TWO CENTS.
SCEANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOHNrNG, JUNE 7, 1000.
TWO CENTS,
LAST DAYS OF
CONGRESS ARE
FDLL OF LIFE
Exciting Debates in Both
Senate and House.
GANNON REMOVES HIS COAT
Dobato in tho Houso One of the Most
Heated of tho Session Hot Words
Bandied Back and Forth A Day
of Strife and turmoil in tho Sen
ateA Wranglo Over Armor Plate.
Washlngton.Juno 6. When the house
tonight at 10.30 took a recess until to
morrow morning, the two chambers of
the national legislature, with heads
down and horns locked, were In a des
perate struggle over the Item In tho
naval appropriation bill relating to
ocean survey. The final adjournment
of congress Is postponed until It Is over.
The proceedings In the houso during
the day were tame nnd without dra
matic Incident. This was partly due to
(.he fact that the firm position take..
hy the house on the armor plate pro
Vision transferred the fight to the lioor
of the senate and to the obstinate re
I'usal of Mr. Lentz, an Ohio Democrat,
to peimlt any unanimous consent legis
lation until the Republican leaders
agreed to allow the testimony In the
' Coeur D'Alene Investigation to be
printed. Mr. Lentz held the house by
the throat all day, and except for privi
leged matters things legislative were
practically at a standstill. But tonight
there was enough excitement to com
Densate for tho dullness of the day
liesslon. The house got its (lander up
over the failure of Its conferees to
flibldo by their Instructions on the ocean
liurvey Item and nfter an exceedingly
Jlensatinnal debate, In which Mr. Can
non, the chairman of tho appropria
tion committee, made some startling
disclosures as to the manner In which
Commander Todd, the hydrographer of
I he navy, had waged his campaign
against tho stand taken by the house
In favor of tho coast and geodetic sur
vey doing ocean survey work, tho house
rejected tho conference report by an
overwhelming majorlty.and the speaker
tool: the almost unprecedented cours.j
Of appointing now conferees on the
lart of tho house who are not mem
bers of the naval committee.
Heated Dobato.
Tho debate was one of the most
heated of the session. Mr. Cannon, In
Ihe excitement of the moment, took oft
Ms collar and necktie and, with sleeves
lulled up, aroused the house to a
tremendous pitch of enthusiasm as he
dealt the confeiees sledgehammer
Mows. The galleries, crowded to the
doors, cheered tho picturesque fight of
the grizzled old veteran until the
tVetted celling rang. Tho conferees de-
fended their course as best they could,
and Mr. Foss, acting chairman of the
committee, resented with bitter lan
guage tho charge that he had betrayed
the house. Hot words were bandied
back and forth, but tho house was !n
nn ugly mood and was resolved to fight
the senate to u finish. The appoint
ment as conferees of Mr. Cannon, Mr.
Moody and Mr. Shafroth, all of whom
nre In sympathy with the house's posi
tion, assures no surrender on their
part until the house Itself shall direct
them to yield.
Inability to reach an agreement upon
Che naval appropriation bill forced the
nenatc to abandon the adoption of the
house resolution for final adjournment
today. Tho armor plate question,
which for five years has been a thorn
Jn the side of congress, upset the cal
culations of the senate leaders and
their well laid plans went awry.
It was a day of strife and turmoil
In the senate. Early the conferees on
the naval bill reported a disagreement
nnd tho senate was told plainly that
he house would not consent to the
amendment piovldlng for an armor
plato factory to be operated by tho
government. A compromise proposi.
tlon was presented by Mr. Penrose and
after hours of debate finally was
adopted by a vote of 39 to 3S. The dis
cussion of tho proposition developed
an unusual bitterness of feeling nnd
charges of robbery nnd political cor-
ruptlon were hurled about the chamber
with an abandon, which, If they had
not fallen from tho lips of grave sen
ators would have been legurded as
reckless. Little worse ever was heard
in the heat of, a political campaign. 3
o'clock, the hour agreed upon for final
adjournment, was passed and still the
Eenato wrestled with the armor ques
tion. When the Penrose proposition
finally was agreed to It was supposed
tho way was clear, but late tonight
another disagreement was reported on
the naval bill nnd the senate took an
adjournment until 11 o'clock tomor
row. The evening session presented a bril
liant scene, the galleries being throng-
od with a gay and fashionable assem
blage. All went Immensely entertain
i3, as Senators Carter, Montana;
Mason. Illinois; Turner, Wushlngton,
and Money, Mississippi, kept the sen
nte on edge with rattling political
Breeches.
Ponroso Amendment.
