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TROUBLE BEGINS
AT WILKES-BARRE
noodlums Set Fire to the Fences
About the Murray and the . '
Stanton Gollieru. .
BOY SHOT BY THE .
MINE POLICEMEN
The Spirit of Unrest Breaks Out in
Earnest nt Two Places Attempts
to Destroy Company Property at
Stanton Colliery Greeted by Bul
lets Rioters Set Fire to Fences
About the Murray Colliery, Also,
and Hamper the Firemen in
the Work of Extinguishing the
Flames.
By i:rlushe Wire fiom The Associated Pre'.
Wilkes-Barre, June C The spirit or
unrest that has been manifesting itself
more or less. In this city and vicinity
during the last few days broke out in
earnest at two places in this city to
night and as a result a boy wus dan
gcrpusly, if not fatally shot by a guard
nt the Stanton colliery, and a consider
able portion of the fence around the
Murray colliery wus destroyed by fire.
There has been considerable trouble
nrountl the Stanton colliery, which is
operated by the Lehigh and Wllkes
Harre Coal company, controlled by the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. The
colliery Is located in the southern part
of the city. Several nights ago a part
of the fence surrounding the place was
burned and also a small frame build
ing on the culm bank. Since then other
attempts were made to fire the fence.
The guards as a result kept a close
watch. Tonight while Charles McCann,
aged 13 years, was walking along the
field outside 'the fence, 'it is said, a
-jfuurd on-thc Inside fired a revolver or
rifle at him. The bullet struck the boy
in the back. The' shot was heard by
the people In the vicinity and It looked
for a time as though there would be
serious trouble. The boy was quickly
removed to the Mercy hospital, and the
police notified. The chief of the "Wilkes
Barre police, with a squad of men, went
to the colliery to arrest the guard and
after some trouble the chief nnd his
men gained an entrance. They got their
man, but the crowd on the outside was
so great and threatening that the police
did not dare to take him from the place.
At a late noun tonight, the crowd ivas
still hanging around the colliery.
Crowd Seeks Vengeance.
Shortly after the shooting the crowd
sought vengeance on the company's
property and some one set fire to a
trestle work. The lire department was
summoned and with considerable dllll
culty put out the blaze. The crowd
hampered the firemen in every way.
When the chief of police reached the
colliery he with the assistance of the
chief of the coal and Iron police on the
ground, made an investigation and
finally placed the blame for the shoot
ing on four coal and iron policemen
who were located near the place where
the shooting occurred. They wore tak
en from the colliery by a circuitous
route and landed In the lockup at mid
night. The men say boys were tear
ing down the fence and that they shot
into the air to scare them, ana did not
know that any one had been injured
until told of it later. Three of the men
llred one shot each and one llred two.
They also claim that sumo one on the
mtside llred at them. There were four
teen policemen on the inside of the
operations.
Each had a SS-callbro revolver and be
sides there were five Winchesters ready
for use. The men came from Philadel
phia today and were placed on duty at
6.30 this afternoon. Their names as
given to the police are: John Narr,
Kdward H. Evans, Thomas O'Brien and
William Shluniek,
The Fire at Murray . Colliery,
At the Murray colliery, also operated
by the Lehigh and Wllkes-Hurre, In the
eastern part of the city, a crowd of
boys succeeded In burning about 400
feet of a high board fence that sur
rounds the company's property. The
trouble at that place began nt about 6
o'clock when a foreigner wus arrested
for disorderly conduct nnd throwing
stones. A big crowd gathered and the
policemen were threatened, Shortly
afterward a number of boys set the
tence on fire but tho fire department
quickly extinguished tho blaze. No
sooner had the flremon left the scene
than the fence won again set on tire.
The dry boards burned rupidly und
inude quite u blaze which had the ef
fect of drawing several thousand per
pons to the place. The crowd, growing
bolder started to tear down tho boards
which drew the Jlre of several guards
on the inside. Some one In tho crowd
ilred back, but all tho bullets went
wild. The crowd was composed mostly
of boys und young men, the older men
nnd hundreds of women watching the
Affair nt a safe distance on h hill top.
After the fire had been burning nbout
un hour tho department was again
summoned and the flames put out.
While tho firemen were busy at the fire
a. handful of small boys with slungshots
juppered the horses with small stones.
