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SCRANTON, PA., FltlDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1900.
TWO GENTS.
TWO CENTS.
tmtitoi
FAITH IN CHINA
IS ON THE WANE
Worst Suspicious Are Con
firmed by Report of
Kempff.
HIS OFFICIL DECLARATION
Entirely Contradictory to the Repre
sentations Made by tho Imperinl
Government nt Pekin Admiral
Itemey's Men Vindicated Tho
Proof That the Chinese Govern
ment Has Attempted a Gigantic
Fraud Upon the World Will
Doubtless Change 'Relations Be
tween That Country md the
United States.
Washington, July 2(1. There were no
Jovclnpinents today to warrant the as
sumption that there has been the
slightest improvement in tho Chinese
situation. Indeed tho general tenden
cy of such news as found light wa.i
to add to tho steadily growing
doubt as to tho good faith of tho Chi
nese government as manifested In its
acts. Admiral Kempff's letter, given
publicity by tho navy department to.
clay, made the direct statement that
the Imperial authorities were In sym
pathy with the Boxers, though he add
cd that the government was paralyzed
and incapable of controlling the situ
ation. This was the olllcial declara
tion to reach our government con
tradictory of tho Chinese representa
tions that the Imperial government
hail steadfastly and from tho llrst
opposed tho Boxer movement and
our government Is bound to accept the
word of Its own olllclal until It Is over
come" by Irrefragable proof. Then the
exchanges that are In constant pro
gross between the powers are tend
ing more and more to cast suspicion
upon the genuineness of the many
communications that have come from
l'ekln through Chinese governmental
sources. If it should bo finally estab
lished that there had been an attempt
on their part to practice a gigantic
fraud upon the world, tho fact may
call for a change of attitude on tho
part of the United States government
toward China. This would not affect
the military policy already under way,
but merely the technical relations be
tween the two governments: which
probably would closely approximate a
state of formal war.
Tho navy department today contrib
uted a brief news item in tho shape of
a vindication by Admiral Remey, of
the I'nited States marines from the
general charge of looting nt Tien
Tsln. Tho admiral had a deal more
than this to report to tho navy de
partment, but the oillclals did not
regard the rest of his report as proper
for publication Just now. General
Miles and General Butllugton were
again In consultation, though separ
ately with Secretary Root today, and
the supposition is that the Chinese
campaign was under consideration.
ADMIRAL KEMPFF'S REPORT.
Satisfactory Explanation of His Ac
tion at Taku.
Washington, July 20. Tho navy de
partment has Just mode public the fol
lowing additional chapter In Admiral
Kemplf's report:
l mt.-il States I'lagMilp Xuwaik, T.iku, China,
June :. 1!K).
Mi. Iti'linlng to tn.v remit actions In de
clining tn take part in (lie mIiuio of the T.iku
1m unci In attt-inaiil making coniinon caie-e
with tin' foreign I'iriij in tl.o protection of life
ti. i iiini.i'. i win i.ti ni:si'i:iTrn4T,y statu
tiiw mi: chimm: ;ni:iiNMi:M' is now
r.viinxin and mvr M.ciii:r kpkts
hiiow that n is i. symi-athy with thi:
liOXKKS.
beciind-Thu fact th.it under the eitlng cir
cuinst allies tho tioops at the forts Mere giv. n
muih cxlia drills, tnipidocs wic- pruMtlcil anil
it Is I'Uiniul il.iiiteil In tin. enhance ot the Pel
lln. n i uiirlilernl inti'trimr anil by other senior
Jia.il otlliHia, mile-lent unite to justify them in
dcitianuiiu; the temporary occupation ot the
turn Thin (iilmiiutcil In the lioiiilianlmint
of the forts by i.thir foreign gunboats on ll.e
niximni: if the 7th imt., which has Wen di-
futljui. In tills homhardiwiil the Monocaiy
v n fired upon ami struck without having re
ceived previous warning.
'Iliinl It U now niiv'Miy to Join with the
other futii'ii iuvcr lor common defense and
preservation of foreign people and thi honor of
our lountry.
fourth I refuted to join In taking possesion
of the Iiiip.ri.it Chlnete railway station and aIo
die-lined to join the demand for trmpiiiary occu
pation of tin- Taku loiu lor 1 thought It agalnt
the polo- and wUlns of our government be.
entangled with other foreign ponris in surh a
Itep and also lieeau.e It ili'lanircrcd the Hies
Of people in tho Intel lor In adraut' of abiuluto
jecenMij ; for up to earl.v morning of June 2?
,ho C hmee government hid not committed, ...
ar a 1 urn aw are, any act of open hostilities
toward itic foielKii armed funs'.