Tho Penrose amendment to the naval
bill is as follows: That the secretary
of the navy Is hereby authorized to
procure by contract nrmor of the best
quality for any or all vessels above re
ferred to, provided such contracts can
i be mado at a price which, In his Judg
ment, Is reasonable and equitable, but
In case he Is unable to make contract
for armor under tho above conditions,
he is hereby authorized and directed
to procure a site for and to erect there
on a factory for the mnnufacturo of
armor, and the sum of 4,000,000 is
hereby appropriated toward tho erec
tion of said factory.
WILL MAN ST, LOUIS CAItS.
Throo Hundred and Fifty Men Leavo
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, June C Three hundred
nnd fifty motormcn nnd conductors left
hero at C o'clock tonight on a special
train over the Pennsylvania railroad
for St, Louis, where they, It Is said,
will take tho places of the strikers of
the St. Louts Transit company. The
men nro said to be experienced electric
street railway men, and were selected
from nearly 1,000 applicants from this
city and vicinity. The nion aro prom
ised steady work at $2 per day, Tho
transportation and expenses will ho
paid by the company If they remain In
its employ for thirty days.
The men are In charge of N. J. Fer
rand, who says ho Is the ngent of the
St. IjOuIh Transit company. A large
quantity of food was taken along,
Agent lVrrand said the men might en
counter omo trouhlo on their arrival
In St. limits, but did not expect any
serious dlfllculty, as ho had been prom
ised ample protection.
CONGRESSIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Statoment of tho Expenditures of
tho Congress Prepared by Senator
Allison Causa of the Znoroase.
Washington, Juno C A carefully
prepared statement on the appropria
tions of tho session was mado tonight
by Senator Allison, chairman of tho
senate committee on appropriations,
and Chairman Cannon, of the houso
committee on appropriations, In ac
cordance with custom. Tho statement
says: ,
Tlio appropriations nude by the flint wvbn
of the Fifty-sixth congress amnunt to 1?;U'l,?2',47fl.
Thu sum Included ni,'M7,l", isthnaleil lo lio
on account of or Incident to the late war with
Spain end deducting It, tho rcmnlniiiK amount,
$57MS2,32f, represents tli ordinary appropria
tion made for tho support of tho government
during this session.
It will be ol served that nfter deducting! the
amounts estimated to have been appropriated
a per cent, or Incident to tho war with Spain
for tho ensuing, tho current end the last flsial
vcars (which cout the ptrlod since the begin
ning of the Spanish war), the appropriation for
the live fiscal jears Including the two inline,
dlatelv preceding the wai are as follows: 1J97,
515,b,104; ISM, $523,7.1.1.0711; lo'rl, Mi,:i7I,0;
1000. $554,279,880; 1W1, ijOTS.l.KM.
This shows an apparent excess In the ordinary
appropriations at this tcsslon for th fiscal year
ltiOl of iiv, 747,242 oer the appropriations for
the fiscal jear ls'JS, which iminidlatcly priceilcd
the Spanish war. 'Ihe ihlif incnases in ordl
nary expenses for 1801 over those of lflns are:
Increase of tho navy, $7,081,010; pensions, 3r
fc!l,3iu; postal service, exclusive cf newly ac
quired tcrritorj, ?17,7s2,000; twelfth ensus,
lfl,O0O,O0O.
Permanent appropriations (including 'li.OOO.OOO
for requirements of sinking fund anil fl.OUO.OtX
for rrdi mptlon of national bank notei), $fi,ffi(,.
00c). The total of these Increases is ?50,202,StO.
Words of Explanation.
These lncrcat.es In federal appropriations need
no defense and hut a word of explanation.
The amount for tha department of agriculture,
Is only a proper compliai.ee with the natural
demands of the agricultural interests of the
country.
Kor pensions the amount simply represents tho
natural increase of the pension roll.
Kor the Increase of the navy the excess ovir
the appropriations of ISM Is necessary for tho
fomtruitlou, aimor, artiMincut ami equipment of
battleships, cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats
heretofore authorized and is no more than Is ab
solutely necessary toward pladng the navy ex
peditious! In the proper condition universally
demanded by the people for the national tlcftnse.
Much of the actual increase Is attributable
to the increased volume of buslutss in the treas
ury, war and nay departments. Incident to thu
war with Spain, although no part of It is In.
cludid in the table which is submitted of in
creased appropriations on account of the war.
