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GEN. DEWEI ADVSES
BOERS TO SURRENDER
The Surrender' o! the Boers Pro
ceeds in a Most Satis
factory Manner.
GREATEST GOOD WILL
MARKS PROCEEDINGS
The Total of Those Who Have Sur
rendered Beaches 16,500 General
DoWet is Iteclved with Great En
thusiasmHe Counsels the Boers
to Submit and Be Loyal to the
New Government Plans for Re
stocking the Boer Farms The
Concentration Camps Will Be
Turned Into Supply Depots.
Uy I,xclule Wire from The Associated I'rero.
London, June 15. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria Satur
day, June 14, says that 2,594 Boers have
ni;rrender.cd since Friday, June 13.
Dispatches from South Africa show
that the surrenders of Boers arc pro
ceeding with the greatest good-will. The
total of those who have already sur
lenderecl numbers 16,500 and the British
are extending every possible kindness
to the men who come in.
The appearance of General DeWet at
thf camp .at AVInburg was the signal for
a great display of enthusiasm. "When
he ai lived at the camp, General DeWet
van at once surrounded by thousands
of Doer men, women and children, who
struggled and clamored to shake the
hand of the hero. General DeWet
mounted a table and delivered an ad
drt3S. He warmly applauded the
staunch support that the women had
given the burghers during the war,
which, he said, had greatly encouraged
the men in the field. Continuing, Gen
eral DeWet recommended his hearers
to be loyal to the new government, and
said:
"Perhaps it is hard for you so hear
this from my mouth, but God has de
cided thus1. I fought until there was
no more hope of upholding pur arms.
As a Christian people, God now de
mands that" we be faithful to our new
government. Let us submit to His de
cision." Neither General DeWet nor Mr.
Steyn,' former president of the old
Orange Free State was ever wounded
during the war. General DeWet had'
not seen his wife for two years.
The repatriation committee, which
has been formed to assist the Boers in
returning to their farms, has a gtgaijtic
task before it. The concentration
camps will bo converted into supply de
pots to provide the returning burghers
with the means to rebuild and re-stock
their farms. The wives and families of
the Boers, will, if desired, be main
tained at the expense of the govern
ment, while the burghers are preparing
the farms for their reception. Two
hundred of the native scouts, who
lought on the British side during ,tho
war, will immediately be disbanded,
find each scout will be provided with
n rony and enabled to return to his
farm.
STEAMBOATS IN COLLISION.
The Cygnus and Dimock Meet Head
on All Passengers Land.
ISy Hxcluthc Wire from The Associated Tress.
Now York, June 15. With one thou
sand passengers aboard, coming from
Coney Island, the steamboat Cygnus,
of the .Iron Steamboat company, was
in collision early tonight with the
steamboat DImoek, of the Metropolitan
Steamboat company, which had just
arrived from Boston, Jt was a head
on collision and the bow, deck and rails
of the Cygnus were torn and shattered.
She was not seriously damaged below
the water line and so escaped sinking.
Fright prevailed on the Cygnus at the
moment of the collision, and after the
women and children became hysterical
with fear, cool work on the part of the
deck hands and male passengers was
all that prevented many from jumping
overboard. All of tho passengers were
landed safely at the battery. The DIm
oek escaped with slight Injury.
CYCLISTS BREAK RECORDS.
Kramer Rides 800 Yards in 55 Sec
onds at Vailsburg Track.
By Mlulo Will" from The Associated Press.
Newark, N. J June? 15. Records were
broken at the Vailsburg cycle track to
day. Kramer, professional, and Hur
ley, amateur, were penalized by the
liandlcapper for the1 first time In this
country, their recent work having beeij
of such superior quality,
Today In the hulf mile Kramer rodo
890 yards In one of the heats In 55 sec
onds, beating tho world's record of
65 2-5 seconds, made by P. O'Conner at
Minneapolis, in '95. Kramer was timed
as ho crossed the scratch mark, his ac
tual time for the half mile being ,54 4-5.
lie also won the ten mile open and cre
ated another world's record, making the
distance in 22,10. The old record held
by Iver Lawson, was 22.35 2-5.
TIPPECANOE DAY,
By i:. luetic Wire frpm The Associated Prow.
