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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1901.
TWO CENTS.
MA
STEEL STRIKE
ABOUT ENDED
The New York Conference Has Re
sulted In Paving the Wau lor
a Settlement.
BASIS OF CONFERENCE
Will Not Bo Divulged Until Later in
tho Week If Satisfactory to the
General Executive Committeo of
the Amalgamated Association, tho
Conference Botwcon Association
and tho Manufacturers Will Begin
nt Once Shaffer and Williams
Meet Morgan and Schwab in Now
York.
Ify F.vhisitc Wire (mm The Associated Tress.
Plttsbuig. July :'S. The strike of the
steel and tin workcts of tho Amalga
mated association against the L'tiltod
States Stool rntlxpiatlou will be piob
nhly settled till" week. The confer
ence held In Now York Siiitudiiy be
tween the olllclals of the United States
Steel i oijior.itloii and Piesldent T. J.
Shaffer ami Sectotary John Williams',
of tlii woikets' organization, lias re
sulted In paving the way for renewal
of negotiations between the two enn-llu-tlng
Interests. It Is said th.it a
b.tsb- for such a conference has boon
iilTivod at. This basis is still locked
up In the minds of the officials of the
two organizations and will not lie dl
ulscd until later this week. If the
basis Is satisfactory to the Rener.il ex
ecutive committee of the Amalgamated
association, the conference between the
association and the manufaeturets will
proceed at oiue. If, on the other hand,
the hnsls Is not what the Amalga
mated association will permit to be
cosldered as negotiable grounds, the
strike will be continued with the same
vigor as at present and with Indellnlte
time for Its ending. President Shaf
ler and Seretarv Williams, of tho
Amalgamated association, leturned
fioni Ne- "11k this morning.
They icft the metiopcdis at s so o'clock
S.iiiiiflriy night, after an eventful day.
They had -pent many hours in confer
ence with the lending officials of the
steel trust, had' evaded all of the New
Voik leportors, and came home with
hopes for an e.uly ending of the pres
ent contest that is' being fought so de
terminedly by both ldos. In Pittsburg,
little was known of the conference, but
the greatest interest In the outcome
Mas shown among the ninnufactureis.
Vice-President Hope, of the Carnecle
Steel companj, said that he heard ab
solutely nothing of the results and did
not know that the conference wos on.
W. Jenks, gonci :il manager of the
Ameilcan Steel Hoop company, and
Superintendent Harper, of the same
ompany, weie equally in the daik.
Secretary Williams was found at his
home this evening. Mr. William was
couiteoup, and promptly admitted that
he had been with Pro-Idem Shaffer in
New Yoik and had seen J. P. Morgan,
but as to what had taken place theie,
he said he was pledged to seciccy and
could not talk. If there was anything
to be given out, it would have to come
from Piesldent Shaffer, but he was
positive Piesldent Shafier would not be
at liberty to talk for some das yet.
When askeil If he icgarilcd the situ
ation hopeful for a sett!, mint, he de
clined to even offer an opinion. He wan
also asked If the terms as printed in
the papers this morning, which coveted
the settlement or the stiike, weie t-or-lect.
He replied that they were purely
guosswoik. No terms could possibly be
made without the full consent of the
general executltc committee of the or.
ganlzation. It Is learned here that a
meeting of the executive ho.tid has been
culled for Thuisday.
Conferonce with Morgan.
Additional Information regarding
the New Yoik meeting of the Indus
trial leaders was afterwards picked up
from reliable sources, it aH stated
that the two Amalgamated olllclals
left Pittsburg late on Kilday night and
when they ariived In New- York wont
direct to the private olllco of Mr. Mor
gan In the banking house in Wall
street. The meeting between the Pitts,
burg men and Mr. Morgan lasted fioni
about 11 o'clock In the morning until
I o'clock In the afternoon. At no time
tllel the confeieiue adjourn to the lhn
plro building, where the head ofllces
of the I'nltcd States Steel corporation
are located. During the conference,
President C. M. Schwab and Judge K.
H. Carry were piesent mom of tho
time. Another conferee was Mr. Daw
kins, one of Mr. Morgans' partners.
The Amalgamated olllclals directed
their attention almost entirely to Mr.
Morgan and President Schwab. They
went over tho grounds on which tho
strike began and dlcussed a settle
ment basis. After getting the views
of the steel officials and giving theirs
in return. Mr. Shaffer and Mr. Wil
liams left the nlllce nnd spent their
time away from public places, avoid
ing hotels and taking their meals In
restaur" nts.
In explanation of the hurried trip
that tho two ofucers made to New
York on Friday night, It wn said thnt
until neatly 5 o'clock In tho afternoon
neither of the otllceis knew that thev
would he requited to leave Pittsbuig
nnd had made plans for entirely differ
ent purposes. Prior to that time. Col
onel Ocorge B. M. Harvey, manager of
Harper Ilios., the publishers, of New
York, was a caller at the ofilco of
President Shaffer. When Colonel Har.
vey left, the Invitation lo go to New
York hnd been extended and had been
accepted. It was positively stated to
day that the meeting between the heads
of the Amalgamated association and
the United States Steel corporation wAb
due to no other person or persons tliun
Colonel Harvey, and that there were
no others present at any time before or
after tbn visit of Colonel Harvey to
help the caiue along. Colonel Harvey
was a passenger on the same train ns
President Shaffer and Sccietary Will
Ininit, but was not with them nnd was
not seen by them until they I cached
Mr. Mm gun's olllce. He was not In the
private olllce of Mr. Moigon at any
tlmo during the conference, nnd was
not again seen by the Amalgamated
qlllelnls until after they had left the
confeience.
