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SCRANTON, TA.,' MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1900.
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CONVENTION
HALL IS IN
READINESS
Everything Prepared tor
Quadrennial Repub
lican Gathering.
A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING.
It Awaits Only tho Hour of Noon on
Juno 19 Storm Center of tho Con
vention Will Bo tho Hotel Walton
National Committee Will Havo
Headquarters That Will Occupy
tho Entire Fifth Floor Tho Social
Programme.
mllndelphla, Juno" 10. Tho Republi
can convention city of ldOO has every
thing in readiness practically for the
quadrennial gathering of tho Repub
licans of the United Stntes ton days
in advance of the date tlxed for the
opening session.
The magnificent convention hall on
the we.n bank of the Schuylkill river
is complete in every detail, and awaits
only the hour of noon, Juno 19. De
sirable hotel accommodations for the
next two weeks will be extremely hard
to find, as all the lamer hostlerles and
the exclusive apartment houses have
been booked to their capacity.
The storm center of the convention
between the sessions will bo the Hotel
Walton, at Ilroad and Locust streets.
At the hotel the national committee
will have its headquartets, occupying
the entire fifth lloor. The vice presi
dential booms of the sons of the dif
ferent states will also ilnd lodRiuent
at the "Walton.
Tho convention hall Is located In
West Philadelphia, close to tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania's group of
buildings and Is one and a bait miles
from the national committee and the
hotel district. Transportation to and
from the hall is ample, tho facilities
In this respect having been thotough
ly tested time and time again last
fall during the export exposition, on
which grounds tho groat hall Is lo
cated nnd to whom It belongs. The
auditorium has been pronounced by
Republican national leaders and news
paper correspondents who havo at
tended many national conventions to
be tho most magnificent in appearance
nnd the most complete in every detail
of any structure built in this country
for n similar purpose.
Seating Capacity.
Tho seating capacity of tho place is
close to 10,000. Tho main lloor is pro
vided with thirty-four entrances. Tho
main entrance Is at the north and tha
stage Is at tho southern end, eight foot
above the main lloor. Tho press stand,
for five hundred working newspaper
men, Is directly in front of tho stage
and four feet above the main floor. Tn
front of the press stand Is the space for
the delegates, which is exactly in the
centre of the hall. In back of tho dele
gates are tho alternates' seats. On all
four sides of tho hall, running from th;
main lloor well up to the roof, are
hanked row after row of seats. There
is only one gallery, which runs the en
tire width of the hall at the rear. Tho
band will be located In tho centre of the
gallery.
Rack of the stage, and away from tho
noise of the crowd, are located numer
ous committee rooms. Tho telegraphic
facilities arc ample, the Western Union
nnd Postal Telegraph companies and
the Associated Press having spacious
rooms close to the stage and which are
reached bv tunnels under the seats.
There are nearly two hundred wires
running into tho hall.
The building will be turned over to
the national committee this week.
Mayor Ashbrldge Is the chairman of
the committee.
Out of the 10,000 seats in the hall,
Philadelphia will get 4,000. The mayor
will turn tho tickets over to a secret
committee of five persons, tn be divided
pro rata among the subscribers of tho
$130,000 fund. Absolutely not ono ticket
will be given to a Phlladelphlan by this
committee who did not subscribe.
No committee has had a harder task
than that assigned to tho pi ess com
mittee, which practically finished Its
labors the past week. It had live hun
dred seats in the press section at Its
disposal which, under the agreement
with the national committee, were to
be awarded "to newspaper men actual
ly doing work for tho dally papers nnd
using the wires." More than two thot.
sand applications wore received, and
the work of cutting this number to five
hundred, with the least possible frlc
tlon, was difficult.
Tho Busiest Man.
The busiest man for the next two
weeks will bo Sergeant-at-Arms Wls
well, who has been here for a fortnight.
Tho sergeant-at-arms Is now wrestling
with the task of distributing tickets.
Everybody wants one and most appli
cants want enough for all their friends.
Each delegates will receive two tickets
besides his own and each alternate will
receive only his own ticket. Each na
tional committee; man Is to receive
twenty-five seats. Four thousand go
to the city of Philadelphia, and the
remainder will be distributed among
Invited guests selected by the national
committee. President McKlnley will
receive a certain number for his pri
vate distribution,
Tho national committee will hold its
first session In this city oh Wednesday,
when every member Is expected to be
present, with the exception of General
James H. Wilson, of Delaware, who Is
In Cuba. With the exception of the
Eleventh Pennsylvania congressional
district every delegate In the conven
tion In the United States has been
elected. Tho Eleventh Pennsylvania
will elect Its two delegates at Scran
ton tomorrow. Notice of contests from
several states have been received,
among them that of tho Nineteenth
Pennsylvania district.
