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SCRANTON, PA., .MONDAY' 3IORNING, AITUST 12, LOOI.
TWO CENTS.
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GREAT STEEL TIE-UP
IS NOT COMPLETE
The Iron Alters Are Claiming
Vlctoru Over the Amalgamat
ed Association.
MEN IN THREE PLANTS
REFUSE TO JOIN
Tho South Chicago, Joliet and Bay
lew Plants Will Run Today
as Usual President Bhaffor Re
fuses to Talk Bteel Officials Claim
That Many Plants Will Be Started
Today-Strike Leaders Promise
New Developments.
Br Fxeljsiie 11 ire 'n m The Associated Press
Pittsburg. Auk II Tho linn mastpis
on tonight ilnhnlng ilttmy In tlio
nir.ii stori stilke. They bie their
tlalms iipmi the ipfil.il nf thn Amalga
mated moil .it .South Chliago, Jollot
and ll.i v It to obe) the goneial striko
nrdPi nf President SliafT i ami their
sunoss In maintaining opeintinns III
other plants wluii' It was anticipated
that tliote would Iip set Inns tumble.
Thf stilke Icaelois unci thu i lalni nf
Mitoi with thi" assertion that tholr
.!' I? Ill.lklllg s,tsftll tll pillRIPvl
and that thei will show them-eliei
masters of Hip situation befoie the
pnntcst has ptogiesstd inui h faithPr.
Thei dn not lonceal theii disappoint
ment at the iefu.il nf thpli wcstPiii
liiPtlnen to Join with tlipin in the
stilke hut noiiP of thP Icadois would
discuss the delleolloli Picsldent hhaf
fei lefustd to inept tho nowspapoi men
who sought hlni and kept within Hip
SPe lttsion of his homo Tho othpi 1p.uI
pis who wnp seen Intimated that Hipip
v mild Iip dPiPlnpmeiits toninimw and
tiuotighout the wpek that would nia
teilalli thaiigp tin situation. They
would not .i. Iiowppi, what thoy had
n mind, or how tholr cause was to
Kaln In sticngth It was siid that
thej wpip counting upon sluing aid
finm thp AmeiUan l del at inn of Labor
and othpi nis mirations of union labor,
hut those ImkIIpi hap nut let Klven
an imhlli Indication of what thoy will
do The A111alK.1n1.1ted asen Intlon has
d"! eloped moi p stipugth In the Wheel
ing dlstiiit and have madi Rains In
sum" of the Ppiinsjhnnla dlstilif,
hut It will be tomniinw hefnie the thus
of cloHiage will he maiked with siilll
tlent ileal iif-s foi a count of the men.
The stilKi h virtual lets wpip ilosi.il
toilaj and lon.vht anil It was claimed
that no ippoits wpip being letolxod
f mil the nutl llij? distilots us tn the
piogics of the stilke PMtpt In a Reti
nal wax.
The steel ollli litis wpip In louimunl
i.i Hon with tlieii supi ilnlendents and
ihstilit manage is and at 11 o'clock
nuidt puhtli the it -ult of thill icpoits.
'i lit latlei showed that South Chliago,
Juliet and Maw lew at Milwaukee hail
itul to sta in that the Ohio wotks
if the National Mi el compani at
ouiikMouii and tlie King ('.Illicit and
W ai in i plant of the National Steel
r unpad) it Columbus hail leMiiucd
without tumble; that the HnmpstP.ul,
l.dgnr Thompson )iiiiii -no. I'pppi and
I.nwei I'tilon. and llowaid Axle works,
ot thp I'aiueKle gioup, empln Ins lump
than l.inno men had lesunieil without
lioubje that the touioitllig and
blootuliiR iiillls of the National Tube
i impanx. at Mi Kit spot t hid stinted
wlthuilt dlllltullx. and til it Htlhilta
had bei n nnh paitlalh i tippled Thev
wpip aim aihlseil that the nun nf the
I!oton iiilliiiK mills at .MiKeetspott
hid nntlllfrt the National Tube coin
liany that thei would ro out toinoiiow
and that while tin- National Tube plant
would hi stinted in the inoiniiiR. it
wis (Pit.iln that man) iupii would ro
out The wpip also notlthd that
theii WheelltiR plants weie ( i ippled
and that it was unciitniii what would
he dune tlieie. Tin It adihcs also said
that tin Clink mill heie, winch has
been lunniiiR non-union foi soicial
da) would he stinted up as Usual to
nioitow inoiniiiR and that theie was
no dmilit about Its successful opoia-
tloll
The Kin I ofliclals mo elated over
their show Ins at the Carnegie plants
and In Illinois Ohio and Wlsiousln,
and opi.shtd lontldoiiio In speodv ! e
loi oiei tlie Amalgamated nssotla
tion. CALMNESS AT PITTSBURG.
Early Reports Unfavorable to tho
Strike Leaders.
J Fulunc Wire from Ihe i,oilated Picm
Plttsbuig Aiir 11 Pltts-buig passed
the Hist da of the strike In a sphit
nf calmness. Tlieie aie sIioiik uudei
cunents of hentlment ami sympathy
tunning tluoiiRh pnpul.u feelltiR, hut
there weie few sulfate indliatlons of
them, It was a bilRht, ileal da and
the plcaiiuie plates weie tilled with
holldii ciowtls Theie .eemnl to he a
Keneinl hri cement to thiow off the
won mid mils of the seilous labor
lonllltt tor the time being. The stilk
eu nnd theii loadeis kept a close watih
on the stilke situation, hnwexei Tlie
eatl ifpoils xxeie untax oi able to
them, foi they showed that tlie ie
spouses to the general oidei to go out
1ml not been as Miko as the had
been led to evpcit. They seemed ion
lldcnt. howexei. that mine would tie
tide to htiikfl today and that tlie show
lug by Monday would he satlsfintmy
to them. The Htilkeis did not tongip.
