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JEFFRIES
STILL THE
CHAMPION
He Defeats Jim Corbett
in the Twenty
Third Round.
:lean and fast battle
The rinlshing Blow a Surprise nnd
Is Greeted by Silence Corbett Puts
Up a Good right Until the Knock
out Blow Is Received The Battle
Cloan nnd Scientific, nnd the Crowd
of Spectators Orderly Tho Eight
by Bounds.
Coney Island. May 11. In the fast
it. prettiest and closest heavyweight
ng battle ever fought In New York,
nines J. Jeffries has rcafllrmcd his
ight to the championship. In the
uena of the Seaside Sporting club to
light ho decisively defeated Jim Cor
tt, once champion of the world hlm
olf, after 22 rounds of scientific flght
.nc. It -was a clean knockout that
amc so quickly that it dazed the
iiouand8 of keen, alert, intent spec
'ntors and left them in doubt as to
Just how the winning blow was deliv
ered The knockout was done with a
'gilt hand swing. There Is credit for
.he victor and credit for the van
quished In this cleverest of ring bat
les. Jeff must be awarded the laurels
r victory, yet his opponent is entitled
to all honor for his most -wonderful
'ght. That feature of the contest
.Hands out In relief as the most strlk
ng one of the battle.
Corbett emerged from a year's re
tirement from the ring rejuvenated
nd fresh. He was fast and clever as
ack In the days when people mar
velled at his skill. His footwork was
wonderful nnd his defense perfect. He
cutboxed his man at both long range
f.nd short range and If he had tho
htiength necessary would have gained
nn early victory. A hundred times he
ducked unJer left swings that would
have ended him Just as did the punch
that knocked him out. At times ho
made" tho niasnivc Jeffries ook III",
a. beginner in the art of offense Slid
defense with the hand.
Won with Strength.
Jeffries won with his strength, both
that strength that lies in the power
of massive muscle nnd that strength
which is the essence of vitality. Ho
made the ir.ee for most of the distance
nnd at tho end was still strong and
effect lw.
It is Improbable that there was ever
a more orderly affair under the Horton
law There was order in the assem
bling nnd handling of tho great crowd
and other in the contest. The small
army of police present was taskless
nnd the contestants themselves neither
wrangled nor quarreled throughout the
evening. The crowd gathered slowly.
There was but little betting: on the
outcome of the battle. There has heen
bo much delay and Interference In the
earlier stages of the negotiations for
the light and so much doubt created
by the former showing of the men that
the betting was killed. In the small
hums plated Jeffries van a clear fa
vorite at odds of two to one.
The contestants were slow to go to
the ring and the light, promised for
9.43, was nearly an hour late.
The reception of the men at the
ringside was warm, but not demonstra
tive. Jeffries looked burly in his blue
sweater. Corbett was clean, white and
trim. Ho said he weighed more than
on the day ho defeated Sullivan, but
he did not look It.
The crowd showed Its first enthusi
asm over the announcement that Char
ley White would bo the referee.
In tho preliminary sparring Corbett
showed to wondrous advantage. He
was panther-like on his feet and dart
ed in and out with confusing speed.
He whipped his left Into Jeffries' face
nnd was either inside or awav from
the punch. Jeffries kept going In,
however, but ho seemed awkward. Tho
pace made by the champion was fast.
Superb Exhibition.
It made a .supeib exhibition and
there weie murmurs of approval that
at times broadened Into cheers. Cor
bett was out-boxing his man and out
pointing him with his lefts to the face.
They were both fighting careful, for,
while Corbett ..ud the speed and clev
erness, Jeffries was hard to get to.
Jeffries fought in his crouching atti
tude, which proved so hard for Fltz
simmons. Jeffries quickly began to
use his strength and In the clinches
threw a little of his strength on to his
opponent. Corbett showed surprising
ability against him nnd It was long
before the stiength of tho champion
began to tell. Jeff was grim and re
solute and kept at his man relent
lessly. He knew that he was outpoint
ed and that his only chance was to
rush In and mix It. Corbett kept his
wits and strength and avoided him.
By the peventecnth round Jeffries,
maddened by the danger of marring
his reputation, began a series of des
perate rushes in which he maintained
It fiercely. He seemed angered by tho
Jabbing nt his fnce and wanted to
end It all with a swing from left or
right. Corbett had begun to show tho
race, but while his punches lacked
force, he was still speedy on his feet.
lie contented himself with avoiding
punishment.