Protection Desired at Pottsville.
Pottsville, Juno 5. All the coal com
anle in thu county have formally
culled upon Sheriff Ueddall for protec
tion to tle workmen and properties.
Fire Rosses McCuIlough and Clarke,
uf St. Clair, were nssuuHcd by a num
bs? of men while on thnlr way to work
gtol vwii badly h:n. The numes of
the assailants arc In 'the hands of the
sheriff.
Wants Deputies Removed.
Hnzleton, Pu., June B.-f District Presi
dent Duffy went to Mauch .Chunk this
afternoon to prevull on Sheriff Combert
'to withdraw the deputies from the
Yorktown colliery whom the sheriff
stationed there lust night. Duffy claims
there is no need of deputies at the mine
nnd that their presence Is distasteful to
the people of the town.
Thomas Hnrcur, the pardoned Oneida
rioter, arrived here at noon today.
There was no demonstration In his
honor.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
TRAIN AT PITTSTON
Strikers in an Ugly Mood at No. 8
Colliery Burgess Hunt Pre
vents Bloodshed.
Spccis to the Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, June 5. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made at Hughestown this
morning to wreck a special train on the
Erie railroad near No. 8 colliery. Every
morning since the inauguration of the
firemen and pumpmen's strike some of
the non-union men have been quartered
at No. 7 junction and nrc brought back
and forth in the special train which
runs directly into the colliery property.
For several days there have been large
crowds gathered near the colliery every
morning and evening but nothing of a
very serious nature had occurred be
fore this. During last night huge rocks
and 'telephone poles were rolled, to the
track but were discovered before the
train approached and the special was
notified of the blockade.
Tuesday evening a clash almost oc
curred between the duputles at this
colliery and a crowd of strikers. The
latter threw stones and desisted only
at the request of Burgess Hunt who ar
rived just as Colonel Keck, who has
charge of the deputies, notified them
that if another stone waB thrown a
volley would be shot into the crowd.
Later that night Dr. Johnson was cull
ed to No. 8 to attend one of the depu
ties who had been overcome by the'
excitement and was suffering from ner
vous prostration.
National Organizers Anthony Schloss
ler and John Fallon, of the U. M. W.
were here yesterday and advised the
strikers to keep away from the collier
ies and be peaceable as possible.
The people of Inkerman are begin
ning to suffer owing to the shortage of
the water supply. The town Is fur
nished with water from the Erie com
pany's tank at No. 11 colliery. The
tank is connected with the Spring
Brook company's line but owing to the
low water pressure the pump at No. T
colliery is always used to force tho
water up the hill to it. The pump at
No. 5 is now idle and the supply of
water is running low. Local butchers
are after the Nelson Morris Meat com
pany for supplying the non-union men
at work at the collieries with fresh
meat. The union clerks and teamsters
have objected to the butchers patroniz
ing this llrm.
UNREST AT TAMAQUA.
Armed Strikers Force Pumpmen to
Quit Work Cowardly Assault
on a Watchman.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pica.
Tamaqua, Pa., June G. The fact that
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation com
pany is running all its pumps in tho
Panther Creek Valley is causing a
great deal of unrest among tho striking
miners. Last evening tho Intensity of
the feeling was shown when a crowd
of about five hundred strikers hung
Christ Mctzgar, a pumpman, who re
mained at work, in eltlgy In front of his
residence on one of the principal streets
of this city and then fired a number of
shots at the dummy us it buns' swing
ing from tho arm of an electric light
pole. Later on, a committee of the
strikers escorted Mctzgar to the office
of the company, where ho resigned his
position.
At tho No, 12 mine a number of armed
strikers visited the pump house and
forced several pumpmen and steam men
to stop work. Shortly afterward tho
same men, reinforced by about 200
strikers, hung a pumpman In ettlgy nt
Coaldale. Early last evening two men,
supposed to be strikers, visited tho
Spring Tunnel boiler house and asked
the watchman for a drink of water.
When ho turned to fill a cup for them
one of the men struck him on tho head
with a large rock and ho fell to tho
floor unconscious. Today the coal com
panies arc swearing In more deputies
and tonight u heavy cordon of police
was stretched about every colliery,
SLAVS WELCOME HAROUB.
The Pardoned Rioter Is Given n
Bousing Reception at Oneida.
