SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1899 TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. THE BOERS CAPTURE BRITISH HUSSAR! Officers and Men of tlie 18tli Troop Are Prisoners. DUTCH SHELLING DUNDEE Total British Casualties Bench 507. Eighteen Ofllceis Killed Report of Heavy Losses Sent fiom Reitfon tein General White's Dispatches. Canadian Troops Moving to the rront Thanks of the Queen. London, Oct. 2." The war ollke this t' cnlnr Issued tho following- i' learn fiotn iinolnrl.il souices Mint the following nfllcets, whose nb s -Hi e had not previously been notified io us ate ptisoneis In the enemy's bunds Fiahtoonth Hif-sur Lieutenant Colonel Moller Major Gievllle and Captain Bollock Dublin Filslleers- -Captain Lonsdale, LlPUteiiant Le Mo buertiM Lieutenant G.uvIcp, Lieuten ant Gilmshuw. LlPUtenant Majenil'" and Lieutenant Slioie It it piesumed that the whole squadi ill of l he Flghtoellth HllSsais, undei the (onimitiid of the ollleeis nameil wen taken pi souei." sciuadion of Hussuis usuallv ion sists of thiei Hoods of twenty -eight men oath so about eighty otlloois and mo l of the nightPCllth Huus nie supposed to have been on putted Ladysmlth Oct. JJ -(livening. d -luycd In ttunsmlsslon) Boer attllleiy is shell. ng Dundee and the foimer UiltiMh r .jinn and our tioops aie now oirupylng an entienelied lump Til" Iloei at tiller Is filing at veiy long range and the shells aie Inetfectlve Communication with Dundee Is- sev -(i -d Tin Hoei wounded and piKoneis ni still cmulng In. and the foimei .lie le 'Plvlng evciy attention Geneial lien A iljot n Is wounded London Oit. 2"i The war olllee ip 1 urns show th.it the tot.il Biltlsh casu alties nnee the beginning of hostilities ieu, h V7 eighteen ofllcers having been Killed and fifty-live wounded and sev enty -sl men hilled and a? wounded. Tlieie aie thltteen unaccounted for This total, howeei, does not Include the squadron of the Klghteenth Hus sais which went ustiay near Dundee, and the ollleeis of the Dublin rusilpers. The ippoit of heay losses sent ftom Reltfontoin came as an unpleasant sur prise aH Geneial White's telegiam to the war ofllie yesterday nave the lin piession that there waB merely a. Inush. General White's Dispatch. London, Oct 2.1 The wai ollhe this evening made public the following dis patch sent by Geneial White fiom Ladysmlth at .! HO this afteinoon "The advance guaid of the foice sent out by me this morning to net in touch with an I help General Yule's column was within time miles of that column, which had temporal lly halted at Sun daj liver, about noon. 1 have occu pied all the stiong positions on the load to I-adysmlth and I have no further anxiety about them. I have i eceived from Lieutenant Kenrocl:, signal officer of the Queen's regiment, who has ildden In. and also ttom Col onel D.irtnell, of the Natal police, w ho accompanied the column, the best ac count of the suit its anil efficiency of the tioops, who aie veiy anxious to meet tho enemy again." Situation nt Kimheiloy. Cape Town. Oct. 2' A dispatch fiom Klnibeiley, dated October 21, and hi ought h a despatch llder'to the Oiange rticr, has just been le celved here It says: "The position In Klmbcrloy Is tin chanRcd The siege continues-. Yes terdny the aunoied tialn found the enemy In the same position In i Spyfontein nelRhboihood "The prisoners who weie eapUiied when the aimored tialn was destroyed by the Boers at Kiaalpan aie now re ported alive nnd well tieated. The Iioers hoisted the llaR of the Trans vaal over VryburR on October IS and are about to Issue a proclamation that Hechuaiialand now foims part of the Transvaal. That Is leRatded as a move on the part of the enemy to In duce the colonial Dutch to join the lepubllc without Incurring the llsk hereafter of the charRe of hiRh tieu eon If the lioeis nip defeated "Colonpl Kpkewlch, on heailnR of It, Immediately lsued a pioelamatlon notifying the people that, If any Brit ish subject Is found assisting her ma jesty's enomys. either dhectly or In directly, such person would bo pun ished summarily as a base ipbel, Sev eral arrests or Capp Dutchmen were made hole yesterday." Advices fiom Oinngp River. Cape Colony, npar the OraiiRP Free Statu border, announce that the Boers have taken Ktlpdatn. near Uarkly West, north of Klmberley. nnd that Assist ant Mnglsti.ito Haunsworth and his clerk are prlsoneis. It Is supposed that the Boots ate ad vancing on Douglas, further west, the Inhabitants of which are asking for protection. Martini Law at Natal. London. Oct. 25. The Dally Mall has tho following from Pleteimnrltzburg, Natal, dated OeV 23 "Tho proclamation of mat