At the twentieth round It looked n-s
If Corbett would stay tho limit, nnd
popular Judgment awarded him vic
tory. Ho had up to that tlmo avoided
any serious punishment. Jeffries was
hammering awny, however, and was
strong and game. The end came with
Hip suddenness of a shock. The men
lad had (wo tlcice rallies, followed
Continued en I'ncc 3.1
MEMORIAL TABLET.
Unveiled at the Armory ofc tho Ninth
Regiment at Wllkcs-Barre.
Wllkes-Rnrre, Hay 11. A bronze
memorial tablet In memory of tho
membcis of the Ninth regiment, N.
G. I. who died while the regiment
was encamped in the south during tho
Spanish-Atncrlsan war, was unveiled
at the armory hero this evening. The
tablet is the gift of Major I. A.
Stearns, whose son, Captain Dennlson
Stearns, died of typhoid fover while
serving with his regiment at Chlcka
mauga, Besides young Stearns two
other captains nnd 27 privates died.
Nearly all were fever victims.
Governor Stone and staff, General
J. P. S. Gobln tcnd staff, and Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart arrived In
town this afternoon -rffrom Easton.
They were escorted to tho armory by
the Ninth regiment. The parade pass
ed over tho principal streets of the
city. Later the governor reviewed the
soldiers.
The exercises at the armory were
opened by prayer by tho chaplain of
the regiment, Rev. W. F. Johnson.
Hon. Stanley W. Woodward, president
Judge of the county courts, Introduced
Governor Stone, who delivered nn ad
dress eulogistic of the citizen soldiery
of the ccmmonwealth. He was follow
ed by Gcneial Gobln, who spoke at
length on the services rendered the
state and country by tho National
Guard.
On behalf of Major Steams, ex-Attorney
General Palmer presented tho
regiment with the tablet. Colonel C.
B. Dougherty, commanding the regi
ment, accepted the gift. General
Stewart delivered a patriotic address
and the exercises were brought to a
close by benediction by the chaplain.
BRITISH AT VRYSBURG.
Advance Column Arrives Within 100
Miles of Mafeking Harrassed by
tho Boers The Pick of General
Hunter's Mounted Men Pressing
Rapidly Forward Into the Enemy's
Country.
London. May 12 (4.30 a. m.). A Brit
ish column, 3,000 strong, has arrived
at Vrybuiff. 100 miles from Mafeking.
It reached there Thursday, and though
harrassed by tho Boers. Is rushing
swiftly forward. Fifty miles south of
Vryburj at Taungs, is General Hun
ter's main body, moving slowly and
contending with considerable forces.
The pick of his mounted men are
the .1.000 who are going without wheel
ed traiispo-t and at a rate that may
possibly bring them to Mafeking on
Monday or Tuebday next.
Jord Roberts' narrative closes with
Thursday evening, but he continued
his irat-eh yesterday toward Kroon
stad, twenty miles distant, and by
this timo he must know whether tho
Boers intend to fight there.
Winston Churchill says there were
only 2.000 Boers who opposed the
British at 'and river. Another esti
mate is that 6,000 Boers with six guns
made a rear guard action, while many
other thousands, with cotnoys, ictlred
without tiring a shot.
General Rundle has disposed ten
thousand Infantry along a 20-iulle
front In such a way as to bar a Boer
advance toward Lord Roberts' com
munications. With tlie exception of
Brabant's colonials. General Rundle
has no horsemen. Tho cavalry are all
with Lord Roberts' advance.
HOUSE BREAKS RECORD.
Basses 180 Private Tension Bills.
Discussion of the Proposed Armor
Plato Factory in the Senate.
Washington, May 11. No disposition
has been made as yet of tho naval ap
propriation Mil by tho senate, but after
an all-day discussion an agteement
was reached to vote on tho armor pluto
section at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. During tho day's discussion a notable
speech was delivered by Mr. Lodge, of
Massachusetts, upon the necessity of
building up the United States navy
without delay. The speech was deliv
ered with the vigor and earnestness
characteristic of Mr. Lodge's discus
sion of public questions, nnd attracted
much attention.
Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, presented an
extended argument In support of the
Immediate construction by tho govern
ment of an armor factory, while Mr.
Allison, of Iowa, opposed the project
of a government armor plate factory
on the score of economv.
The house today broke all records by
passing ISO private pension bills.
