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ALARMING
Chinese Favored by Jeal
ousy of the Powers.
REBELLION IS GROWING
Tho Action of Russia and Germany
Liable to Givo No a Life to the
Insurrection Russia's Kefusol to
Consent to a Japanese Commander
for tho Army Corps Has Made the
government of Japan Hesitate
About Sending the Troops That
Are Equipped for Immediate Ser
vices Tho Casualties at Tien-Tsln.
First Boxer Proclamation.
London, July 1!, 4 n. m. While evi
dence accumulates dully that China
has long lioen preparing a formidable
military organization In anticipation
of the piesciit conlllct and that the
area of rebvlllon la continually ex
tending, harmony nmong the allies,
which Is necessary to meet such a
grave situation. Is still lacking. The
Russians linve refused Admiral Sey
mour's request to hand over the rp
stored Taku-Tlen-Tsln railway to the
English company, and It Is, rumored
that Germany purposes taking a seri
ous independent step, namely, to pa
trol the Yang Tse Klnng with German
men of war. Such a step would bo
greatly resented by England.
Still more alarming news has been
conveyed to the Dally Express from
Toklo to the effect that the apparent
reluctance of Germany and Russia to
consent to a Japanese commander for
the nrmy corps has led the Japanese
government to delay the forwarding
of the division already mobilized.
The Standard, In an alarmist editor
ial, says: "It Is useless any longer to
hide from ourselves the fact that China
has declared war on civilization and
has plunged Into the conflict with
labld frenzy. It Is equally futile to
discuss whether hostilities are being
waged by the Chinese government, in
asmuch as it Is evident that an ad
ministration of some kind exists and is
directing the anti-foreign movement.
Unless unmistakable evidence excul
pating the Pekln government Is
promptly fort-coming, the powers
should treat China as n. belligerent
state and act accordingly."
A similar line of comment Is taken
by the other morning papers. All ap
plaud the course of Count Von Buelow,
the German foreign secretary, In stop
ping cipher telegrams from the Chinese
legation in Berlin, and all urge the
other powers to follow Germany's ex
ample. Tho Russian general staff denies tho
report that the Chinese have captured
Blagovetschcnsk, capital of the prov
ince of Amur, and it is reported from
Irutsk that the Russians ihave taken
Aigun.
Casualties tit Tien-Tsln.
A' special dispatch from Tien-Tsln
distributes the number of those killed
at the capture of tho native city as
follows: Russians, 100; Japanese, 57;
British, 40, and Americans, 37. The cor
respondent who sends this asserts that
thousands of Chinese were killed, and
that fighting was still going on when
his dispatch was sent, in vailous parts
of Tien-Tsln.
With reference to the rumors that
Europeans weie seen working the Chi
nese guns at Tien-Tsln, the Standard
learns that eight Russian military in
structors, forcibly detained by the Chi
nese, were compelled to work the
guns. One escaped and reached the
Russian linos with his hands bound.
A sp'clal correspondent of tho Dally
Express at Tien-Tsln contrasts tho
"splendid work and perfect "equipment"
of the Japanese with the "Inadequate
supplies of the British, German nnd
American contingents, which nre ter
ribly lacking in tho most obvious nec
essaries." Tho first Boxer proclamation has
mado its appearance in Shanghai. It
declares that Kwamn, the war God, de
sires tho blood of foreigners and
threatens ten plagues If the Boxer ten
ets nre not followed and spread.
The governors of the provinces of
Hu Nan, IIu PI and Ho Nan have now
openly Joined Prince T-ian and are
marching overland with their armies
to Pekln.
Relief Column Unsuccessful.
A German relief column, sent Into
tho interior of tho province of Shan
Tung to endeavor to rescue a party of
thrifty missionaries, German, Ameri
can and English, has returned without
having obtained any tidings of their
whereabouts, and it is feared they
all have been slain.
A special commission Is sitting in
St. Petersburg dally to arrange for the
despatch of troops to the far east.