gate In foi to tniwlieie The poio
ttiithorltles lepoittrt at 5 o'clock that
they hud no woid of lauspettixe
tumble anywheie. 'jhn
I'resldptit Shiiffi'r spent tlie day
uletly at his hume In this city. He
irrtlxed it pons fioni n number of IiIr
lieutenants, but dm lug the tiny denied
hlnielf to tnllets He holds lather
itiht Ideas as to Kabbnth obserx'nnte.
and thioiiRhoiit tho sttlke has Insisted
that as little as possible be done on
that dax. When an Associated Pipss
ipprpsentntlxe tailed at the house to
day he xxas inched bv Mis, Shaffer,
wife of the stilke lendei "My hus
band ran see no one toduv" she said,
"lie Is routing nnd piep.uing himself
for the x oik ahead nf him tomoriow
nnd IhiniiRh tlu xeek. Hp xxlll be nt
the h'lit'fiiiat tcis tonimiow and tan b
.seen tlur by pny one xxlshiiic; to see
him "
The day at McKopsport passed xxlth
otit mix startling development? The
liiditatlons are that the Denimler plant
of the American Tin Plate tnmpimv
will st.it t up noon Supeilntendetit
Pllcotk. who had Just started on i
two xxoeks' xncatlon, hn bet n teenlled
ft om VliRlnla and work Is being push
ed i.ipldl on lilph hoatd fences around
the plant Stenm Is being kept up In
the bolUrs and nil liiditatlons point to
an nly lesuniptloti.
Man meetings weie held todax1 bv
the workers, but no results aie lnad
kttow'i t tppt the announcement In the
strlkets that many new member xxere
taken Iptc the oiganlatlou
The tolling men of the National Tube
comp.mx haxe been ordeied to tepotl
for work at ! o'dntk Monda iiioiiiIiir
"111" stilktis make the boast that fcxv
will ipspoml Thp minpiny ntllthls,
h wpxpi snpm to have no doubt of
Up 'r sui ttss
SHAFFER'S ORDER
IS DISOBEYED
Amalgamated Workers at Bayview
by Unanimous Vote Refuse
to Strike.
llr txcluiif Wirp from Thr Anciatrd Trf
Milwaukee Aug II Tht Ha x l w
lodge of the Amnlgani.itPd Assotlntton
of lion, Steel and Tin Workeis. nt Its
meeting tod.u. decided b a unani
mous xoti not to obe.x the strike order
of Pieldent .lohn Sliaffer and In ton
seiiuenie the plint of the Illinois Steel
i timpani In this tit will be tunning
as usual tomoitow
Anotdlng to the olllteis of the lodge,
the detNlon xxtm (Inal. and a dlspahh
xuis Inimedlateh ent to Vlce-Pit..
dent W I' Dax is, of thp Fourth tils,
tilit at South t'hltagn lifitlf.xing hlni
of the hi tion nnd leiiuestlng that
Pie-ldent Shaffer and the pxmitlxe
bond In Pittsliuig be Immediate!) In-
foitued
111" meeting xxa larRelv attended,
the question being the most Impottant
that has tiilsen In the lodge for .xeats
Piesident Joseph Redfein at once took
up the -ubjett at hand. Mi Hedfein
htieflx Infoinied the lodge that, so fat
as he pould leain theie was absolutelx
no ilinme of the other cmplnxe of
the Illinois Steul tonipaii) obt)1ug the
stilke order and tltnt theie would be
no stoppige of x mk In the C'lihago
and .Joliet mills tomorrow. He said tlie
sentiment theie was piat tleall) tlie
name as that hue that a suike on the
pan of the Illinois Steel conip.in) em
plo.xes would he a xlolatinn of tile con
ti.it t exNtiiiR between the men and
tlie conip.in). and that the nun had
absolutely no gt lex ante against thelt
piesent einplo)eis. Mi. Jtidfeili ."imply
stated the itsult nf his mission to
south c'hltago and .lollot. At the ton
i luslmi of his ipiuaiks, thp tall of
PiPsldent ShaffPt wa icad it was
appnent fiom tlie Him that the senti
ment was oiei'wholmlngl) agal'tst
Milking and thr onlx doubt In tho
minds of the men was whethti they
owed thtlt allegiance to the a..socla
tion or to the toiupatt) Soxpial of the
speakeis pointed out that a sulko ,,t
UiIh time would he of no ndxantage to
the Am ilgamnted assoda'lon nnd
would do no hut m to the I'liltttl stales
stiel iiiipniHtlon, Inasinuili as the
tiltst W piepatPd at sliott iiotlie to
tiaiisfH all the woik of the .Smith I'lti
tagii Uiyxlew and Joliet mills to Its,
plant at Pii'iui'Mic whlth tan lit ton
xeiterl into a plant lot the making of
bit steel Alluvion was made to the
ftlendl) lelatlons existing between the
Illinois' Sttel coinpati) nnd Its cm
ploxes antl mi ring tmphnsls was laid
upon the wage nale tint has Just been
iiRiced to hi tlie timpani whlth pin
idles foi an lin rense of ", pot tent In
wiiris ilitlng back to .lull I it wns
shown that If the) dn ided not to go
to woik toinoiiow the lompaiix would
be Justllled In will holding this cxtin
innnei on the Rtoitiid that the pi min
ions of the tontiatt iindei whlili It be
i unit due bud been hmki n The mem
beus of thp Hit ilen lodge mill ton
tribute llbetail) to the stilkets in the
cast
Whethti the lodge Is In datiKei of
loMng Its chattel is the null qutstlon
that l.s dlMurblng man) of uu, woik
cis JOLIET DISREGADRS SHAFFER
Four Lodges of the Amalgamated
Association Vote to Continue
Work.
nv FxrliKltr Mire from Tl lfdtfrt Prw
Joliet III . Aug 11 At the meeting
of the linn lodges of the Amalgamated
association, whlth liuluilis the skilled
niithanicH and wnikmen of the Illinois
Steel loiiip.in) plant in tills i In th
situation was dlsetiHsed and a cetiot
ballot taken on the question of Milk
ing. The ballot lesttlted In a ilttiHlou to
dlsiegaid Piewldent Shalfet's otder to
Mi ike.