Fifth -In opening mo wlthoii warning an ait
of war was committed when many shots weic
flied at the plant while ihe Monocacy win moored
lUiut '.) yards fioin the forts. Those firing
nitit have known of her prisui'e there, as the
had been mooieil in tint position for a nunilur
cf dj.v
I wler Iete ilicinn.t.inef I regarded the situ,
niton us one for the protection ot the national
honor and innervation cf our people, and
h.ne acted accordingly.
(Signed) Louis Krnipff,
Hear Admiral, l g. X.
LETTER FROM PEKIN.
Fighting Has Now Ceassd Minis
ters Safe, It Is Alleged.
Toklo, Tuesday, July 21. A meRsago
wHvcii here from Shanghai yester-
day makes tho following assertions:
"Yuan Yl Kl, governor of Shan Tung,
lins received u letter from Pekin, dated
July IS, declaring that a legation
courier was captured by tho Chinese
guards on July 13, and that thereupon
General Yung Lu petitioned the throne
to employ the courier as a messenger
to communicate with tho ministers.
"This was carried out ana a reply
was received that all tho ministers
were well and were unanimous In
favoring the restoration of peace.
"An olllclal of tho tsung II yamen
afterwards visited the legation and
Interviewed a minister, and It was sub
sequently decided to petition tho em
peror to supply the legations with
food and to send them to Tien Tsln.
"Yung Lu Is said to have great dif
ficulty In Intervenjng between the for
eign soldiers guarding the south Cloka
bridge and the Tongo troops on tho
northslde. Fighting has now ceased,
however."
BOMBARDMENT OF
BLAGOVESTCHENSK
Russians and Chinese . Fighting
Along the Border Celestials Lose
300 Men; Russians, Seven.
St. Petersburg, July 20. The Russian
minister at Seoul, M. Pavlloff, reports
that the Russian detachment, which
left Port Arthur, en route to Pyong
Yang, reaching Jlju, Sunday, July '!2.
has arrived at Pyong Yang, with the
loss of fifteen killed and many wound
ed. They fought their way through
opposing natives at the point of the
bayonet. General Grodekoff, In a dis
patch dated at Chabarsovskl, Tuesday,
July 24, states that a detachment of
railway guards safely brought a cara
van of 220 persons and oillclals from
the railway to Zurughaltu. Chinese
troops, General Grodekoff adds, aro
raiding and looting In the Yalu valley.
Another steamer, with Hussian troops
aboard, was bombarded by Chinese
from tho river bank, July 21. Secur
ing i enforcements, tho Russian com
mander returned to tho scene anil
landed on the Chinese side of tho Ynlu
river. He attacked the Chinese posts,
in the face of a heavy fire. Some Chi
nese pickets were taken prisoners.
Three magazines were set on fire and
exploded. Tho Chinese lost 300 killed,
whllo the Russians' loss was only
seven.
A desultory bomhardment of Blago
vestchensk continues.
The town of Algun has been sot on
lire by the Russians.
The Chinese nt Saghallu have been
compelled to retreat and take a fresh
entrenched position.
Cossacks have destroyed the Chinese
pickets nt Nlkolsk, Kuprlanovak and
Sturvlhovsk.
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.
Priests nnd Converts Are Subjected
to Horrible Tortures.
London, July 27. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Dally Express
wires as follows, under yesterday's
date:
"An Italian priest has just nrrlved
here from Hen Slen Fu, in Southern
llu An, where the Italian bishop and
three priests have been massacred af
ter revolting torture. The massacre
took place on July 4. Six hundred
converts wero massacred after the
women had been subjected to hideous
brutalities, Six other priests fled tc
the hills where they were probably
killed. The priest who escaped had a
perilous Journey to Hong Kong. Ho
hid in a collln on board a river boat,
for seventeen days.
ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND.
Offlcials on Tour of Inspection Aro
Injured.
Easton, Pa., July 2C A tour of in
spection of the Bangor and Portland
lallroad by oillclals of tho Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad,
the recent purchasers, resulted most
disastrously this afternoon to three
members of the party.
Charles N. Miller, general ftvlcht
agent: C. A. Ward, master mechanic,
and Harry Labarr, a machinist, all of
tho Bangor nnd Portland road, and all
residents of Bangor, wero returning
to that place from Portland, whero
they had taken three of the Lacka
wanna oillclals that they might catch
n train for New York, when the
"dummy" engine on which they wero
riding, collided at Mt. Dethel with a
regulation side engine. Both engines
were wrecked, nnu tile men on the
"dummy" wero taken from tho debris
more dend than alive. Kach sus
tained fractures of the left leg and
numerous cuts nnd bruises. Ward's
skull Is fractured. lie Is In tho Kaston
hospital and the surgeons think he
will dlu.