The approximate amounts, as nearly ns they
can bo arrived at, appropriated on account of or
incident to the war with -pain during each of
the tiller seaslons of congress held 6ince the be
ginning of the war are set forth In detail. The
amounts thus appropriated during the two ses
sions of the last congress covering the period
to the (lose of she fiscal jear 1WK) aggregaro
?li2,M2,0i.I. Of this whole sum it Is estimated
by the treasurj dcpaitimnt that to June 30 int,
the total rxpendltuus will not ivrced S92,000,
000, leaving a surplus of $90,000,000 aftr meet
ing outstanding obligations, to he covered into
tin- treasurj. Thus for the conduct of that mo
mentous war and Its resultant effects congress
amply made appropriation and the administration
h.n wisely end prudently made epmdltures from
the libiral turns thin placed at its ilUposal.
a. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
Gettysburg Is Chosen as tho Next
Meeting wi?iace.
fiettysburg, Pa., June C The annual
encampment of the department cif
Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Re
public, organized hero this morning by
electing the following ollleers: Depart
ment commander. General Charles Mll
ler, of Franklin; senior vice-commander,
John N. Hanks, of Indiana; Junior
vice-commander, William It. Parks, of
Kaston; medical director, George W.
Paiker, of Philadelphia, and chaplain,
John W. Bayers, of Philadelphia.
Theie was no meeting this ufternoon.
Gettysburg was chosen as the next
meeting place by unanimous consent.
HOBSON IS ILL.
Has Been Found Unfit for Duly
at Manila.
Washington, June C Naval Con
structor Hobson, the hero of the Mer
rlmae, now at Manila, has been found
unfit for duty because of his physical
condition. Ho will be given a leave
of absence and another constructor
will be detailed to fill his position tem
porarily. Constructor Hobson has been at
Manila for some time, engaged In) su
perintending the raising of the Runken
Spanish warships.
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Maloney Nominated for President.
New York, June ft Joseph F. Maloney, nom
inated by the Socialist Labor national comentlon
here tlds morning for president of the United
Mates is a native of I.jnn, Mass., about CO yearn
of age ami fcr some time has been connected
witli the labor inoement. He it a machinist,
but flip j ears ago became state organlrer lor
the Socialist tabor party.
Hungarian Miners Burned.
Altoona, Pa., June 6. Kmllc llunimo, a Hun
garian, win burned to death today in a Bie which
destroyed a number of houses in the mining
town of Mlly, Cambria county, Seicral miners
were horribly burned. It la supposed the men
were In divinken stupor when the fire, occurred,
as those rescued were dragged out unable to help
themselves.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, June 0. Rimuel 1, Totten was to
diy rppolnted poatmuter at Shavetton, Luierne
county,
OPERATIONS AT
A STANDSTILL
The Tired Troops of Lord
Roberts Given a
Rest.
PREPARING FOR A CHASE
Tho British Magazines and Ware
houses Aro Boing Fillod with Sup
plies Protoria tho Now Military
Base Tho Most Important Boor
Army Is Now at Laing's Nsk.
London, June 7, 3.15 a. m. Military
operations In South Africa are appar
ently at a standstill. For a day or
two the tired troops of Lord Roberts
are resting and he Is filling the maga
zines and wnrehouse at his new base,
Pretoria, preparatory to a long chase
after the retiring Boers In the direction
of Lydenburg. His cavalry are prob
ably seeking to intercept Commandant
General Botha.
Some despatches are to hand which
left Pretoria Monday, while the light
ing was going on outside the city.
They come by way of Lourenzo Mar
ques. One of them says;
"Toward the end of the day when
the British naval guns were shelling
the southern forts a number of pro
jectiles burst, damaging the Bubutbs.
All day armed burghers have been
leaving Pretoria, going east. The
greater part of the railway rolling
stock has been removed.
"General Botha wus lighting an es
sentially rear guard action, his object
being not to defend Pretoria, but to
delay Lord Roberts until tho railway
switch had been cleared and the mala
part of the Boer army had started to
withdraw. The British advance ap
pears to have left open to the Bourn
the best lino of retreat along the rail
wuy." Possibly Lord Roberts may havo
been able to cut the railway before a
full retirement was effected. That
Pretoria would be defended was ap
parently given out after the council
of war", with a view of misleading the
British. Lydenburg, the district Into
which the provisions originally
destined for Pretoria have been
diverted, and where a cartridge
factory has been erected and re
serve supplies of all sorts aro
stored, is a oleunlc region of
fertile valleys, enclosed by great
ramparts of precipitous rock, pene
trated by narrow, winding passes.
There are herds of cattle In the val
leys, and there is much native lubor
available for fortifying.
The Boers used both heavy and light
artillery ,at Pretoria. What Is sup
posed to have been the last train out
of Pretoria arrived at Lourenzo Mar-
ques Sunday evening. The passengers
Included a number of foreign volun
teers, who were leaving tho Boers, nnd
nlso the wives and children of Hol
landers. They described Pretoria as
destitute of food and clothing. Whut
tho Boer olllclals could not tuke the
natives and townspeople did.
Probably the most Important Boer
army Is at Lalngs Nek, where both
sides are passive. General Rutulle
nnd General Brabant have withdrawn
a little southward.