Uy ExiIulto Wire fiom 'Jh Amounted p)Ca,
Hazletou, Pa., Juno C Eleven Im
ported men, stationed at Yorktown,
were persuaded by a miners' committee
this evening to return to Philadelphia.
They weio not provided with transpor
tation and will find their way home
the best way they can. Sheriff Albert
Jacobs was notified tonight of trouble
ut Mlnprs Mills, near Wllkes-Harre,
and was asked to go there. The sheriff
hus a tepresentatlvo theie and will not
leave for tho scene of disturbances un
til morning,
Tho Slavonians of Oneida tonight
tendered a rousing reception to Thom
as Harcur, who was pardoned by
Governor Stone yesterday, Harcur
was pardoned on condition that he
leave Huzleton region and ho will locuto
In the western part of the stute.
District President Thonius Duffy,
who went to Mauch Chunk this nfter
noon to request Sheriff Comport, of
Carbon county to revoke the commis
sions of deputies appointed at York
town last night on the ground that tho
situation did not warrant such action,
did not succeed In meeting the sheriff,
who, at the request of tho Lehigh Val
ley Coal company, -had sworn In an
other lot of deputies und was prepar
ing , to take them on a special
train to Yorktown as Duffy reach
ed the Carbon county seat. Duf
fy tried to board the special,
but wus told he could not go along.
He came to Hnzlcton on the regulnr
train tonight and proceeded nt once to
Yorktown to meet the special on Its ar
rival there.
About 100 Slavonian Immigrants
fresh from Europe were brought, hero
tonight in a special attached to a Le
high Valley train. They were sent to
the A. S. Van Wlckle colliery at Coler
alne, where, It Is said, they will be put
to work tomorrow. This Is the first Im
portation of foreigners to the anthra
clte coal regions to fill the places of
strikers. The officials at the Van
Wlckle office would neither confirm nor
deny that the new nrrlvals are to bo
employed by this company.
SOFT COAL
STRIKE NEXT
Anthracite Miners Successful
In Creating Unrest in the
Bituminous Regions.
By Exclus!e Wire from The Associated Pre.
Roanoke, Va., June 5. From present
indications it is believed here that the
general strike among the soft coal
miners of Virginia and West Vir
ginia, which has been scheduled for,
next Saturday, will go Into effect and
that practically all the fields will be
tied up on that day. W. R. Sheets,
purchasing agent of the Turkey Gap
Coal and Coke company, of West Vir
ginia, who has been engaged in the
fields for more than ten years, says a
strike cannot be everted. He says tho
trouble Is being brought about by men
from the anthracite regions, who wish
to tic up the soft coal mines and has
ten the end of the anthracite strike.
The mine operators are anxious now
that the strike shall take pluce, as they
believe that this Is the only solution
of the trouble. New laborers already
have been employed by some of them,
to"' lake the place of strlke'rs, and
guards have been employed to protect
those' who wish to work. Supplies
have been provided against a tie-up,
and the men have been notified that
they can either work or quit, but that
if they choose the latter course they
must immediately get o'ff the mine re
servations. A special from Bluefleld, W. Va
says that there Is considerable alarm
felt there on account of the strike sit
uation, and that it is feared trouble
may result.
Many miners, both union and non
union, are leaving the coal fields. The
strike will occur either tomorrow or
Saturday.
STUDENTS IN REVOLT.
They Are Raising High Jinks at
Juniata College.
By Exclusive Wire fiom The Associated Prc-s.
Huntingdon, Pa., June 5. Tho stu
dents at the Juniata college here are In
revolt over the dismissal of three of
their number, Fred Simpson, of Mill
Creek; W. Martin Baker, of Gettys
burg, and Harry Bradford, of Lewis
town, who were found guilty or hazing.
Humphrey Delbert, of Bedford, who
had Incurred the displeasure of the stu
dents for revealing secrets, was seized
by forty students and given a heroic
application of the "water cure,"
Today ubout thirty students left the
institution out of sympathy for their
expelled comrades, and it is said more
will follow. Tho female students are
seriously considering whether they, too,
shall voluntarily leave the institution.
Tho faculty and trustees are consider
ing what measures shall be adopted to
stop the uprising of the students.
MARTIN TOUGHER
COMMITS SUICIDE
A Despondent Resident of Fittston
End His Troubles with a
Bullet.
