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TWO CENTS.
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SCRANTON,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER,
1899.
TEN PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
PA.,
COLUMBIA TAKES
THE SECOND RACE
Accident to the Shamrock
Renders the Yacht
Helpless.
TOP MAST CARRIED AWAY
Three Thousand Feet' of Canvas
Comes Down on the Deck of the
Chnllenger The Shamrock Retires
from the Race and the Columbia
Sails Over the Course Alone Sir
Thomas Llptou Is Philosophical.
New York, Oct. 17. The top mast of
tho 'Up challenger Shamrock was ear
ri. il away twenty-live minutes after
tho big single sticker hail crossed the
starting line today mid her enormous
club sail, with Its 3.000 feet of canvas,
came rattling down on the deck, leav
ing her a hopeless cripple. No amount
of pluck or courage could face such a
catastrophe and Captain Hogarth Im
mediately abandoned the race, towing
the yacht to her anchorage. The Co
lutnbla continued over the course alone,
placing to her credit the second of the
races for the America's cup. The acci
dent tn the Shamrock ruined the race
and caused the keenest regret among
the yachtsmen and the thousands of
sightseers wlm were on hand to wit
ness what promised tn be a glorious
duel It Is unfortunate that the dc
f. mler should have been the benollc
lary .f an accident, as there Is little
glory in beating a cripple, but the rule
Is Ironclad. If a boat Is crippled before
the start, time for repairs Is allowed,
but once over the line If anything car
ries away the sufferer must make such
repairs as lie can, or. It rendered hors
de eomhut. as the Shamrock was to-
day, he must take the consequences.
There Is good sense and logic behind
the nile. The races are a test of eon
stniitlon as well ns design and sea
manship. Doubtless If Mr. Iselln could
hiur hud his choice In the matter lie
gf nerously would have declined to con
tinue in view of the crippled condition
of his rival, but the rules gave hlin no
alternative He was In duty bound to
g-i o'i and as he finished well within
the time limit the race was his. Had
the accident not occurred, however. It
Is believed that the Yankee boat would
have repeated the beating she gave th"
challenger yestrduy.
During the twenty-five minutes the)
yacht sailed lie had gone through the
Shamrock's lee like a streak and hnjl
established a lead of more than 300
yards on the weather bow. When tho
Puritan fouled tho Gerosta, on the In
side course la 1SS7, carrying away the
challenger's bowsprit and topmast, al
though the race was at his mercy un
der the rules, Lord Richard Sutton
magnanimously refused tn claim it. To
nvold just such a contingency this
year, leaving absolutely no option In
the matter, this clause was signed
by Sir Thomas; Llplon and Mr. Iselln
a few days before the date of the,llrst
attempt to race. Tho accident today
shows what a delicate machine a rac
ing yacht is nowadays and how close
to the limit of safety It Is built. It Is
a superlatively light structure, weight
ed down by enormous ballast to carry
the gigantic spread of canvas. Th"
most delicate and scientific, adjustment
of weights is required. The simple
breaking of a stay today wrecked tho
Shamrock.
The wire backstay or tho topmast,
which helps to support the slender
spars save way and this support re
moved, her Oregon pine topmast as
big ns a telegraph pole, CO feet long
and 14 inches in diameter, snapped off
like a match Just above the lower mast
cap. This mast was not only
supporting a. pressure of a
mteen Knot breeze against her
big kite, but wus nlso sustaining the
crushing weight of tho sail Itself, and
the two club topsail yards, each -10 feet
long. Later In the afternoon th.. si,mr.
rock was towed up to the Krlo basin
in the upper bay. A now topmast -will
be set up tomorrow and alio will bo
re-measurcd. Sho will probably be tak
en out for a spin tomorrow to try her
new stick and the third race of the
eerles will be tailed on Thursday. This
race will again be over a windward and
leeward courso nnd if the Columbia
wins the series will have been complet
ed without giving the Shamrock an op.
portunlty to test her merits in htr fav
orite point of sailing over a triangular
course. The day had promised a glor
ious contest. The wind had driven the
clouds away, leaving an nlmost (law
less vault of blue overhead.
Eager for the Fray.
The Shamrock went out eager for the
fray. It looked like a blow such as
the Shamrock Is reported to have been
praying for and the sailors of the, Irish
boat made rig snugaloftinanticlpatlon
of an increase In the wind. Tho race
was to be over an equilateral triangle,
ten miles to the leg, which would give
tho challenger a chance of reaching
which is her favorite point of sailing.
Never probably was there a more mag
nificent or exciting start in n cup con
test, and the Irlshmnn carried off the
honors.
The Shamrock got the Columbln un
der her lee two minutes before the
start and try as the defender would
eho could not shake off her rival.