Lufayette, Ind., June J5. The Tippe
canoe Battlefield association held Its
annual exercises in the tabernacle at
the battleground today, Special trains
on ull roads were run und an Immense
crowd attended. The graves of tho men
who fell at the battle of Tippecanoe
were beautifully decorated. An address
was delivered by Hon. Henry Wutter
son, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, his subject being "Hemes in
Homespun,"
DEWEY GOING TO SEA.
Will Command the Greatest Ameri
can Fleet Ever Assembled The
Manoeuvres in West Indies.
fly Hxcliuhc Wire (rom The Associated Press.
Washington, June 1C Admiral Dewey
Is to go to sea again, (lying his flag
with the four stars', In command of the
greatest fleet In numbers the United
States has assembled sinco the days of
the Civil war, and far more powerful
in offence and defence even than any
of those war fleets.
Secretary Moody has conceived tho
idea, and"nfter consulting the pleasure
of Admiral Dewey, It has been arranged
that he shall be place.d in supremo
command of the fleet, comprising tho
North Atlantic, the European and tho
South Atlantic squadrons, which is to
assemble near Culebra island, In tho
West Indies, next December for tho
winter manoeuvres. Secretary Moody
himself desires to witness these man
oeuvtps, and it is even possible that tho
president may find time to make a
vcynge to the South to see the big Iron
clads In war movements.
Admiral Dewey goes gladly to his
work. It Is settled that Secretary
Moody will witness tho summer move
ments of the North Atlantic squcdron,
Involving combined naval and army at
tack on the defences of the' eastern ap
pt ouches to New York city. It Is ex
pected that he will board the Dolphin
for the purpose, and he has invited as
his guests Senator Hale, chairman of
the senate naval committee: Represen
tative Cannon, chairman of the house
appropriations committee, and Repre
sentative Foss, chairman of the house
naval committee. There will be other
guests, but Secretary , Moody has not
yet announced their names.
GOLD HEELS WINS THE
SUBURBAN HANDICAP
Fifty Thousand Spectators Witness
the Swell Society Event of the
Metropolitan Racing Season.
By l'xclusiic Wire from The Ahsociatcd Press.
New York. Junn 15. The Suburban
handicap was won yesterday by F. C.
McLcwee & Co.'s 4-year-old bay colt
Gold Heels: Pentecost, second: Blues,
third.
Fully flftv thousand spectators jour
neyed to Sheepsfiead Bay yesterday af
ternoon to uitnpsa the nineteenth run
ning of the Suburban handicap, the real
classic and richest society event of
metropolitan racing, otherwise termed
the Grand Prix of the American turf.
The weather proved fickle, dark and
ominous and light rain fell at different
periods during the afternoon. Early
preparations were made In Gotham by
Father Knickerbocker's blue biood de
scendants for the journey to the bay,
to witness this perennially popular
event, and as early as 12.30 p. m. the
paddock and infields were lined with
many handsomely mounted automo
biles, and other equipages, attended
with splendid retinue.
The big handicap was the great fea
ture and showed members of the met
ropolitan line were well barricaded with
staunch bank rolls to meet the plung
ing public. The penclllers opened pro
ceedings by making Gold Heels favor
ite 3 to 1; Pentecost and Advance
Guard and Contend were 5 to 1 each
and Herbert nnd Blues each 6 and 2
to 1.
The betting continued furious until
the drop of the flag. The great field
lined up shortly after 4 p. m. and at 4.06
the starter caught them In good line
and sent them away to a good start.
At the half Contend still led the field
a merry clip, Arden had quit and Gold
Heels took his place with Pentecost in
third place. At this juncture every
knight of the pigskin was working
demonlike on his charge, jockeying for
a good position. At the three-quurters
there was little change In the positions,
but nt the mile the speedy Contend had
best of his hard pace and fell back
then, returning the field to Gold Heels,
Blues and Pentecost, when tho great
race lapsed Into a real struggle.
It was at this point of the Journey
where the mighty Gold Heels demon
strated his prowress. He was a per
fectly adjusted and exquisite piece of
machinery nnd when Wonderly "let the
spring go off," the movement beneath
him was full Jeweled.
