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CRAIG FAMILY
DIE IN WRECK
Four of the Six Victims
of Catastrophe Were
Scrantonians.
WORST FEARS REALIZED
Alexander Craig, Business Manager
of Tho Scranton Tribune, His Wife
and Two Daughters Were Killed
Outright Mrs. Dan. Roe, of Ith
aca, and Walter J. Wellbrock, a
Cornell Student the Other Two.
Among the List of Twenty-seven
Injured Appear the Names of Five
from This City Detailed Story of
tho Wreck and the Incidents Lead
ing Up to and Following It.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Paterson, N. J.. Nov. SO. As wan
established late this morning, the
four, at first, unknown victims ot the
Wkawanna catustrophe, proved to he
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craig and their
two daughters, Esther, aged fifteen,
and Jessie, aged eleven, of Scranton.
The Identification was completed by
representatives of The Scranton Trlb
une. of which Mr. Craig was business
manager, and by Mrs. Andrew Quack
enbi'sh and her daughter, of 3 East
Ninety-fourth street. New York, whose
gursts they were to bo over Thanks
giving day.
The features of Mr. and Mrs. Craig
were scarcely recognizable. Both were
pinned In the wreck, head downward,
and In consequence their faces, In addi
tion to being bruised and lacerated,
were swollen and discolored.
But for certain circumstantial evi
dence, there would be hesitancy In
Identifying Mrs. Craig. One of these
circumstances was that the dead wo
man had on a nlald waist of an odd
pattern, which she wore Monday even
inc lust while on u visit to the li'.me
of L. S.' Richard, editor of The Tribune,
and as soon as it was shown Mr. Rich
ard, this morning, he recognized it posi
tively. Itlnzs which she wore were
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recognized ny .mis. wuuceiinuMi. ...m
her siloes
bore tho store mark ot a
Scranton firm that tallied with those on
the shoes worn by the girls'. A collar
which she wore bore a laundry mark
similar to that on Mr. Craig's linen.
Marks of Identification.
The difficulty at first encountered In
their Identification wns due to the fact
that none of the family carried any
papers excepting Mr. Craig and his
coat was, wholly, and vest, partially,
.torn from his body. The only marks
of Identification remaining on his per
son were a Lackawanna mileage book
and a medal awarded him some seven
years ago by the New York World for
distinguished public services. Whoever
It was examined these did not use any
great amount of care and both were.
In consequence. Incorrectly described.
The word "Tribune" was noticed on
the book and satisfied with a glanc,
the examiner took It for granted It was
the New York Tribune. Tho Inscrip
tion on the medal wns partially oblit
erated from being carried In the pocket
nnd a careless examination by one
party made It out to be "Miller Craig,"
and another "Wlllard Craig."
It was not until the Scranton Trib
une learned by long distance 'phone
that there was no "Millard" or "Mil
ler" Craig on the New York Tribune,
and had the Paterson Call furnish a
minute description of the remains that
the identification was made. Once on
the right track the various circum
stantial evidences were readily pieced
together, and at daybreak there was
hardly a doubt remaining but that the
worst fears of the friends of the un
fortunate family were realized.
Watches Recovered.
When the remains were received
at tlw morgue of Duffard & Vander
vort, 271 Main street, some surprise
was manifested on account of the fact
that none of the family carried a
watch. When the friends arrived and
it was learned that Mr. and Mrs.
Craig and one of tho girls were each
accustomed to carry a watch It was
believed that vandals had been at
work. Later, however, this impression
was removed" by the recovery of two
of tho watches. Mr. Craig's wan
picked up by a police officer and turn
ed over to Chief of Police Graul. A
silver chatelaine watch, which was
worn oy tho younger daughter wbh re
turned by Chief of the Flro Depart
ment John Gllmor. One of the firemen
who assisted In taking tho bodies from
the wreck found It In his rubbor' boot
when ho was undressing to go to bed.
James Craig, of 14 University place.
New Haven, elder brother of the de
ceased, accompanied by tho family
physician, Dr. Willis Crowe, and Un
dertaker Maycock, of New Haven, ar
rived at 11 o'clock this morning and
took chnrgo of tho remains. They
were removed to New Haven this af
ternoon and will be Interred Sunday,
In one grave, In the family burial plot.
Besides his brother, the" deceased Mr.
Craig has an aged motner and one sis
ter surviving him In his Immediate
family. Mrs. Craig Is survived by her
widowed mother, Mrs. John S. San
ford, of 102 Kast Pearl street, New
Haven. She was an only child.
A Devoted Family.
