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TWO CENTS
PEKIN PRISONERS
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Civil War Wages About
and Prince Chins
on Their Side.
HE HOLDS THE BIG GUNS
The Seizing of the Artillery Probably
Saved the Besieged Legations.
Prince Ching with 10,000 Troops
Is Opposing the Leader of the
Boxeis Empress Dowager Is Tar
from Being Dead and Is Endeavor
ing to Prevent Fighting Between
the Factions Von Keitlci's Death
Notice Confirmed.
London, July 10, 3.2". n. m. With the
foiclgners In Pekln probably safe amid
chit war, with 1'ilnro Chins on tluir
side, with the powers united and their
forces constantly inci easing, the out
look In China Is no rather mote hope
ful than it lias been foi a month past.
It appears from the cautious state
ment given out by Tao Tai Shins In
Shanghai that the reason the heavy
guns bearing on the legations at Pe
kln weie iot used is that Prince Chins,
who is served by 10,000 tioops, nelzcd
nil the artillery ammunition. Slung
likewise Intimates tint Kung Lu,
commander in chief of the noithern
army, Is associated with the Piince
Chlng in opposing Prince Tuan's fer
oclus designs anO dlctatoilil ambition.
Sheng, who nppeais to be this sole
Shanghai conduit of Pekln news, cheeis
the foreign consuls by these confi
dential communications, but takes ex
cessive precautions to pi event the
Chinese from thinking him friendly to
the forclgrcis.
Tho feeling of unrest in the south
ern and center provinces continues.
The membeis of the ofllclal class In
those prolnccs strive to remain nou
tial with n leaning toward the for
eigner, until they shall see whether
the modei ate or e-xtiemo factions will
win In Pekln. Prince Chlng seems tc
be standing for the dvjiasty and the
old older against Prince Tuan's Inor
dinate ambition.
Trom tho foreign v lew-point, tho
capture of Pekln Is the key to the
situation as there Is a fear, according
to the Dally Mall's Shanghai cortes
pondent, that delay now means one
hundred recruits for the Roxcrs for
every soldier of the allies in tho land.
Von Kettelei's Death.
Two couilets ai rived at Tien Tsin
on July 1 from Pekln. One brought
a letter fiom Sir Claude Mai Donald,
tho British mlnlstei, to the same ef
fect as that previously received from
Sir Robert Ilatt. The couilets con
flim tho lepoits of the death of Raron
Von Kettelr. They say that Piince
Chang Is doing his utmost to protect
the foielgneis, but that the native
feeling against the whites Is strong.
Two high officials opposed to the Rox
crs are leported by the courleis to
have been assassinated. Sh Claude
McDonald's letter is dated four days
earlier than that of Sir Robert Halt's.
A dispatch to a news agency here,
dated Tien-Tsln, July 2, says:
"The oiiipres dowager, so far from
being dead. Is actively stilvlng to pie
ent the fattlons lighting, Piince Chin.;
has informed hoi that he would lather
lose his head than be constantly
obliged to wain her of the conse
quences of tho prolongation of tlia
present nnnichv. Piince Tuan Is quite
willing that Chlng should be decapi
tated but the dow.igfi cpu.s-es that
she will not allo.v this. Pilnco Tuan
has decided that he will take full le
sponslblllt). lie put poses to rotate
Tlen-Tsin and Taku. Outside of Pekln,
except in the Pe-Chl-Ll and San-Tung
countiv, the people aie supremely In
different "
However, all this may be. the nllle3
at Tien-Tsln are having nn exceed
lnglv unpleasant time. Tho last en
gagement of which news has corn
tluough occurred on July C. Tho Chi
nese artillery opened at dawn Tluir
Are was more accuiate and their am
munition better, the shells exploding
with precision and setting lire to sev
eral buildings Her mnjestv 's steam
ship Teirlble's guns ugnln quieted the
Chinese, who, shifting theli aitlllery,
reopened the attack in the afternoon,
but a thunder storm breaking, the Chi
nese suddenly quit. The allies Immedi
ately attacked and drove the Chinese
from theli woiks, but lost thlity killed
or wounded In so doing The non-combatants
aro lea Ing Tlen-Tsin, and the
opinion of a minority favors tho mili
tary leaving also. Stoiles of colossal
Chinese armies gatheilng continue to
worry not only the rank and file but
the commanders, who admit the un
certainty of leconnolssances and tho
complete absence of an effected Intel
ligence department, Chlnest Informa
tion is received with oxtremo dlstiust.
