"--' f " " - r i (, l1" I7S"f" V "tw... Mi -ribtute. TWO CENTS. SCRANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, 31 AY 10, 1900. TWO CENTS. POPULISTS IN SESSION Conventions Held in Cin cinnati and Sioux Falls. SENTIMENTS OF THE WINGS The Mlddlc-of-the-Roadeis Meet in Cincinnati and Shout for Whaiton Earlier, While the Fusion Element Declare for William J. Bryan at the Gatheiing at Sioux Halls At the Mlddle-of-the-Road Convention Ignatius Donnelly Denounces Biy an and Praises Thomas Watson. Senator Butler Presides at Sioux Tails. I Cincinnati, Maj 9 The convention of t lie anti-fusion tltment of the Peo ple's paitv, otherwise known an the mlclde-of-tho-ioadoi.s, convened hcie toduv National Chnlininn U Clem Denver tailed the on Piitlon to oidci at 130 p ni Major Tafel welcomed the dele gates to Cincinnati, and Professor J. A Uov so, of Nebraska ('lt, Nebraska, 1 expanded. Tliete weie on the lloul of the opeia house 470 men and women occupying delegates' seats In the galleiies a t ount of noses levelled the piesence of seventv-llve peisons When Piofcsor Boy-e tontluded. Chairman Deaver dellveied his foimal addiess to the delegates. Ills lemarks were loudly applauded thioughout National Secietary John A Parker was then intiodutod to lead the call fot the innveiitlon P.llket wus le eelved with tumultous applause He pi etui eel the leading with u tew re m.tiks on the woik of the national oiuiultUf following the illstuptlon In tlu Populist foices at Lincoln, Nob., m Pol) 19 last He said: We have had a tenltlc stiuggle to hold logethei the honest men of the pait, but 1 believe we have sueteeded and the People's p.utv Is saved" He extoiclated Senator Allen and that gentleman's alleged lematl; at Lincoln. "We have thtown them over the tionsom." Paiker doclaied that the People's paity went over the tian siim at the same time and that Butler and Allen at Sioux Falls tannot sell and bartei the vote of the People's party "We are here," he concluded, "to nail the banner of the People's parlj to the mast, wheie all can see It and shall cheer us on to vletoiy" At the conclusion of the leading of the call, Chalimau Deaver announced that the national committee had lot onimended the selection of former Con giessnn M W. Howard, of Alabama, for temporal .v t hall man The conven tion unanimously iatlfled that lecom mendatlon. Mr. How aid was i etched with much applause. He udeliessed the convention at some length. His lefei ence to the unlimited Issue of govern ment paper lunency, to government ownetshlp of tallioads and telegraphs, public contiol ot public utilities ami to the principle of direct legislation were gioeted with tumultous cheering. Mr. Donnelly's Remarks. Then followed loud tall" for Ignatius Ponncll, of Minnesota. Mr Don nelly edged his way to the stage. He felicitated tlu national ronnnittee on Its success In bilnging together such a body of delegates, saving- "Thoie is not a fusionlst in tin- whole gang. Tho Lord has sepaiated the i whonr, f i nm the pnnts nnd Hie , .villi. in nto all gathered at Sioux Falls roe future success of mankind bingo.-, on this movement of ours " He then reviewed the history of the People's partv The Omaha conven tion of 1S9J, he said, nominated a roan and gave him piominence, which only enabled him to sell out his f I lends, nnd he exclaimed "The traltois aie now assembled at Sioux Falls in obso qulims servllltv to the Democratic p.utv. The aie patting their coat tails and inviting the Domociats to kick them, and evoiy time they aio kicked thev thank God and take cour age " He denounced Bt.v.ui and lauded Thomas C Wutson. but dec laic, that the Democrats In 1896 refused to lecog nlze the Populists whom they only iv anted lor th"lr 2.000,000 votes. "They threw away a golden opportunity," he sulci, "and I want to tell vou Mr, Biyan was neater the piesldoney In 1896 than he ever will be again. The iplrlt of 1892 Is hole and all we have o do is to renew the agitation and iulld up the people's party to mv he republic and sive mankind " Mr. Donnelly concluded '1 feel that this is the leblith of tne people's paity with the vermin icrapeci off." After tho applause had subsided heir wore vociferous ciles for Whar on Baiker, of Pennshanla. Mt 3aike- niose and expressed the opln on that the convention should plo wed to business