A happier or more devoted family
never lived than that of Mr. Craig,
according to the statements of his ac
quaintances, and this In a measure
was primarily responsible for the cal
amity which overtook them yesterday.
It was their custom to ride In tho
best ears when travelling, owing In
some degree to Mrs. Craig's Invalidity.
Yesterday they were unable to secure
accommodations for their whole party
In any one of the chair cars, because
of the train being crowded upon reach
ing Scranton, and sooner than be sep
arated for even a f;w hours they all
accommodated themselves to the day
coach on the end of the train. This
car was new and Its steam heating
npparatus failed to work, rendering It
s(5 cold that many who took seats
In it when It was attached to tho train
In Scranton deserted It at different
points on the journey, preferring to bo
overcrowded and separated, one com
panion from another, to being chilled
in the unheated car.
According to the statement of one of
the. passengers in the rear car, who
formerly lived In Scranton and Is now
employed In the Lackawanna shops at
Dover, the Cralgs remained In the last
car until within about ten minutes'
ride of Patorson, when they were heard
to discuss the advisability of looking
for seats In the next car forward, and
If the seats could not be secured to
stand up for the remainder of the jour
ney. They resolved upon going to tho
other car and did so, grouping together
In the rear of the car. It Is believed
Mr. Craig stood up, and the position
in which his body was found would I
indicate this.
Mr. and Mrs. John Glng, of Scranton,
who were on their wedding tour, sat
Immediately In the rear of tho seats
In the last car that were (lesertf.d by
the Cralgs ten minutes before the acci
dent occurred. They escaped without
an Injury. Your correspondent's In
formant, tho resident of Dover before
referred to, helped rescue them
through tho window.
Their escape Is due to the fact that
the i-eur end of the last car was not
badly broken. Its forward end plunged
Into the car ahead nnd was crunched
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Fatal Second Car.
The killed and badly Injured were In
the rear of the second last car. Lewis
Friedman and Oscar Aronuon, of
Scranton, sat in about the fifth seat
from the forward end of this car. Sam
uel Mendelssohn, of Wllkes-Darre, had
an adjoining seat. Sterling S. Smith,
of Scranton, who Is one of tho most
severely Injured, sat la the last scat
near the stove.
Aronson went home this afternoon
on the 1.40 Lackawanna train. His
right leg near the knee Is slightly
lacerated on the Inner side. With
the assistance of his brother-in-law,
W. Hosenberg, of Scranton, he was
able to walk from the carriage to the
train.
Sterling S. Smith, tho Scranton
broker, whose bravery and unselfish
ness made him for the nonce quite as
much a hero ? his famous uncle. Gen
eral Joe Wheeler, suffered the loss of
his left leg just below the knee, but
not a murmur escaped his lips.
His white-haired mother, Mrs. Ster
ling Smith, of New York, was seated
by his bedside when your correspond
ent called to see him at St. Joseph's
hospital this morning. She was ap
parently quite as unperturbed as he,
and the sisters nnd lay nurses of the
hospital say he Is the most uncon
cerned man that ever came Into tin
hospital as a patient.
"We have had our share of trouble,"
Mrs. Smith remarked when the report
er commented on the patient's happy
mien, "but we try to meet It philo
sophically. This Is sad. very sad, but
we must bear with it bravely, eh,
Sterling?"
"Hlght, mother," and reaching her
thin hand on the white coverlet he
gave it an approving squeeze, while
just the faintest semblance of a tear
moistened his cheek.
Smith's Cool Behavior.
It was only for an Instant though
that he gave way to his emotions.
-Hay, ao you Know," ne broke !n
abruptly, "I never felt a bit of pain
while I was pinned In the wreck. Most
remarkable wasn't It. The excitement,
I suppose, or else my leg was pinned
so tight It was benumbed, I was con
tent to wait there any reasonable
length of time, until I begnn to smell
smoke, and thinking the wreckage had
taken fire I telt a very strong desire
to get away. I reached down, cut
open my shoe with a Jack-knife and
with one strong pull released my leg.
I couldn't help but laugh to see it
wiggle. The newspapers evidently
thought that was very funny. Well,
maybu It was, but to me It was an
expensive laugh. I can tell you. To-.i
bad. yep. but It might have been my
head, you Know."
Mr. Smith's homo Is In Duluth, but
he Is u Scrantonlan Just at present,
belnjr connected with tho broker house
of Carrlngton & Cusack, who have
ofTJces In tne Connell building. Hcu
makes his headquarters ut the Jermyn
hotel. Ho Is 47 years of age und mar
ried. Charles Spitted, who Is given In tho
list ot Injured as a resident nf Scran
ton, Is an expressman whose home is
In this city, but who recently accept
ed employment In Scranton. His
shoulder was dislocated and his face
cut, but after being treated at St. Jo-
(Continued on Page 7.)