Special to the Scran Ion Tribune.
Plttston, Juno n. Martin Tougher, re
siding on South Main street, com
mitted suicide in an out building at
his home tho afternoon about 3 o'clock.
Tougher had been ill for the past few
days and unable to work, and It is
thought this lead to despondency. This
afternoon he went to an out-house at
tho rear end of his property and upon
his non-return an hour later, his fam
ily wont in search of him. Ho was
dead when found, howover, and the
placo was covered with blood, which
poured from a bullet hole In his head.
Tho revolver with which ho had taken
his life lay by his side,
Tougher was u married man and
leaves a wife and two children.
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Light Sentence for Sender of Infer
nal Machine,
llv Kxtlutlic Wlic from 'ilig AnukIjUiI Prist.
Springfield, 111., Juno G.-Cirunt Welto.
tho sonder of an Infernal nutrlilmi through
tho malls was Muitrnccd to six mouths'
Imprisonment in 'the county Jail hern to
day by Judge Humphrey in thu I 'tilted
Htatcs district court. Wcltu smil thu niu
chino to a negro family at Qtilncy but "In
fective mechanism failed to osploda tho
dynamite.
Charged with Embezzlement.
U Kulusite Wire from The Arsocislrd Pr.
Chicago, June B. Charged with tho em
bezzlement of money, which, it Is said,
will reach $00,000, J. M. Cuxuldy, a, former
real estate dealer of Council muffs, la.,
was arrested here today after a month's
search by tho police. Ho will bo taken
back to aland tlUI.
PEACE AT THE
STOCK YARDS
The Fum of the Meat Teamsters'
Strike Has Been Exhausted
at Last.
THE TROUBLE SETTLED
MEN WILL WORK TODAY
Happiness of the Men Marred by tho
Bumor That Meat Packers Will
Take Back Only Men Who Were
Not Active in Mischief The Terms
of Peace Ratified in an Enthusi
astic Meeting in Corcoran Hall.
By Kiclu-ivc Wire from The Associated Tress.
Chicago, June 5. Quiet reigned In the
turbulent stockyards district today, as
a result of the settlement of the meat
teamsters' strike, but the happiness 'of
the men was marred somewhat by a re
port that the packers will refuse to re
employ leaders among the striking
teamsters. The report caused much
uneasiness among the men, and there
were mutterlngs that If those who have
been active In the recent disturbances
shall be forced into idleness because of
their conduct during the strike, there
will be further trouble at the stock
yards. The teamsters are to return to
work tomorrow morning. A few were
given teams today, but the majority
was told to report tomorrow. Soon
after the agreement, which Is a com
promise, was ratified by the men, a re
port coming from some untraceable
source spreud that the packers had de
termined to take back only teamsters
who had not been active In the strike.
That the companies would exercise a
choice In taking back their fonder
teamsters, seemed not to have occurred
to the men before and on investigation
it was found that several workmen em
ployed In the yards had recently been
discharged. These men declare that
they have been singled out because they
were strong union men and strike sym
pathizers. This is denied by the pack
ers, but the statements of the dis
charged men are being carefully in
vestigated. Five hundred teamsters assembled at
Corcoran hall, near the stockyards, nt
noon and ratified unanimously the
agreement made between their repre
sentatives and the packers at 4 o'clock
this morning. The document was
signed by Albert Young, president of
the National Teamsters' union, and by
John Myer, president of the local union.
It was then taken by President Job, of
the state arbitration board, to the sev
eral packers for their signatures. The
utmost harmony prevailed, the occasion
assuming the character of a jollifica
tion over the settlement of the strike.
The men decided to return to work to
morrow morning.
The meeting lasted over two hours,
much of the time being taken up in
waiting for laggards to arrive. As was
noticeable among(the police, there were
numerous bandages nnd plasters on
faces otherwise peaceful.
The agreement was read to them and
was greeted with cheers. The conces
sions made to the packers were ex
plained and the explanation was ap
plauded. The concessions made by the
packers were likewise dilated on nnd
there were more cheers.' It was obvi
ous that the men were extremely con
tent with their fight and happy that
the worst riots In Chicago since 1891
had passed Into history.
John Myer. president of the local
union, who lead the agreement and did
much of the 'explaining, called for an
aye and nay vote. The chorus of ayes
was deafening.