and ndded that he would speak latei. Recess was then taken until 8 p. m Objected to the Corpse. On calling the convention to ouler it 8 p. m Chaliman Howard tefeirod .o tho trouble at Sioux Falls over the division of tho spoils, A delegate fiom Missouri pointed to the big "16 to 1" placard and moved that "the corpse" be removed from the ball, This led to a discussion on that Issue, which was shut off by calling out A. O. Burk hard, candidate for governor of In diana, for a speech. Ho was followed by Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania, who is regarded as the leading candi date for the picsldential nomination. He discussed the tniBts In three dlf feient forms: (1) Private trusts formed by combinations ot wealth In commer cial uffalis; (2) public ti lists, such as water works, gas and electric lighting r-onceniE and stieet iiillwavs, (3) trusts thnt were fostotcd by freight and oth er discriminations. Like other speak ers, ho favored government ownership and the contiol of everything that got beyond the range of competition. He opposed expansion and especially the letcntlon ot tho Philippines. A wi angle followed over the leport of the committee on organization. The majotlty leport favored Colonel W. L. Peck, of Georgia, for permanent chair man and the minority report substi tuted Judge II. W. "Williams, ot In diana. The follow eis of Baikei wanted Peck for chairman and by a vote of 393 to 3fi7 Peck was chosen. The convention then, at 11. IB, ad journed until 8 o'clock tomorrow morn Ign THE NATIONAL POPS. Senator Butler Presides at the Sioux Falls Gathering. Sioux Falls S. D May 9 The Popu list national convention was called to oi del by ITnlted States Senator Butler, chaliman of the national committer, this afternoon The groat tent, which has a seating capacity of 8,000, was comfoitably filled. The convention tent Inside was tastefully decorated with the national colors and strrameis ot bunting. Bishop O'Gonnan, Catholic bishop of Sioux Falls, offeied piaor. The b'ind then played a .etlley of patilotic airs. In which the delegates Joined, almost di owning the sound of i the music. Amid applause, Senatoi Uutlei then Inttoduced Govellioi Lee, of South Da kota, who on behalf of his state wel comed the convention to South Da kota. Governor Lee was given close atten tion, and was freriuently lnteiruptel bv applause.hls refeionee to the "splen did heroism of the South Afilc.iu ie publics" bringing a burst of theei. His allusion to William Jennings Bryan, however.the flist time his name had been mentioned, In ought the dele gates to theli feet In a hunh.ine of cheeis and waving of Hags, some ot the delegates t limbing on theli chairs to voice their appioval "I again wel come you to South Dakota, the Kansas of the now i evolution," he said. In con clusion, amid laughtei and applause. When the izovemor sat down, a Kan sas delegate proposed thiee choois for the gov ei nor of South Dakota, and they weie given with a will Senator Butler lesponded for the ton v entlon Senator Butler's Speech. Hefeulng to the meeting of the na tional committee In the spring ot 1S93, tailed by him at the request of those making the th.uges, he said: Ihese wit e instituted lutiioli demanded, at tin. loiniiilttii meetins Unit a lesolution mo iM le pi.cil ildloiiiiR vlut tin' ntvl lulinnil eon inticn of the People's pall should be held at lMr cue month nlK.nl ot tint ol the nlil pnty roneenlions 111 the iiitctest ot luiiwiiv and in order lo meit tliiM ells-ntistied iilf tot stitutcd patriots' moi e tlun lull iv tho committee' accepted tlii'ir rtsoli'tion ind pied it unanimous). IliU molut on Iin since Ken known a tho Oniiliv ajciceinent oti all know t lip result. 