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NATIONAL DEEENCa
FUND FOR STRIURS
The Latest Proposition on Foot to
Help the Idle Anthra
cite Miners.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL
APPROVES OF PLAN
Mr. Mitchell Wants It Understood,
However, That the Miners' Union
Will Accept No Aid Until Their
Own Resources Are Exhausted.
Harry White Has Been Authorized
by Several Labor Organizations to
Xay the Proposition Before the
President of the United Mine
Workers Secretary White Dlsap
proves of Sympathetic Strikes.
.By Exclusive Wire from 'I he Associated I'rrst.
' Wilkes-Barre, July 8. A national de
fense fund to which all organized labor
and the public In general will be asked
to contribute, Is the latest proposition
placed on foot to help the striking an
thracite coal miners If they need as
sistance in their struggle for higher
wages and a shorter workday. Hairy
"Wjilte, of New York, secretary of the
National Garment Workers and mem
ber of the conciliation committee of the
civic federation, held a long conference
with President Mitchell today, during
which the plan was approved by the
miners' chief, and Mr. White will at
once begin preparations to cany out
the plan. President Mitchell wants it
understood, however, that the miners'
union will accept no aid until their own
resources are exhausted. Mr. White
came here authorized by several labor
organizations to place the proposition
before President Mitchell. After the
conference, President Mitchell had
nothing to say about the matter, be-fo-nd
the brief statement that he ap
proved the plan. Mr. White gave out
the following statement:
Mr. White's Statement.
President Mitchell will accept the cu-op-eration
and whatever aid may bo ren
dered by labor organizations of the coun
try and others, but with the understand
ing thut it is to bo only used when their
, own funds become exhausted, which will
not bo for some time. Mr. Mitchell says
. that before soliciting outride support the
miners at work must set the example
themselves by contributing a considerable
portion of their earnings to sustain their
fellow-members in the hard coal Holds,
who are Sighting their common battle.
This will bo determined upon at tho In
dianapolis convention. .Mr. Mitchell also
welcomed tho aid tendered by men of
means and Inllucnco outside the lanks of
organized labor.
Efforts will at once be made to otlglnatc
a movement throughout the country, ho
that tho unions and others may bo pie
pared to collect funds when the time Is
propitious.
' Public men will also undertake an inde
pendent movement and solicit subscrip
tions from those not connected with la
bor organizations. Tills movement will bo
inaugurated in Now York city, and the
labor organizations and sympathizers in
all the princlpjal cities of tho country will
t be called upon to appoint committees to
carry on similar work.
All friendly newspapers will bo asked
to co-operate. The scheme, In bilef, con
templates the concentration of the energy
nnd rcsourco of organized labor in behalf
of tho miners' cause, a result which has
never boforo boon achieved. It Involves
the raising of a given amount of monpy
each week for which provisions and other
leccssarles of life will bo purchased.
The plan has tho approval of President
Biimucl Gompers. and It will bo placed be
fore tho executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor next week. Mr.
Rompers in bis letter of approval said:
"I beg to say that your action meets
with my hearty approval, and you can
eay so to President Mitchell, Anything
which I can do toward bringing about tho
end desired will bo cotdlally done."
Of course, It Is understood that tho en
tire plan Is contingent upon tho Indian
apolis convention of tho mino workers
voting down a motion for a general strlko,
as In that event tho aid which tho soft
coal miners wll bo ablo to render would
be cut off, and It would bo out of tho
question to try to 'maintain the vast num-
ber of people who would then bo Involved.
Tho oporatois are counting upon tho
means of tho miners soon becoming ex
hausted and when It Is demonstrated to
thorn that tho funds will bo forthcom
ing to prolong tho contest Indefinitely, if
need be. tho situation will be changed
materially,
Disapproves Sympathetic Strikes.
Personally, Secretary 'white dlsap
proves of the proposed general suspen
sion order of mining, as well as of
sympathetic strikes in general, He ex
pressed his views on tho subject as
follows:
I bellevo that should tho Indianapolis
convention prdcr a genet ul suspension
of mining, a great disturbance will lui
created without In any way benefiting
' those whom It olms to help. Ilesldes, t
would make necessary a violation of
agreements which f would be so conspicu
ous as to discredit the entire labor move
ment, Such a mlstako would bo nil the
v greater becauso thero would bo no ap.