tlal law throughout Natal has given great sat isfaction. "Among the Boer prlsoneis at Lady smlth aie Dowitt Harmer, member of tho Rand for Barberton, and Dr. Von Leggcle, nubile prosecutor at Heldel hurg. Among the killed wuh Mr De Jong, secietary of the Tiansvaal edu cational department. "It la now expected that General Jun Kock, the Boer commamJer, will re cover. General White eave him the ODtlon of being taken to Pretoria or remaining at Ladysmlth and he chosc thu latter. "The heavy losses of the King's Royal Rifles nt Dundee seem to have been duo to the black belts worn over the khaki and which afforded an ex cellent target," Ottawa, Oct. 2.". The governor gen eial has received the following cable giam: Her majesty, the queen. deslies to thank the people of her dominion of Canada for their striking manifestations of loy alty and patriotism in their voluntary ofTer to send troops to co-operate with her majesty's Imperial fortes In main taining her position ana mo ngnes ui British subjects in South Africa She wishes the tioops God speed and a safe return (Signed) Chamberlain. This city's contingent foi the Tians vaal left last evening for Quebec en route to the seat of war under com mand of Major Maynaul of the Fotty thlid lilies. Tun thousand people as sembled at the aimory to bid them fat uw ell and escorted tliem to the station. THE BURGHERS ARMY. BARKING AT CHAMBERLAIN SECRETARY CHARGED AGAIN WITH PRECIPITATING WAR, Accused in tho House of Commons of Suppreslng Telegrams nnd of Re fusing to Recclvo the Boers' Dip lomatic Agent in London Tho Sec retary Denies tho Allegations As serts He Received No Telegrams. SPANISH WAR CLAIMS. Their European Agent Sees Almost 100,000 Men in the Field. London, Oct. 2.. According to a Brussels despatch. Di. Ley tie. the dip lomatic agent of the Tiansvaal in Eu rope, has is.Mied a statement in which he asserts that the Boers have now ulmot 100,000 men In the Held, made up as follows. Hoei Ic'RUl.HS Kl.OOi) Artillery '? Police 1-'j0 Oiange Fiee State tioops, including Oiillanders 3",000 Natal Boers 3,O0 lJichu.iiiulnnd mil llhodesl.ni Boer.. b.iKM Foreign Legion Ameilcans Germans Dutch-Belgians Irish GOO 4 001 d.UOO 2,000 1000 Scandinavian r'(in Flench. Swiss and Italians 200 The Jews, Is appeals", aie doing po lice wmk. CAPE TOWN HEARS OF A FIGHT. Prohably the One Reported by Gen eial White Yesterday. London, Oct 2B. A special dispatch from Cupe Town, dated 0 10 o'clock this moinlng. says there has been another batle at Ladysmlth and that the Boeis were repulsed. The Biltlsh casualties weie placed at foui killed and seven wounded, all lank and file This dispatch tefers probably to the i fight near Ladysmlth yesterday re- poited by Geneial White. London, Oct. 25. During tho debate on tho second reading of the appro priation bill In the house of commons today, James II. Dalzlcl, Llbcial, mem ber for tho Kirkcaldy dlstrlct.expressed the opinion that one of the gientest dlfllcultlcs In nt riving at the settlement with President Kruget had been th.it, rightly or' wrongly, the president had believed that Joseph Chamberlain, tho British secretaiy of slate for tho col onies, and Cecil Rhodes vveto Identical. He added that-Mi Chamberlain had given grounds foi that belief by sup piesslng telegram, wheieupon tho colonial secretary Intel veiled, saying. "I lmvo never suppressed telegrams 1 have not got them " Mr. Chamberlain also denied that he had icfused to see Montague White, the agent of the Transvaal, who, tho colonial secretary added, had never np pllpd for an audience. The speaker, William Court Gully, In tel veiled at this juncture and declared that all references to such matters weie out of older. MICHAEL DAVITT RESIGNS. Leaves Parliament as a Protest Against tho Boer War. London, Oct. 2." Michael Davitt, lilsh Nationalist, member for South Muvo, toslgned his seat In parliament today ns a ptotest against the Boer Will Mi. Davitt denounced the jingo press and j..ild that the war, for the meanest and most mercenuiy alms, would bo known as the gientest cilme of the century He said that If he had been offered home uilo and on lilsh repub lic he would not accept them If accom panied by the condition that he vote for tho wni As n ptotest he would ask to be lelleved from attendance In tho house. He had been In the house for live years trying to obtain justice for Ireland, nnd he left it convinced that "no cause of justice and light would have the support of the house unless backed by foice" Filed by Owners of Four Vessels Captured by U. S. Men-of-Wnr. Now York. Oct. 25. Judge James W. Locke, of the United States circuit court