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J ORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. S. H. HASLET k GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN EXCURSION BOAT BURNS Loss of Nearly 1,000 Lives In the East River. 119 Bodies Found and 300 Reported Missing Russians Forced to Re treat Governor of Finland Killed Hearst Gets Illinois Delegation. Fair Pays Government. One of the moat appalling disasters in the history of New York, tragic In lis immensity, dramatic In Its episodes and deeply pathetic in the tender age of niOBt of Its victims, occurred Wed ncKc'iay forenoon In the Hast river, u; the entrance of Long Island Sound within a short distance of the New York shore and within sight of thou rnnda of pcrscne. the majority of whom were powerless to glvo aid. The throe decked excursion steamer General Slocum, of the Knickerbocker Steamboat company, burned to the water's edgo off North Brothers Is- land, resulting in the death through burning or drowning of 800 persons The Oeneral Slocum, which was the largest excursion steamer In these waters, loft Third street, East river, at 9:30 a. m., having on bonrd the an nual Sunday school excursion of St. Mark's German Lutheran church, Sixth street. Her destination was Locust grove, on the Sound. The excursion was In charge of Rev. George C. F. Haas, pastor of the church. The ves sel was commanded by Captain Will lam Van Schaick, one of the best known excursion boat captains In New York harbor, who has commanded the General Slocum almost sinco she was built in 1S91. The fire broke out In a lunch room on the forward deck caused by the overturning of a pot of grease. A high wind fanned the flames into in stant fury. Efforts to subdue the fire were futllo and word was sent at once to the captain, who started to land the steamer at 134th street. He was warned, however, that the boat wonlJ set fire to lumbar yards and oil tanks there and changed the Slocum's course, heading her for North Broth' er island, half a mile away. As the fire Increased the struggle to pain a point of vantage at the stern became frightful. Women and chil dren crowded against the after-rail until it gave way and hundreds were pushed off into the river. After this there was a steady stream of those who jumped or wtre thrown into tho wuter. The tugs and small craft following after kept close in wake of the Slocum and rescued all of those who came within reach of (heir crews. Few of those who were saved had on life pre servers. The Slocum got within 50 feet of the northwest point of North Brother is land and there stopped In the Bhnllow water. Just before tho vessel was beached, the hurricane deck, the sup ports of which had burned away, fell with Its load of women and children, adding to the panic and horror of those on the deck below Very soon after, parts of the second and third deci htso caved In. But before this hojfenert the tug Walter Traecy had come alongside the burn lag steamer and been lashed to 1:. Many of the parsengers wfre taken off by the crew of the Tracey which remained along-Ide the steamer ur.tll the tug's pilot house took fire. There is hardly a German family on the middle east side of the city that Is not mourning a dead, an Injured or a missing iricnci or relative, st Mark's German Lutheran church con tained in Its membership practically all of those of Protestant faith within a radius of ten square blocks. The fatal excursion was the event of the year, for scores of well-to-do and thrifty Teuton families and had been locked forward to for many months. Family parties of 10 or more had been mode up Including In many cases the old grandmother, the mother and th9 children of nil ages with a sprinkling, of thcise men of the families who could spare a day from their work. Charles E. Hill, a director of tho Knickerbocker Steamboat company, made the following statement: ' The cause of the fire is not known," said he. "I say that because no inves tigation has been begun. Tho govern ment will undoubtedly begin an inves tigation. The captain Is under arrest and it would be inadvisable for him to make any statement at present, but he told me that he and the first and sec ond pilots, Edward Van Wart and E. M. Weaver, were in the pilot house lintil the Slocum was beached. Tnen Ihey jumped directly from the pil.it house Into the water. The captain hurt his leg and may require an oper at Ion. The two pilots were practically uninjured and assisted in saving life. They wero nil In the wheel house un til the last." Secretary Cortelyou, of the depart ment of Commerce and Labor, will per sonally undertake Hie investigation into the dls.iKter on be'mlf of the guv emmeiit. Hisl rict Attorney Jer'ime'a assistants are working energetically on the ease, nnd olfli'ials of the cor oner's ofllce- have made eonsidi'l.ible I'ropress in the way of gathering evi dence which will he presented on Mon day