T, parent advantage to be gained by It. If
trades unions can violate agreements
whenever It Is convenient to do so, then
tho employers will be justified In doing
the samo, consequently agreements would
i havQ no binding force and po effect. If
labor organizations nro tu impiovo their
standing In the business world, they must
, rWide by the principles Involved In an
irgivpnient.
f-resruQUt .Miicneu nnu nouung to say
f regarding, his trip to New York, beyond
ret gating what he had said In that
clt, He had no Information from the.
West Virginia strike, neither hud ho
anything to give out concerning the
suspension In this region,
The Lehigh Valley Coal company to
day succeeded (n starting up its Henry
washeiy at Plains. The coal taken
from the cum bank is not sent to hiar-
kot, but
boilers.
Is used In 'the compuny's
NICHOLS RE-ELECTED.
Result of the Meeeting of Delegates
of District No. 1 at Nanticoke.
By Exclusive Wire Iron. The Awoilatcil Press.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July S. The dele
gates of district No. 1, Id convention
at Nuntlcoke, today re-elected President
T. D. Nlcholls und all the old officers
except R. N. Courtrlght, of Scranton,
who was defeated by V. J. Thomas, of
DISTRICT PRESIDENT T. D. NICHOLS.
that city. The vacancy on tho execu
tive board, caused by the resignation
of John Fallon will be filled tomorrow.
There are two candidate for the place,
William Carne, of Wllkes-Barrc and
John Honey, of Plymouth.
A number of resolutions were adopt
ed, among them being one protesting
ngainst the appointment by the gover
nor of ex-Sheriff James Martin, of
Luzerne county, to the vacant mine in
spectorship of tho Hazleton district.
Mr. Martin, who is a candidate for the
position, was sheriff of Luzerne county
in 1S!)7, when 1!2 mino workers were
shot and killed at Lattitner by deputy
sheriffs.
FREIGHT HANDLERS
STRIKE CONTINUES
The Statement of the Operators Ap
pears to Be Slightly Optimistic.
Business Stopped.
By Eclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Chicago, July 8. Investigation by re
porteis of tho statements that full
crews were working and interview with
members of wholesale linns, seemed to
indicate that the reports of tho railroad
ofllciuls were somewhat optimistic. At
the Wabash depot but ten men were
found at work and at the Michigan Cen
tral and Wisconsin Central where hun
dreds of men went out, scarcely any
were found at work. It was said, how
ever, that a full force of men would be
on hand tomorrow.
About 50 per cent, of the wholesalers
reported a curtailment or almost com
plete stoppage of business with out
side points while the remainder said
business was going forward as 'usual.
Some firms laid off a number of men
pending a settlement of the strike. The
teamsters' union this afternoon decided
not to aid in the strike,
BURT CHARGES SUSTAINED.
Quarryville Minister . Accused of
Planing Elopement Has Been Sus
pended. By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Lancaster, Pa., July 8. This after
noon upon the conclusion of the trial
of Rev. O. C. Burt, of tho Quurryvllle
Methodist .church, which has been In
progress here during the past two days,
Presiding Elder A, G. Kynett Issued tho
following statement:
"The charges and specifications
against Rev. O, C. Burt have been
unanimously sustained, and he has
been suspended from the exercise of all
ministerial functions until the next an
nual session of the Philadelphia con
ference.'' Rev. Burt, who has a family at
Quarryvllle, had planned to elope with
Miss Anna Shank, a member of his
congregation. Upon the discovery of
the Intended elopmcnt he was thrashed
by the girl's father. .
Fight Results in Murder,
By Exclusive Wire from The Aw.oilatcci Press.
Carlisle, Pa,, July 8. As a result of a
fight In South Mountain, near Cleavers
burg, Geoigu W, Phillips Is dead and
Hiram Uowermnter Is in Jail barged with
murder, Yesteiday aftornoon, Phillips
was at liowermaster's, a mountain hovel,
and both weto ili'lnlting, A fight followed
and Howermnster deal Phillips a torilfla
blow on tho Iteud with a Dick handle,
causing concussion of the biuln, from
which ho died today, Uowermaster tried
to escape, but was arrested.
Will Fay the Guardsmen,
By Exclusive Whc bum The Associated Pius.