Social Programme
The social programme for convention
week will be about as complete as It
can bo made. All tho Republican clubs
In tho city havo formed a general or
ganization and nre working as a unit.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday recep
tion committees will bo at all the rail
road stations nnd ferries to welcome
the visiting club men. On Monday
night there will be a monster torch
light parade in which 25,000 men are
expected to march. Excursions have
been arranged for every day to points
of interest up and down the Delaware
river, and to historical places In ana
around the city. The nights will bo
given up to banquets, smokers, con
certs and other forms of entertainment.
On Tuesday, June 9, in the evening,
there will be a monster mass meeting
In the Academy of Music. The best
orators among the leaders In the party
will be tho speakers. Prominent sena
tors will be tendered complimentary
dinners, the most brilliant affair of
that kind probably being tho dinner to
Chairman Hanna on Saturday night,
June 10.
Tho vanguard of the convention
crowd is already hero. Senator Scott,
of West Virginia; National Committee
man Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin,
arrived yesterday, while among today's
arrivals were Committeeman Joseph
II. Manloy, of Maine; Ambassador to
Mexico Powell Clayton, who represents
Arkansas on the national committee;
Judge W. U. Heyburn, of Idaho, and
J. M. Ashton, one of the delegates-at-large
from Washington. National
Committeeman Richard Kerens, of
Missouri, who had been here for sev
eral days, left for St. Louis to attend
the wedding of his son, and will return
with the Missouri delegation on Satur
day.
National Chairman Hanna and Secre
tary Dick are expected tomorrow.
VEXATIOUS RAID
BY THE BOERS.
Twenty-one Miles of Roberts' Rail
way Tore Up Nothing Has Been
Heard of Lord Roberts in Three
Days Long Range Skirmish Will
Be Renewed.
London, June 11, 3.30 a. m. Tho Roers
have torn up twenty-one miles of Lord
Roberts' vital line of railway between
America siding and Roodoval. It Is a
bold raid and vexatious, but It does not
disquiet the military authorities as yet,
for they expect General Kelly-Kenny
to drive off the marauders and to re
open the line. The rapidity of the ad
vance of Lord Roberts cannot have per
mitted him to accumulate large re
serves of stores. Therefore, an" Inter
ruption of the railway even for a week,
must embarrass the aimy and may
bring the forward operations to a stand
still!
Nothing has been heard from Lord
Roberts for three days. This raid on
the railway, the strenuous opposition
to General Rundle, and the nimble es
cape of Commandant General Botha's
division have forced the war office ob
servers to the reluctant conclusion that
the war is not yet over, although even
the occasional civilian Roer sympa
thizers cannot see how the Roers will
be able to do anything to change the
result.
General Ruller is in Boer territory.
Dispatches from correspondents with
him filed yesterday at sunset describe
tho correspondents as camping nt Gan
solel, close to tho point where the fron
tiers of the Free State, the Transvaal
and Natal meet.
"The British marched eight miles yes
terday," says a Reuter correspondent,
"before encountering any opposition.
The Boors, who had one gun, withdrew
under heavy ordnance lire to a ridge
just ahead of the camp."
Long Range Skirmish.
This long range, running skirmish
will doubtless bo renewed this morn
ing. General Ruller Is expected to
make rapid progiess now and to throw
the weight of 20,000 men Into Lord
Roberts' Transvaal combinations.
General Rundle's -and General Bra
bant's divisions are still at Ham
inonla, In the FIcksburg district. The
latest Intelligence from their headquar
ters Is that the Boers are determined
to fight to the bitter end. They aro
concentrating four thousand men
around Bethlehem. The country be
tween them arvl General Rundle Is
mountainous. General Rundle's pres
ent care Is to pi event the Boers get
ting past him southward. Altogether
COO Boers have surrendered to General
Rundle.
Genernl Hunter's advance has occu
pied Ventersdorp, one hundred miles
southwest of Pretoria. This took
placo on June 7. General Hunter's
objective is Potchefstroom. This town
and Rustenberg are tho largest towns
west of Johannesburg. It Is reported
that Pofchefstroom Is ready to 3ubmlt.
The Dutch In Cape Colony appear
to have split, a ' jorlty of the Afri
kander bund belnt displeased by tho
unwillingness of Air. Schrelner, tho
Cape premier, to go the full length of
the proposed opposition to tho British.