for the southern dlstilct of Flor Ida, held n hearing In the federal build ing todny on the claims filed, by own ers of four vessels captured by United Stntes men-of-war off the Cuban coast in tho Spanish-American war. The claims were made that these vessels, the schooner Plereno, Mntlldo nnd Trcs Hermanos, nnd the sloou Solln, were the property of Cubans who wore non combatants Tho four vessels were captuied shott ly after the outbieak of the war, were taken to Key West as prizes, con demned und oulered sold because no claim for them was made. This decree of condemnation was nf tetward opened to allow the owners to put In claims Counsel for the claim ants claimed that as the owners of the captured vessels were Cubans by birth nnd svninathv. they were neutrals In tlie war between this country and Spain, that the vessels weie not plop ei ty liable to capture, even though they weie Hying the Spanish flag, as at the time the capture was made war had been declaied and the owneis nnd cap tains of the vessels wpio uslns the Spanish flag as a matter of motectlon Judge Locke will submit his findings to the societal y of state. NEW JfcRSEY GIVES SAMPSON A SWORD GOV. VOORHEES MAKES THE PRESENTATION SPEECH. THE NEWS THIS SIOUNINU Weather Indication! Today: FAIRj WARMER. TRANSPORTS TO J3AIL TODAY. BRITISH LOSS YESTERDAY. 12 Killed, 89 Wounded and 5 Miss ing in Lndysmith Fight. London, Oct. 23 General White has telegiaphed the war bfllce from Blet fonteln, undei date of October 24, say ing that In the lighting near Lady smlth twelve of the British force were killed, eighty-nine wounded, and that live aie missing. The casualties weie ptlnclpally In the Gloucesteshlip leglment . Five Vessels to Leave San Francisco for Manila. San Fiancisco, Oct. 25. Five United Bt-Ves. ti aij'ports are scheduled to leave heie today. Tlie Olympla and Pennsylvania are to go to Foitland, Ore, to take on board the Foitieth leglment and two companies of the Thirty -ninth legimenl, which are en camped on the banks of the Willa mette. The Tartar, the Newpoit nnd the Manuense nie to follow tho- Ulympla nnd Pennsylvania to sea. They are to go alrect to Manila. WILDMAN MAY BE RECALLED. FOUGHT THROUe-i BOERS. Troop of Hussars Missed nt Glencoo Arrives at Ladysmith. London, Oct. 25. In a special dis patch fiom Ladysmlth, dated October 2.1, It Is lepoitcd that the'tioop of the FlRhteonth Hussars which got as tray In pursuit of the Boers aftei tho battle of Glencoo has arrived at Lady smlth, the troopois having fought their way tnrough with the loss of thiee horses GEN. SYMONS' CONDITION. Bullet Extiacted and British Com mander Doing Well. Cape Town, Oct. 25 In a dispatch .eceived heie yesterday fiom Natal It Is icpoited that the bullet has been extiacted from the wound of General Symons, who was struck down while leading his troops nt the battle of Glencoe, and that the patient Is cheer ful and doing well. Report That Our Hong Kong Consul Is Too Intimate -with Aguindldo. Foitland, Or., Oct. 25 The Oregon Ian says- "The iccall of U. AVlldnian. United Stntes consul geneial at Hong Kong, Is Imminent It Is Fald that he Is to be lelleved from duty for eau"e, and thp 'cause' Is his piomlnence In con nection with the nffalis of Agulnaldo. the Filipino rebel. It is reported that the successor to Wllman will bp Dr. L'dwnrd Bedloe, United States consul at Canton, who was lecently called to Washington." MONTREAL TROOPS EN ROUTE. ROOSEVELT IN MARYLAND The Rough Rider Received with En thusiasm and Red Fire nt the Home of Admiial Schley. Frederh k, Md Oct. 25. Govei nor Roosevelt, of New York, leached here tonight after making u dozen, sueeehe.s nnd traveling nearly 250 miles through the state since daybreak this morning He was met at the depot by more than n thousand cheering Deou'.e and es corted to the city opera house by nn Immense torchlight piocesslon thiough the streets which were lined with shoutliiR thousands and ablaze with led Hie The demonstration which i.s tho climax of a day of slmtlai. though smaller ones, is pionounced one of the greatest ever held In this hlstoilc eltv, tho bhthplace of Admiral Schley. Fiancls Scott Key and onco the home of Buibara Fritchle GoVeinoi Hoos" elt left Piedmont, W. Va., soon after daybreak this morning, uccomoanied by a pnity of speakers which Included Governor Lowndes. United States Sen ator McComas, Attorney General Geo. R. Galther, Junion Congressman Geo. A. Pearce and United States District Attorney John C. Boose. The famous colonel of the "Rough Riders" was en thusiastically iPCPlved nt all oolnts, and tonight he spoke to a crowd which was limited only by tho