Trenton, N. J., July 8. Qovemor Mur
phy, Statu Treasuier Diiggs and Cotup
ti oiler Morgan today held a conference
over the fact that there Is no uppropiln,
tlou available to pay the stuto militia
men who wero recently" callc.l Into borvlco
at Patcrson. They decided to rulso tho
money, 120,000, by giving their Joint note,
which the legislature will bo asked next
winter to pay.
Stone-Throwers Sent to Jail.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Pateisou, N. J., July 8. Nino striking
dyers'' hctpcis wero nrresWd today und
sentenced to ten days In lull each on the
cinrgo or, throwing stones at non-union
men,
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KINO OVERRULED DOCTORS.
Insisted, Against Thoir Advice, On
Early Coronation,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
London, July 8. The news that the
coronation of King Edward was lo bo
held before tho middle of August was
published In the United States before It
was known here. The London Times
nnd other papers this morning confirm
the announcement, From the same
source it Is learned today that tho
pressing forward of the coronation was
due to the personal insistence of tho
king. His doctors were nt first opposed
to Htich an early dnte, but the king de
clined to ngrco to any other plans until
ho had been crowned, and the doctois,
finally realizing thut more danger was
likely to nrlse In opposing his majesty
on this point, agreed to It. They now
sec lite king was right, nnd that It Is
far better for hlin to get through the
turmoil of tho coronation as soon as
possible than to have It hanging over
him for months.
King Kdward lias determined not to
break up the court at Buckingham pal
ace until after the coronation. Ho
may go on board his yacht for a few
days' cruise, but ho is more likely to
remain In Loudon till the; affair Is over,
and then tuke a prolonged holiday.
TRACEY LOCATED.
News of the Desperado Received at
the Sheriff's Office in Seattle.
Py Exclusive Wire from The Assoc iatcd Prat.
Seattle, Wash., July 8. News was re
ceived at the sheriff's ofiicp today that
Harry Tracey, the escaped convict, was
at Rancher Gerald's house, below Ren
ton, a suburb on the Cedar mountain
road. A little after 2 o'clock the 17-ycar-old
son of Gerald arrived nt tho
sheriff's office with a gold and silver
watch, saying that Tracey had arrived
at his father's house at lO.KO o'clock
this morning, und after eating a hearty
meal, had sent 'hint to a neighbor's
house with the two watches, with In
structions to try to sell them. Tracey
said if he "were given away" ho would
kill the whole family, the boy Included.
The boy, knowing that it was Tracey,
concluded to bring the watches to tho
sheriff's office, hoping that the des
perado would remain thero until a
searching party could arrive.
The watches answer the description
of those stolen from the Johnsons lust
Saturday. Young Gerald described
Tracey accurately, and the officers
think that he is frying to make the
Palmer cut-off by the Cedar mountain
road.
Johnson's white boat, used by Tracey
'' 'is escape from Port Madison, has
,-) found on the mud flats in South
Seattle.
The first posse took a, -trolley car for
Ronton. At that place a locomotive is
In readiness to convey the man-hunters
a mile and a half up the Columbia and
Paget Sound railway to the immediate
neighborhood of the Gerald house. The
second posse started for Ronton an
hour later with bloodhounds. Sheriff
Cudihee, with several deputies, left for
Ronton this afternoon.
MR. MORGAN'S OFFER.
Tendered All British Ships Ho Con
trols to Admiralty.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pres.
London, July S. In the house of
commons today the parliamentary sec
retary to the admiralty, II. C. Arnold
Forster, replying to William Redmond,
the Ijish leader, confirmed the report
that J. Pierpont Morgan hud offered
to place all tho British ships In the new
combination at the disposal of tho ad
miralty for the next fifty years, on cer
tain terms.
Mr. Arnold-Forster added that the
offer had not yet ' been accepted, be
cause it could be dealt with only In re
lation to British shipping generally and
the Atlantic trade position, which was
being very carefully considered by the
government.
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RAILROAD IN PHILIPPINES.
Manager of Manila-Dagupan Line
Sees Governor Toft.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Rome, July 8. Horace Higglns, man
ager of the Manlia-Dagupan railroad,
who arrived here yesterday, had a con
ference touay with Governor Taft on
the subject of extending the railroad
to Cabanatuan, New Eglja province,
leaving the main line near Calumplt, In
Bulacan province, The railroad's
claims against the government for mili
tary occupation of the road also were
discussed. The discussion was mere
ly pielltnlnary and will be continued at
Manila.