London, June 7. The Lourenzo Mar
lines correspondent of the Times, tele
graphing June 5, says:
"According to refugees from Preto
ria, thousands of burghers under Gen
eral Botha have taken an oath to
continue the struggle to the bitter
end."
Officers Captured by Boers.
London, June C Among the officers
of the Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry
captured by the Boers aro the Karl
of Leltrlm. Earl of Longford and the
Karl of Ennlsmoor.
AGTJINALDO'S FATE.
Officers Say It Was All Guess Work
as to Whether Ho Was Killed.
Manila, June C A despatch from
Candon, dated June 4, says Major
March's men of tho Thirty-third regi
ment1 returned to Condon, that day,
by Htenmer from Aparrl. A majority
of the men are ready for the hospital.
They are thin und weak, having trav
elled 2.W miles In the mountains, dur
ing which time they suffered greatly
from hunger. The battnllon practical
ly collapsed at Piatt1, as the result of
fevers and exhaustion. Eighty-seven
of the men were conveyed from Piatt
to Muguegorao in bull carts.
The ollleers say it is all guess work
as to whether Agulnaldo was shot.
When the Americans struck Sagua the
Insurgent chief divided his force into
parties of ten, following different trails.
The chief shot wus perhaps Agulnal
do's secretary or adjutant.
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Coal and Coko Shipments.
Philadelphia, June 0. Pennsylvania railroad
coal and coke shipments rast of 1'ltUbur and
Krie, for the wiek endiiur June 2, 1'JOO, to that
date In comparison with the previous year were
as follows: Week" ending June 2: Anthracite,
tons. 74,010; bituminous, X,(U3; coke, ltb.OGa;
total tons, 678,327. Year to June 2: Antlua
rite. l,fl1,103i bituminous. 8.207.S13; coke, ?3.
7M,fll8; total, 13.7S1.141. Year IS'rt to Juno St
Anthracite, 1,501.127: Utumlnous, 6,71.',103j e-oke,
3,103,201); total, 11,413,120.
Fitz Cannot Box Juno 15.
New York, June 0. ltobcrt Vltzsinimons, the
nmrlllst, wai examined at llellevue hospital to
day by Dr. John II, Sullivan, who nnnouucul
that ritz It fuifirlmt from an abscess on his kit
knuckle. This land was Injured In Kltzslmmont'
reirnt liout with Dunkhorst tnd hat since pained
him greatly. Dr. Sullivan cave him a certificate
of Injury nnd said positively that lie could Slot
box with ltuhlln on June 15,
Board of Agriculture.
liOck Harm, June A. The spring session ot
the state board of agriculture met lieic today
with over one hundred delegate present. Dr.
C'nnard, of Chester county, ailed as temporay
ehaltin'ar. and Dr, K. C. rJchaellcr as permanent
president.
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Bill SifaSS&lffc
ACCUSED OF PASSING
BOGUS BANK NOTES
Another Arrest in tho Never Ending
Lancaster Counterfeiting1 Affair
TJaniol Hayes Floated "Twenties."
Philadelphia, June C The United
States secret service operatives sprung
onother surprise here tonight, when
they mode an additional arrest in tho
groat counterfeiting conspiracy which
was unearthed In this city and in Lan
caster. The man npprehended tonpht
!s Daniel H. Hayes, a yard man In the
employ of the Pennsylvania railroad,
who was taken Into custody by Secret
Service Operative Wm. J. Uurns, on
the charge of having passed $20 coun
terfeit Hamilton head treasury notes.
Ife was held In $10,000 ball by Commis
sioner Craig for a hearing tomorrow.
This city was recently flooded with
bogus $'J0 notes and the government
officers quickly landed Hairy Taylor,
a brother of Arthur Taylor, the expert
engraver, who executed all the bogus
plates. In connection with the conspi
racy nnd who admitted that he engrav
ed the $20 Hamilton plato. At the time
of Harry Taylor's arrest tho secret ser
vice operatives knew that another man
had been operating with him, but he
refused to divulge his partner's Iden
tity. The government detectives, how
ever, soon got on the trail with the
result that Hayes was arrested today.
The secret .service operatives bellevo
Hayes is the possessor ot considerable
Information In legard to the number of
$20 counterfeit bills In existence.
Hayes" arrest makes tho twelfth per
son In tho law's hands for some con
nection with the conspiracy. The chief
conspirators were yesteiday sentenced
to twelve years In the eastern peniten
tiary; ex-United States District Attor
ney Ellery P. Ingham and his assist
ant, Harvey K. Newltt, weto sentenced
some time ago with attempting to
bribe secret service men nnd Arthur
Tnvlor, Harry Taylor and Paldwln S.