Buller's Casualties.
London, Juno 10. The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Sir Redvers Ruller:
"Headquarters In Natal, Juno 10.
With reference to my telegram of Juno
S: We halted yesterday to get our
trains up tho pass, which Is very steep.
I find tho enemy were about 2,000
strong, in a carefully prepared position,
which they must have been disheart
ened not to have held longer than they
did. They have all retired about twenty-six
miles to the northwest.
"I find that our casualties were more
than I first thought. Thcro was one
officer wounded nnd two men killed
and thirteen wounded."
Commencement at Princeton.
Princeton. N, J., June 10, The one hundred
nd fifty-third annual commencement exercises
were continued today, President I'atton preached
the baccalaureate seimon to the graduating class
In Alexander hall. Ilia address was chiefly on
"business and th three professions, medicine,
law and theology,"
MINE INSPECTOR'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OPINIONS ADVANCED BY JAMES
E. RODERICK.
Tho Danger Resulting from the Min
ing of Anthracito Coal Aro Con
stantly Increasing Ho Suggests
That tho English Spoaking Em
ployes Can Holp Oroatly to Roduco
tho Numbor of Accidents by Sot
ting an Examplo to Their Fellow
Workmen.
Harrlsburg, Juno 10. The annual re
port of James K. Roderick, chief of the
bureau of mlnes.for the year 1899 shows
that there was produced during that
period Cl,034,221 tons of coal in the an
thracite region of Pennsylvania and
73,000,913 tons In tho bituminous region.
The average number of days worked In
the anthracite region was 120 and 208 In
tho bituminous region. Mr. Roderick
says the dangers resulting from the
mining of anthracite coal aro constant
ly Increasing, and ho suggests that the
English-speaking employes can hetp
greatly to reduce the number of acci
dents by being careful and vigilant in
tho performance of their work, there
by setting an example to their fellow
workmen who are not familiar with tho
English language. Ho also says that
the use of electricity In any form In
coal mines, especially in the bitumin
ous regions, Is a menace to life, limb
and property.
There were SCO mines In operation In
1899 In the anthracito regions, giving
employment to 140.K83 persons, and 770
mines In the bituminous district, em
ploying 91,442 persons. Mr. Rodeilck
agrees with the mine Inspectors that
more than half of the accidents in the
mines nro duo to carelessness of the
victims themselves. He suggests that
the number of mine Inspectors' districts
In the bituminous regions be Increased
from ten to twelve.
THE FEAST OF ROSES.
Governor Stone Dolivers tho Princi
pal Address at Manhoim.
Lancaster, Pa., June 10. Tile annual
"Feast of Roses" was celebrated to
day by the Zlon church, at Manhelm.
In 1772 Baron Sttegel deeded to tho
church congregation the lnnd upon
which the church Is erected;stlpulat-
Ing In the grant that the rental should
be "one red rose when lawfully de
manded." Twice this romantic provi
sion was carried out during the life
time of Baron Stlegel, in 1773 and 1774.
Then it wis lost sight of until 102,
when the third payment was made, and
It has been observed annually slnco
then. Today the rose was 'demanded
and received by Miss M. M. Morning,
of Newport, R. I., a Stlegel heir.
The principal address was delivered
by Governor Stone and there were also
addresses by Hon. W. U. Honsel, Pro
fessor H. C. Mercer, Doylestown, and
Rev. C. T, Steck, D. D., of Shamokln.
Miss Anna D. Adams, of York, recited.
An immense crowd was present, al
most each of whom carried a red rose,
which, after the ceremonies, were
heaped ono by one about the altar as
tho audience filed past.
ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE.
Substantially Without a Change.
Bettor Things Hoped for.
Philadelphia, June 10. The anthra
cite coal trade is substantially without
change. The companies are restrict
ing output in accordance with the
dullness of the season, but are still
mining more coal than at this time
last year. They have mined 3,800,000
tons for May, an Increase of 243,000
tons over May, 1S99, and there Is a
large increase for the five months.
The market is not taking coal as freely
as could be wished by the producing
companies, but they are hoping for
better things hereafter.
Absolutely nothing new is developing
In trade circles and summer dullness
is expected to continue for several
weeks. Tho arrangements for June
contemplate mining about the same
amount as In May, so there will be an
excess of over 1,750,000 tons then mined
as compated with the first half of
Juno.
CATHOLIC CHAPEL DEDICATED
Interesting Services at West Point
Yesterday.