Almost together they bounded away
In the smoke of the starting gun, go
close that a sailor might have atoppid
from one boat to the other. The
Kharock was perhaps half a length
ahead and in the windward berth.
Tho Columbia soon gathered' head
way nnd went through the Shamrock's
lee like a race hone;
Madly she footed and in live minute
she was clear of her adversary, fif
teen minutes after the start she was
300 yards well out in the green hoat'i
weather bow nnd forging ahead at
every bound.
About twenty minutes after the
yachts were started some of the sharps
with their glasses glued on the two
boats noticed that the Shamrock's top
mast appeared to sag a little. Sev
eral times she was luffed up sharply.
"She wont carry that club over the
course," said one of the men aboard
the Associated Press tug.
Big Sail Falls.
Suddenly at 12.24 the big kite and tho
whole top hamper of the green boat
tumbled over to leeward nnd the state
ly challenger was a helpless cripple.
Her big sail fell lifeless, ll's.- the wing
of a bird hit by a hunter, and she Piy
on the water helpless. No cue In toe
excursion licet knew what had hap
pened, except that the club 3osall hud
carried away, and It was tiniest a cry
of agony that went up from ;he sight
seers. Although the Columbia was to
be the beneficiary of the accident, never
were there more sincere expressions f
regret than when the Shamrock went
slowly around and gave up the confer.
The Columbia went on. i the wan
bound to do under the rules. Several
yachts went over alongside Sir Thomns
Llpton's steam yaht Li in as she left
the line to go to h'f .vounc'od cham
pion. Commodore Benedict was one of
the first to get ilongftde and express
his sincere regre.s over the hard luc.t
which had befallen the challenger. Sir
Thomns took all the expressions with
the spirit In which they were meant,
and philosophically replied that It was
the fortune of war. A large majority
of the vessels of the excursion fleet
continued over the coursa with the Co
lumbia, but the Interest In tlie race waq
gone. Tile Columbia made a line race
of It. Her time was little short of mar
velous. She covered the course In 3
hours and 37 minutes: the ten miles to
windward In one hour. 39 minutes, 11
seconds, the reach to the second mark
in IS minutes and f0 seconds, and th
last leg In one hour, 3 minutes and 30
seconds.
An Informal meeting of the regatt'i
committee of the New York Yacht club
was held tonlsht nnd It was decided
that the race between the Columbia
and the Shamrock should occur Thurs
day, it was also decided that the re
mensuiing of the Shamrock should be
done at the navy yard at 7 o'clock to
morrow morning.
DILLON IS FOR ARBITRATION.
He Is Against What He Terms "Un
just and Cowardly War."
London, Oct. 17. In the house of
commons tonight, after a somewhat
atimated discussion of the hostilities
In the Transvaul, John Dillon, Nation
Ist member of Mayo, moved an amend
ment to the address In reply to the
queen's. speech. The amend.uent Is as
follows:
"We humbly represent to her majesty
that the state of war now existing be
tween Great Britain and tie South
African republic has ! '-n caused by
the nssertlon of claims whim Interfere
with the Internatlon tl government of
the republic, in dlieot violation of tho
terms of the convenU).! of 18S4, :nC v
massing large bodies of Urltlsh droops
on the frontier of fp rcpunll?.
"Wp humbly submit that before more
bloodshed takes place a proposal be
made in the spirit of the recent con
ference at The Hague with a view of
finding In Independent arbitration a
settlement of the differences between
the two governments nnd in order that
an Ignominous war be thus avoided
between tho overwhelming forces of
her majesty's empire nud those of two
small natlons.numbering altogether less
than 200,000 souls."
Mr. Dillon claimed that his amend
ment would appeal to an overwhelm
ing majority of the civilized world out
side of England. He was proud, he
said, that Ireland was against this "un
just nnd cowardly war." (Nationalist
cheers.) It was not a war. he con
tinued, for the freedom of the Out
landers, but a war against the yoke of
Cecil Rhodes being put upon these poor
people. (Cries of "Oh!")
Mr. Dillon asserted that the govern
ment wns breaking the convention
agreement because gold had been dis
covered In the Trnnsvaal.
Further discussion followed and a
division was then taken 'on Mr. Dil
lon's amendment, which was rejected
by a vote of 322 to M. The minority
consisted mainly of Irish members and
a few Radicals, including Mr. Henry
Labourhero. Mr. P J.. Stanhopo and
Mr. K. H. Pickersglll nnd others.
BATTLE AT BACOLOR.
The Filipinos Are Driven Out of
Forac.
Manila, Oct. 17. 10.2T. p. m. Boll'.i
regiment, moving from a position
northwest of Iiaeolor this morning,
drove the enemy out of Porac, One
American was killed and one wounded,
The Filipinos lost a number of killed
and wounded.
