffic at
the beginning of the lake season and
also of the rates to the Inland olM"s
on Imported goods. Ho announced
himself favorable to pooling by the
railroads and assented to a proposition
by Commissioner Farqithar tlint com
petition Is the parent of discrimina
tion. He would give the Inter-start
commission authority to revise rates
and otherwise enlarge Its powers.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
WuHhli'gton. O.'t. C.-Penslon ccrtlll
eatcs: original Alexander Travis, fur
bond.tle, $C. Increase Fiber! N. Harney,
Montrose, Susquehanna. $S to $17: Theo
iiIiIPih L. Carpenter. Lnlievlew. Susque
hanna, S to $1'!. Original' widow-War
with Hniiiu. Maigaret P. Clark, Scran
ton, fll.
Kid Lavlgne Knocked Out.
New York, Oct. . Georue Mcl'addeu
knocked out Kid Luvlgne tunlglit In thu
nineteenth lound at thu Broadway Ath
letic club In what whs to have been a 25
round go.
' Yellow Fever at Key West.
Key West, Ocit.;tk Nefw ennes nf yellow
fever 3i. No deaths hnvei been repotted.
Twenty-eight cit-es are-' known to havo
been omitted from previous reportb.
U. S. TRANSPORT
IN A TYPHOON
LARGE NUMBER OF ARMY
MULES ARE KILLED.
Animals Hurled About by the Roll
ing of the Ship The Loss a Heavy
One A Despatch from General
Otis General Fred Grant Has nn
Engngcraent with Filipinos on the
Iinus River.
Manila, Oct. 0.-4:40 p. m. The Unit
ed States transport Slam, which loft
San Francisco, August IP, with up
wards of 330 valuable mules, the com
ing of which bud been anxiously
awnlted. as mules are In great de
mand for continuing the campaign,
arrived this morning, und reported that
all but nineteen of the nnima's has
been lost. In two severe typhoons, un-
tier peculiarly distressing condltlins.
The Slam, which left Honolulu
thirty-one days ago, encountered the
typhoons early this week. One lasted
forty hours. Most of the forage wh!?h
was on deck was swept overboard: oil
the boats were smashed, and the
steamer rolled tremendously in the
trough of the sea. although tho officers
made every effort to bring her abort .
Them ules were hurled from side to I
side, and frightfully mangled. Their !
legs. Htm necks were broken, and the
.wretched animals fell In such a in
fused mass that the attendants were
unable to relievo them. In tho mean
time, the deckload was washed of.
the ship lightened, and the rolling In
creased.
When the Slum arrived her propeller
was high out of the water and th
wrecks of her boats were hanging from
the davits.
Washington, Oct. fi. A cable dis
patch from General Otis to the War
Department today brings word of the
loss of several hundred horses and
mules on the transport Slam. The
message follows:
Manila. Oct. 0.
Steamer Slam, which left San Francisco
August 1, with 4J hoises. 3:! mules,
enenuntc red typhoon 1st Instant, north
ern Luzon, In which all but sixteen mules
lost. Animals killed by pitching of ves
sel and lack of air fn ni necessary clos
ing of hatches. No casualties among:
passengers. litis.
It Is stated at the Quartermas'tfr's
Department that the mules that were
lost on Hie Slam were the trained pack
mules, which were considered tho mot i
valuable sent to the Philippines. '
Manila, Oct. C, IVliO p. m. General I
Fred Oram, with Hire.? companies of I
the fourth Infantry, two companies of
the Fourteenth Infantry and n bind of
scouts attached to the former regiment
advaiioed rr.mrTWmtinh- morning.
driving the insurgents from the entire
west bank of the Imus river.
Three Americans were wounded.
It Is estimated that ton of the Fil
ipinos were killed.
Manila. Oct. C. 'VH0 p, m. Compan
ies C and II with the scouts cro-ised
the river at Big Bend nnd advanced
westward In the direction of the Bin
cayan road, the Insurgents ilrinc vol
leys but retiring. Twenty Filipinos
w"ie discovered entrenched at tne
P.lncavan church, about midway bo-
tween Bacoor and Cnvite 'iejo. These
were routed, six being killed. ' '""'" 'esmence umi ine
Hlley's battery of th- Fifth infantry , w l'e " lll'1 l11"1 B"d ,1''ul ',r llIw
made an effective sortie about a mile ( leisure time. He wanted the house
south on the Bacoor and shelled the I "t the earliest possible moment, s .