It is announced from Shanghai that
- General Nieh has been killed, but
there Is no confirmation of the rumor
from Tien-Tsln. The consuls nt Shang
hai have ngreed to regard the viceroy
of Nan Kin as the chief authority so
far as tho collection of revenue Is con
cerned. When the viceroy wa3 In
formed of this attitude lie appointed
Mr. Taylor.statlstlcal secretary of cus-
toms, to be inspector of customs ad In
terim in succession to Sir Robert Hart.
Steamships Chartered.
Philadelphia, July 18. Twenty-two
iteamshlps are said to have been char
tered by the American and German
governments to carry troops, stores
and war material to China, Among the
boats taken by the kaiser's govern
ment was tho German steamship Bo,
nla, of the Hamburg-American Packet
company, which arrived here today
from Hamburg, Seven vessels wero
chartered by the United States, and
tb remaining fifteen by Germany. Tn
LACK
OF HARMONY
Athenian, Callfornlan, Victoria, Pale
Ling, Strnthgyle, Belgian King nnd
Thyra were chartered by this govern
ment under the German steamships
Rheln, H. H. Meier, Gera, Dresden,
Halle, Aachen, Crefeld, Batavla, Phoe
nicia, Bosnia and five others by ths
German government.
These stenmshlps represent a total
of 105,000 tons gross, nnd It Is believed
that their chartering Is only the be
ginning of tho movement. A number
of the Gcrmnn steamers when they ar
rive on this side will be ordered to the
Pacific In ballast. There they will take
supplies for the German nrmy In China.
The Germans, according to reportG,
have purchased war supplies for their
army In the United States umounttng
to over $2,000,000.
OUR CHINESE POLICY.
No Need of an Extra Session as Yet.
Lack of Full Information as to
Fate of Americans in Pekin Suf
ficient Forces for tho Purpose of
Policing China.
Washington, July 18. The decision of
the cabinet against calling an extra
session of congress at present was due
to two causes. First, nnd most Im
portant, was the fact that as yet thla
government has no olllclal Information
concerning events at Pekln upon
which to proceed. While the presi
dent and every member of the cab
inet except Secretary Long are forced
to the conviction that our minister at
Pekln has been murdered, nnd that
nil American residents at the Chinese
capital have been massacred, It re
mains true that as yet there Is noth
ing but conjecture upon which to pro
ceed. Tho circumstantial report of the kill
ing of the legation people does not
come from a source upon which abso
lute reliance could be placed in tho
nbsence of olllclal confirmation, and
also In view of despatches still com
ing from Chinese sources holding out
hope of tho safety of the foreigners.
Of course It Is conceivable that these
despatches may have good foundation,
however Improbable it seems; and so
long as there is a possibility that Min
ister Conger and the Amerlcnns in
Pekin still live, It Is also conceivable
that the disturbances In the far east
may subside, and the United States
will not be called upon to supply a
great force of men to help In bringing
about the pacification of China.
This is tho official way of looking nt
the situation ns contrasted with the
popular view. It would be ridiculous
to summon congress In extraordinary
session, without positive official knowl
edge that what Is feared has really
happened at Pekln. While this is trup,
It Is not true that the cabinet has been
Influenced In any way by the dispatch
furnished by the state department yes
terday by Minister Wu. Little credence
Is given to optimistic reports from Chi
nese sources.
Another reason for the decision of
the cabinet Is the confidence of the
president that as matters now stand
the administration is entirely compet
ent to handle the situation without ad
ditional legislation by congress. Con
sidering only tho actual state of af
fairs nnd without looking ahead to In
ternational complications which may
after all prove to be Imaginary, the
United States can throw all the troops
needed for police purposes Into China
without going beyond our present mili
tary resources.
The calculations of Rear Admiral
Remey Is that the "allied powers," as
the expression goes, will need 80,000
men to restore order. Of this number
the United States will have to furnish
10,000. Slightly more than 2.000 Ameri
can troops nre now in Chlnfl. and 6,500
are under orders to proced "to Nagas
aki, ,iere they can be diverted either
to China or the Philippines as occa
sion may demand. There Is no need
of additional legislation If this Is to bo
the entire American force required.
riHE REVOLT SPREADS.
Already Gaining G:ound in Southern
China.