Among them was the sennte bill to
pension the widow of the lato General
Guy V. Henry, the house reducing the
amount from $100 to $50 per month. The
house adjourned utnll Monday.
LADIES OF GOLDEN EAGLE.
Committees Appointed at Allentown
Yesterday.
Allentown, May 11. The giand tem
ple, Ladles of tho Golden Eagle, ad
journed this afternoon. An appropri
ation of $50 was made to the Knights
of Golden Eagle paper. Grand Tem
plar Rodgers appointed the following
committees:
Appeals Mrs. Flora Lobst, Mrs. Es
ther PIxley, Mrs. Annie Roberts, Mrs.
Bertha HopI, Sarah Miller, Marie
Koons. Law Mrs. Caroline Truchses,
Flora Frlck, Ida Shlck, Flora Kern,
Emma Cook. Credentials. Mrs. An
nie R. Hummel, Mrs. Hammer, Mrs.
Hauk. Elections Miss May F. Ad
ams, Mrs. Jennie Chubb, Mrs, Madellno
Taylor. Mis. Owens, Lydla Kemmer
line. Printing Mrs. Johanna Leasner,
Mrs. Lizzie Lockhart, Mrs. Rudhart,
Mrs. Obertnndei:, Mrs. Downey.
Grand Master of Records Barnes re
ported to tho grand castlo a member
ship of 40.286, a gain of 1,863 during the
year.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
llariltburj:, May U. Dr. Gcoipe II, Msiklrj-,
i well known litiztn nnd one of the iiianagrera
of tlc llarrlsl'iirR Optra Iiousp, died today t
tils residence in thli illy, II? was enjaeH la
he dm; buiuili.fM In Iljrrl.bure liom ISM) until
thrrr jpjr. ago. lie ai om at Lancmtrr,
March 28, IKS
WAMAiAKER'S WOE
IS MADE PUBLIC
1CLAIMSTOHAVE BEEN THREAT
" ENED BY ABE L. ENGLISH.
He States That the Director of Public
Safety Has Tried to Gag the Criti
cisms of His Son's Paper In tht
Interest of Good Ordor He Feels It
His Duty to Make the Matter
Public.
Philadelphia, May 11. John Wana
maker gave out for publication tonight
a letter and statement In which he
makes the sensational charge that Di
rector of Public Safety Abraham L.
English, In an attempt to silence the
nttacks of the North American upon
tho administration of Mayor Ash
bridge, threatened to retaliate by pub
lishing affidavits directed agalnsl thu
personal character of Mr. Wanamaker.
The letter Is ns follows:
PblUJ. Ipbla. May 11, IMO.
I deem it my duty to submit to the public the
following narration of an incie'ent which took
place In my ctilcc on Thursday morning list,
t'nder ordinary circumstances thorp possibly
could lie no cuuw made for the IntYu&ioii of
such a private matter on the public attention;
but when a pownful city ofliclal, the thief ccun.
ciltor of the major, controlling th police force
of a municipality, thread M a cltitcn w-.th n
deliberately concocted and scandalous attack on
Ins chaiielei, unlet he silences the criticism
of a newspaper upon the acts of public otfivlils,
the occurrence la more than a pthuto (trtoancc
It Is an inci lent of fai reaching and tnenaciiT
importance. No mine invidious and terrorizing
form of blackmail could be devised, 'the ihreat
of the chief of poller of n great city, speaking
for a miyor and municipal uimlnistrntion, is n.i
idle loasl, it is a monstrous nnd audacious
atterrpt to intimidate and coerce by an unlaw
ful and retoltlnp: abmc of powci. To be silent
under such ciicumstances would be an encour
agement to lanlics and truiulent officials, iet
el with authority with which they can harass;
and opprc". It would embolden the perpetrate r.
of i.ch practice-! ar.d put weak men at th"'r
merrj. 1 ligarc' it, therefore, an a duty to the
ncwspiper puss of the city and lountry, as well
an to the ntire community, to lav before the
public the follow-tnj: facts. John Wanamaker.
This Is followed by a circumstantial
account of a remarkable Interview be
tween Director English and Mr. Wana
maker, alleged to have taken place yes
tciday In the latter's ofllce In his store.
Mr. Wanamaker says DItector Eng
lish's secretary called on him soon
after 9 a. m. and stated tliat the direc
tor would like nn interview. In about
twenty minutes the director arrived,
accompanied by Commissioner of City
Property Geoigc G. Plerle.