Camped Behind Guns.
It Is obvious that, though there aro
muny thousands of Chinese camped
behind the guns, nothing can bo done
nt piesent except to await the uirlval
of reinforcements
Thu rainy season has set In and this
makes going Into tho Intorloi most dif
ficult. The country between Pekln und
Tien-Tsln In other years has been fre
quently Hooded. River transpoitatlon
1b almost impossible, and the railway
U practically non-existent and must bo
entirely rebuilt. Military opinion Is
unanimous that If the legations ure nut
relieved, It would bo foolish to attempt
to advance befoto September.
The Daily Mall's Shanghol corre
spondent, under date of July 9, sajs
"It Is certain that If tho powers
make nny movement elsewhere north
of Taku, they must be prepared to
meet opposition. A Chlnso olllclal In
high favor with Viceroy I.lu Kun Yl.
In the couisc of an Interview, says
the southern vlcerojs nre only bound
to neutrality ns long nB they are not
Interfered with. They have more war
materials than they enn use and the
military forces all ovr the provinces
are Increasing. The Yang Tse Klang
Is mined with torpedoo3. The garrison
at the Shanghai nr.seml have just been
reinforced by two newly recruited
leglments."
Hat on llavnshl, being asked by n
representative of the Dally Chionlcle:
"Do ou understanl that Japan has
now been allowed a free hand to set
tle the trouble''" replied:
"I do not undei stand so, but I know
that Japan Is quite willing to do all
In her power to brlmr the rising to
an end, along with the other powers.
Japan Is ready to put 22,000 men In
the field."
Arms Sold to Chinese
If nny sott of government existed
In Pekln the settlement of the trouble
would not present seilous difficulties,
but If anarchy prevailed tho situation
would be serious indeed. George
Wyndhum, paillamentnry under secre
tary of state for war, said in the
house of commons yesteiday that since
ISO." English firms had sold to the
Chinese government 71 guns mf posi
tion, 123 field guns nnd 297 machine
gun", with ammunition for each class.
He also said that a Gorman Aim In
1S01 sold China 460.000 Mauser rlllcs.
Reai Admiral Lord Chailes Heres
ford, speaking at Malta at the Naval
and Military society on Monday even
ing, said the trouble In China would be
fnr-ieachlng and dlsastious In Its con
sequences to lliltlsh trade there. It
would be a milltaiv, not a maritime
war, and the powers that could place
on the spot the greatest number of
troops would eventually have substan
tial advantages. The powers not con
senting to the "open door," particularly
Russia, he declared, would eventually
gain supiemacy. He said It was a pit
that his proposals respecting the re
organization of the Chinese nrmy had
not been accepted by the Rrltish gov
ernment with a view to the possibil
ity of a general war. Lord Reresford
advocated an Imperial conference, to
which all the colonies should be ln
lted, to discuss a scheme of defense.
SECRETARY HAY'S CALLERS.
The Powers Willing That Japan
Should Have a Free Hand.
Washington, July 9. Mi. Wollant,
the Russian chaise d'legatlon, was
among Secretary Haj's calleis todaj.
His mission was connected with the
Chinese situation, and while no official
explanation on the subject could be
had, there Is reason to believe thnt the
minister formally convejed to Secre
tary Hav the assurance that his gov
ernment was entlielv willing tint
Japan should do everything In hot
power to meet the needs of the situa
tion, realizing that she alone of the
powers was In position to act speedily.