The Americans captured two bullock
carts of ammunition.
Strong Man Electrocuted.
Westchester, Pa., Oct. 17. Chus. Yokes,
a trimmer In Worth Bros.' Iron and steel
works at Contesvllle, was electrocuted
today by tho falling of an electric light
wire, which rested upon tho material In
was handling and t.ont 1,100 volts through
his body. Death was Instantaneous. Fel
low workmen fenrcd to touch the body
for several minutes, au It seemed to be
heavily charged with tno electrical cur
rent. Vokes was known to bo the strong
est man In Chester county.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Lexington, Va Oct. 17, Mrs. M. V.
I.otcher, widow of John I.ctcher, Virginia's
governor from 1EC0 lo 1SGI, died today,
uerd 77 years. She U survived by seven
children.
THE LANCASTER
CONSPIRACY
JURY HEARS ARGUMENT IN
INGHAM-NEWITT CASE.
District Attorney Beck Intimates
That tho Defense Is Impudent nnd
Untruthful Ho Scores Attempts
to Cast Aspersions Upon His Char
acter Discussing the Telegraph
Code.
Philadelphia, Oct. 17. Tho Jury in the
trial of Ellery P. Ingham, ex-United
Stntes district attorney, and his former
assistant, Harvey K. Newitt, on tho
charges of conspiracy nnd bribery In
connection with the Lancaster revenue
stamp counterfeiting case, today heard
argument on the testimony.
District Attorney Heck characterized
the defense as perjured nnd Impudent.
He also Indignantly scored the at
tempts of the defendants nin1 their
counsel to cast aspersions on his char
acter, when he, ns prosecuting attor
ney, could not defend himself. Mr.
Heck assured the Jury that he had ab
solutely no personal feeling in the
prosecution of the defendants as re
gards the crime with which they were
charged, ho said he considered It the
most unpardonable in the calendar.
Ingham nnd Newitt, he declared, hud
not the slightest excuse for becoming
parties to it. They were not In need
of money. They were lawyers who had
sworn to defend the constitution of the
United Ktntes.yet they permitted them
selves to participate In a conspiracy
which would result in the debauchery
of the currency.
Mr. Heck dwelt upon th.? cnn'ontbin
of the defendants that they had em
ployed Secret Service Agent McMnnus
In the capacity of private detective.
He declared that even were this so.
the lawyers would have been guilty of
an Irregularity of which they, as law
yers, would have been aware In mak
ing use of a United States employe to
turnlsh information against the gov
ernment. The district attorney then showed
how Mr. Newitt on the stand hud ad
mitted that the object of employing
McM.mus was to secure "a lltl'e Info -mntlon."
That, Mr. Heck declared.wns
the government's contention. The de
fendants wanted to buy "a little Infor
mation" from a government employe.
In proving the falsity of the conspir
acy which Ingham had said Kendlg
told him had been formed against
Kendlg and Jacobs to ruin their busi
ness. Mr. Heck called the attention .it
the Jury to ttie fact thnt neither Ken
dlg nor Jacobs had suggested a de
tective, but that Mr. Newitt had done
so. He characterized the testimony of
Ingham nnd Newitt that Jacobs and
Kendlg paid them money to employ
a secret service operative for the pur
pose of Investigating an alleged con
spiracy ns the most improbable and
the most impudent He ever perpetrated
In a court room.
Mr. Heck then showed that for Mc
Mnnus" part in the arrest he had se
cured an Increase of $1 a dav In hU
salary. He had received $1,000 from
the lawyers, which he turned over to
the government, which was evidence
flint he was not In any conspiracy with
Ingham and Newitt for a motive of
personal gain. The district attorney
paid tribute to Secret Service Ajjent
Hums, saying that his services were
Inestimable, as he had Btrlpnwl the
mark of hypocrisy from Ingham end
Newitt, who would have be rayed
their country for money.
Telegraph Code.
Taking up the question of the fam
ous telegraph code, Mr. Heck proceeded
to explain what he termed Ingham's
flimsy reason for its adoption. He
said tho employment of a detectivo
scarcely required such a scheme, while
certainly It was necessary where brib
ery was concerned.
Remarking a letter which Newitt
testified wns sent to Operative Mc
Manus on Feb. It, Mr. Heck said no
proof of Its delivery had keen brought
out and, furthermore, the letter had
been copied In a book on a page with
a letter copied some previous time.
In concluding, Mr. neck assertel
that very little Importance could be
attached to character witnesses. A
man may have an excellent reputation,
he said, and yet be guilty of crime.