FOOT BALL
GAMES OF
YESTERDAY
Pennsylvania Runs Cor
nell Off Her Feet.
GAME ON FRANKLIN FIELD
Tho Cornelllan Team Never for a
Moment in the Came A Fine Day
for Spectators, but a Trifle Warm
for the Flayers Lafayette Defeats
Dickinson Fretty Game at Lan
caster Carlisle Indians Victorious.
Other Games of Interest.
Philadelphia. Nov. CO. Pennsylvania,
ran Cornell off her feet on Franklin
Field this afternoon, detcutlm; the Ith
aca football team by the ono-sldol
score of 2S to 0. That the red and blue I
would scare a victory over the Cor- ;
nnUliitiH wns ennnrtenllv ovneeted bv
the Pennsylvania followers; but that
they would be defeated by so decisive
a score was almost beyond the wildest
hopes of the Fcnnsylvanlans.
Cornell was lamentably weak, es
I peclally in the line. Only twice during
tho entire game did tho Ithacans stop
tho Quakers' Hcrco rushes, and thou
only when the Pennsylvantuns had al
most made the necessary llvo yards.
When Cornell had possession of tlw
ball she showed up just as weak in ad
vancing as she did In trying to pre
vent Pennsylvania from carrying it
forward. The Cornelllans did not earn
a first down, her few attempts at end
skirting being promptly nipped by the
Quaker ends. Her attack on the Penn
sylvania line was ulso very weak, it
seldom gaining a, foot.
On tho other hand the red and blue
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iv4w biFuvn uu iti(uijr t-i in fiuuuiiii,v
and Pennsylvania was seldom downed
without gain. The men worked as a
unit, and on the defense the team was
a veritable utonewnll. The Quakers
gave a great exhibition In rushing and
plunging. In fact the best that has ever
been seen here. Wherever they at
tacked the Cornell line they mad? big
holes In It and took the ball through
for five, ten and fifteen yards at a time.
With the exception at the end of
tho hecond half Puiiisjlvanlo. never
tried to send a runner urr.uud Cornell's
ends. The Quakers' terrific rushes told
on tho Cornell men and the guno was
considerably delayed by players being1
Injured. Three of Cornell's nen were
forced to leave the game, while Penn
sylvania was Intact throughout the
contest.
Tho Rushers.
Captain Hare, McCracken, Coombs
and Teas were frequently used by
Pennsylvania In her rushes, and nit
acquitted themselves well. Alexander
was a stonewall In Cornell's line, but
his colleagues were not equal to the
task set by Pennsylvania. In the kick
ing lino Pennsylvania had a little the
better of It, but both teams suffered
equally from fumbles, of which there
were not many.
Fully 2S.O0O pernons saw the contest.
The day was a beautiful one from a
spectator's point of view, but n ttillo
warm for the players. There was a
large contingent of Cornell rooters on
the north stand, and they made a great
deal of noise.
Pennsylvania made two touchdowns
In the first half. The first ecorc was
made six minutes after the kick-off,
Potter breaking through Cornell's line
and running 33 yards for the touch
down. Tho second touchdown was
made by straight line plunging from
Pennsylvania's 33-yard line. Hare
missed the goal.
The Quakers scored eighteen points
In the second half on three touch
downs and three goals. Two of them
were made by pegging away at Cor
nell's lino and tho third was made
principally through Potter's running
back sixty yards of Starbuck's klckoft.
Lafayette-Dickinson.
Easton, Nov. 30. Before about 4,000
persons, the largest crowd ever gath
ered on Lafayette field, the Dickinson
college foot ball team was defeated
this afternoon by the score of 36 to 0.
The visitors hoped to win. but the
guards back system of the day was too
much for them. Three times each
half by using this play almost con
tinually the Eastonlans placed the ball
behind the visitors goal line. Captain
Bray, probably tho best full back La
fayette has ever had, kicked all tho
goals. This was his last game. The
fierceness ot the play disabled half
the Dickinson team. The teams lined
up as follows:
Lafayette. Dickinson.
Kly left end Williams
Chalmers left tncklo Dlehl.
Trout left guard Johnson
Hnchmnn center Pultun
Schmidt...;.... right guard Decker
Wlertmcyer right acklo Pedlow
Brown right end Stanton
Mubley quarter back ..Harm (capt.)