It Is Impossible to ascertain whether
or not nnv assurances have been ex
changed lespectlng the limitation of
compensation for the task the Japan
ese government Is about to assume In
the inteiests of civilization. An Inti
mation has been dropped that this
mntttr of Indemnity will not be le
duced to exact terms In advance of
action by Japan, but that the latter
nation will ptoceed upon a geneial os
suiauce fiom tho powers concerned
that It wll be piopeily requited for the
expendltuie of men and money in
volved. It Is learned at the state department
that the foundation for the story
cabled fiom London, respecting a co
opoiatlon between Japan, England and
the United States, at the Instance ot
LI Hung Chang, to pieserve the Chi
nese emplie, Is nothing more than an
outcropping In a new form of the ar
langement alieady made by our gov
ernment with tho others named for lh
neutralization of the several noithein
piovinces In China, In accordance with
the urgent pleas of the 'viceroy of the
piovinces In that section.
Cabinet Meting Held.
A cabinet meeting was held in the
state department today lor the discus
sion of the latest developments In tho
Chinese situation. Thie were piesent
Secretaries Hay, Long, Root and At
torney eGneral Gilggs. There Is good
belief that Admit a! Kempff's dispatch
telling of the military necessities of
the case was the basis vt discussion.
The question at issue, it is understood,
Is tlio sending of reinforcements to
China from the Philippines, pending
the ai rival of the troops ordered to
the east from the United States. It U
leallzed that only a small portion ot
the 6,000 troops ordeied from this
countiy will arrive out for two or
tluee months at tho earliest and that
the troops In the Philippines are the
only ones thut can be utilized In opera
tions In China within the next month.
If action on a largo scale Is to be had
at onco It will be necessary to call
on tho troops In the Philippines, If
wnr should result from tho present
troubles nnd tho struggle be piolonged,
tho troops In tho United States, now
under oideis for tho Philippines, will
be available In duo course of time,
It wns rumored this nfternoon that
the officials had concluded to des
patch additional troops from the Phil
ippines to assist In the proposed allied
movement ngalnst Pekln for the possi
ble rescue of the foreign ministers and
residents, but It was not possible to
verify the rumor In olllclal circles. The
people who originated It seemed to be
positive of its accuracy and even went
so far into detail as tn assert thai
tho Fourth and Eighteenth reglmenta
of Infantry, now serving In the vlcln-
Ity of Manila, have actually been ov
detod to pieparo for embarkation to
Taku.
Secretary Root was questioned in re
gard to the repoit late this evorlng,
but declined in the most positive m in
ner to commit himself on the ques
tion. He would not say that no mo-a
troops will be sent to China from the
Philippines, nor he would not admit
that such a movement was In con
templation. The Navy Responds.
Secretary Long this afternoon showed
how the navy was responding to the
call for relnfoi cements by ouleilng 500
mai ines to be assembled from tho sev -eral
navy arils and huirlcd to Chltn.
It Is significant that these aro the Hist
military foices to be sent diiectly from
the United States to China, without
instructions to stop nt Nagasaki for
orders. The mailnes will make up a
foico of 700 men, as tho department
has alieady given oulers for the equp
ment of 2J0 marines for similar service.
They will be sent out on the flist uimv
transpoit available for tho seivlce. The
Russian and Fiench charge and tV
Chinese mlnisters-wi'iV among Secie
tary Hay's callers today. Save the
Chinese minister, they came, as they
said, for Information, but It is surmised
that their object also was to assure
Secretary Hay as to the willingness of
the governments of Russia and Trance
to nllow Japan n fiee hand in the nut
ter of landing troops In China to qui 11
the Roxer disturbances. There Is a
suggestion in the air that this peifeet
undei standing, initiated by Secretaiy
Hay, has been bi ought about through
the quiet acceptance of at least one
most lmpoitant condition What this
condition is cannot bo learned, though
it Is suspected to relate to tcultorlal
acquisitions.
MISSIONARIES REPORT.
Bishop Gaines Sends Cablegiam in
Reply to Inquiry.
New York, July 9. Rev. Joshua Kim
bei, associate secietaiy of the Prot
estant Hplscopnl Mlsslonaiy society,
today received a cablegiam fiom Rlsh
op Frederick R. Gi lives, In answei to
one of Inquhy sent on Saturdav.
Bishop Graves Is the bishop of Shang
hai and the Ynng Tse valley. Ills
cablegiam read:
"All safe. Ladies, Japan. Notify
friends."