SALAMANCA BACK IN MANILA,
Transport Which Strandetl on Zam.
bales Coast to Be Repaired,
By Exclusive Wire frcm The Associated Press.
Manila, July 8, Tho United States
transport Salamanca, which went
ashore on the Zambales coast on July
3, having on board three companion of
tho Twenty-fifth regiment, wus floated
and has arrived here,
She is discharging her cargo prepara
tory to being repatied.
Champion Victorious.
By Kiclmtve Wiie from Tho Atsoclated Picsj.
Atlantic? City, N. J., July S.-Albert
Champion, tho Pionch flyer, was again
victorious In the middle distance cyclo
championship hurles at tho Colisoum track
tonight, defeating two men, W, S. Feeii
and Jack Hunter, In a twenty-mile race,
Champion rbdo the full twenty miles nnd
his opponents ten miles each. Fenn was
six hips behind at the end of tho ten
miles, which wero covered In U.KH-5, Ills
paitner mude a gamu- effoit, but was no
match for the flying Frenchman, who
llnUhcd two miles to tho good hi Stf.40,
going tho Inst mile In l.SJ 3-D.
Steamship Arrivals.
By Exclutltc Wiie from The Auoilated Press.
New York, July S. Arrived: Kaiser YVtl
helm der Orosse, Bremen. Cleaicd; Phila
delphia, Southampton, Sailed: Pennsyl
vania, Hamburg via Plymouth nnd Cher
bourg. Antwerp An Iveds Kioonland,
New York, Hicmeii Arilved: Kronprlna
Wllholm, Now Yoik via Plymouth and
ChCTljomg. Balled: Bremen ,New Yotk
via Southampton and Cherbourg. Rotter-
dam Anivcdi Ktutcndam, Now Yorh
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CORN CORNER
IN CHICAGO
Napoleon of Finance, John W.
Gates, Continues to Squeeze
the Shorts.
ACTIVITY OF THE
PIT'S LATEST TERROR
Fear That the Speculator Will Force
the Price to $1 Elevator Men
Trying to Make Their Stock Grade
but He Will Have None of it Cir
culars Are Floating,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Chlcngo, July 8. Corn reached 90
cents today on shorts bidding It up in
order to got out. It Is reported that
settlements have been made at SS, SO
and HO cents. The elevator men, who
are tho shorts, have been whipped into
line. They see that they cannot get
corn to delivery on contract, and stand
ready to throw up their hands and set
tle at the price named by John W.
Gates. Their failure to settle would In
dicate that Gates will force the price
up to $1, nnd that the shorts dread.
They realize It Is useless to struggle
against the new corn king, as there are
only 3,874,000 bushels of contract corn
in sight.
The elevator ntr.n arc even now draw
ing out their corn trying to make it
grade. In doing so they are bound to
lose, as Gates will not accept that kind.
He says the germ Is killed, and It will
not grow.
The b jylng of July this morning was
mainly by scattered shorts. The open
ing was at 84 cents, the same mark at
which it closed last night. It advanced
to SS cents in a short time. The ad
vance up to the close last night was 7
cents and today 4 more cents were
added, making the total advance in two
days of 11 cents. The trade this morn
ing was not large, but the feeling was
very nervous. It was a Gates' market.
Every one was in a quandry regarding
tho next move of the new terror of the
corn ult.
The Illinois Grain Dealers' associa
tion iji taklnjj,a1.lipjul.pii ye July corn
deal, and has "sent broadcast through
the state a circular addressed to "the
grain dealers in which their attention
is called to the fact .that tho prices at
which No. 'X corn Is selling in Chicago
fully 20 cents above No, 3 will give
tho careful dealer a chance to make
money. The association promises the
dealer all the help In Its power to make
money.
Gates' followers say the circular
reads like an effort on the part of the
elevator people, who are known to be
short, to attract u lot of corn this way.
STILL HOPES FOR RECIPROCITY
President Roosevelt Indicates That
Concessions Are Due Cuba,
By Kxclubhe Wire from The Associated Press.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 8. Montague
White, who has been living In this
country, principally in New York and
Washington, as tho representative of
the Boer cause, and William 13. Curtis,
of Washington, were the guests today
of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
luncheon. Mr. White will sail for
Kurope tomorrow. Only Incidental ref
erence was made to the lato Boer war,
but In the conversation the party dis
cussed reciprocity, particularly with
regard to Cuba.