Piatt left half back ....Cllpplngcr
Knight right halfback Shifter
Bray (capt) full back McGulllo
Referec-Ettlng. Ynle. Umpire Will-
lams. Yale. Linesmen Klseuberg and
Burns. Timekeepers Long and Boyle.
Touchdowns Trout, 6; Bray, 1. Goals
Bray, G.
Carlisle Indians Best Columbia.
Now York, Nov. 30. Tho foot ball
eleven ot Columbia was be.tten by tho
Carlisle Indian team today by the score
of 45 to 0. There were probably 10.0CO
peoplo within the enclosure and fully
as many more on tho dead-head stands
on tho viaduct.
This was by long odds the severest
beating Columbia has received this ma
son. Their team lined up exactly us
on the day they defeated Yale.
Tho Indians wero In prime physical
Continued on Page 2.J
QUESTS OF MISS GOULD.
Two Thousand Children Feast Upon
Turkey.
Now York, Nov. SO. A number of
wnlfs of New York will long remember
Thanksgiving day of this year because
of tho fact that they were Invited to
eat turkey at Woody Crest, the home
for poor children near Irvlngton, N. Y.,
owned and supported by Miss Helen
Gould.
This home Is on tho summit of
Woody Crest mountain, about a mile
east of Lyndhurst. the r.ummer home
of Miss Gould. Twelve of the fortu
nate children were formerly Inmates
of tho hospital for crippled children In
the metropolis. Later In tho day Mlas
Gould, following her annual custom,
gave the poor people of the vllh'ge of
Irvlngton a turkey dinner at Woody
Crest. At these dinners Miss Gould
personally supervised arrangements for
the feasts,
Another dinner In which society peo- i
pie are greatly Interested was the fes
tival of the Children's Aid society to
night, when the 2,000 boys and girls
who Inhabit the society's lodging
houses were treated to what must have
seemed to them a veritable banquet.
Among those who are Interested In
this dinner are William Waldorr Astor,
of London: W. Bayard Cutting and
W. 12. Hoosevclt. Another dinner
which attracted nearly as much atten
tion and which was equally well at
tended and well appreciated, was tho
newsboys' dinner on Duano street.
Three thousand persons were well
fed at the Catholic protectory. At the
Five Points mission another thousand
feasted, while nt the Five Points house
of Industry fully 1.500 gathered around
tho Thanksgiving board. Seth Low
president of Columbia university, paid
the Inmates of the Montcfore home'for
chronic Invalids a visit and made a
short address In .connection with the
celebration of the' fifteenth anniversary
of the Institution.
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
The Nanticoke Miners Will Return
to Work with tho Sanction of the
Officers of United Mine Workers.
WIlkes-Barre, Nov. 30. The confer
ence between the officials of the Sus
quehanna Coal company and a com
mittee of the striking minors, which
has been In session the past two days,
ended tonight. A now wage scale was
promulgated. It Is satisfactory to bilh
sides and will terminate the long strike.
The strikers now await the sanction of
the officers of the United Mine Work
ers before returning to work. Organ
izer Benjamin James, who Is In Nanti
coke, wants the ton firemen who left
their posts during the strike reinstated
In their old positions. The officials say
they rannot overlook the notion of the
firemen, but as a compromise will give
them other omplnymentl It Is likely
that the point In dispute will bo amic
ably settled. In Nanticoke the strike
Is looked upon as settled, and the men
will be back to work In a short time.
The new wase scale Is looked on as a
victory for the company.
The conditions nnd prices of a car of
coal are the same as the old scale, the
men agreeing to furnish six Inches of
topping on each car at the breaker.
The company to nllow a check docking
boss to be paid by the miners and a
guago to measure topping.
These two are new features. A few
other minor concessions are granted
the men. The four thousand strikeis
have been idle since Aug. 5, and It U
estimated they have lost In wages
$102,000.
WILL STAND BY REESE.
United Mine Workers Vill Spend
830,000 for His Release.
Indianapolis, Nov. 30. National Or
ganizer Christopher Evans, of the Uni
ted Mine workers and Editor W. n.
Scott, of the United Mine Workers
Journal, today declared that every
thing within the power of the na
tional order will be done to free Ex
ecutive John P. Reese, who Is now
undergoing a three months' jail sen
tence nt Fort Scott, Kunsas.
"We have over $30,000 In our nation
al treasury," said Mr. Evans, "and no
stone will be loft unturned to take
care of Heese. This organization since
tho first of the year has collected and
distributed over $300,000 to suffering
miners and we do not propose to sit
Idle and let Heese suffer."