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QUARANTINE AGAINST NOME.
Measure to Keep Smallpox Out of St.
Michaels.
Victoria, B. C.. July 20. Tho steam
ship Manauense has arrived from t.
Michaels. Her captain says a strict
quarantine Is being maintained
against Nome on account of the small
pox epidemic. He reports a stampede
to some beach diggings near St. Mich
aels, reported to bo very rich.
The Manauense had but thirty pas
sengers and no gold. The steamships
reported by the Bristol last week are
still In quarantine at Egg Island.
Roberts Gets Mileage.
Waslilnirton, J')' SH The treasury depart
ment today drew a warrant for !,0utl in favor of
HrlKham II. Itoherls, the amount allowed him In
the riitklini'v act of June tl, 1000, as lull aatls
faction of hilar', mileage and expenses incurred
by liim by virtue of his certificate of election
at a reprenrntatlve from the a'ate of Utah.
England on Sale of Arms.
London, July 2d. In the house of loids today
the Mil prohibiting the exportation of arms
and munitions of war raseMU third reading.
GENERAL ROBERTS
STILLADVANCING
BOERS PUT TO FLIGHT SOUTH
OF BALMORAL.
Burghers Engaged tho British Cav
alry, but Fled When in Danger of
Being Surrounded Two Days'
Fight Near Bethlehem Highland
Brigade Believed to Have Trapped
Force of Boers.
London, July 28. Lord Roberts re
ports to the war olllce, under date
of Balmoral, July 23, as follows:
"We marched here yesterday with
out seeing the enemy. The Boers on
July 24 engaged French and Button
six miles south of Balmoral. While
Alderson's mounted Infantry attacked
the Boers' right French made a turn
ing movement around their left. See
ing their retreat threatened the Boer3
broke and lied. French and Button
followed and proposed to cross OU
phant's river today at Nnauwpoort.
"Our casualties were one wounded."
In another report received later to
day, Lord Roberts says that General
Archibald Hunter's command was en
gaged heavily on July 21 and 2.", In
tho hills south of Bethlehem. The
Boers were entrenched strongly. They
fought stubbornly throughout tho 24th
and compelled the British to retire
from some positions with about fifty
casualties. At last accounts General
Hunter had worked around Into Brand
water basin, In the rear of the Boers,
while General Hector McDonald and
General Bruce Hamilton were block
ing outlets on tho front of tho fed
erals, who had evacuated their posi
tion at Wltnek.
NO MIRACLES OBSERVED.
The Relic of St. Ann Not Effective
in the Way of Sudden Cures.
Now York, July 26. From early dawn
today hundreds of aflllcted persons, old
and young, men and women, Journeyed
through the pouring rain to tho Roman
Catholic church of St. Jean the Bap
tlst, to have their physical ailments
cured by the application of the relic
of St. Ann. Tho final step In the no
vena, or nlno days' devotion In tho
little church, took place today by the
application of the sacred relic. Today
being tho last of the days of devotion,
tho relic was offered to the aflllcted to
kiss and then being exposed, was ni
pllcd to the allllcted parts of the per
sons seeking relief from their various
ailments.
Many of the persons, walked upon
crutches, but so far ns could bo seen,
none of them abandoned the crutches
immediately after tho relic had been
applied. There was no other outward
demonstration that miracles had been
wrought Immediately. Many wero of
the opinion that tho cure of the relic
would bo immediate. Tho priests of
the church discouraged this idea, how
ever, and contend that cures are ef
fected onlv after much devotion and
prayer. They say that It Is true that
cures are in some cases effected Im
mediately and some are accomplished
sooner than others. The relic is dis
played at all times on Its shrine in the
church, but only onco during tho year
is it applied.
CHAIRMAN MARTIN ANGRY.
Ho Does Not Propose to Bo Held Up
by Railroads.
Indianapolis, July 2C Inquiry today
of Chairman Martin, of the Democrat
ic state committee, as to whether Mr.
Bryan will speak here tho evening of
his notification brought a surprising
reply. The chairman exclaimed an
grily: "It does not look right now as if
Mr. Bryan will be here. It does not
look ns If the notification would be
held here at all."
"Do you mean that Mr. Bryan can
not come?"
"I mean that unless the railroads
give terms that are Just this notifica
tion meeting will bo called off, and not
be held in the state of Indiana. The
railroads have held the Democratic
committees up for years nnd they are
at the same old game. But I promise
that unless better terms are mnde
than those offered the notification
meeting hero will be declared off."