When Secretary Williams was asked
to-day If It was true that Col. Har
vey was in the Amalgamated ofllees
pi lor to his going to New Yoik, he
said 11 was. He also repeatedly nnd
emphatically denied that M. M. (Jar
land or Joseph Illshop had anything
to do with the confeience In nny way
so far as he know. It Is believed that
before the end of tho week the mills
will all be ready to run again provid
ing tepalrs are completed that have
been undertaken since the strike be
gan. Should the whole project fall of
coming to an amicable end, however,
the light promises to be more bitter
than ever. Kor this reason those back
of the present negotiations nie ex
tremely anxious to have everything
kept as quiet as possible and that
nothing should be made public regard
ing the basis for a conference until It
had been accepted by both sides.
Piesldent Shaffer was seen this
evening, but refused absolutely to talk
In refeience to his trip to New York,
All sorts- of questions put at him In
the most alluring way failed to elicit
the falmtst Idea of what transpired at
the conference, nor would he Intimate
whether or not the imposition, which
Is supposed to have been made, was a
pleasing one nnd likely to result In a
settlement of the strike.
THREATENED TIE-UP
AT FLOURING MILLS
Tho 535 Nailers and Fackors Em
ployed in Minneapolis Plants
Are Liable to Cause Sus
pension of Industry.
By Exrlushr Wire from Trip Usnolntod Press.
Minneapolis. Minn., July 23. The M5
nnllers and packers, employed In the
twenty-two flour mills of Minneapolis,
are In a position to force the tempor
ary suspension of the great Industry of
this oily. These emplojes presented to
their employers on Saturday a demand
for a jetiiin to the wages of 1R92, which
were ?i!.7" per day for packers nnd JS.25
for nailers, twenty-five cents moie
than they are now receiving. Accom
panying the demand was a clause re
quiring a contiact for five years. The
employers agreed to raise the wages, as
deslied, but would enter into no con
tract. The t-trlkeis met today nnd.
after much deusslnn, decided upon a
demand for a one year contiact. A con
feience will be held with the employers
tomorrow morning, and the demand of
the nailers nnd packers will be pie
scnted. The mill owneis nre cry reticent ns
to what notion will be taken, but they
ndinlt the situation Is critical. The em
ployes are well organized and will un
doubtedly be able to force a concession
of some kind. If an active strike shall
be declined, the nailers and packem will
have the suppoit of the thousands of
other employes In the mills. While the
latter probably will not Institute a
sympathetic strike, they have pledged
themselves to see that no non-union
men are placed In the mills to till the
places of the strikeis. In siuh event,
a geneial sM'ike of employe will bo
ordered.
THE DROUtTbROKEN.
Rainfall Is Welcomed in Western
Sections, Whero Crops Aro Sadly
in Neod of Moisture.
n.v Etrluilir Wire from The Associated Tress.
Atchison, Knn July 'JS. The drought
In Northern Kansas, which has lasted
without lutori uptiou since Apill 1,,
was broken last night and today. The
Missouri Pacific railroad has received
reports fiom nil Its stntlons, ,".00 miles
westward from the Missouri liver and
northward Into Nebraska, nnd all, ex
cept two or three, report a downpour
of ft out it fourth of an Inch to two
inches. The rain was steady and
lasted In most places for three or four
bonis. The parched eiuth absorbed
the molstuio as fast as It fell.
AVlille the recent rains have euorel
Central and Southeastern Kansas,
they had not touched the northern
counties, up to within the last twenty
lour hours.
Dubuque. Ia July "K. The drought
has been broken by a lain fall of LSI
Inches. He-port s fiom points lr Iowa,
west and north, show the storm is
genet al, rain being especially heay at
Fott Dodge, Manson nnd Ackloy. Tho
highest tempeiatuit) today was ST.l.
Chicago. July as. For half an hour
In Chicago today the percentage of hu
midity was ill), with the thermometer
leglstering !n In the shade. Not a
breath of air was stlirlng at tho time,
and the atmosphere was suffocating.
At 1 o'clock a heavy downpour of rain
and a stiff breeze from the lake
brought tellef and In less than an hour
the tempei attire had diopped sixteen
degrees. Over three-quni ters of nn
Inch of rain fell during the afternoon.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2S. Kepoits from
all over the state show that the rains
which visited Nebraska last night nnd
today, left the corn In many localities
In better condition that nt first
thought. The fall of rain ranged from
half nn Inch to three Inches. This,
while not of much help to the hav crop,
will make good fodder In all corn
Ileitis and In many places will mako
from one-tlrd to a full crop of corn.