St. Petersburg, July 18. A dispatch
from Chefoo says:
"Prince Tuan has mobilized 030,000
men, divided Into different corps. Tho
northern corps has been ordered to ex
pel foreigners from Amur. Tho Pekin
army, wh.ch is divided into four corps,
is the first to begin operations.
"The Pekln nimy is' divided into four
corps, the first of which is to operate
against Mukden and occupy the roads
between Pekln and Shan-Hal-Kuan:
thp second is to concentrate at Tien
Tsln and the third at Pekln, from
whence a column numbering 40,000 will
be sent to Wel-Hnl-Wel and Tsln-Tau,
while the fourth corps will concen
trate at Nankin.
"Theie are now 23.000 Japanese
troops in China. The Chinese fleet Is
concentrating In thu China sea and
hostilities nre expected."
A dispatch from China announces
that Prince Tuan has ordered a great
military movement, owing to the ap
pearance of the Japanese In China,
The viceroy of Nankin has Informed
the foreign consuls there that he can
not be held answerable for events in
Chao-Sin, Nlng-Po and Chu-Chau. Tho
foreigners are fleeing to Shanghai. Tho
position Is alarming. Sixteen foreign
ers have arrived at Nankin from Nlng
Po, where tho houses of foreigners
have been burned and mlsslonailcs
horribly maltreated. The rebellion has
taken hold of southern China. The for
eigners at Chu-Chau and In-Chau have
been attacked and are fleeing panic
stricken. ADDRESS OF THE VICEROYS.
Text of Li Hung's Memorial to the
Chinese Throne.
London, July IS. A dispatch from
CMtlfiued en Fifi 0.)
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
ELECT PRESIDENT
A STRONG PLATFORM IS ALSO
ADOPTED.
Tho Selection of the Next Meeting
Place Is Placed in tho Hands of
tho Executive Committee Previous
to the Closing of tho Convention.
A New Office Is Suggested Mc
Klnley's Position Is Applauded.
St. Paul, July 18. Isaac Miller Ham
ilton, of Chicago, was today elected
president of the Natlona'y Republican
League clubs. A strong platform was
adopted; tho selection of the next
meeting place was placed in the hands
of the executive committee, and at 1
o'clock this afternoon the twelfth na
tional convention of the league ad
journed sine die.
After the enthusiasm of last night
the delegates were slow In gathering,
and It was 10.45 a. m. when President
Stone rapped for order. The commit
tee on credentials repotted delegations
present from thirty states, and the Col
lege league with 1,440 votes. Major
Melville Hayes presented the report of
the revision committee on behalf of the
executive committee. A new office
presldent-at-large was recommended,
and a system of honorary membership
Is provided as an additional financial
measure. Most of the other chunpes
had to do with meetings and duties of
officers. The report was unanimously
adopted.
Past President Woodmansee present
ed the report of the committee on reso
lutions, which was unanimously adopt
ed. Upon the happy and prosperous
condition of the entire country the
league congratulates the people of the
United States. Allegiance Is pledged
anew to the principles of the Republi
can party, which "ably and bravely
carried Into execution by the national
administration have made the condi
tions possible."
Every action of President McKlnley
Is approved, tho Philadelphia platform
Is cnodrsed nnd It is declared that
tho Republican party stands today as
ever for positive policies; for a pro
tective tariff; for sound money; for
the control and regulation of combina
tions of capital that have a legitimate
purpose and the destruction of those
that have an llleglt'mate purpose; for
the retention of every inch of territory
that comes to us by honorable treaty
nnd International law; for the develop
ment of the marvelour commercial
possibilities of the Orient; for tho re
storation of our merchant marine; and,
finnlly. It stands for the progress of
the United States and tho uplifting
of mankind throughout the world."
"As representatives of the younger
element of the Republican party," the
resolution continues, " we have a pe
culiar pilde In the nomination for the
vice-presidency of Theodore Roosevelt,
whom we regard as a lofty and Inspir
ing type of the American statesman
and soldier."
Party of Incapacity.