One of the moves which probably
will bo made hy President Slltch,l
and attorneys engaged by the national
order will be to have Heese's case
taken to the United States circuit
court at St. Louis. Habeas corpus
proceedings may be Instituted.
PECK INTERVIEWS PRESIDENT.
Commissioner General Will Soon
Leave for France.
Washington, Nov. 20. Ferdinand W.
Peck, commissioner general to the Paris
exposition, hud a brief Interview with
President McKlnley this afternoon. Tho
steamer Pralilu will leave Baltimore and
Norfolk next week tor France, carrying
the llrht Bhlpment of the government ex
hibit and will return in January for an
other shipments.
Rt. Hon. Daniel Tallon. the lord mayor
'of Dublin, was at tho white house today
sightseeing and left this urternoon for
New York en route home.
BOXING EVENTS.
New York, Nov. 30. Gcorgo McKad
den made short work of Hubby Thomp
son, styled "The lightweight champion
of Canada," at the Greenwood Athletic
club, Hrookhu, today. Ho knocked
Thompson out In tho third round of what
was to havo been a 10-round bout at t'Ji
pounds.
Detroit. Nov. SO. Jim Pnpp, of To
ronto, "champion lightweight of Can
ada." got tho decision tonight ufter a
fust and furious ten-round bout with
Otto Hliloff.
New York, Nov. SO. Many MeCue and
Joo Cain fought .mother o-ronnd draw
at the Hercules Athletlo club, lliooklyn,
tonight.
Buffalo, Nov. 30. Jim Feins, of Kunsas
City, knocked out Sammy Callahan, or
Buffalo, in tho first minute of the ilrnt
round at the Hawthorne club tonight.
Muncle, lr.d , Nov. 30. Peter Trainer,
champion middle weight of Pennsylvania
was to havo knocked out George "Kid"
Welsh, of New Jersey, und Frafik Ryan,
of Union City, lad., tonight each In
eight rounds to win a wugcr. In four
rounds of fast lighting Trainer put Welsh
to sleep und the polico stopped further
pioceedings.
CAPTURE OF THE
TOWN OF VIGAN
LANDING PARTY FROM THE
OREGON IN SOUTH ILOCOS.
First Authentic Report of tho Cap
ture of Lieutenant Gllmore The
Frlsoners Condemned to Death
Wero Saved Through the Efforts
of Agulnaldo General MacArthur
Now in Bayjtmbang, Preparing to
Sweep tho Country.
Manila, Dec. 1. 11.23 a. m. When the
landing party from the United States
battleship Oregon, under Lieutenant
Commander McCracken, took the town
of Vlgan, province of South llocos, last
Sunday, they found there an escaped
prisoner, A. L. Sonnensheln, who fur
nished the first authentic nccount of
the experience of Lieutenant James C.
Gllmore, of the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who. with a party of the
Yorktown, was captured by the Insur
gents near Baler, on the east coast of
Luzon, last April, while making an ex
amination of the mouth of the river In
an armed boat.
Mr. Sonnensheln was Imprisoned at
Abra for n long time with Lieutenant
Gllmore and seven sailors, but con
trived to escape, carrying a concealed
note, written in navy cipher, dated
Abra. Nov. 10, addressed "to any naval
olllcer," saying
"You may have perfect confidence In
anything the bearer says." The note
wus signed "Gllmore."
According to Mr. Sonnensheln, when
Lieutenant Gllmore's launch entered
the river from Baler harbor, under
cover of Ensign W. H. Standley's gun,
the landing was received with throb
volleys. Two of the Atnerlcnns were
killed and two mortally wounded.
Every man was hit. Lieutenant Gll
more received a flesh wound In the leg
and his foot stuck fast In the mud. It
was a choice between surrender and
being slaughtered.
Lieutenant Gllmore asked the terms
ot release. The Insurgents proposed
that he should procure tho delivery to
them of the arms and munitions of tho
Spanish garrison. Undertaking, If this
were accomplished, to send the Span
lards and Americans to the Yorktown.
j A sailor of Lieutenant Gllmore's party
pnrHod this nrnnnnttinn in tho irnrrl.
son. The Spanish commandant replied
that It was an insult to Spanish arms,
and expelled the sailor, a Snanlsh sol
dier firing upon him as he went.
Led Out to Be Executed.
The Americans were then bound
hand nnd foot and taken to San Isldro,
where General Luna ordered their ex
ecution. They wero marched to the
plaza and, In the presence of a great
crowd, were aligned to bo executed.
Lieutenant Gllmore said :
"As an American officer nnd gentle
man, I protest against being shot with
my hands tied."