Killed by a Train.
wllkri-lliirr. liar II lieirci" Niuion I'o
lainlrr, xhllr ualklni; in II' truk nt (Iip I tlilch
litllii lallnnl lut nls'it, ij ttiuik l) a train
and Uutmitl) killed.
TO FIGHT STEEL TRUST.
Large and Well Equipped Ore
Socks on the Kinnlkinnick.
Bj Fxcludre Wire from The M0tlted IVbj
Milwaukee, Aug. 11 The Sentinel to
day nas:
"To llgjit the Meol tlitst with what
will be one of thty laigest nnd best
equipped ore docks nnd u steel plant
on the Kinnlkinnick rlxer In Mil
xxaukee, Ih the deal xxhlch Ih now petul
Ing antl practically completed In this
city. J. M. Thomas, of Duluth, nutl
his brother, W. Aubiv Tlinmns of
Nlles, Ohio ate tn the head of the tleal,
whlrh fitrthei Includes the dissolution
of the Mlneixa Pig lion contpan nnd
the opeiatlon of n big hlust furnate at
Paducah, K.
"A flxe-itcie tt nt t has been i i tired
on whlth to elect thp plant, the cap.u
Ity of which Is withheld "
ADMIRAL EVANS
CENSURED
The Navy Department Sharply Re
primands tho Officer for His
Strictures on Ex-Sccrotary
Chandler.
flj Ktelu.lie Mire Irfm The l.oi latfd Pre
Washington, Aug II The nil dt
paitment hn acted upon the i omplnint
mail by Wllllnm 1'. rhandler ngnlnst
Itepr Admiral Rohley D Kxans It has
leprlmanded the admiral, and the fol
lowing letter has been addressed to
him
Nn) IVpirtinfiil
MiKlillifftnn 1) ( In.- , fit
Sir The Hon William V. ( lumllor, prc.i.Hit
ot the s,jni Tiojt CUInn ninnilioii, litilt'
soiutnr if tin I niti I siAtc jnil a (tinner
ri n tun of tin tun, lid tompl iinpit to thi iW
artmriit. a inn ar, aw ue, of cert lin lrlrttnr
nii liimel( in jour bonk t milled "1 Mllnr
I.OR "
The Mrietiires In ipiettlnn are In the niture o(
avpeMion upon tlie othcial Con Inct o( the til n
il'Sli feoretan n( the nm
The tut o( lour hook it U not nifeir) here
to rerile Nor t it neerldil to j-k of on in i
puliation h jnii frit )Oiircl( jutifled in pnli
llliiiiK what ion hiti, It l olnloui to mv
reader that ion fpeik olfen'iieli of siretnv
( lundWR ition,tlut ion Impugn hn nitlie,
and otlierui-e triduie him in retieet to erdrn
siien urn In the Mercian in the ili.-i Inii."' ((
the ilut In nf lilt o(fle
nu aie lnforni''il that tlii delihento puhlii i
tiiii of loiirs has jti-t1i imuiritt the diph iunc
of the ilepirtmrnt lor in ohirr thu to ill in.
a former held of tho nm depirtmint liei mo
of order ciirn to him in that ottici-il i to aluii
d n the (Ourte! tlut lt.uh1 ilu.mi i lin u ti no
an oftue-" of the nat If ti lei itnl, it lunild
iiuqiieslinnililv proie Milnenue of disrlpllne It
Mould tuiil to hrine tlie fftUo 1 1 -cl f into dl-io
puti "II att is the moie rrpirhenvitde in thN
ui-tanee 1 ecaue cf )our li It: cilrriime in tlie
Mnice
It ha beennio nu duti then fore, to frn-ure
loll for thi lueich nf tlie rlillgatioli impioiil
upon imi i a ioiitiiiK.ioind nfH.fr nf Itie uti
nf Ihp liutid sl.ifr.i. ullih I aiiordlneli do
X inpt nf tlili litter illl lie fuinbhed to the
Hi n Willi mi V rinndler.
l!epect(ulli,
I' W llaekett, letlni: Serelan
Heir Umiril Unhid II I anv, I -V. Wali
iiiKlnti, 11 C
Pol tnei Seiietaiy I'handler xi.is in
fill med of the ni tion of the depait
nient in the following lettei
Nii Depirtmrnt,
i.liinettn, 1) I luir i l')l
II n Willhm I' t liiiuller, Waterloo, II .
sir deferring to recent lorreMnlf e upon
tho mbjpit of allecnl ktiiituiei m ide In ltenr
Idinii li Itildei 1) linn upon tlie comlii t nil
mi tiied of the seeret in if the nail in lest, puli
lihed in bis book entitled "1 Slor' lig," I
hue tie honor tn inform ion tint tlie ihpnt
mint res'iriU IhU ictif n tl Idnilul 1 1 in; .is de
Mtiing of repioof
liconlincb tlie ihpotment lin renurrd (hit
ntthrr n will a eir (roil a topi o( litter to
him o( (ln dill lien with imlnil
I liaie tlu honor to be tours riiiertfulU,
1 ! lhikeit, Ailing Secnt in.
Admiral Kians h.i.s acknowledged,
undei due of August 10, his letclpt of
the letter of At ting Secretary Ilatkett.
It li the undeistandliiR at the nai)
department that the action taken
lnrt the Incident. This Is title, so fat
as the depaitment Is concerned, nnd if
an)thliiR fuithei Is done, It will hale
to be on the Inltlatixe nf Admit. il
Hi nns In asking for a tourt of Inqtili.x,
or nf Mi. ('handle! The right of the
nai) th pai tment to admlnlstet a repii
inaiid without waiting foi tlie findings
of a null t ba.s been in question at
times, but it is said the pttcedonts
leaxe no doubt that this tight ixlsls.
FRANCESCO CRISPI
PASSES AWAY
The Italian Statesman Expires at
Naples Surrounded by the mem
bers of His Family.