Tho slashing big son of The Bard
forged to the front and Wonderly very
Judiciously took him close to the rail
and immediately sat him down Jo a
heart-breaking clip, and then the'rjior
oughbred seemed to say, "Catch me If
you can," as he swung Into the stretch,
followed by Pentecost nnd Blues, with
his long racing strides devouring space,
As these three straightened out fop
the final struggle and the ten thousand
dollar goal, the Brooklyn finish was
eclipsed and new racing history was
being made,
Little Redfern on Pentecost made a
vigorous challenge to overhaul the
lender, and Shaw on Blues was work
ing like n trojan, but their skillful ef
forts wero to no avail, for when Won
derly observed Redfern's tactics he
made ono more call on tho great Gold
Heels and tho latter drew awav from
tho maddened candidate with consum
mate euse, going under tho wire u win
ner by three-quarters of a length of
Pentecost, who beat Blues, tho pride of
Tammany hall, by one length.
ft was a marvelous performance and
the fastest suburban ever run. The
time, ..v5 1-5, breaks tho suburban rec
ord by 2-5 of a second and comes with
in Iro of a second of equalling the
great Salvador's race course, 2.05 Hut.
The rest of the field was beaten off
ten lengths.
RIOTING AT PAWTUCKET.
Troops Unable to Cover the Dis
turbed Territory.
Uy llxrhnlve Win from The Associated PrrM.
Pawtuckct, R. I., June IB. Tho pres
ence of 700 armed men, sent by Gover
nor Kimball to restore order, had little
Influence except in tho central parts of
tho city toduy, whore tho soldiers
formed an invincible guard, and this
afternoon rioting broke out anew in tho
suburbs nnd spread to tho neighboring
city of Central Falls. The resumption
of the electric service, which had been
abandoned since Thursday, was the sig
nal for demonstrations at the points
where neither soldiers nor police were
stationed, and the character of the at
tacks grew worse, until the traction
company was forced to abandon the car
service.
The, disorders extended over so great
an area that tho troops available were
unable to handle the situation and It
was said that before tho street car traf
fic can be resumed It will be ncccssury
to place the city of Central Fulls and
parts of Cumberland, Lincoln and
North Providence under military con
trol. To do this an Increase In the
number of troops will bo necessary. It
was demonstrated that the cars could
not be operated In safety under the
present conditions.
KING EDWARD
HAS LUMBAGO
Suffers from Effects of a
Chill Contracted While
Viewing Parade.
fly Exclusive Wile from The Associated Press.
London, June 15. King Edward to
day buffered from a chill, which pre
vented him fiom attending the church
parade of the Aldershot garrison.
The chill came as a result of the
king's prolonged stay outdoors last
night upon the occasion of the torch
light tattoo at Aldershot. The chill is
a slight one, accompanied by symptoms
of lumbago.
The weather last night was extremely
cold and it rained at Intervals before
their majesties left the brigade recrea
tion ground. King Edward returned to
his apartments chilled from tho un
wonted exposure. These reports of his
majesty's illness have naturally caused
apprehension, but there Is apparently
no reason to anticipate serious results.
An authentic statement from Aider
shot this evening is to the effect that
King Edward is slightly Indisposed, but
that his indisposition is not of a serious
nature.
Sir Francis Laklng, physician in or
dinary to his majesty, was "summoned
to Aldershot early this morning. He
prescribed for the king, and recom
mended that today bo spent In perfect
quietude. Queen Alexandra and the
other members of the royal party at
tended the service at church, but re
mained In the royal apartments for the
rest of the day. It has been learned
that the king arose this afternoon. This
Is considered a good leason for hoping
that his indisposition is only tempor
ary. The court circular tonight publishes
the following official announcement:
"King Edward was unable to leave
his room today owing to an attack of
lumbago caused by a chill."
Sir Francis Laklng was in attendance
upon his majesty Sunday night and
found the king to be mucn better.
The latest expectation is that King
Edward will be able to attend the re
view today.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
B0L0ED TO DEATH
Reported Fate of the Missing Men
Captured May 30 Several
Datos Surrender.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Manila, June 15. Friendly natives in
Manila say a report Is current among
their countrymen that the five soldiers
of the Fifth cavalry who were captured
by the Insurgents May 30, have been
boloed to death rlear Teresa, In Morong
province, Luzon. This report has not
been confirmed by the American au
thorities of that district.