MR. BARRETT WJLL SPEAK.
Ex-Minister to Sinm. Will Discuss
Expansion.
New York, July 20. Joseph II. Man
ley went to Republican national head
quarters today and hud a short con
ference with Senator Scott. He said:
"I do not know exactly what part I
will fill here. That will be decided
when Senator Hanna reaches here. I
know one thing, and that is that I
shall not have chargo of the speakers'
bureau, and I am glad of It."
Senator Scott said ho had received
word from Senator Hanna that he
would bo here tomorrow nnd hold a
conforenco at the national headquar
ters. John Barrett, former minister to
Slam, under President Cleveland, was
appointed a campaign speaker by tho
Republican state committee. Mr. Bar
rett called on Chairman Odell and said
ho would not speak on silver, but
would confine himself to discussions
nnd explanations of expansion.
BRITISH VICTORY IN ASHANTI.
Native Town Carried at Tolnt of
Bayonet nnd Razed.
Bekwal, Ashantl, July 20. Colonel
Morland, under Instructions from Col
onel Wlllcocks, with a force ot in
fantry and fivo guns, attacked a largo
war camp at Kokofu. With a brilliant
charge the stockades wero rushed be
fore tho enemy had time to occupy
them, and they wero consequently
forced to evacuate tho town.
A large amount of ammunition ur.d
arms wero captured. The- town was
then razed, thus removing a peril on
Colonel Willcock's (lank.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Oakland, Cab, July 28. Ex-Oovernor Itlasdell,
of N'avada, died today at his home lu this city
from brain fever.
TUNNEL UNDER A PRISON.
Plot to Relea30 Anarchist Bcrkmnn,
Who Shot 71. C. FricK
Pittsburg, July 20. The Western
penitentiary authorities discovered,
through accident, a plot to release
prisoners confined in tho Western peni
tentiary, Allegheny, by tunneling Into
tho Institution, chielly with a view to
liberating Alexander Berkinan, the an
archist, who shot H. C. Frlck, during
the Homestead strike lu 1S92. The tun
nel extended from a deserted house
across Sterling street, n distance of
over two hundred feet, 150 feet being
inside the prison wall.
Tho house was recently sold to New
York parties and n small payment had
been made on account. The discovery
was made by the earth giving way
from the recent heavy rain and precip
itating a penitentiary officer Into the
tunnel.
Tho authorities tonight expressed tho
opinion that the intention of the tun
n'lers was the release of J. C. Boyd,
Imprisoned on the charge of real es
tate swindling. Boyd, It Is alleged, Is
wanted In every state of tho Union.
He Is serving a seven years' sentence
In the penitentiary, and Is reputed to
be Avealthy.
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RACE RIOTS IN
NEW ORLEANS
Fivo Hundred Special Policemen
Sworn in and Fifteen Hundred
Militiamen Called Out Summary
of Casualties.
New Orleans, July 20. Disorderly
scenes following tho rioting of last
night, prevailed throughout tho city
today and resulted In tho swearing
In by the mayor of 500 special police
men and the ordering out ofl.fiOO of
the state militia, Governor Ilurd re
sponding promptly to the appeal of
Mayor Capdevlelle for assistance in
suppressing tho existing lawlessness
and in preventing tonight a recur
rence of the violence of last night.
Throughout the day attacks were
made by Irresponsible mobs of whites
upon the blacks. Before nlghtfunll tho
negroes had been effectually chased
from tho streets.
A summary nf the casualties grow
ing out of the disturbances lat night
and today shows that one negro wts
beaten to death, six wero so badly
wounded that their lives are despaired
of, and about a score of people, white
and black, male nnd female, have been
more or less seriously wounded. Tho
mayor has ordered the closing of gun
shops and also tho closing of uvery
naloon In tho city.
RUELLO HELD TO BAIL.
Tho Alleged Italian Counterfeiter
Has a Hearing.
Philadelphia, July 2C Bnrtho Ituello,
alias Haccarlo, tho Italian who was
arrested yesterday by Secret Service
Operatives Burns and Orlllln, charged
with making nnd passing counterfeit
sliver dollars, was held In $3,000 ball
for trial today by dated States Com
missioner Craig.
Amos Tucker, now In Moyamenslng
prison, testified to an acquaintance)
with Ituello, nnd said that prior to his
(Tucker's) arrest In June for passing
counterfeit money, ho met Ituello. Tho
latter ho said got him to pass nine
teen silver dollars. Ituello, he said,
had promised him $10 it ho passed
twenty-live of tho bogus coins. James
Cash, a grocer, who caused Tucker's
arrest, testified to his having passed
a coin, nnd that ho subsequently saw
Tucker and Ituello together talking.