when the coioner's Inquiry will begin its work. There is in the coroner's possession a flanilpipe taken at his direction by a diver from the submerged wreck The valve of the pipe is closad tight, hliowing that no use was made of this pipe In fighting l;o flames on the Slo cum. Estimates as to the number of ileac till vary greatly and this may be M counted fev by reason of tho falinn to report to the proper authorities on tho part of many who, although oft'ei ally registered as missing, vera ir reullt.y Bare;!. Already 624 bodies have been recov ered, of which about 50 remain tin Identified. These includo 273 children 21.1 women and 2S men. Thirteen ofn cers or the St. Mark's church art among the dead, one of them being woman. The list of missing remalni at something over 300. John Coakley, a deck hand on th General Slocum, made a statement tu fore Coroner Berry that the flamei were first discovered in hay which )-a been used in packing barrels of glass ware. Those barrels were placed a storeroom whero oil was stored, lit also said that when the hose was in rolled it kinked so badly that it bursi wLen water was turned on. He tost: fled, In addition to this that the boat as passing Blackwells Island, opr.o ite 8Cth street, when tho Are v,n discovered. Others have varlousl) aid that there was no sign of Are uu til 110th or 138th street was reached Three Jap Transports Sunk, Emperor Nicholas has received th following dispatch, dated June from Vice Admiral Skrydloff: 19 "On June 15 our cruiser division en countered In the strait of Corea a Jap anese transport steaming from the south in the direction of the Japan ese coast, which was visible on the horizon. The vessel proved to be the Izuml with troops on board. "On the expiration of the time glvei those on board to lower boats and leave tho ship, permission to do whlct was taken advantage of by part of the crew, the transport was sunk by oui guns. "Shortly afterwards two more trans ports were sighted to the southeast They proved to be the Hitachi and thi Sado, the former with troops and th latter carrying coolies, horses and i railway plant. These transports re fused to surrender, and at the end of the period granted those on board to take to the boats, the two vessel were sunk by torpedoes and shells. Russians Forced to Retreat The Russian hope of relieving th( pressure on Port Arthur by threaten lng the rear of General Oku, the com mander of the Japanese forces Invest lng the Russian stronghold, came tc an end Wednesday at Tellssu, a point on the railroad 50 miles north of Kir Chou and 25 miles north of Vafangow when the Russians were outmaneu vered, enveloped and sweepingly de feated. They left more than 500 dead on th field and the Japanese captured 50f prisoners and 14 quick-firing guns The Russians retreated to the north ward. Kuropatkin Takes the Field. The war correspondent of the Dallj Chronicle of Ixmdon at Yin Kow in a dispatch dated June 17 sayi that General Kuropatkin left L'.a Yung Wednesday last to as'iiut command of the army operating to wards Port Arthur. The Dally Mail's New Chwang cor respondent says: "The advanced guards of General Kuroki's army are colliding with the Russian forces 15 miles south of Tashichao." Alleged Murder of Blind Son. Chauncey Hotailing, aged 40 years was placed In jail at Binghamton N. Y on Sunday afternoon chargec with the brutal murder of his 3-year-old blind son, whom he had c ways abhorred, because of its lnflrmi ties, and the attempted murder of his wife. Hotailing lived In the town of Ves tal, about five miles west of that city Early Sunday morning he burned down the house in which the chile! was and supposed until several hours later that he had also killed and burned his wife. Illinois Instructed For Hearst. At Springfield, Illinois, the Demo cratic state convention named Law rence B. Stringer of Lincoln for govor. nor and instructed the delegates to the St. Louis convention to vote as a unit for William R. Hearst for the presi dential nomination. The platform favors the election of United States senators by direct vote and points "to the growth of trusts and monopolies as one of the evil re suits of ascendancy of the Republican party at Washington." Russian Governor Killed. General BobrikolT, governor of Flu land, was shot ami mortally wounded at tho entrance to the Finnish senate at Helslngfors. Ho died the next day The assassin, a son of Senator Schaumai,n, immediately committed luilcide. Scha'imann was a university student and a member of the Nationalist party His father two years ago protested In the senate against the policy of the Russian government in Finland. Governor of Colorado Sued. Papers were served Friday In o $100,000 damage e,uit brought by h- I'm Hand Cold Mining company agalns1 Governor Peabinly, Adjiifant-GeiiHvai Lell, Secretary llriiilin, of the Mn Owners' association and others cen reeled with thai body, as well as