The men stood on chairs, threw their
hats Into the air and brought ponder
ous fists down on euch other's backs.
Only a few of the men returned to tho
yards to resume work. The great ma
jority of them, worn out with much
fighting nnd long hours on picket duty,
declared their Intentions of putting in
about eighteen hours of sleep before
again taking up the reins.
As tho mon passed out of the hall, a
huge van carrying meat and driven by
a clerk rumbled past. The men cheered
again cheering u man who yesterday
would have found a far different recep
tion at their hands. Tho driver an
swered with a wave of tho hand, und
the truck lumbered on, typical of tho
peace of a city where but twenty-four
hours ago before thero had been riot
and bloodshed,
Reduction of British Forces.
By Kxclusho Wlie from The Ai-soclalcd Puss.
London, Juno 3. An ofllelul statement
.issued by tho war ofllro this evening
shows mat. tuo total reduction of tho
Hrltlsh forces In South Africa, up to May
SO of thu present year, was 87,477. This
Includes killed, wounded, prisoners,
deaths from dlsmso und men Invalided
liomu. Of these many havu recovered
and rejoined thplr rcglinonts. leaving
31,411 rieitd, or permanently Incapacitated.
Thu total number of troops killed in ac
tion, or who died of wounds, Is 7,79,', whllo
the total number of deaths from disease
is 13,1'JO.
Rockefeller's Conditions Met.
lly I'm luhe Wlie from Tie Associated Press,
Philadelphia, Juno B.-.MIss M, Caruy
Thomas, prebldunt of Hryn Miiwr college,
today announced that ?.'M,mjo had been
coiitiihutcd to tho 'Institution to meat thu
f.intllllniin I nfl'ni- nt !fln (Wl nimln lw Tthti
I, Itnckefcllur, Mr, Rockefeller agreed to
uuuum itui iiiiiuiini iiiuuiTi in jiijii jiuwr
college, to bo UM'il for Impiovomcnts pro
viding tho lufclltutloii succeeded In mis.
Ins t::o,m.
Threatened Strike in Indiana.
By Kxihrdve Wire from, The Awodatcd Vitn.
Indlun.ipnllH, Iiul., Junu 5. A strlko is
threatened in the Linton, (nd coal fields.
Word was received ut tho miners' bend
quarters. heio tnduy that Lehigh Valley
and I'eiifisylvuula Control curs have been
sent down thero. The miners protest
ngaiiut loading them, fearing tho coal Is
to liu shipped to an unthradto market.
Secretary Wilson Is lnvstlk'utlinr.
TROUBLE IN FRENCH CHAMBER
The Deputies Mix Up in Hot De
bates and Fisticuff Encounters.
By Exclusive Wire from 'Die Associated Press,
Paris, June fi. During a dlpputo In
the chamber of deputies today, M. Do
Lurgcntnye, n Reactionary deputy
from the Cotea-du-Nord, exclaimed:
"Yes, you Republicans nre swindlers
and traitors nnd, In In. a way, foreign
ers." A number of Republican deputies re
torted hotly, whereupon M. De Lar
gentnye added excitedly:
"And your president of the republic
Is n thief."
A scrimmage, during which fisticuffs
were exchanged, ensued, half a dozen
deputies, 'including the Marquis de
Dion, M. Mlllevoye and M. Mesller,
taking part in the fighting.
COURT-MARTIAL MILESP
Report That General Has Been Sum
moned to Washington,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Kansas City, June 5. The Jourral
will say tomorrow:
"Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
commanding the army, passed through
Kansas City last night on his way from
Fort Riley to Washington, called there
by President Roosevelt, and threatened
with an immediate court-martial, on a
charge of having betrayed official se
crets. Whereas General Miles went
through here the day before, attended
by several other members of a board
convened to observe long-range gun
tests at Fort Riley, to be so engaged
for several days, he came back yester
day afternoon entirely alone and In
such haste that he had not even re
served a sleeping car berth."
POPE RECEIVED
JUDGE TAFT
Conference About Roman Catholic
Church Interests in the Phil
ippine Islands.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated I'resc
Rome, June 5. The pope today re
ceived Judge Taft civil governor of the
Philippine islands; Bishop Thomas
O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, S. D.; Judge
Smith, and Major Porter, of the judge
advocate's department at Washington'.