Operatives Burns anil Crlllln testified
to llndlng In Kuello's looms a cruci
ble, base metal, a ladle rnd other para
phernalia used In counterfeiting.
LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.
Full List of Officers Elected in New
York.
Now York, July 20. Last night's ses
sion of tho supremo lodge of the
Loyal Orange Institution continued un
til 2 a. m. and resulted In the election
of a full list of officers, headed by: Su
preme grand master, the IJev. George
T. Lemon, of Vermont; supremo grand
master, John Beatty, of Ohio; su
preme grand deputy mnster, (Thomas
W. Johnston, of New York: supreme
grnnd secretary, W. S. Baslloy of
Pennsylvania, was chosen director of
ceremonies, and Hugh Wilson, or
Pennsylvania, and Alexander McCUn
tock, of Pennsylvania, were placed on
tho committee on constitution and
laws, and George Carlisle, of Pennsyl
vania, on the committee on laws.
Today tho supremo grand lodge held
a concluding session nnd installed tho
new olllcers. ...
The impel lal grand council of the
order also began its triennial meeting
today.
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SUPERIOR COURT DECISIONS.
Philadelphia, July 20. following; was amors
decisions handed down by tho tiupirlor court
todiyi
Wallace, administrator, vs. Metropolitan In
auianro oumpany, C. 1 I.uterni. Judgment af.
mined.
Commonwealth vs. Llewclljn, et al., 0. S. Lu.
wine. Judgment rcierM'd and venire facia, de
novo awarded.
Martachowi-kl vs. Cr.iwlti, C. I'. Luzerne.
JiidRtnent icmscd and venire facias no novo
awarded.
Nettleton v. Caryl, O. I'. Lackawanna. Order
of December 21, I'S reverted at the costs ot
plaintiff.
Commonwealth xi. Clark, Q. S. Lackawanna.
Judgment aftlrmed.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, July ft!. Arrived i Kurope, London,
Sailed: fiiernt Ilismarck, llambuor via Ply.
mouth and Cherhourt;; La Champagne, Havre;
frledcrlc.li Per (Irosa, Ilremcn via Clmbourtr.
f)uentown Sailed: Oceanic (from Liverpool),
New York. Jiotterdain Sailed: .nisteidani,'
New Yoik via lloulonne. Copenhagen Arrived;
Noruc, New Yoik for Stettin. Ilamliuiu Ar
rived l'cni.sjlvanla. from New York, llremen
Arrived: KaUerln Maria Theresa, from New
York. Lizard Passed: La Uretagtie, for Havre,
Popo in Excellent Health.
Home, July 30. The Ameilcan pilgrims under
direction of Father 12. 11. I'orcile, ol llrooklyn,
wero received by 1'cpo lo today. The blshopa
of Ilrcoklyn and Ilurllngton and students of th
North American college wero present. The pops
luppcarcd to be In excellent health.
TESTIMONY IN
POWERS TRIAL
WEAVING THE NET ABOUT THE
ACCUSED.
Walter Bronston, H. Davis Harrod
nnd Others on the Stand Sensa
tional Testimony of W. H. Mayner
Against Powers nnd Youtsey Al
leged Remarks of the Latter Re
garding Proper Disposal of Goebcl.
Georgetown, Ky., July 26. Walter
Bronston, n. Lexington attorney, who
assisted In the arrest of Caleb Powers
nnd John Davis nt Lexington, was
the first witness called today In the
trial of Caleb Powers for alleged com
plicity in the Goebcl shooting. Powers
and Davis were dlsggulsed as soldiers
and were both armed, the witness
said. AVltnoss Identified them to the
police olllcers. After a forcible arrest
Powers was taken to Jail where the
pardon granted him by Governor Tay
lor and $1,300 In money were found
In his pockets. Deputy Sheriff Uodg
ers, of Lexington, corroborated this
testimony.
II. Davis Harrod, constable of
Frankfort, testified that when tho
shooting occurred, he ran to the ex
ecutive building and entered the west
door. The door of tho ante room of
the executive olllce was closed. Wit
ness pushed It open with difllculty
and encountered several men who
thrust pistols in his face. He told
them ho was an olllcer but they kept
their pistols aimed at him and made
no reply. Harrod said that just as
he entered the main door a short,
stout man slammed the door of ho
secretary of state's olllce and dashed
down the steps to tho basement.
Pardon Exhibited.
Witness did not know Youtsey then.
The pardon granted Powers by Gov
ernor Taylor was then exhibited to
the jury.