After an exchange of grectlngs.Dlrcc
tor English said: "I have come over
here to talk to you about these at
tacks on tho mnyor and the adminis
tration In the North American. After
the talk ho and I had with you last
December, I thought thore would be no
more trouble about It, arid the paper
did apparently stop for awhile, but It
was only a little while, and they have
been going on over since. The mayor
and I have stood It now- for a year, and
we are not going to stand It any
longer."
He then said to me: "Have you seen
the North American this morning?"
Did Not Read the Paper.
I said, "Yes, but I have not read It."
"Well." he replied, "there these at
tacks appear again in' a big double
column editorial, and we are going to
stand It no longer."
(This editorial referred to was In
criticism of the mayor's approval of
the Keystone telephone ordinance.)
At this point, I said to him: "Wei!.
Mr. Director, in view of the character
of this conversation which you have
enteied upon, as you have broujrht a
witness along with you, I think I shall
ask some one to come in to bo present
upon my part to hear what takes
place." I thereupon stepped to an
outer ofllce and requested my secre
tary, Mr. Meyers, to come In, which he.
did.
Mr. Wanamaker then Informed Mr.
English that tho North American Is the
property of his son. Thomas B. Wana
maker, and Is controlled and managed
by him alone, and that ho (Mr. Wana
maker) had nothing to do with Its pub
lication. Continuing, ho said he would
not interfere In any way with what
ever his son Intended to do with his
paper, and furthermore, he would not
permit the director of public safety or
the mayor himself to dictate to him on
a question like this.
Mr. English answered that no one
will believe that Mr. Wanamaker did
not own and run the paper.
"That Is as much as to say that you
think I am a liar?" tejolncd Mr. Wan
amaker. Mr. Engllbh replied that he had not
said he was a liar, and when Mr. Wan
amaker reiterated that he would not
Interfere with tho paper, Mr. English
said:
"Very well. Then I want to give you
notice that for eight months we have
been looking up your personal record
from tho time you were postmaster
general. Wo have followed you
throughout Washington, Philadelphia,
New York and even 'in Europe, nnd
we have fortified ourselves with affi
davits against you and since you have
been attacking other people wo will
now turn on you."
After some further controversy Di
rector English said: "Well, sir, I In
sist that you shall stop these attacks
of the North American on the admin
istration. If you do not you will have
no one to blame for the consequences
but yourself. We will not stand It any
longer and we give you notice. You
can stop It - you want to,"
Mr. Wanamaker "Your language Is
offenslvo and very Insulting. You
come to mo in my private ofllce and
practically call me a liar, and threat
en me with tho use of ntlldavlts which
you say you have collected against my
character, If I do not comply with
your wishes and stop tho publication
of a certain newspaper In criticism of
your administration. I can hold no
further conversation with you and I
request you to leave my ofllco at onco,"
Mr. English then left tho ofllco with
his companion,
Chain Makers Strike.
York, Moy 11. The chain makfn, rmployed.
at flit worka of J. C. bclunldt k Co., 03 In
number, k-rnt on ttrlke llila momln;. A dcim.nd
for an increaae of ten criita per huudrjd links
woi made and refuted. Tbe men hac Joined
with the ttrlkisR iluln maJcfri, vho ipilt work
at the Koa voika feu da) uc. and will fnim
an organization.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Alleged Ringleaders of the Biota at
Buttomvood Are in tho Hands of
tho Sheriff.
Wllkes-Bane, May 11. Four of the
alleged ringleaders of the miners' ilot,
at the Buttonwood mine on Wednes
day were nrrcsted today by deputy
sheriffs. They gave their names as
Louis Ncwtatlous, William Kolnsi.l,
Mathlas Wukulskle and Michael Harr
kell. The prlsoneis were arraigned beforo
Magistrate Chnsc for a hearing. Will
iam T. Kmythe, general superintend
ent of the Buttonwood mine, was the
principal witness for the prosecution.
He said on the morning of the riot ho
tried to reason peacefully with the
stilkers, when they set upon him. Two
men struck him with clubs nnd another
man dealt him a blow with a stone.
The blood was streaming from hli
wounds when he was rescued from the
mob and carried away. Other em
ployes of tlio mine who were assaulted
by tho strikers gave similar testimony.
Magistrate Chase held tho defon
donts In $1,000 bail for trial at court
The strikers gathered In large num
bers In the vicinity of the mine to
day, but made no demonstration. The
company had a large number of coal
and Iron policemen on hand and all
who wanted to go to work were given
ample protection. Tho colliery was in
operation all day.