In some localities, however, thcte will
be no corn,
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Py Fsoluslve Wlrr from The- Associated Treaa.
London, July ".1, The lllght lle-v. Ilrooke Kiwi
Wfttiott, Mshop of Putnam, i dead, lie was
born In HJ1,
Wa.hltiBton, P. C, July 2'. Bear Admiral
John Irwin, retired, died at till residence hero
late tnnleht, alter an Illness. o uteral month,
due to a complication of dUeascs. lie waa (S3
jeara of tgt, e entered the tutal academy In
1SI7 and hid a food war iioord. Ho leatca ix
wile and daughter and ens ion.
FOREIGNERS TO
LEAVE PEKING
The Chinese Negotiations Arc Ex
pected to Gome to an End
In Two Weeks.
ROCKHILL'S STATEMENT
Ho Reports That tho Ministers Will
Bo Beady to Sign tho Fortocol
Within Two Weeks Russian
Government Will No Further Pross
tho Question of tho Increase of Im
port Customs Duties Boyond 5 For
Cent, of Frosont Flguro Tho In
demnity to Bo Convorted Into
Gold.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress,
Washington, July 29. Continuation of
the amplest kind of the encouraging
news that has e-onio to the press from
Pekin relative to the settlement of the
Iluancial problems that have engrossed
tho attention of the ministers there for
many weary months has Just come to
band from the special commissioner,
Mr. Rockhlll. Ho adds to the general
Items already reported the news that
the ministers' will bo ready to sIrii a
protocol within two weeks that will re
mit lu the speedy withdrawal from
China of all foreign tioops except the
legation guards' nnd those -who will oc
cupy the strategic- points to be held
under the treaty to protect tho road
between Pekin and the sea.
The Russian government has signi
fied Its intention of not further press
ing the question nt present of the
eventual Increase of the Impoit customs
dutle beyond G per cent., the present
flguie. It is agieed that In case the
revenues of China are not MiMcicnt lor
the payment of Interest and pilnclp.tl,
the powers are to examine the revenues
and determine what changes ate neces
sary In order to supply the cleilclency.
The Imperial maritime customs are to
be Included In this arrangement. The
Rrltlsh minister Is satl.illed with tilts
arrangement, and the whole question of
financial measuies is therefore settled.
Indemnity in Gold.
The ir.0,000,000 taels constituting tho
Indemnity Is to be converted Into sold
at the equivalent of the tael value on
April 1 last. In case the Impoit dues
.ne subsequently Inci eased the fiee lint
will have lo be nbollshed except for
cereals; but It Is understood thnt com
pensation will in that case be asked
for, probably the financial participation
of China In Improving the water np
pioaches of Shanghai and Tlen-Tsln.
All the other principal points of the
negotiation aie now settled, and it Is
expected that the results will be sum
marized In the tliml piotocol within two
week, and that all the powers will be
come slgn.ttoiies.
In connection -with the indemnity
payments, a question has arisen whether
the I'nlted States go eminent will take
Its share of the bonds to be issued by
China in American gold or in pounds
sterling. The disposition of this gov
ernment Is to take the money In the
form that will be the least burdensome
to the Chinese government, and In the
Intetest of uniformity It Is probable
that the payments will bo made in
pounds sterling,
INSURGENTS ACTIVE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Roports That Thoy Aro Operating in
Large Numbers in tho Vici
nity of Fannma.
fty Kxclusitp Wire from Tho Associated Prc.sa.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2S. News
paper reports l evolved here from Pan
ama, assert that the Insui gents are op
erating in large numbers In the vicin
ity of the city and that an older has
been Issued by tho government calling
upon the citizens to concentrate In
older to repel attacks and to protect
ptoperty. Pnnama Is guarded from the
sea by a gunboat.
According to the same souieois of In
formation, tho government, is exerting
the strictest precautions to pic-tent
news of development leaking out.
MGR. BAVONA ARRIVES.
The Apostolic Delegate to tho Re
publics of Feru and Ecquador on
La Ohnmpagne.
By Kxcluslte Wire from The Associated Press,
New ork, July 28, Anionjr the usance r on
iho tc.imhlp I.u Champagne, which united to
day, was the nut Itev. Mpr. 1'jimsIIo lUtcuu,
archblihop of the hierarchy and apcMollo dele,
gate to the republics of Peru and Kicjuador. The
prelate la enrnutc for Quito, IXquadnr.
It Is Ida flrst titlt to America, nnd bcfoie atari
Ins on Ills inMon he will remain In Ihe city
.1 few days as the iruest of Archbishop CorrU-an.
n rml.urr from tho archblhnp' pal ice ie
celted Mar. Ilatona at the pier and c.cortcd him
to the palace.
Naptha Launch Capsized,
fly Excluslie Wire 'rom The Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich.. July 2.-1ho N'ews-Tilbune, a
naptha launch tied to dt-litrr ncwpapera to tho
rwlcleuta of the Lake Si .Clair Bats, eapsl"cl
about two milcii north of the lightship tonight
during a sudden scpiall. Mi Maude ltandall, of
this city, one of the four pmcnjeis, was
drowned. The captain and the other paasenucrj
were rccticd.