Walter Bronston, re-called, told of a
conversation with Powers after tho
arrest In which Powers, referring to
the pardon, said:
"I know this looks a little bad, but
we wero making our way to a place
whero the pardon would have been
recognized."
W. H. Mayner, of Whitley county,
gave sensational testimony against
both Powers and Youtsey this after
noon. He said he was In the secretary
of state's otilco a few days before the
shooting. A man whom ho did not
know, referring to Goebel, said:
"Somebody ought to kill tho d n
rascal."
Youtsey said: "I have made up my
mind to do that myself." On Saturday
before tho shooting, Caleb Powers said
In conversation: "If we could get the
head of the ticket to act we could lr
something. If he does not stand up, I
Intend to expose the whole business."
WON HER FATHER'S PARDON.
Daughter of Montana Convict Ap
pealed to Senator Clark.
Des Moines, In.. July 20. John Mac
Iionald, a former resident of Creston,
In., whllo In Montana five years ag.)
killed . man In a quarrel. He asserted
that he had acted In self-defense, but
he was convicted of murder nnd sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life.
MaeDonald's daughter, now twelve
years old, lives at Creston. Knowing
that ex-Senator Clark would bo at tho
Democratic national convention, the
girl raised money enough to buy a
ticket and went to Kansas City. She
called on Senator Clark and told her
story. Ho made her his guest and
promised to help her.
Later, after Investigation, he In
structed his attorneys in Montana to
present the case to the board of par
dons. Word arrived today that a par
don had been granted nnd that Mac
Donald would bo released on Thurs
day. TO EXAMINE ARMY PRISONERS.
Military Board Will Meet on Alca
trlz Island Today.
San Francisco, July 20. Under In
structions from the war department
General Shnfter has appointed a board
of olllcers to meet on Alcatrlz Island
today to examine nil general prison
ers In confinement there and submit
recommendations looking to the re
lease of such prisoners ns deserve
clemency.
The board Is Instructed to make care
ful Inquiry Into the merits of each
case, so far as can be done In the
light of the records on file. Special
consideration Is to be given to the
conduct of prisoners since confinement
and to tho cases of young men con
victed of purely military offenses.
There aro about fiOO military prisoners
on the Island, many of them, It is said,
having been convicted of trivial of
fenses. WAR IN COLOMBIA.
An Opinion to the Effect That the
Trouble Is Over.
Now York, July 20. Consul General
Ksplnola, of the Republic of Colombia,
said today of the revolution In Pa
nama: "I think It Is over. KIght hundred
government troops met 1,200 Insurgents
nnd either killed or wounded 400 ot
thutn. Reinforcements from the gov
ernment ramo then, General Campos
bringing 1,200 additional troops. Thero
was nothing else to do and tho insur
gents just laid their arms down and
surrendered."
Panama, July 20. Tho Insurgents in
the department of Panamn havo sur
rendered. Pipe Companies Fined.
ChattanvoKa, Tenn., July 20. Judge Clarke, of
tlm I'nited Mutes district court for the e.i.tirn
district ol Tennessee lias dUponed of the wm
against the slc large pipe companies indicted for
alleged violation of the anti-trust law. They
were allowed to enter a joint plea of guilty and
were lined $1,S00 and rosts, Tho companies wnc
indicted in April, ls!i, but the cases were con
tinued from term to term and were never tried.
Pennsylvania Pensions. ,
Washington, July 20. A pension of $12 a
month lias been granted to Perorae Wade, of
Dunmurc, Lackawanna county.
THE NEWS THIS M0HNIXU
Weather Indications Today.
PARTLY CLOUOY
1 (leneral f.illh in China on the Decline
London Theory Heiraiillns fate of .Ministers.
Ilrltlsh Aihar.tlne In Kouih Africa.
Testimony In the Kentucky Shootlns Trial,
2 (leneral The Tribune's fihio.itlonal Contest.
Xoitheastein lvnr.n.vh.inla.
financial and Commercial.
3 local The Mayor Can Xow Hald Speakeasies,
One llay'n Couit Itecord.
1 Kdttorl.il.
N'ews and Comment.
5 lrfie.il Successful Ticnlc of the Newsboys,
Jail Delivery nt Montrose.
0 Local West Seranton and Suburban.
7 Hound About the County.
S local Live News of the liuluslital World.
Tho Djlng Century Passed In lteview.
WAR IN COLOMBIA.
Loss of tho Rebels in Tuesday's
Battlo Was Terrltlc Ambulance
Corps from British Cruiser Lean
der Assists in Caring for tho
Wounded.