west bank of th river at -lose range. ' that he might "go In and hang up Ins
That bank Is now held by the Amerl- I bat nt once." as he put it. Of cm.-.-e
c.artJ I that precluded the Idea of erecting a
! house to meet his, special needs, lie
List of Casualties. expressed his Idea as to the character
Walhlngton, Oot. fi. General Otis ' of the home he desires, and asked that
has cabled the following list of killed: th" house be modest enough in up
First Tennessee at Hollo, M-pteiub.-r J polntmetits -and cost to permit of tb
ir, Corporal James C. Bullington; retention of a sufficient sum of money
Fourth Infantry, near Bacior. ."'cie'lie:' from the purchase fund to defray the
2. Corporal Barney Mullen; Twenty- , expense) of furnishing It.
first Infantry, at Calamba, October 3, I Montpellor. Vt.. Oct. fi. Prepar.i
Frank J. K.uiy, Thomas Brothers: tlons for the celebration of the home
Fourth cavalry, near Mexico. Charlie
A. Badcllffe; Ninth Infantry, nt Gua- i
gua. Arthur W. Chambers, Joseph F.
Campbell.
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
They Meet at Boston and Select a
Ticket.
Boston, Oct. . Tho Republican slate
conveiillon for the nomlnaUon of candi
dates for governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary ot state, treasurer, auditor and
attorney geueial, was held in Music hull,
today. I nusiial hue test developed la
the convention seme time ago, owing to a
contest between lieiuiul Curtis Guild,
Jr., and John L. Dales, speaker of the
house of representatives, for the nomina
tion for lieutenant governor, but the
caucuses, which resulted In the favot of
Mr. Bales, were tallowed by General
liulld's withdrawal, und then attentl in
was directed to contests for the nnmlna
Hon for stale treasurer und for slate au
ditor between several candidates.
Colonel Melvlu O. Adams was made per
manent chairman. He delivered an ad
dress In which ridicule of the Democratic
party of Massachusetiti und Us platform
and criticism of the national party were
prominent features.
Following Is the ticket nominated: Gov
ernor. W. Murray crane. Datton: lieu
tenant governor. John L. Dates. Boston;
secretary of stnte, William M. Olln, Bos
ton; attorney genetnl. Ilosea M. Knowi
ton, New Bedford; nuultor, John W. Kim
ble, Fltchbtirg; trensuier and receiver
general, Edward S. Bradford, Springfield.
Coal Shippers Alarmed.
Cleveland, O., Oct. ci.-Coul shippers are
becoming alarmed over the certainty that
thev will not be ablo to fulllll their enn-
tiaets In tho northwest, calling for the tie.
Ivery or fuel by lake. The end of tho
season nf navigation is approaching and
there would not be enough tonnuge avail
able to carry the coal up the lakes. Th.-y
fear that there will be a coal famine. In
tlint region this winter.
Steamship Arrivals.
New Yolk, Oct. t;. Cleared: Amster
dam, Itotterdam via Boulogne; l.a Nor
tnandle, Havre: Campania, Liverpool;
Beachy Head Passed: .Maasdam, Hot
tcrdam for New York. Biowhead
Passed: Taurle. New Yurk for Liver
pool. Southampton Sailed: Fuerst Bin
marck. Hamburg for Now York. Hotter
cliiin Arrived: Spaarudani, New Yoik
via Boulogne.
Degree for Admiral Dewey.
Burlington, Vt., Oot. 0. Tho trustees
of the University of Vermont today voted
to confer tho degree of Doctor of Laws
on Admiral Dewey.
T1IK Ni;VS THIS 310KMXU
Weather Imllcntluni ToJir:
FAIR; BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS.
General i'lesldent McKlnley's West
ern Trip.
Signs of Peace In tho Tiunsvaiil,
Transport Slain III n Typhoon.
Homo for Adtnlial Dewey.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania,
News.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Religious News of the Week.
4 Kdltorlal.
News ur.d Comment.
G Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
6 Local Closing Sessions of tho Wo
man's Forelcn Missionary Society.
Father Mathcw Men Will P.irndo.
7 Locnt Lackawanna Bond Will Boom
Business.
Tournuinent of the Firemen.
8 Local West Sernnton and Suburban.
n Bound About the County.
Ill Story "The Disappearance nf Mr.
Maeders.
11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
Tests of Fiitnince Into Army nnd
Navy.