Rain in Iowa.
Py Kxeluslte Witt from The Associated Tress.
Iledford, Iowa, July 2S. 'Iho drouth In this
section has been broken Icy a hoaty rain todiy.
Ihtee inches nt water has fallen and It U fill
rslnlnc. Thi means an SO per cent, coin crop
In this locality.
i
Bignor Orispl Very 111.
Py Kxeluslte Wire from The Associated Preu.
Naples, July W, The bulletin Issued tate to
nlcht reiraalltiR the condition ol bignor r'rsn
ccico Ciltpl, ki)i the heart trouble U lncrcuini;.
LOVING OUF TO OERVERA.
Lioutenant-Commnnder Hobion In
dorses It nnd Asks the Honor of
Heading tho List.
tly Exclti'lve Wire from The Associated Tress.
Hlnghnmton, N. Y July 28. Arthur
Hlrd, esq., who In president of the as
sociation which proposes to present a
testimonial loving cup to Admit nl Cer
vern, lu leeognltlon of his bruvcty be
fore Santiago, has received tho follow
ing letter fiom Lieutenant Commander
Hobson:
Arthur lllnl, rq , Slilnev, V. V.
I betr Ic.oe tn ncknowloilKe tho rotelpt of your
letter rtlatbe tci a tribute to dmlral Cervera
from tho Amorlcin people. Such a tribute would
Indeed ho a beautiful manifestation, In full keep,
lnc Hh tho niicmnlmlly nnd chivalry tlut
t h.ir.ieti rlod the conduit of tho Spinlh-Amcrt-"
cut war. Would mi allow mo to MikKot that
In "ir rtToiM you inclulo tho rhbalry tide of
tho gallant admiral a well as tho couiacrnint
for I tlilnlc hl chit airy i the nnln element of
his conduit that has endeared him to the Amerb
nn people nnd would toun a more appropriate
basis for a tribute. I hope .ton aro niciecdlnif
In tho nutter of oruanlf.np the incitement,
which I think, if property presented by tl
liiitinpnlltiiii pieis, would enlht and would Unci
ipilck response (or the project. Then, when
ortranlrcd, you will allow me the honor of bead,
ing the li.t of subscriber.
Yours very trnli,
Richmond Peirscm Ilobon.
MAY BUILD WARSHIPS
ON THE LAKES
But tho Treaty with Great Britain
Would Have to Bo Ab
rogated First.
Dy nxolusliro Wire from The Associated Tress.
Chicago, July 2ft. "Warships, not only
for the United. States, but for foreign
countries, may lie built on the Oreat
Lakes In the near futttie. To accom
plish this the shlpbtilldets on tho lakes,
supported by inanufactureis nnd c m-ce-ns
that cater to the shipbuilding
business, are combining In a movement
to demand the abrogation of the treaty
with (Treat 1'tiiiiln tts.xb excludes
waishlps liom the lakes. This lie.tty
has b"en a subject of consideration by
statesmen for many ear(. At the
coining session of congtess the meni
beis of the house of leprcsentiilhes
whose constituents aie on or near tho
lakes will, It is said, demand that
something be done. Congressman llou
telle, who will look after the campaign
at tho coining session of coiibicss, In
speaking about the matter, said:
The (Ut,tcr of the to aty is tninlfctlv nn
filr to the pontile if th like cities. In 1''
cetunrHS nppiepihtec jIM.OX to brln the ien
Mrtictiiin .if i te.el en which the natal inltttti
of tin- likes niisilit In- t. lined. It was Iho in
tention of Iho n.ect ileptrtment to crpnp tils
tofl with all the nieiletii tuns and npiipiuetil,
but the apprepri itlnti w.is tefi incle-ci when it wa
found tint the tie it otnoel In Hie way. The
ships ar.ls sltuitcd on the shores of the cieit
like, and thesi- yirdc ompl n tlte.utnrjj if men.
nre not illeiwcd to bid on the werk fur nital
csels becau-e of this tieit.t. scetriarv Kester
intc-dlsalcil thorough!!- in ivij, and uncle an
exliaii-lite report, In whkh he adtmateel Hie
nliMiliilo waheli.mal of the treitj oid the open
ing of the lakes to anv trsel that floated. It
was icfenecl to a Joint high i.iinmNieiii. It lies
been there since, iiticciiii.derecl anel untouch"!,
so far a-, the countiv knnu-s It is time surne.
thin.; was being done to remedt the situation.
IN MEMORY OF KING HUMBERT
Preparations at Romo for an Impos
ing Ceremonial.
Py Krluite Wire from The Associated Tress.