1her,o tell constituted patriots onlv i few in number, Lit eeri noij, ptocecded to bolt the action of the committer meeting within less- than an hour if tt I it hid adjo'iincd .nil issued a c ill f)r .1 lump eoi.untien tint mel in Cincinnati in scp. temhei Iltspite this treaeher) and baa failh the nitiornl tommittee, at lis meeting hthl in I.lneoln, Veil , a ftw inrnths nco. flood lie that Omaha abetment to the lellei and e lilrcl this tc mention to meet mote than thittv (km ulir id of hoth of the old pun conventions Hut that h the iesttlt 'the jine ielf eoiislituted pi tilotf .ikhii holtcd tie actirn of the eommltlce at Lincoln sflei Rettlns cnnthiiiR thit they hid ihmandiil in the (Inulii icolutlon ihev went to Om.lli.i iktriinlniil tn IkiK and trv to fplit the pulj ami fallint lo find an ec itvp thej boiled atieccac Thic went affnin to the meet in? of the committee at kmioln di tciuilned be toiehind to bolt and tij to fine, an excuse to bolt and failliiK to find an cci,e iliev bolti.d ncain an)-va Hut no member of the nationil conMiitlon orniiiittop cied and onh two or thiee who held provici and of thev two r thiee vecre men who iheadj uted ,n fad bv Mippurllns' the llirker and Ilonnellc nimp ticVet The( bolters, however, are few in number, but like the Irishman's fioa-, thee m lc noise enot,t,h foi .1 million He pieicecded to denounce the tiusts and in the com. so ot his lemarks said: "This is a government of the tiusts, for the tiusts, by tho tiusts. What is the leinedy' Stand by tho consti tution. Let congros-? cany out Its swoin duty and contiol the Instal ments ot commoico in the Intel est of all and not permit them to be con trolled by private individuals foi the bi!oflt of the tow " "How About HannaP" When ('hall man Butler touched upon the meeting of the middle ot the load Populists in Cincinnati a, voice camt fiom the bod.v o'f delegates: "How about Maik Hanna?" "I am afiald he Is there also," ie plied the chaliman, evoking laughtei and cheeis At the conclusion of his addiess, Chaliman Butler, In a shoit speech, Inttoduced the tcmpoiaiy chaliman of tho convention, P. M Itlngdal, of Mlnnosotn Mi Hlugdal leeelved a voclfeious welcome fiom the convention, the Minnesota delegation In particular dls-tin-rildilng ltlf by lusty cheers and blasts ot tin horns. After Mr. Itlngdal had addtessed the assemblage, thoie weie tiles of "Pet tig! evv, Pettlgiow," but the senator, who bat uj on the platfoim, did not icspond The committees weie then selected mil the convention at 1.50 adjoin ned until 8") to give tho committees time to foimulato their reports. Hon. Thomas Patterson, of Coloiado, was selected for peimanent chairman of tho convention by the committee on permanent organization, J. H. Cur laln, of Kansas, Leo Vincent, of Colo iado, and William M. Delsher, of Pennsylvania, who served an tempor ary secretaries were named us permi nent becietarles. Standaid Gobbles the New WelJ. Klinira, N V . Vlay U special f 10111 Guinea, Ta , ) tint the llloHsbuin: Oil eompin), which rccrnllv truil. a bh; pinduiri In the (ialnm field todaj aecepled sjnrt.000 from the Standard (ill company lor lt )cae, well and appllinerx. The well has been earning foi the UlmsbuiR stockholder! marl) V.'CI per da; t-luce oil 1111 Ft ruck, Senate Confirmations. Wellington, May 1. The ttiute li. confirmed the follow inf nomination; H. II, Dole to lie 'governor of, and Henrj 11. Cooi, to be tvcrt tary of Hawaii; K. (', Ilclloui, of VVaihliiEton, to bo consul general at Volcohami, Japan. I'oct matters: Hawaii, I. M. Oal, at lloncilulul I'ennjihatiia, J). Uilliann, Shaion HEATED DISPUTE AT CONFERENCE WRANGLE OVER CHURCH TENSION RESOLUTION. EX- A Lengthy Debate as to the Method of Nominating Bishops and Other Officers Indulged in A Petition Asking for the Election of a Col oted Man as Bishop to Supervise the Work Among Colored Metho dists in the Southern States. Chicago, May 9. An echo of the heated dispute at yesterday's sessions of the committees on church extensions and missions ovei the action of their lespectlve chairman to discuss the re pot t of the special committee moved to plan the consolidation of various benevolent societies was heard today soon after the general ronfeieneo of the Methodist Episcopal chinch was called to older by Bishop Foss. Dele gate Hundley, of New Jeisey, Intio ditccd n resolution giving the commit tees on church extension, missions and Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa tional society the right to discuss nil questions hi ought before the contei- ente. Delegate Leonaid, of Cincinnati, pie- sented a substitute limiting tho discus sions of tlnse committees to subjects lefened to them by the general con foience. Delegate King, of New Yoik, also favoied the substitute. Aftei .1 long wrangle tho substitute was tabled and tho resolution giving the commit tee unlimited scope In discussions was adopted. A lengthv debate as to the method of