HAMILTON'S DEFENSE.
Claims the Attacks Upon His Depart
ment by Grange Committee Were
Made Without Authority.
Harrisburg, May 11. Secretary of
Agriculture Hamilton Issued a state
ment today defending himself against
the attacks upon his department by
I the legislative committee of the state
grange. Ho says the resolutions
adopted by the committee was precise
ly the kind of action that a body,
composed ns It was, would be likely to
adopt. Ho claims to be informed by
piomlnent grangers that this commit
tee has no authority to act and speak
for the grange In matters of that
sort and that Its action will bo re
viewed by the state grange at Its
next meeting.
"I wish to say," Secretary Hamilton
concludes, "that If these men or any
others know of anything that I have
done thnt is wrong, let hlni say so,
and not try to create prejudice by
Insinuations of things that they are
afraid to plainly state. When Gover
nor Stone wants my resignation he
will ask for It without any prompting
by the Democratic membei-s of the ex
ecutive committee of the state grange."
DISORDER AT MADRID.
Trouble Duo to the Anti-Taxation
Agitation Gendarmes Hit by Riot
ers A Number of Arrests Made.
Madrid, May 11. Dispatches Just re
ceived here show that disorders due
to the anti-taxation agitation, similar
to those which took place at Valencia
yesterday, occurred last night at Bar
felonu and at Seville. The rioting was
partlcularl severe In Barcelona, where
a ciowd threw up barricades In tho
streets and exchanged muskotiy fire
with a body of gtndcimes. Shots
weie also fired from the verandas and
balconies of a number of houses. Sev
eral gendnrmes were nit.
A number of tho iloters were ar
rested. Older has now been restoied
in the city, but it Is rumored that
martial law will be proclaimed there.
At Seville . mob threw stones at the
building of the military club, shat
tering the windows and the ras lamp.i.
The gendarmes only succeeded In dis
poning the rioters aftei a hard light,
dining which sevoial citizens, two gen
darmes, a police Inspector and twj
members of the municipal guard were
wounded. A force of Infantry nnd
cav.iliy was summoned which soon
cleared up and occupied the streets.
SHAMOKIN BRIBERY TRIAL.
Councilman Who Accepted Bribes to
Trap Others Gives Testimony.
Sunbury, Pa., May 11. In the Slia
mokln bribery trial, Robert V. Thomp
son, one of the countilmeu who ac
cepted bribes to trap the others, was
on the stand all day. He testified that
the Montello Brick company and the
Canton, O., brick people offered and
gnve money In sums ranging from $15
to $1,500 to the members of council
under indictment for their votes and
influence lor the adoption of their
bricks to pave Market, Commerce, Mt.
Carmel and other streets in Shamokln.
The proceedings were frequently In
terrupted by vigorous objections on
tho part of counsel for the accused In
nn effort to exclude from the evidence
conversations which were alleged to
have taken place during the last ten
years.
Thompson gave dates and the places
where he received money to vote and
use his Influence to have the Montello
brick adopted: that he also received
a suit of clothes from Mayer Roths
child, a clothier, who was Interested
In the adoption of the Montello brick.
He stated that some of tho transac
tions took place In hotels, on the
streets and In secluded places, as the
occasion required; that money was
still due him from the accused coun
cilmen, whom he testified receive the
amounts agreed upon as soon as the
deals were carried out. At 4 o'clock
the witness was turned over to the de
fense for cross-examination. Aside
from getting the dates mixed occa
sionally, hU testimony was unshaken.
By the consent of all concerned court
was adjourned until Tuesday morning,
when the cross-examination of Thomp
son will bo renewed.
Golden Eagle Per Capita Tax.
Allentown, May It. The Qcldcn Katie grand
castle today filed the per capita lax at 15 cintt
nemi-annually, and decided to n ret next jear
in Lebanon, the ote on the lattei question be
ins: Lebanon, 163; Erie, S3; llellrfontc, 23.
Jack Bonner Outclassed.
Philadelphia, May 11. Joe Waloott, of Boston,
tonight, at the IndustUl thletlp club, clearly
outelamed Jack Ponnei, of Summit 1IIU, la,,
in a tlx rovnd bout. U no slice of (he fight
did fiOr.uer late a ihnw.