Ib'tiie, .Tub JT -The rein! family of Italy, Iho
pretiuiial .-liitlinriiies and tmineious tiaitois am
.irrlting lieio dilb- to attend tier liirniorl.il scr
ibes whkh .-lie to be liebT nn -Tilly -J!, the an
liltoisary of the ns-nsln-.tlon of King Humbert,
ciiecn Iinw.iger Maigheritc, of Inly, .irilted
here tills mcuning and King Vic tot Dnim.inuel
li ml cjueen Helena and Queen Marie I'll, of I'm
tUB.ll. and ether royalties nre on their t.n. It
Is anile I pa led that ten tlinu-ind si. Horn will lip
in Ttntnp next Mnndiy tn wllncs this Imposing
ceienionv, which will Include a iiition.il pll
gnmige to the Pantheon nnd which, it is ex
pected, will be of immense proportions.
King lluuibeit was asu issinated about 10
o'cbick ill the etening of July -" l!le. nt Mem
ta. Italc, In Oietino llicsot, .111 .111 lrrhl-1, whn
had Hied In Pntrrsen, V. J.
THE DISASTER AT BATOUM.
Not So Bad ns at First Roportod.
Loss of Lifo Serious, However.
Py i:eluslte Wire from The Associated Tresa.
Ilitoiiin. .lulf !!. seanh of the debris of
that poitlnn of thi- city wrecked by all cxplo
sion on July -i'l elisiniiuis the alarming culler
tipeirtu is to the damage and loss of life result
ing fiom the explosion.
Thlitt buildings are new known to hate been
wieeked in th ilclnlty cf the exploded mega
rlno, ami manv cuillans were killed or iniuieil.
'Ihlily seldteiN were Iniuieil and ihiee otriceri
wile killed. 'Ihe inigiuie did not cent iln pel
mleiun. The disaster occurred in the cciitte of
the tun.
NEW BICYCLE RECORD.
About 4,000 Spoctators Witness Ex
citing Events at Vailsburg Track.
fly Kxcluslto Wire from The Associated Press
New- Vuk, .lulf 2 Vboiil 4.C"V spectators
witnessed seme exciting pnrt at the Vailsburg
track t'Uilght, but none of the pio(eslonal slais
were present. Ihe liie-mllo motor-paiod rac-o
between .lolin King and Pen Monroe, of Monile,
Ala , was the fcatuie, Monroe won both heats
ci-llf and In the an-oiid announced tint bo
would tiy for the ree irel made In- Klkea at
Manli.itta-i Heath on -ituriiaf. Montoe rode
Menellly tlnoiighout and finished atrong, making
the dl.t.-uieo In "27. The old llgurcj wne
7.17 t.
The twenty flip mile nnpaced (amitciir) race
was won In- Kdwnrd I'oriest, of Oiookljn, In
1,0i).:I9, a new woild's amateur record.
SHOT INTO THE CROWD.
Manager of Forest City Park,
Wounds Thomas Mirtagh.
Cleveland, O , duly .s In a row at V'oreit
Cite park late lat night, Otto II. S dried, man
ager of the park, it i claimed, h"t Into the
until who were raMng a disturbance, and
injiupil llionu Mhtatth, probably fatally, a
bullet goin.' through his abdoinru. lMuard
Yarhan was shot In the knee, but It not seil
euisly iujuied. A squul nt pollcenuil found
Sceliled inside nn en engine houic with a re
volver in his hind.
A numnier f poisons turrnunrled the engine
house nnd were lu an angry mnocl oter tlie
thnotlng. 'Ilie policemen dispersed them and
sent Mhush to a hoptal, where lie Ilea tonight
In a itylns condillun. Scclrlcel U under arrest ,
Firo Loss $78,000.
Kee-ne, V. II., duly 2. -A lire early thta
moinlng, in the building ul the llolbrook f!ro
ceiy coiiip.inv, cau.cd jl lust uf about $73.eJ;
Imurancc, $(0,100,
THE EASTERN
SITUATION
Sultan florees to Gomnlu with
Russian Demand tor the Release ot
Servians Arrested In Albania.
THH CLAIMS OF FRANCE
Ssttloment Is Roquirod in Connec
tion with the Fronch Owned
Docks All the Legations Are
Making Representations Against
Intorferonco by the Porto in De
cisions of the Sanitary Council.
British Havo a Fight with the
Mad Mullah at Aden, Arabia.
rty llxclusltp Wire from The Associated Press.
Constantinople, Saturday, July 27.
Yestetday tho sultan agreed to comply
with tho demand by the Husslan gov
ernment for the release of the Ser
vians recently arrested In Albania, to
gether with the restoration of the arms
taken, and for the recall ot DJ0m.1l
Key, the Mutessarlf of Prlshtina, Uf
Instigator of the arrests.
Notwithstanding this prompt com
pliance, tho arrests it ere continued nnd
today Russia repeated her demand In
peremptory terms.
Franco Is pressing for a settlement
lu connection with the French owned
docks, tho contract calling for their
purchase by Turkey.
AH the legations are making repre
sentations ngalnst Interference by the
Porte with the decisions of tho sani
tary council. The palace olllclals re
ceive these protests with the utmost
serenity, replying that tho f;ultan Is
the soveiclgn of Turkey.
Tho Mad Mullah Routed.
Aden, Arabia, July L'S. In a tight be
tween the Mad Mullah and the British,
July 17, the former was routed, losing
seventy killed. Tho British casualties
were Lieutenant Kredcrh-ks and twelve
men killed, and Lieutenant Dickson
and twenty men wounded.
