The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, July 13, 1899, Image 7

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(tendance at Meetings Exceeded the
nreatCJatherlngin uoeion mcmmh
From Our Peace Commission ami
Canada a governor unaeni.
Detroit. July 11
The eighteenth In- ;
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eavor closed last night amid scenes
lmpressive solemnity biusuuiuk iuo ,
tterance of "the last word by tne (
resident and secretary In each of the
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Incent, of Kansas, and Evangelist
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ents, the reading of a cablegram from
mi. Andrew u. white, president 01
be American peace commissioners at
The Hague, bringing out storms of ap
plause. President's Clark cablegram
to President White was as follows.
"Twenty-eight thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endeavorers
bow assembled in International con-
tousiastlc for peace and arbitration.
Great peace meeting held. All wish
Messages were also sent to President
McKlnley, Governor General Mlnto of
Canada and Queen Victoria. President
White responded as follows:
'American commission to the peace
conference sends sincere thanks for
message and congratulates you and all
friends of peace upon the great success
achieved providing for a permanent
tribunal of arbitration."
Mayor Drummond, private secretary
to the governor general of Canada,
sent the following:
"His excellency, the governor gen
eral, desires me to express his warm
est and most sincere thanks for your
very kind and cordial message of good
will to himself and the Dominion of
Canada."
At all previous meetings the audi
ences assembled quietly, but last even
ing for some time before the calling
to order of the two great gatherings.
Tents Endeavor and Willlston were
labels of sounds and scenes. The
state, provincial and foreign delega
tions were grouped in designated
Lunches divided about equally between
the two tents. Each had Its own par
ticular rally cry, and each delegation
took pleasure in making It known to
the extent of its lung power. The
delegations which were not shouting
were singing. Music Conductor Fos
ter finally made himself heard without
the aid of a megaphone, and all the
voices were turned Into the Inspiring
volumes of "Holy, Holy, Lord God Al
mighty," with much Improved effect.
The following statements as to at
tendance, etc., was given out by Sec
retary Baer:
Without doubt the attendance at
this convention has very much exceed
ed that of any other Christian En
deavor convention ever held In the
matter of those present at the various
meetings. This estimate takes into ac
count the great convention at Boston
In 1896. That is to say, that out of the
28,000 Endeavorers registered, which la
the estimate of the reception
committee, and Includes Detroit mem
bers, there have been more who
attended meetings than at any previous
times. The estimate of attendance at
meetings gives a total of 298,500. There
were 28.000 Endeavorers ln attendance,
including Detroit delegates, and 30,
600 persons simultaneously attended
strictly Christian Endeavor meetings.
These figures do not Include the 66
non-evangelistic meetings, which had
a total attendance of 15,000, and 100
professed conversions.
During a recess each member of the
'99 committee was called out. They
were told that the '99 convention had
never been equalled as to program,
presence of good speakers and large at
tendance at meetings. Secretary Baer
stated that although the attendance at
Detroit was 28,000, as against 56,400 at
Boston, the meetings ln Detroit were
attended by large numbers than were
those at Boston.
Chairman W. H. Strong, of the local
committee, responded appropriately to
the compliments tendered before the
two mighty audiences, and attributed
the successes of the convention chiefly
to Individual faithfulness. The score
of white capped chairmen of local com
mittees, standing together, then sung
a stanza of "If Ever I Loved Thee, My
Jesus, Tls Now."
Great Britain's leading representa
tives, Messrs. Tressidder and Mursell,
of London, and Pollock, of Glasgow,
stood together and sang "Britain For
Christ." Then all sang stanzas of "God
Save the Queen" and "America."
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman preached the
concluding sermon ln Tent Endeavor,
ind the closing address In Tent Willis
ton was made by Bishop John H. Vin
cent, of the Methodist church.
Jfew York's Dewey Reception.