The incapacity of tht Democratic
party, it Is declared, brought "poverty
to the door of labor, distrust to tho
hope of capital and distress to the
homes of the poor. Its activity is a
threat to tho material prosperity of
the country and its triumph would be
an idlvidual und public disaster. To
preent this we luoke sobriety and
Judgment nnd vigor of action In the
coming campaign."
"The Republican party has ever been
a builder, its every platform has lung
with the spirit of progress and hope.
Democracy has ever been a destioyer.
Its every platform has groaned with
the spirit of pessimism and opposition.
The American people will never be
lieve that the builder has become tho
destroyer and the destroyer the bulIJer.
"We deplore the conditions now ex
isting In China and we assure the
American people that a Republican
administration will protect all of our
interests, demanding full Indemnity for
the past and security for the future.
"Aa firmly as we believe In America
and her Institutions, wo believe that
the party which shall guide and main
tain us in tho great future Is the party
founded by Abraham Lincoln, support
ed by U. S. Grant and exalted by Wil
liam McKlnley."
The secretary read a message from
President McKlnley expressing regret
at his Inability to be present and send
ing congratulations on tho success of
the league. Many other messages were
read. Resolutions of regret wero
adopted for the death of Senator Gear.
Election of Officers.
Election of officers was then taken
up, resulting as follows: President,
Senntor Isaac Miller Hamilton, of Illi
nois: vice president at large, Luther
Mott, of Oswego, N. Y.; secretary, 1).
N. Stlno, of Kentucky; treasurer, J.
R. Wiggins, of Philadelphia.
A motion was adopted for tho ap
pointment by tho league president of a
committee consisting of one from each
state and territory to wait upon Presi
dent McKlnley and to pledge him the
support of the league.
The convention adjourned sine die.
OUR MILITARY STRENGTH.
Estimate of the Number of Men
Available for Service.
Washington, July IS. The adjutant
general's olllce has Issued Its annunl
statement aof the organized mtlltli
force of the United States, together
with the men available for military
duty, but unorganized. The grand total
of organized militiamen In tho various
states and territories at last report
wbb 100,339.
Those unorganized, but available for
military duty, aggregated 10,343,1..,
Tho organized strength of the mllltla
In Pennsylvania is given at 9,222, and
the number of men liable for service Is
placed at 839,528.
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Bryan's Tours.
New York, July 18. It was stated at Demo
cratic itato headquarter! today that Mr. llrjin
will probably make setcral speeches In New
York and other eaitcrn states.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
W'mhlnston, July 18. Pension (tranteds I'd
Hard Stock, Scranton, $30; Oeors K, I'cnuy,
UU, Mckiwuga. '
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Mnnchurian nobles and lanJeJ gentry are alleffcJ to be ths real Instigators of the Chinese atrocities. They are hlglil eJucated. many
of them being graduates of the University of Pekin. In the above portrait the facial differentiation between the upper and lower classes
of assassins Is exploited strikingly.
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Party Will Meet on Wednesday,
August 8, at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia, July 18. This year's
stale convention of the Prohibition
party will meet Wednerdny, August S,
In Pittsburg. The sessions will bo held
In the banquet hall of the Hotel
Shenlye. The hall prats about six
hundred. John O. Woolley, the party's
candidate for president, will be present
nnd make tho principal address. II. II.
Metcalf, the nominee for vice presi
dent, Is nlso expected. Oliver W. Stew
nit, national chairman, will be one of
the speakers, and an address will nlso
be mado by Dr. Swallow.
The railroad companies have granted
a rate of one fare for the lound trip,
the tickets to be good going to Pitts
burg, August C to 8 and returning from
Pltthburg to August a Inclusive.
The business to come up before the
dldntcs for auditor general and can
didates fr auditor genoial and con
gressman at large, tho selection of
presidential electois and the adoption
of n platform. The state executive
'committee will meet on the night be
foie the convention opens and arrange
for tho temporary organization.
AN ACCIDENT
AT JOHNSTOWN
Two Persons Killed and Several
Others Injured by a Freight Train
That Plunged Into a Crowd Stand
ing on the Tracks.