ENGINEERS ARE
THE SUFFERERS
The Sympathy Strike Has Left
Many of Thorn Out of Employ
ment While Firemen Aro
at Work.
lit- Kxeluslte Wire from The Avocnted press.
Plttston, Pa., 'July 28. Tho Interna
tional Association of Stationary Kn
glneers held a convention hero today.
There was quite a huge attendance of
delegates fiom this section of the an
thracite region. The proceedings were
secret and all the Information the
press committee would give out was
that considerable tontine business was
transacted. It Is understood tho late
sti Ike of the stationary firemen caused
a good deal ot discussion. Many of
the engineers went out In sympathy
with the firemen and while all the fire
men have got their old places back,
theie are some engineers who have not
as yet been reinstated.
Some of tho speakers In the conven
tion thought tl;o engineers had not
been treated fairly In the matter. They
tried to help others nnd had to sutfer
for their generosity. The president of
the convention, however, Is said to
have lccolved assurances fiom tho
executive officers of the United Mine
Workers that every effort will be made
to secuie the reinstatement of the en
gineers and that It would not be well
to take any hasty action looking to the
censure of the firemen or any other
body of workmen employed In nnd
about the mines. With this assurance
tho convention adjourned, trusting to
the United Mlno Workers to see that
justice was dune the englneets.
DEATHS FROM HEAT.
Nine Expire at Cincinnati andThroo
at Louisville- Many
Prostrations.
Dy Excluslie Wire from The Associated Tress.
Cincinnati, July 28. N'lno deaths and
thirteen piostratlons here today on ac
count of heat were leported up to mid
night. The temperature was 97 nnd tho
percentage of humidity was unusually
high. Hellef came from western winds
tonight,
Louisville, Ky July 2S. There were
three deaths nnd twelve prostrations
from heat In Louisville todiiy. The
maximum tempei atuto was 07.
Killed by a Train.
Py Kxelutlte Wire from The Associated Tresis.
Akron, )., duly -JS A eatilage containing W,
f!, Mitfcon, wife, on and elaui;htcr, was Urikk
In- an Urie train at Old Kcige tonight. The
boy, aged -J .tears, was killed, and the girl, aged
Ik la ptohahly fatally Injuiiil, Mr. lai,m is
tu-rlously hutt, Mat.on emaped conipatatitcly
unhurt.
Another Monte Carlo.
Py Kxeluslte Wire fiom The Associated I'resa.
l,ondoii, July !l,"ludapct papera aie filled, "
rata n despatch In the Pail) Kxpress fiom the
Hungarian eapltil, "with accounts of a project,
itild to Do piomoted by American hnantlera, for
the neatlon of another but tnoie luxurious
Monte Carlo on Magaretlvn island, opposite the
upper end ot the city In the Danube."
THE NEWS THIS MORNlNd-
Weather Indications Today:
PARTLY CLOUDY.
1 nenera!-Hlg Steel Strike Near Its Knd.
Korelgnera Will Leate Pekin.
Russia' Ultimatum to Turkey.
Professor Koih'a Views on Tuberculosis Not
New.
'i (leiieril Carhondale Department.
3 Local Petere Wind and IMIn itorm.
Sermon by Ret-. J. S. Dickson,
4 Kditorlil.
Note and Comment.
fi Iical Thirl eentli Iteglment Home Again.
Resume of bast W'cck'a Work in the Kduca.
tlonal Contest.
f! Iteal West Seranton and Puhutban.
7 ficneral Northeastern Tennstltanla.
Kinanclil and Cuniinrrci.il.
8 booil Industrial and Labor.
THE NEW MAINE AFLOAT
Battleship Launched at Cramps'
Shipyard aad Named by Miss
Anderson, of Portland, Mo.
Ry Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated Tress.
Philadelphia, July 2S. The new bat
tleship Maine, designed to be bigger,
stronger and faster than her namesake,
whose shapeless mass still lies In the
harbor of Havann, wns launched nt the
ynrdfi of the William Cramp's Sons'
Ship and ICnglne Ilulldlng company
yesterday. One of the largest crowds
that hns ever seen a warship leave tho
ways at Cramps' yard was on hand)
and pattlotlsm ran wild ns the ship left
her ciclle.
Although tho number of Invited
guests was not as large ns usual, there
wan a good attendance of nax.il nnd
civilian olllclals. The state of Maine
was officially representeel by Oovernor
Hill nnd members of his staff. Fiom
Washington came Hear Admirals Hruel
foid, Melville and Walker; Lieutenant
Commander Iiallcy, Captain Lcaiy, for
mer governor ot Guam, and a number
of buieau chiefs of the navy depart
ment. Preslelent MeKlnley. Secretary Long,
Admiral Detvey, Captain Slgsbee anel
other naval dignitaries who recelveel
Invitations were unable to attend. It
was tho Intention to have some ot the
survivors of the Maine witness the
launch, but none wore present.