West Point, N. Y June 10. The
dedication of the new Catholic chapel
at West Point, over which there has
been much controversy during the
past three years, took place today. The
dedicatory sermon was by Rev.- George
Desbon, superior general of the Paul
lsts of New York. Secretary of War
Root and Paymaster General Bates,
together with Colonel Mills, superin
tendent of the military academy, and
his staff were present.
The chapel Is of granite, of modern
construction and occupies tho most
prominent position on the post.
Murder of Two Men.
Mobile, Ala., June 10. At Hals lake, near
Jackson, Ala., John Oicss, a prominent planter,
and his young son were riddled with buckshot
and killed by some one In ambush on the road,
side. Tho father died instantly. The Kin lived
long: enoush to tell who he thought the as
sassin was.
Rockefeller's Donation.
Springfield, 111., June 10. Ilev. James N. Hog.
cr, one of the trujtees of Shurtlcff colic ge, Up
per Alton, announces that John I). Hockcfcller
has offered the college a donation of $-25,000 if
the college will raise $75 additional. The offer
was accepted.
Steamship Arrlvalu.
Now York, June 1U. Arrived! La dascogne,
Havre. Vrawle rolnt Pased: Weaternlund,
Antwerp for New York. Southampton Arnvedi
Dremcn, New York for firemen and proceeded.
Moville Arrived I City of Heme, New York
for Glasgow, Klnoale Passed) Columbian,
New York for Liverpool.
Mrs. Gladstone's Condition.
London, June 10.-;The condition of Mrs. W, K,
Gladstone continues precarious.
DECISION ON NEELY'S MAIL.
Court Docidos That tho Lettor and
Fnckago May Be Opened.
Washington, June 10. The proceed
ings now In progress at Indianapolis,
with a view to having produced and
opened In court a package and letter
addressed to C. W. F. Neely, are said
by tho law officers of tho postolllco de
partment to bo unusual, such cases
occurring at very Infrequent Intervals.
As a rule, matter sent through tho
malls under seal and bearing postage
at first-class rates cannot bo opened
nnd inspected under any clrcumsjtnnees,
the exception being when an order for
inspection Is Issued by a court.
It has been decided by the Supremo
court that such packages or letters can
not bo opened by postofllce employes,
but that a court has the same rlglft to
order such an Investigation as If the
articles were actually In tho possosslo.i
of tho addressee. In order to obtatn
such an order, deposition must be made
that the package or letter In question
Is supposed to contain matter which
should be made public and the package
must be specifically described. It Is
presumed the article addressed to
Neely necessarily must be under seal,
as a postmaster has the right to inspect
nil matter prepaid at third or fourth
class rates. Tho fact that a package
Is sent at flrst-qlass rates under seal Is
regarded as a suspicious circumstance,
Indicating a desire to keep the contents
secret, and it is believed that this fact
may have had weight in directing tho
action of the postolllco inspectors in the
present case.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT
AT PROVIDENCE.
Four Persons Killed and 20 Wound
ed Cars Meet in a Head-on Collis
ion on a Sharp Curvo Car Coming
Toward Providence is Telescoped.
Providence, R. I., June 10. A fright
ful nccldent, resulting in the loss of
four lives and tho Injuring of twenty
six persons, occuned on the Oakland
beach electric road at noon today. Two
cars met in a head-on collision on a
sharp curvo. The car coming toward
tho city telescoped the down trip car,
crashing its way through to the fifth
seat,
Tho Dead.
AltTIIUIl L1SCOMI1.
oi:oiu:i: w. iiAKr.u, is months old.
Lf.WIS C. SANIIOHX. Procldencc.
Kl). I). llUltltOlKillS, motonnan.
Tho Injured.
Lieutenant Governor O. O. Kimball, Provi
dence; C. N. Kinsley, Mrs. Kingslcy, Paw
tucket; William Mnlllct. H. A. Palmer, II. T.
Palmer, S. D. IlraKtr. Mary Tourtlllot, William
J. BoKcrdy, On en J. Hurley, Mansfield; Mrs.
Hojrcrdy and son, D. Dalacook, George Dakcr,
Mrs. llaktr. Florence Dakcr," Thomas Jackson,
Mrs. Jackson, K. J. Fleming, Mrs. Fleming and
two children, unknown woman 3'Z jo.irs old, J.
P.. Itrown. F. K. Manchester, Oakland lleachj
Henry Hanlon, motonnan; Claud L'. Harris,
conductor.