Colon, July 20. A special train left
here last evening with Snvnnllla re
inforcements under General Serrano.
This addition to the government forctM
promises hopeful results of the civil
war.
An ambulance corps from the Brit
ish cruiser Loajider Is assisting to tho
utmost In the care of the wounded lu
Tuesday's battle. The killed and
wounded number over COO. The rebel
loss was terrific. Tho hospitals are
full and some of the wounded are be
ing brought to Colon.
CHARLES H. HOYT INSANE.
Committed to an Asylum in Hart
ford, Conn.
Hartford, Conn., July 20. Charles II.
Hoyt. tho famous playwright, appear
ed before Judge Freemnn this morn
ing to oppose an application commit
ting him to the Ketrcat for the In
sane In this city. Mr. Hoyt'a remarks
were perfectly rational, and only onco
during thj hearing did heHhov any
traces of extreme feeling, and that
was just as he was going nut, when
ho referred to the dsuth of his wife
and child.
Mr. Hoyt did most of the talking.
Judge Freeman nsked him a question
now nnd then. The playwright said
he hoped ho would not be committed
until he had been given an opportun
ity to engage counsel. He admitted
that his condition was such tbnt he
needed rest nnd attention, but did not
be Hove he should be confined In an
Institution
Judge Freeman, at the conclusion ot
the hearing, ordered that Mr. Hoyt be
commtttd until he recovers from his
present trouble.
BOY WITNESSED MURDER.
Sensational Testimony Given at a'
Hearing in WilkesBarre.
WIlkes'-Barre.July 20. Anthony Lnm
banly, Michael Descosman and .Taw
blnl Splone, charged with the murder
of John Moran.an Italian peddler, near
Freeland, last April, were given a
habeas corpus hearing before Judge
Woodward this evening. Michael Des
cosman, aged nine years, a relative of
one of the men under arrest, test Hied
that he saw Lombardy, Splone and a
man named Joe Ikewell nt tho place
whero tho man had been murdered.
After Moinn had been shot his body
was thrown into a hole eight feet deec
The boy witness said he saw the
three men build a fire over the hois
where the body was. They used kero
Fene from a bottle In starting the fire.
The Intention of the murderers evi
dently was to hide any traces of their
crime. The testimony of the lad cre
ated somewhat of a sensation, ns It
was not thought there were nny eye
witnesses to the tragedy. The prison
ers were remanded to Jail.
MURDER QUICKLY AVENGED.
American Soldiers Punish Blood
thirsty Filipinos at Oroquita.
Manila, July 2C At Oroquitn. In
Northern Mindanao, two .soldiers en
tered a native store for the purpose of
buying food. While there, one of them
was killed by a bolo and his bead se
ered from his body. The other es.
caned and gave the alarm. A com
pany ot the Fortieth Infantry, sta
tioned at Cagnyun, repaired to Oro
qulta and killed elghty-nluo natives,
thirty of them being in a single house.
Subsequently the gunboat Callao,
commanded by Lieutenant George B.
Hrndslutw, shelled Oroquita, burning
the warehouses. One of the crew was
killed. A force of tho enemy, esti
mated to number 500, under the leaVIer
slilp of Alvarez, formerly the Insurgent
president of Igarsent, Is making
troublo in Northern Mindanao. A ma
rine at tho outpost of Isabella De
Basllan, was boloed by the natives and
so badly wounded that he died. Isa
bella is tranquil.
RIOT ON AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
Icelanders Compel Captain to Give
Them Fish for Food.
St. Johns, N. F., July 20. Tho Klder
Dempster Line steamship Montfort.
Captnln Jones, eight days out from
Liverpool for Montreal, arrived here
today with 1,100 Immigrants on board
Icelanders. Danes, Poles and Slavs.
On the passage a riot was started by
f.OO Icelanders, because they wero not
supplied with fish for food. Captain
Jones, fearing a serious outbreak,
broueht the vessel here- In order to
obtain a supply of fresh herring.
Centre County's Centennial.
Ilellefonte, l'a., July SO. Centre county' cen.
tennlal celebration was concluded tonight. The
principal features today wcr the clvln and In
dustrial parade, the addresses on school house
commons, the racoj at tho fair grounds and tho
pji'oteelinlo display in the ever.lng. At the blic
spring an exhibition of pictures on the school
grounds representing the ldatoiy and piogresj
of Centre county.
NEW THEORY
REGARDING
MINISTERS
Impression That Repre
sentatives of Cer
tain Powers May
Be Safe.