Rtier Iff Bell of Telle;- county and his depu ties, who assisted in the closing down of the Portland mine. Uncle Sam Gets His Money. A check for $115,057.04 was paid to the United States government by the Louisiana Purchaso company, this sum being 40 per cent, of the gross pate receipts from the day of the opening. April 30th, to midnight oi Juno IStli. DELEGATIONS CAUCUS New York to Cat78 Votes For Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Iowa Delegation Rejected Governor Cummings' New Presentation of the "Iowa Idea" Expressions of Regret t Absence of Faces Familiar Former National Conventions. Chicago, June 21. With the time occupied In caueusos of state delega tions, which with a few exception were mere ratification meetings held to approve state convention programs, the day preceding the opening of the Aepublicain national convention has been the quietest ever known as the forerunner of similar gatherings. Senators and representatives in con gress were as. thick on the streets and the hotel lobbies as they are in the national capital when a particularly uneventful or dry debate Is in pro gress In congress. Figures prominent in the political strife of former national conventions were everywhere. They mingled with the delegates and others not on the Inside, talking of anything which promised even momentary interest. When the leaders reached Chicago few days ago they found nothing foi them to do. Program for convention was mapped out weeks ago and there was a full realization that It was una! terable. The principal diversions were of fered by the- caucuses of Iowa, Illinois and Washington delegations. Gover nor Cummings presented to the Hawk eye delegation the "Iowa Idea" In ar, entirely new dress. It was in the form of a plank setting forth the "Idea" as a diversion for reciprocity of tarlfl schedules. It was rejected by the del egation and this sounded Its death knell so far as the present convention is concerned. In the Illinois caucus the interest was in chairmanship oi delegation. Senator Cullom was op posed by the Governor Yates factor. hut won handily. It is conceded that his defeat would have prevented his re-election to the senate. In the Washington caucus Senator Ankeny was elected national commit teeman against the combined opposl tlon of former Committeeman Jamee M. Ashton and J. S. McMlllen, both ol whom were candidates for the posi tlon. What has been popularly termed the "Indiana puzzle" was one of the features of the day. The members of I he delegation from the Hoosler statf met to determine their course In re gard to the boom of Senator Fair banks for vice presidency. Senatoi Fairbanks attended the meeting and addressed the delegates. He talked for 15 minutes, the meeting adjourned and the delegation was no wiser con eernlng his wishes, beyond a repetition of his statement that he did not de sire his state to present his name fot the vice presidency. Expressions of genuine regret at the absence of faces familiar at slmilai gatherings four, eight and twelve years ago are heard on every side Men who have played leading roles in the art of making tickets and plat forms are absent. One whose absence is felt more thar that of any others Is the late Senato? Hanna. though his debut on the po litical stage Is of more recent date Numerous pictures of the late sena tor attest his popularity. Contests worthy of the name are utterly lacking. Tho fight betewer the LaFollette and "stalwart" factions In Wisconsin, the contest between Ad dicks and tho nnti-Addicks faction lr Delaware, the "Lily white" and the Black and Tan" factions of Southern states, were disposed of with so mud dispatch that they failed to furnish the gossip necessary to an Interesting con vention. About all that was left tc feed the craving of delegates for ex citement and furnish a topic of con versatlon was the question of how lonp Senator Fairbanks' inscrutlble silence would continue. The New York state delegates Ir caucus Instructed Senator Thomas C Piatt by motion of Governor Odell te east Its 78 votes for the Theodore Roosevelt of Now York for Presidenl and Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indlane for Vice-President. The meeting ol the delegation was harmonious. Governor Odell personally named Senator Piatt as chairman of the dele gatlon and moved that he be allowed to cast New York's vots as a unit or all propositions. Then the governor moved that New York Instruct for Fairbanks for Vice President, there was a cheer and for mer State Senator J. Sloat Fassetl said, "I want to say that I think Oover nor Odell's proposition a very sensible one. We all know Senator Fairbanks and we know that he Is a capable and patriotic man. Ho will lend strengtl to the ticket." The resolution unanimously wai adopted. Prior to this Pclcgnto Coman had asked that Roosevelt bo selected as the choice fer president and Ihechairmar putting the motion