B Fielusiie Wire from The Assoelited Presi
Naples, Apr 11. SiRtior Cilspl died at
7 1a o'clock this p cuing Up xxaa sut-
touded by the ineinbcib of his family
and scleral intimate fi lends Tho
liens was Immediately tdigiaplicd to
King Victor Imianuel and Queen Hel
en 1. The pxenlng papets nsstit that
the bod) xxlll be conxe)ed by Hteamer
to Paleimo, ixheio the municipality will
at range for a gieat public funeial It
Is unnoted that Slgnor Cilspl's xilll
atithoilzes a prominent Italian poll-
thiun to examine his papeis and to
publish his memoli.s.
InntPrin ( ripl u horn rikhi lun )ear
iieo in it littii sitillaii iiIIjkc, Itihua Had bi
vi.is tin (aeek leniide o( (ilrtanti. t mlt l' the
Ian k Tin ion when he mnote the ( jnhi.iiijiii
hi llliiierd Ills (ulks hul moihnlc mejtis liny
i mil. I nliiute hlni I p to a (.inn itlin befuip
Ihei had lieen (neck, nut onli In blond, but b
tilth In untie, Ilniinu, I n nue i I athollu
tii.lmp I inui the stall (il-nl went bis nun
tai, a is the Mhiulan fi-luon His (unit,
middle ill- (oik, plaiimd tin magMiui for
him He Ik i.ilin an idloulr J lie! looke I for
l he usual lullau inillUk'e He iiuiiinl HoMlle,
i frmera ilauulitii, md In r trim tlmleii,
oh i ed mill liei In Pihimo, jnd when she
dud tiiuKht tn niJiii lii i i.tfr sin lift imi
I nun mid ,1 tin leirs iun nas .till llinil,'
M hen n solum man it 'HI r. I roki itllli tl o
of in mI i lass In Mhlt.li he hihiuiriil In npifisuu,
m nf Hit' kliiK'a arbitral! taxis tor tin n us
In ua ilu c ruler ot pint ami tontpiiui -null,
ii:ili, under lii'td, brlllliui eakn, knoiu to
all Hie fountrcdde, uuiualUI as will asadiotate,
adrnltl ftlllnt; bis I r with a ill-(iilon of
Hit Hellenic rnolutlni In whlih riri) rea ler
Milutliutiil lloinbm I 'i link an I Mi Hi (or (Irrek,
when the ttnnn lunke nut in l(s be was in
the lhik of it I lie aiiui was Ion ninth lor
the ImiiIu tin Hi was iiiiprlounl llisjillir'a
nine, wliu uj.lad ilutlua fui ulltlial piUuncia,
inail llti but loo (icrpimt to hl roll, and one
lillllit they lett (nsrlher an I whikIiI Milla
There nete niirrinl there hi nn nllrsett ,lrult
f I v ) , and the union with the tonne nuunn who
tlld bis uiuhliiR turned out niiuli at mh union!
hate time out of mind lor elflit or ten wan
tlerlni? tears thei agreed iiell rmmitli "ho tame
nn I unit mi hi leiolulloiiir ernnd", i nried
d.Mtilir, kne the eeints nf ionplrnilei and
I elm; prrtn. rai anj n( the ieiint look mil
tieirlng, wned ill Hie purioes e( a ittidrilor'
nife In a on'pirtna IsriMl
I'orti leirs ico (lie nun tin Jut turned
dm lie h ned hlsihiti, irmlil'd blmil( witli
I r it aide ithiikrts, sdopted t p mili aiiriit,
an I In IfVt nent (lorn end to end o( suil is
Pared, an AiRrntlne inercliant Juit relumed and
iiilliir his lutlie hnd nfter Jens ol a1i"rme
lllien he left Hie trilu uas laid nnd the Maud
oicmtreil (n ni end to ind There wis a siore
n( Bims mil bombs, o! men and munitions It
needed I ul n tomb (or nn explosion Tlie tvorll
I id tiased to piped another Sipoleon II but
Hi did ip tn aee all Italj (rep t ripl souaht
(.irllnlili sulking nn bis Island, rou-cd him,
I rotmht togrther a tlimi.. md nun, the (anions
thniivind "Mille " Thei cinbirkrd In to ies
fts wiled lo a Dupont, one ol the llilaiue
liinlli. and In- nlitlit ulth rlks like tint ol i
run inui luided in -iclIi In a few tieeks tlie
licentlne inert hint ins iblef ii(tirT, with llirl
bildl ns illctnlnr, uleeping in a pilne it S iplea
s minister of the Interior, coiemlnR the klnKibm
of the to Siililes, n nun to be reckoned tilth
dr tlie ret of Itilian liiitor.i nnd bis washer,
ionicn wife li is leininff her elboii on tlie tilde
it ktite dinners dolnir her bent 1) putting more
olor into I er clothes and more ilhnmnds inn
1 er pirn an I mme pitcUouli into I er bandkir
iliii( to lea itreit hd lrll)l it tills time
I pii,.i ntrd the exlieine ridiral, utheitli rexolu
t nniit new Ivtrnt) tlie leirs liter, when he
iiuii tied a monument to tills expedition at llfnn
he stinted all t itlit.nl Kali in eprejiic belle!
in fjod in I an nter ruiiiiEc Proildenee The jears
it id br, net t luueli Ibn iloiibt toiinir Hid Ihev
belleip 1 i(e has its eiidemes and mlritles, !
well 1s the books
ANOTHER NEGRO IS
BURNED AT A STAKE
Joe Washington Fays the Southern
Penalty of the Crimo of Assault,
Husband of the Victim Ap
plies the Torch,
Hi Vxelusne Wire irini The Asi tinted Press
Saxann.ih, tia., Aug 11. llgthcen
miles south of Saxannnh near the Sea
boitd Air Line tallwa) the limited
tiunk of the body of Joe Washington,
tlie negin who assaulted .Mis. J. J.
rial Is, is all that leinains to tell the
htoiy of the dieadful tiagpil) of bust
night. Washington was captiticd at
I.lbettx t'ltv jestcrda) nftetuoon and
was hi ought to Wa) Station, mar
X' hlch place his dime was tommltted.
