HAVOC BY WATERSPOUT
Great Loss ol Life aod Destruction of
Properly In Pennsylvania.
A PLEASURE RESORT IS FLOODED.
The Water Rushes Through a Ravine With
Terrillc Force, Destroying Everything In Its
Track Trolley Car and a Waiting Room,
Both Filled With People, Struck by the
Flood Number of Them Drowned.
Greensburg, Ta. (Special) A cloud
burst occurred in the vicinity of Oak
ford Park at -4 o'clock p. m., creating a
flood that caused great loss of life and
property. It is thought that at least jo
persons lost their lives, anil rumor places
the number of dead considerably higher.
Up until a late hour at night only 3
cr 4 bodies have been recovered, having
been washed to the banks of the little
creek that runs parallel with the park-
At 3 o'clock rain began to fall in tor
rents in the vicinity cf the park and
spread over territory covering probably
lo miles. A half hour later the cloud
burst occurred. The waters in the lake
north of Oakford Park began to rise,
and Manager James McGrath. believ
ing there was danger of a final break
in the great walls of the dam, hurried
among the crowds of pleasure seekers,
who had gathered under the roofs of
the eating stands, the dancing pavilion
and other buildings in line of the water,
should the banks break, and warned
them to run to the bills. On both .'ides
cf the pleasure grounds arc high hills,
the park being located in a ravine about
a fourth of a mile wide and a mile long.
The people being protected from the
Tain were loath to leave the cozy places,
and not until Mr. McGrath and his
assistant, Charles E. Thomas, entered
each building in turn and simply drove
the crowds out into the rain did they
realize that the managers were in earn
est, that earnestness being depicted in
their pale faces, (or they knew after
careful study of the dam that the down
pour meant probably the breaking of
the wall that held five acres of water.
A halt hour after the buildings had j
been cleared of the people the waters
mounted the wall of the dam and with- I
in five minutes water seven feet deep ;
was flowing over the entire length of
400 feet of die wall. 1 he park, or ra
vine, with many buildings, the merry-go-round
and other amusement places,
were twisted about and all except the
dancing pavilion and lunch stand were
knocked from their foundations.
The rain continued to fall in tor
rents, and about 4 o'clock 40 feet of the
wall of the dam to the cast gave way
with an awful crash. The flood beat
down the ravine with a roar that was
beard for two miles. A half-mile down,
at the junction of the Grecnshurce and
Jeannette and the I 'ark car lines, the
car Darns are located. 1 ne entrance
pates to the park were lifted, and 'with
the force of a pile driver the mammoth
posts were hurled by the, waters against
the barn.
Beyond was located the small wait
ing room, and on the track was stand
ing a car laden with people on their
vay from Grcensburar and Jeannette.
The storm had cut off the power and
the motorman was unable to move the
car. The flood struck the waiting room,
containing probably a dozen people.
A number of them struggled to a
point of safety, but in the excitement j
inat toiioweil tnerc is no way to be pos
itive how many wcrc'lost.
The street car was caught and swept
into the creek. Some of the people
jumped off and there are conflicting
stories as to the number of those who
were carried down with the car.
LEO RECEIVES LAST SACRAMENT.
Solemn and Strangely Picturesque Scene In
Apartments of Dying Pontiff.
Rome (By Cable). Pope Leo XIII.
is slowly passing away. The last sacra
ments were administered Sunday night.
The aged pontiff is still conscious.
Though fully prepared for death, he
still expects to live. He is so weak
that it docs not seem probable he can
survive many hours. Cardinal Oreglia
di Santo Stefano, dean of the Sacred
College and Carinelcugo, who upon the
Tope's demise, will be the first to offi
cially declare the pontiff dead, has se
lected the apartment in the palace he
will occupy when, upon Leo's death, he
will take the reins of pontifical power
until the election of the successor to
the chair. This bulletin was issued at
8.45 p. ni.:
Since morning the Pope's weakness
has increased slightly. Ins pulmonary
condition is unchanged, his breathing is
somewhat rapid ami his pulse, which is
weaker, is not 1rreg11I.tr. His tcm;nra
ture is les than normal. 1 1 is Holiness
is perfectly conscious.
LAPPONI,
MAZZONI.
Over Twenty Casualties.
Washington (Special). Over so casu
alties, mostly of minor character, were
reported as a result ol the celebration1
of the Fourth. The only serious case,
however, was that of John C. Symons,
of Laramie, Wyo., who was on a visit
to Washington. While he was prepar
ing an illuminating mixture of chlor
ide of potash and muriatic acid an ex
plosion occurred, in which Symons re
ceived injuries which probably will
prove fatal.
Twentieth Child Named Roosevelt
Pittsburg, I'a. . (Special). Theodore
Roosevelt, whose surname is Signet,
arrived at the home of ex-Chief of Po
lice William II. Signet at McKccsport.
Thc President's namesake is the twen
tieth child born to Mr. and Mrs. Sig
net, and to mark the proud event the
boy will have the i;ivcn name of Theo
dore Roosevelt. Mr. Signet has not
notified t lie President of his new name
sake. 'I he father is a veteran oi the
Civil War and is (11 years old.
silled by Robber.