Johnstown, Pa., July IS. As the re
sult of an accident which occurred at
the Pennsylvania railroad station in
this city this morning, when a freight
train plunged Into a crowd of 2,700
people trying to board an excursion
train bound for Altoona to spend the
day, five persons were Injured, two of
whom are dead, the life of a third and
fourth is hanging In the balance, while
the fifth is but slightly hurt.
The dead: Luther Begley, aged IS
months, son of J. C. Begley, WIndber;
Fiank Urbach, aged 13 years, son of
Frank Urbach, sr., of Upper Yoder.
The Injured: James C. Begley, edi
tor of the WIndber Journal, bruised,
cut and suffeilng concussion of tho
brain; has not regained consciousness.
Annie Ilegley, wife of the above, leg
badly crushed, amputated at hip;
probably fatal. Frank Urbach, sr.,
of Upper Yoder township, bruised and
cut.
It was the occasion of the annual
outing of the Ancient Order United
Workmen, and a crowd of over 2,700
persons had gathered to take excur
sion trains for Altoona. The first sec
tion had just stopped before the de
pot and a general rush for the train
was In progiess when a fast freight
dashed around the curve a short ways
above the depot. A wild scene fol
lowed In the scramble for places of
safety but before all could get out of
the way the freight train was upon
them, catching those above mentioned
Doctors and ambulances were quickly
summoned nnd the Injured wero re
moved to tho Memorial hospital, where
they now are.
After the accident tho greatest ex
citement prevailed. Men, women and
children wept and several of tho for
mer fainted and had to be carried
away where they received medical at
tention. Mr. Regley, the editor of the WInd
ber Journal, has been one of the anti
Quay leaders in Somerset county, hav
ing taken a prominent part .n the re
cent Republican county convention
from which the Quay men bolted to
save their organization. In WIndber
his newspnper opposed tho political ac
tivity of J. S. Cunningham, superin
tendent of the great Uerwind White
Coal company and an nrdent Quay ad
herent. At tho first borough elections
of WIndber, held Saturday, Mr. Ileg
ley was elected a school director.
To Fight August 10.
New York. July IS. nilly Madden, rcpre
renting (Jui Ruli'lln and Percy Williams, look
ing after tho Intercut of Itob rittslmmons, met
today and affixed their tlgnaturcs to the Twen
tieth Century Athletic club' contract to Unlit on
August 10 at Madison Square gaiden. They per
ficted all arrangemnts Inside of ten minute.
Doth Ruhlln and Fiti! have- started training for
tho contest, Pitt at Bergen Ilcacli and ltuhlln at
Hath Peach.
Special Meeting of Cabinet.
Washington, July 18. A special meeting of the
cabinet probably will bo held tomoirow prior fo
the president'! departure for Canton. H la said
that this meeting has no special slgnillcanco aa
the Chinese situation ia retarded at more sat
isfactory am) hopeful thin it has been and the
cnlj purposo of getting together tomorrow l to
allow tho prcildent to hate a final conference
with his official family.
HIGH TYPE OF BOXERS.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
IN POWERS TRIAL
CASE OF ALLEGED ASSASSIN OF
GOVERNOR GOEBEL.
John A. Black Tells of Events Lead
ing Up to the Shooting of Goobel.
Evidence Regarding tho Organiza
tion of a Mob of Mountaineers.
Culton Instructed by the Court.
Georgetown, Ky.. July IS. In the
trial today of Caleb Powers, charged
with complicity In the Goebel shoot
ing, John A niack, of Harboursvlllo.
a banker and a Republican of promi
nence, was tho first witness. He said
Powtrs came to him In January to
advise him ns to tho propriety of the
mountain organlzatlm. which he said
Powers was getting up. "I asked
Powers," said witness, "what sort of
a crowd he was getting up, and he
said he was oiganizlng on armed mob
to go to Frankfort. I discouraged this
and told him it would Injure the Re
publican party, would be a stigma on
our end of the state and ought to be
abandoned. Powers, however, insisted
that the mob should b- formed. His
Idea was that It would intimidate the
legislature."