The president Indicated that he felt
concessions were due to Cuba from
this country and expresses his convic
tion that eventually not only the peo
ple of tho United States, but congress
Itself would vindicate the advocacy of
Cuban reciprocity. He believes that In
some form reciprocal relations be
tween the United States and Cuba will
be established at the next session of
congiess.
CHAMBERLAIN DOING WELL.
Colonial Secretary Spends His Birth,
day in Hospital.
By Exclushc Wire from The Associated Press.
London, July 8. There was a con
stant stream of callers at Charing Cross
hospital today to condole with Joseph
Chamberlain, whose forehead, was se
verely cut In a cab accident yesterday,
and to congratulate him on his birth
day. Mrs. Chumberlaln was an early
arrival with a supply of flowers and
cushions. The bulletin Issued from tho
hospital nt 11.30 a, in, read:
"Mr, Chamberlain Is progressing very
well, He passed a good night. Abso
lute quiet Is essential. He will remain
In the hospital for the present."
Jessie Morrison Sentenced.
By Kxcluiltc Wire from The Associated Press.
Eldorado, Kan,, July &. Jessto Morris
son, convicted June t!8 of murder In the
second degiee for killing Mrs, Olln Castlo
at tho tatter's homo hern, in Juno, 1900,
by cutting her throat with n razor, was
today sentenced to twenty-flvo ywua n
the penitentiary. Motion for n now trial
was over-ruled. Miss Morrlsson, who has
tremi) through tlueo tilals, took tho sen
tence with llttla show of demonstration.
Tho case will be nppealed to tho statu mi
piemo' court, At hor second tilnl, Miss
Morilssou was given but lve yeais.
Eciulppage of Advance Guard.
Hy Kitlu.be Wire from The Associated Piesa.
Harrlsbuig, July S. The camp erpilp
page of Company I), Eighth leglment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, which
goes to Cjcttyshurg tomorrow to do pro
vost duty dining tho nrilval of tho troops
for tho division encampment, was shipped
this afternoon over tho Philadelphia und
Reading ralhoad.
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Purchase of Spiegeleisen.
Beilln, July 8. A fuither ptirchuso of
36.UOU tons of Splegclclvca has been pndo
by Americans in the tfelgen dlatiict.
WAR VETERAN DROWNED.
Joremiah Lavoly fwept to Death by
the Current in-Stony Greek,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Johnstown, July 8. Jeremiah Lnvcly,
aged 53 years and a civil war veteran,
together with two horses which ho wis
driving, wore drowned In the Stony
Creek, nenr the center of this city, lato
this afternoon, Lnvcly, for some un
known reason, had driven Into the creek
nt a place known as Buelah's ford,
The rains had swollen the creek to an
unusual depth and the swift current
quickly cnrrled the horses nnd driver
down stream,
Hundreds of people, unable to render
any aid, lined the banks and saw
Lavely disappear. Up to a late hour
tonight the body had not been recov
ered.
THE REBELS YIELD.
Government Forces Win Two Bat
tles Guarantees Offered to
Liberal Leaders.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Presi.
Panama, Colombia, July 8. General
Saluzar, the governor of Panama, hos
received a dispatch from Bogota, the
capital, announcing that Generals Ped
roja, Benito, Ulloa. Leal and Teopllo
Garcia and their staffs, together with
General Marin, a Liberal leader of the
department of Tolitmi, have laid down
their arms on account of the guaran
tees offered by the Colombian govern
ment. At Carmen, General De Tacap defeat
ed tho Liberal forces under General
Munoz, killing or wounding more than
200 men. This general also won a vic
tory over the forces of General Garcia
Rovlra, thus, it Is asserted, rendering
It useless to cause any more bloodshed.
WHY DWARF GIRL SHOT MAN
Letter Fonnd Breaking News That
Man Was Married.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Boston, July 8. A' letter alleged to
have been written by Andrew J. Emory
of South Farmlngton to Nina Dan
forth, the dwarf of Newton, who last
May shot and killed Emory at his
home, has been found, and It Is'thought
It dfsr.'oses tho reason for the murder.