Chicago (Special) G. W. Lathrop,
aacnt lor the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad at Clyburn Junction, a subur
ban station about four miles out. was
shot and fatally wounded by a man who
was attempting to rob the office. Lath
rop was alone in the office when the rob
ber entered and demanded iwhat money
was in the place. Lathrop at once seized
the man and a desperate struggle ensued,
sne men hghting all around the room.
Finally the robbtr drew a revolver and
fired four times. One cf the bullets
truck Lathrop. in the breast, inflicting s
suorul wound.
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER,
Domestic
There is a disposition on the part of
the Cuban senators to delay action
upon the treaties until the United States
Congress has acted upon the reciprocity
proposals.
The annual report of James E. Rod
erick, chief of the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Mining, shows the vcar was
very prosperous in the bituminous re
gions. A. C. Dallam and his wife, Sophia,
were found dead in their home, near
Philadelphia. Both had been shot.
Whether murder or suicide is a mys
tery. The coroner's jury in New Haven,
Ct decided that Mrs. Adclia Randall,
who was found dead with two bullet
wounds in her head, committed suicide.
G. W. Lathrop, agent for the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad at
Clyburn Station, on the suburbs, was
fatally shot in a struggle with a rob
ber. Joseph Agcnar I.amothe, who is
wanted in Lowell, Mass., on a charge
of murder, was shot in the abdomen
while resisting arrc-t in New York.
In a revolver tight in Steelville, Mo.,
in which live men participated, one was
instantly killed and three others prob
ably fatally wounded.
James Martin, a gunner on the moni
tor Arkansas, was fearfully stabbed by
his brother Charles in lirooklyn.
A trolley car was blown from the
track by dynamite in Topeka, Kan., but
no one was seriously hurt.
The five-master Rebecca Palmer ar
rived in damaged condition at Vineyard
Haven, Mass., having been in collision
w ith the schooner Voting Brothers off
Montauk Point.
The treaties covering the naval and
coaling station bases and the trcatv
placing the Isle of Pines wholly under
Cuban sovereignty were signed in
Havana.
Silas Stull, who was one of the first
men in Luzerne county. Pa-, to answer
President Lincoln's call for volunteers,
died at his home, in Courtdale.
Arthur A. Hopkins and William
Lynch were sent to jail by Judge Hol
dom in Chicago, and two other labor
leaders were fined for violating an in
junction. Mrs. Warren Thorpe and her daugh
ter. Pearl McDonald, were arrested in
Jackson, Mich., on the charge of mur
dering the former's husband.
Mgr. Dennis J. O'Conncll, the new
rector cf the Catholic University .-.t
Washington, sailed from New York for
Havre en route to Rome.
A number of people lost their lives and
much property was destroyed by a cloud
burst in the southwestern section of Kan
sas. A plan for financing the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad was agreed upon at a meet
ing in Philadelphia appointed for that
purpose.
Five white men were arrested r;t
Scottsboro, Ala., on the charge of par
ticipating in the lynching of Andrew
Driggs, colored.
The year just closed at the Philadel
phia mint has been a record breaker in
the number of coins, medals and dies
struck.
The transnort Kilpatrick sailed from
Manila for New York with 500 tons of
exhibits for the St. Louis Exposition.
The annual wage scales of the Amal
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers went into effect yesterday.
George Shattuck Morison, a member
of the Isthmian Canal Commission, died
at his home, in New York.
Foreign.
Five hundred prominent persons at
tended the Independence Day dinner of
the American Society in London. Am
bassador Choatc and Senator Dcpew
made happy speeches. The former sug
gested the erection of a statue of Wash
ington in London, and the latter said
he would like to sec a statue in London
of Monroe.
The British Automobile Club's
speed trial at Phoenix Park, Dublin, at
tracted large crowds. Baron de For
est won the cup for doing a flying
kilometre in 27 1-5 seconds in a car
weighing under 1000 kilos.
An edition of Count Toltoi's pamph
let, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," was seized
by the Berlin police on the ground that
it contained statements regarding the
Emperor declared to be treasonable.
Vice-President Gross, of an Ameri
can locomotie company, is investigat
ing locomotives and also financial and
economic conditions in Russia in the
interest of American financiers.
The centenary of the admission of the
Canton of Vaud into the Swiss Confed
eration was celebrated by the perform
ance of an allegorical play which was
witnessed by 20,000 people.
The international automobile race for
the James Gordon Bennett Cup, run in
Ireland, was won by Jcnatzy. of the Ger
man team, who covered the distance,
3"o-'4 miles, in 6 hours 36 minutes and Q
seconds. The American team made a
poor showing. Jarrott, the Englishman,
and his chauffeur were badly injured.
In the Belgian Chamber of Deputies
the foreign mini-tcr denied the reports
of atrocities committed upon natives by
the Congo State officials and moved a
vote of confidence in King Leopold's ad
ministration and management of the
Congo State.