Ulnck, continuing, Faid:
"I saw 1'owers again and remon
strated ngalnst the formation of the
mob which was going to Frankfort.
Powers told me it was being formed
at the approval of Governor Taylor,
Charles Flnley and other Republican
leadcis at Frunkfort. Charles Flnley
also came to mo and endeavored to
get me to co-operate with them. I
protested bitterly. Powers became very
angry with me on account of the po
sition I took. I tried to dissuade them
from the dirty band nnd to send good
citizens, people Of Inlluerce, If anv."
A check from Charles Flnley to tho
Louisville and Nashville railroad for
$1,000 for transportation of the men to
Frankfort was produced by Black In
responce to a question from tho pros
ecution. W. H. Culton, who is under
Indictment ns an accessory to the
killing of Goebel, was called next.
Counsel for the dele ns raised a point
ngalnst the competency of Culton r.s
a witness, he being under Inulctment
alone with Powers and others as a
conspirator and not having been tried.
Th.' jury was excluded for the argu
ment of th point. At the concluulon
of th argument tha court told the
lawyers on both sides to prepare their
auhoiItloH on the question Involved
and present them nt ihe nfte:noon ses
sion. Judge Cantroll this nfternoon ruled
that while at common law Culton
could nut testlfv that rule was abro
gated under the law of this stnto and
tha Culton is a competent witness, the
tight to testify being a personal privi
lege. The court lnstiucled Culton that
he might or might not testify, as he
deslied. nnd If he JId so ho was not
required to tell anything that would
tend to criminate himself. Culton re
plied that ho was testifying of his own
freo will.
Culton said ho knew all the persons
indicted ns accessories to the Goebel
murder. Witness said ho attended t
conference nt Frankfort In January, at
which Powers and others were present,
and the matter of bringing mountain
men to the state capital was being dis
cussed. Hnmp Howard, Frank Cecil and
other mountain men were there, nnd
were asked by Powers how many thev
could bring from Harlan, Hell an 1
other counties. They promised to bring
from fifty to two hundred men from
each of the counties represented In tho
meeting. Those In the meeting wem
to take charge of the men In their te
spectivo counties and bring them to
Frankfort armed. Powers said, accord
ing to the witness, that when the me.i
arrived at Frankfort they would glvo
tho Democratic legislators thirty min
utes In which to settle tho contests,
"and If they did not settle It In that
time they would kill everyone of them."
The Mountain Men Arrive.
Culton continued: "Tho mountain
men arrived In Frankfort, January 25.
They numbered from 1,000 to 1,230 men.
Thoso who carried guns had them
stacked in tho office of the commis
sioner of agriculture, and each man
was given a tag corresponding with a
number on his gun. After holding the
meeting In tho state houso yard, the
larger part of tho crowd a sent
homo." '
Continued on Page 0.
T1IE NEWS THIS 3L01l.VI.U
Weather Indication s Today,
SHOWERS; COOLER.
t.ineral Jealousy of the Potycrs Favorable to
Lhltu.
Iloer Troops Hreak 1Iiroua.li Hnllsli Cordon.
IMdcnco In ICcntiuky Shooting Cae.
I.PJKUV of Ittpublimn Clubt l.lect Olllcm.
The Trllmnu'i lMuc&tional C'ontcit.
Northcn((rn Pennsjhatda.
Flnaiici.il und Commercial.
Local Heavy Damace Ftilti Agtlnst Mount
l'lii.tant Coal Ctmpany.
Gcncinl Orders for Mt. (Jretna Encampment.
Kdltorlal.
News and Comment.
Loral YounR Man Mut Face a Serious
Cliarce.
Chief Itobling Not Improved with Curlew
Idea.
Trolley Accident at Jirtnjn.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
ltound About the County.
Local Lite Industrltl News.
PRIZES CAPTURED
BY SCRANT0NI0NS
Demonstrated Their Ability at At
lantic City Eisteddfod Big Party
from This City Is in Attendance.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Atlantic City, July 18. Scrantonlans
took three of the prizes contested for
today at the big Eisteddfod at Young's
pier.
Philip II. Warren and David
Stephens captured tho $10 prize for the
best bass and tenor duet. There were
fourteen entries In the competition.