Miss Danforth and Emory had been
close friends, those who know the
young woman even claiming that she
had gone through a marriage ceremony
with him. The letter In the case was
written to tell her that their Intimacy
must cease. " It said:
"Of course I am very sorry for you,
but I have a wife, and other women,
too, and I cannot keep up tho life I
have been leading with you any long
er. I do not want to see you again,
and I do not want you to come where
I am. It Is all over between us."
With this letter In her hand Miss
Danforth confronted Emory. What
was said has not been disclosed, but
the shooting terminated the interview.
Miss Danforth, who is in jail at East
Cambridge, pending trial on a murder
Indictment, Is under supervision by ex
perts to determine her mental condi
tion.
COTTON CRISIS IN LANCASHIRE
Trade Believes Heavy Reduction of
Output' the Only Salvation.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
London, July 8. The cotton crisis In
Lancashire is growing more acute and
the trade regards a heavy reduction of
tho output as its only salvation. A
meeting has been called for July 11, to
consider the replies to circulars advo
cating joint action of tho spinners in
resorting to short time, as was done
during the last two summers. The gen
eral opinion Is that a curtailment of
the production on even a more exten
sive scale than heretofore will be nec
essary to avoid heavy losses.
' President Charles W. Macara, of the
Masters' federation, says the short sup
ply of cotton and the big discount in
tho price of future delivery are the
main causes of the crisis. He says
that speculators have obtained posses
sion of the raw material and that the
firms running full tlmo are playing Into
their hands. The only hopo for the
Lancashire cotton Industry is for the
trade to act unanimously,
GERMAN TARIFF ON LEATHER
Committee Instructed to Reduce Du
ties On Tanning1 Material,
By delusive Win' from The Aiciatcd PreAi.
Berlin, July 8, The tariff committee
of tho Reichstag today ndopted, un
changed, paragraphs 544 to 551 of the
new bill dealing with leuther. The sec
retary of state for the Interior, Count
von Pasadowsky-Wehner, announced
that he refused to accept the Increased
duties which the committee had placed
on tanning materials, and that they
must be reduced to the rates originally
proposed.
ADAMS-BERNHARDT COMBINE.
American Actress to Flay Juliet to
1 Frenchwoman's Romeo,
By inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Manchester, Englund, July 8. Sarah
Bernhardt definitely announced hero to
day that arrangements had been prac
tically completed for Maude- Adams to
play Juliet to Mine. Bornhardt's Homeo
during the visit of the French actress
to America In 190JU
Third Victipi of 4th of July Shooting
By Kuliulvc Wire IroniTlic Associated Piesi.
Reading, July 8. Edwaid Ilaitmmi,
nged ;) years, the third lctlm of tho
shooting hero on tho nlcht of Juy 4.
died today. The Italian musician who
shot the three men is In jail. Tho men
teased the Italian, and ho drew a level,
ver and tired Into the crowd of bystund
ois. .,
Hail Storms in Spain.
By Exclusive Wre fiom 'flic Associated Picss.
Madrid, July S. Ten llic hall storms
have caused very greut dumugo In the
provinces of Lugo, Pontovediu and
Oicuse. Tho hall tell at Chunladi, Lugo
piovlnce, until It was n. metro deep. Many
peoplo were Injured und numbers of b'li
of catllo wore killed.
TO ASSURE THE
ISTHMIAN CANAL
DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Two Farmers at Hinton Shoot
Themselves by Agreement.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Hinton, W. Vn July S. William A.
Mahan and Charles II. Bluker, two
prominent farmers of Sweet Springs,
Monroe county, committed suicide by
shooting themselves. It appears they
had been threatening to kill themselves
and wero being closely watched by
their relatives. At an early hour they
left -their homes with their guns and
said they were going hunting. Their
families thought but little of their go
ing until 4 o'clock In tho morning when
they heard two gun shots.
A search revealed tho men. Mr.
Mnhnn had evidently placed the muzzle
of his rifle to his mouth and was dead
when found. Blakcr had shot himself
through tho breast with a breech load
ing shot gun and wns unconscious, but
only lived a few minutes. ' Both men
wero 42 years of age and cousins. They
gave no reason for wonting to die.