Agulnaldo Interferred and prevented
the execution. When General Lawton
approached San Isldro last June the
Americans were removed to Abra,
where they were kept confined In cells
for" two months. Subsequently they
were allowed greater liberty, hut tho
report that Lieutenant Gllmore was
given a house nnd servant Is untrue.
He had the same quarters as the men
and the Americans wero given tho
same allowance ns the Spanish prls
oneis five cents a day with which to
buy rice nnd bananas, virtually the
only rntlons.
General MacArthur Is now In Bay
amburg (or Bayamban), preparing to
sweep the country on both sides of tho
Manlla-Dagupan railroad. General
Wheaton Is at San Fabian and General
Lawton at Tayug.
The cordon from San Fabian to San
Isldro covers all the roads and occu
pies all the towns on tho line. Tho
American policy Is to prevent arty more
Insurgents escaping to the north and
to force them toward the country west
of the railroad.
Major Maish. with a battalion of tho
Thirty-third Infantry, occupies Vlgan,
having made a forced march from San
Fabian, The remainder of the regi-
ment is on the wny,
Hot on the Trail.
General Young with a handful of
cavalry and the Macabees In
Vlgatt
and Lieutenant Colonel Howe, with
four doclmated companies of the Thlr-
ty-fourth Infantry barefooted and
fagged, Is struggling toward Vlgan
from Allga. When Inst reported he
was within fifty miles of his destina
tion. There are 5,000 Spanish prisoners In
Abra pnviti'.e, whose release thro-igli
the lnlllti-' operations Is oxpectel
soon. It Is learned that Agulnaldo had
a large amount of stores at Bayi.m
bong, province of Nueva Vlzcaya.whlch
General Lawton's troops have probably
captured.
Major Johnston, of General MacAr
thur's staff, brought here by sp-iia!
train. Churlbian. secretary of the treas
ury In the so-called Filipino goveir
inent, and Marlnna Lin Gap, a Chi
nese half-breed d'rector of rillwnys
and postolllces, both of whom surren
dered In Habombong with their fam
ilies and servants. Their goods llllel
four ce.rs.
Agulnaldo's mother has arrived here
and has been given shelter hy Senor
Legarde. a prominent Amlgo, who wns
secretary of tho treasury before tho
outbreak, and who resigned when It
came. It seems that Buoncanlmos"
party took refuge In a bandit's village,
which had offered Agulnaldo an asy
lum, Intending to sell him to, tho
Americans. The bandits assassinated
half of Bucncaiilmo's guard nnd pro
posed to keep Agulnaldo's mother for
ransom.
REVOLT IN VENEZUELA GROWS.
Wlllemstead, Island of Curacao. Nov.
20. via Haytlcn cable. Truthworthy ad
vices from Caracas, Just received here,
say that tne revolutionary movement in
Venezuela nguinst Generul Castro, the
president pro ten ., headed by Generul
Hernandez, Is daily gaining ground,
Reports have reached hero of severe
fighting between the government troops
and the Insurgents near Lus Tejorlas.
Telegraphic communication U Interrupted,
THE NEWS. THIS MOKNINU
Weather Indentions Tolayt
PAKTLY CLOUOY.
General-Details of tho Fatal Wreck
at Patorson.
Authentic Report of Lieutenant Gll-
moro's Capture.
Bloody Ilattlo at Moddcr Illvcr.
Thunksglvlng Day Foot Hall Games.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Villa Nova Defeats St. Thomas at
Foot Pall.
Dunmoro Doings.
Editorial.
Newa and Comment.
General Pcnnsylvanlans In tho Next
Congress.
Local Special Thanksgiving Day Ser
vices. Chess and Checker Club Probable.
Local Details of tho Patcrson Wreck
(Concluded).
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
Pound About tho County.
i Local Llvo Industrial News.
SILVER REPUBLICANS
PLAN CAMPAIGN
Will Ally Themselves With and
Make Use of the Anti-Imperialism
Agitation.