12 Local IntcrrMlng Letter from Cor
poral TJoyce.
Uunmore Doings.
DEWEY HOME IS ACCEPTED
He Has Designated the Location for
Which He Has Preference Does
Not Care to Walt Until a House
Can Be Erected Desires to "Hong .
Up His Hat nnd Coat" at Once.
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Received as a Gift from the People,
Fteparations for the Vermont Cele
bration on Oct. 12.
Washington. Oct. i!. Admiral Dewey
has chosen to accept a house in Wash
ington, already constructed, instead of
having one built for his occupancy. In
accordance with the invitation of th
committee which has had In charge h:
Dewey home fund, he called at the
office of Acting Secretary Allen In the
navy department, at It o'clock today,
to Indicate his preferences In the mat
ter of a residence. Then- were pres
ent, besides Mr. Allen, Assistant Secre
tary Vnndeiilp, Assistant Postmaster
General Heath ami (ieneral Coibln.
The admit nl was officially Informed
of the purpose of the people of tho
Vnlted States to present blm with i
home in Washington. He fiankly ex
pressed his gratification at the tender,
which he Immediately accepted. He
nIll that mul tm. proposed home been
,i. ,,,,, ,lf n ... w,iimiv men he
should feel, Indisposed to accept it. But
be noted that the fund had mote than
43,000 subscribers, Indicating that the
homo wnH tn ,J0 roa. tlll K,ft of l0 ,
American people, and as such he would I
accept It with as much pleasure as be j
bad the sword bestowed upon him by
congress.
As to the location of the resldeileo,
the admiral showed a decided proi'.'i
ence for the section In which he had
made bis home during his former d -
1 tails of duty In Washington. I!e
wished the house to he located In the
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I Mxteenth street, and not too far nn-tli.
tlllls Indicating the. nelghboi hood of
coming of Admiral Dewey on Octo'cr
12. are piogresslng favorably. The I elub cup committee during several past
chief feature of the programme will be j series of races for the America's cup,
the parade, which will bo In Id In the said today:
afternoon. I "The lesull of the present series Is a
Admiral Dewey will ievlw the par j problem now. Designers, builders,
ado from u stage at the state house, j sallinnker-c. skippers. sailors and
Governor Smith, on behalf of the stilt l yachtsmen. American nnd Kngllsh. nro
will welcome the admiral ut thla poini, j nsklng ea-h other questions as to how
and Mayor Senior will extend the tu outonie mny be.
greeting of the city of Monttioller: hut j ",iy opinion was that It wus one
thls will be clone ns Informally ns pos- i sided with the American boat suro
slble. The only other ceremony at Iv
reviewing stand wlfl be the singing by
the Governor's Glee club of St. Albans
' of a song written for the occasion by
Stephen K. Royse. entiled "U'elcni'.o
to Dewey."
Baud concerts will be held mnrnlin'.
afternoon nnd evening on t! Uth. and
a display of fireworks will be made in
the evening.
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LEPER TO BE DEPORTED.
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Mrs. L. M. Todd, of Snn Francisco.
Will Be Sent to Molokai.
Washington. Oct. C The commis
sioner of Immigration is in communica
tion with General Shafter at San
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V lit Cisco Willi u ie ui secoilOK lion-
sage on a transport for Mrs. L. M.
Todd, the San Francisco leper whum
It Is Intended to deport to the Island
of Molokai. The British consul B'"i
eral at San Francisco. W. C pit iters,
gill became Interested In Mrs. Todd's
case and protested against deporting
her to Molokai.
He wus asked to make provUlon fo1
her care and Isolation In canad i c.v
elsewhere but declined to do so und tho
treasury department today dlr 'oted
Immigration Commissioner Schell at
Snn Francisco to proceed under Ills
previous Instructions to secure passngo
for Mrs. Todd on some tinny traits
port. Murder and Suicide.
Montreal. Oct. 'i.-J. F. Sinlili, of this,
cliy, today shot Ins wlf. mortally wound.
Inv her as she cumo from the market and
then fii.tthig the revolver to his head,
killed lilinnelf. The couple had not lived
happily for some time.
Mrs, Coukey's Suicide,
Benton Ilurbor, Mich., Oot. C.-Mrs. I..
W. Conkey, wife ot an ex-bank president
and the wealthiest man in the city, com
niltted aulrtdo today by hanging herself in
a barn. She had previously attempted
to tuku her life.
