HBMG CAPTDRBH r Troops in Possession of Another Philippines Town. REBELS PUT TO FLIGHT, .Men or the sia-nai WVMIM lataa! Bravery tn Placing Wlret in j Extreme Front Twenty-nine tcleiiraph Office Established. Manila. June 6. Two battalions of Washington troops, under colonel i.illey. on board cascoes, were toweo U Pasig to Morong on Sunday and Bded under cover of a well directea from the "tlnclad army gunboats Lilian and Covadonga. Fhe rebels, who were Intrenched In I, outskirta of the town, reserved Iflr nre until tne troops were asuure t,i in the open. The American artillery opened nre i the Insurgents and drove them from o.r positions, killing nine of them kd wounding five. The Washington troops tnen too Fe town, me insurgents uwmg w iu lis. While the Americana were on their lay to Morong the Insurgents opened Ire rrom a snore Dauery ai jukuu, heir first shot striking the Cova- Ansa's awning aft at a range of 3,ovu rds. I The Napldan also was fired at. The original plan was to surround He forces of General Plo del mar, i that he must retreat to the Morong leninsula. where capture would have en Inevitable. This waa not a com- ilete success, because General Hall's olumn found the country full of tndlcaps to marching. There were verai streams 10 oe oncigeu or iuru- d, and the troops frequently flounder- through morasses walat deep in aud. an experience which, under the I lernflc sun, exhausted the Americans bite beyond endurance. Most of Gen-1 trI Plo del Pilar' followers are sup- i posed to have escaped northward, j robably reaching Hosodoso, a strong- old In the mountains. Reports from the chief signal officer i ,t Manila and from Major A. O. Devoe, ol the quartermaster s department ; ave been forwarded to Washington. The report of the signal officer sketches I Id considerable detail the work of the ilgnal corps In the Islands, and speaks ;in terms of high praise of the work of both officers and men. There were many Instances of rapid Ivork. and distinguished bravery on the I part of officers In the' fight at Caloocan. I where the laying of a long line oi wire I was necessary. A signal office was set lip at the extreme front, and waa doing business In a few mlnutea after tne I action ceased, In the fight at Tondo an office was opened and doing business In the heart of the burning town before any at tempt waa made to put out the nre. Every command, depot or outpost ot the amy can now be reached from tt different telegraph office. SPEAKER REED'S SUCCESSOR T. B. naftideraoH of low' Will pre side Over th National Hons. Chlcaao. June 6. Congressman Da vid B. Henderson, of Iowa, yesterday received enough pledgee, by telegraph and malU to give him 102 votes in the Republican caucua when It meets In CONGRESSMAN D. B. HENDERSON. Washington. As 98 votes constitute a majority of the Republican repre sentation in the house. Colonel Hen derson has nine to the good, and more states to hear rrom. in addition there 89 other votes which he has good reason to believe will be pledged to him In a short time, including 20 from Pennsylvania. Baby Clark Safe at Home. New York, June S Marlon Clark, the kidnapped New York baby, was found near Oarnersvllle, N. Y., and re turned to her New York home. Her abductors, C. B. Barrow and wife and the nurse, whoae real name is Belle Anderson, are under arrest, the two former at Nyack, N. Y., and the latter at Elisabeth, N. J. The nurse has con fessed, saying that ahe waa drawn into the plot by Barrow and his wife. Bar row la the aon of fudge J. C. Barrow, one of the oldest and wealthiest law yers of Little Rock. Ark., and is him self a lawyer. Mrs. Barrow's father la a newspaper publisher at Goshen, N. Y. Baby Clark had been kindly treated by her abductors. Denial From the Count and Connteas pHa June 6. Comte and Comtesse si 1817 7 .aVMl flsWI wrml l Bon! de Caatellane assure the corre spondents of the American papers tnat there la no truth In Che statement that the comtesse waa mixed up in the rioting on the Auteull race course on Sunday. The comtesse waa disagree ably surprised to see her name con nected with the affair. The story originally appeared In La Presse, of this city, which said It had received the information from a source usually reliable. Reciprocity With Jamaica. Kingston. Jamaica. June 1 In ac cordance with the consent of the im perial