He quoted tho examples of Judas Is
caiiot, Lord Haoon and Henedict Ar
nold, whose reputations were good un
til after their crimes had been com
mitted. In presenting the case for the
defense to the Jury, Attorney ShleldH
rehashed tho testimony adduced on
both sides nnd unnounced that he was
willing to meet the prosecution on the
Issue of the credibility of witnesses.
He asserted that with one or two ex
ceptions every witness called by tho
government had practically convicted
himself of perjury and was ' conse
quently unworthy of belief. He scored
the secret service operatives unmerci
fully and spoke of the testimony
ngalnst Ingham nnd Newitt ns hav
ing emnnated from blacklegs and con
fessed crlmlnnls.
He said there could be no doubt but
that his clients were tho victims of a
conspiracy and had been caught In
the trap Instigated by Operative
Huron.
With Regard to Kendlg.
With regard tn Wm. L. Kendlg, one
of the defendants who has confesred
to counterfeiting Mr. Shields declared
that ho had hypnotized Mr. Ingham
into believing a falsehood, and It was
his opinion that Kendlg had also hyp
notized District Attorney Heuk. Sus
taining tho contention of tho defence
that Ingham and Newitt were the vic
tims of a conspiracy counsel asserted
that the motive wns ambition end that
Chief Wllklo as well as his subordin
ates had yielded to tho Impulse which
sometimes stirs a man to gain fame
and distinction. Townids tho conclu
sion of his argument Mr. Shields made
an appeal to the Jury for sympathy by
referring In a broken voice to Mr. Ing
ham's'Mlttle child and Mr. Newitl's
aged mother. District Attorney Heck
objected on thn ground thnt It was Ir
relevant and Its purpose was obviously
to prejudice the Jury.
Ills objection wus sustained by the
court and Mr. Shields ended his ad
dress, Mr. Heck will sum up for the govern
ment tomorrow morning and It Is ex
pected that the caso will go to the Jury
some time tomorrow.
MINERS IN PERIL.
Twenty-Two Men Imprisoned at
Shenandoah.
Pottsvlllo, Pa., Oct. 17. An explos
ion of gas occurred at tho Shenandoah
City colliery at Shenandoah today and
Jiru Immediately broku out In the mine,
hemming in twenty-two men who were
at work nt the time. Those attracted
to tho surface of tho mine by the ex
plosion at once began vigorous efforts
to rescue the Imprisoned men nnd In
this they were successful, nil the men
being taken out nllvo In a comparative
ly short time. Three of tho number,
Adam Sobollnskl, William Shavlnskl
and Joseph Caspavlage. were seriously
burned and their Injuries may prove
fatal. Several others sustained severe
Injuries.
The Shcnnndoah lire department wns
unsuccessful In the efforts to subdue
the lire with water nnd the mine of
ficials then decided on a more heroic
plan. Several pounds of dynamite were
taken Into the gangway by men skilled
In the use of the explosive. The dyna
mite was exploded In the mine and
the concussion extinguished the fire In
stantly. The colliery was thus saved.
EUCHARISTIC LEAGUE.
Third Convention of the Priests Be
gins in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Oct. 17. The third con
vention of the priests' Kuchnrl&tlc
league began at the Cathedral of St.
Peter and St. Paul here tonight by the
celebration of the blessed sacrament.
The benediction wns by Ut. Rev. I. F.
Horstmann, D. D., of Cleveland. Af
ter the religious exercises had been
concluded the diocesan directors of the
league held n business session In the
cathedral chapel. The session wus In
secret.
About SP0 priests lu addition to a
large number of church dignitaries are
in attendance. Among those now here
e.r his excellency. Most Itev. Arch
bishop Martlnelll, npostolllc delegate
for the United States; Archbishop Cor
rlgan of New York- the Rt. Rev. Maes,
D. D.. protector of the priests' Ku
chaiistlc league: Hlshop Hoban. Scran
ton: Hlshop Fltzmaurlce, Erie, Pa.
DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS.
Sixth Annual Council in Session at
Easton.
Easton, Pa.. Oct. 17. The sixth an
nual Great Sun's Council of the Degree
o Pocahontas of Pennsylvania, an
adjunct of the Improved Order of Red
Men. began Its Sessions In Heptasnph
hall, this city, today. Mayor Field
welcomed the delegates In behalf of
the city, Mrs. Annie Fulmer In be
half of the order In Easton and A. F.
Everltt in behalf of the Red Men.
Hesponses were made by Great Po
cahontas Mrs. Addle 1. Tyler, of Hall
stead; Great Prophetess Mrs. Emily
S. M. Keck, of Allentown, nnd Past
Great Sachem John E. Poore, of Phil
adelphia. After these 'public exercises the great
council went Into secret ssssLin.
THEY WANT DEWEY.