UNDERTAKER TESTIFIES
IN DISBR0W CASE
Gives Description of Appearance of
the Murdered Man Mrs. Fos
ter Also Heard.
By Exclusive Wire fiom The Assochted Press.
New York, July 8. The hearing in
the case of Louis A. Disbrow, accused
of having murdered Sarah Lawrence
and Clarence Foster, was continued at
Good Ground today.
The first witness today was Samuel
Thompson, the Sag Harbor undertaker,
who had charge of the funeral of Fos
ter. He said there was blood on Fos
ter's face and ears, and that the face i
was black and swollen. Thompson was
not cross-examined.
Ellsworth Howland, a fisherman, said
he saw Foster's body on the day of
burial. Thero was a cut over the right
eye an inch and a half long. The face
wns black and swollen, and blood came
from the eyes and curs.
Edward Croker, 18 years old, a son of.
Chief Croker, of the New York fire de
partment, testified to finding Nelson
Squires' rowboat adrift in Tiana bay,
full of water, and with oarlocks tied to
the seat. Henry Jacobs, IS years old,
corroborated young Croker's testimony.
Mrs. Foster, widow of Clarence Fos
ter, testified that her husband left home
at 5.30 p. m. on June 9. He had seven
or eight dollars In his pocket. He was
sober, she said, when he left the house.
She never saw hltn alive after. Mrs.
Foster was not cross-examined, and
was only a short time on the stand.
New York, July 8. Charles Rogers,
steward of the Hampton Pines club, at
which Disbrow, Foster and MIs3 Law
rence stopped, testified that he had
asked Disbrow what had become of his
two companions and he had answered
that he supposed they had gone out In
a boat. This did not tally with what
Station Agent Topping testified Dis
brow told him, which was that Foster
was asleep in the woods. Express
Driver1 Squires testified that Disbrow
had told him' that ho did not' know
where Foster was. John Corwln, hotel
keeper, testified that Disbrow told him
that 'Dimple' Lawrence was at Ter
nell's hotel. Mr. Corw In also said he
saw no abrasion on the girl's face and
he had looked at the body carefully.
Another witness corroborated this
statement. The taking of testimony
will be continued tomorrow.
FAMILY MURDERED.
Bodies of Man, Woman and Two
Children Found Near Enid.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Vrcs,
Enid, O. T July S, Near Prudence,
thirty miles southwest of here the bod
ies of a man, a woman and two chil
dren, apparently members of one fam
ily, mutilated into almost unrecogniz
able shapes wero found today.
The bodies had been stripped of all
clothing, leaving no marks of Identifi
cation. It Is supposed thut the family
wero strangers traveling overland and
that they were robbed and,, murdered
by men who then made off with their
team and belongings.
St. Louis Exposition Commission.
By I'xi'lusiU' Will" from The Associated i'rewi.
Harrlsburg, July S, iio Inst leglslatuio
authorized the governor to appoint Haven
members of tho St. I.ouls exposition com
mission from Pennsylvania, and three of
tho commissioners havo already been ap
pointed by Governor Stone, Inasmuch as
theio Is no appropriation yet mudo and
as tho managers of tho exposition hnvo
postponed It one year, tho governor will
probably leave part of this commission
open for appointment by his successor.
Expedition Against the Mad Mullah.
By Exclushf Wire fiom The Associated Pi ess,
Aden, Arabia, July S, Tho British puni
tive expedition, under Ociicrul Svvayne,
sent to Somuluud, East Africa, against
the Mud Mullah, imported that the Mullah
Is Indulging In wholesale killing of his
folioweis, In order to tenlfy tho rest and
put u stop to descitious
Conferees of 10th District to Meet.
By i:clushc Wire fioinThe ssociated Press.
Shnmolilu, July S. Notices wcio Issued
today to tho Republican confeiecs of tho
Slxteonth congicsslonul district, compris
ing Nntthumhcrlund, Montour, Sullivan
and Columbia counties, to meet at Dan
villa next Thuioday to namo u candidate
for congiess.
Arrested on Account of Boycott,
Ily Exclusive Who from The Associated Press.
Hazleton, July 8. Edward Malloy, John
lludock and Stephen Drosklck, of Ouetda,
wero arrested today and placed under bail
on tho churgo of conspiracy preferred by
Coxu Brothers & Co. Tho arrests are tho
result of the boycott Instituted against
non-union men at Shoppton and Oneida
Secretaru Hau Is Now flctlvclu
Engaged In Passlna the Treaty
with Colombia.