The Japanese arc reported to be gain
ing more and more influence with the
Chinese government in consequence of
the Chinese belief that Russia is inten
tionally hampering China's development-
The British Admiralty announced in
Parliament that it did not intend lo 'c
new the existing subsidies for merchant
ships which may be used in time of
war.
The Japanese naval maneuvers off
south of Korea will, it is reported, be
followed by a Japanese demonstration
in Chinese waters.
Many officers and men of the United
States European Squadron, now at an
chor oil Kollundborg, visited Copen
hagen. FlnsnclsL
James R. Keenc was credited with
protecting Steel on the decline.
"Mills cannot pay present prices for
cotton," says Comeilus N. Bliss.
Electric Company of America has
just paid its usual 3 per cent, annual
dividend.
Klondike gold to the amount of $415.
000 has arrived at San Francisco, the
firt big shipload of the season.
Burlington & Quincy officials say
Nebraska's wheat crop will be 05,000,000
bushels, a very great increase over last
year.
The principal movements of money in
dicated that the New York banks have
lost during the week $073,000.
Steel shares subsided after the rally
on the passing of Schwab.
New England has this week shipped
nearly 000 bales of cotton to New Or
leans, a most extraordinary transaction.
Some of the most important people
in Lehigh Valley say that the bond re
funding plan mould be a bull card en
the 4tock,
French investors promise to be ex
tremely large buyers of American bonds
(Ins summer. They seek a 4 or 4 i-j
per cent, investment, which they can
now get.
GREAT CABLE COMPLETED
Message Seat Around the World la Mae
Minutes.
MR. ROOSEVELT OPENS THE LINE.
Various Other Messages Sent to Oovernor
Tail A Storm at Honolulu Had Tempor
arily Checked (be Completion of the Line,
to the President's Disappointment The
History ol the Ores! Project.
Oyster Bay. N. Y. (Special). Presi
dent Roosevelt sent the first message to
Governor Taft over the Pacific cable r.t
10.50 p. m., and received Governor Taft's
reply at ti.19 p. m.
The message read :
Oyster Bay, July 4.
To Governor Taft, Manila :
I onen the American Pacific cable with
greetings to you and the people of the
Philippines.
( Signed )
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Governor Taft's cable in reply was as
follows:
Manila, July 4, 1903.
To the President :
The Filipino people and the Americans
resident in these inlands are glad to pre
sent their respectful greetings and con
gratulations to the President of the
b luted States, conveyed over the cable
with which American enterprise has
girdled the Pacific, thereby rendering
greatly easier and more frequent com
munication between the two countries.
It will certainly lead to closer union and
a better mutual understanding of each
other's aims and sympathies, and of their
common interest in the prosperity of the
Philippines and the education and de
velopment of the Filipinos. TAFT.
At II.23 p. m. the President started
his mc-sagc around the world to Clarence
Mackay. It went via San Francisco.
Honolulu and Manila, and was received
back here at tt.35 p. m. The President's
message read :
Oyster Bay. N. Y.. July.
Clarence II. Mackay. president Pacific
Cable Company, Oyster Bay, New
York :
Congratulations and success to the Pa
cific cable, which the genius of your la
mented father and your own enterprise
made possible.
(Signed )
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The official time of the message from
President Roocvclt to Clarence lb
Mackay sent around the world was 12
minutes elapsed time.
The answer to President Roosevelt
from Clarence H. Mackay sent around
the world occupied nine and one-half
minutes, and was as follows:
To the President, Oyster Bay:
I thank yon deeply for your message,
and I earnestly hope that the Pacific
cable, by opening the wide horizon of the
great East, may prove a useful factor to
the commerce of the United States.
CLARENCE II. MACKAY.
President Roosevelt's opening of the
cable was deferred owing to the inter
position of the elements. A furious storm
which raged near Honolulu prevented
the cable ship from taking up the ter
minus of the cable there and making
connections with the Manila lines.
It was intended to start the President's
message on its globe-encircling journey
about o o'clock a. m., and all arrange
ments for transmitting the message from
the executive offices here were com
pleted early. The Postal Telegraph and
Cable Company placed a set of instru
ments in the office, and not having its
own wires between here and New York
connected the instruments with a long
distance telephone wire.
President Roosevelt wrote his mes
sage to Governor Taft, and also prepared
that to be sent around the world to
President Clarence Mackay. of the Com
mercial Cable Company. Just as every
thing was in readiness in the morning
a message was received from New York
announcing that the opening of the cable
had to be deferred at least temporarily
on account of the troubles at Honolulu.
President Roosevelt was disappointed
at the delay, as he was particularly anxi
ous that the opening of the direct cable
between the United States and its pos
sessions in the Philippines should occur
on the Fourth of July, as the completion
of the line would mark a distinct effort in
the history of this country.
CANNONS AND EXPLOSIVES.
Fourth of July Accidents In Various Parts of
Country.
Harlan, la. (Special). Charles Kin
sey is dead, George Anderson is ina
precarious condition and Peter Jensen
probably will lose both eyes as the re
sult of a premature explosion of a
cannon which Kinsey made from scrap
iron. Kinsey lost both legs and bled
to death.