May Be Elected Commander of the
Loynl Legion,
Philadelphia, Oct. 11. The command.
ery In chief of the Military Ordjr cf
the Loyal Legion will meet here to
morrow and a strong movement Is on
foot to elect Admiral Dewey Its new
commander.
The term of Admiral Gheradari. who
Is the present commander, Is about to
expire and there is great rivalry
among the candidates for the place.
Among those whoso names have been
mentioned are General John M. Seho
lleld, General Nelson A. Miles, General
Gienvillu M. Dodge, General O. O.
Howard and Gneral Russell A. Alger
Admiral Dewey knows nothing of the
movement In his favor.
OFF FOR THE TRANSVAAL.
Several German Officers Are Already
En Route on the Kaiser.
Port Said, Oct. 17. The German
steamer Kaiser, from Hamburg, Is
disembarking at the entrance of tho
Suez canal four thousand pieces of
ammunition consigned to the Trans
vaal. This step Is taken In order ;r
avoid seizure In the Red sea by Hii -Ish
cruisers. The ammunition will
probably be re-embarked for Hamburg
on board tho steamer Herzog, which is
shortly expected here.
It Is said that several German offi
cers are on board the Kaiser, bound
for the Transvaal.
STRANGE MALPRACTICE.
A Woman's Kidney Removed by Mis
take. HomervUle, Ga., Oct. 17. Dr. L. V.
Rent?, a prominent physician of Du
pont, was arrested today upon the In
dictment by the grand jury on a charge
of malpractice in having removed half
of the kidney of a woman Instead of
the ovaries which he Intended to re
move. The woman died. There Is much ex
citement In the community.
Exhibition Games.
Philadelphia, Oct. 17. Tho champions of
tho National League and tho Phillies to
day played the first of a series of live
exhibition games on the local ground,
tho Quakers winning. Tho home team
pluved a fault lexs llcldlng game and mauo
lis hits when needed. Score: rt. 11. K.
Brooklyn 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 0-1 0 3
Philadelphia 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 -7 12 0
Butteries Hughes und McUuIre; I'razer,
Tiernhuid und Mer'arland. Umpire
Latham. Jeffrles-Sharkey Fight.
New York, Oct. 17. At n meeting today
of the managers of Jim JeffrleH and Tom
Sharkey It was ugreed to postpono the
fight for one week from the date oilglu
ally set. It will take place on Friday,
Nov. 3.
Coal Bunkers Burning,
Pendleton. Ore., Oct. 17. A speeinl to
the Kuht Oregonlnn from Pasco, Wash
ington, says that tho Immonse cnul bunk
ers of tho Northern Pacific at that point
are on lire and burning fiercely.
mr. Mckinley
on expansion
LAYS HIS OPINION BEFORE
WESTERN AUDIENCES.
Declarations to the Effect That tho
American Flag Shall Not Bo Dis
honored Are Received with Ap
plause That Indicates That Anti
Expansion Is a Dream That Is Not
Popular in tho West.
Reach, III., Oct. 17. The presidential
train after leaving Milwaukee made
a. short stop at Cudahy nnd slowed up
nt South Milwaukee. The president
did not make a speech ut either place.
The party arrived at Rnrlpe-at 11. CO
o'clock. Several thousand people
greeted the president, who spoke from
the renr platform ns follows
My Fellow Citizens: I um glud to stand
In this city of diversified Industries and
busy tollers and look Into the faces ot
the people who have made your city what
It Is.
This Is a nation of high privileges nnd
great opportunity. We have the frct
schools, the open ltlble. tho freedom of
religious worship und conviction without
restraint. The humblest aiming you may
aspire to the highest pluco lu public favor
and confidence. The men who control
public affairs lu state and nation came
from the humble American home and
from the ranks of the plain people of tho
United States. (Great npplause.)
I have no sympathy with that sentiment
which would divide my countrymen Into
classes. I have no sympathy with that
sentiment that would put the rich man
on one side and tho poor man on the
other labor on otto side und capital on
the other (npplause) because all of them
lire equal before the law. all of them
have equal power In the conduct of the
government. Uvery man's vote In the
United Stutes Is the equnl of every other
on that supreme day when we choose
rulers und congresses nnd governors and
legislators. (Applause.)
Our country Is nioro prosperous today
thnn It has ever been before. It Is more
patriotic at this hour than at any hour
In all our history. Our thoughts, our
prayers go lo the brave men In the dis
tnnt Islands of the sea who are uphold
ing the flag of our country In honor.
(Great applause.) And while they are
doing that we will uphold them. (Cries
of "Goi)d"f-applause All hostilities will
cease In the Philippines when those who
commenced them will stop (applause)
and they will not cease until our Hag. rep
resenting liberty, humanity and civiliza
tion, shall float triumphantly In every
Islaml of the archipelago under the un
disputed and acknowledged sovereignty
of the republic of the United Stales.