nominating bishops and other ofll teis was Indulged In, but a motion was finally adopted dlieetlng the bishops to appoint a tommittee of sev en to foi initiate inks for the nomlna tlon and election of bbhop- and other ijfllceis, to ropoit not later than Salur day Colored Bishop. Delegate It win (I. I'enn, "f the Washington conference, Inttoduced a petition signed by twenty-two confet ences asking tor the election of a col oied man as bishop to supoivle the woik among the coloied Methodists in the Southern states The move Is In the Intei est of D. Bow en, o Wash ington, the leading toloted candidate for bishop The petition was refei red to the committee on enlscop.iey with out discussion The confeiente then settled down to the consideration 01 the lenoit of the commission appointed foul veais ago to revise the organic law of the church Section 4 of article 2 of the new con stitution. glvlnR mission tonfeionces representation In the general confei ente, was discussed anil flmall le feneel to a sub-committee of seven. Without fuither discussion the consld eiatlon of the icpoit was suspended and the call of the confeiences was le sumed for the piesentatlon of menio ilals and teports. The Wilmington conference took oc casion In a mcmoiiul to ctltlelse President McKlnley fin his adheiencc to the Orlggp decision teliitlvc to the anti-tantten law The menu ilal vva'4 lefened to the committee on tempei unce. Many Resolutions. The lesoliitions aiitl nienioiials pie sented to the confeience included one calling for an Investigation of the case ot H C. Jennings, w ostein book agent. j-eveial on amusements, Including one fiom the Chicago Geiman tonfei elite against any change, and another of similar put pott fiom Chicago lav men, .seveial on temovlng the six months' piobatlon rcquliement, and a laige number against the ilve-e.u pastoral time limit. Theie woio also seveial on the contioveisy between the two blanches of deaconesses In the chinch. Rock Blver confeience deslied a law by which general conference otllclals should be prevented fiom doing any outside woik that Impalied their ef- llclenty, and mother by which no mls sionaiy ot btievolent society should have moie than one benevolence Min neapolis mlnlsteis Joined In a slmllai pioposal to 1 educe the number of gen eial confeience otllcei.s Hile confer ence proposed that lf per t ent of the twentieth centuiy fund be set asld' lor the bnellt of suoerannuated pieachers Two memoiials piesented to the con ference are llkelv to produce a ilgid Investigation of theological semlnaiies. One was fiom the boaul of bishops, asking tho conference to define their poweis with reference to the nomina tion and toniliinatlon of professors and teachois The other came from the Des Molnof, confeience and asked for nn Investigation, and that tho bishops be given absolute supervision and tos- ponsibllity. not only In the seminal les, as now, hut In tho colleges as well. This is now in the hands of the com mittee on the state of the chinch. Aimed at Boston Seminary. Both are a pait of the geneial move ment which is understood to bo dlteot ocl tow aid the Boston Theological Sem inal y and one of Its teaching staff, Professor II T Mitchell, who Is charged with alleged heresies. The Iowa memoiio mentions no Institution or man specifically, but It Is accepted as a fact that an Investigation, If or deied, would tuin diiectly that way at the outFot A memorial bus also been leeelved from the northern Indiana confeience, which expressly asks that tho confer ence "compel our theological schools to have their professors confirmed by a majority ot the boafd of bishops " It Is eignlllcant In the case of Piofes sor Mitchell that, although a xe-elec-tlon of the faculty at Boston took place some time ago, the bishops hava waived the confli mutton of all until this time Garrett Biblical Seminary at Evanston, Drew Theological Sem inary and the Boston school are the principal Institutions of the kind In the church. To Elect Presiding Elders. A subcommittee of fourteen was also ordered appointed to deal with the question of tho election of presiding elders, In place of having them ap pointed by tho bishops. Rev. Thomas Allen, fraternal dele- gate fiom Hngland, will pi each at 3 o'clock. Tho Hpworth League Union, of Wlchin. Kan., wired tholt dele gates to