Piedell, the other expert engraver, are
in Moynmenslng prison nwaltlng sen
tence. PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED.
Feature of the 51st Mooting of tho
American Modal Association.
Atlantic City, June C The interest
ing event at today's session of the
llfty-flrst annual meeting of the Amer
ican Medical association was the
awarding of the two academy prize
medals for essays, Dr. K. O. Bene
dict, of Buffalo. N. Y., lecolvlng the
first trophy, for his paper on "Quan
tltive Tests for Prolollsls," and tho
second, or Nicholas Senn gold medal,
was given to Dr. M. McClregory Con
nell, of Chicago, who dwelt with tho
subject of "Exstrophy of the Blad
der." Both are young men, and when
receiving the honors were given ova
tions. Dr. Victor C. Vaughn, of Ann Arbor,
Mich., Interested tho convention In a
piper which discussed tho epidemic of
typhoid in tho various encampments
if the Amorieun troops during tho
Spanish war. and drew the conclusion
that much of the suffering of the sol
diers and the prevalence of the dis
ease was due to the Igno.ance ot West
Point graduates and the volunteer of
ficers of the principles of camp sani
tation. He stated that It seemel as
If Instruction In sanitary arrange
ments of camps In the field was omit
ted from tho curriculum of the na
tional military acaJemy, nnd suggest
ed that the association should use Its
efforts to hove a more thorough course
in this Important blanch In field ser
vice Introduced at West Point.
Funoral Directors Meet.
Harleton, June (). Tin ninetienth annual con
vention of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors'
assoriatlon opened hire this morning with Pres
ident Osterag, of Colimbla, In the chair. The
addiess of welcome vvas doiivcred by the Hon,
V. Kline, after which the several committees
nf the convention were appointed. J. S. I'earcc,
of Aidmore, president of the National Funeral
Directors' association, delivered nn address at
the ufternoon session. There were about 200
delegates In attendance.
Krause Kills His Brother.
Philadelphia, Juno fl. During a quarrel today
between Nathan and Morris Krause, brothers,
Nathan Shot and Instantly killed Moris, He i.os
placed under arrest Nathan Is 40 years old and
Moirls was lid. Nathan, who is suffering from
fnnsrmption mado a demand for money to fake
him to Colorado. Moris refused and Nathan
thereupon (hot him,
Corporations Chartered.
Harrlsburg, June ft These corporations were
chartcrrd today by tho state department: Lenten
Brick company, Philadelphia, capital $30,000;
l'eoplo'a Power and Water company, New Cum
berland; capital, $10,000; Pierre Creamery coin
pany, Armenia township, Bradford county, cap
ital $.1,C00.
pi is i n , .
Killed on a Froight Car.
Beading, June 6, Thomas Brenran, of Glrird
vllle, and Ms companion, who gave the name
c,l Michael Gllroy, who were found unconscious
yesterday morning pn top of a refrigerator ear
in one of tho neudin' fast freight trains, died
at the Beading hospital today from the. effect
of their Injuries.
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PRETORIA, CAPITAL OF BOER REPUBLIC
CARLISLE COMMENCEMENT.
Prizes Awardod for Merit at tho
Institution Deproes Conferred.
Carlisle. Pa., June C Today was
commencement day at Dickinson col
lege. President Reed presided at the
exercises. Orations were delivered by
S. A. Arandewater, of Now York; Ed
ward Kline, Philadelphia; J. M.
CJarke, Wheeling; Eugcno II. Brock,
Olean, .N. Y.; J. H. Hall, Mill Hall;
C. S. Burchenal, Canterbury, Del., nnd
Boyd L. Spahr, of Mechanlcsburg.
Prizes were awatded as follows:
Cold Mid lis V. S. Wright, E. C Amerman,
l'ercy K. Conner, Geo. II. Ilouncr.
Silver Medals Andrew II. Wood.
$100 Prizes Geo. S. Clumbers, Thos. K.
Heddlnff, David II. f.elb, .las. S. Steatc.
$ l'rlrcs lloyd I,. Spahr, Leroy McMaster,
l'rancls A. Manlove, Arthur S. Ioop, C. II.
Gingerich, Divid 1). I.elb, J. M. Arthur, An
drew Kerr, II. W. Mulholland, Kent .T, Iliown,
K. 1'. Hann, .!. l'eiry Wood, J. it. Arthur,
Jos. Milner Dorsey.
$15 1'rir.e Thomas i:. Itcddlns.
The degree af I.I.. 1). was conferred on Ttutus
V. Shapely, of Philadelphia, and Lewis Ste
phen l'ilcher, of Carlisle.
Other degrees wjre conferred ns fol
lows: D. aRobert W. Todd. Geo. C. Ilacon,
.Sylvanus G. Grove, ltogers Israel.