Additions to the death list are hour
ly expected, as several of the Injured
are In a precarious condition. The ac
cident occurred through the efforts of
Motonnan Burroughs to mako a
switch on tho lino which Is a. single
track. Ho had been given his signal
to go ahead and followed orders, with
the above results.
On a Suburban Lino.
The accident took place on the
suburban lino between this city and
Oakland Reach, a summer resort
some 12 miles distant. On Sundays
the travel Is extiemely heavy. The
car left the city terminus nnd before
it had reached tho outskirts of the
city was packed, passengers even
stnndlng In the aisles. AVhen the car
reached Warwick station it stopped
to allow passengers to alight. Accord
ing to schedule Conductor F. A. Man
chester should have waited a few min
utes at the turn to allow the up-bound
Oakland Reach car to pass. He sig
nalled to go ahead, and the car was
soon speeding at a lively rate. Just
beyond tho station Is a sharp curve In
a deep cut, which mantes It impossible
for the motonnan to see -(beyond the
curve. The car which loft Oakland
Reach on Its trip' to tho city was
making regular tlmo to the turnout
at the Warwick station, Suddenly
there Hashed before the motorman's
vision a car sweeping toward him.
Quick as a flash motonnan Hanlon
shut off his power nnd applied his air
brakes, which stopped tho car Instant
ly. The down car come on In spite of
the efforts of tho motorman to check
its speed nnd there was a crash. The
Oakland Reach car tore Its way
through the other car, crushing all
before It like an egr shell.
The scenes that followed were heart
rending. Under the wreckage wore
Inanimate bodies, while groans and
shrieks of tho Injured filled the air.
Calls were sent out for assistance and
a corps of doctors were soon at tho
scene. The wounded were placed on
the cars and conveyed to hospitals.
At the hospital It Is stated that it is
expected that two of tho Injured will
not survive the night.
FLOWER VENDERS FIGHT.
John Bllaskas, n Turk, Fatally Stab3
Peter Glovanl, a Greek.
Philadelphia, June 10. John Bllas
kas, a Turk, today stabbed and killed
Peter Glovanl, a Greek, on the streets.
The men were flower venders and were
bitter enemies, the result of sharp
competition In business. A few days
ago they had a flstlo encounter In
which Bllaskas was badly used up.
The men again met today, and the
Turk thrust tho long blndo of a hunt
ing knlfo Into the Greek's abdomen.
Tho latter died In fifteen minutes. Bll
askas Is under arrest.
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Two Negroes Hanged,
Plloxl, Miss., Juno 10. The two negroes,
Askew and Russ, who were believed to have
murdered Miss Wlnterttcln near hero, one week
ago, were hanged this morning to the same
tree by a mob which has been watching them
for several days.
Big Battleships Sail.
Newport News, Vs., June 10. The battleships
Mstsachusetts and India, which reached Hamp.
ton Itoads yesterday morning from League Island
mvy yard, tailed about midnight lait night for
Newport, II. I., to Join the New York, Hear.
targe and Texas.
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BLOOD FLOWS
AT ST. LOUIS
Most Eventful Day Siuce
the Car Strike
Started.
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Numerous Encounters Between tho
Strikers and Other Individuals and
Officers of the Law Serious
Trouble Near tho Sheriff's. Head
quarters Deputies Uso Double
barrel Guns with Terrible Effect.
St. Louis, June 10. The day just end
ed has been one of tho most eventful
and bloody since the great strike on
the St. Louis transit lines began more
than one month ago. There were nu
merous encounters between strikers
and other individuals and tho constitut
ed authorities, resulting In three deaths
and the wounding of live or more per
sons, mostly strikers. One of file lat
ter will die.
The dead aro: C. Edward Thomas,
striking conductor, shot in the breast
by a deputy sheriff; Georgo RIne,
striking motorman, shot by a deputy
sheriff, and Fred Roehm, aged citizen.
shot and Instantly killed while stnnd
lng In his front yard by a deputy sher
iff. The seriously wounded: Edward
Burkhart, striking conductor, may die.
Oscar Marvin, conductor, shot in right
hand and arm, serious.
The day was quiet until this after
noon, when the police were taken oft a
number of street car lines for tho pur
pose of giving them a rest and to test
the ability of the transit company to
operate without friction.
Most Serious Troublo.
The most serious trouble broke out
between C and 7 o'clock in front of the
six story building on Washington ave
nue, between Broadway and Sixth
streets, occupied by tho sheriff's posse
comitntus as a barracks and headquar
ters. Several hundred striking street
car men had gone to East St. Louis
earlier In the day to attend a picnic
given for their benefit at Wolff's grove.