DANGER IN
SHAMROCK
Backers of llie Columbia
Have Had Their Con
fidence Shaken.
MR. ISEL1N IS SANGUINE
He Has Confidence in the Columbia's
Ability to Outsail the Shamrock
in a Steady Breeze Sir Thomas
Lipton Modestly Expresses "tho
Hope That the Shamrock Will
Make a Good Showing Yacht)
Owners Consult Weather Report
with Much Interest.
New Vnik, Oct. !. This has been
day of rest on board the International
yacht racers. The Columbia was towcel
from Sandy Hook to Bay Ridge to got!
her out of any danger from tho north"
caster. The Shamrock remained at her
nnrhorage ut the Hook, her people)
willing to take the "panees.
The feeling of the owners on both
sides is one of conI'dc;iec. The publla
though Is in doubt, uud it must be
said that there Is a feeling of lndocl
slon among expert yachtsmen. Tho
two days of drifting linvi furnished al
most nothing on which to base opinion.
They have. however, seemed tot
strengthen the belief that the Sham
rock Is a thot oitghly dangerous prop
osition. This is now a well groundncl
opinion and If the two days of light
airs have done anything they ).av
shaken that confident f"ellng that ban
prevailed among the backers :t tho
Columbia. At sund-jwn the wind was
blowing hard from the north. Thu
weather wns clearing and there wcro
good signs of a pretty hard northwest
er In the morning. If It comci tho
world will see the greatest struggle
for yachting supremacy In the history
of International racirg.
C. Oliver Iselln, the Columbia's man
aging owner, said this evening: "Wo
know practically nothing more of tho
merits of the boats' than we did on
Tuesday. If anything, we know less,
Tor we did not turn the outer mark
this time, but I have every confidence
in Hi" Columbia's ability to outsail tlw
Shamrock on all polms when we. get a
steady breeze. That's what we want-
some v. Ind."
Sir Thomas Llptou and his friends
nre modestly confident that the Sham
lock will make an extremely good
showing against the Columbia In a
breeze. Sir Thomas smiled when he
was told that the forecast for tomor
row piomlsed a fair day and plenty of
wind, and said that such a day as to-
,.iy Vlthoiit the rain was what he wns
i icnignis mi. .' .........., " -
pil.ls Wl,n, received from Bay Ridge. L.
j i., to ti. ..ffect that the wind Is moder
ating. The l iiiuiniuii at mai unit- a
tiding safely at anchor off Bay mage,
At 10 o'clock tonight the following
dispatch was received from handy
Hook: "Wind still from the north and
blowing at the rate of thirty-two miles
an hour. The sides are clear. There
has been no change In the position of
the Shamrock."
COMMODORE SMITH TALKS.
He Is Not So Certain That an Easy
Task Is Before Columbia.
New York. Oct. fi. Former Commo-
doie James D. Smith, who has been
at the head of the New Yolk Yacht
' winner, bin on results so far as I see
and rend of tho boat's performances.
1 am not as certain. I still believe
that Columbia will keep the cup In
America, but desire to say tiuv be.
Hove that Sir Thomas Upton's pluck,
liberality and lavish expenditure havo
t bem creditable and Justified at least
' in the present light. Shamrock was
expected by British critics to be n hit
I Metier than our boat In heavy weather.
j 1 cannot see that wo have any reason
' to under estimate her abilities In light
I winds. Uven money found no takers
when offered freely on Columbia to
day.
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT STEYN.
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The Qrange Free State's Determined
Stand,
IHuemfuiiteln.Oet.fi. President Steyn,
addrcslns a commando In Market
Hquure on Thursday, congratulated tho
burghers on the rapidltv with which
they had responded to the call. He said
the Orange Ftoo state did not Intend
tu make an attack, but that It would
fiercely defend Us cherished lights. Tho
enemy was strong, but If that enemy
crossed the border ll would bo to meet
w lib a determined resistance. In con
cluding, he exclaimed: "We would bo
fighting for the independence of our
ctate."
Cricket Game Postponed.
Philadelphia. Oct. . The cricket match
bntweii Prince HanJItslnhJl'H eleven and
the gentle men of Philadelphia, which was
scheduled for today has been postponed
until tomorrow on account of rain,
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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4- Washington, Oct. C Forecast for 4-
-t- Saturday and Sunday: For cast- 4
- era Pennsylvania, brisk northerly
4- winds, diminishing In fureo Satur- -
day. 4-
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