New York, July 11. Plans for the
Dewey celebration were outlined at a
meeting of the committee on plan and
scope yesterday. It has been decided
practically that there shall be a two
day celebration, with both a land and
naval parade. Admiral Dewey will
pass under a large triumphal arch to
be constructed either In City Hall park
or Madison Square park, at a cost of
(10,000. There will be two large civic
floats ln tbe naval parade, one typify
ing Victory and the other Peace. Ger
man singing societies will be invited
to fill these floats with their members
io sing a hymn of welcome to the ad
miral in the lower bay.
Wtlbelm der Grosae's Speedy Trip.
New York, July 11. The New York
office of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company received a cable
gram yesterday announcing that the
Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse arrived at
Cherbourg at 2:45 yesterday afternoon
in the record breaking time of five
days, 20 hours and 58 minutes, having
passed the Sandy Hook lightship at
12: B0 p. m. on the 4th and covered a
distance of 2,190 miles. Her average
time was 22.62 knots, aa against her
beat previous record of 22.56.
CAPTAIN W ATKINS' ERROR,
tdmlta Roepon-tblltty For the Part
Wreck-Two Ywir' Mu-.pen.ston.
SWB a, . . 1 '!"
IS"W lorg. JUiy 11. me repuri v:
captain Wntktns of the stranding of
the American line steamship Fail was
aiade publ)c ye3ter(lay hy tne locai
voard of steamboat Inspectors. Csp
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uitu nnmTus uiKir iki uui iuh i n-f
responsibility for the accident, but says
frankly that the stranding of the ship
was the result of an unaccountable
error on his part. The acciila.it, he
suys, was not due to any wact of
thought or anxiety about his vessel,
but resulted from a mistake he maile
ln calculating the position of the sh'p-
The local inspectors of steam vessels
have susnended Cantaln Watklns' 11-
cenBe as master of ocean steamers lor
two year8,
Clement Acton Orlscom. Jr., vice
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war(jg proved their own carelessness, !
inn oniv nail llieir SUM b licenaa 1
suspended for Bix months or a year at
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most Personally we feel for Captain
wutwino n nnu iin imir centm-v
at sea without the slightest accident
before, and it seems very hard upon
him. I am very sorry It occurred, for
his sake."
Fatal F.xplolon of Turpentine.
New York, July 11. Abraham Kin
klestein was probably fntnlly burned
yesterday through the explosion of
turpentine In his painters' supply and
wall paper shop ln this city, and his
wife and son were burned to death. A
tan of turpentine that Flnklestein was
using near a gas stove exploded and
bespattered him with flame. Ills wife
seized him by the arm and dragged
him Into the hall. It Is supposed that
they became confused there with the
smoke and darkness and that he hap
pened to run In the right direction,
while the woman went back and fell
at the foot of the stairs, where she and
the child, to which she clung, were
burned.
KU'li Copper Kind tu Canada.
Toronto, July 11. It is announced
that copper ore of almost incredible
extent und richness has t een found In
the Perry sound district, within about
seven hours railway distance from To
ronto. The discovery was due practi
cally to an American mining expert
named Forbes, who has organized two
companies, one composed entirely of
St. Paul capitalists and the other com
posed of Canadian and St. Paul men.
which have secured ell the claims In
the neigborhooiiand hnve commenced
operations on an extensive scale.
Teachers In i Wreck.
Btockton, Cal July 11. A Burling
ton speclp.l train of nine coaches on the
way from St. Louis to Los Angeles,
loaded with teachers going to attend
the National Education association
convention at Los Angeles, crashed
into a freight train within 300 yards
of the depot at Newman, Stanlalus
county, yesterday, and two women
were killed and thirteen passengers In
jured. The dead are: Miss Addle
Harris, St. Louis, and Mrs. Lena Ham
mond, Seneca Falls, N. Y. Nearly all
the Injured reside ln.St, Louis. (
Wanted, a Klondlker's Helra.