(Long continued applause.)
At Waukejran.
Waukegan, 111., Oct. 17. The presi
dential train was greeted by an Im
mense crowd here this afternoon. Hun
dreds of school children were massed
about the platform from which the
president spoke, nnd all ot them had
been provided with flags. Much en
thusiasm was manifested. Tho presi
dent said, In part:
I thank you one and nil for the words
of welcome spoken in your behalf by the
mayor of this enterprising city. I um
always glad to meet the people "whom It
Is my privilege and honor for the time
to serve.
After all, tho great body of the people
have a single Interest, thut of having
their government wircly. faithfully and
honestly administered. Th have little
care for mere Individuals, except as the
Individual may servo them best, and best
represent tho principles which are deat
to them In governmental policy. Abovo
all else you want your government ad
ministered with integrity and for the
equal benefit of all. (Aiiplau.se.)
i tiiuiK i Know I am sure I know what
Is uppermost In every mind hero today.
You n ro not thinking of your country or
of Its Interests at home. For with them
you aro fairly satisfied and feel that they
aro secure. You arc thinking of the vast
Interests of the government In the new
possessions which have come to us by
the fortunes of war. Your hearts go out
to the bruv.i men In the distant Islands of
the Pacific where they are maintaining
the sovereignty of the United States over
it territory ceded to us by Spain, by
treaty which has the solemn sanction not
only of the ratifying power of the senate,
but of the entire congress of tho United
States. (Great applause.) 1 cannot, my
fellow citizens, misread your purpose and
your conception of public duty. 1 am en
deavoring as I fm bound to do by the
constitution of the United States tn exe
cute the law In every foot of territory
thnt belongs to us. (Applause.) Rebel
linn has been raised by your authority
In a territory that Is as much our own
as Alaska or the District of Columbia or
any territory of the United States (ap
plause) nnd that rebellion will be put
down (enthusiastic npplause) and the au
thority of the United Stales will he made
supreme. (Genernl cry of "Good.") Somn
people say the president Is carrying on
an unholy war In the Philippines an
unholy war to uphold the holy banner
of the free, which these children carry
In their hands and which represents the
sovereignty of the republic ngalnst those
who nre attacking It. (Great npplause.)
Tho peopln of the United States never
had an appeal made to duty which was
lu vain.
Good bye, nnd God bless you all. (Long
continued npplause.)
The president delivered a somewhat
similar speech at Evanston, where he
was greeted with resounding cheers
from the people around tho station.
Conspicuous In the crowd were stu
dents from Northwestern university,
whose lung power wns at Its best and
enthusiasm unbounded.
At Michigan City.
Michigan City, Ind., Oct. 17. A big
crowd assembled nt the Michigan Cen
tral Railway station at 5.30 this even
ing 'to welcome President .McKinley
and his cabinet.
After the president had made a few
remarks he Introduced Secretaries
Long and Hitchcock and Attorney
General Griggs, the only members of
his cabinet remaining to finish the
trip. Secretary Gage left the train
at Chicngo. The president said:
"This Is an unexpected, and I assure
you, a most pleasing greeting from my
fellow citizens of Indiana. I am g'ad
to see the school children here, waving
tho llag of tho country they love so
much, the flag that means so much
to all of us, and I am glad' to see the
worklngmen assembled here today and
to know that in every part of our
country they have employment and
wages which bring comforts and hope
and happiness to their homes."
Three Oaks, Mich., Oct. 17. Every
I person within a radius ot ten miles of
THE NEWS THIS M0UNINU
Weather ladlcstlgnt ToJiyi
RAIN; OOOLCn.
1 Genernl Columbia Takes tho Second
Race from Shamrock.
Iteported Fighting In tho Transvaal.
Argument lu tho Counterfeiting Con
, splracy Case.
President McKinley Homownrd Hound.
2 Gencrnl-Northcnstrrn Pennsylvania
News,
Financial nr.l Commercial,
3 Local Rlpplc-Scrantonlnn Libel Suit.
Convention of Stnto Hankers.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 Story "A Kenllworth llomiinre."
6 Iiocnl Dr. I. J. Lansing on Physical
Culture.
Donation Day at Home for tho Friend
less. 7 Local-Seven Johns Would Ho Com
missioners.
Scruntontnn In New Mexico.
8 !ocnl-West Scranton and Suburban.
9 Hound About the County.
10 Local Criminal Court Proceedings.
this little town apparently turned out
to greet President McKinley at 0
o'clock this evening. The cannon con
tributed to the Mnine monument fund
was won by Three Oaks and Its en
thusiasm wus In full play when the
president and cabinet were escorted
through llles of school children wavl-ig
small Hags to a stand near the cur
The president spoke briefly and Int'-o-duced
the cabinet. All were chercd
heartily.