capacity of the opera house. Tomorrow he will go to Baltimme. ranking -rlve'or six speeches en route and addressing a mass meet ing In that city tomorrow night. On Filday h will go to New York. Tho governor made u speech nt Piedmont, W. a, and then ciossed the Mary land line In Mniyland he spoke at Lonacoiilng, Ocean, Frostbunr, Cum berland. South Cumbeiland, Wlllluins port. Uagerstown, Keedsvllle and Brunswick nnd closed with his soeeeh Iipip. In his sppechps Govpiihh Roose velt charged the Demociatlc party of Maryland with cowardice In the failure to make a declaration for or against the free coinage of silver and said a vote this time for tho Democratic ticket meant a vote for fiee silver as suiely as If a fiee silver plank had been Incoiporated Into the state plat foi III He strongly suppoited the admlnls tiation policy In the Philippines. The flag was planted there by Dewey, he said, and we cannot back out Wo have got to restoie older und when order Is rpstoied liberty and prosperity will follow, a llbeity nnd piospeiity which was never known dining the eentuiles of Spanish tule Neaily AH of the Nnval Officers As sociated with Admiral Sampson at Santiago Witness tho Presentation, Admiral Schloy Among the Ab sentees Letter of Regret from President McKinloy, Admiral Dewey and Secretary Long. Trenton, N. J Oct 25 Admiral Sampson today was presented with a sword by Governor Vooihees on behalf of the state of New Jersey, as a mark of appreciation of tho sei vices rendered by the distinguished naval olllcer dur ing the Spanish war. The presentation took place In the assembly chamber of the house of leprosentallves In the ptpsence of a distinguished audience of naval ofllcers and persons prominent In the public and social life of the state. The naval ofllcers piesent Included neaily all those associated with Ad miial Sampson befoie the entrance to Santiago harbor. Admiral Sanmson, accompanied by his wife, unlved here at C o'clock this morning. After breakfast, the party was driven to the Industrial School for Girls, where the admiral was piesented with a flag. He madp a short address to the pupils. The formal presentation ceiemonles took place at 2.30 p. m. Senator Kech- am, chairman of the Joint legislative committee, addiessed the admiral nnd I lead the lesolutlon of the legislature I piovidlng for the presentation by the , state of a sword to him. I Governor Vooihpes, In making the i fotmal piesentatlon, said It was Ills pleasant dutv and great privilege to present the swoid as the chPPiful gifti of the people of a patilotic state with' whom Admiial Sampson had for a long time made his home "The plan of battle which dcslioyed Cpiveia's lloet," concluded the gover nor, "was maimed by your quiet study and consummate skill, and was can led out by your fleet without a single ei lor." Admiral Sampson, in accepting the swoid, thanked the people of New Jpr- sey, and In concluding, said "It I mistake not you make me today the lepiespntatlvo of the many who fought well at Santiago. Courage nnd valor In one man may be flue, hut un less courage nnd valor had been mul tiplied a thousandfold, and In a thou sand hearts that dav theu might hove 1 General British Hussnrs Captured by Boers. Joo Chamberlain Pays Ills Respects to tho Irish. Admlrnl Sampson Presented with a Sword. Cliambcrlnln Charged with Precipitat ing War. 2 General Niirthcnslci n Pennsylvania. Flnunclal mid Commercial. 3 General The Powers Will Not Inter fere In tho Transvnal 4 Belttorlal. Questions as Record. 5 Story' "L'nmcsked." 6 Local Court Proceedings. Annual Meeting of the Florence Cilt tenton MIslon CHAMBERLAIN IS AROUSED Fires Stijiging Oratory at the Horde of Bark ing Antis. to Candidate Cicasy's 10 Local Golf Tourney Preliminaries Autumn Weddings, Local West Scr.inton nnd Suburban Hound About the County. Corpornl W J Boyce Writes fiom the Philippines. CAUSE OF ALL OPPOSITION PRESIDENT GIVES THANKS. Customniy Proclamation Issued at Washington Countiy Never Had Moie for Which to Be Giatetul. Crops Abundant Prospeiity Ev eiywhere National Finances Aie Stiengthened. 9 Washington, Oil. 25. The piesldellt today Issued the following Thanksgiv ing pioelamatlon. A national custom, dear to the lie i Us of the people, calls tor the sotting ap.ilt ol one day in each year as an occasion of special thanksgiving to Almighty God foi tin blessings of tin pieti ding ui. 