oppose revision ot the disci pline on amusements. ARMOR AND ARMAMENT. Subject of Discussion in the Senate. House Proceedings. Washington, May 0 Practically tho entire session of the senate today was devoted to a discussion of tho section of the naval apptoptlatlon bill relating to minor nnd nrmament. The debate largely hinged on the pioposltlon that the government should elect an armor plant ot Its own. Senator Tillman pre sented an amendment limiting the pi Ice to bo paid for minor to JH00 per I ton and providing, also, that the gov ernment should elect n plant of Its own Senators Tillman, Monev and Chandler advocated tho erection of a plant, while Mr. Hale supported the committee amendment piovldlng for a plant In tho contingency that avmot could not bo procured for $41" per ton. No action was taken on the proposi tion, the bill going over until tomor row. Tho house today eonslrieied the con tested election case of Penison versus Cr.iwfoid, fiom the Ninth North Car olina district. The ropoit of the ma- Joilty In the case was against the sit ting membei, Ciavvfoid a Democrat, on tho ri otiiid that Mr. Peat son's elec tion was pi evented by fioud, Intimi dation, brlbety and bloodshed The mlnoi Ity denv alt tho allegations of the majoilty. pointing out that the dis trict Is normallj Denioeiatlc Tlif- de bate toda was on patty linos m DOUBLE CYCLONE. Teirible Havoc Wrought at West chester Barns Destioyednnd Stock Killed Rallrond Station Smashed. Westchestei, Pa, Ma 9 Conestoga station, In West N.tntmeal township. C'bestei toimtv, beats the scars of a double cyclone, which visited that point last nlcht. The two clouds moved fiom 'opposite directions, and when they met tlu fur j was tenlblo Tho bams of S. P. Handwork and James Llvengnod woio blown down, and In the foimer 1 I urn eows woie 1 lllshed to death by falling walls The station building of the Wilming ton and Northern lallioad was picked up bodily and c tilled fifty aids to a meadow, wheie It was dropped and smashed. Many tioes and fences weie destiood, and eveij tinveler was blocked foi hout. JUDGE YATES NOMINATED. Republican Candidate for Governor of Illinois Pool In, Ills.. M- .'. Rklmrd Yates was today nominated for governor on the fouith ballot by the Republican state 1 onventlon. Theie weie four names put in nomi nation foi governor. Judge Elbildge Hanec, Congiessman Reeve, Judge On in N Carter and Judge Rlchaid Yates The lit. st ballot lesulted: Reeves, .!!! linnet y, r,73 Yates, 272: Caitei, 3"i9. Second ballot Reeves, US, Han tty. r,5?n, Yates, 270, Caitei', ?22. Dining the thlid ballot seveial coun ties who had voted for Hanecy changed to Yates Oieat excitement ensued, dmlng which Judge Hanecy mounted a desk ami. amidst a tumultuous demonstiation. announced his w Illi cit aw al In favor of Yates The ballot lesulted Reeves, 482, Yates, 34 "i; Han ecy, 430; Carter, 27!i The stnmpedo to Yates then followed, and the fouith ballot tesulted in his nomination with tho vote. Yates, U71, Beeves, "6ti The nomination was made unanimous. A iccess followed, nflet which tho ticket was completed as follows: Lieu tenant governor, James P. McCullouglr state tieasutu, M. O Williamson; at torney geneial, H. J Hamlin. MAJOR WELLS RESIGNS. The Daily and Food Commissioner Will Retire to Private Life. Hniilsbuig, May ft Major Levi Weill, of Spiing Hill, Biadford coun t, tendered his lclsnatlon as daliy and food tommlslonet to Goveinoi Stone todtiv. to take c fleet May 10. Tli resignation was aee opted, to take etitct at tho time Indicated, and Sec ltaiy of Agilcultuie Hamilton was dltectej to take pctsonal tharge ot the lepaitinent until Wells' succes- I nor Is uppolnted. Wells says In his I letiei of resignation that he Is Iin- ptiled to take this action bv the fact that the woik of the commission has ' grown to vcr lam piopoitlons and j that he has icacned the time of life. w hen he feels that he ought to be 1 peimittotl to ictiie from active and atdtious duties. Gov ei nor Stone as sines Majoi Wells, in accepting his I leslgnation, that ho has full confidence In his fldelltj and honesty and believes that tn the long tlmr that he has held the ofilce bis purpose has been to faithfully and honcstlv dlschaige his full diuv. No rcfeience Is lmdt In the coirs pondence between Governoi Stone and Major Wells to the