government, which , waa secured from Mr. Joeeph Chamberlain, the sec retary of state for the colonies, by the recent action of the legislative council. Jamaica will Immediately dispatch a delegation to Washington for the pur- wftth the United State. HASH FOR OOYERNOg. IhhI Favorite WIm In the Ohio CoaiMl. Cnlumhna O June i. The ReiMlbll- I ran state convention yesterday nomi- Dated Judge George K. Nash, the favor- j Ite of Senator Hanna, for governor. . and ex-Congressman John A. Caldwe.l, i the favorite of George B. Cox. for lieu- j tenant governor, with the other five nominations distributed among those j of less distinct party affiliations. Th f-jj Ucket nominated Is as fol- jows; por governor, George K. Nash. of Columbus; lieutenant governor, John GEOROE K. NASH. A. Caldwell; audltor.W. D. Gullbert, of Caldwell; treasurer. Isaac D. Cameron, of Lisbon; attorney general, L. W. Hull, of Sandusky; supreme Judge. W D. Davis, of Marion; member of board of public works, Frank Huffman. George K. Nash Is a lending attorney of Columbus, and Is 45 years old. Hu has been prosecuting attorney of Franklin county, attorney general of the state, member of the supreme court, and during four campaigns chairman of the state committee DREYFUS' HOME COMING. The Prisoner Will Resume Hla Mill- iry rnifttrru hi unc. port je France, Martinique, June 8. T,ero is no truth la the report that i)rPTfUs has embarked on board the ateamer Vllle de Tanglers. The Sfax wnich left here at 10 o'clock Sunday night to take Dreyfus on board, galled quite unexpectedly. It was not until I o'clock In the afternoon that her com mander waa notified to sail, and the cruiser left as soon as she could get up steam and take on board the necces sary provisions. The authorities of Cayenne foresaw four days ago that the Sfax would leave Fort de France on her present mission, and at 2 o'clock yesterday af ternoon the dispatch boat Goeland, stationed In the waters of French Guiana left Cayenne, the capital, for Devil's Island, having on board the superintendent of the penitentiary and the commander of the marine artillery. These officials are delegated by the French government to offietaUy notify Dreyfus of the revision of hi trial. Dreyfus received on Saturday from hlis wife a cable message announcing the decision-of the court ot cassation. Dreyfus, however, will bo under charges after being officially notified of the court's action in hla caee, but he will be able to resume wearing the military uniform of his rank, in order to so. appear before the new council of war. A Woman llandlt Captured. Phoenix, A. T., June 6. The te robbers who held up the Olobe and Florence stage last Tuesday have been captured by Sheriff Truman, of Pima county, near Benson. One of them turned out to be a woman named Pearl Hart. She made a strong fight. Both were asleep with their guns be side them. When they awakened the man seemed paralysed with fright, but the woman, reaching for the guns, which had been removed, sprang to her feet and fought vigorously. All the money, about I860, three revolvers and a gold watch which were taken from passenger on the stage were re covered. The Hamoana Dtnurm tnu. Washington. June 6. The navy de partment yesterday made public the following cable from Admiral Kauts, In charge of the American navy In Samoan water, the cablegram having been forwarded to It from San Fran cisco: Both native factions, the Malletoan and the Mataafans, are disarming. Mataafa haa surrenderee tus to Honolulu a soon as she can be spared. Expect to sail from here on the 21st with the remain of Lieuten ant Lansdale and Ensign Monaghan. Will probably reach San Francisco June 25." t-onsrreasman Bland'a Condition. Lebanon, Mo., June 6. Congress man Richard P. Bland's condition Is very critical, and grave fears are en tertained for his recovery. While he haa rallied somewhat from the ap parent collapse of Sunday, there la great anxiety on the part of his im mediate frlenda and the attending physicians. All the members of his family are at the congressman's bed side, the absent ones having been sum moned by telegraph. The patient is suffering from nervous prostration, the result of an attack of tne grip. Baron and Baroaeas Coavtotad. Chicago, June 6. The Jury In the case of the Baron and Baroness De Rara. charted with using the malls to