Toward evening they began returning
home singly, In groups of two or three.
and others in companies of a hundred
or more. No troublo occurred until
ono of these companies, composed of
nearly one hundred and fifty street car
men, In uniform and headed by a drum
corps, came west on Washington ave
nue. In their caps some of them had
hat cards bearing these words: "Union
or nothing: liberty or death."
The men were marching along the
sidewalk on the south side of Wash
ington avenue, opposite tho posse bar
racks. They were In a jocular mood,
and, as near as can be learned, had
no Intention of making any trouble.
Just as they were passing the barracks
a car of the Park avenue division was
going west. A numbor of the men
broke from the line and rushed for the
car. A brick was thrown through the
car window and a shot was fired by
somebody unknown.
Shots Fired.
At the first Intimation of troublo
members of tho sheriff's posso swarmed
out of the building and surrounded tho
crowd of strikers about tho car, calling
upon them to disperse. Others shots
were fired and then some of the depu
ties turned looso their repeating shot
guns, loaded with buckshot. As far as
can be learned only four of the men
In the strikers' ranks were hit. Not a
deputy was wounded.
The deputies arrested twenty of the
strikers and took them to the barracks,
where they were searched. Three re
volvers and a number of pocket knives
were secured. The remainder of tho
strikers were dispersed without any
further troublo.
Two of the men hit In tho crowd,
Burkhardt and Rlnes, died soon after
receiving their Injuries. Bochn, the
third man killed, was shot while stand
ing in front of his homo by a deputy
sheriff, who was trying to disperse a
mob of strikers.
SOMERSET CONTEST.
The Argument Will Be Hoard Aftor
tho Juno Court.
Harrlsburg, Juno 10. Tho Somerset
county legislative contest in tho
Dauphin county court closed Hast
night at 11 o'clock with tho taking of
testimony and tho argument will bo
heard after the June term of criminal
court, which begins tomorrow.
The question at Issue Is whether
William II. Koontz nd Samuel A.
Kendall or William II. Sanner and
Fred Rowe are tho regular Republi
can nominees. Both claim to have
been nominated at the primaries on
April 21 and have filed a certificate of
nomination nt the state department.
Should tho certificate of either be ro.
jected by the court tho candidates
whoso certificate Is rejected can only
get on tho official ballot by nomina
tion papers.
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster, Pa.. June 10. Itev. Dr. J. S.
Stahr today delivered the baccalaureate ser
mon to the senior class of Franklin and Marshall
college, taking as his text Matthew, v, 13. It
was heard by a laTfte audience.
Deserter Recaptured.
Akron, O., June 10. Prom a letter received
In this city It is learned that Peter Ley who en
listed here for the Philippine service, deserted
and Joined the rebels but was recaptured and
is now awaiting court martial at Manila.
British Komatl Poort.
Lnurcnzo Marques, Saturday, June 0. It Is re
ported that tho British have occupied Komatl
poort after fighting, llresident Kruger is eatd
to have a large quantity of personal valuables
with him.
TUB NEWS THIS 3I0RNINU
Weather Indications ToJayi
LOCAL SHOWERS PROBABLE.
Ocncral P-lood Flow nt St. Louis.
Foreign Trooua Land in China.
Philadelphia' Convention Hall Heady for the
Illg ltcpubllcan Gathering.
Potrs Demolish Twenty-One Miles of Hallway,
Annual Kcport of Mine Inspector llodcrlck.
Fatal Trolley Accident at Providence.
General Xortlieatcm Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial. ,
Lccal Chllron'a Day in the Churches.
Editorial.
News and Comment.
Local Mrs. Amerman'a Worcester Will.
Mention of Some Men of the Hour.
Local West Scrarton and Subuthan.
Pase flail Ncwa and Comment.
Round About the Countj-.
Local Live News of 'the Industrial World.
Sentence D?y in the Local Coiicti.
PIERCE COMMITS SUICIDE.
One of tho Men'Charged with Murder
of Eyro Hangs Himself.
Chester, Pa., June 10. James Pierce,
who with his brother, "Plnney" Pierce,
was charged with the murder of Georgo
11. Eyre, of this city, on December 21
Inst, committed suicide today In his cell
at the county jail at Media. The trial
of the brother was to have commenced
tomorrow. Eyre's murder attracted
wide attention, from tho fact that while?
circumstances led strongly to the belief
that ho had been foully dealt with and
an active search for his body was pui
sued, it was not found until nenrly a
month after the crime had been com
mitted. Tho body was then discovered
In the Delaware river, with heavy
weights tied to the limbs to prevent Its
coming to the surface. He had left In
a boat for a gunning trip on. tho morn
ing of December 21. The Pierce broth
ers, who were fishermen, were sus
pected and were placed in custody
prior to tho finding of Eyre's body.