accusations made recently by a Philadelphia paper th'it cettaln oleomaigarine dealers In Phil adelphia and elsewhere In Pennsylva nia have violated the oleo law with the knowledge of the pure food com mission Action on Grow Bill. Washington, Ma) SI. vn animated illuunion oecuued in the house tcmmlttee on agriculture tenia) as to iiecurlng ui tlon tn the (irow bill heavily Uxint? oltoinaiRirhie, the main effort ot the aihoeaten of the lueanure bfnij to hive It repotted fiom a subcommittee Ily a vote of 8 fo 0 it va flnall) decided that the sub committee hiiill report by neH Wednesday, al ter which the full tcmmlttee vcill be in a poi lion to deal with, the subject. Shamokin Conspiracy Trial. MiamoMn, I'J . May ') The firt da) ol the slumokln lontpimev trial at ku It took t,l horns to dra the jurj The onlj ultnets hurd today was ('hvrlea 1" Helm, seerelar) of tlin fshamoicin tounell lie vvan iximined rela. lite to the acceptance of petitlriis and patsini; of ordinaneea for ktieet ialns. Grand Army Bill Approved. W'othiniftoii, May . Tlie president today ap proved senate bill 1(77, known as the (fund Ami) pension bill. Jeffrles-Corbett Tight. New York. May I). It was settled today that Charlie White will referee, (he Jeffries Corbet t I fight at Cci tj Uland Friday night. PALACE OF II s ? h &&f ' & s J w I iiimii .III..IPI.II .i . m I, iJtia(MiMw.IMI.ll-- iiiiupi.p P.J" 'J U' " ! "tfUI-T' ThePalaccofGeiuus.it the Parts I position where the members of the American Art Colunv in Paris will this week meet their friends and IntroJuvC to them the splendid works on exhibition in the huilJuu The structure itself is one of the handsomest at the fair as can be seen from the above illustration RIOIINft AT THE BUTT0NW00D MINE rOUR HUNDRED MEN GO UPON A STRIKE. All Roads Leadlnp; to the Colllciy Aie Picketed by Stiikers Woik menWho Attempt to Pass Thiough the Lines Aie Assaulted A Fiee Fight, in Which Geneial Superin tendent Smyth Is Injuied by the Mob Sheilff Haivey Notified. Wllkes-Cane. May 9 The Button wood mine of the Parish Coal com pany, where 400 men went on strik vesterdaj, was the scene of a ilot this morning The stiikers. to the number of seveial hundred, gathered oaily to pievent anv one from going to woik. All the roads leading to the colliery were picketed bv strikers or thel ft lends and If a woikman attempte I to pass thiough the lines he was as saulted. The first man attacked was Moigau Thomas, a plpoman Two io volveis weie placed at his head, and lie was knocked off his blcele. Tluei? other woikmen came to his rescue and a tiee tight ensued The stilkeis got tho woist of It. and had to call foi 10 Inforeements, A shoit distance away anothei battle was in progiess The stilkeis attackel a half-doeu men who can led dinner I pails and dtove them oft. About thlitv shots weie tiled. Two men weie wounded, but not seiiouslv A man named Lucas was shot In the calf 01 the leg. Another man. whose name could not be learned, was shot In the , hand Geneial Superintendent Smyth 1 ai lived upon the ground by this time, and the mob hissed and hooted him. Mi Smyth tiled to leasou with the 1 men, but the latter would not listen lo him. Then .some one in the crowd ! tin evv a club, sttlklng the supeilntend 1 ent on the head. A severe gash wns Inflicted, fiom which the blood (lowed fieely A number of workmen came to , tho supei Intendent's assistance, and he was dragged away from the mob. The 1 Injuied man was hi ought to Wilkes Baue. wheie a physician diossed his wound wound Sheriff Notified. The mob weie now In complete con tiol of tho coal company's propert), and Sheilff Harvey was notified. The sheriff at once made arrangements to swear in a laige number of deputies A leport spiead nmong the strikers that the militia were coming and they dispersed to their homes, many of them carrying biulsed heads. No attempt was mndo to resume work at the col Ileiy dating tho day Tho company ofllclals, however, say that they will lesumo woik tomoirow, if the sheriff gives them protection The strlkcis are In a bad frame of mind, and say that If an attempt Is made to resume work tomonow theie will be bloodshed. The whole tiouble was caused by the dis charge of a miner The company ofllc lals say the man was dlschaiged be cause he was an Incompetent woik man. The stiikers say the man was