Jackson, Mich.. Oct. 17. President
McKinley spoke briefly here at 10.4.ri to
night. Severn! thohsand people heard
him and cheered to the ee-ho. The
train left at lO.iVi for Cleveland.
FIREBUGS AT WORK.
An Effort to Destroy Towns in Mon
roe County.
Special to The Scrr.nton Tilbunr.
Stroudsburg, Sept. 17. Firebugs
seem Intent on destroying the beauti
ful village of Kresgevllle, situated lu
the western part of this county. Tho
line residence belonging to Daniel
Halney wns totally destroyed by lire
of incendiary origin. Hardly had the
inhabitants recovered from the ex
citement of a serious conflagration of
a few weeks ago which destroyed a
large and Improved hotel, a general
store and dwelling house when they
were called to fight another blaze
which occurred about 11 o'clock on
Monday evening, when flnmes were
discovered in the second story of the
Hnlney residence and, although prompt
action wns taken, there was only time
to save a few articles of furniture be
fore the entire building wns burned
to the ground.
The house w-os occupied by Joh'i
Houch and family, of Nazareth, b-it
they were not at home when the flnpir-
broke out. It Is believed that a tln--bug
Is nt work In that section nnd
some action will bo tnken by the -.'indents.
A few days ago on the Snyder,
ville road a house house Just recently
completed, but not occupied, was
burned to the ground.
SENATOR HOAR TALKS AGAIN.
A Few Rambling Remarks on Ex
pansion. vwismugio... we- . i,.- w.e , mu
conference of Unitarian and other
Christian churches today, United Slates
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, pre'
dent of the conference, delivered nil
annual address and took occasion to
reiterate his views on the questlniof
expansion. His remarks elicited con
siderable applause. He said he did not
bejieve In fatalism or blind force. Mo
believed that nations must work out
their own salvation without coercion:
free Institutions eoald not be given by
one people to nnothcr, but must be an
Indigenous growth: that a irpublle Is
better than an empire; and a Washing
ton Is better than o Honnpartc. He
concluded that whativer liouds darken
the horizon, the world Is glowing bel
ter. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, of ftoston
deplored the lnc of earnestness In
church work by both ministers and
laymen.
BRYAN IN RAIN.
Crowds Meet Han nt Versailles.
Some Old Speeches.
Versailles, Ky., Oct. 17. It was rain
ing hard when the Hryan train reached
Versailles, the home of ex-Senator J.
C. S. Ulackburn. and thn center of the
Ulue Grass region, notwithstanding
which a large crowd greeted the ar
rival 'of tho train at the depot.
Ex-Senator Hlaekburn, who met tho
party at Frankfort, took charge nnd
escorted the visitors to the court house,
Introducing Mr. Hryan. Mr. Hluck
burn's daughter Is seriously 111 and It
Is understood this Is the cause of his
absence from the touring party. He
will leave the train here. Mr. Hryan In
his address here covered about the
same points treated at Frankfort.
Prince Inspects Troops.
London, Oct. 17. Tho Prince of Wales,
accompanied by the grand duke, Michael
of Russia, made a speeinl Inspection to
day of tho Scots Guards, prior to their
departure for South Africa next Satur
day. He cordially congratulated the
commanding ofllcer.ColnnHl Arthur Paget,
on hnving so fine a battalion and briefly
nddressed the men. Afterwards he con
versed ut length with Colonel Paget and
his American wife.
Steamship Arrivals.
Now York. Oct. 17. Sailed: Georslc,
Liverpool; Trave. nremen via Snuthump
ton; Werkendnm, Amsterdam; Kaiser
Frlederlrh. Hamburg via Cherbourg ur.d
Southampton. Cleared: AVcsternlnnd,
Antwerp; St. Paul. Southampton. Tiri
morhavefl Arrived: Kulser Wllhelm Dnr
Grosse, New York. Boulogne Snllod:
l'atrin. from Hamburg for New York.
Admiral Iselln Is Silent.
New York, Oct. 17.-C. Oliver Iselln,
when seen by an Associated Press report
er after tho Columbia had teaehed her
moorings, stuted that ho had nothing to
say In regard to the Shamrock's accident
or race.
Emlle Arton Pardoned.
London, Oct. 17. The Exchange Tele
graph company publishes a despatch from
Paris saying that Emlle Arton, of Pana
ma canal uotorUty, has been pardoned.
FIGHT AT
MAFEKING
Three Hundred Boers
Are Reported
Killed.
FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES
British Loss Eighteen Heavy Fight
ing A1J Day to tho North of tho
Town Rifles of tho Burghers Use
less Against Armored Train At
tack on Ladysmlth Expectod Soon
Firing Heard South of Mnfeking,
Where General Cronje's Force, la
Concentrated.
London, Oct. 17. In a special dls
patch from Cape Town, It Is reported
that 300 Poors and eighteen British!
have been killed In a battle at Mate-,
king.
Colonel Baden-Powell made a sortie
In force and attacked the Hoers, who
were Investing the town. .After ftercti
lighting the Hrltlsh carried the day.
The following dispatch from Pretoria,
dated Oct. 14, by way of Dclagoa bay,
has been received here:
"In a cyclist dispatch from Otto
ahocp, near Melmanl, received hero at
G o'clock this evening, It Is asserted
thnt heavy lighting had been in pro
gress all day long north of Mnfcking.
The Hrltlsh troops on board an ar
mored train acted as n covering forco
to military engineers engaged In re
pairing the track. A Maxim on the
train kept up a continuous lire. Con
spicuous bravery was displayed on botk
sides, but It soon became apparent that
the rifles of the burghers were Ineffect
ive against an armored train. The lat
ter.however, was once forced to retreat
before a particularly strong assault, but
it soon returned, accompanied by a;
Hrltlsh mounted contingent, and tho
fighting wns renewed fiercely.
"Fighting stilt' continues, the Hoers
holding their positions well. A dozen
Hoers were killed or wounded; but tho
Hrltlsh casualties cannot bo ascer
tained. "Heavy firing can be heard south of
Mafeklng, where General Cronje's com
mando Is operating.
"A corps of experienced continental
engineers, former ofllcers, has left Pre
toria for the southwestern borders, es
corted by a, commando of nicked Roer
shots. It Is probably intended for largo
dynamiting operations.
"A big engagement Is expected soon
In the vicinity of Ladysmlth. Tho
forces of Commandant Plot Vys aro
encamped on a mountain overlooking
Dundee, from which point they will bo
able to observe the movements of tho
Hrltlsh troops."
Lorenzo Marqucz, Oct. 17. Refugees
who bnve Just arrived hero from tha
Transvaal report tilt the Doers havo
been repulsed at Mafeklng, sustaining;
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Heavy Fighting North of Mafeklng.
Pretoria, Oct. 14 (delayed In trans
mission). Heavy fighting took placa
this morning north ot Mafeklng. An
armored train jent to repair tho rail
way line opened fire on tho Hoer com
mando. One burgher was killed and
two were' wounded. A second engage
ment followed. In which nlno British
were wounded.
Yesterday, while Gen. Cronje's troopa
were near the broken railway bridge
nine miles north of Mafeklng, an ap
proaching train, Ionded with dynamite,
wns llreel on and blown up. There werd
no casualties on the Transvaal side.
As It has been discovered that at
tempts are being made to tamper wltlt
the railways, the Landrosts have boon
authorized to shoot on sight all pcr
sons found near railways wich dyna-
mite.
Tho executive council 'has decided td
redease all burghers undergoing ono
year's imprisonment or less. AU
other prisoners who are In the sama
category will be sent across the border.
The French, German nnd Italian con-t
suls hove Issued proclamations calling)
on their respective citizens to remain;
neutral.
Pretoria, Oct. 15 (delayed in trans
mission.) Further despatches recelvedi
by the government sny that fighting!
has been continued north ot Mafeklng.
The Hrltlsh, after th second engage
ment, retired In the direction of the)
town, but resumed tho attack soon
afterward, two burghers being killed)
and tlnve wounded.
Boers' Shooting Defective.
Capo Town, Oct. 17. Communication
with Holmont station, sixty miles south
of Klinbeiiy, is still open.
The tight with the armored train
from Kimber'y In which the Hoers lost
more men than they did at Majuba Hill
Is held to prove that their shooting la
not so good ns It Is reputed to be. It
is tho general belief hero that tha
Hoers actually attacked Mafeklim- and
were repulsed. The reports of lighting;
continued thero are regnrded as prov
ing trot the Hours failed to score a
success.
London, Oct. 17. Today wns the. lust
day for the reserves to rejoin tho col
ors nnd tho latest reports from tha
principal centers show that virtually
nil tho reserves havo presented them
selves. Cupe -Town, Oct. 17. Tho Boera
seized tho telephone at Modder River
last evening and nttompted to speak
with Kimberlcy, hoping to lenrn thu
disposition of tho British forces there.
The mnnouver was discovered and,
frustrated. j t
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Washlngton.Oct. 17. Forecast for -4-Wednesday:
Eastern Pennsylvania -4
Rain; cooler Wednesday with 4
fresh easterly winds. Thursday, 4
fair. -4
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