Cincinnati (Special). One hundred
and fifty persons were injured here in
celebrating the Fourth. The more
seriously injured are children, but
none is expected to die. Most of the
accidents were caused by premature
explosions of fireworks.
Muncic, Ind. (Special). Morton, the
15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Dick, is dead from a premature ex
plosion of a pistol which he was pre
paring for celebration purposes. The
boy did not know the weapon was
loaded.
Indianapolis, Ind. (Special). Eleven
fcrsons were injured in celebrating the
'ourth. Premature explosions caused
nearly all the accidents. All the vic
tims but one are boys. Three will lose
an eye which, and the others have lac
crated hands.
Kansas City (Special). Twenty-four
persons were injured here in celebrat
ing the Fourth. Most of the injuries
sustained were of minor importance,
and no fatalities will result.
Rsllroad Wreck at Buffalo.
Buffalo (Special). Two persons were
killed, one badly injured and a score
slightly cut by flying glass in a collision
between a switch engine and a passen
ger train on the New York Central
Railroad within the city limits. The
train went through an open switch on
to a siding, where it struck the switch
engine. .Myers was caught between
the tender and the engine and instantly
killed. The yard engine toppled over
on to a flagman's shanty, crushing Ken
nedy, who was inside.
loluacllog Their Weapon.
Knoxvillc, Tenn. (Special). The
Southern Railway secured an injunc
tion against the Louisville and Nash
ville restraining it from proceeding fur
ther with occupancy of right of way
along the south bank of the Tennessee
river here. The SoufTiern has, since the
Louisville and Nashville enjoined it
from occupying the ground,' secured
deeds to considerable of the right-of-way
in question. The Southern injunc
tion is most sweeping, compelling the
Louisville and Nashville not only to
stop work, but to vacate the property
sua io to remove its tools Uierciroca.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Resented By Russia.
The Russian Government has au
thorized, through its embassy here, this
statement for publication in the United
States for the information of all con
cerned :
"The Russian Government most posi
tively and absolutely denies the report
that it offered to the American Govern
ment, cither through the Russian Em
bassy at Washington or the American
Embassy in St. Petersburg, any official
explanation regarding the KischcnefT in
cident, and declares that it has never
been addressed by the American Gov
ernment on the subject.
"The Russian Government must cate
gorically refuse to receive from any
power any representations, petitions or
communications regarding its internal
affairs."
This emphatic announcement of the
Russian Government's intention to sub
ject the American envoy at St. Peters
burg to a severe snub in case he shall
present the petition of the B'nai B'rilh
upon the Kischencff affair has caused
a profound sensation in Administration
and diplomatic circles.
The State Department authorized the
following :
"At tlie State Department it was said
by a high official in the absence of Sec
retary Hay that the delay in forward
ing the petition of the American citizens
of Jewish faith as to the ill treatment
of their co-religionists in Russia was
solely due to the delay in furnishing
the address to the State Department by
the petitioners. The Department would
of course pay no heed to any statement
purporting to emanate from the Rus
sian Government unless such statement
were made officially in some form or
other to our Government. The depart
ment lias been scrupulously careful to
act only in accordance with all the re
quirements of official propriety but
within the limits thus laid down it will
most certainly not hesitate to give ex
pression to the deep sympathy felt, not
only by the administration, but by all
the American people, for the unfor
tunate Jews who have been the victims
in the recent appalling massacres and
outrages.
"In this connection it was pointed
out by another official, who disclaimed
any purpose to speak in his official ca
pacity, however, that it seemed some
what strange, to say the least, that the
Kussian Uovernment should choose this
particular method of making a state
ment to the American people at the
very time when by methods which arc
certainly the reverse of friendly to the
United States it has sought to make
China join in breaking the plighted
faith of all the powers as to the open
door fn Manchuria and has endeavored
to bar o-.tr people from access to the
Manchitrian trade."
Postal Inquiry Still On.
The end of the Postoffice Department
investigation is not yet in sight. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow,
who is in charge of the matter, says he
cannot intelligently form any opinion as
to when the investigation will be at
a end. The developments from day to
day have added fuel to the fire, thus
necessitating additional work to the
officials and prolonging the windup of
the affair. That the President desires
to have the investigation closed as soon
as possible there can be no doubt, but
he has made it very plain to the offi
cers in charge that he docs not intend
to allow any of the guilty parties to es
cape, and rather than do this he would
continue the investigation even if it was
not completed by the time Congress
meets. Although Postmaster General
Payne is out of the city for a few days
of well-earned rest the first he has
taken since the investigation began
there was no letup on the part of
those in charge, and Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow and his
band of postal "sleuths" were as busy
as ever going over the records of cer
tain officials and obtaining evidence
upon which to secure their conviction,
if possible.
In the Departments.
M. Jusscrand, the French ambassa
dor, and Secretary of the Navy Moody
were the orators at the patriotic exer
cises held in Washington.
The District Commissioners are in
vestigating an alleged scandal in the po
lice department.