A. M. Key. W. H. Wright, Margaret B. Har
vey. Mury I lllllinjrs, Kugene Chancy, I.con
Chamberlain, Fred Diehl, Carroll II. Gerrj,
Louis 11, Howell, D. W. HollinRer, K. K. Jones,
C. Tucker Jones, Chas. 11. Myers. Matthias S.
Messier, Leon C, Prince, Isaac T. I'arks, Jr., J.
Hanks Halston, Wm. S. Hothermall, ltobert S.
Smith, J. Luther Slgmund, Walter Taylor, A.
Newton Wallace.
A. U. Wm. I Armstrong, Francis It. Bay
ley, Dlanchc U. Ileaticl, Fred Blndenberger,
Burtoji S. Brown, Elvert V. Brown, J. Mor
gan Clarke, lldvvard Cline, Jos. M. Dorcy, Cyrille
H. Frank, Geo. C. Gilbert, M. Hoke 'flottsuhall,
W. Lewis Hadley, James 11. Hall, Harvcv 12,
Runkle, M. Mosser Smyer, Ezra It. Stevenson,
(irate Vale, Samuel A. Vandewater, Harry It.
Wallls, Howard S. Wilkinson, George S. Will
iams, Albert N. Wltmer.
1'h. 1). lames M. Brennan, Eugene P. Brock,
Welden Urubakei, Caleb II. Burthen il, Francis
M. Dowlin, Jessie W. Hargls, Anna M. Dimes,
Tho. L. Hoover, David N. Houston, Andrew-
Kerr, John l Mi Curdy, Geo. L. Metzcl, Henry
W. Mulholland, Frank W. Boerer, James K.
Bounslcy, Margaret I). Sjiton, Boyd L. Spahr,
M.il.oum II, hterrltt, Olive C. Taylor, Harry E.
Wahley.
This morning President Tteed broke
Ktound for the new dormitory to be
completed In 100-'.
INVITATION TO ATHLETICS.
The TJ. P. Team Invited to Compete
at Prague.
Philadelphia, June C II. L. Oeyelln.
president of the Athletic association of
the University of Pennsylvania, today
lecelved a communication fiom the
Athletic club Sparta, of Prague, Aus
tria, Inviting the Pennsylvania cham
pion track team to compete in the In
ternational athletic meeting nt Prague
July 1.
The best athletes of Austria are en
tered In this meeting, and the Aus
trlnns ure curious to see what tho
Americans can do against them. The
Pennsylvania athletes will be In Eng
land on July 1, preparing for the Eng
lish championship, but It has not been
decided whether tho Invitation will be
accepted.
CLERGY GO TO CHINA.
Thoy Propose to Investigate tho
Situation Regarding Missionaries.
Pittsburg, Juno C A committee of
three American clergymen Is prepar
ing to leave for Chlnn, under Presby
terian auspices, to Investigate tho situ
ation In that country as concerns tho
Pennsylvania missionaries In ho field.
The member are Hev. Dr. Itlchard S.
Holmes, of this city; Rev. Dr. John F.
Patterson, of Orange, N. J., and Dr.
Chambers, of Harrlsburg, Pa.
All expenses will be borne by private
Individuals Interested In the enterprise.
Steamship Arrivals.
New- York, June fl. Arrived: Lahn, Bremen,
Southampton end Cheihouig. Clraudt La lire
ti(,ne, Havre: Kaiser Friedrlch, Hamburg via
Plymouth and Cherbourg. Sailed: St. Paul,
Southampton; Noordland, Antwerp; Majesetlc,
Liverpool; I'atrla, Naples. Southampton Ar
rived: Saale. New York fcr Bremen. Cherbourg
Arrived! Phoenicia. New York for Hamburg
(and proceeded). Sailed: Kiiierin Maria Ther
esa (from Bremen and Southampton), Njw York,
l'rawle Point l'.isved: Amiterdim, New York
for Rotterdam. Qurrnstovvn Arrived: Ger
inajile, New York for LlvcrpooL
The Indiana Democrats.
Indianapolis, June a. The Democratic state
convention today nominated John W. Uern for
governor on tho first ballot. The remainder of
the ticket Is as follows: Lieutenant governor,
John (. Lawlir; seitetary uf fctate, Adsm Helm
berger; auditor, John V. Miner; itute treasurer,
Jerome llerlt; attorney general, C, 1. Drummond;
delegates at large, Samuel J. Morss, Hugh
Dougherty, James Murdock and George 11, M.u-r-ii.
The mention of Bryan's name in the ad
dreases of tho convention officers were greeted
wtih demonstrative cheering and waving of hands.
Eight Delegates for Bryan.