The Americans were met at the en
trance of the Vatican by - Monsicnor
Blsletl, the papal chamberlain, and
were conducted to the pope's private
library. ,
While talking with the pope, Gover
nor Taft reviewed, in a summary way,
the questions in the Philippines which
require settlement. He pointed out to
his holiness that the readjustment of
the relations of church and state In tho
islands was not an indication of hostil
ity of the United States to the Catholic
church, but declared that such read
justment was merely a necessity under
the American constitution. Governor
Taft referred to the prosperity and tho
freedom of tho Roman Catholic church
in tho United States and cited these
conditions as an assurance that tho
Vatican had nothing to fear from the
extension of the authority of the United
States over the Philippine islands,
Replying to Judge Taft, the pontiff
expressed the greatest pride in the
Roman Catholic church in the United
States and intense interest In the great
republic. He suld he earnestly desired
to help the American administration in
the Philippines In every possible way
and he assured Governor Taft that the
Vatican would approach all questions
raised In the broadest and most con
ciliatory spirit.
The pope said also that matters of de
tail, In connection with' the questions
to be decided, would bo referred to a
committee of cardinals, where they
would be considered nt length, and that
all the issues would be treated with tho
sole aim of reaching a settlement satis
factory to all parties concerned.
The pope appeared to be in excellent
health during his interview with Gov
ernor Taft and was of vivacious humor.
He referred pleusantly to Archbishop
Ireland in what ho had to say con
cerning the Roman Catholic church Jn
the United Stutes.
SURRATT WITNESS DEAD.
Prof. Louis J. Wichman's Life
Passed Away Last Night.
By IlxcluiUe Wire from The Aesociatcd Prryi.
Anderson, Ind., Juno G. Prof. Louis
J. Wiohman Is dead at tho home of
his sister, Mrs, Charles O'Crawley, In
this state. Ho was 60 years of age and
for many years has been conducting a
business college.
With the exception of John Surrntt,
now In Baltimore, Prof, Welchman
was the lust witness In the trial of
John Wilkes Booth, tho assassin of
President Lincoln. Although his evi
dence was true Jn detail, Prof, Welch
man has always brooded over the mat
ter and frequently suld that his testi
mony was the cause of the conviction
and sentence to tho gallows oC Mrs,
Surratt, ,
Striking Teamsters Return to Work.
By Exclmhe Wiro from The Associated Press.
Providence, H. I., Juno S. After a fit
tllo struggle of live weeks tho 1,1100 sti Ik
ing team.stcrs In this city today decided to
toturn to work. They withdrew their do.
ninnds for recognition of tho union, in
creased pay, and a regulation and rear
rangement of hours and agreed to return
to their former positions on tho terms of
thu master teumsteis.
Baer Interview Denied.
By Kxclusho Wire from The Associated Tress.
Philadelphia, Juno C A prominent ofll
rial of the Heading company today posl.
lively donled tho story published under
Scranton dato purporting to bo founded
on a conversation with President ll.ier,
Tho official said no such conversation
took place.
D'Aurignao Arrested.
By Kicluihe Wlie from The Associated Press.
Paris, Juno 5. Louis U'Aurlgnac, a
brother of Madame Humbert, who Is con
cerned In the famous Humbert-Crawford
law suit, has been arrested nt Tunis.
Ho had been managing tho Humbert
property near Seaghwan, Tunis.
ANTI-ANARCHY
BILL DEBATED
CLOUDBURST
IN NEBRASKA
The Greater Part of the Town of
Courtland Destroyed.
By Exclusive Wire from The AnocUted Press.
St. Joseph, Mo., June 5. A cloudburst
tonight destroyed the greater part of
Courtland, Neb., a small town nenr
Beatrice. Seven inches of water fell.
Fields are devastated. It Is Impossible
to tell whether any lives have been lost
Every effort Is being mnde to get com
munication with the village.
It Is believed crops In that section
hav been practically ruined by the
cloud burst. A heavy rain nlso fell In
other parts of the county and In places
the dumage Is very great.
PREPARING FOR THE
STATE CONVENTION
BTarrlsburg Already Pressnts a Holi
day Appearance Hotels and
Public Buildings Decorated.