'I his lionoied obscivanci acquires with time u temlettr significance It enriches domes, tie. life It summons undei the fiimllv I oof the absent children to glad leimlun with those- thev love Si lilnm has this nation had hiiter cause foi piofoiind tiuinUsglvIng .o great pestilence has invadul our shoits Llbeial employment waits upon lauoi. Abundant crops have row aided the ef forts of the husbandman Incieased i oin forts have come to tin home. The na tional finance i have been stronRthi ned and public i redlt has been sustained and made flimer In all blanches of Industry nud trade theic tins been an uneiiuallul digree of prnspeiltv, while tlieie has been n sleddv gain in the moral and ediuatlon al growth of our national diameter. Chinches nnd schools have tloiulshed American patriotism has been exulted i'liose encaged in maintaining the honor lipen a different tale to tell. I am proud , of the flag with such signal success have for and proud of mv confeiees, and in been In a large degree spared fiom dlsas. their name Joined with my own I oc- tei and disease An honorable peace has ,,,,, vi-ine irift " bicn ratified with a foreign nation with This concluded the ecu monies and BOARD OF PARDONS. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Oi-t 2". Pension eertlfl. cites Original, Genrgp RlcholA Milton. 0 Additional, Newton W. r.lmdorf, lliiliPMlalP. Wnjne. $10 to $12. Ittciease Nelson Shajlor Ulster. Bradford, $21 to $ft, Auiliew O Tjlei, Montrose, Sus quehanna, $7 to $17; Melvln V. Lnrrabce, JacLson, Susquehanna. $lu to $11. Orig inal widow 8, Hoselthla Baker, Ourbon dale, $8. i -m Next Cup Challenger. New York, Oct. iV-The Lvenlng Post s.iys. "Thero Is a strong probability that the next challenge! for the America' cup will bo Major F.ustuce Jameson, M 1 lli is a warm iricuu oi tsir inomns Llpton and witnessed the races between Shamiock and Columbia " S700 Worth of Dogs Bui ned. Philadelphia. Oct. 25 Tho Rubber Ce ment works of Robert II. Foerdeier. In the northeastern section of tho city wero today destroyed by fire of unknown orlg In. Loss, $25,000, pnrtly insured. Seven hunting dogs, valued nt $100 each, owned by Mr Foerderer, were burned to death. To Join Their Regiment at Quehec and Sail for Africa Tuesday. Montreal, Oct. 25-JTho Monti pal Tiansvaal company left for Quebec at 7.30 o'clock this morning About 500 pei sons and fifty militiamen of other toips In uniform assembled at the sta tion to see them off. Thev will camp In Quebec nnd leave with the regiment for Durban on Tuesday. Cai tiers' Dank Will Reopen. Montreal, Oct 25 The llannue Jacques, Cnrtler which suspended business on July ,!1. will reopen tommrow Tho bank took advantage of the dause In the banking net which gives the banks of Canada tho privilege of suspending business lor three months, anil tuen either resuming uusi I'pss with the approval of thp examiners or going out ot business When tho bank closed threo months ago depositors rep resenting $1,W0.000 ngieed not to with draw their deposits for a year. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Oct. 25. Arrived: Teutonic Liverpool; Lahri Birmcn, etc. Sailed. New York, Southampton; Kensington, Antwerp; Majestic. Liverpool. South amptonArrived Bt. Paul, New York. Liverpool Arrived: Oceanic, New Yoik Gen. Lee at Hoffman's Island. New York, Oct. 25 Thirty -one passen gers of tho Wind line steamer Havana. which arrived from Havana wcro sent to Hoffman's Island for observation They will bo leleased tomorrow at noon. General Fltzhugh Leo and Mrs Ludlow, wife of Geneial Ludlow, governor of Havana, nro nmong those detained. Quests of Sir Thomas Depart. New York, Oct 25 Most of the guests of Sir Thomas Llpton who did nut sjil Inst week, mbarhed today on the Ma jestic. William rife. Jr . the designer of the Shamrock, who hns lun III ever slncj Ids arrival In Atmrlcn, was taken m the steamer In a can logo nnd curried on board In a Utter. Pennsylvania Postmaeteis. Washington, Oct. 25 Postmasters for olllecB of the fouith class In Pennsyl vania wero nppoliited today as follows: Croft, Indiana county, J. A Dotv, Uaho ga, Flk, Knoch Lcufgien: Ivurea, Frio county, Ceylon Swift; Notch Pike coun ty, Albert Slmonson; Wlngute. Center county, J. M. Ilnrnlsh. Many Cases for Consideiation at the Meeting Yesterday. Hunlhbuig. Oit 25. There weio many caes lor tho consideration of the state hoaid of pardons today, but none of special Intel est Seveial weio submitted on the papers. One of the principal cases was that of Joseph Btowiiswelgc-r, of Lancaster county, who was sentenced on April 21, lhOl, to pay a line ot $1,000 and undergo Imprisonment In tho Kastern penitential y for the term of ton yens, having been convicted on the chargo of burglary nnd felonious ussuult and bat tery. It appeals that Brownswclger was, In an Indlicct way, a member of tho no toilous Buirard gang ot criminals