Washington. July 11. United Statea
Consul McCoolc, at Dawson, under date
of May 10, reports to the state depart
ment the death In the hospital at
Forty Mile City. Yukon Territory,
about Feb. 1 last, of W. H. Sutton from
over exertion and exhaustion, during
a "stampede." The man's home ad
dress is supposed to be New York, and
as he left a great deal of valuable
property at Dawson and Forty Mile
City the consul suggests that his rela
tives come forward without delay.
A Year For frlmlnal Libel.
Santa Barbara, Cal July 11. Ada
Addle Storke. the newspaper writer,
was yesterday sentenced to one year
in Jail for writing anonymous letters
reflecting upon certain prominent peo
ple. A motion for a new trial was de
nied. She was rearrested later on a
warrant sworn out by Attorney Jack
Son, whom she tried to kill on Sun
day. Judge Oster, In pronouncing sen
tence, expressed himself as sorry that
the law did not permit him to Impose
a greater penalty.
Ills Antcer Caused Ills Death.
Reading, Pa., July 11. William M.
Fulton, a contractor, aged 46 years,
was out for a pleasure drive yesterday
afternoon, accompanied by his wife,
when he met Harvey Wltmen, aged
35, whom Fulton accused of Insulting
his wife recently. Fulton Jumped
from his carriage and began to give
Witmen a beating. Wltmen fled and
Fulton pursued him for two blocks,
when he (Fulton) suddenly dropped
dead from heart disease.
To FroMcento Kx-Mlnlster Lebon.
Paris, July 11. It is rumored that
aa a result of the revelation of the in
human cruelty practiced upon Dreyfus
while on Devil's Island M. Lebon, the
minister who was responsible for the
orders sent to M. Denlel while In
charge of the penal settlement where
Dreyfus was confined, will be proceeded
against, the government not confining
Its action to Sunday's dismissal of
Deniel.
Chairman JonoeWIII Not Resign.
New York. July 11. Ex-Governor
William H. Stone, of Missouri, who has
been for some time the controlling
figure In the Democratic national com
mittee, said yesterday that there was
no truth In the reports that Senator
James K. Jones, of Arkansas, Intends
to resign the chairmanship of the com
mittee and that Senator Martin, of
Virginia, Is likely to succeed him.
Tho Columbla-Defendor Trial Trips.
New York, July 11. Oliver C. Iselln
said today that Columbia and Defender
will have their next meeting on July
20. From that date they will race
every day until one of the boats shall
have won three times. The course will
be off Newport.
Admiral Cervora Acquitted.
Madrid, July 8. Admiral Cervera
and the other commanders of tbe
Spanish fleet destroyed ln the battle
of Santiago, whose conduct has been
the subject of inquiry by special court
martial, were yesterday acquitted and
formally liberated.
CMLIMS TEE
Declared to Bo Bjgus by tna
Prince of iiouaco.
OT) T'7fll tTTTT T VAT fT.IHT A 11 T7 TT
riwuvij Riiui jivi aaujaa a iuiju.
Bay That t'ntcltatio Is Ileneath UN
-unl. in, nn, I That tbe Latter II;
Asu tiled the Title orCouul Without
Beta entitled to it.
Paris, July 11. The Prince of Mo
naco has declined to light a duel with
Count Bon! de Castellane on account
of the Dreyfus case. In his reply to
Castellane's challenge the Prince of
Monaco openly gives as his reason for
the declination the fact that Castel
lane is beneath his station.
ll .. ,!,. h ,., r..n In ia
lleve that Castellane lias assumed the
title of count when he is not entitled
to It. Monaco says that under the cir
cumstances the challenge from Castel
lane is an impeitinence and is not en
titled to notice,
The challenge urew out of the active
sympathy for Dreyfus and Mme. Drey-
fus on the part of the Prince of Mo
naco, which greatly incensed Custel-
COCNT DE CASTELLANE.
lane. After Monaco had written Mme.