Twenty-five members of a band of
Insurgents, who were captured while
fighting with General Lukban In Samar,
took the oath of allegiance to the Unit
ed States and were subsequently re
leased. Four members of the band wqre
killed In the engagement which resulted
In the capture of their companions. The
twenty-five who have sworn allegiance
have seen General Chaffee and have
piomlsed to give him all the assistance
In their power In the work of maintain
ing the present peace conditions In
Samar.
A commission has been sent to Samar
to appoint Senor Llortes governor of
tho Island and to establish civil govern
ment there.
It Is expected that a general amnesty
will be declared July 4. This amnesty
will result In the release of the Filipino
prisoners now on the Island of Guam,
The prospects In the Island of Loyte
for a speedy termination of the armed
resistance there are bright. Since tho
ports of the Island were closed, surren
ders of insurgents to tho native con
stabulary have occurred dally,
Three Persons Browned,
Py Ktcluthe Wire from The Associated I'ress,
Port Huron, Mich., Juno 15. During a
gulo this afternoon, Arthur Mm tin, aged
21, Beatrice Abraham, aged 11 and Norma
Abraham, aged 10, wero drowned In L.iko
Huron by the overturning of a row boat
off Edison Boach. Tho accident was wit
nessed by a number of people, but tlw
storm was so fiorro that no help could
reach tho young people
Steamship Arrivals.
Bv Exclusive Win- from The Awxialnl Press.
New York. June 15. Arrived: Cymric,
Liverpool and Queonstown; Noordum,
Rotterdam and Hotilugno flur Mcr, (lib.
raltar Balled: Aller (from Genoa and
Naples), New York. Quocnstowu Bulled;
Umbria (from Liverpool), New York,
Southampton Sailed; Koenlgln Loulae
(from Bremen), New York,
OIL FUEL FOR
THE NAVY
The American War Vessels Mail
Soon Give Up Entirety
the Use oT Goal.
ITS VALUE PROVED
BY EXPERIMENTS
Success of Tests Announced by Ad
miral Melville Remarkable Re
sults Achieved Most of the Ob
jections to Petroleum Have Been
Overcome Investigations of the
Naval Board More Steam Gener
ated by Oil The Gain to America.
Uy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, June 15. Admiral Mel
ville has announced a notable advance
in oil fuel combustion, which indicates
that tho navy may soon dispense with
coal. A board of engineers under his
direction has succeeded in producing
one-third more steam from a standard
ized boiler with oil than was possible
with the best coal, and it is thought
that tho use of liquid fuel is on the
point of tremendous development for
marine puivoses. In careful tests, ex
tending over a whole year, the value of
coal as a fuel has been accurately de
termined, and In the last week the same
boiler has been fired with oil In tho pre
liminary series of exhaustive tests,
which will last several months. The
results from the first have astonished
the skilled experimenters, nnd, while
the wild claims of oil boomers are in
no likelihood 6f verification, it Feems
almost certain that oil fuel will super
sede coal as a controlling element of
naval warfare. Afloat he supply prob
lem is altogether different from those
encountered ashore. In the crowded
complication of a warship, where cubic
space and weight are the all powerful
considerations, the aim is to evaporate
the greatest quantity of water in the
smallest boiler with the least weight of
fuel, and usually without regard to ex
pense. Tho water tube boiler, adopted
three years ago, cut down the weight
and volume of the steam producing ap
paratus, and its higher pressures en
abled some saving In the relative
weight and size of propelling engines;
but the size of bunkers and the weight
of coal were Increased until coal was
not successfully burning under forced
draught, and the use of it aboard ship
would have compelled the adoption of
larger and heavier boilers, greater
bunker capacity andother prohibitive
conditions.
Objections to Oil Overcome.