He was tallied befoie Mrs. Clink, xxho
idcntilled him po-ltliply as the negio
xihi) had assaulted Ini. The pioot ot
guilt was absolutely contluslxe. The
ncRio's posithu Idenllticatlon by his
lictlins sealtsl his fade. A mob tjf
foui hundicil in. ti ilamoicd foi his
life, but tlie leaflets of the mob, nuni
bcilng less than a dozen, can led Into
execution the plans they foi med. The
i est of tht mob was kept at a distance
and was not pci milled to tome within
one hiiudieil xanls of the place wheie
WashliiRton met his death. This nasj
at a spot a few fe t trmn the lailway
trick and not 500 )iuds fioni the hoilso
in whli li the 1 1 line xxas cnmiultttd.
He walked to his death xxitliout a tte
moi and met it without a pia)ci or
an npptal for meic). He admitted his
guilt ol ti lines 1m Ident to the piliul
pal one whiih pioicd his guilt of that,
hut to the end he stubbornly lefuscd
to atkiiowlcdRe that ho had Insulted
Mis. I'l.nk.
Along the side of (be uillio.td tiatk
a ciowhai was drlxpn into the eatlh.
To this Waslilngion xxas foiced and
xxas hound to it in a sitting position.
Ills pgs extended sttalght In fi out of
liim on either side of the bai. A chal.i
held hlni fast atountl the xxalst. xxhlle
a hcaxy mp entlicled the bar and hli
net lv Wasliington s ilctlm had been
asked by the le.uleis of the mob to np-
1 H the toid. to the pxie, but at this
oflli p liei still l oi ol ted and the tle
illii'd. Her itusband was seletted In
liei .stt.nl. Washington looked sttalght
into the p)0s o t'laik as til" la'ttr
stooppil down to apply the match. The
x i od xxas i It h. tat pine and xxas sat
ui.ited xxith keiosene nil Tho tlaines
l.Mped huigill!' tnwauls Washington's
body. The man showed no signs In his
fue of the a, on) he must haxp .suffei
ed. ninl met death xxlthoitt a rio.ui as
.secnnnplx ho hnd faced It without fear.
The leadeis of the mob Hatched the
x ork of th' flames until Washington's
head fl back upon his sliouhlei.s and
he illeu. Xegioes. (.tloiis of the set -tion
wheie the ti.iRPdy took
platp, xipp almost a unit In ap
pro! Iiir it and xeiy many of theni
li eie minibPic of the mob that tan led
Into' execution the plan of lengeantc.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Fred Weir Gibson Is Killed by a
Stray Bullot.
Hy Fxelusue Wire Iron Tie itoclitrd Preii
Jluffaln, AllR 11 -Pied Welt (ilbs'on,
JO )pais old sou of William tilbson a
in nmlnc nt t It iron nf Willlnin.snni t p..
was shot and Instantl) killed at P.uhy-
on-ine-i.ahe mis luieinofin, n) one or
two faun hnnils, who weie piactkliiR
iciolxei shooting
tilbson wa sitting on the lawn In
fiont nf the home nf H I, Anthoii
lliiftalo liitubti dealei, and the men
weie .shooting fioin the lake shote to
waul the bank A bullet fioni ono of
the t ex oh era that was aimed too high
stiuck Oibeon In the heait
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Kenoi i, 1 i. Inc II rjfiiciil I' knox
"orrel, aied ill of Saiannah. fja , ihrd at lha
home nf lus brollnr near lloanoke ht mldnlaht
(.flirr.il sorril enteied tlie ( onfedei ite aim) .it
saiannah as tolunteer aid on hnripsiiecl a tjtr,
at the outbieak o( tlie ('nil war II' u pi)
inntid .enral times (ni enlblitii' and in the
thlnl lear In wis male i lirltradier general nn
liii()li(il'n staff Ho wis lmt thrnu.'li the
luiiEs H the bittle of sliup.l urtr Ifnr the
win he wis in nil Mipenn i' nt of He I enti il
Itilhond nf Ilu is1 1 H' lellrqi i.luil Ihil poi
Hon spien irars .il'o tn un i t the seneial maiu
eer.hlp nf Uu siiiuiliuit 'ni plilni; belui li
Sninnih Nevr Inrk and llirnnnl, whlih nfm p
he held at tie time of tits , i n!
Wllke. Pane luir II lleoiu-e Weaier a
iminhrr of the brewinu Hun if llelrliard A Men
er, this nn, died todn atnr a li nit lllnevs
(mm tamer nf the Miunifti, med 47.
Drowned in the Susquehanna.
XX llkr.i lUric, 1.11 11 Mlihael Hullii.k), r
s jean, while batlilni. in thi siis,iieianna ib"r
this iiruliii;, was .ilrrd with cumin and wa.
drowned bilsn help teull reach him.
MR. WHITNEY
CONFESSES
Detective Arrested bu the Park-
hurst Society In New York
Gives Inside Inlormn.lon.
THE POLICE IN A PANIC
Edgar A Whitney, the Detective
Charged with "Tipping Off" New
York Fool Rooms, Makes What Is
Thought to Be a Confession of His
Transactions It Is Understood
Warrants Are Out for Two Well
Known Folicomon.
By Exfinslie Hire (rem The sssneiated Prrii
New York, Aug 11 Hrlgnr A Whit
tle), aripsted by the I'aikhurst yoclety
on Kilday, iharRcd with felon) In
"tipping off" poolrooms l.ito )eteiday
niternnon made what Is thought to be
a confession of his tiansat tlonn xxith
the pool room ptopiletots and police to
Justice Jetome, l'tank Mosh nnd As
sistant District Attorney Sthurman
and tians.
The police department was In a mate
bnideilng on panic all day )c.steuln
Chief Dex-ery nnd Htlward O. (Jlen
noii, both nf whom aie bellcied to nii
ppar In Whittle confession, ate sup
posed to lip In Saratoga.