The Protestant Episcopal church has
vno missions In North China, but It has
stations for a thousand miles along tho
g'eat Yang Tse river. Theie have
beep no dlstuibance In that section ns
et bi't tho cablegram shows that
Ulshop Giaves Is not taking any
chances Mr. KImber undei stands the
bishop's message to menn that all the
white women In the Piotestavt Epis
copal missions In China, whenever sit
uated, have alieady gone to Japan
A leassurlng message was also re
ceived today by Rev. II. I N. Cobb, of
the Refonned church boird. It was
fiom Amer, and lead as follows:
"Everything and everybody nil weP,
Will act under Instructions given."
The message was not signed, but 's
supposed to be from the Rev. W. D,
Prltchaid, to whom a message of In
quiry had been sent. Tho word "every
thing" Is supposed to rcfei to mission
property. The lnstiuctlons refened ti
weie that no risks should bo run nnd
that nothing should bo omitted to in
sure the safety of nil the missionaries.
Rev. Dr. II. K. Carroll, of the Metho
dist Episcopal Missionary society, said
today that he was much moro hopeful
than ho had been last week, nnd ho
would not be surprised If all tho mis
sionaries should jet escape. He said
that In previous disturbances tho Chi
nese converts had proved faithful to
tho missionaries, often at great risk to
themselves.
Death of a Newspaper Man.
Ijncastcr, July 0. Filnanl i Conner, npeil
2S n Philadelphia newspaper man, died unex
pcitcdlj lure today, while on a, vlalt to n
Irlend for the benefit ol hli health. He. suf
fired (mm Ilrlght'a disease For simo veirs
he was Washington coirnpondent o( tho Phila
delphia Times, and moro recently was employed
I') the Philadelphia. Ino.ulrtr.
Lato Mr. Hobart's Wealth.
New York, July 0 The Inventor o( the per
tonal e.lalc o( the lato Vice I'rtiident llarrit
A Hobart filed with the mirrotrato at Tat
irbon, N J, today. It appraisd tho lato vice
lireldeiifi wealth at l2MS,tW Mr Holnrt hold
lionda in twenlj six corporations and dock In
over ono hundred.
South American Ralhoad.
KnoxilUe, Turn, July 0. J V. MePonild, a
Knoxvllle railroad contractor, has jott tarn
awarded the contract to build a railroad In
Kcuador for the I'.cuador arsociatlon o( hiotland,
The contract price l 1(1,000.000 The load will
bg 200 miles In Hn.'th and will extend fiom
Guayaquil to (Julto through the Andvs inuun.
tain.
Mlmter Conger,
THE POW WOW
AT LINCOLN
LEADING DEMOCRATS VISIT THE
HOME OF MR, BRYAN.
Adlai Stevenson, Senator Jones,
"Cyclone" Davis, George Fred Wil
liams nn Others Address the
Crowd, and Mr. Towne Sweats Alle
giance to tho "Grand Leaders."
The Guests Received with Enthus
iasm by the Nelghboi3 of the Sil
ver Candidate.
Lincoln, Neb., July !. Adlnl H. Ste
venson, Democratic nominee for the
vice piesldency, nrrlved In Lincoln to
day to attend a conference of tho
Democratic leadeis. Willinm J. Hryan
nnd Senatoi Jones warmly gieeted Mr.
Ktivenson before he left the tialn.
Alighting fiom the car, Mr. Stevenson
shook hands with other ;nembeis of
Mi. Biyan's pnity, including Chailes
A, Towne, National Committeeman
Cnmpau, of Michigan; Johnson, of
Kansas, Stone, of Missnuil; Daniels,
of North Caiolina; Sergeant-at Arms
John I. Martin and Governor Poynter.
Ann In aim with Mi. lirynn he walked
down the long station platform be
tween two lines of cheering people.
to the cnrrlages. The patty was driven
Immediately to the Lincoln hotel. Hero
two or tluee thousinds people had
gatheied. As soon as Messis. Rrjan
nnd Stevenson alighted there weie de
mands for a .speech. Mr. Stevenson re
plied: 'I can only say to jou, follow citi
zens, be said, "that I thank you for
this cordial welcome. I nm too modest
ii man to make the flist speech when
I stand in the presence or the next
president At .some future tlmo I will
do ni self the honor to nddiess the
lJiVcin men, which means tho Demo
crats, Populists and Kree Silver Re
publicans, nil elements in opposition to
the Republican paity, I thank you for
this honoi."