who operated In Lancaster unci Lebanon counties When called for trial he was convicted on the testimony of Ike Bus vard, who Is now serving a. ten years sentence, but Inter Abe Burzaid cam,! forwaid and said that It was lko who committed the crime Brownswelger's father Is 81 years ot age, whllo'hls mother Is ono ycai young ei. They were piesmt at the hearing to day. The board will have an executive session tomorrow to take action on tho cases heard today. ivdmlr.il Sampson then held a recep tion. Dining the thing of a t-nlute to day In honor of the admiral, Walter Kngllsh, of the Garfield camp, Sons of Veterans, had bMh hands blown off by the j rematuie discharge of a cannon he was loading The Absentees. ' All bt three of the naval command- ' era who were piesent at Santiago vvera here todav. The thiee absentees were Admiral Sehlty, Admiral Hlgglnson and Captain Robhy D Fxans, Ad miial Hlgginsor vas toe sick to come and Captain Lvans mUscd his train President McKinloy, Seeieta'-y of the Navy Long and 'Admiial Imviy sent letteis of regret. Piesideni McKinloy in his letter to Governor Vooi lifts seems most ilti'.ig that this tes- I tlmonlal of honor should have be.Mi ar ranged by your state, tni home of Ad miial Sampson, in lecognltloti of the valiant unci conspicuous si i vices to his countiy in the war with Spain.' Secietary Long in Ills lettei legiet ted that public business icqulted his presence i'l Washington. Il. snld fur thei : 'I beg to evpress my heaity appre ciation of the deseived ho:ioi which is done Admiral Sampson He was di ll usted with most cineious und re sponsible duties during the war and Is entitled to the highest cu-dlt for tho consummate nnd successful manner in which he discharged the.ni." FUGITIVE RETURNS. Edwaid S. Herheit Returns After an Absence of Throe Years. Philadelphia, Oct 25 Fdward S, Her bert. formerly employed by the Common wealth Title and Trust company of this city, after being a lugitlve from Justice lor three veors, has been brought bick from tho stute of Washington, where he has lived since his (light Ho Is under In dictment hero charged with obtaining $!, 000 by forging a search ceitlttcutp. Herbert has been living an honest life In tho west end made many Influential NEW PLANT LINER LAUNCHED. National Guard Inspection, Hnrrlsbvrg, Oct. 25. During the months of November, December und January tho regular nnuiml Inxprctlon of the National Guard will take plait', orders having been hilled from headquarters tonight. The H. Bt Plant Named at Jackson ville, Fla., Yesterday. Jacksonville. Fla.. Oct 25 Tho new Plant lino steamship, the II. B. Plant, was launched hero yesterday at tho Mcr-rltt-Stevens shipyards. It wns named by Miss Helen Wood Osborne. The vessel is a. steel boat F.0 feet over all. 2J feet deep. 31 feet beam, capacity too Sho has Inclined Corliss engines. 350 horse powpr, and Is expected to be a faster boat than the Grand Duchess Sho Is to bo uspd In the mall und pas scngei service between Tampa, and Man atee nnd Is to be put III service Nov. 31. ft lends The governor of Washington. It Is said, would not have given the fugitive Into tho bonds of tho Philadelphia detect ive had the prisoner objected, but ho camo willingly llcrbett hns been admit ted to ball and Is now with his wife and family whom ho had not seen slnco his sudden departure. TROUBLE IN ARIZONA. which wu were nt win. and we nio now on friendly relations with every power of .n-th The trust which we have assumed for the people of Cuba hns been faithfully advanced There has been marked pio grcss tow-aid the ltxtoiatlon of healthy Industrial conditions, and under wise sanlt.irv regulations the Island has en Jrved unusual exemption from the scourge of fever The hurricane which swept ovei our new possession of Porto Rleo, destroying the homes und piopeitv of the Inhabitants, called forth the instant svm pathv of the people of the Fnlted States, v ho wore swift to respond with generous aid to the sufferers While the Insui ruc tion still continues In the Island of Luzon, business Is risumiug Its activity and confidence In the good purposes of the Fnlted Stntes is beh.g r.ipldlv established throughout the aichlpe-bigo Foi these icasons and iountles,i otheis, 1, William MeKinlev. presldi nt of the l'nltcd States, do lniebv name Thursday, the thirtieth day of November next as u dav of geneial thanksglvliii, and pmver, to be observed as such by all inn people on this continent and In oui uiwlv in quired Islands, as well as bv those who mnv be at sea or sojourning In fotelgn binds, nnd I advise that on this dav ii Unions eveiclscs shall be- icmdiiettd hi