Dreyfus and Invited her husband to
visit his palace the Royalist husband
of Anna Gould sent an insulting open
letter to the prince. This being snuh-
bed he sent a challenge, with the above J
result
The Slecle, one of the leading Drey
fus organs, has taken the matter up
and is conducting a severe personal
campaign ngainst the count, whom It
accuses of being a bogus count. It has
announced its' intention of soon pub
lishing a biography of Jay Gould,
father of the countess.
The Gazette de France publishes the
report which the prefect of police pre
sented to the government March 29 on Cambridge.
the Orleanist party. It says the League 1 Thomas Ashworth, an ex-saloon
of Patriots and the Anti-Semite League I keeper of Philadelphia, was kicked to
were In close relations with the Duke of death and robbed by four young hood
Orleans, who sent 5,000 francs to M. ' lums, who were arrested.
Deroulede and large sums to M. Ouerln.
Altogether the Royalists are said to
have expended 300.000 francs ln get
ting up the NeuUJy barracks fiasco.
According to the same authority Count
de Castellane also subsidized the move
ment. Professor Syveton, treasurer of the
League of the French Fatherland, has
been suspended from his duties at the
College of Rhelms for attempts to in
cite an anti-Dreyfus agitation at Ken-
nes.
DEATH OF GRAND DUKE GEORGE.
The Russian 'loyalist Who
Might
Ilavo Ilocome Csar.
St. Petersburg. July ll.-Grand Duke
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he had been . residing on account of hi,
feeble health
He had been 111 of con-
sumption r - i i
many y.-us, nd
In 1K95 Pro ---eor
L-yce i '
nounctc ,. t
mala.'.. i ill,
He Wfc . t- tliHl
tlliM. ll.fl CV.IM
wileh,
after rut- u
his title In tu
vor of hi bro
ther Ml hael,
who Is now
heir apparent.
orakd dues oEORGX. iUl,i v.il! be
come czar unless a son and heir should
be born to the Emperor Nicholas. In
the pine forests of the southern Cau
casus Grand Duke George was visited
.nil trented hv noted specialists, but
ihm nmilH nnlv relieve him temOOrarl-
.lie v. w i. , n . . .. . j v.. -
ly, and never ontertalned a hope of his
cure.
Oeora-e Alexandrovitz was the sec
ond son of the late Emperor Alexander
HI, and was born April 27, 1871. He
was of delicate physique from the first.
but he went through the regular naval
and military training of Kusstan
! nnn mt r. h&vo a m ii I r ot 1
Uni. CCD. anil nt 1.1 v. . -
f health and
strength when an accident developed flour unlet and unchanged at HMO 1 they ha-ve not hnd time to consult their
. vn. of th chest 3 Pw bn-Tr(l tor chok e Pennsylvania, governments. Consequently It was de
a weakness 01 iuo iumi. tev,,,,,. M 9 r..H ,,. in ,.i,.Vi.. ...j . i. ,
,
Another A mtlo-French Snarl.
St. John's, N. F., July 11 The co-
inni.i ai.thnrltisa are unaersiooa u
have been informed that the report of, u.,y nrm- cholce timothy. 117 for large ernments and receive final iDJtruc
the royal commission of inquiry into uales. Beef firm; family, tf-fiofi 10.50: beef 1 Hons. The committees report, which
the French shore complications Is with- hums. t25.5ori26. Pork firm; mess, $9-39.25; I carries the arbitration points present
held for tho present by the British family. $ii.&o&12. Lard steudy; western eQ by the American delegates, was
colonial officers, because It so strongly ! steamed, $5.50. Butter quiet and steady; unanimously sustained.
u ' . x. , Ev.iinlnnr1 western crenmery, 15?18Hc. ; do. factory,
endorses he case of lmtaUon creumery miSc, AoanMted.
that is publication woulld provoke an . New Vork dalry nnc.: do. creamery. I .,, Juy g Tne tral at Ca
other Fashoda difficulty. Joseph , immc.: Pennsylvania prints at 215.21c; ! M8" '' tha .liysrs of General
Chamberlain, the Imperial secretary of 1 . SiitSS. 20c. Bgge Irregular; New ' J"" fiX Vh was as
m u ,.w.r4o to hmrovAr "tie- wl-i. a. .iAin isi.ic . Luna, the i Hipino leaner, who was as-
termlned to force the French to aban-
tennmeu iaasHj ... ,h.