Mi. Ilijan and Ml. Stevenson stand
ing togethei then shook hands with
sevei.il hundred who passed In line
lapldly bcfoie them. Rut ns they
tinned to go upstairs to where the
Demociatic confeience committee was
to meet, tho ciowd shouted foi Iity.in.
He shook his head, but the ciowd In
sisted. "I am glad so many have
turned out on such shott notice to
greet Ml. Stevenson," said he, "I want
him to feel thnt whn he comes to
Nebiaska ho comes among fi lends and
when he goes back to Illinois to help
us carry Illinois, T want him to tell
them there Is no doubt of Nebiaska."
Then shouts went up for Towne.
Said Mr. Towne: "I nm peifectly
nvvnic tint this welcome Is if or tho
principles I iepiecent and that you all
believe In. nnd I do justice to your
high sense of patilotlsm. There never
was a peilod In the history oC our
country when such a crisis was im
pending. I propose from now on to
glvo all the power I possess to tho ad
vocacy of tho principles our giand
leadeis represent."
I'oimer Governor Stone, George Tred
Wlllluins, of Massachusetts, "Cyclone"
Davis, of Teas, and Senator Jones
also addressed tho ciowd. Shortly af
teiward the members if the confeience
committee, with Mr. Btrui, Mr. Ste
venson and Mr. Towna, went Into se
cret session.
The Conference.
Those piesent nt tho conference were
W. J. Urynn, Adlal E. Stevenson,
Charles A. Tow ne, Senntor J. K. Jones,
chairman of the national committee
nnd National Committeeman Stone, of
Missouri; Cnmpau, of Michigan, nnd
Johnson, of Kansas.
Every phaso of the political outlook
was thoroughly discussed and when
the meeting adjourned after a session
of ben eral houis, tho general plan of
tho Demociatic campaign had been
practically agieed upon. Senator Jones
nnnouueed that the ueisonnel of tho
pi ess, executive, wav;s and means nnd
campaign committees would piobably
be given out by him In Chicago within
two or thieo days.
Plans for the Democraltc natlonnl
campaign ot 1900 vvero outlined nnd
practically agreed upon today at a
protracted conference between tho
leadors of tho party. Tho plan in
cludes tho nppolntmjnt of a cam
paign committee, as agreed upon be
tween representatives of the Demo
cratic, Silver Republican and Populist
parties at Kansas City. This commit
tee will Include members of all three
parties, and perhaps also Democrats
HsuMngKwel, Vuerov of Poochow.
not membeis of the nnUonnl commit
tee, but who nie prominent in the
toumlls ol the pait This committee
it is said, will huve charge In a meas
uio of the practical working of tho
campaign and will woik for fusion on
state and congicsslonal tickets whei
ever possible. The press and executive
coinmltteee Is expected, will, with one
or two exceptions, be the same as last
year. The personnel of nil the com
mittees was left In the hands of Chair
man Jones The question of national
hcadquaiters wm also left In his
hands. It was state 1 that Chicago
would bo selected. Mr. Rtyan said to
day that he had made no plans ns to
the part ho would take In the cam
paign and would not lo so until he
had conferted further with the party
leaders.
The subject was dlsoissed at the
meeting, ns well as the amount of
' ampalgn work to be lont by Mr. Ste
vmson, nnd although this feature will
not be fully decided on until after for
mal notification of thcl nomination
has been given Rijan and Stevenson,
which probably will not be for sev
eral weeks. Committeeman Johnson,
of Knnsas, stafed'affer the meeting
that an undei stnndlng exists that Mr.
Rran wll not tour the country as ho
did dining the campaign of 1&90, but
will make tilps fiom time to time
to the laiger centers of population, re
maining In Lincoln a gieat deal of
the tlmo. Many visltois nro expected
heie dining the compalgn and Lin
coln will, In tho way, be a central
point of the campaign,
Towne's Delayed Decision.