Admiral Melville announces the dis
appearance of most of these objections
to oil, and the tests just beginning In
Washington become of the greatest In
terest to naval officers, marine engi
neers and all steam users afloat in the
world. With the remarkable results
achieved by Admiral Melville's assist
ants with oil under forced draught, sev
eral new objectionable features de
veloped. One of these, an Intensity of
heat which existing fireboxes will not
stand, will doubtless be remedied by
American Inventors In short order. An
other Is the deafening noise of combus
tion, which will probably prove to some
extent irremediable, but as oil would
be burned under natural draught with
great regard to economy under cruising
conditions, the noise could be avoided
except In emergencies, nnd in battle
this would not operate against Its use
In warships. Ever since tho close of
the Civil war, the nav department has
made earnest but desultory attempts to
determine the value of liquid fuel for
naval purposes. A portlon'of the boiler
plants at several of the navy yards, as
well as the boilers of gunboats and
torpedo boats, have not only had liquid
fuel burned In their furnnces, but these
steam generators have been temporar
ily turned over to the use of private
persons who have invented special
forms of burners.
Experiments of the Naval Board.
About a year ago, through the enter
prise of the Oil City Boiler Works com
pany, a water tube boiler of the Hohen
steln design was turned over, complete
In nil respects, to the bureau of steam
engineering for experimental purposes.
The limitations of this boiler as to
weight, floor space and height were
Identical with the requirements of tho
Denver class of cruisers requirements
that ure probably more severe In their
limitations than any others demanded
In any warship of the navy, For ono
year a board of naval officers, consist
ing of Lieutenant Commanders John R.
Edwards, W, M. Parks and F, H. Bai
ley, has been experimenting with this
boiler. Draughtsmen of tho bureau of
steam engineering were employed to
collect data In the various tests. These
tests have been under all sorts of prac
tical conditions natural draught and
forced draught of one Inch, two Inches
and three Inches of nlr pressure. The
best, ns well as the average, quality of
coal has been used,
Tho coal consumption has varied from
eighteen to seventy pounds a square
foot of grate, The detailed results of
these tests will eventually bo published
by tho bureau of steam engineering.
The expeiimontol boiler furnished by
tho Oil City boiler works has been of
such design that It has been possible to
make the furnace volume ns large as
possible, nnd this gave the opportunity
for Admiral Melville to determine
whether the character of the steum
generator had anything to do with the
burning of liquid fuel, In order to set
tle this question every test that has
been inado under tho experiment!
boiler with coal will be duplicated with
oil fuel.
More Steam Generated by Oil,
In both cases it was found that the
volume of steam generated by the oil
was greater than that secured by the
coal test of like character. It will be
understood that In these tests no at
tempt was muda to determine the effi
ciency of the combustible. Tho pri
mary purpose was to evaporate a large
quantity of water, or, In other words,
to secure a largo volume of steam In
dependent of the cost. Under forced
draught conditions, whether coul or oil
Is used, economical results cannot be
expected. The two official tests that
have already taken place show that the
board of naval officers has secured a
greater, output of steam with oil than
was obtained with one of the best
qualities of Pocahontas coal, Com
pared with like conditions when coal
was used, the efficiency of oil Is forty
per cent, greater than that of coal. The
experiments, however, will be con
ducted for a considerable period, for
not only will various qualities of oil be
used, but many forms of buVners will
be tried.
In view of the fact that there are
hundreds of forms of burners, It will
only be possible for the experimental
board to try representative typos. In
dividual Inventors will be expected to
attach their burners at their own ex
pense and according to their own de
signs to the test boiler; The manner
and character of, thtKdAt to be collected
will be solely deterrhlne'a' by the experi
mental ooaru. uomparauvc ana valu
able results can only be obtained by the
board having exclusive control of the
collection of all data and temperatures.
When a sufficient number of represen
tative types of burners have been test
ed the board will begin a series of tests
on Its own account. In the extended
scries of trials It is probable that infor
mation will be secured which will show
that a combination of features present
ed by individual inventors may give the
ideal design of a burner and furnace
adequate for naval needs. Should such
substantial results be secured as arc al
ready indicated, it Is the desire of Ad
miral Melville to have one large cruiser
or battleship equipped at an early day
with liquid fuel appliances. It is not
improbable that in the manoeuvres
which have been planned to take place
off Culebra Island next December one
of the warships or auxiliaries may
burn liquid fuel In her steam genera
tors. It is also the wish of the engi
neer In chief that the fuel oil experi
ments carried on under the experimen
tal boiler at Washington may be sup
plemented by liquid fuel tests under the
boilers at the Naval academy. At the
Annapolis institution there is available
in the first class of cadets a body of in
telligent and enthusiastic young men,
who would make excellent observers in
the collection of data, and the officers
on instruction daily at that institution
would be ordered to co-operate with the
main experimental board in Washing
ton. The Gain to This Country.