dismissed because he was too active In the 1'nlted Mine Workeis union. The strikeis are mostly composed of Slavs an1 Lithuanians Jumped from the Brookjyn Biidge. Nv ork. Mj) C Itohcit Welrel, 11 middle Btfeel (.Inirle nun, Jumped fiom Ihe II100U.M1 bridge thU atlernoon lie it the thiol pirion who has JumiKil fiom thU bridge ilmiii," the lat threw 1, tmr boat picked Idm up and landed him al a pier lie va linn roine)(xl to a hospital The nun vcas in a semi eoiistlom tondilion and lie noon lipsed tutu unionscious nesa at the hoKpital. Pennsylvania Pensions. Warhlnuton, Ma P. The following pension have been Ktaiitrd: William lluoth, fiiuntou, i Daniel VVallen, Huntinplon Mills, tU, Mar) Heard (widow), Wllkei-Iline, t Pennsylvania Postmasters, WohinKton, Via) 0 -I P. Lewis eas today appointed potMtrr at K)tlle, Luieme county. GENIUS. THE MiWS THIS MOUNiM. Weather Int'lcatloni lojay: FAIR AND COOL. 1 Ceiieial Onwuid Maieh of the Hiitlsh Mm) Populists' In s, ,moh striken In Itiot at Ilultonuooel Collieic ( onfi rente iiii,',h llvci Clmrili I'xtriiMon '1 (.ener.il -Nuithevstdii I'emuilianl 1 1'mancial and Cc ninietel il t loejl-l'vplatutlon of the Powb llllef l ourt IMoeciHrut. I Killlorlil News .tin! ( iiuiiueul. ."1 Iin il Woman liiei le Kill Herself and (.Mi di en Coceiiiiiient Weithei St.alon fir Suuloti fi IocjI Wet-t su.tntpn .m,) sni , jj tnt 7 Hound Vbout (he Count), lljse Hall eu and (muiint. S local lice lmliKtrhl News 1'robibilil) of a linee Ibttteni s,0un ,n and the Cniadeis CONSTABLE WALSH KILLIjD IVmEHMOTT ! When Walsh Tiied to Auest McDei- mott the Latter Drew a Razor and Attempted to Cut the Constable. Walsh Shot McDennott Thiough the Heait. Special tu the cianluu IiIImiih Tin est City. May 9. Constable Jllchat 1 Walsh, of this plate, tonight sliot and killed John McDeimott. of Vatullln. The shooting oecuued in the main sdioet. while WnlRh was tijlng to ai test McDtunott. The lattei had been in the- habit of llouilshlng a 1 evolve! thioatenlnglv while In his tups, and ho was In his 1 1 "I" today. A man named Revnold-i was the particular object of his atlcn tlen, and he followed him about anil, It Is alleged, made tin eats that he would kill him Reynolds sweue out a waiiant foi McDeimott's auest, and It was platen. ' lu llu lml,la ot Nonstable Walsh Ho 'lound MtDeimott in the main stieet lound MtDeimott In the main stieet I ot Vandling. As soon as McDeimott learned of the officers mission be made j ;i lunge at him with his lassm. Walsh thereupon pulled his levolvor and tit eel, the bullet pleiclng McDeimott's he.ut. Up died In fifteen minutes. Walsh gave himself up, and Is now In jail heie. NATIONAL GUARD ORDERS. Company E, 10th Regiment, Is Dis banded Officers Dlschaiged. Hanisbuig, Maj 0 Adjutant Geneial Stewart Issued senei.il oiders to tho National Guatd of Pennsylvania to day announcing the dishandmeiit of Company K, Sixteenth leglment. and making the tallowing assignment of companies of the Fifteenth teginient to the Sixteenth leglment. Companv A. lhle, to be Compau.v G; Companj B. Meadvllle. to bo Company B, Companv F, of Giove City, to be Company M, Company K, Gieenville. to be Company K. Oldeis wtre also Issued honoiably dlschaiglng the ollleeis of the Twentv llrst leglment, und announcing that the leglment ceases to be an oiganlz atlon of the guaid Heieafter tile knapsack or blanket bag for the guaid will be of n pattern manufactured at tho state atsenal In this clt. Ship ments will begin Immediately and all oiganizatlons will be supplied pi lor to the nnnual encampment next August at Mt Gietna Struck by Lightning. Do) l stem n, Mae 0. -'Ihe I11111 on the farm of Wllll'am Search at la)lorcllle, near lure, wa ftruck b) llithtiilne last nlnlit and destrojed by tlie. Thlitecn head of cattle were burned to death. -TTTW'Y" HUTTON'S CAUTIOUS ADVANCE British Commander Has No Desire to Encounter Boer Trap. 1 BATTLE AT ZAND R1VEJU General Hutton Falls Back Several Miles Upon Dslug Confronted hy. Boei-D Who Suddenly Rally front a Retreat The Transvaal Volka--raad Adopts Resolutions Condemn; lug1 British Methods of Warfare European Powers Credited with Dispatch Kogrradlnrjr Mines. Loudon, May in O.lli a m.). Gen--' rrnl Hutton's mounted lnfantiy brl--giide Including the Cimdlans. with, a part of General French's tavalrjv ctossed the Zand river