Mr. Towne miiv not announce his de
cision In rogaul to the lce-piesldency
for several dajs, although sever il
Populist leaders In the city state to
day that he might announce his with
drawal to the Populist executive com
mittee tomouow. Demociatic lmders
state th.it the question has been post
poned until after the state Populist
convention on July 20. The nttltue'a
taken b that wing of the Populists
and the stiength developed by them,
it Is said, will be closely observed is
n ci Itei Ion In other Populist states, nnd
should no serious deflection fiom th
legular Populists on account of Mi
Towne's defeat In the Demociatic con
vention be noticed, a conference with
the Populist leadeis will then he held,
at which time It is expected Mr.
Towne's wlthdinwal will bo announced.
Senator Jones and Committeemen
Stone, Cnmpau and Johnton left foi
Chicago tonight, where they expect to
meet Congiessman Richardson, of
Tennessee, peimanent ehaliman of the
Democratic national convention, and
discuss the makeup of the various
committees pi lor to the announce
ment. A number of changes ate expected In
tho wnss and means committee. T. L.
Noirls, of New Hampshire, will. It Is
stated, take the place ot Alex. Tioup
on the press and Norman H. Mack tho
place of Finnic Campbell on the execu
tive committee.
THE 'TOOL KILLER" FAILED.
Mr. Bowser Passed Through the
Whirlpool Rapids Unharmed.
Niagara Tails, July 9. Peter Nissen,
of Chicago, or Mr. Dowser, as he
stylos himself, went successfully
through the whhlpool rapids of the
Nlngaia river this afternoon In tho
presence of nbout 10 000 persons, In his
einft, the Tool KUIei. Ho started In
tho current at 3 f7, about n mile nbovo
tho lapids and he got In the whirlpool
nt 4 10. At C o'clock hi was carried
to the edge of tho lapids and a lino
wns thrown by Rowser to men on
shore, who hauled him In. His first
question wns, "How was that for Dow
ser''" The Fool Killer Is twenty feet long
and four feet deep nnd Is made of two
Inch pine, with four air-tight com
partments. The kcol weighs 12'0
pounds.
Nelson Breaks Recoids.
Ilo'ton, July 0 l.leven world record urre
bioktn b) luliii Xil-uin, of Chicac;". at ( lurlM
Hive- iiaik tcnlRht iImmi eovered Co miles and
10 (eet ihirluir tvn hour rldlni,' Pour men
tirlul, Hit cithir three lcliir Charles 11 Vlllhr,
ol ChtcJKo, HuriH W. l'Urce. tf Nova 'cotla,
nnd William C. Rtliuon, of Cambridge.
Dock Laborers' Stilke.
nitterdam, Jul) 0 Tho strike of dock Julmirri
und tar men line has awimcd a most serious us
put. Tho strikers tod.i) fired up. u the tnldlcrs,
vvoundlnc ten ot thi in. Tho KarUcms to hern
reinforced and vvarfchlps are protecting the water
front.
Jeffries Will Not Fight.
Nevir York, July 0 James J. Jelfrlea v.111 not
font Gus ltuhlln. this decision was rea:hfd to.
day at a nieetlnr at which the fighters, mana
gers and stakeholders w cm preterit.
THE MSWS THIS MOKNIXU
Weather Inllcutlom ToJay:
FAIRj MODERATE TEMPCRATURC.
1 Oi in nl Minister at PeUn ucpoitrd t:
Hocn 1'1 Aduiati of Intervention
Democratic Lead' ra Meet nt Lincoln.
2 Adcrtlcmcnt.
3 bool Wiiclktrs in i New Pole.
lllghta of the Hiiilmitt lloulivjul Company.
1 1'ditmlll
Xiw mil Comment.
Subscriptions In the rducitionit Contest.
5 loril Old 1 urge Trollej Wreck Duo to Vin
iijI'h vet.
HIrIi School Teachers' Satiric)
C local West Pent ton and Suburban
7 Count) and N'orthcistern I'cnn)hanH X'ews.
8 Local live NVws of the Industrial Worldo.
ritincljl and Commcieiil
MINE WORKERS MEET.
A Quarteily Convention Is Being
Held at Pittston.