ON THE WAY TO THE BOERS' CAPITAL
In spite of loss of comrades, dinger from an alert and wily foe, and the risk ol contract
inc the deadly fevers of South Africa, Tommy Atkins keeps his spirits up. The greatest
enthusiasm prevails when two regiments that were neighbors at home meet amid the dan
g;rs of conflict. For a moment discipline is relaxed and the soldier becomes an excited,
wildly cheering madman.
CONFERENCE ON
WOMEN DELEGAfES
QUESTION BRINGS OUT LARGEST
CROWD AT CHICAGO.
Consideration Finally Postponed for
Seven Days Delegate Leonard
Makes Report for Commission Ap
pointed to Consider Consolidation
of Freedmen's Aid Society with
Other Organizations Objections
Are Made to the British Flag for
Decorative Purposes.
Chicago, May 11. Anticipation of a
spirited debate on the women delegate
question brought out the largest crowd
today that has yet attended tho Metho
dist general conference. The veterans,
who oppose the admission of women to
the annual conference on scriptural
grounds.were ready for further aggres
sive warfare, oa were also tho cham
pions of the woman delegate.
Rev. J. "W. Butler, of Mexico, pre
sided over thp devotional service, and
Bishop Fowler took chaige of the busi
ness session.
Consideration of the question of ad
mitting women ns delegates to the gen
eral conference was nt once taken up
as the special order of the day.
Considerable feeling developed among
the contending speakeis during the
discussion that followed, but before any
action could be taken a motion offeied
by Delegate Chnilcs W. Smith, of
Pittsburg, to postpone consideration of
the matter for seven days, was car
ried. Delegate A. B. Leonard, chairman of
the Joint committee of fifteen appoint
ed from the Mls-sion society. Church
Kxtenslon society and Frecdmpn's Aid
and Southern Education society, t-.
consider plans for the consolidation of
those three organizations, presented tho
commission's report. The report con
sider consolidation neither advisable
nor practicable, but directs that thu
bishops nominate a commission, to
consist of three bishops, six ministers
and six laymen, said commission to sub
mit Its plan of consolidation to tho next
general conference.
After a brief debate the report of the
committee was adopted. Delegate Em
mons, of California, had a 'resolution
adopted endorsing the movement to se
cure an amendment to the constitution
of California, so as to exempt church
property from taxation.
The conference then adjourned for
the day.
Objected to British Flag.
The conference hall was draped !n
tho national colors today. A delegate
from India called attention to the fact
that all of the members were not
American citizens, and asked to have
the British flag displayed on tho plat
form with tho Stars and Stripes. The
suggestion was greeted with shouts of
disapproval and Bishop Powler pre
vented trouble by ruling It out of or
der.
When quiet was restored tho consid
eration of tho question of admitting
women as delegates to tho general con
ference was taken up as the special
order of tho day. A largo audlenco was
assembled In anticipation of a spirited
debate.
TO PURCHASE BRIDGES.
Four Steel Magnates Arrive in Phil
adelphia from England.
Philadelphia, May 11. Four mil
lionaire iron nnd steel manufacturers
arrived In this city from England to
day and are said to be on an Impor
tant mission for the British govern
ment. They aro; R. TIedly, Spenny
moor; Harry Crow, West Liverpool;
Charles T. Bagley, Stockton-on-tes,
and F. M. Wlstgarth, Mlddleford. They
were met by a representative of tho
I'encoyd iron works, who escorted them
to the company's) plant.
The visitors are supposed to have
come hero to make arrangements with
the Pencoyd Iron company for the con
struction of several bridges to bo built
In South Africa after peace has been
restored.
Oppose Revision of Doctrines.
Philadelphia. May 11 -Ihe Tiesb.Ntery of
Philadelphia declared iUell today as overwhelm
Insly opposed to any revision of the fundamen
tal doctrines ot tht fmbterUn church.
THE NEWS TIUS MOUNIXU
Weather Indications Tola):
FAIRS WARMER.
I General CI umplon Jeffrie? Difeats Coibctt;
llritlh Adarcc at Vrjtburg.
Hllpinos Attack the American.
.Ifhn Uiinamaker's !.utit Gricinmr.
Methodist Cor.feienre and Women )elra;ate.
2' Oenrral Northe.ivtrrri Pcnnsjlinla.
financial nnd Coirmirchl.
3 !icrts Atlantic, National and Otlur I.raguc
llasc Hall flames.
4 Iditorial.
Newt and Comment.
5 Loral Hoclal and Pergonal.
One Woman's Views.