the i hurdles or meeting plnees of all de nominations. In otdei that In the social fcatuies of the dav Its real slgnllli.nicc mnv not be lost sight of. but that pr.iyeis mnv be offend to tin- Most lilsh foi n ceiitlnuance of the d.vini guidiiui with out which man's c (foils are vain, and for divine consnlal Ion to those whore kindred and friends have aei Hlccd their llws for lountrv 1 I recommend ilso that on this day so .far as may be found pmitlcable labor j shall ccusp fnm Its iccustomcd toll and charity abound tovvaul tho sick Ibo needy and the poor. In witness wheipor I nave sei my muni and caused the seal of the I'nltod Stiles to be nlllxcd William McKlnley. - FAST TIME AT BETHLEHEM. Bethlchem.Oi t 21 Fast time was mado In the races here ti day Prince Albert, who will stall tonionow. paced nn ex hibition quaiter of n mile todny in thirty seconds Tim lust eighth of a mile was covered In ll'a seconds, a new world's ic-cord for a half mile ttack. .The thiee lacs of the day were all won l In three stialght heats Atctlc defeatcul Simply n Repetition of Old Aigu ments from Irish Members of Par liament Who Boast That They Are Enemies of England and Radicals Who Oppose Wai Davitt, hut fo i His Hatietl of England Would Bo in Sympathy with the Government in Ptotectlng English and Irish Citizens in the Tiansvaal. London, (let 2" In the house of commons today .Mr Chnmbeilaln, sec totuiy of state foi tln i olonles, teplled In a sphlted milliner to vailous criti cisms of the government for Its course In the Transvaal He denied the asser tions that l'losltleiit Ktuger had been piovukcd by Lnglund to take the step that he hud taken Continuing, he said. "It wns neces saiy to imp! ess upon Piesldent Kiuger the seilousness of the step he was called upon to take and the conse quences which would follow any mis take mi his part It was not ili-sli.able to Include hi an olllci.il dispute h col lateral suggestions and Indications of opposition, but seinl-olllclal warning was fiequently ronviyod in u speech. A similar warning was given by Iord Salisbury to the sultan at the guild hall banquet, and 1 am still absolutely unrepentant." Respecting today's speeches, he said that they aie simply a it chauffer of old arguments fiom lilsh menibeis, whose boast is that thev ate F.ngland's en emies and that the Radicals who hi principle oppose the war Regarding Ml. Davitt, who lPthed fiom the houso todny, Mi. Chamberlain said ho iccog nlzed that he had hitherto discussed the mutter model ately and sincerely, "and," he added."! would pay the great est attention to his arguments If I did not know he would use pieclsely the same aiguments In ipgard to any Brit ish wnr which aie based on his enmity, to England." Redmond Interrupts. Mr Chambeiluln then said: 'What would huve been the lilsh aiguinent In the Spanish-American wur In which Spain showed heisell Infinitely leus capable of defending herself than the Transvaal" . Heie William Redmond, Parnelllta member foi Fast Chile, shouted: 'The Tiansvaal did not blow up win shins." Mi Chnmbeilaln continued: "The great, almost determining con test between the Fnlted States and Spain was fought without the Io"s ol a single Ameilcan. We have nevet de nied that the Tiansvaal was a foeman w oi thy our steel Not only was tho dlspailty between the forces in tha Spanlsh-Ami'iiian war as gieat as those now engaged, but the contention ot the Fnlted States and their light of Intel ference aiose tt mil the fact that at sonic distance Horn their tcr rltoiles tlieie wns oppiesslon, not of Ameiliuii citizens, but of another i.icq and people, and that Justified the In tel ventlon of the Fnlted States In thu mind of the civilized world, or at any i a to, hi the- eyes of Fngllshnun and Iilshmen Hut we aie Intel ferlng In behalf of our own people. It Is per fectly ceitaln that Ml. Davitt but for his hntied of lhigl.iud would sympa thize with us as he did with America." American Cowboys and Mexican Ofll i cers Disagree, Washington, Oct 25 The secretary of war this afternoon received a telegram from Governor Murphy, of Allzouu, say ing that consldeinblc trouble has occurred Sister Nettle In a mnich race for $1,000. Best time 2,20 Ciowo bent Glen Alpine in a mutcn ruio of halt mile heats for $200 Best tlmo 1 10. The 2 15 mUecl race, purse J200, had four entries und was taken In straight heats by Prince A. Best time. 2104. A Richmond Celebration. Washington, Oct. 25 A delegation fiom Richmond, A'n . called upon tho piesldent and Invited him to bo present ut tho launching of the torpedo boat Schubrlck mi Oct 31 The president decided to uc tept the Invitation and so