said. "All In lnvoi say aye. There are no negatives" Senator Depew was chosen chair man. Senator T'latt to cast the vote of the delegation, and William L. Ward to he National committeeman. GOSSIP ABOUT THE PLATFORM. Probability Is That the Tariff Revis lonists Will Receive Small Rec cgnition. Chicago, June 21. The men who ar to examine the platform which has beta la tbe ffdssesalon of Senator Lodge ror several days, have keen se lected by tbe various state delegations acd there practically is no doubt but the declaration for protection will be emphatic and that there will be but little comfort for the tariff revision lata. A pledge to make changes In sched ule when such changes are necessary la the only concession that will be made by the "stand patters." Pos slbly the wording may be changed an those who have been talking revisior. will secure the use of the -word "re vises" to express the Idea that Is to h conveyed, but even this Is consldore doubtful. The majority are against havinr anything like a general revision of th tariff suggested and will contend foi the words "changes In tariff schedules when conditions make It necessary, as ample to cover all that Is Intended by the Republican party. Senator Hansbrough, who Intend fo offer a provision for a revision, has not received much support. Onlj Oregon seems to have approved the revision Idea, the senator's own state delegation refusing to give him sup port Oregon aloe declared against ship subsidy, but it Is not intended tc make the declaration for the Improve ment of the merchant marine endorse any particular plan. various plans now are being con sidered by the Joint congressionai commission and the platform will not attempt to anticipate the commission'! report. An effort Is being made to secure the Incorporation of an antl-polygamj resolution in the platform. It Is be lng urged especially by the varloui women's organizations that have beei so active In their fight to unseat Sen ator Reed Smoot of Utah. One prom lnent member of the resolutions com -nlttee said there could be no harrr in a declaration against polygamy an more than In one against bigamy But Senator Smoot thinks that an declaration on the subject will be used to his disadvantage In the senate. Also, It Is felt there Is the possi blllty that any declaration might ma terlally Injure the Republicans In sev eral Western states where there la large Mormon vote. Severa' other suggestions not nov contained in the prepared draft of th platform will be made. One of thesi is for International arbitration. An other urging that the Interstate com merce commission be given more pow er to enforce its decisions, will be of fered. The territories are in a turmoi. about a declaration In favor of the bil which has passed the house and U pending in the senate, providing fo the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as one state and Oklahoma ant Indian Territory as another. Arl zona delegates are opposed to any thing being done, while Indian Terrl tory delegates say that statehood is sc remote that they want a declaratloi In favor of hojne rule In appointment' In the territories. BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSED. Two Persons Killed and Seven Injured One Fatally. Kansas City, Mo., June 21. Twc persons were killed and seven othen Injured, one fatally, here by the par tlal collapse of the four-story brlel building at Third and Delaware streets. The collapse was caused b; overloading. One side of the struc ture extending Its whole height fel In. There were fifty girls and men oi the upper stories at the time, and i panic prevailed among them. Man; were rescued by firemen. The dead: Bert Brown, aged 30, o' Joplln, Mo. Llla Allen, aged 13. Of the Injured Claude Chambers may die. Chambers was burled fou hours and the body of Llla Allen waj only recovered after seven hours search. The building was 25 years old. I' was damaged during the fatal tornade of 1800 and had never been repalree properly. Tercentary Celebration. St. John, N. B., June 21. Prepara tlons have been practically complete for the tercentenary celebration o' the landing of Sleur De Monts anc Samuel De Champlain in this city Annapolis, N. S., St. Stephen and Cat als, Maine. Did Home Week hen was openee. today. The British war ship Ariadne entered tho bay of Fun dy today and headed for Annapolis where tho anniversary will bo cele brated today and Wednesday. Th United States cruisers Detroit and To peka. the French cruiser Fronde am Canadian crulrers will participate li the program at Annapolis, at St. Join and at the mouth of the St. Croix. North Pacific Train Robbers. Missoula, Mont., Juno 21. Fou men suspected of being the robber, Who held up tho North Pacific trail at Boar Mouth have appeared at i mining camp on Harvey Creek, 1 miles south of Bear Mouth, where the. demanded food. They were mountee anil carried ciinvns bags. One mai held up the miners while the other rniiHHPked the camp for food for them selves and their horses. After remain lng two hours for rest, the quartott rode off In a southerly direction. Howard's Appeal Overruled. Frankfort, Ky., June 21. The conr uf appeals has overruled the petltloi Vr rehearing In the case of James F. Howard, who Is under a Ufa sentenc en tho charge of murdering Wllllar Oobol. The appeal to the Unite States supreme court will be consid ered by the supreme court on a wrl of error. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's News of tae World. Cream of the News Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too Busy to Read the Longer Report and Desires to Keep Posted. lYom Niu Chwang It was reported that 800 Russian3 had been lost In a trap set by the Japanese southwest of Shungrumao. Mn Paterson, an actress, was In dlcled for the death of Caesar Young, with whom she was riding In a cab when he was shot in New York. General Bell, In charge of the Colo rarto troops in Cripple Creek, has eaised the arrest of the union miners attorney "for the good of the state, The Sultan of Morocco's reply grant ing nearly all Raisouli's terms Is on its way and Mr. Perdlcaris and Mr. Varley are expected to be released on Its receipt. Jilaro Mori, a wealthy Japaneso stu dent at Yale, who attacked American missionaries, has retired from the unl versify. He denied that he is aili- American or anti-Christian. Thursday. It was reported that three cruisers and some torpedo boats left Vladlvo stok and have ba.i a fight with the Japanese fleet in the Corean straits. Postmaster General Payne, chairman of national Republican committee, col iapseei at tne Auditorium annex at Chicago. His ailment was apparently of an apopleptie character. Laden with 1,000 excursionists, mostly women and children, the big steamer General Slocum caught lire In the wafers of Hell Gate, East river, and from 400 to 500 persons lost their lives. A hitch has occurred In treating with the Moroccan bandits which, it Is said, will delay the release of Mr. Perdlcaris and Mr. Varley. Ralsull has raised his price for release of the cap tives. Friday. Two Japanese transports were sunk In tho Corean gulf by cruisers belong- irg to the Vladivostok squadron. The award of the king of Italy es tablishing tho frontiers of British Guiana Is In favor of Great Britain, as against Bra7il. Henry Watterson delivers an oration at the dedication of a Confederate monument in Nashville, expressing gratitude for the unity of the Noth and South. Survivors of the General Slocum dlraster declare that the steamer's life preservers were rotten and wothless and that the life rafts were fasteutd down with wires. Saturday. The governor of Tangier has appre hended two sheiks who aided in treach erously capturing Ralsull, thus ful filling one of the demands of the ban dit for tho release of Perdlcaris. Major-General Henry C. Corbin was ordered to take command of the divis ion of the Philippines. General Stakelberg's forces met with a disastrous defeat at Wa-fang- grw, the Japanese capturing fourteen gens, but losing a thousand men in a threo days' battle. It was said that a Standard Oil con tract to undersell ill competitors In kerosene had led to an oil war In Georgia that might cost the Rockefel ler interests more than $2,500,000. Monday. A battle between troops from Kur oki's army and the defeated Russians is said to be In progress 15 miles south of Tashichao. Five hundred and nine survivors of the Japanese transports Sado und Hitachi reach port, but 610 non-combatants are missing. All Raisouli's terms have been PC cepted by the Sultan of Morocco and the ransom Is ready, but the captlvos have not yet arrived at Tangier. Funerals of 200 victims of the SW cum disaster were held in St. Mark's perish. Tho total number of elevl, 11 Is new estimated, will bo about 900. Booty secured by two bandt's v-he heY up a Northern Pacific fast train near Bearmouth, Mont., Is estimated at $05,000. The express car was de stroyed by dynamite, but tho passen gert were not inoleste?d. Tuesday. Speaker Cannon reaches Chicago and at once begins to dodge his vice presidential boom. Chauncey Hotailing of Vestal, N. Y. killed his blind son and then set fire to his house, burning his victim's body. It is reported from Tokio that Vice Admiral Kamlmura is engaging the Russian Vladivostok squadron off Os- ma. Vlco Admiral Skrydloff reported to Cniperor Nicholas the sinking of the three Japanese transports by the Vlad ivostok cruiser squadron. Colonel Zach Mulhall, Oklahoma cattle king and friend of President Roosevelt, shoots three men em the Pike at the St. Louis world's fair. There was an unconfirmed rumoi among Chinese at Chefoo that the Japanese had captured one of tho In ner forts of Port Arthur with a loss ol 1,000 men. Frank P. Sargent, commissioner general of immigration, said no unde sirable $10 immigrants will bo