6 I,ocj1 Ilomarce of Hie Kansas (3i.inlei..
Court Proeei dings.
T Local Saloon Men Will Close on funday
Annual .Session of Pennsylvania Odd Fellows,
S Lccal West Scrar.ton and tmbuihan.
P Hound About the Ccuntj.
10 Storj " Mental Mirroblde."
The Pjiug Century Passed in Jlriicw.
II !,onil llcllarlnus eu of the Week.
Sounds) Pel col Lesson for Tomorrow
12 Local -LUc News of the Industrial World
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
The Countiy Is Recovering from the
Embarrassments of Unnaturally
High Prices.
New York. May 11. It. G. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Trade
will s- tomorrow;
With wholesome promptness the
country is recovering fiom the embar
rassment of unnaturally high prices,
No disturbance or sti Ingency of cred
its result, nor any sign of alarm. The
proportions of work and of hands un
employed Is quite small nnd the vol
ume of buslncs-s transacted, though
less than last year In New England
and middle state cities is laiger than
ever before nt fifty-four out of sixty
three clearing houses in the entlie
region west of Pennsylvania nnd t-outh
of the Potomac. Production stimulat
ed by high prices rises above the con
sumption retarded by them. The week
ly output of pig Iron May i was 293,850
tons, against 289,482 Apill 1, while un
sold stocks not held by the gie.it steel
makers Increased 41,645 tons. This
would Indicate a dally consumption of
40,641 tons, against 41.642 In January,
hitherto the largest, but for the f'wt
that considerable stocks hae also ac
cumulated In the hands of consuming
concerns of which enough to use much
more than 1,000 tons dallv are now
idle. Bessemer pig at Philadelphia
and Lehigh Valley No. 1 are quoted nt
J22 per ton and tho maiket wire bus
been reduced In correspondence with
barbed and plain.
Wool yields a llttl. moie, chiefly in
the finer grades. Cotton goods are also
Irregular and in unsatisfactory condi
tion. Shipments of boots and shoes
from the eaBt for the first week of
May were small. Accounts Indicate
that dealers' stocks throughout the
county are unusually largo and many
shops nre closed, while many more
hnve but little work nhead.
In spite of good exports, wheat pros
pects sufllce to cause a decline of 1
cents, while corn has declined 2.
Corn exports still run much beyond
Inst year's, in two weeks 6.S50.50J
bushels, ngalnst 4,720,C6C last year, and
Atlantic exports of wheat, flour In
cluded, have been In two weeks 5,199,
508 bushels, agulnst 5,230.705 last year,
with Pacific exports 1,094,679 bushels,
ngalnst 1,089,132 last year. Of both
grains the movement from the fauna
is large enough to dispel all fear that
the supply will run short.
Failures for the week hnve been 192
In the United States, ngalnst 165 last
year, and fifteen In Canada, against
twenty last year.
Paint Mills Burned.
Alkntnnn, May 11. Tho paint woiks at Al
burns, I 'a., uere burned today. Losy, $15,000;
Insurance, $7,MX. The bulldiiiKa detrojed wero
the new three stoiy frame paint mill, tell
equipped and fully slocked, the cepper shop and
the oil mill. The firn Marled In the boiler house.
The works rmplojed torty men.
Corporations Chartered.
Harriiburir, May H Chartei were granted at
the state department today to these corpora
tions! Tho Speer llo and Lmnlier company,
riUsbunr, capital If.MO.OOO Concmauch Mono
company, Philadelphia, capital K'0,000; '(he
Crystal Pprinps Ilrewinq; ccmpaiiy, Cotuhohocken,
capital f JO.OOa
FILIPINOS
FIGHTING
A Body of 500 Attacks
Twenty-Five Ameri
can Scouts.
ARE FORCED TO RETIRB
Town of Trocln, Near Dulan, Sacked
nnd Burned by tnc Robels Three
Hours' Battle on the Island of
Leyte Major Andrewo Drives Gen
eral Mojicns from a Stronghold
Near Ormuc.
Manila. May 11. A force of M0 in
surgents attacked twenty. live scouts
of tho Fort -eighth U'slmcnt near Sail
Jacinto, piovlnco of Pangnslnnn, on
Monday, but wore routed by the scouts,
ten of their number being hilled, Thu
Amei leans fot two killed.
On April EG the icbals burned and
sacked the town of Trocln, near Ilu
Inn, and murdeicd natives who woro
fiiendly to the Americans ns well an
two Spaniards. The Americana killed
thirty-seven of the insurgents.