Miss Louise Adele Bainbridgc-IIoff
was married to Bertram W. B. Greene.
Secretary of War Root ordered an in
vestigation to ascertain whether any offi
cer of the War Department was im
properly involved in the Lyon-Littauer
glove contract.
A. J. Cassatt was elected president of
the Washington Terminal Company,
which is building the Union Station in
Washington.
The Postmaster General has abolish
ed the position of physician in impor
tant postofticcs.
It is estimated that the postoffice de
ficit for the year will amount to $4,617,
203. August W. Machcn, against svlnm
three indictments have been found for
accepting a bribe in connection with
government contracts for letter-box
fasteners, was arraigned before Justice
Pritchard in Criminal Court No. 1. He
waived the format reading of the in
dictments, pleaded not guilty and was
given until July 20 to hie a demurrer,
should he wish to do so.
General Bates notified General Corbin
that Lieut- William F. McCue had been
placed under arrest and sent to F'ort
Sheridan.
Under a decision by the Postmaster
General, free rural delivery routes will
hereafter be considered by States, and
not by Congressional districts, as here
tofore The effect is to take the system
out of politics.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
The Iowa Republican Convent I -n
met at Dcs Moines. Governor Cummins
was renominated. The platform, which
was prepared by Senator Allison, lauds
protection principle, but says that tariff
schedules should be altered to nice;
changed conditions.
The Central Conference of Ameri
can Rabbis, in session at Detroit, de
cided that it was not within its power
to recommend anything in the nature
of legislation looking toward any
change in the Sabbath as observed by
the Jews.
Thirteen thousand miners in the Bir
mingham district quit work. The old
contract expired and the new one has
not been renewed. No extended strike
is expected.
In the United States Court at Mont
gomery, Ala., George D, and U. F.
Crosby pleaded guilty to peonage and
were sent to the penitentiary for one
year each. '
A basis of settlement of the differ
ences between the textile manufacturers
of Philadelphia and their striking em
ployes has been submitted.
Wesleyan University conferred the
degree of doctor of laws upon Secre
tary Shaw of the Treasury.
CHURCH UNION AGREED ON
Three Influential Denomination are
Drawn Closer.
WILL NOW CHOOSE GENERAL COUNCIL.
The Congregational, Methodist Protestant and
United Brethren Denom'natloos Have Only
lo Ratify the Report Which Will Be Sub
mitted to Find Themselves Embarked In
the Same Ship.
Pittsburg (Special) The joint com
mittee representing the Congregational,
Methodist Protestant and LTnitM
Brethren Church after an all-day ses
sion here, came to an agreement on a
pjatform for the union of the three de
nominations. The greater part of the day was taken
up in considering the report of the sub
committee of five members of each de
nomination, which met in Washington a
few weeks ago to form a basis of union.
This report embraced a number of rec
ommendations and a letter to the
churches. It was amended to some ex
tent and finally adopted. An address
to the governing bodies of the three
churches was also adopted and both
will be sent out at once for considera
tion. The recommendation of the subcom
mittee as amended and adopted are:
First That the basis of represcnta- j
tion in the General Council shall be '
one for every 5000 members.
Second The power of the Central
Council shall be advisory and any rcc- i
ommendations it may make shall be re-
ferrcd to the constituent bodies of the j
three denominations for approval. I
Third That a committee of litre; !
from each of the general bodies reprc- j
scnted shall be authorized to arrange j
for the time and place of meeting of the
first general council
Fourth That at the first session of
the General Council a temporary organi
zation shall be cftecctcd by the election I
of a chairman and secretary and that j
the council itself shall determine the
officers it may need and tlic manner of j
permanent organization it may prefer.
Fifth The purpose of the general
council shall be : j
(a) lo present to the world some
realization of "that unity of believers
which, in accordance with the prayer
of our Lord, seems so desirable among
Christian churches."
(b) To promote a better knowledge
and a closer fellowship among th;
Christian bodies thus uniting.
(c) To secure as far as possible tlx
unification of kindred organizations
now existing in the different bodies.
(d) To consider methods by which
in the State, annual and district confer
ences the bodies may be brought into
co-ordinated activity and organic unity.
fe) To prevent the unnecessary mul
tiplication of churches and to unite
weak churches of the same neighbor
hood whenever practicable.
(f) To unite and encourage the af
filiation with the council of the Chris
tian bodies cherishing a kindred faith
and purpose.
The letter to the churches give a his
tory of the work of the joint commit
tee, an explanation of it and the re
sults hoped for.
Dr. Washington Gladden, of the
Congregational Church, chairman of the
joint committee, and Dr. W. M. Week
ley, of the United Brethren Church, sec
retary of the committee, went chosen
as commissioners to present the action
to the governing bodies.
These bodies will not meet until next
year, but in the meantime the letter to
the churches will be sent to every min
ister of the three denominations,, that it
mav be laid before the congregations
and considered deliberately.
DEATH IN HEAVY STORM
Wind and Rain Responsible for Loss of Three
Lives in New York.