In noting the advantages of liquid
fuel for naval purposes, it is to be par
ticularly observed that the United
States has more to gain from adoption
of this combustible for warship pur
poses than any other naval power. Tho
Beaumont field is within forty miles of
the Gulf of Mexico. There is pipe line
extending from the oil fields of Ohio
and Pennsylvania to several of the At
lantic seaports. T,he California oil pro
duct can also be piped to the sea at
slight cost. Russia is the only Euro
pean country that has a comparatively
inexhaustible supply, but the Russian
product Is a considerable distance from
the sea, and the means of securing It
are not as well developed as they are
here. In the Burmah field, England
has a possible supply, but this special
product could only be utilized for work
on the Asiatic coast. The liquid fuel
experiments under forced draught con
ditions that have been conducted by
naval officers in the last week promise
much In Insuring warships that will be
the superiors of any afloat. It Is true
that other nations may attempt to store
large quantities of liquid fuel, but thin
Is by no means an easy thing to do. It
Is regarded as a problem In Itself. The
place to store the oil Is within the well
until It Is required. With a pipe line
to the sea a military advantage is pos
sessed that can never be overcomp by a
nation which would attempt to store
oil.
MURDERERS BREAK JAIL
Charles Grether and Benjamin Aiello
Escape from the Monroe County
Prison A Posse in Pursuit.
By Kxclusltc Wire from The Associated Press
Stroudsburg, June 15. Charles Greth
er and Benjamin Aiello, convicted
murderers, escaped from tho Monroe
county jail here this morning, A posse
is in pursuit. It Is believed the men
separated us Grether has been traced
as far as the woods at North Wuter
Gap.
The cell doors, It Is said, were faulty
and while the watchman was In anoth
er part of the building, the men walked
out of their cells and unbolting the nut
side Iron door, passed out of the build
ing. Sheriff Mervlne sent telegraphic
notification of tho men's escape to the
authorities of all nearby titles and
towns.
DEATHS OP A DAY,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Prut.
Hnrrlshurg, Juno 15. Colonel Alfred C.
Sanderson, a veteinn Journalist und Dem
ocratic politician, died lust night of rheu
matism ut the Hnrrlsburg hospital, aged
05 years. At tho tlmo of his death Colonel
Sanderson was associated with tho ttev,
Dr, Swallow In the publication of tho
"Pennsylvania Methodist."
Glens Fulls, N, Y Juno 15. Tho Jtov.
Anson Jtuld Upson, chiuicollor of the
University of tho State of New Voik and
ex-president of Auburn Theological scml
nary, died hcio today at tho ago of Si.
Vienna, Juno 13. Tho death Is an
nounced of John Gcorgo Phut mi, for
mcrly United Btatea vlco consul at Tou
lon, Franco.
Chicago, Juno 13. Gcnlo M. Lumber I -boh,
ono of tho leading lawyers of Lin
coln, Neb., died curly this moiiing at tho
Palmer House of heart dlscuso. Mr. Una
bertbou was 52 years of age and for many
years had been a prominent tlguio in
state nnd national affairs'. Under Pi est
dent Harrison he was asUtant Buerctary
of the treasury.
THE WEEK'S WORK
BEFORE CONGRESS
HOW STRIKERS
EXPECT TO WIN
According to President Gil day Vic
tory Is to Be Achieved by De
struction of Coal Property.
By ftceluslvc Wire from The Associated Press.
Wllkes-Barre, June 15. Patrick Gil
day, president of the Central Pennsyl
vania Bituminous district of the United
Mine Workers of America, who came
here to consult President Mitchell on a
matter local In his district, had a talk
with a correspondent of tho Associated
Press today.
When asked of tho feeling in his ter
ritory us to a general strike to help the
hard coal miners, Mr. Gllday said:
"Our men will do whatever President
Mitchell says. They can have our finan
cial support, and if Mr. Mitchell sees fit
to ask our men to lay down their picks
they will do it promptly. I do not be
lieve, however, there will be a general
strike of the soft coal miners, because
the anthracite men are going to win
without It."