ZZ Tefore another season opens."
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Steamer Wrecked. All Hands JMM.
Halifax. N. S.. July 11. The steamer
Portia, from New York for Halifax,
sra wrecked during a dense fog last
I An rilnn. TalanH Off SftmbrO.
a point about 15 miles to the eastward
of Halifax. The passengers and crew,
11K nil tnld landed on the island in
Ill M tmA mMemtatt -
the ships boats and are an comiori
ably housed there ho "
repuiicu. iu. .- IT.
of water and a total wreck. The pas-
Z 17 -Tv r 75. are
BCUCI Ui nwvu. " --.
nearly all tourists. The steamer had
a large cargo for this port and St.
jJSTlST
A. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
. f Wednesday, July S.
Queen Kaptotdnl. widow of King
Kni ik:.unn. died In Honolulu, aged 65.
GdWnl Worat'o G. Wright, a hero
of the civil vaC, died ia Washington,
aged 79.
The atrltetion In Relrrlum aealnst tin
. . A . - ', .
electoral rfiiirm I'm was loiceu iua
govaraneni to wiuioraw mo measure.
The Fourth was loyally celebrated
In our r i '.v poaaoaatotu. In Manila
"A ma Mcfl." v;is suns by children of
l"tianlsrds, Filipinos and Chinese In a
lurlous mixture Of dialects.
TtuMMdajr, .inly 8,
Itl8ho;i John 1'. Newman, of the
Methodist church, died In Kew YorU,
aged 73.
The execution of Catlett Llpton, a
murderer, was vltnessed by Ins wife
and five children at Chattanooga, Tann.
The American delegate! at The
Hagut have succeeded In securing a
vote which will create a special con
ference to consider private property at
sea lr. time of war.
A cyclone near Ainsworth. Neb., de
stroyed several farm houses, Mrs.
, lxitkmille, who had escaped to her eel-
lar. went out to save h; r sou and WU
killed. The son escaped,
Frtilny, .Inly 7.
General Joe Wheeler has been or
dered for war duty in the; Philippines.
Kohert Bonner, the wall known pub
lisher of the New York Ledger, died
in that city, aged 75.
Mrs. May Wright Bewail was chosen
president of the International Women's
Congress, succeeding the Countess of
Aberdeen.
Iu a triangular race of 3d miles sailed
off Sandy llook between the yachts Co
lumbia and Defender, Columbia won
i by 3 niiii . 53 sec.
, Au alleged plot Of General Gomez to
Invade San Domingo, kill President
Heureaux and have himself proclaimed
, (ill LULU I IB 111 lail VII 111 lltl.UUU.
Ux-King Milan, while driving In Bel
grade, was shot ami slightly wounded
! In the back ly au anarchist named
Knesevlc, who was captured,
sm nrday, .1 uly s.
The miners of the Hlairsvllle. Pa.,
coal region have gone on strike.
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The Portuguese house Of peers yes-
terday adopted the commercial con-
vein urn with the I'nlled States
Emll Smith has confessed that he
and Slgmund Bresche murdered Mar
Me,er Uu, W(Hlthy rh(.ag0 recluse
Secretary Alger declares he has
formed no alliance with Plngree and
has no intention of leaving the cabinet.
Head on collision between trolley
cars near Akron, O., resulted In one
dead, two fatally and five seriously
hurt.
In the Henley regatta the diamond
sculls were won by B. H. Howell, the
American student of Trinity Hall,
Monday, ,Iul lO.