New York (Special). A terrific
storm here followed a period of intcn-c
heat. There were four deaths from the
heat and a score or more cf prostra
tions. Already three deaths, directly trace
able to the storm, have been reported
and many persons caught in the fury
of the wind were iirurcd. At one time
the gale blew at the rate of 7J miles
an hour in the upper part of New
York according to the Weather Bureau.
Many places were struck by lightning,
which played continuously for an hour
or more.
A great section of the Manha'tin
field fence was blown down and there
was almost a "anic among the 1000
men and women who had gathered at
the Polo grounds adjoining to witness
the New York-St. Louis game. The
Polo grounds were flooded with a fo t
of water, the game was declared off
and the attention of the officials and
police was directed to getting the half
panic-stricken baseball enthusiasts to
places of safety.
'I he Bronx was the first to feel the
storm's effects and the lower section
of that borough suffered mo.-t. A wind
of extremely high velocity swept from
west to east, uprooting trees, smashing
plate-glass windows, blowing pedes
trians from their footing and doing
other damage.
Fatal Duel in Qccrgla.
Rhine, Ga. (Special) An inmroniptu
duel at close range was fought on the
street here by Henry Lancaster and
John D. McRanic. Pistols of heavy
caliber were used. Both combatants
emptied their weapons. All five of
Iancastcr's bullets struck, and Mc
Ranic will die. Lancaster was struck
only once, a glancing shot on the sid;
of the head. Both men are prominent
and well-to-do. The difficulty grew out
of McKanie testifying in court adversely
to Lancaster.
McKlnley souvenirs.
Canton, Ohio (Special). The Mc-
Kinley National Memorial Association.
is preparing to distribute 1,000,000 to
1,500,010 souvenir certificates to con
tributors to the memorial fund, those
for Ohio now being ready. The cer
tificates will, so far as possible, be dis
tributed through the State auxiliaries.
October 15 is the time limit set for
receiving designs for the memorial. By
that time it is expected that all archi
tects, artists and sculptors desiring to
enter the competition will have sub
mitted their designs.
Killed by a Cloudburst.
San Antonio, Texas (Special). A
cloudburst in the southwestern section
of Texas caused the death of several
persons and a heavy property loss. No
accurate reports of the loss of life can
be obtained, as the telegraph wires
are down in the storm-swept section;
but enough is known to warrant the
belief that at least 20 people, mostly
Mexican laborers and farmhands, per
ished in the flood.
At Beeville one Mexican was swept
away. Near Norman 10 1 Mexican
farmhands are reported drowned, and
14 more arc said to have been drowned
at Pelt us.
SOME DARING WORK OF RESCUE.
Two Hundred Men Were Imprisoned lo
a Burning Shaft.
Hanna, Wyo. (Special). Hanna was
the scene of a terrible disaster at 10.33
o'clock a. m., when an explosion of fire
damp in mine No, 1 of the Union Pa
cific Coal Company caused the death,
it is feared, of 234 men, injured score!
of others and caused the destruction
of a vast amount of property.
The mine was not set on fire, as
stated in the earlier reports, but the
explosion shattered the timbers of the
main shaft and numerous entrances,
filling the workings with debris, and
those of the miners that were not kill
cd outright by the explosion were
buried alive.
The explosion was heard for many
miles around and attracted people from
the adjoining settlements. Huge tint
bcrs and railroad iron were hurled 30c
feet from the mouth of the shaft.
Superintendent E. S. Brooks and a
large force of men began the work ol
removing the debris from the shaft that
they might reach the entombed miners.
Their progress into the mine was
blocked by tile foul gases and several
times they were forced to return to the
surface.
All day the rescuing party worked
the force being increased from time to
time by the arrival of ranchmen and
others from nearby settlements and by
those of a relief train sent out from
Rawlins, which arrived at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. About I o'clock four
men were taken out alive, and a hall
hour later they were followed by 41
others. Many were unconscious and
had to be carried from the workings
Several arc in a serious condition, but
it is believed all will recover.
Two hundred and eighty-two men
went down in the mine at 7 o'clock
and up to a late hour only 48 have
been accounted for. Of this number 2
arc dead. It was some time after the
explosion occurred that the first man
was brought to the surface. He was
followed by others until I o'clock,
when the last of the 48 was brought
out.
The rescuers were unable to pene
trate further into the mine, as it was
necessary to make another opening to
permit fresh air to reach the lower
levels.
Horses and scrapers were put at
work hauling debris away from the
shaft. The work is progressing slowdy,
owing to the narrow space in which
the rescuers are compelled to operate.
Late at night a party of rescuers
reached four mules that were alive, and
this caused renewed hope. It is a faint
hope, however, for experienced mine
bosses say that when the imprisoned
men are reached all will be found dead
Some of the miners who escaped said
they saw 20 dead bodies in Entry No.
17. They reported that many of the
men were crazed by the explosion and
ran hither and thither in the mine.
Many of these could have escaped, but
they lay down, buried their iaces in
their hands and gave up the fight.
Of the 234 left in the mine 175 were
married and leave families. About ICO
were F'inlanders. 50 were colored and
the rest were white men.