James Pierce seemed despondent dur
ing the past week, and this afternoon
he was found hanging from the bars of
his cell window, unconscious, and died
soon after being cut down. He hanged
himself with cord from which he was
making a net.
The dlstrlot attorney tonight an
nounced a postponement of tho trial of
"Plnney" Pierce. The latter was some
time ago released on ball, principally
on account of his weak physical condi
tion, and tho evidence ngaln3t him
was not considered strong. James
Pierce left a letter to his father, mother
and sister, in which he protested his
Innocence.
FIREWORKS WERE FATAL.
Small Boys Causo tho Death of Dr!
Gibier in a Runaway.
Suffern, N. Y June 10. Dr. Paul
GIbler, head of a sanitarium at
Suffern, N. Y and of the Pasteur in
stitute of New York, died at midnight
last night from the effects of the in
juries received in runaway. Dr.
GIbler, who was IS years old, and his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Horen, 72 years,
started for a drive about 8 o'clock last
night. They had not gone far from
tne house when tho horse took fright
at fireworks which some boys were
exploding In the road. The animal
dashed down the road and a wheel
of the vehicle caught In a tree. Dr.
aibler and Mrs. Horen were thrown
to tho ground. Dr. GIbler's head
struck on a stono and he was ren
dered unconscious.
Mrs. Horen was badly stunned. Tn
spite of all efforts to revive Dr. GIbler
he died about midnight without re
gaining consciousness. Aside from the
shock and n few bruises Mrs. Horen
was not badly hurt.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE SKULL.
Strange Disease That Caused Death
of a Toledo Boy.
Toledo, O., June 10. James McNeely,
ax thirteen-year-old boy, of Avondale,
died after suffering from enlargement
of the skull, his head measuring 30',i
Inches in circumference.
AVhen the skull was onened at the
autopsy the physicians were surprised
to find that It enclosed five and one
half quarts of a fluid as clear as crys
tal. The brain, Instead of being solid,
was hollow and In the interior was this
fluid. The skull was a mere shell of
scarcely a sixteenth of an Inch. Young
McNeely was unusually bright. In fact,
he was farther advanced in this re
spect than most boys of his nge.
MANILA CAMPAIGN.
Two Hundred Filipinos Killed nnd
Sixteen Captured.
Manila, June 10. As a result of last
week's scouting over 200 Filipinos wcro
killed and 10 captured, while 110 rifles,
with ammunition nnd stores, were se
cured. The American loss was nlno killed,
Including a captain and a lieutenant,
two captains and 21 privates wound
ed and one captain taken pilsoner by
tho Filipinos.
Rumors That Pekin Is Burning.
London, June 11. The Dally Mill has the hi.
lowing fiom Tien Tsin dated l'rlday, June 8:
Tho wildest rumors arc current here to the ef
fect that Pekin Is burning, but they lark con
firmation. m
Clark Gets an Ovation.
Hutte, Mcnt.. lune 10. The Hon. V. A. Clark,
who reslgneil his position as United States sena
tor from Montana ami who was immediately
appointed to the vacancy by tho acting gov
ernor, reached hire today and was given a tre
mendous ovation.
Tragedy at a Picnic.
Springfield, O., June 10. John Heck, of this
city, whiln with a picnic party at Clifton, this
county, was killed by Itobert Medenhal, a far
mer, who became incensed over the upsetting
of a crock of cream by the picnickers.
Requisition for Taylor.
Frankfort, Ky,, Juno 10. Sheriff Sutter re
turned today from Hut Springs. A consultation
of the officials cf tho prosecution will be held
tomorrow and it is probable that a requisition
for extradition of former Cournor Taylor will be
ahked for at once.
SITUATION
IN CHINA
1500 Foreign Troops
Leave Tien Tsin
For Pekin,
ADMIRALS ACT IN CONCERT.
They Forcibly Reopen tho Railroad
from Tien Tsin to Pekin Tea
Thousand Troops of All Nationali
ties Will Tako Part in Suppressing?
the Boxers if Necessary Not a
Word Received at Washington
from Minister Conger.