A co-operative city Is to be astab- j
llshe4on the banks of Lake Erie near
Toledo. I
Helen Irsch, of Trenton, 2 years
old, was bit by u "kissing bug." Blood
poisoning ensued and the child died.
William Reinhnrd, his wife und five
children went driving near Columbus,
O. All were killed by a train except
14-year-old Clarence
By the explosion of a boiler on the
WJ """
Morun oil tract, near Oil City, Pa..
James McCray was killed and John
Turk seriously Injured.
Major Edward M. Hayes, of the
Fourth cavalry, succeeds Colonel Henry
wagner, u, ... c.m....auu . utei
regiment, at San Francisco.
A carriage containing William M
i -8UJ uu .Vr4" ' ,
struck uy a truin ibbi nignt in iiuuaio,
und both were instantly killed.
Tuesday, .Inly 11.
CharlcB Mall, for the past 36 years
Belgian consul In New York, died in
that city yesterday.
Cuban bundlts kidnapped Oulterrez
Cells, a rich Spanish merchant of San
Cristobal, and are holding him for a
ransom.
a .rHn (Transviuill dlsnatch savs
five artillerymen were killed yenterday
by the explosion of a powder maga
zine in Magatoland.
The United States government has
declined to arbitrate the Austria-Hungarian
claim for damages for the
deaths resulting ln the Lattimer (Pu.)
riots.
General Otis cables that he hue about
1,000 veteran volunteers for re-enllst-
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11 M II I. IIMJ If III .... IU IUS UHblBIW .V.
the Thlrty.slxth an,i Thirty-seventh
United States volunteer Infantry.
( DDnniirp midi etc
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
I As ReuVOted by Dealings In Phiiadci
i ,,hin and Maittmoro.
Philadelphia, July 10. Flour slow: win
f . .r m i fu-r A I. tv,i 2T. p.-iiticvivmihi rniiiT
, .... . . ,
clear. M'i.3.25: cltv mills, -xira. t2.K7i2.50.
......... ....... - w,... .-
tor, ivtinvtc.
Corn steady; No. 2 mixed,
"coat. quiet;yNoWi
spot, in elevat
for local trad
,., ,. m ,.i,i,.. . n,....i
cm. frosh. HV4i6c.
, .,, ln F.0, nuiet: west-
ern superfine. $2.254.2.40; do. extra, $2,409
j jq. d0 family, $3.;(yy3.G0; winter wheat,
patent, $3.75((i3.90; spring wheat, patent,
gj0O4Ji spring wheat, straight, $3.50
J wV.. .. , ii no.
! August 74747.; September, 76
arei,. . ..pnrnpr No. 2 red. 70ic: south-
am l... anmr.ln Till, Tf.I..- - iln On fffHf1p.
7i75c. Corn firmer; spot and July. U9
1 smc August, 38sHc.; September, ssvi
mci .m, v -.
- whUe- fc; do. yellow. 42j2Hc
No S282!ic.: No.
2 mixed. WSOUc. Rye firm ; No 2 nearby
u.u.; ino
j ttanothy
57s.; No. J western. 61c. Hay dull; No.
m , i.ivernool ner
f IV. V Ulll a v - - - -
I WMIMM.UVI. ...... - '
bushel, Sd. August; Cork, for orders, pet
1 quarter. U. Sd.63s. ed. July; 8s. 8d.is. 01
Agu.t. EggadullatUSlJo.
Sufferings of Our Soldiers in the
Philippine Islands.
TERRORS OF THE RAINY SEASON.