By Exiluslve Wire from The Afsoclatcd Pres.
Harrlsburg, June 5. Hotels and pub
lic buildings all over the city are be
ing decorated for tho Republican state
convention to be held in the Grand
Opera house next Wednesday for the
nomination of candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor and secretary of
internal affairs By reason of the spir
ited contest for'governor between Judge
Pennypacker, of Philadelphia; Attor
ney General Glkln, of Indiana, nnd ex
Lleutenant Governor Watres, of Scran
ton, the Indications are that the atten
dance will be unusually large.
Headquarters have already been op
ened by the Pennypacker and Elkln
managers and It Is expected that Col.
Watres will be here on Monday to take
personal direction of his forces. Judge
Pennypacker's Interests will be- In
charge of United States Senators Quay
und Penrose and Insurance" Commis
sioner Durham, of Philadelphia. Gen
'eral Elkln will direct His own campaign
with the aid of Secretary of the Com
monwealth Grlest and other members
of the state administration.
The state committee will meet on
Tuesday to make up the roll of dele
gates and select the temporary officers
of the state convention.
Senator Quay will be a candidate for
state chairman if Pennypacker Is nom
inated. Should Elkln be the nominee
Bank Commissioner Reeder will again
be a candidate for chairman. All of the
party leaders and many of the dele
gates will be on the ground on Mon
day. THE NOMINATIONS
IN PHILADELPHIA
Candidates Selected nt the Congres
sional, County and Senatorial
Conventions Yesterday.
By Kxilusltr Wire from The Associated I'icss
Philadelphia, Juno 5. Republican con
gressional, county and senatorial con
ventions were held In this city today
and the following candidates were
chosen;
Congress-First dlstilct, II. II. IJIik
ham; Seeonci district, Robert Adams,
Jr.; Third district, Henry Burk; Fourth
district, Robert U. Foerdorer: Fifth ills,
trlct, Kdward Morrcll; Sixth district,
George L). MeCreary,
County Sheriff, James L. .Miles; cor
oner, Thomas Dugan; commlsfloners, Ja
cob Wlldemore, Hugh Ulaek; Judge com
mon pleas court No. t, Michael Arnold.
State Senate Second district, Henry
Grausback; Fourth district, John T. llur
i'Imiii; Sixth dlstilct. John M. Scott;
Eighth district, Horatio I, Hackctt.
All of tho, congressional candidates
are renominated except George D. Mc-
Cieary, who Is the candidate, in the
new district created under the appor-j
tlonment bill passed by the last legis
lature. Robert H. Foerderer Is a mem
ber of the present congress as repre
sentative of the state at large. Today
ho was chosen to represent the fourth
district in place of Congressman James
R. Young, who retires.
Thirty-nine legislative candidates
were also nominated. It was an
nounced today that the 84 delegates to
tho Republican stute convention chos
en at last night's primaries are a unit
for Judge Samuel W. Pennypucker of
this city for governor. Tho convention
will meet ut Harrlsburg on next Wed
nesday. Steamship Arrivals.
By Kxi'lushn Who from The Associated Prfsi.
Now York, Juno .1. Arrived; Germanic,
Liverpool, Sailed; Grosser Kiirfiirst,
Bienu'ii via Southampton; Columbia,
Humburg vlu Plymouth and Cherbourg;
L Aiilltitluu, Havre. Naples Arrlvud;
Alter, New York, for Genoa. Havro Ar
jlyedj I.a Savoe, New Yoik. Plymouth
Arrived; Fuurst lilsmarck. Now York
for Cherbourg and Hamburg. Queens
town Sailed; Teutonic, from Liverpool,
Now York. Ilotterdum-Salled; Noord
am, New York via llmilogne Bur Mcr,
DEATHS OF A DAY,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
London,' Juno 5. Sir William Jumes
itlchmoud Cotton, chamberlain of the
city of Loudon since HO:', died here this
morning. He wus lord mayor of London
In 1W3.
Loudon. Juno 5. Sir Daniel Cooper, for
merly acting agent-general for Now South
Wales In England, Is dead. Ho was born
In Uil.
London, June 6. The Rev. Henry Lath
am, master of TrfnRy Hall, Cambridge,
Is deud. Ho was born In 1321,
Mr. Slbleu Makes an Eloquent Ad
dress in Favoring Passaoe of -the
Measure.