"The Fisherman," by Gobiisl, was the
competitive piece.
Ben Griffiths won the- gold medal for
the best recitation against nine com
petitors, Thf baritone solo competition, in
which there were thirty-three contest
nnts, was won by Philip H. Warren.
The prize was a gold medal. "NobIe
l!oy of Tiuth" was tho selection.
There were seven male choirs In tho
chief competition on ".Martyrs of the
Arenn." They wero respectively from
Scranton, Plymouth, Slatlngton, Ed
wardsvllle, Olyphant. WIlkes-Barre
nnd Indlaia. Mr. Mason's Wllkes
Darro choir won the S0O prize nnd the
Scranton glee. John T. F.vnns leader,
lecelved high honors.
The contestants for the female chor
us ptiz" numbered three, and the so
prano and alto duet competition had
six entries. Seven tried for the con
tralto .wlo prize; thirty-three entered
tho preliminary baritone solo contest;
nineteen In the bnss solo, twenty in the
tenor solo: four in the Indies' recita
tion: fourteen in tho bass and tenor
duel, and ten on the Welsh recitation.
Scranton nnd vicinity contributed
fully r.00 of the participants. They
enmr- in a special tinln Tuesday morn
ing nnd are -pmrtered at the various
hotels adjacent to the pier.
Partial List of Winners.
Py Associated Press.
Atlantic City. July IS. The eistedd
fod carnival of singing nnd elocution
on the pier to-day was attended by
over 700 singers, the majority coming
from the coal regions of Pennsylvania.
Moio than fi.000 people visited tho pier
and listened to tho competition of
voices and choruses during the day.
Onl a partial list of the winners was
Issued tonight, as follows: Gold medal,
conlrnlto, Miss Julia Plantholz, Phila
delphia; national Welsh hymn, "Rydd
Mydd Orhyfeddodan," chorus tho
Jennie Lind's society, Plymouth, Pa,
Gold medal to Benjamin Griffiths,
Scranton, for recitation, plnno solo,
Misses Camllle Washburn, Atlantlo
City und Miss Sylvanla Thompson, of
Wllllanuport, Pa., Judges deciding hon
ors between them; tenor nnd bass
duet, David Stephens nnd P. H. War
rens, Pcianton: tenor solo, gold medal,
Harry O. Jones, Sugar Notch, Pa.;
recital Ion, gold medal, Margaret Rich
ards, Wllkes-Barro; male choir con
test, 123 voices, $300, four contestants,
Ukes-Barro chotus.
President Entertained at Dinner.
Wdililnifton, July lb. Secretary Uoot and Ad
jutant Ccncral Corbin entertained tho president
at dinner at tho Country club near Washington
tcnluht. The other guests wero all tho mem
bers of tho cabinet now In the city, Tho affair
was entirely of a social character.
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Will Succeed Cantacuzenfc.
Ilucbarest, July 18. Klnc Charles has author
ized M. Carp to form a new cabinet to succeed
tho Cantacuxcno ministry, which realjncd yes-Urdaj-.
BOER TROOPS
ARE ACTIVE
They Make a Determined
Mack Upon the
British Lines.
DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT
Tho Fighting at Closo Range Flf
teen Hundred of tho Burghora
Break Through the Lines Formed
by Hunter's and Bundle's Divi
sion Tributes to Borden and
Birch.
London, July 18. Tho war olTlco has
received the following despatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Pretoria, July 17. Yesterday tha
enemy mndo a determined attack on
the left of Pole-Carew's position and
along our left Hank, commanded by
Hutton. The posts held by the Irish,
Fusiliers and Canadian Mounted In
rantry, under Lieutenant Colonel Al
derson, were most gallantly defended.
The enemy made repeated attempts to
assault the positions, coming In closo
range and calling to tho Fusiliers to
surrender. The enemy suffered severe
ly. They had fifteen killed and liCtv
wounded nnd four were taken pris
oners. The British casualties wero
seven killed (Including tho Canadian
lieutenants, Borden and Birch), thirty
wounded and twenty-one missing.