conduct a fraudulent business, brought in a verdict late yesterday afternoon finding both defendants guilty. The maximum penalty la IS years and six months' Imprisonment and a fin of $12,000. A motion for a new trlat wa made, and pending the decision sen tence waa deferred. gpeedv Justice In Georarfe. Vienna, Os., June C John Han no way, who attempted to outrage the little daughter of N. L. Christmas last week, pleaded guilty in the special ses sion of the county court here yester day. Ha waa given the limit of the law, being sentenced to M years by Judge Llttlejohn. Two hours later he waa on hi war to Macon, where he will be kept until assigned to a convict fflHON Pennsylvania Railroad President a of If0 vicuw ui luuiceuuu . muftT v. v TTvrYPP.riTF.n i He nd Been Confined to III Bed Since IIIh Itecent Touruf Inspection Over Forty Yean In the Pennsylvania Itallroail Service. Philadelphia, June 6. Frank Thom son, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, died at 7:30 o'clock - , i ,. . - . . . . , . . . ... ...i BHtl wie uiiii cu v ut in 1 1 n ui j hiiiit- last evening at his home, at Merlon. , diem who died In the Spanlsh-Amerl- UenerB, M c Unuioud, dr0Te to a few miles out of the city. Mr. Thorn- ' can war. (h, uteuil rares yesterday afternoon, sou had been ill about two weeks. He Thursday. June 1. closely followed by Mme. Ixiubet In returned to his home on May 20 from Tne upBettlng of a rowbOBt r.tTo.cuo a second landau, As they drove along a tour of Inspection, which he. with drowned three women and two men. the avenue iles Chnmpg-Elysees the other officials of the company, had , Anotner strike In Buffalo has callel crowd bowed respectfully, but on ar made over the main and leased llnej 0)t 20W frelgnt hanu.ers. i riving at Auteull thev were met by a of the Pennsylvania railroad system. recent nr, at Yamagata Japan, violent demonstration, evidently or The trip had occupied about a week. I m h(,ses Bnd n gnr.nPg Iina temples ! ganlied. and directed against the pr-'s-i-Upon his return homo he was suffer- i wpre degtroy.d x numoer of lives I dent. Ing from acute Indigestion, and at once were loft There was a storm of hoots, yells took to his bed and placed himself In I n ... ,. j,0,,KHn and cries of "Panama." "Abas Loubet" the hands of his physician. Mr. Tom- I son had enjoyed extraordinary gooa . health aud hiB relatives aud friends I believed he would soon rally and re-, tover from his Indisposition. His death was rather sudden and was wholly un- expected. Mr. Thomson was 68 yearB j of age, and since he reached the age j of 18 yeum had been in the Service; of the great railroad company of which he had been the head during the last two years of his life, he having sue- tee. li'il to the presidency In 1S97, upon ! the death of George B. Roberts. In the early years of his service pro- motions came rapidly to Frank Thom-1 son, ano as responsimiuies uecamc constantly heavier he met them and carried them, and was rewarded with increasing rewards. As general man ager he Introduced notable reform tn THE LATE FRANK THOMSON, the administration, management and maintenance of the road, and the same spirit characterised hi career aa vice president and president. .... ... rfc developed the high grade of d! etpline which mark the administra tion of the Pennsylvania : aiirod la every department, and a .widely dif ferent talent waa hown in the diplo matic and delicate relations with other tamb linu ni vtem when he wai second vice president. Hi "many sidedness" is shown also by hla works left In the superior standard of equip ment, the adoption of the block sig nal system and other safety appliances, the building of picturesque stations, the standard track and solid roadbed. Since hla youth Mr. Thomson was noted for hi tact and ability to win the regard of all with whom be came In contact. He had alway loyal sup port from his employes and co-worker. During the term of the late Presi dent George B. Roberts he was re garded as the diplomat of th system, and trying and vexatious questions were deftly and satisfactorily settled by Mr. Thomson. He had 8 wide ac quaintance among the pubrk- men of this country, and perhaps no other American waa o widely known uruonf, foreign men of affairs. Mr. Thomson was one of the most popular men of prominence in Phila delphia. HiB social life