The Hanna mines are among the
best on the Union Pacific system, be
ing established in 1878. The town wa
named for Senator Mark Hanna when
he was a member of the Union Pacific
Coal Company.
Mine No. 1 is practically a new prop
erty. It has 26 entries, 15 miles of
workings and a main incline shaft of
one and a half miles in length. The
mine has been recognized as a danger
ous property for some time on account
of the large amount of gas, but the sys
tem of ventilation has been so good
that an accident was not anticipated.
Woman Sandbags Woman.
Milwaukee, Wis. (Special. Mrs. F.
F. Adams, Jr, wife of the vice-president
of the I". F. Adams Tobacco Company,
reported to the police that she had !sccn
sandbagged and robbed cf $18,500 while
on a train coinin" to this city from
Chicago. She stated that she had gone
to Chica-go Monday to draw a $.25,000
inheritance from the First National
Bank of that city. After paying some
debts she started back on an evening
train with $16,000 in cash and a cer
tifwate of deposit for $500. On the
way she went into the toilet room ol
the car, where another woman entered
and struck her over the back of the
head with a billy or some other blunt
instrument. She was knocked uncon
scious and robbed.
Tryio; ler Church Union.
Pittsburg (Special). The advisor)
cotnmitatees of the Methodist Protes
tant, Congregational and United
Brethren Churches, which are trying to
ci'icct a union, will meet in Pittsburt
at which time the subcommittees from
each denomination to agree on a plan
oi union will report the advisory body.
Each denomination will be representel
by 15 members. The general opinion i
that the C'ongregationalists will makt
demands which cannot be met and that
they will not become a part of the
affiliated churches.
Robbed and Led to Die.
Denver (Special). With her feet
roped together, her hands doubly tied
behind her back and a gag bound sc
tightly around her mouth and neck that
it finally strangled her to death, Mrs.
Antoine Kcnhan was robbed end jeft
to die alone in her house in this city.
Her dead body was discovered Tues
day. She was an old Syrian woman
Three Syrians, a woman and two men,
have been arrested for investigation. It
is supposed that the robbery was com
mitted Sunday night.
War Considered Probable.
' London (By Cable). A dispatch flora
Vienna to the Morning Leader says the
situation in the Vilayet of Adrianople if
very grave. There are many indication
that Bulgaria and Turkey regard an out
break of war as a probable contingency.
It is reliably stated that the Turkish
authorities are organizing a regular per
secution of the Bulgarian inhabitants,
their villages bring razed to tnc around
and many notable Bulgarians being im
prisoned on slight pretext. The Turkish
troops in the vilayet number ijo,coo.
Mall Boxes Robbed.
ITarrisburg, Pa. (Special). Jacob De
vine was arrested at Columbia charged
with breaking open and pilfering street
mail boxes. The postal authorities hae
been 'working on this case for thice
months, and allege to have at last cap
tured the culprit. Post-office Inspector
Malone, of this city, says Devine was de
tected breaking open a box. The Col
umbia police were notified, and when
Devine was searched one of the numer
ous decoy letters sent through tho mad
by the inspectors was found on him.
Devine will be taken to Lancaster for a
hi-arina I o-morrow. ,
I Jflg KEYSTONE ST Alt
Latest Nei ol Pennsylvania Told in.
Short Order.
General VV. W. II. Davis.'prcsidcr.t of
the Bucks County Historical Society
has under consideration a plan for the
establishment of a State and National
i-arK oy me acquisition ot r-ummcrscat
the property of Mrs. Ada Isabella Os
borne, at Morrisvillc. The place is full
of great historical interest. It was once
uie property 01 Koiicrt .Morns, the fin in
cicr of the Revolution. It is propose!
that the National and State authorities
unite in purchasing the property. An
effort was made by those most deopiv
nterestcd to have a considerable tra-'t
of land purchased on the Pennsylvania
siue 01 tnc river at tnc site of Wash
ington's crossing of the Delaware ot
the night of December 25, 1777. Meas.
tires were introduced into the Natimd
House ot Representatives and the Sen-
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nie, mil uie nuis never oceanic laws.
The Pennsylvania Society the Sons ol
u- t !...: ... . .
me iwvoiuiiun was mucii interested in
this project and lent valuable support in
tnc furtherance of the scheme, but tlic
matter had finally to be dropped, for
the present at least. One of the strong
est points on which to- base an anneal
ior me acquisition 01 nummerseat v.t
park purposes is, of course, that it was
here that it was first proposed to e:-cl
the scat ot the .National Govc-nmci:.
It was only because of the strong oppo
sition of General Washington, vly;
thought the location should be more
central between the north and the sn.ith
that the capital was not established here!
r.s the Commissioners had their pianj
laid to purchase the Suniincrseat prop
erty for the purpose. That two signers
01 tnc declaration ot independence, Kol.
ert Morris and George Clymcr the only
instance, so far as it is recorded, whre
two of those who appended their sig
natures to the famous document evci
lived on the same property owned tlu
place at various times is an added argu
ment in favor of the park idea.