Clvamtierlaln, H. D-, June 0- Tlie Demo
cratic state convention for the selection of eight
delegates to tho Kansas City oonvratlon conclud
ed its labor tonight by instructing for Bry&o-
f 1 till it V . in
THE NEWS THIS 3I0RNIN6
Weather Indications ToJay:
BHOwerts,
1 General Spirited Debates in Douse and Kenib?.
Seiious Times In China.
British Operations in South Africa at a Stand
still. 2 General Northeastern Pcinsjlvania.
Financial and Commercial.
S Local F.ffort to Secure Little's Ueleaso from
Jail.
O. F. Itcj nobis' Addiess on tho Methodist
General Confcrmcc.
I Editorial.
ltules Governing l'epubllcan Primaries.
G Local Eight Nurses Graduate Irom Moses Tay
lor Hospital.
Board of Health Considers the Milk Ordinance.
fl Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Bise Ball News and Itesults
Bound About the County.
8 Local Bribe ry Cases Again Postponed.
Industrial Notes.
DEATH FROM GAS.
An Allentown Councilman and His
Dog Perish.
Allentown, June C. Select Council
man John A. Wieder was found dead
today at his home here. Death was
duo to Inhaling Illuminating gas. Last
night he attended a meeting of coun
cils, and returning home, made himself
comfortable in his easy chair, with his
rheumatic loft arm over a small gas
stove to get the benefit of its warmth.
At 7 o'clock this morning he was found
lifeless. Nearby was the body of his
pet dog, which had also been suffo
cated. Wieder was forty-six years old, nnd
leaves considerable wealth. He was
serving a third term in councils, and
was a director and real estate agent of
the South Allentown Land Improve
ment company. He leaves a widow and
five children.
NINTH REGIMENT INVITED.
May Tako Part in tho Exorcises of
Welcome to Gon. Otis.
Vllkes-Barre, June C. The chamber
of commerce of Rochester, N. Y., has
extended an Invitation to the Ninth
regiment, N. G. I'., of this city, to
attend the reception which will bo 'ten
dered General Otis when ho arrives
In Uochestor, June 15. If the neces
sary funds for transportation can bo
raised the regiment will go.
The wife of General Otis Is a native
of Wllkes-Uarre, nnd It Is her desire
that a teglment of soldiers from her
native town should bo present and
take part In the exercise- which will
mark the home coming of her distin
guished husband.
WANTED FOR MURDER.
Six Tramps Arrested on a Lohigh
Valloy Train Near Towanda.
Wllkes-Barre, Juno C. Lehigh, Val
ley railroad detectives arrested six
tramps on a freight train near To
wanda. Two of tho men, who gavo
their names as Preston and Brennan,
were thought to resemble the men who
aro wanted for tho Morrison murder In
West Chester.
Detective O'Brien, of this city, went
to Towanda and closely examined tha
suspects, but came to tho conclusion
that they are not the men wanted. The
prisoners will bo held on the charge of
Illegal riding.
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Killed on tho Trostlo.
Atlanta. June C JIUs Blrdlo Suttles, aged 13
years, and her brother, 11 jears, were killed to
day on a trestlo over Lako Lanier near here.
L'd Suttles, a younger brother, was struck by
the engine and an arm was cut off. Maude
Settles saved herself by jumping but vvas Injured
In the fall. Ihe party was tlvliing in the lake
when the train approached unavvans.
Confederate Momorial Day.
Baltimore, June 0. Confederate Memorial Day
ww observed III Baltimore today. Committee
visited the various cemeteries wherein rest the
remains of departed followers ot tho southern
cause and strewed them with flowers. General
exercises were held In Louden park during the
afternoon. Judgo Gecrge Savage, ot tho orph.Tjs'
court, was orator of the day.
Temperance Delogatos Sail.
New Yoik, June J Sixty delegates from the
Woman's Christian Ttraiieranee union sailed to
day on th steamship Noordland to attend the
International convention to be held in Edinburgh
July 19 to 21. After attending the conference
they will breik up into tmall parties and tour
the ivntinent.
Japanese Ministry.
1onJon, June ft dvlce received from Japan
say the cabinet presided over by Marquis Yama
gata has nlgr,ed and thu emperor Invited the
minister ot tliunoe. Count Matsukata Muayoshl
to form a now cabinet, but he declined and
Marquis Ito U now endeavoring to fonn a coal
ition ministry.
Incorporated in Dolavraro.
Dover, Del., June ft Th following companies
toJay Died articles of Incorporation) The Na
tional Publishing company, of 1'nllaoVIphla,
capital 1501,01! the Imcrlal Dry GooJs ooa
puiy, of Carlisle, Pa., capital (3)0,000,
HARD FIGHTING
IN CHINA
Engagement Near Pefcitt
Between "Boxers"
and Troops,
GRBAT ALARM AT FBKlfl
Many Killed on Eaoh Side Japan
Objects to Fropondoranco of Bus
dian Forco in tho Chinoso Capital
Collision Said to Bo Inevitable
if tho Czar's Government Forslst
in Present Course Hurried Mobil
ization of Mikado's Fleet British;
Ministor 111.