Chlcugo, Nov. 30. Tho silver Ttepub
llcans In conference here Tuesday nnd i
Wednesday planned. It Is nnnounced, '
to ally themselves with nnd to muke
use of the anti-Imperialism agitation,
especially In eastern states, where tho
silver Issue does not attract. Co-op- I
oration with Edward Atkinson and fol- '
lowing will be sought, the purpose of
tho silver republicans Is to gain, if
possible, with this new Issue, a .foot
hold in eastern states, so that their
party can more truly claim to bo a na
tional organization, und thus become
rt more effective weapon for holdlni
the democrats to Byran nnd 16 to 1
line. This Is one reason why the silver
republicans want to hold a big na
tional convention of 2,000 or more dele
gates next year. Confirmation of this
plan came today from Fred Du Hols,
former senator from Idaho, nnd chair
man of the silver republican executive
committee. "There Is no place for the
Kcpuhllcan antl-lmperlalism all Now
England to go except Into our party,"
said Mr. Du Hois. "The assured com
position of the United States senate
for several years convinces them that
silver leglMation cannot be passed for
many years yet. On anti-lmperlallsm
and kindred topics ther're one with us.
I am satisfied they will come- to us. I
expect to see former Governor Bout
well, of Massachusetts; Edward Atkin
son and men like them sitting as delc
gaten In our convention.
We have planned for a big ci.nven-
I tlon of 2-0p0 or more- ur ''invention.
if held nt the same place and time as
the democratic convention, will be a
powerful stimulus against another eon
cession by that party to the forces ot
unrighteousness. We have not much
to fear on this score, however. We are
pretty well satisfied that th" Democrats
...Ml ,-., ,1lt.v hn ,loF.-,vm eV '011 iltlll
renominate Mr. Bryan. That will bo
enough. If. however, they should seek
to evade or subordinate the silver Is.
sue, we'll not be their allies. In such
case we will do what many silver P.e
publlcans wanted to do In "96 establish
a separate organization and nominate
a serarato ticket."
ANOTHER'TIROKERAPE" CLOSED
A Washington Get-Rich-Quick Con
cern Deserted by Its Head.
Washington. Nov. 30. The Invest
ment concern of C. Herbert & Co.,
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue. Is
closed. Charles Herbert, the head of
! the establishment, who ooerated as a
stock broker here for months, departed
In a coupe Monday evening. His busi
ness was conducted entirely by mall.
Circulars explaining the details and
ottering enormous profits were part of
: his system. Twenty per cent, profit
I ...-. ...nn,l, ...i.e. tlw. ilirvt'.i nrnmlrip. nnd
i lti lltWUkll .a - ........ ,
Herbeit Is said to have handled many
thousands of dollars during his career
here. Last week Herbert told his con-
i fldentlal clerk that he lost heavily on
the New York Stock Exchange aru no
had decided to close. His patrons were
advised of this steo bv mall. Many
books and papers were destroyed. Her-
I l,,,'o lna nro PMtlntntCtl at S20.000 bv
j ha etnPloyers and his debts are said to
) be pven larKe,.. Thousands of dollars
came through the malls to Herbert, una
now the postofilce Inspectors nre Inves
tigating. They have not yet located
Herbert.
Miss Fanny Pony, who was his con
fidential secretary, says she does not
know where he If. It Is said that a
New York man Is Involved In the for
tunes of tho firm.
OVERCOAT AIDS DEATH.
Weighted Down Man Who Fell Into
Lehigh County Mill Race.
Allentown. Nov. 30. The dead body
of Joseph George was found today In
a mill race near his homo at Pleasant
Corner. In the upper end of the coun
ty. He drowned In three feet of water.
He wore a heavy overcoat, which
weighed him down after It became sat
urated with water.
That ho made 'i desperate attempt
to get out of the water was shown
hy the finger marks on the bank.
George, who was a farmer, yesterday
look a load of potatoes to Slatlngtnn
and disposed of them. He started
home on foot, nnd It is believed that
ho fell over the railing of tho bridge.
Robbers Take Silverware.
Lancaster, Nov. :. Robbers broke Into
thu home of I. W. LcI'UbIi. vice presi
dent of the Prcplu'H honk, this uftt-rnoon
while the family were absent to dinner
and stole a lurgo quintlty of silverwure,
a considerable sum of money nnd a valu.
able sealskin sack. Entrance wus gained
to a second-story window by means of u
ladder.
ire in at, jaui.
St. Paul, Nov. 30. Flro broko out late
tonlght In tho big wholesale grocery cs
tabllshmcnt of Griggs, Cooper & Co., on
East Third street, In tho heart of the
wholesale district. Tho building seems
doomed. Th firm carried a stock worth
X at least $500,000; well Insured.
MORE HARD
FIGHTING
The English and Boer
Meet at Modder
River.
GEN. METHUEN WOUNDED
One of the Bloodiest Engagements
of tho South African. War Tha
Armies of Equal Strength, but th
Position of tho Boers Was Far
More Advantageous Lord Me
thuen's Indian Tactics of Much
Valuo in the Work of Storming
the Boers' Strongholds.