LI ANGRY AT THE CONSULS
Ho Insists That Some Members of
the Legations Have Already Left
Pckin and May Soon Be Expected
at Shanghai It Is Thought That
the Ministers of tho Countries Ap
pealed to by China Aro Safe War
like Preparations in the Disturbed
Districts.
London, July 27. Tho Shanghai cor
respondent ot the Dally Kxpress, tele
graphing yesterday, says:
"1.1 Hung Chang now states that
some of the members of the legations
have already left l'ekln and may be
expected shortly. Ho Is becoming an
gry nt the skepticism of the consuls,
"The Impression Is gaining ground
hero that the ministers ot the powers
to whom China has appealed for medi
ation may still be alive. Tho repre
sentatives of France, Japan, Russia,
and the United States have visited
LI Hung Chang, but tho others still
keep aloof.
"Tho Americans' here are indignant
over the fact that United States Con
sul Goodnow has entered in relations
with Karl A; but Mr. Goodnow de
fends his action on the ground that
he Is following the Instructions of his
government.
"Trade in Shanghai Is so paralyzed
that the customs revenue will not suf
fice to secure- tho payment of tho
next Installment of tho foreign loan.
Warlike Preparations.
"Meanwhile active preparations In
tho Yang Tse region for war are In
progress, not for war against the reb
els but against foreign powers. Junk
loads of Chinese soldiers and Boxers,
disguised as coolies, are arriving he'ro
dally. Tho arsenal Is full of arms
and supplies are constantly coming In.
Tho Nankin and Wu Chang garrisons
are being constantly reinforced, nnd
the viceroys admit that they cannot
much longer withstand tho pressure
brought to bear by Sheng and LI Hung
Chang upon them to Join tho forces
with Prince Tuan.
"It is hoped that the arrival of Ad
miral Seymour hero may stiffen tho
backs of the foreign viceroys nnd de
stroy the security of tho port.
"Two English missionary lndles.MIsi
Whitchurch and Miss Siarell (?), have
been murdered at Hsia ol, in tho
province of Shan SI. Massacres aro
also reported from Tal Youan and
Pao Ting Fu."
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GENERAL MILLER ON DUTY.
Received His Commission from Gov
ernor Stone Yesterday.
llarrlsbuig, July 20. General Charlea
Miller, of Franklin, the new major gen
oral of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania, appeared fur duty today to
Governor Stono nnd tecelved his com
mission. General Miller has already
selected three staff olllcers, and he ex
pects to complete his staff before tho
division encampment at Mt. Gretna.
Major John P. Penny, of Pittsburg, In
spector of the Second brigade, takes
tho place of Lloutennut Colonel David
Lewis, of Philadelphia, as division In
spector. L. F. l.oree, of Pittsburg,
quartermaster of the Second brigade,
succeeds Lieutenant Colonel A. Law
rence Wclherlll, of Philadelphia, as
ordnance olllcer.
General Miller has selected Lewis E.
Beltler, of Philadelphia, deputy secre
tary of-the commonwealth, as nn aldo
in place of Major Barton D. Evans, of
Hariisburg. Ho says Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and the Third brigade will
be represented In the appointments
which hu will make.
INDIANS SET FORESTS AFIRE.
Destruction of Montana Pino and
Slaughter of Game.
Kallspell, Mont., July 20. Ono of tho
worst forest fires ever known In north
western Montana Is now raging In tho
Swan Lako country, on the western
part of the Lewis and Clarko forest
reserve. flus Mosler, superintendent
of the reserve, reports that the Indians
deliberately set lire to the timber and
aro slaughtering the game. Ho will
proceed against tho perpetrators.
Within the space of thirty miles up
and down the river, ho says, there aro
over thirty fires now burning fiercely.
Millions of acres of tho finest whlto
pine and cedar on the reserve aro
burning and It Is almost Impossible
to estimate the damage. As fast an
one fire Is .extinguished another Is set,
nnd his rangers nro nhnost worn out.
Tho weather Is very hot and dry and
tho fires spread rapidly.
Democratic Conference.
New York, July 2d. At Iieinnrratle ttal
headquarters today it was said tint Chairman
Junes, of tho patlnn.il committee, will call a
conference ot tho Unto leaders to he held prob.
ably at cvSer.atnr Murphy's summer home.
Plans for an acttvo cuni)aigii will la adopted
fur this state. Dinlel J. Campau, of tho na
tlonal cominittie from Michigan, ha engaged
rooms for hlmvlf and Chaliiuan Jones at a Neir
York hotel.
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WEATHER FOREOABT.
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Washington, July M. Forecast for Fri
day and Saturday: Lastern Pennsyl
vania, partly cloudy Friday and tiatur-
-f uriiay; light to freli northerly winds.
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