Tien Tsin, Juno 10. The special train
that wont to examine the line and
reconnolter returned last night. Tha
rallwaywas found clear two miles be
yond Yank Tsuh. Tho engineers, with
the guards, walked a mile and a half
further. They found tho ties and two
bridges burned nnd tho railway torn
up. They saw a few hundred persona
apparently villagers gathering ahead
of them. Tho first repair train, with
Admiral Seymour and his staff, C50
British, Captain McCalla's 100 Ameri
cans, forty Italians and forty Austri
an?, left this morning at half past
nine. A Hotchklss nnd other guns
were mounted on a car In front of tha
engine. The rest of the guns wero
mounted In the center of tho train. A
second train left at 11 o'clock, with COO
British, Japan, Russia and French
troops. Repairing material and new
rails were taken along. There aro
thlrty-ono foreign war vessels at Taku.
A message from Pekin to tho admirals
asserts that the situation is hourly
growing more dangerous for foreigners,
All those at Pekin have taken refuga
In Legation street.
The civilian males are under arms
and ready to fight with tho regulars
If necessary. The approaches to Le
gation street are surrounded by howl
ing mobs of undisciplined soldiery, with
cannon and bayonets. The Interna
tional guards were holding off the mob,
which screamed Insults nnd threats.
This was the situation yesterday( Sat
urday) when the couriers got through
with the latest despatches
The empress dowager was amusing
herself at the palace with theatricals.
It Is reported that government arms
are being dealt out to the Boxers. Tho
troops of Tung Full Seang are said to
be assisting to kill native Christians,
after malignant tortures.
Tien Tsin, June 10. About 1.500
foreign troops of all arms left for
Pekin by two trains this morning.
Hong Kong, June 10. Two hundred
and fifty men of the Welsh Fusiliers,
nlso sappers and miners, havo been
ordered to hold themselves In readi
ness to proceed north on account of,
tho Boxer disturbances. Their places
will be filled by ttoops from India.
London. June U (2.40 a. m.). The.
admirals at Taku, acting In concert,
are forcibly reopening tho railway
from Tien Tsin to Pekin. Gangs ol
laborers aro repairing the damaged
line, which Is guarded by 1,500 men,
composed of detachments from tha
foreign fleet. One hundred Ameri
cans, under Captain McCalla, aro
among them. They havo guns and
armored trains for use when the Una
Is repaired, which can hardly bo ef
fected before Monday night.
Ten thousand troops of all national!
ties, according to a dispatch to-tha
Dally Express from Shanghai, will ba
sent to Pekin to back up the demands
of the ministers upon the government,
or, If necessary, to suppress the Box
ers themselves.
No Word Received.
Washington, Juno 10. Not a wonl
was received by tho state or navy de
partments today or tonight regarding
the situation In China. Minister Con
ger has been In almost dally communi
cation with tho state department foj
tho past week, so that the failure to
hear from him Is somewhat unuBuah
Tho general Interpretation put upon his
silence Is that affairs have remained
practically unchanged. At the sama
time tho minister has been fully ad
vised bv tho officials here as to his
course in dealing with the situation, so
that ho would be fully prepared to act
without further communication with
tho state department. Tho navy de
partment received nothing from Ad
mlral Remy at Manila, or Kempff, in
charge of tho Asiatic squadron and
now at Taku. The latter's force will
bo increased soon by tho arrival of tha
Monocacy nnd tho Nashville. With th(
additional marines these vessels ac
commodate, the available force of men
subject to Minister Conger's needs of
demands will bo considerably Increased,
An Associated Press representative
visited the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu,
during the evening, but that diplomat
said that he had not received a word
from his government respecting ths,
present "Roxer" agitation now in pros
ress there.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Chicago, June 10. Ilev. J. M. J. Smith died
at Mercy hospital today after a protracted lib
ticss. Father Smith was the pastor of tha weV
known Catholic colony in Oretdy county, Net,
Father Smith a lorn in Ireland. Ho was eclu.
catcd for the priesthood at the Troy seminary.
Washington, June 10. Lyman S. Emery, for
iner president of the National Prisoners' Aid a,
soclatton and asrlstant adjutant general on th(
staff of General Vessey when the latter waf
commander in chief of the rand Army of thj
Ucpubllc, died here this nfteiuoon, aged CI years;
He was formerly of Vermont.
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WEATHBR FORECAST.
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Waslngton, June 10. Forecast for Mon
day and Tuesday! For eastern Pennsyl.
vanla, probably local showers Monday
evening or night; fair Tuesday; brisk
southwesterly winds.
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