It Is uiidcistond that xxaitanls hip
nut for the attest of two well-known
policemen
The tonfesslnii of Hdgar A. Whitney
iv.is leiluced to writing In the ptcsente
of .lustlcp .Ipromp late )csterday nfter
nnon, while a cnnfeience was being
held In thp chamber nf the Justice It
was after the Justice and Aslttnnt
DNtilct Attniney Schuiman had re
ttitned fiom a fl)liiR trip to polite
headqitaitPis nnd to the police station
in West Thirtieth stieet While Whit
ne)'s statements weie being plated In
the form nf an allldaxlt, Assistant Dls
tiltt Attoine)s (iaiiM and Hi hiiiman,
rrank .Moss and Superintendent Mc
Cllntock, of the Society for the l'ie-xt-ntlon
of ('time, xxcte present with
Jitftlte Jerome
Ihnest Buigdoif Whltne) partner
in the detottlip ageno), was in the
loom pait of the time and he made
another allldaxlt Whltm.x's xxlfe, at
tnniiMnlod h) a )nung woman and a
)nung man. ipmalned In nn antc-ioom
with seietnl detcttlics of the Sodety
for the PiPiention ot ('time News,
paper men, who had been watching
ptoceedlngs. note not allowed to enter
thp room, but they hpard that Whlt
no) 's statement bore dliectly against
Deput) Polite- ('oinmlsMioncr Deiety
and against Detectlie UlPiinon, who
his hpen known as Ueict) s waidmnn
in the Tendeiloln.
Tho Conforenco,
Tlie cniifereuto In Justhe Jerome's
ihamheis lasted until about S o'clock,
and there Justltp Jerome said to the
newspaper men who had been waiting
In the touit of special sessions
"We haie thought that we might bo
able tn glxe .nine infot Illation about
the iinestlR.ttion that has been In pin
Riess without Interfetetiie with an In
finity that Is being made b) the dis
trict attoinc), but after confotilnR
with Assistant Dlsttlit Attorneys Oans
anil Si inn man, I feel that to make nny
statement would Impede the dlstiht
u(tnini)H In the piostcutlnn of tuither
liniuliies. it will natutally occut to
)ou that such a tase as the dlstiict
nttoine) has befoie hlm Is suggtstlxe
of niaiiy things that loqulie caieful
anil, It max be, oteiided Iniestlgation,
nnd to ex en ludhnte thtlt ihaiaeter
xiotild icnilPi tlie Iniestlgation dilllcult
and pei haps defetit Its puipn-c
"I tan Mi) that the defendant has
endeaitued app.uc-ntly with gieat sin
terlt), tn do all In his powci to mono
for the wrotiR that he has done"
.Iitstkc Jerome was asked If Whit
ney alono had made a confession, and
he icplled that a statement had been
made also by Hurgdnrf, hut he wnuld
tint tell the charaitci of the state
ment ' We hiiie decided, ' he said, "that no
infm illation can be glien out without
danger of tnmpcilug with or Impeding
the action of rhe disttlct attoinc)."
In the Tombs.
Assistant Dlstiict AttoniP (Sans
and Schiiiiuau tPinalntd with Justice
Jprnnip snnip time uftPi Whitney and
HuiRdntf wt ie sent hack to the Tombs
Hmanupl M KrlPtid tnunsd fni the
pilhoneitr, asked that Huigdorf'H hall
bo teduted, anid Ju-Hlce Jetome said he
would listen to an application for a
i eduitlou of ball toinoiiow. Tiank
Jlii-d talked atide with Whitney htfote
tlie pilsoneis weie taken to the Tombs,
"Whitney was In the emplo) of the
Soilet) for the- Pieientlon of Crime
fiom ISIT to H96" Mi. Mok sold, 'and
his woik nasi ciedltable He hail been
lecnmniended to us b Uingiioif. his
piesent parttu't who hnd emplo)ed
hlm Whitney left the employ of tho
soclet) because of a trtlmtlon nf the
fmce, not on nt count ot nny bad ton
dint so far n I can lemembet He
did partlctilaily effettlxe woik as a de
tectlie In the I.exow Iniestlgation"
Mi Moss said his lips had been
Benled as to the Ini litigation and
ANhltnex's confeFslnii, ! tan onl)
say he continued, In answei to In
quliies, "that this Is what I belleio
to be a tase of nun h Impnitauip and
ue til o Rning to ro us fin as possible
with It We haxe been sti Iking nut in
the daik, knowing that we had on
eniles on all slden of us We aie hoping
to do something with this case That's
all I dare sa) about It. '
Ml Moss was asked If he expoittd
wai i ants to he issued in tin tase. nnd
ho said he tould imt till nil) thing
about wat rants .Wlstnnt Hint let At
torneys dans nnd Schuiinan would not
tell If wat rants had bei u Issued fni the
attest of pptsons Implicated by Whit
lie) 's confession,
THE NEWS THIS MORNING-
Weather Indication! Tola)!
FAIn.
1 (Jeneral llllnola steel Wnikers lte(ue tn Join
lllif strike
l,posures Cans, a Pitile Imnni; Ontham Pnllec
lleuiKiatic Mate t'oni'iitlon
I (Jeneral -f'arhondile Hcpntment,
3 laiil West Side Inuna llan hills Wile anl
Vl(
His Dai at Nn uk Park,
helh laiiRstill l'ontet tn lie Knded Tola).
4 Iditorlil
Nulc and Comment
5 loril-Hev Pr nilfln's IinpieMloas ol the U!g
tndeiior t'onientlon
C Iii il Meet Simmon ml ul urban
7 (teneial Town Hurt In I ihor I'nlons.
Hnantiil and lomm-eliI
8 loial Iimrinl ut m nilor Vaushin
Industrial and 1 ihor
EXPLOSION OF AN
EXCURSION YACHT
Two Persons Fatally Burned and a
Dozen More Severoly
Injured.