DECLARATION AGAINST
ANARCHY DEMANDED
Those Who Plot Treason and Advo
cate Murder Should Find the
Land Enriched by Blood of th'
Patriots Too Small The Patriot,
ism of Our Nation Demands Tha
Congress Legislate So That in Fu
ture the Mosts and Qoldmans Can
not Escape Punishment.
By i:chi'iie Wire from The Associated Pres.
Washington, June C The general
debate on the anti-anarchy bill was
completed 'today, except for two
speeches, which will be made tomor
row, Mr. Littlefleld, of Maine, will
make the closing argument In support
of the measure. The debate today,
like that of yesterday, was devoted to
legal arguments, the speakers today
being Messrs. Sibley, of Pennsylvania;
De Armond, of Missouri; Williams, of
Mississippi; Wooten, of Texas; Mp
Dermott, of New Jersey; Loud, of Cali
fornia; Crumpacker, of Indiana; Mad
dox, of Georgle;. Ball, of Texas, and
Clark, of Missouri.
In the .course of his remarkj favor
ing the passage of the anti-anarchy
bill, Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, said:
"When loving hands consigned to
mother earth the mortal remains ,o.'
Wllllam'McKlhley,' the sense of' Jus
tice which Is so predominant-In Amerl'1
can character .demanded in unmistak' ''
able tones that there should be made
the clear'and distinct declaration that
those who plotted treason to the gov
ernment and advocated murder of
rulers should find that a land eprlched
by the blood of patriots and martyrs
too small to hold those who should
conspire for its overthrow. The pa
triotism of our nation believed that al
most the first act of the American con
gress would be so to legislate that In
the future, neither a Johann Most nor,
an Emma Goldman, the more respon
sible authors of such crime, should es
cape punishment.
"Notwithstanding the fact that the
first recommendation made by the
president In his annual message to con
gress dealt with the subject, six
months have rolled around, and for the
first time this is a topic of discussion
in this body."
In closing, he said:
"In the strength of our purpose and
endowed with tho courage of our con
victions, wc will send to nnurchy and
all her brood tho message that Gar
field once delivered, when, upon the
denth of Lincoln, this nation was
plunged in panic und despair, ''God
reigns and thp government at Wash
ington still lives.' "
.Mr. Sibley ivni warmly applauded
when he concluded.
Mr, Grow, of Pennsylvania, advo
cated the passage of the bill. The
killing of tho president, he said, should
be stamped as the greatest crime on
tho statute books.
Representative Huppert, one of tl.o
Democratic) members from New York,
today introduced a resolution author
izing the adjournment of congress ut 3
p. in. on Junu iS. The resolution was
sent to the ways and means commit
tee. Chairman Payne and other Re
publican leaders of the house have not
yet taken action as to tho timn of ad
journment, owing to indefinite, situ
ation as regards several of Hip most
important pending measures of legis
lation.
The Canal Question. ,
In further consideration of tho Isth
mian canal question, the senate heard
two speeches today, Mr, Hanna, of
Ohio, spoke in favor of the Spooncr
amendment, conferring on tho presi
dent authority to purchase the rights
at tho Panama Canul company If
valid title could be obtulned, other
wise he shall decide upon the Nicara
gua route. Mr. Mitchell supported the
Hepburn bill for the construction of
the canul by the Nicaragua route. Sel
dom has a senator been accorded a
more attentive hearing than that given
Mr, Hanna. The Panama route h
considered much to be preferred to the
Nicaragua route, as it provided an tn-tcr-oceanlc
waterway much shorter,
und ono that could be traversed at leas
expense than the Nicaragua route. Ho
maintained that the United States wus
to build the canal to accommodate tho
commerce, of the world, and said that
fact must be taken into account.
Mr. Mitchell Insisted that the Nicar
agua route was entirely , feasible and
practicable, while the Panama route
involved difficulties which were scarce
ly to bo surmounted.
-The senate passed the military acad
cmy appropriation bill, providing for
extensive improvements at West Point,
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WEATHE, FORECAST,
Washington, June 5. Forecast -Ji
for Friday and Saturday: Eastern 4
Pennsylvania Fair Friday; Satur- 4
day partly cloudy; probably show- i
orq In north portion; light to fresh
winds, mostly south. i.
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