Tuesday and. began to work Its way euutloii.tly along the luilway noithwaid in the? tui' It ef the letiiirg Hoef About S 000 hoi semen wete pi-obably oiigageel In this advance General Hutton li-foie he was Joined bv iv li.ii L of Geneial Tiench's fence had' o slncip llglit This was on M'onday, when ho leached the river and saw the Itoei couvoyb em the other side and! piessed foi wind. Intending to ctosa and oaptuie them Tho Boers, how ever, opened fire with from eight to ten guns, fended the ilvoi above and below, seemingly in thousands, and sought to envelop the British. General Hutton toll back several miles, tho Ho?m following until other British! enval! y lotnforccl Hutton. Durlni? the night the Uoeis reticatcd, not fur thei contesting tho ciosslng. Lend Robcits, uccoi cling to one cor lespondent, lift Smaldeel Tutsduy to consult one of the Hamlltons, fifteen li'lles distant The Boer attack on Geni'ril Hutton does not Indicate nny such panicky tondltlons as have bcreis alleged to exist among thorn. Nevei thjless the I'lillsh advance rolls on st.'udllv. Geneial Bioadwood and (ionei.il Biuco Hamilton have pene trated IS milts beyond Vindburg. Ac cording to B iei advices shnrp skir mishes nie of dally orcuirence, and theie v.is a bilsk rifle engagement; outside Wiiiclbing on Saturday. Fiom Boer siuices conies also tho repot t that in a sklinilsb om.slde Mafeklng Colonel Hrd"n-I'e well was slightly w oisted Biitish Condemned. The Ti.insv.ial volksraad adopted lesolutlons on Tuosda expiessing In dignation at the Biltlsh for not con ducting the w.11 in a civilised mannei, for killing wounded Boers with laiues, for using aimed Kalllis unclei UrllNh ollleeis and fen 111-tie.itltiR piKonei . Ptesldent KitiRor, aftei his foimal speech on Mondaj, said the Biitlsli were piup.ucd lor wai in ISftf!, as doc 11 lnents w hit H the liuigheis had 1 ap tuied showed, but that the H ansva.il, to avoid bluodslied. offeied .1 seven 1 e.irs' fianchlse and then a five ve.ns' I franchise "tiieat Milt.ilu sttll (leiiiaucls wa'.' hi' cUthiied, "and tile lepulilic at length accented the challenge liven should I the Biitlsli intei the Ti.nisvaal and I take 1'rcloila, the Boeis will still 10 , main a flee people. Our trust Is In 1 God, und we may be confident that lit will elefeat the most poweiful gen . ot als." I Adelbeit 11.1.V. i'liltecl States 1 nii,ul at Pietoii.t, was piesent when this speech was dellveied The i.iad n-n- tllllles in seeiet session. A dispatch, ciedlted to a seinl-ollb al souice In I'letoila, f.is. "The Imio- pt.in poweis have dellveied 11 colli 1 t- Ive note to Piesldont Kiugei, Infoim- , lug him that the) will hold liini ii- soually lesponslblo for the safi'tv if the mines, and will support Bngl nul 1 j onfoiting compeiisatJon In the evnt I ! of theli destine tlon ' of theli destine tlon ' Buller on the Biggaisbeig. Cape Town, Maj 'J It Is repm 1 d that Geneial Bullei Is advancing n the Blggaislieig, and that the Botrd aie vvlthdi awing. BLOODSHED AT ST. LOUIS. Flist Tiagedy In Connection with the Stieet Car Stiiko. ht Louis, Mav ' -The flist trag (1 .' In connection with the stteet tai sti Ito occiiri-d toniithl s a siihuihan iii, en loute to the companvV snds la the w ostein pail of the city, was pass ing the Baptist sanllailum, a number oJ men gatheied in the giounds if the institution thiew locks at th" tar. Some one on the 1 .11 Hied il shot at the ciowd. the bullet sulking Frank Lebtecht The wounded in m pttempt ed to ente 1 the sinltailimi, but fell dead on 11 lulling the dooi One stoiv Is tliut ie pollie ollb e 1 ill the car Hi eel the shot. Dan Donovan van plated undei auest by the police, chaiged with tiling the fatal bullet. Donovan h employed In a mlnoi ca pacity by the tallwav eemipunv Small Strike at Elmiin. I'linlu Vj) ti Ihe wipe is, hootleis, ash dumpeu and iiuehlnnts' helpeis impliijril by the l.ackanalini IIiiIim.hI ompdtic heie, struct tiMla) lot nn liiiiia-i il lums. The otHclals think the liikt is a iisult 01 scmpjthy with that ot the in id's iiiiIiw .11 lluffalo. About sixty men aie out - WEATnER FORE0AST. -f Wasliliigttn, Vine t) IVina.t for lliurs elay and I riilav I astern I'eiiusjlvauis, ftir Jiid cool ThuiacU)! Kildsjr fair Mamie 1, fitsh nottherl) vslnds. -f tff-r t i ilt. 4
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