By Fieluslie Wire from The Assoelited Press
McKetspott, Aug 11 Two poisons
were piohahly fatall) binned, anil n
iloen more or leps seieielv InUlted as
thp result of an explosion on an e
cutslnn yacht on the MniiotiRihela
rliet, near Petet.s trcek. this mmnlng
Itobett Crlswell and Hair) Osborne,
both of this plate, weie so b.ull) scald
ed and burned nil oier the bod) that
thei' will probabl) die fiom the effect's
nf their Injuries
Among the other pnsenReis scalded
aie hteve Brnskle, W N. Campbell
Jnmcfl It Smith, J K Hent) and Kd
ward Miller, all of MtKeefpoit None
of these ti ill dip, thouRh all arp seil
ouly burned. Of the elRhtetn passe n
Rors aboatd the )acht, none t scaped
bin n
The )acht Quail was owned bv W.
N. Campbell, She had just started on
a pleasuite trip up the Mnnnngahela
I her, when two nf the tubes of tho
holler blew out, and In an Instant the
entire boat was em doped In n t loud
of esciplng team-Hnd names. All the
pas'-enRer.s Jumped Into the riier, and
nftei much tiouhlp were rescued by
tampeis along the banks.
WHAT ENGLAND DID
FOR UNITED STATES
Chaplain Jones Tells a New Inci
dent of the Spanish-American
War.
11) 1 xeliisne Wire lioni The Wodated I'rei-s
New York, Aug. 11 Chaplain H W
Jones, U. S. X . spoke to night In tlie
Chittih of the Stiangcis. this clt), on
'The Life and Woik of a Chaplain of
tho Nni y."
lin Idn'iiallv, he told a stoiy beating
on the if latlons of Kiigland towaid tlie
I'liltcd States dining the SpnuMi
Amtilcan war. He said In this conntt
1 1 nn
' Though not being a loiei of wai, I
think tint m.inv of us haxe teamed to
thank Hod that the conflict with Spain
uu? exet totted upon u. It has shown
the woild what we aie. We tan alo
thank Him foi tlie loxe of Kngland In
tint mattet, foi although xxe knew of
Hngland's filendshlp, pet Imps x'ou haxe
no Idea of the extent of her filendship
oi her loxe. This last xi Intel, xxhen nt
Hatbadoes, we found the West Indlps
Hiltlsh fleet theie, nnd Inxlted one nf
the Biltlsh nai ai offlieis of high lank
on boaid our ship to dine with us The
loniPtFAtlou ttiiuetl on tho poweis tip.
posed to us during tho xxat with Spain,
and the Iti'tlsb olllcer extliliued :
" 'titntlemeti, peihaps )ou knnw
that I iu land lias ulth )nu, but
nu liaie no Idea of what Hnglnnd
i eally did foi xou 1 was on It, tie
when the paiiish-Aiueihan wat bioke
out and, together xxith tlur ofllteis,
vas Immediately oideieil hack to
dut) We had nt two points sltx
thiie of our ships waiting In lie oi
dered out In case of any naial demnn
sttatlou being made against tlie I'nlted
States by the nthet powers If nny
such deinonstiatlnn hail been made,
we would haxe headed them nff '"
SHAMROCK II ARRIVES,
Actual Time Less Than 14 Days on
the Trip.
Bi Ixilutne Wire from The Issmated 1'rcs.s
handy Hook. N V Aug 11 hham
mck II. Sli Thomas Upton's set ond
challenger for 'the Ameilian nip, In
tow of hcrcousoit the big steam aiht
Hi in ait lied off Sand) Hook llRhtf-lilp
shoitl) after 11 o'cloik toniRht. and
anchored for the night Jut Inside the
lightship half nn bout later
The actual time of the Sliamintk II
Is less than font teen da)s, counting her
stop of one da) at St Michaels, Aotes,
Lodger Coal Article,
Bi hxelmiie Wire bom flie ln-oelated Prest
Philadelphia usr II Hie li-dcer in its nil
ailiilr tmnnrniM mil out
Hie aiilliMiltr tcial tiade toiitimiei the polu
nt tuitailinsr the nutpul aa to keep the pin
iluctlon appinvinntel) ilnnn to the duniiid md
lint tn stnik up ton extrnslvill 11il, howeiei,
uill not be ke t up mil h Innnei . the autumn
will i Itnew. in In. u died drmmd, aid thili, a
luiiter lniiini,e lau If niarketed The lull nut
put w is pin dmii to about .i,;nnii u.iu li
ni.iiliiif nf Imlldais sli s' and nthei iif.jtioni
tir in mi rk in the aulhi n lie di Ids lliepdni nt
lililJlllni in. Iimipirr. i i intlna lomidenlde dis
loiitiin aiimir; the nun 11 ami nthir hliorli g
t n aim IIUI llisi.i' uihiiim- l ue Hinniii i1 i
)iriie if 10 nuts pei ton for lujiist is (ul 1 1
I ilit.iiiuil and anmler 10 ient nr Ion i nn a
lulu elleit srpi l The trull pieints piaiti
i lib initlilnp that l ne Mi liientt fiom tula
and un the lakes aie mil modi-rale, and the.
illstritta Ihiia seried are i d tr be tttini! ie
duuil in th,eir to k of ioi The total output
o( toal (or seien months ol the rurient nar
rliilinii with lull is H Ml,fvl mm, irni ared mill
Ji','.'7e,fi0 tnns in tin inrrespondinif period of
l'xl, lieinj an Initejje o( l.-fcl.iinn. Ions The
ceneril lnipiii.li n is that about l.nful.Oi) tutu
Kill be inliiid in luituU.
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
Indications That the Gomlnrj Meet-
Ino Will Be One ot the Most
Excltlna In Years.
MANY CONTESTS IN VIEW
Two Sots of Dologates from Phila
delphia Will Clamor for Recogni
tion Ex-Governor Paulson's Dis
trict Sends a Pair Horman Yorkes
of Doylostown, Will Probably Be
Nominated for Judgo Quay Demo
crats Will Becolvo Cold Steel.