Informed tho commlttiM' no win leave! nut- mi at Naco on tho border between Arizona linomlng of Oct 31. arriving a Richmond and Mexico, between American cowboys hi time for the ceremonies Ho will re nnd Mexican ofllcers mm hc same evening be. ie ary L. g. General Griggs and probably Ex-President on a Steamer. Ponce, Island of Porto Rleo. Oct. 23. News bus been received hern concMinlng J;ho successful revolution In Venozuelu and signifying It Is reported that ex President AnUrado and tils staff nie on board tho stenmer Caracas, which salliHl I from Lngi uy nra for New Voik via bail Juan and Ponce, Purto ltlco. GOV. SHAW ON VOLUNTEERS. Iowan Says Regimental Commanders Should Be West Point Men. San Francisco, Oct 25. An Informal re ceptlon was given to Governor L M. Shaw, of lown. last night by tho I'nlon I.euguo club, prior to Ida departure for home In an informal talk Governor Shaw declared that ho believed that all stato regiments should hercnftei bo so or ganized thnt, In tho ovent of actual vol unteering for service, tho colonels would fall biuk to lleutouiuit-coloiiels and the president lmvo the power to appoint as tho roglinental commander somo capablo i officer trained at West Point. If. .-.nm.iA.1u iV.t,t ,i iinm ,ui- nt Altltrtlf'l tionns bo ordered there ficm Fort Run- i Secretaiy GugP will accompany him. chuia to remain until the tioublci has subsided. Ho Bays that the civil olllcers will do pvuythlng possible to maintain order but may not bo ablo to do so Httngniians on a Strike. Hazlctoii, Oct. 25 Tho Hungarian miners employed at the .Milnesvllle col liery operated by A. S Van Wycklo it t'o , went on strlko today because the company tiansferred an alleged incom petent union Hungarian woikmnn from the mines to tho stripping. Flvo hun dred men are nlfpctcd by tho strike. Tho Miners' union demand tho return of tho man to his old position. DEATHS OF A DAY. Montreal. Oct, 23 -Hon Peter Mitchell, the Insl of tho fathers of Canadian fed eration, nnd a former minister of marine and fisheries, died today. Pittsburg Club Sold. Pittsburg. Oct. 25 There Is good nu ihorltv for tho statement that tho Plus- i burg base bull club will tomorrow pass from the nanus oi ns piuse-ne um- " those of W H. Wotklns, and his back us. It Is known that Mr. Wntklns for some tlmo lias had an option on tho club which tNphes tomorrow, and It Is now stated that present owners of the. club have decided to sell out ut tho option figures, which as yet oro not mado pub lic. Hentz Had No Case. New Yoik, Oct. 25, Tho suit brought by Henry Iltntz to recover $223,000 com missions from Henry O. Havemyer for nsslstlng In the formation of tho sugar trust, was dismissed today on the ground that thu plaintiff had not Bhcwn causo for action. ADMIRAL DEWEY'S HOME. Foimnlly Tinned Over to Him Yes teidny. Washington, 0 t. 23 The house on Rhode Island avenue, recently pur chased for Admit nl Dewey by papula" uubfiilptlon, was foimally tinned over to him today bv Assistant Secretin v Vnndeillp and United States Tiensurer Robeits, of the Dewey homo commis sion Mr ntch, the owner, vvent to the treasury depaitment this nftei noon and presented the deed, which wns Immediately filed for lecoid. Thu pin chase pi Ice was about $50,000. Two subscriptions wpio lecelved to day, which completed the payment. In cluding the expenses Incident to the project. One for $1,000 came from Brooklyn and tho other foi $273 was lecelved from the Western Union Tele guiph company. Kellogg Wins Steineclte Prize. Princeton, N. J.. Oct. 25 - Piesldent Pat ton announced today that Ildwln Henry Kellogg, of Lander, India,' lues been awaidul the Steuucko prize which yields to the winner il TOO The coptest Is op-m only to members of sophomore classes eveiv three years. It Is tho'lnrgest prlz offered in the university. Five hunched dcdlurs y i inly Is paid to the successful contestuut during three successive years. Hanged Himself to a Rafter. Faston. Pa., Oct 25 Blooding over tho death of his wlfo. which occurred a fovv weeks ago. Peter S. Mlchler. U years old, today hanged 1 Imself to a laftcr in a stable. Mr. Mlchler und bis wlfo worn almost Inseparable companions nnd when deatli flnully parted them his mind be came unbalanced President of Bolivia. Buenos Ay res, Oct 25. Colonel Pando has been elected president of Bolivia In succession to Senor Sevcro Fernandez Alonso. - "f t "t- -f X WEATHER FORECAST. f Was hlrgton.Oct. 25 Forecast for ThursdEy: Kastern Pennsylvania - Fair Thursday r.nd Friday; lleht -f south to west winds, -f ---1 4" 1" -M ( ygiiiMMaaaiaaiaigHiaaft 4-- - . -
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