On thc same date Mnior Andrewj,
with two companies of troops, attack
ed Cieneiai MoJIca's stionghold near
Orniuc, Leyte Island. MoJIcas had
biass cannon nnd plenty of ammuni
tion, but nfter tluce houis of fighting
the Instil gents fled. Their loss Is not
known. The Amei leans lost two killed
and eleven wounded. They destroyed
the enemy's rifles, powder and stores.
The Islanders of Masbete received
Colonel Hardin's jxpcndltinn In a dif
ferent mnnner from thnt In which
those of Maiinduitue lecelved It. At
the latter place only a few Insurgents
were found, and Colone Hardin left
one company of the Twenty-ninth reg
iment there. On approaching Palanoc,
the principal town of Masbete, how
cer. Colonel Huidln found tho In
surgents' ti cliches fully occupied. Tho
gunboat Helena accordingly bombard
ed them vigorously, after which tlirea
companies of soldiers weie landed. Tha
latter took tho trenches with little re
sistance. One Filipino was killed.
Two or three bundled Insurgents
hold the neighboring towns, and tho
natives arc apparently unfriendly.
BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Battalion of Fourteenth Infantry
Welcomed to Detroit.
Detroit. Mny 11. A battalion com
posed of 220 niembeih of tho Four
teenth United Htates infantry arilvcd
In Detiolt today, after i long, weary
ing Joutncy from the Philippine Isl
ands. Although It was tabling stead
ily the vetoians were wannly welcom
ed by Mayor iM.iy bury nnd other ltl
zen3. Escolted by IocmI volunteers
who had s-een service in tlm Spanish
wnr. the bnttnliini m.uchd to tho
Llgbt Guard nrmoiy, where lefresh
nients were served and speeches of
welc onio iMlvc red. The bntt.iliiin then
proceeded to Fort Want, to which it
has been assigned.
ARMY RECOGNIZES THE NAVY.
Gen. Young Thanks Rear Admiral
Watson for Aid in Philippines.
Washington. May 11 One of the lust
olllclnl nets of Admiral Wntsoti pt lor
to puuendeilng command nf tho Asia
tie station was to acknowledge the re
ceipt from Oencinl Young of a cordial
recognition of the eftectie co-operation
of the njvy In the riimpilgn con
ducted by (loneral Young's forms In
northern Luzon In the lust puimilt of
Agulnaldo. Feeivttuy Long inilot.sed
th admiral's Ictt.u as follows: "Tho
department Is pleased to note this evi
dence of cm dial cii-ooeratlon between
the two biunches of the government
service."
PRESIDENT SFARES A LITE.
Private Miller's Sentence Commuted
to Imprisonment.
Washington. May 11. In tbe case of
Pii ite Frank Miller, Company T.
Twenty-thlid Infantry, who was tiled
by general coin l martial nnd convict
ed of assaulting a woman near Sail
Nicolas, Island of Cebu, and sentenced
to be shot, the president 1ms, upon tho
recommendation of the majoi general
commandlr.fr the nrmy nnd concur
rence, by the secretary of war, com
muted the sentence to tllshopoiablo
discharge, forfeltuie of all pay nnd
allowances, nnd confinement nt hard
labor In a penitential y lor the peiiod
of twenty years.
EXPERTS GO TO HAVANA.
Inspectors Fosness nnd Gregory Will
Examine Accounts of Neoly.
Philadelphia. May 11. Postal Inspec
tors Fosness and Gregory, of this city,
accompanied by two expert nccount
nnts from the auditor's olllco In Wash
ington, left this cltv today for New
Yoilc, where they will take a steamer
for Havnna.
They ni e under onleis to muke a
complete examination of the postal ac
counts with a view of learning tho
extent of the alleged frauds for which
C. F. W. Ncely Is now under heavy
ball.
Hanged by a Mob.
Illnton, W. Va . May Jl -Will Lea. the na'ro
who utttmptrd In assault Mm. If. Diefenbach,
the telegraph opentoi ut Sandstone, was taken
from the jail tnl:lit. and li.mmd by a mob ol
100 masked men
WEATHER FORECAST.
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WasMiatnn, May II. Forecast for Pat. -sy
urda) ord Sunda s Eastern l'iunsvania 4-
fair, w sinicr, Saturday; Sunday, fair; 4"
variable wind becoming fresh aoutherb -t-
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