Special to the Scranlon Tribune
Pittston, July 9. A quarterly con
vention of the United Mine Workers
of Ameiici, District No. 1, is being
held In St. Alojslus hall, this city, to
day and will continue tomoriow. TJhe
district Includes about one bundled
unions, nnd the territory extends from
Porest City to Shlckshinny. About loo
delegates are In attendance, Including
a number of foreigners, and a total of
about 15 000 union men nre iepreented.
T. D. Nichols, of Nanticoke, is the dl
tilet president nnd presides over the
meetings. Unusual ptominenee Is given
the convention from the fact that sev
eial Impoitunt questions nie to come
up for consldeiatlon, Including the
powder question, which Is such a prime
factor In the list of gilevances which
finally result In a strike. Another
question which will come In for n large
sliaie ot discussion will be the stllkes
now on tlnoughout tho dlsttlct, ol
which theie aie four, Including the on
nt Rutler collleiles in this city, which
bus been on foi the past thiee months,
and the one at lliodeilck's mine,
Wilkes-Raiie, which has been on for
the past four months. Some of the
most Important labor leadeis In the
valley aie In attendance. Including T.
D. Nichols, of Nanticoke, dlstilct piesl
dent; llenjamln James, of Nanticoke,
member of the national executive,
boaid; Organleis R N. Couttilght, o
Scranton. C J. Thaln, ot Wilkes
Dane; M. F. Smith, of Duijeii, and
Dlsttlct Secietai) and Tienurer J. F.
Dempsej, of Scianton.
Two sessions weie held today, one
this morning and another this nftei
noon. Roth were held behind clo'-el
doois, nnd tho delegates were positive
ly foi bidden to divulge any of the busi
ness of the convention. Howovei, It
lias been lenined that the morning ses,
slun was devoted to the enrollment of
the delegates. This afternoon dlbcus
slons weie had on tho powder ques
tion, the enfoicenient of tho two week"'
pay law, the different sj stems ot
weighing coal, nnd the dockage eiues
tlon. As far as could be learned, no
definite action wns taken on any of
the questions. This evening a big labor
paiade was held and ovei 1,000 men,
with a band and dium corps, weie In
line. The streets weie ciowded with
people, and the p.uadeis weie greeted
with cheers. Afteiwaul a big open-air
mass meeting was held on tho Tioxell
plot on llroad street, the chief nd
di esses being delivered by T. D. Nich
ols nnd Renjamln James.
The convention will be continued all
day tomorrow, one of the Items of
business of which will be tho election
of olllceis.
AN AFRIDI'S WAR.
Six Hundred of the Tuibulent Na
tives Descend from the Afghans.
Loudon, July 10 A despatch to tho
Fxpress fiom Peshnwur In tho Punjab,
under date of Juno 19, says six bun
died Afildls made a sudden night de
scent on 200 Afghans, who vvero en
gaged In building a fort near Dekka,
and killed a number of them.
It Is fenied In sorno ofllclal Indian
circles that another Afildls war Is
blowing.
Educatlonnl Association.
Charleston, h. C , July 0. Although tho gen
eril lunventlon ot tho National llucation asso
ciation will not bo culled to order until tomor
row afternoon lar.ro number of delegate have 1
reudy arrived. Tho national council of educa
tion, the department ol Indian education and
the national conference ol religion held brief
sessions.
Foreigners Receive Gold
for Suggesting In- .
tervention,
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
Aro Expected at Pretoria Tho Se
cret of Enthusiasm on Part of thcr
Boer Admirers May Bo Explained.
Kruger's Followers Dissatisfied.
Mrs. Olive Schrelner Cronwelghtj
Is Sorry That Sho Is English.,
Official Dispatches from Lord Rob
ertsTwo British Officers Killed.
Cape Town, July 0. At a meeting of
Afrikander women here today called to
piotest against the nnncxatlon of tho
lepubllcs to tho Rrltish empire, nnd
the punishment of the rebels, Mrs.