Shanghai, June C Tho soldiers des
patched fo attack tho "Boxers" havo
fought an engagement quite close to
Pekln. Many wore killed on each sldo.
In consequence of the representations
of Japan, the landing of a large Rus
sian force at Tnku, It is alleged, haa
been stopped. It Is believed hero that
should Russia persist in sending such
a preponderance of military force to
the front a collision with Japan will
inevitably result.
Alarming reports are current of tho
hurried completion of the mobilization,
of tho Japanese fleet.
The Russian minister nt Pekln, JL
de Glerfl, has mndo another nttemptl
to induce the Chinese foreign offlco
(Tsung-11-Yamen) formnlly to request
Russian assistance to restore order.but
the offer has not yet been accepted.
Violent dissensions are reported to
exist between the Chinese commander
in chief of tho forces, Jung-Iu, arkt
Prince Chlng-Tuan, who, In accordanco
with the wishes of the dowager enw
press, Is strongly supporting the causa
of tho "Boxers."
The mobs who murdered tho English:
missionaries, Robinson nnd Norman,
have since mutilated and disembow
elled tho bodies.
The station at Yon-Ting, thrco miles
from Pekln, has been burned.
The British mlnlster.Slr Claudo Mac-
donald, it is reported, is 111.
What Boxers Represent.
Atlanta, Ga., June 6. William 3j
Scruggs, who was formerly United
States consul-general to China, In an
Interview here regarding the "Boxers"
movement said:
"These so-called "Boxers" represent
what Is undoubtedly tho public senti
ment of the empire of China. That
Is to eay, they represent tho sentiment
of the masses In all parts of China.
The Chltipse claim to be a chosen peo 1
pie Just' as much as did the old He
brews. Their whole government, their
civilization, their social system are all
predicated upon the Idea that their
government nnd their jurisprudence
are a revelation from heaven. Conse
quently all missionary work In China
and all Industrial and commercial en
terprises by foreigners are looked upon
by the masses as directed to the over
throw of their civilization and govern
ment. The "Boxers" so-called merely
represent that sentiment, but thore la
no government that I know of that ia
more sensitive to popular sentiment
than China; consequently the Empress
Dowager and the olllclals of tho Chi
nese empire hesitate to antagonize
what they conceive to be the sentiment
of the great masses of the people."
DR. LEVY WILL BE CHAPLAIN.
Ho Prosidod at a Ropublican Con
vention 44 Years Ago.
Philadelphia, June C Tho Rev. Ed
gar M. Levy, D. D of this city, re
ceived ofllclal notification today of his
selection as chaplain to the national
Republican convention. The informa
tion camo In a communication front
Chairman Hanna of tho national com
mittee. When Dr. Levy will have ful
filled his olllce ho will bear the unlquo
distinction of having acted a chaplain
of two Republican national conven
tions, forty-four years apart. Dr. Levy.
in 1S56 acted as chaplain to tho Fre
mont convention, held in this cltv nt
Music Fund hall. lie Is a Baptlit
clergyman, and Is eighty years old.
The many details that must neceh
sarlly bo attended to before the con
vention time arrives aro rapidly belnjf
reduced to a minimum. The greatest
attention now Is being given by tho
city authorities and local political clubs
to give the convention delegates n
hearty welcome. Mayor Ashbrldge to
day Issued a proclamation calling upon
all citizens to decorate their houses and
places of business. Meanwhile, tho
clubs aro giving all their cu're to the
arrangements for tho big parade on tho
night of Juno 13.
"JOLLY" IS DEAD.
Hagonbock's Trained Elephant Died
of Heart Failure.
Baltimore. June fl. "Jolly," tho tiler
17-year-old Indian elephant, which hail
been exhibited In the Hugcnback dhow
ot wild animals In nil parts of tho
country, died horo today. Heart fail
ure Is attributed as tho c:vuso of death
"Sport," another elephant In tlie
herd, -wus Injured In a railroad acci
dent three weeks aijo, und It Is probv
able that he will bo killed tomorro-.r.
One Hundred Bills Btgnad.
Washington, June ft During Ms stay at Uut
capitol today the president slxtied Mtt 100 tllhjj
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-f Thursday and Friday! Ihatern lVnnsyl- -il
- vanla, showers ami probably rhimk-r- -sw
4- ttormi Thursday and Thursday niijbtt -fj
cooler and clearing rridayi brisk to nigh 4V
14- southerly winds. -i.'
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