III Many Cau- the Men Arc SN-eplnn
With Three Feet of Water Heneutll
Tiiir Banks Anticipated Surrender
of yiHplnoTioeilsr falls toM sterlallae
Manila. July 10. It has been raining
and storming almost OOMtaatll for
two days, and the country along the
American, south and bay lines is lit
erally Hooded. The soldiers are suf
fering great discomfort. The Thirteenth
infantry regiment, at Pnsay, Is In the
worst position, being practically sur
rounded by water. The bridges that
were used for getting studies have been
washed away, and some of the com
panies are now separated by stream
six feet deep, ln many cases th" men
are sleeping With three feet of water
beneath their bunks, which nre ele
vated on cracker boxes. The com
pany cooks, when preparing the meals,
stand knee deep in water.
Some of the roadi leading to Paaay
are simply Impassable, and the rice
fields on all sides are one great lake
A high wind blew over several tents
, of the Second Reserve hospital.
I Manila bay Is Impossible of naviga-
! lion by either launches or canoes, and
no vessels are leaving the harbor.
The United State.', transport Centen
nial Is ready to sail for San PrancllCO
! with discharged soldiers, but the lat
tor have to sit around the water front
all day. drenched to the skin, waiting
; for a launch to take them to tin
J steamer.
The River I'asig and all other
streams are swollen, and the city
Greets at low points arc covered with
water.
Friendly Filipinos In Manila have
been the medium of comriunlcatlone
between the American authorities and
the military leaders ol the Insurrection
In Cavlte province, which for sonic
j time promised to result In bringing
over a prominent general and several
hundred of his followers, with their
arms. If the negotiations nan sucreeu-
e(j the outcome would have had a great
moral effect, for other defections
doubtless would have followed. Were
the general's name given It might
lend ln his case to a fate similar to
that which has befallen other Filipinos
suspected of friendliness toward the
Americans. He hud foreseen the fail
ure of the Insurrection and nd vised
Agulnnldo to make terms, but It Is
understood that he has sent word to
the Americans that, having sworn to
support the insurrection, be must re
main loyal to the end.
Rlmtlur rii.nt iiLtions are said, on
good authority, to have been conduct-
cd with a member of tbe cabinet of
the so-called Filipino government, who
himself took the Initiative. Some form
,,f monsv consideration Oeured in the
dlscussionB with his friends.
GENERAL WOOD ON DUTY.
Wilt Make a Vigorous Fifth! Aiciitnnt
Haiitlairo's Yellow Fever.
Santiago de Cuba, July ll.-eneral
Leonard Wood, the military governor,
returned yesterday from the United
States and immediately began vigor
ous action to stamp out the yellow
fever. He finds the situation more
' 1e'lo"B 'han he hW! imtkmJ",a- J"'
I , ., tw.nilnnnrtiM'H were moved to Son-
day headquarters were moved to Son-
go, 20 miles north on the railroad, 3
point about 1,000 feet above sea level,
as well as all the administrative de
part meats, except the sanitary and a
; (,w jmlm m, , ,hp quartermal
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paymaster has la-en ordered to suspend
all payments to tbe Cuban troops until
the fever has been stamped out, the
special object of the order being to
prevent the soldiers from drinking
during the epidemic.
Terrible Kxploslon of Oa"ollne.
Washington, July 8.- Mrs. Marguerite
Dlcklns, wife of Captain F. W. Dicklns,
assistant chief of the bureau of navi
gation, met with u horrible death at
her residence at 14.'14 Nineteenth street
! yesterday. MrB. Dlcklns was sprlnk-
: nK rugs with gasoline, preparatory to
nutting them away for the summer,
when Joseph Vaughan, a plumber, and
his assistant entered the room from
the roof, where they hnd been making
repairs. The lighted metal pot they
carried, coming In contact with the
fumes of the gasoline, caused a ter
rible explosion. Vaughan and his
helper were badly burned In a futile
attempt to Bave MrB. Dicklns. Dam-
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j ae t0 tno nouse amounts to (5,000
American Victory nt The Hniriie.