admit tod, and that, tho regular standard will be maintained rigidly. A CONFESSED MURDERER. toys He Killed a Young Woman In Germany Who Wanted Him to Marry Her. Philadelphia, June 20. A man rho said he was William Oerstermeier f Soecs, Germany, surrendered him ielf to the police here and confesseu to having murdered a young woman in Berlin in February, 1901. Gerster meler said the woman had repeatedly importuned him to marry her and that he, becoming exasperated, had cut her throat while she slept. He then dismembered the body and cast It Into tho River Spree. He accounted for the fact that tho murder had not been discovered by stating that the woman was a restaur ant employe, and that women of her class arc social pariahs whose disap pearance creates no comment. After tho murder, Gerstermeler said he lived In Berlin 18 months; he then went to Hook of Holland, thence to London and finally he came to this country as a fireman on the steamer Castrlan. His conscience troubled him to such an extent, he said, that he was forced to give himself up to the authorities. His story Is credited by the police. QUAY WILL PROBATED. Value of Estate Kept Secret Mrs. Quay "Is Provided For." Beaver, Pa., June 20. The will of Senator Quay was probated Saturday. Not only does It not disclose the amount of his estate, but It provides that the executors shall not file an ac counting. The will says Mrs. Quay Is provided for. Matthew Stanley Quay, the sen ator's grandson, Is given his farm In Chester county known as Brandy wine Manor. The remainder of the estate Is to be sold and divided into five equal parts. Four of these go to his children, Miss Susan, Miss Cora, R. R. Quay nnd Mrs. Mary Davidson. The fifth Is to be Invested and the revenue given to Major A. G. C. Quay. The senator's extensive library Is bequeathed to his daughter Cora, Richard R. Quay and the Union Trust company of Pittsburg are executors and trustees. Reapportionment of Districts. Harrisburg, June 20. It is hinted that Governor Pennypacker will take some very decldejd steps to force thu next legislature to obey the mandate of the state constitution for a reappor tlonment of the legislative districts. The governor regards this long ne Electee! reapportionment as something he Is personally bound to bring about, If possible, In reverence of the con stitution. He believes that Its accom plishment would do much to establish a reputation for him with future gen erations as the greatest and wisest of executives. An inkling of a plan for dire punishment of legislators who persist In disregarding the con stitutional provision has leaked out Rosenberger Convicted. Norrlstown, Pa., June 20. Duriug the trial of Raymond Rosenberger, ac cused by a young woman of Soudertoii, the defense attempted to show that the prosecutrix, who is under 1C years of age, was In the habit of sitting upon the defendant's lap. This was given as an Instance of her unladylike con duct. In charging the Jury Jueig.; Weanel said: "If every girl in Mont gomery county who sits upon her lover's lay or Invites him to her home, Is a girl of bad repute, then I blush for our county." Rosenberger wai convicted. The Oil War Continues. Augusta, Ga., Juno 20. The oil fight here between the Standard Oil com pany and the Peoplo's Oil company continues. Tho total sales were !Z5, 000 barrels at tho closo of business Saturday. It sold at 3 cents per gal Ion. Many reports are alloat. One; Is that the Standard Intends to crush the Independent concern at any cost and will swamp Augusta with oil. An other Is that the Standard company will repudiate Its contract and not deliver oil at half a cent lower than any other competitor. Three Deaths From Gas Explosion. KItanning, Pa., June 20. By the ex plosion of gas Mowing from a well on the Henry Farster farm. In Wayne township, near Goheenvllle, two men were killed and a third will die, while the fourth Is seriously burned. The dead: Greer Fleming, 29 years old, ol Klttannlng; William Moore, 40 years old, of West Monterey; the seriously burned, John Evans, contractor, 35 years old; cannot live. Current Was Deficient. Columbus, O., June 20. The idectro. cutlon of Moses Johnson, a negro nun . dcrer, in the Ohio penitentiary Satur day was almost as harrowing as thai of Michael Schiller the day before Five shocks In all were administered before the condemned man was pn nounced dead. Miles For Vice President. Pittsburg, June 20. General Nelson A. Miles Is the guest of Colonel J. M. Guffey, tho Democratic leader of Penn sylvania, anl local political gossip de clares that he will be the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Lays Off 1,000 Men. New Castle, Pa Juno 20. Tho Shenango Valley steel plant of this city, controlled by tho Carnegie Steel company of Pittsburg, closed down Saturday for an ludellnite period. One thousand men are Idle. "
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