Asked as to how the miners expected
to win In view of the fact that they
have practically reached the limit of
their resources in this region In press
ing the operators and the latter still
stand out firmly, -he replied:
"By tho slow destruction of mine
property. By that I mean that if they
do not give the men the hours and pay
they ask for they will not consent to go
into the mines and preserve the opera
tions. The collieries will fill, if the
strike is not soon ended, and the mines
will begin to squeeze or cave in. All
the tlmbermcn are out, and the timber
which holds up the roofs of mines will
soon begin to give way. These squeezes
will cost thousands of dollars to repair
and probably be the cause of the aban
donment of many costl y operations.
When the investors' pockets begin to
feel it, a change in the attitude of the
operators will come and the miners can
wait for the change."
President Gllday's mission here was
to get President Mitchell's consent to
continue the strike against the Sonman
Shaft Coal company, near Portage, Pa.,
and also the financial support of the na
tional organizations. He received both.
The strike at that place was inaugu
rated on April '16, because the company
would not recognize the union and sign
tho wage scale. About 150 men are In
volved. JUSTICE OVERTAKES
A CRUEL MURDERER
Harry N. Ricer Shoots Rachel Sah-
lor and Receives a Bullet While
Attempting to Kill Another.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, June 13. Mrs. Rachel
Sahlor, a widow, was today shot and
instantly killed at Coatesvllle, Pa., for
ty miles west of here, by Harry N.
Ricer, of Newcastle, Pa., who was also
killed by a bullet from his revolver
while struggling with another woman
for possession of the weapon. The
tragedy, it is said, was the result of a
quarrel. Ricer was employed by a
Pittsburg firm of contractors who are
building a new steel plant at Coates
vllle. He was regarded as Mrs. Sah
lor's accepted suitor. Last night,
Ricer visited the woman and they are
said to have quarreled. Mrs. Sahlor
ordered him from the house and she
went to tho home of Mrs. Mary L. Er
nest to spend the night.
Today Ricer appeared at the house
and demanded an interview with Mrs.
Sahlor. She declined to receive him,
and was dismissing him at the door,
when he drew a revolver from his
pecket and shot her through the heart.
He, then, it Is claimed, aimed the re
volver nt Mrs. Ernest, who grappled
with him. During tho struggle, the
pistol was discharged, tho bullet tak
ing effect In Rlcer's head, killing him
almost instantly. The coroner found
letters In Rlcer's pocket signed "Alma,"
which Indicated that he was engaged
to be married to a young woman In
Columbus, Ohio,
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COMMUNION OF SCIENTISTS.
Annual Services at Boston Attended
by 13,000 People.
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Press.
Boston, Juno 15, The annual com
munion services of the mother church
of the Christina Science' denomination
In Mechanics' hall today xveru attended
by nbout 13,009 people, 7,000 at tho
morning service nnd 6,000 during the
afternoon. Tho prlnclpnl feature of tho
service wns a message from the pastor
emeritus, tho Itev. Mary Uuker Eddy,
Another Important feuture xvns a tele
gram, In return, expressing gratitude
and appreciation' to Mrs, Eddy, which
was put In tho form of a motion und
unanimously adopted by tho audience
rising In their places,
TELEGRAPHERS ORGANIZE.
The Commercial Tickers of Chicago
Join the American Federation.
Dy I'uIlhk' Wiie fioin The Associated I'resi
Chicago, June 15. Tho Commercial
Tc-lcgrapliers of Chicago, who for sev
eral years have been without u union,
wero organized toduy by tho American
Federation of Labor. Tho new organ-
Ization will bo known as the Interna
tional Union of Commercial Telegraph
ers, Between three hundred nnd four
hundred men enrolled their names on
tho books of tho new organization.
Tho officials of tho Order of Railway
Telegraphers attended tho meeting und
promised both their moral nd financlul
support to the now union.
Isthmian Canal Bill Will Provoke
a Flood oT Eloquence In
the Senate.
PANAMA ROUTE
TO BE ADVOCATED
Supporters of the Measure Are En
thusiastlc Over., the Spooner Bill.
Voting&:tfn.?the Bilf and Amend
ments May Begin Thursday.