was the most attractive side of his peculiarly at tractive character. He wbb a lover of books and a patron of art. literature and music. His beautiful home at "Conkerhlll" was a delightful resort . I for his large circle of friends, and con- lngs and other 8paln Cedes Island to Germany. Washington. June 8. The announce ment at Madrid In the speech from the throne to the cortes that 8paln had ceded the Caroline islands and Palaoa and the Mariannes was received with surprise here. The cession marks the relinquishment of Spanish pos sessions in the far east save the Island of, Fernando Po and dependen cies on the African coast. Tolbert Returns to Ilia Home. Greenwood, 8. C, June 6. R. R. Tolbert, who was made to leave here six months ago, has returned without molestation. A publication of his views on politics a month ago in a Greenwood paper is supposed to have caused the change of feeling among his neighbors. 1899 JUNE. 1899 Su. Mo.Tu. Wa. Th. Fr. 8a. TTTT 10 18 19 jiO 21 22 23 24 25 26 7 28 29 30 MOON'S PHASES. 8 I 23 32 First Mr, 29 iKSJEWS CONDENSED. t ... . n cannony, May ni. General Otis declhres that an army of 3i.00 is all he needs In the Philip- American ladles of II i..ua decorated i the wreck of the steamer Maine yes- U Alabama newspapers are urging General Joe Wheeler as a candidate for governor The Cornell-Pennsylvania freshman boat race at Ithaca. N. Y., was won by Cornell In tXMVt. Memorial day was more generally observed throughout the country than ever ueiorr. iue lereiuome ij-.uk u.-- voted largely to the memories of sol- "SZZSFimMm aXa Colonel Randall mir cuarnmant ii f-'v-"7; " " . , hovu ' ' J l" i been paoae a . m, J. Neaja Plumb, who recently mur- "red Millionaire Alexander "aster- "on In New Wk. died at Benevue nospnai oi The Duke of Westminsters Flying f ox won me curiibu wciu.t. rwiu causte, ridden by Tod Sloan, broke uis leg in tne race ano was miiea. Friday, Junr , $100,000 monument to Admiral pewey is to be erected in Lincoln park. ' Chicago. . ,, ,. Jones of rkansas an- nouncea himself a candidate for I'nlten States senator. ,, T ,. : 1 lie unuttiuiiiL nuut aiwu t auhid- VllnCwe,11,l0r,,d fre :h,Cag Plaam and William J. Bryan. The German government has not lodged a protest against the sending of the cruiser Newark to Samoa to take the place of the Philadelphia. In his last will and testament Sam T. Jack, the dead theatrical manager, Wlllt-tl 1MB wuc v mr .fsv.ai, C. Jack, urging that they become hus- ...1 In. A kiss wrlfa ti Klu hrnttiar T n mas baud and wife tfatnrdny, June B. The bill to tax Michigan mines seems sure of passage In the legisla ture. r'orged bonds of the state of Ar kansas have been discovered. The forgeries may reach millions. W. H. Eilerbe governor of South Carolina, died of consumption at his plantation near Dillon, 8. C. aged 37. Vic President Hobert left Washing ton for Long Branch, to spend the summer. Hla health Is greatly Im proved. . , , Suit haa been brought In Washing ton to prevent the payment of con- gresstonal appropriations to sectarian Institutions. Major' donate Esterhasy confessed In wZZZ2?SL h- v nrrfe, Af Band-erfY" the bordereau that cou- vinoad neWfMB' vlctDpriaa r. Monday. J..nr a Governor Otero, of New Mexico, ex- pects congress to make thaw territory a state nefct year. Duke d'Arcos, Spain's minister to Washington, wa formally received by j Prealdent McKlnley on Saturday. Johann Strauss, the famous Aus-1 safely at 4:45 p. m. During the clcmon trian musical composer, known aa the gtratlons a number of hats labeled "waltr. king." died In Vienna, aged T4. j "resignation" were picked up. Congressman Richard P. Aland la An order of the day wbb today seriously ill at Lebanon. Mo., and hi j accepted by the government, stlg friends are considerably alarmed over matlsiag the occurrences at Au hls condition. j teull and approving the declarations While Great Britain Is still the of the government. It was carried greotest coal producing nation, the! without a division after the, first part United States Is a close second, and I had been adopted by a vote of 613 to will soon lead. 32 and the second part had been voted Owners of Arkansas Valley coal by 126 to 173. t a. i tf- virini nronn to com- The chamber, by to 288 votes hlnc on a 16.000.000 basis and build a Kn.iio ..ilmad Th- m.hllratlon of Inflammatory