London, Nov. 30. It Is officially an
nounced that General Methuen was
among those wounded at the battle ot
Moddcr river.
General Methuen, It developed later,
was slightly wounded by a 'bullet which
Inflicted a flesh wound In tho thigh.
Lieutenant Long, of tho Second York
shires, Is another ofllcer killed.
Tho following officers were also
wounded: Captain Von Hugcl, en
gineer; Lieutenant Traverse, Third
Grenadiers; Ellis and Hill, Scots
Guards; Flint, Lnncashlres: Major
Earle and Ottley nnd Lieutenant Fox,
Second Yorkshires; Lieutenants Baker,
Carr and Nellson, Argyll Highlanders.
London, Nov. 30. Tho war office has
received from the general commanding
at Cape Town the following:
"Received from Modder river, Nov.
30: Killed Staff Colonel H. IP. North
cott, Second Coldstreams: Lieutenant
Colonel II. It. Stopford. Wounded Ar
tillery, Major W. Lindsay; Captain
Farrell, Lieutenant Dunlop, Lieutenant
Ilurse; Third Grenadiers, Major Count
Glelchen, Lieutenant tho Hon. E. II.
Lygon; Coldstreams, Lieutenant Vis
count Acheson; medical corps, Captain
G. A. Moore.
"The casualties aifiong the officers of
the Ninth brigade and the men of tho
division will follow."
Bloody Battle.
London, Nov. 30. 1 n. m. Moddcr
river Is generally accepted In advance
of Its casualty list ns the bloodiest
battle of the South African campaign.
Lord Methuen's own seriousness In ex
plaining that there was no means of
out-ilanklng the enemy, that there was
desperate fighting for ten hours and
that it was one of tho hardest anil
most trying battles In tho annals of
the British army, sobered every one
who rend his dispatch. Tho two armies
were evidently of equal strength, Gen
eral Cronje's entire force having been
withdrawn from Klmborley to reper
the relief column. But the condition"!
otherwise wero unequal. Tho Boers
were stroncly entrenched on the higher
bank of tho rljfer, and their marksmen
were concealed in trenches and In a;
dense thicket. They also had two large
guns, four Krupps and other artillery,
and tho river was In front protecting?
them against a bayonet charge.
The pains taken by General Methuen
to point out the difficulties of the sit
uation, nnd the strenuous exertions o
the entire British force, which fought
from dawn to dusk without food or
water, disposed cautious military men
to describe It as a drawn battle, with'
heavy losses in killed and wounded.
Lord Methuen himself, while praising
the conduct of all engaged, especially
the batteries c,f artillery, did not claim
a decisive victory, but only asserted
that he compelled the enemy to quit
his position. How this has been dono
by artillery and illle firing alone, when
only a small detachment had crossed
the river, no military expert has at
tempted to explain.
Mothuen's Indian Tactics.
Military men comment upon the fact
that while Lord Methuen belongs to
what Is known as tho "Wolseley gang"
he has conducted the campaign on ap
proved tactics of Indian warfare, strik
ing ono blow after another, wasting no
time In strategy or manoeuvres, at
tacking always In front nnd pushing on
with a rush. While General White was
one of Lord Robert's school of fighters,
he has not dlsnlayed a fraction of thj
uggresslveness and disregard for tactics
which Lord Methuen has shown. Th
only strategists whose talents hav
been conspicuously brought out In tlu
campaign aro Generals Hlldvard and
French, each Identified with the Start
college. It cannot be doubted that
Lord Methuen, If he reaches ICImberley
without a reverse, will be tho most
popular soldier of the war. The ctltlci
may complain that he neglects the ad
vantages of manoeuvring and neither
takes guns nor prisoners, but his bull
dog method of fighting Is English, Is
easily understood and Is liked. 1I
knows South Afrlcn well, for he com
manded Methuen's Horse In nechuana.
land, but he fights without referenct
to defensive positions or the disadvant
ages of the ground, attacking every
tlmo In front and marching forward
next day.
The full list of casualties at Belmont
posted at tho war office yesterday, win
207, making tho total for the two battles
401.
London, Dec. 1. 4.30 a. in. Beyond
tho report from Estcourt that tirlna
was heard In the direction of Lady
smith on Monday, there Is not a shred
f news of any kind fiom tho seat ol
war. A semi-official statement has beer
Issued that Lord Methuen's wound Ii
not serious und that he Is expected to
be all right in tho course of a few days.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, Nov. 30. Forecait
for Friday: For eastern Pennsyl- -
-f vanla, partly cloudy Friday! rain -
-f -by Friday night.
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