CARE IN PREPARATION
OP THE PROTOCOL
Precautions Against Effect of Fo
litical Change in the Government
of tho United States Protocol Be
ing Modified to Meet the Objec
tions of the Senate.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, July S. Tho state de
partment has decided to press forward i,
tho Colombian treaty looking to the
acquisition or right of way for the Isth
mian canal. That Is a slight change irt
the original programme, which contem
plated the complete adjustment of the
question of title boforo concluding the
treat v.
Secretary Hay has taken steps to give
the, protocol submitted to the last ses
sion of congress the form of a treaty
and to have It signed formally by ac
credited representatives of the govern-
ment of Colombia and of the United
States, so that It may be laid before
the senate as soon as It convenes in,
December. By adopting this course tho
state department will remove, it is ex
pected; any chance of having the agree
ment with Colombia disturbed by any
thing that may occur as the outcome
of political changes, for it is the pur
pose to hold that such agreements, once u
duly entered upon, are not subject to
repudiation, even In the event of the
change of government.
The protocol referred to was drawn,,'
so definitely that' not many changes
are required in order to adapt
It for use as a treaty. The senate,
however, found one or two points of ob
jection. While they are not material,
the department officials, In accordance
with their usual practice, -will seek to
obtain such modifications as will meet
them.
No difficulty Is expected In procuring
an abatement of tho old provision in
the canal franchise requiring the use
of French material only in the con
struction of the canal. The state de
partment has received an assurance
from the French government, which it
regards ns meeting the objection that
has been made on that score.
FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Several Injured
at Pittsburg.
By Exclusive Wiie from The Associated Tress.
Plttston, July 8. A premature ex
plosion of dynamite in a blast furnace
slagdump, near Duquesne, Pa., today,
killed one man and dangerously Injured
four others. All were workmen engaged
in the blasting of the slag.
The dead: George Dezuka, aged !i8"
years. Body torn to pieces. ?
The Injured men were all terribly
burned and are In a serious condition.
Their names:
James Clemming, John Corlass, Vin
cent Artchar, Michael Skelllsh, It Is
believed that the heat from the slag
caused the explosion.
CHILD LABOR PROBLEM.
Discussed at Meeting of Green Glass
Bottle Blowers.
By i:eluslo Wire fiom 'Hie Associated Prcs.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 8. The
Green Glass Bottle Blowers' association
of tho United States and Canada, dis
cussed tho child lubor problem at Its
first session today and decided to send
delegates to the child labor convention
which will be held In Trenton In Au
gust. Tho report of tho treasurer showed
that the association Is In a better finan
cial condition than over before. One
feature of tho repoi t wus that the death
benefit fund has enough money on hand
to pay claims for 81 deaths without
levying an assessment,
Complaints Against Teachers.
By Excluhe Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, July 8, Complaints hava
been received at tho war dopaitment that
certain tcnchois In tho .Philippines have
b"on trying to Influence Catholic chl
diun to becomo Protestants. Thcso com
plaints liavo been forwaidcd to Acting
Governor AVrlght, with Instructions, to
have tho practice, If It prevails, stopped,
Tho teachers will bo informed that It is
no part of tho policy of the government
to have religion taught in tho schools.
Mr. Ohoate a Possible Candidate,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated t'reu.
London, July 8. Speaking at the annual
dinner of the Hardwlcko society tonight,
Don. M, Dickinson, of Dotrolt, who was
counsel for tho United States before tho
Intel mitlonal high commission on tho
Beillu clalmu In 1897, referred to Joseph
1 (, Choate, tho United States ambassador,
ns a posslblo candidate for the presi
dency of tho United States.
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YESTERDAY'S WEATHEB, '
Local data for July 8, 1902j
Illglu'ht temperature .,., 87 degrees
Lowest temperature ....,,.,,,,,, 6!) degrees
Rclatlvo humidity; .
8 a. m. ,...,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,,, 89 per cent,
8 p. m. ,,,,,,,, ...72 percent,
Prccitltatlon, 21 hours ended S p. m.
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Wednesday and Thursday: Eastern
Pcnnsylvunla-Showcra and thun
deistorms, Wednesday und Thurs
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