ar- tides In the newspapers or Santiago de Cuba has forced General Brooke to establish a press censorship. Taeadar. June . General Carlos Eteta, ex-prealdent of Salvador, is dangerously 111 In Oak land, Cat. George Ray. aged 102 years, Is suing his wife, aged 87, for divorce at Co lumbus, Mo. The British house of commons voted General Lord Kitchener a grant of 39,351 for his victories In the Soudan. The naval section of the armament committee of the peace conference at The Hague has unanimously rejected the Russian proposals. Judge Reagan, of Texas, the only surviving member of the Confederate cabinet, made a patriotic address at a but non one was badly injured. THE PRODUCE MARKETS An Reflected bv Dealings In Philadel phia and Baltimore. Philadelphia. Jane 5. Flour lr. light de mand: winter superfine, J2.lV.i2.3r,; Penn sylvania roller, clear, 3.20&3.40; city mills, extra, $2.50118. Rye flour steady at W.10 S.15 per barrel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat strong; No. 2 red, spot, In elevator, 7SKi78ycjc. Corn steady: No. mixed, spot. In elevator. WMWie.! No. t yellow, for local trade, S9c. Oats firm, but quiet; No. i whit, tie.; No. t white, clipped. gflfjOtJe. Hay in light demand; choice timothy, SU.M for large bales. Beef quiet; beef hams, l9.Wii20. Pork steady; fmllv Ill.LOffllZ. Lard steady; western steamed. IC.38. Butter steady: western creamery, Mnc.; ao. laciory. "tt'tf UHc.; Imitation creamery. 12Vrflc.; New Tork dairy, lH17c: do. creamery, 1641 HV ; fancy Pennsylvania prints Job bing at lfWIHe.; do. wholesale, lie. Cheese Irregular; large, white, 8c. ; small do., HI 8,4c'.; large, colored, 7ftc; small do., Ic. Eggs Arm; New Tork and Pennsylvania. ItHOUc.; western, fresh, 1414Hc.; south ern. 10ulZMc. Baltimore. June 5. Flour quiet; west ern superfine. t2.2S4j2.60; western, eatra. H .504(2; western, family, U.4&&2.70; winter wheat, patent. U.OC. spring wheat, straight MaStM. Wheat quiet; No. t red, spot and month, 784?W4c; July. 1 ci TJ-. : August. 7tfcc; steamer No. i red. TSITMe.: southern, by sample, ntyrse.; do. on grade. THi?78ttc- Corn steady; mixed, spot and month, nQTc; July, agHSc. ; steamer mixed. 364ttHc.; southern, white, etc.; do. yellow. c. OaU steady; No. t white. 22tf3Se.; Mo. t mixed, tSW4j20c. Rye dull; No. I west are, tec Hay aim; No. 1 timothy. BMtt. " Brntal Tnanlta tn Prflflidant Loubfit at a Race Course. 001ITE 8TEU0K AT PRESIDENT, Hut Only Succeeded In Hitting the French Hulcr' Hat The Assailant Badly Beuten-Ovur a Hundred Ar rested Loubet Calm and llltfnlned. Paris. June 5. President Loubet. ac ,u. u linni.v " ". 5." i.L".- ' and "Vive l'armec" A few shouts of M ' 1 l " ... "Vive Loubet were drowned In the clamor. A strong force of police kept order and arregteJ of (hfl diPturhers, ,nclu41n R mnn who tHe(, to force h(g ta ,Rp pr(.Bl(lenfR TTiaKe. During the second race the clamor lncreaged to V0en.e and wa plainly directed by a committee of the League of Patr)otB collected with their sup- porters both before and behind the presidential stand, around which a formidable affray proceeded. During the grand steeplechase many blow were struck, and several police- men were injured in tneir enueavor io Prevent an Invasion of the presidential d- cr ,8 the exrltement Comte Christian! rushed toward the rXnX: his htt Com,p chrlMlBnl Wllg thrown. tran,ped u,m an(1 aevoraly bruised In th, meff He was carried away by gU policemen, he kicking and plunglnx and tne bIra)d B,()UtinR from his uose He la a grandson of a general who was w.m known during the empire. h...Unnt I.F.in.' I.KInn n ..,(..1, , v u a i w -a - - - - - ..II il,,, i I TCHirill IMIUHl I trill ll I 1 1 ' 1 till 111"! while quite unmoved, talking to the premier, while the officers of his mili tary household were defending him against violence. The principal leaders of the demon-, st ration were M. Joseph Lasles, dvputy ' for Gere, and M. Flrmln Faur. deputy for Oran, Algeria, both Anti-Semites. Police Inspector Grillteru had hi bead serlouslv wounded in the melen. and President Loubet has since decor- ated him with the Cross of the Legion of Honor In recognition of his devotion to duty. It seems certain that the demonstra- tion waa organlted by the Jeunnesse Royalists, the Llgue des Patrlotes and the Anti-Semites, the rallying sign i betna; a carnation In the buttonhole