The honor of nnmlng tho ship was
given to Miss Mary Preble Anderson,
ot Portland, Me., a. descendant of the
Preble family that has added fame to
the naval honors of the country. Next
to the ship Itself, Miss Anderson was
the center of Interest, and her every
nioretnent wns closely follow eel. At
10.2."i Miss Anderson stepped upon t lie
stand that hnd been erected at the
bow of tho hull. She wns escorted by
Henry S. Cramp, nnd was accompanied
by Governor Hill, his staff, her parents
nnd several members of her family.
Before she arrived the knocking away
of tho blocks from under the great
mass of steel had begun, and all was
teady when the tide slacked. Then
the shoe piece, the last timber that
held the ship, was sawed In twain, nnd
the vessel began to move. Heforo she
had reached a foot. Miss Anderson,
true to cuitom, struck the bow of the
Maine a blow with the bottle of cham
pagne and formally named her. Ah
the vessel slid off tho ways a great
shout went up, nnd evry steam craft
In the vicinity began the tooting of
whistles. The Maine, after she i each
eel midstream, was taken In tow by
several tugs and brought to the shore.
After the launch an Informal luncheon
was served In the mould loft of the
shipyard.
Tho Maine Is 56 pep cent, finished. Her
keel was laid In April, 18!W. and the ship
will be ready for tranxfer to the gov
ernment In elchteen months or two
yens' time. This, however, will depenel
upon the lapldlty with which armor
plates will be delivered.
The Maine Is a sister ship of the
Ohio, lecently launched nt the Union
Iron works, San Francisco, and of rhe
Missouri, nt the Newport News ship
yard, She Is 3S8 feet long on the load
wateillne, 72 feet 2'i Inches extieme
breadth, and at a mean draught of ;:!
feet 6 Inches dsplaccn 12, 2:10 tons. The
main battery of the ship will consist of
four 12-lnch nnd sixteen li-lnch guns.
Besides this, she will carry eight 14
pounders. eight 3-pounders niul eight
1-pnunders, and machine guns. She
will also be supplied with two sub
merged torpedo tube. The Maine will
be teciulred to maintain n speed of
eighteen knots an hour. The contract
pi Ice of the hull and machinery alone
is $2,899,000. Her complement Is 35 oill
cers and 511 men.
PENNSYLVANIA'S CAPITOL.
Oovernor Stone Announces His Ap
pointments to tho Commission,
Dy Excluslie Wire from The Associated Pre,.
Ilarrbihurg, July !M. lb fore lr.it Ing this cite
tor hU tuiumrr loulence In the western p.ut
of the Mate Ooternor stone late jotricliy an
nounced his appointments to the new capltut
temmisulou. Tlic gotcinor is picielcut of Ihu
inminlshicin. 'Ihe other four numbers ate Iho
Hon. V. If. (Jrahatn, illcghcnt; Dr. X. C.
Sthactlcr, Latuastci ; Kcluard Hallo, HiuU
lung; the Hon. Nillhm I'. Srijder, Spring City.
A meeting of the toiiiiiiiin-ioii will be held on
Tne-day, Aug. Si), wluii an auhiteet will be
cH-litcd upon, With ihe appointment of this
commission tho gntcrnor flnlalu-s the important
work left lilm by the legl.latiiri'
Mr. (Jraham mcceeded Uoternor Stone In o-nv
grt-Mi ard was at one time a member of the
legislature and Is piomlneutly identilled w-lth
wotcin l'enntiltauia politics. Ilr Schaelter is
superintendent of public In.tiuction in the sti'e.
He is the rnly Democrat on the commission, but
he lias been continued in olneo by cx-(!oternnr
lli-tingi and tiotctnor Stone legudloa ol poll,
tics. Mr. IHIley ia well known as a succcmIiiI
lion and tccl manufacturer and butkci. Ho
ia a member of the American Imtltute of Mill
ing Lnglni-frt. Senitor Mijder is president pin
tun of the senate nnd Is be- profession a elm tor.
lie hi! been .1 member of the legWaturo tor
number of ;ears.
'Ihe coiuinUslcn Is required to cnnipli-ie Ihe
present Icgislatlic bulldlnj not later than Jan.
1, I'M.
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Shamrock II Wostwnrd Bound.
Py Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tresa.
Iindon, July ii A dUpinli trom Tukaroik,
off the cmitlieant eoatt of Ireland, In .-t. (i-orge'a
channel. w) that tho shamrock II and the Erin,
which left (luuipck tcMeiday for New York,
paueel at d o'clock this morning, ttettnaid
bound.
KOCH'S VIEW
IS NOT NEW
His Thcoru Rcaardlna Human and
Bovine Tuberculosis, However,
Is Considered Important.
OPINION OF DR. BIGGS
Prof. Koch's Bolicf Has Not Boon
Fully Provod and Will Undoubted
ly Bo Strongly Contcstod Sani
tary Survolllanco Would Be
Simpliflod by tho Acceptance of
tho Theory Tuberculosis Not So
Prevalont in Now York City as It
Was Fiftoon Years Abo.
Py Exiluslte Wire from The Assoclited Tress.