"Ian Hamilton's column advanced to
Waterval yesteiday unopposed nnd to
day proceeded to Hainan's Kraal.
"Fifteen hundred Boers, with flvo
guns, managed to break through tho
cordon formed by Hunter's and Run
die's divisions, between Bethlehem and
Flcksburg. They were making toward
Llndley, being closely followed by
Pnget's and Broadwood's brigades."
London, July 18. In a despatch
dated today Lord Roberts pays a trib
ute to Lieutenants Borden nnd Birch,
whom, In his despatch given nbove,
he reported killed. Lord Roberts says:
"They were killed while gallnntly
leading their men In a counter-attack
on the enemy's Hank at a critical Junc
ture of their assault on one position.
Borden was twice before brought to
my notice In despatches for gallant
and Intrepid conduct."
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
An Intoxicated Han Drives His
Horse on the Tracks.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, July 18. A peculiar
thrilling experience was that of a Can
adenas man, who, It is alleged, was
under the Influence of liquor, a few
evenings ago. At an early hour In tho
morning the night operator nt Cresco
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad, while happening to
stand outside tho station, through tha
darkness saw a horse and carriage ar
rive at the crossing, and turn short,
proceed down the tallroad on tho south
bound track. He shouted at tho driver
but received no reply. A train was
likely to arrive at any moment nnd
the operator rushed to his telegraph
Instrument and gave Information to
tho Scranton office. Obeying instruc
tions, ho flagged a fast moving train,
but the locomotive was too closo upon
the vehicle to avert a collision. Tho
engineer and fireman waited for n
crunching sound, but it did not occur.
At tho first shock the horse leaped for
ward and galloped down the track. At
a crossing a short dlstnnce below tho
animal left the track with its occupant
and was found tangled up In a barb!
wire fence.
Tho driver was a largo man, weigh
lng 200 pounds, unhurt. He said, "Oo
ahead, boys." Tho rig had traveled the?
rails about four miles.
POPE LEO'S LETTER
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His Eoliness Asks For Prayers That
Peace May Bo Restored.
Rome, July IS. Pope Leo has nd-e
dressed a letter to the vicar cardinal,
in tho course of which ho says the sor
rowful events In China, besides filling
his soul with sadness on nccount of
the spilling of so much Christian blood
Inspire him with deepest fear ns to tho
situation of the apostolic vicars and
the dangers to which Christians and
missionaries nro exposed In serloua
trials, as well as sacrflce of live. Ilia
holiness therefore asks that nil com
munlcants pray ardently that God In
spire thoughts of concord nnd peactj
and that He will end the destruction
and massacres.
League of Press Clubs.
New York, July IS. The International Lcatrus
of Press Clubs held a meeting in New Oranjfo,
N, J., todj). Tho new president of the leaicue,
Thomas J. Kecnan, of l'lttsburfc, was Installed In
office. Tho site of the proicil Journalist' homa
was formally accepted from the New Orange Ia
iluttrial association and speeches were made by
lleltn Lockwood. Ralph HinetuM, II. S. Iiag
Kerl.v, of San Kundsco, and T. H. Ilanawajv
After tho meeting tin' lltor wero entertained
at an ox roast Kit m by John W, Callaway, ol
Georgia.
Steamship Arrivals.
Kew York, July 18.-Arrlted: Ems, Oenon,
Naples and (Jlbraltar. Cleared La Uretaiine,
llatre; Konljrcn Louise, llremen; Rotterdam,
Itotterdam. Sailed- Deutsehland, Hamburg; bt,
Paul, Southampton; Oniric, Llterpool; Fries,
land, Antwerp Cherbourg Arrlted! Phoenicia,
New York. Southampton Sailed: Grosserkurst
(from llremen) New York. Arrlted) New York,
frcm New York. Llterpool Sailed I Columbian,
New York,
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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WaihlnRton, July 18, Forecast for
-f Thursday and Friday: Fistrrn Pennsyl- 4-
-f- tanta, showers and not so warm Thurs- rQ
-f day; Trlday generally fair; fretli north-
-f- westerly winds. 4-
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