Demonstrations and counter demon atratlons continued until M. Loubet left the race course at 4:30 p. m.. tne i trHtt of h i caiTiMe being the tig tor an Indescribable tumul The I mounted guard with difficulty opened a through the crowd, the president being pursued to the last w,th nooU and yeu, Bven eggg wero tnrowll- jt wtg noteworthy, however, that the peop)i generally cheered him loudly. th, rneers Increasing as he drove to- vard the Elysee, which he reached decided to adjourn the appointment of a commission of inquiry into the con duct of General Merrier, the former minister of war. until after the court martial at Rennes, which Is to try Dreyfus, as a result of tho decision ol the court of cassation. There were violent sceneB In th chamber of deutles, owing to Royalist denunciation of President Loubet, and the soldiers on duty had to expel the chief antl-Loubet speuker. M. KIoub de l.aaentuve. The Drefect of police, M. Blanc, has ordered the closure of the Automobile Club de France, of which the Comte de Dion, who was one of the ring leaders at Auteull Sunday, Is presi dent. A police commissary thereupon proceeded to the club's premises, on the Place de La Concorde, and cleared the members out, after which he af fixed seals to the doors. Of the 180 persons arrested In con nection with the demonstration 43 are till held In custody. M. Le Mercler, the examining mag istrate, tonight began the Interro gation of those under arrest for par ticipating in Sunday's rioting. Ten, Including M. De Pannlzx Passy, have been provisionally released. About 15 will be prosecuted on charge of rebel lion, for which the maximum punish ment is five years' Imprisonment. The charge against Comte Christian! is of assaulting a magistrate while In the exercise of his functions, an of fense punishable by Imprisonment for from two to Ave years. The scenes at Auteull on Sunday and in the chamber of deputies Monday have only had the effect of Increasing i tne popularity of President Loubet and of strengthening the hands of the gov ernment. The promptitude or tne pre mier, M. Dupuy, in carrying out his promise to take measures to Insure Justice as soon as the court of cassa tion had pronounced Judgment Is re garded as proving that ha himself can how a clean bill and that, though he waa premier at the time, General Mer cler kept him Ignorant of the measures adopted against Dreyfus. On his return to the Elysee M. Lou bet said to those who accompanied him: "All of my family opposed my be coming president, and I had no desire to remain at the Elysee, but now that it is dangerous to be the chief of state my duty le clear, and I will let my enemies, If I have any. be convinced tht I ahall axcomnllah my mission to th and.' - CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES. Alleged Briber Arreated. and Accus er .Cnarsed With Ferjury- Harrtaburg. June'. Information waa made before Alderman Spayd, of thla city, yesterday afternoon against Rep resentative John Engler. of Lycoming county, charging him with perjury In testifying before the legislative Inves tigating committee that he was of fered a certain sum of money by ex Senutor John J. Coyle, of Philadel phia, to vote for reconsideration of the McCarrell bill In the assembly last February. A warrant was laaui for Engler's arrest and he was am lt at Wllllamsport today and released oil ball. Informations will also be ma 1 I against certain other legislators v.:.. appeared beforge the bribery com tee. charging them with living tal testimony. Hobert Evans, of Philadelphia. Who Is charged with having corruptly Hotted Representative William C Nor ton. of Wayne county, to vote for th McCarrell bill, waived a bearing ltt evening before Alderman Mauri :, this eity, and gave ball in 8"0 t." trial. The Commonwealth Trust com pany, of Harrisburg. has furnished bonds for Mr. Evans and other defend ant In the bribery cases. The war rants for the persons against whom In formations were made on Thursday In this city have all been served, the re cused have furnished hall, and the prospects are that the cases will be called for trial at the term of court be ginning June 12. Four Informa tions for corrupt solicitation are made against ex-Senator John J. Coyle of Schuylkill, two against Representa tive Charles R. Spati of Berks, one each ngalnstex-RrpresentatlveTlioma M. Moyles of Wilkesbarre, ex-Con gressman Monroe H. Kulp of Nortlnun berlan, ex-Representative John R Pvrne of Fayette, und Frank R. Jones of Philadelphia. Additional Informa tions were also made against ex -Senator Cnyle and ....ihael J. Costello, ot Philadelphia, forconsplrncy to brlb". In formations have also been madeir:nlnst Mr. Costello at Wllllamsport for cor- .... , ulrviilur .1 iriru , ' u , 11 r, ,!.' Parker H. Titus, 01 Hangor. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. Altoona, Pa., June S The Altoona Iron company yesterday posted a no tice Informing Its employes that lh price of puddled Iron has been Increas- rd from IS to 13 26 per ton. This Is the second advance this year. About a hu: drcd men are benefited by the raise. Washington. Pa June 6. The Re publicans of Washington county met In annual convention yesterday and nom inated a county ticket to be voted on next fall. Resolutions were adopted strongly urging Colonel A. L. Hawkins, of the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, for state treasurer. Dubois, Pa., June 6. Notwithstand ing the miners of the entire region Were granted an advanre of Ave cents last week, a strike was Inaugurated yesterday at Reynoldsville and El eanora which promises to extend to all other mines In this section before; the end of the week. Demands are made for another advance. Wilkesbarre, Ha., June 6. Robert Thompson, a repairman In the employ of the Electric Light company at I'ltts ton, was electrorvited Saturday even ing, He was at work on the top of n pole when two wires became crossed and the heavy voltage passed through his body, killing him Instantly. The body was not burned much. Wilkesbarre. Pa., June t;. The state encampment of the (5. a. R. meets here this week. The city is gaily dec orated in honor of the occasion. To day will be taken up In the registering of delegate and assigning them to their hotels. This evening there will be a public entertalnmeut at the Nes liltt theater. Tomorrow the parade will take lace and on Thursday the election of officers. Pottsvllle. Pa., June J. A shooting affrav occurred at New Philadelphia last evening In which Hurry Elliott, aged about 40 years, who has a wife and eight children, received two bullela In the neck and breast. The Injuries will result fatally. Elliott was fire boss at the Silver Creek colliery. His assailant was ex-Constable Ilrennan. The shooting was the result of a po litical feud and labor troubles. Ilren nan was arrested and Is now in the Pottsvllle Jail. Harrisburg. June 8. Governor Stone accepted the resignation of James Sweeney as watchman of th: state li brary yesterday In a letter in which be denies that he has anything to do with the contest In Tioga county for delegates to the state Republican con vention. The governor says he haa not requested Sweeney or any one else to go to Tioga to assist in the elec tion of delegates and that he has not authorlred or requested any one to ask Sweeney or any one else to do polit ical work in that county. He also says that the people are sufficiently Intelligent and capable to elec t their own delegates without Sweeney's aid or his interference. Philadelphia, June 3. Forty of the 213 passengers who arrived here ye terday on the steamer Aragonia, from Antwerp, were detained by the com missioner of Immigration for this port. The commissioner refused to as sign any reason for detaining the pas sengers, saying that were publicity given the matter at this time the In vestigations that are being made would be Interfered with and the ends of Justice def.-.ed. It Is said that special agents of the government have for a time been investigating charges that certain manufacturers and mills, particularly In the west, have for months past bad representatives abroad employing cheap labor. Another Meanaare From Andree. Chriatlana. June 6 According to a diapatch from Mandal. the most south am town of Norway, two boys, on May 14 last, found on tne north coast of Iceland a small cork case containing a slip of paper dated July 11, 1897. ale-nad "Andree. Strindberg and Fraen- ekal." and bearing tbe words: "All well. Thrown out at longitude 81, lat- Undo unknown." Professor Andres's brother thinks tbe case was probably one of the letter buoys with which the
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