Executors of the estate of State Sen
ator C. L. Magee settled the suit of Dr
Walter C. Browning, of Philadelphia,
for fees for services rendered, by pav
ing to his attorney a warrant for Sij,.
000, the amount recently awarded as fr,l!
recompense by the local courts. This
settles the original claim of Dr. Brown
ing lor Moo.ooo for fees nnd an ailiii
tion claim for money which Dr. Brown
ing said Mr. Magee had invested for
him out of gratitude for his services
The original award by the Court wis
about $2Q.ooi. Recently the Court a,M
cd several items, swelling the stun f
the amount paid. The size of Dr.
Browning's claim amazed the worl.l.
having been a greater charge than the
one presented by Sir Morrel Mackenzie,
the famous English doctor, for service
to the deceased Emperor Frederick of
Germany.
Following similar action by him in
Philadelphia, Nathan Straus, of New
York, has indicated that he will give a
complete plant for sterilizing milk n
Pittsburg in an effort to rcduc? tlic
Summer death rate among infants.
Rabbi J. Leonard I-cvy, of the Rodcf
Shalom Congregation, of Pitt-burg,
helped to found the Sterilized Miik &
Ice Society in Philadelphia ten years aijo
and upon his representation Mr. Straus
will make the gift to Pittsburg s'j.-ie-ties
with the same object.
Just as Charles Allen, of Allegheny,
and two women friends alighted fr-nn
an automobile at Dtuiuesne Garden, tlie
machine blew up and in three minute?
was a mass of flames. Mr. Allen pur
chased it for $2000 and had used it
iv ice, at me rate ot $1000 a ride. 1
AUtil tieincr, 55 years obi, of Hamp
ton. Adams county, committed stiiciu
by hanging. He was a chain manufac
turer and widely known throv.ph out that
section.
Rev. O. G. Langford, a Baptist c!er
gyman at Frccland, has received notice
from his landlord directing him to vi
?atc the house in which he is living
The notice is the result of threatening
'ctters received by the landlord, James
Lawson, mine foreman at Highland
The letters are signed "Friend." Mr.
Lawson is requested to get rid of hi?
tenant and warned that in case he re
fuses to comply that the building wil1
be destroyed by dynamite. Rev. Mr
Langford has been prosecutor of alleged
illegal liquor sellers, and this, it is sup
bosed aroused enmity toward him.
The dead body of a man, with a bul
let wound in the head, was found along
the new railroad a mile from Parker
br.rg. It is thought his name it
Decker, and that he came from Lewis
town. Coroner Mullin held an inquest
Witnesses testified that on Saturda)
night the arc light at the point where
the body was found was extinguish
about lo o'clock and then a pistol sh;it
was fired. The jury was unable to ns
the blame for the tragedy.
James B. Dill, one of the legal aJ'
visers in the organization of the L'nitii?
States Steel Corporation, made tin
statement to a number of Pittsburgerf
that it is common talk in New- Vrli
that former Judge James II. Reed, oi
Pittsburg would nrolmbly become ill'
next president of the Steel Corporal i
Mr. Dill said Judge Reed could lw
the place if he would acceot. accordi-'i?
to New York reports.
While trying to act as peacemaker ir
a fight at Tamaqua, Peter Story wa'
stabbed and so badly hurt that it is fear
ed.hc will die. A crowd of Story f
friends searched all night for Michae
Garber, who, it is alleged, indicted tn(
wound. Hearing that threats to lyncr
him had been made, Garber surrendered
to the police and was taken to ill'
county prison in Pottsville.
The Pottsville High School ahnrim
have started a movement to provide
Pottsville with a public library.
The War Veterans' Association, 01
Spring City, attended East Vincent Ke
formed Church Sunday, and the pa
tor, Rev. Jacob Faust, preached a spe
cial sermon, taking for his subject "11
Valiant Man."
At a meeting of the Executive Conr
mittee of the Northampton Count)
Teachers' Institute at F.aston, it
announced that the teachers of nri"
lehem have decided to unite wit" nr
county institute this fall, and the iw
ing to be held then will be the nrsi
joint session in five years. ,
Jeremiah W. Delany, tax collector 01
Bridgeport, is dead, aged 3.1 y1-'
1000 he was a candidate for the Leg'
lature on the Democratic ticket. ,'
was treasurer of Division J. Ancien
Order of Hibernians, of this borouiin.
and was a member ol the county Iwar"
of that order. j j"
The Pennsylvania Rhitroad Compsnj
is constructing a $50,000 plunt at tw
mammoth cinder d-ji.ip at Jioii.a ay
burg for the purpose of crush in (J
cinder for ballast. J: is estimated tUM
the cinder dump contains 600,000 ton
The threatened strike of the macnm
ists in Pittsburg and vicinity was prco
ably averted by the men agreeing w
compromise. Over 1000 machinists
.tended. the mass meeting, and ."
much discussion agreed to cut their j
innnd for an increase in, wages ir
15 to 10 per cent, and withdraw
original proposition to make enure j
union all shops where union men in "
number are employed.