Isllp, N. Y., July 27. Or. Hermann
M, Hlggs, In speaking to-day of Pio
fessor Koch's statement regarding
tuberculosis said;
The Importance of Professor Koch's
claim thnt bovine anil human tuber
culosis aro not mutually comnuinlcn
ble, If shown to be true, cannot bo
overestimated. He does not maintain,
however, that It Is fully proved, anel It
will undoubtedly be stiongly contested.
While he adduces considerable evi
dence In Its support, there arc nlso
many clinical bacteriological nnd ex
perimental observations which seem
directly to contradict It. There Is
nothing absolutely new in the claim.
Other observers have put forward es
sentially the same views. It cannot bo
said In any sense to be a discovery.
'J he importance of the communication
Is due to the prominence and reputa
tion for acciuacy which Dr. Koch
b'ars, to the occasion chosen for the
ptillicutloti of his observations and to
the elliectness and clearness with
which lie puts forwatd his belief In tho.
non-Ielcntlty of bovine and human
tube.culo.sls.
If Prof. Koch's views are accepted,
tho measures reepilied for tho sanitary
surveillance of the disease become
greatly shuplllled, for practically the
sole source of Infection would then be
found In tlie expectoration of e-onsump-
tlves. It must be- re-membeted In thlrt
connection that the tubcrcule li.icllltis
belongs to the class of organisms
which only Hnd the conditions neces
sity for their multiplication In the
litlng body, anel do not under otdlnaiy
conditions develop outside of It. It,
thercfoie, follows that every case of
tubctcnlosls must result fiom the di
rect Infection by the snme Identical
tuboircule bacilli which have been
tin own off by some one suffering fiom
tho disease.
Sanitary Regulations.
The measures In fntce In New York
city comprise, Hist, regulations re
quiring tlie repotting of all cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis; second, visi
tation in tenement hou-jos and Instruc
tions to the patient or family as to
the measures to be adopted to prevent
the transmission of the disease; third,
when necessary, the renovation of
promlpos vacated by the death or re
moval of consumptives; fourth, the
free bacteriological examination of tho
sputum from cases of suspected con
sumption; fifth, the wide dissemination
of Information through circulars as to
the causation and prevention of tho
disease, and, sixth, tlie inspection of
meat and the- slaughter of cows found
to bo tuberculous by the tuheieulln
test. The vast sanitary Importance of
this question will bo appreciated when
it is known that nearly ten thousand
deaths last yeai In New York city wero
e.iiied by tuberctilols, and that one
fourth of the' deaths occurring In the
well king period of life (between fifteen
and sixtv-llve years of age) are duo
to It. The statement often made, how
ever, that tuberculosis Is becoming
more prevalent Is Incorrect, On the
contrary, there has been a reeluctlon
ot oue-thlid In the tiibeieulosls death
rate in New York city during the last
fiftoon years.
THE ANTHRACITE TRADE
Output Somewhat Curtailed by
Strikes Durinp; Current Month,
Py lAclu.lte Wire fioni The Assoc nted Press.
Phil idc Ipliii. Jills -'. 'I be l.cdtcr in its coil
article tcuiiurioH, will my:
The anthracite mil Hide has In in mmetthit
rurt tiled In niitpui and iiim i nietti timing th
eiinenl nionlli by the stiikcix Inteifering with
work at inlliiiiin. rallur luipieiteil lonultinn,
Imweter, was lepnrted for the pit week, is .1
giMiel clc.it of the iiIIciicks lud leawil through
the lttiiiu of the Hi run n lo woik and the a
l ingrnicnt of other disputes. Ollieittlra the tr.id,i
has pi iillcillt- nothing new tn repent. Another
adtance of 10 cents per ton all around it-Ill come
Into operitinu this wrek, en Vug. 1. The warm
neither has natiuallv dliululeliril the oidering
uf mil, .uid tin- companies con-civtiintly lute
reganled tho icduccd tolumc of mining wltli
cquanlmllt,
-
LarRO Carp;o of Porto Rico Cigars.
N'ctr York, .lulv " The New York and I'ortn
Itico company pitncr Peine urrlted todiy from
I'oilo lino "he brought 575,101 cigars, slid
to be tin1 largest .blpinent of minufai tmed to
bacco biousht t" this pent by ant- teimoi. 'ihu
next stiamer will bring a Infer epuntlty, it
Is said.
i - in
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
I,ooal elati for July I. lri.
Highest temp'riluie t degree
lowent tenipentiiro (A dcgieei
Helatlte llumldlt!
h a. m ni per cent.
p m 1- per cent
Trcilpltatien. -21 houra ended - p. m , 023
inch. Tcinpciatiiri- at eten houu: li nojn, 7.1
ehgrees; 2 p. ill, Rl d'greea; 4 p. m , M de
Kiccs; 6 p in., Ml degrees; 8 p. m Si degrees.
er-
WEATHER FORECAST.
Wi.hlrglnn, .hilt- 2. - Forecast for
Mnndiy and Tuemlir: II mem Tennsyl
tanli -Panic c, Intuit- Mondiyj showeia In
northern poitlnn Tucsdi), pirtly cloudy,
probably showcia and cooler; light
southerly winds.
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