Olive Schrelner Cronvv Mght denounced
the Riltish policy. Sue said she was
ashamed of her English descent, and
added:
"If the lepubllcs are annexed, If tho
Afilcanders aie oppiessed, peace la
Impossible. Rvory ticnch of Roer dead
Is a giavo of Rngland's honor. 12very
bullet making a wound nlso 4finds a
bullet In the heart of tho empire."
It is reported here that President
Kruger's retention of large amounts of
gold at Machadodory has created tho
utmost discontent among tho mercer
mules, officers nnd men. They expect
ed substantial towards for champion
ing the Roer Interests, but have re
ceived nothing. .
It is added that visiting foreigners
who have subsequently advocated in
tervention are believed to have re
ceived substantial sums. Proofs, it
is further asserted, have been dis
covered in Pietorla, which promiso
startling developments.
Lord Roberts' Report.
London, July 9. Lord Roberts tele
graphs to the war office from Pretoria
ns follows:
' The officer commanding at Hellbron
reports that State Secretary Rllgnaut,
State Attorney Trlkson nnd members
of the council, Vantander and Kupper
veln, came In jesterday and surrend
ered. "Hutton was attacked yesteiday In.
a position ho was holding by a large
number of Roers. He cut them oft
without much difficulty, the Ilve-lneh
guns v 1th hint being found most use
ful. Our only casualty was Lieuten
ant Young, of the rir.st Canadian
mounted troop, slight s-calp wound. Tho
enemy left .several wounded on tho
ground, and sent a flag of truce with
a iequest that they might be received
In oui field hospital.
"I regret to f-ay that Captain Currlo
and Lieutenant Kerk, of the Imperial
Light Hoise.who woio reported wound
ed In my telogiam of jesteidny, wero
both killed, One squadion of tills dis
tinguished coips piessed a veiy severe
foiee of the enemy In a gallant attempt
to cany off a wounded comrade, to
which they attiibuted the heavy loss
sustained. In addition to the ofilce-M,
a fnnler seigeant nnd tluee troopers,
weie killed and the seiuoant major,
tluee seigeants anil seveial troopeia
weie wounded.
Civil Mails Suspended.
London, July 10. The Capo Town cor
icspondent of the Standatd sav.s, under
date of July 9:
"The postolllce authorities have Is
sued a notice that civil mails havo been
suspended foi Johannesburg. This,
with the fact that telegiams for Pre
toria nro lefused, causes uneasiness."
Killed Daughter and Self.
I'hllidelphla, lulv U Siiffcrini; from despon
dint) over tho de all ef lui lu-banl a )ear jk,
Vlrs Ulrabeth Sclm-iutz, nscd t7 jiim, of 20U
North Orianui mutt, thin evinlpj: mve hrr
eiKht )c ir old dau. liter, Irene, a de of lauda
num, drank soup of the poSon heriiolf and then
locked both hcrxclf aid the- child In a bathroom
and tinned no tho lllumliutlnic Ras. 'I hey wero
dead whin found.
Goebel Case Called.
Ooorgefown, hv , lulv 0 Ihc cse of tho com.
monvvialth against ioiitc,v, l'ovvirii, Paves,
Whlttakcd ond Cimbs, charged with complicity
in the murder of William (.otbel, was called to
diy Tho defense, however, .ikol till tomor
row morulnt: for tho itturnejs to decide? whfthc
to co to tilal or to risk for a continuance) and
tho couit Krantcd the time.
Steamship Anivals.
New York, Julv ! Arrived! American, Hot
(iidam (ill rullar Urlvcil: Alkr, New lork.
I lit ihourir Mile d. Hlederlch Do Orossc, Now
Jork. Southampton Vrrlved: Kaiwr wilhelrn
Per firnow, Nivv Viik and Cherbourg (or lire
nun Selll) l'aed. Maavlam, New York fo
lluttirdam.
Ninth Infantry nt Taku,
Iondon, Julv 10 Tho Pilly Mall's corre
rpondent at ( hef o announces, tin ler date of
July 7, that thu Ninth United Mats infantry h
arrived at laku,
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WEATHER rORECAST.
VVashlncton, July 8, Forecast (or "rues.
diy and Wednesday! Kattem Pennsylva
nia, (air and continued moderate trm
pcrature Tucwday; light to frcli north
westerly winds.
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