Br Fielusiie Wire (rim The Asseii'itel Tress
Haiilsbtiig Aug. II The HeniO'
ci itli s ate toni Pillion wMI meet In
the Hair "bit g Opeta House on Thurs
dii! to nominate iiindldites for state
tii'Tstncr and Siipietue t out t Judgp.
Tito liidltatinns hip that the com Pil
lion will bo one of the most exciting
In the pattv'H lin inn by ten son nf the
tnnlpsting delegations from Philndol
phl l. A loiiipnto set of delegates has
been ccttllieil by the city toiiimlttep
nf whiih t x-iioiuiuor ltobpit 1. Pat
tlron Is flmli iiiiin. The tlial cltv toni
mlttee. headed by Maglstiate Willi im
Hlscnbrown, has also tei tilled a full
list of Oelo-tatos
This contest anil the thi eat of ppitalti
dplegatos to flpui.uifl the expulsion
from tlie pmti of those Uemoctats In
the list legishittite who declined to
xote ulth the mitl-ljuay lteptibllcins
In the nignnls'iitlou nf the houvo of
i-ppresptitatlips, ptomlsps a laigp at
terdTnce nt the convention, Tito state
L'emocntlc eNocutlxo toiiimlttep xxlll
meet at headquat teis on Wpdnesday to
select a t hah man nnd other temporal v
nllltpi.s and tomplete the preliminary
woik of the itbciliiR The Indica
tions aie that JiiiIrp Haininn Yerkps,
of Dn.ili'stown, will bo the nominee for
r-upipuit touit Judgp, -and Captain Wil
liam jlrison, of Oil City, for state
tieasutpf.
The Ilcpuhllcan statp conxcntlon xxlll
be held at tho same place the following
WtdiiPsday TliPio Is appatently no
npposltloi, to the nomination of JuiIro
Wllllnii. Pottei. 'of PlttshuiR, nn ap
pnll tee ot Ooxernnr Stone, to succeed
himself ns Supreme court JuiIro Hep
resentfttlie l'iank CJ, Hatrls, of Cleai
fleld, i the only ax owed condldate for
state ticasiiier, anil his friends regaid
Ills nomination 'is assuied The ptos.
pei ts aie that the conientlon will be t
xer) haiiMonlotis gatheiing.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mrs.Compton and Daughter, of Haw
ley, Struck by a Bolt- Others
Roceive Sevore Shocks.
peeial to the buantnn l'rihune
Ilawle), Aug 11. During the -ppf
nloitilt Mot m on hatlltiav afternnnn
a bolt of lightning stiuck the icsi
deni e of ll.uiey I'nmpton, who tesldc"1
on Long Itldge about a mile east of
Ilawle) and instantly killed Mis
Comptou and bet l"-)ear-olil daughtei
Miss Veina both of whom xxete In the
slttlng-inoni at tho time.
Mt and Mis. Compton nnd their
daughter and a guet. William .nhn
ot New Yoik hail been sitting in the
Hi lug loom of the house during th"
slot m About I .10 o'flotk Mi Cnnip
tnu nnd Mt Zohn got up nr:l start" 1
to ro out fin the nm ih to tb'-eixe the
pioRits of the sioim
The x li id lip-t lOuliul the door when
the house was stttitk Anordliig to
the stoilos thei tell the whole mom
secnifil to bo Instantl! i hinged xxith
Plettililt! lltith men Slp-t.llned seiete
shocks, and when the) looktd mound
thoy weie stattled to see both Mr
Comptou and lit r daiiRhtPi l)ing dead
on the Hoot.
Thp e lothlng nf both was mIiirciI and
the fan- of the ghl was haill) hurneil
Tile hotisp was sPt on JIip h) th" bolt
but the hi ip was easlli PNtlnRUkshee
with the asKtauip of npghbni.
STREET CAR COLLISION.
Two Trolley Cars Come Together oi
Washington Avenue.
1 drrrn Hulue siiburl an rir in i harffe o( l(n
toinnn I II Dumas and! 1111111101 ! nutli
10III1I11I ll-i Iin:l 1 11 Hli 1 Dut 111 re 1 ir in iliii
of liitoimin I hi mis Norton in I I ondm 1 r
( hailea llnbliiann on North Wasliington nienue,
lut 110 daiiuui ii is d me le.ionl 1 hmkn femlii
lor his inn one Injun d, i fir as mull h
leirned
I ho l.rrru llulee nr was fnlnilni- up II o
other about 11(1 (eet in Hie leir When neai
line Mird liitoimin Thomis look nl! his con
tiollrr (or 1 inrmenl iihllo Ihe tar nai colnc i
(nil spinl In ordir to lmt tlie nmbii in frit
if liim
Hie Duniiioip ear uas imt snitine mai (nm
Vine sin el ivlirn the Ciern Itldco car. running
ai a pirtu liuli dip for the niotnrman lia 1
jiiiit biielj got Ills tontioller bnk in agiin
1111 lino It Tlie onli ihniaKe dene was Hie
bifaklnc r( Hie fend r cl tin Ureen P.ldee eir
mil the cfiin.il sln.liiL' tp of all the pissrneeis
on both Two lilln. wlim name inllld not Ie
learned, jumped from tli Piunnore t ir whrn thev
aan ihe mhtr fniuin.-, bin neither nai reiiotulj
iujuied
YESTERDAY'S WEATnER.
Iual dita ( r lui: II I "
HiKhej.1 limp raluu "0 itejreei.
I.11WM ninprriluie T desreea
llrliliw Ibimidili
sam . . ... ro per een
s p 111 . isl per i ent
I'irtlpit Hi' 11. ' hniira rudul p in, ttaee.
sV-fs. -f-ff-f-f-f-4--f -t- -f-f
f
WEATHER FORECAST.
tlathinetnii, luar tl Foieeait (or
I atern I'rninilvanla Pair Monday, with
lowei temperature in tmtheait portlort
I ue. In, piobalil rain, Htht nutthent.
-f
f
ctli windi
t -t--rtt-f -f-f'f-t-t---f-f-r'-f1-
"i