Other Measures May Be Considered
During the Week The Philippines
Bill to Be Considered in' the House.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, June 15. The senate
will meet at 11 o'clock each day dur
ing the present week, up to and includ
ing Thursday, In order to permit ample
opportunity for dlscusslpp of; the isth
mian canal bill prior to'Vbtlnsr on the
bill and amendments 'on Thursday.
The four days preceding the vote will
be crowded with speeches on the bill,
the announcements made of Intended
remarks being ver numerous. On
Tuesday, Senators; Cqilom and Stewart
will speak on the canul bill and on
Wednesday, Senator Hanna. Tho sup
porters of tho Panama route express
great confidence in the success of the
Spooner bill.
Other measures which may be con
sidered during the week, If opportunity
permits, are the London., dock charge
bill and the pure food bill. There will
be a strong effort made to have the
Cuban reciprocity bill In readiness to
be made the unfinished business when
the canal bill shall have been disposed
of. It is expected that the Cuban com
mittee will be prepared to report Wed
nesday or Thursday. But for the Cu
ban bill, it is said, the final adjourn
ment of the senate could be secured at
an early day. Only the general defi
ciency bill of the entire list of appro
priation bills remains to be acted an in
tho first stage. With the passage of
tho District of Columbia bIll"fi'y"tHo
senate yesterday, that body disposed of
the last of the supply bills on Its calen
dar, and as the house has the deficiency
bill before it, there Is comparatively
little to do in the way of getting the
appropriation bills through. The naval
bill, tho army bill and the. District of
Columbia bill, and the sundry civil bill
are still In conference, but no one be
lieves an agreement on them would be
difficult If an adjournment could be ex
pedited thereby.
Tomorrow is suspension day in the
house, and the speaker has agreed to
recognize a number of members to
move the passage of bills under sus
pension. Whatever time remains on
Monday, together with Tuesday, has
been set aside for the consideration of
the bill to amend the bankruptcy act.
Wednesday the general deficiency ap
propriation bill will be taken up, and
on Thursday consideration of the Phil
ippine bill begins. Under the rule
agreed on for consideration of the latter
bill, there will be a day session, begin
ning at 11 a. m., nnd a night session,
beginning at 8 o'clock, for general de
bate until the following Tuesday, when
the bill will be open to amendment un
der the five minute rule. The final vote
will be taken on Wednesday.
LARGE STILL UNEARTHED.
New York Police Discover a Plant
with Capacity of 300 Barrels.
Dy Y.t luslve Wire from The Associated Press
New York, June 13. Samuel Stein
bruck, David Gallos, Max Fine and
Hyman Levine wero turned over to the
federal authorities by the police today,
In tho arrest of the men the authori
ties bellevo that they have unearthed
one of tho largest illicit stills ever
operated In this city. Fine xvas seen
frequently driving loads of casks and
packages to tho premises where the
still wns unearthed.
Saturday night his load consisted of
123 pounds of yeast, 2,300 pounds of
sugar, und a number of fifteen-gallon
casks. Stelnbruck was with hint, In
tho houo where Fine delivered the
goods wero found Gallos and Levine
and a still with a cnpaclty of about 300 ,.
barrels a day.
THE LEDGER' COAL ARTICLE.
Iy Kxc luslve Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Juno 15. Tho Ledger In
Its coal artlelo tomorrow will says
"Tho anthracite coal trade shows no
cliango whatever. It Is practically at a
standstill, though there Is a little coal yet
moving from the rotallors to consumers,
who nro paying good prices for It. Tho
nnthrnclto coal roads now have few load
ed coal cars nnd aro husbanding their re
sources In every way. Much of ther roll
ing Stock has gone Into the bituminous
trade, tho soft coals being now almost
universally used for steam purposes, re- y
placing anthracite
Earthquake in Oregon. 'v
Py Kxcluiho Wire from The Associated Trees.
Newport, Oregon, Juno 15. Two sharp
earthquake shocks wero felt here last "
night, ono at 8 p. m. and another at 1 a. "
m. No damage was dono.
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WEATHER FORECAST,
-f Washington, Juno 13. Forecast
for Monday and Tuesday: Kabtern
-f Pennsylvania: Showers and cooler 4-
f Monduy; Tuesday fair, variable
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