The Hague. July 8. The third com
mittee, sitting at the Huls Ten Hosch,
discussed the scheme for the mediation
and arbitration convention drawn up
by the comlle d'examen. Many of the
delegates have c
delegates have only been acquainted
i wm. i
with the proposals since Thursday, and
ciaeu inai wne.. mc uuiiiuini. a..
journed yesterduy It will be until July
1 17, In order to allow the delegates a
week In which to consult their gov-
sasslnated by the guard of Agulnaldoa
residence. Is ended. The accused were
j acquitted on the ground of self defense
The testimony showed there was a con
spiracy on the part of Luna and other
officers to kill Agulnaldo and make
Luna dictator. Luna's death seems
to have strengthened Agulnaldo'3
leadership for the time. Luna's sup-
porters are now outwardly loyal to
Agulnaldo.
Preldcnt Plant's Successor.
New York, July 11. At a meeting
1 of board of dlrectorB of the South-
1 j em BxpreBg company held yesterday
M. J. unnen was eiectea presiuoui w
ucceed the late Henry D. Plant. Mr.h'ce arrived Scott had been used for
O'Brien was formerly vice president football by the crowd, und was a Sorry
and general manager of the company, looking object.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Wllkesbarre. July 11. Michael Malla
.nd his sons William and Michael were
Hushed by a fall of coal In No. 6 col
liery of the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany at Plttston last night. The
younger Michael was killed and the
father and other son seriously Injured.
Harrlsburg, July 11. Ralph Bing
ham, aged 14 years, died last evening
of lockjaw at his home in this city.
While playing with some companions
last Tuesday a firecracker exploded in
Bingham's hand and burned It sllirht
ly. Lockjaw set In Sunday, and laat
evening the boy died.
Harrlsburg, July 11. Albert Smith,
colored, was hanged here today for
poisoning his wife. There were no relig
ious services on the scaffold, this be
ing Smith's desire. His paramour, An
nie Wins'ou, who poisoned her hus
band, is serving 10 years ln the pi'ii.
tentlary. Altoona. Pa., July 11. -Five person!
were Injured, two fatally, by an explo
sion of gas In the Loughman mines, at
Bhrenteld, yesterday. They are Henry
Hover, .lames iloyer. David Wallace.
Joseph Wallace and Charles McClenan.
Henry Hoyer and his son James. agcJ
18, died at tbe hospital. The ex
plosion was due to a defective lamp,
carried by Henry Hoyer.
Philadelphia, July h. A special
meeting of the Atlantic Baseball
League was held at the Hotel Han
over here yesterday. The situation
that confronted the league through the
disbandmenl of the Peterson olub was
discussed, and the Scranton franchise
was declared forfeited and the Pater
son club dropped, the circuit thus being
reduced to six clubs. The Richmond
club was awarded the championship.
A new schedule was prepared for a
second series and a new championship,
the season to begin July lu and dose
Sept. 10.
Allentown, Pa., July 111 Charles A.
Knauss, aged IS, shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Kdwin Diefenderfer, 26
je t.i i id, Saturday midnight, thenshot
ml instantly Killed hiuis.ell in Knauss'
fatne
paint Bhop, to which KuausH
hrd called Mrs. Diefeaderfer. They
hid been InttQCtO for two years. Mrs.
I lelenderfer .wis trying t:i break up
Knauss' Infatuation and refused to
elo,e with him, which made him (!es
perute, Knauss was single. Mra.
piefdnderfer hus a husband and two
(hildren, one of whom Is sick with
seal let fever.
Philadelphia, July 8, Thomas Ash
worth, 43 years, a former saloonkeeper,
und lately a I'nlted Gas Improvement
coi ipany employe, was picked up dead
from the pavement ln front of 5414
Wyaluslng avenue shortly before
Thursday midnight. Ashworth was at
tacked by four drunken young men und
kicked Into Insensibility. Their names
ure Elmer Wilson, John Kennedy, Al-
bcrt Kelly and John Daly. They are
under arrest, nnd Ashworth's watch
wB """' 111 Kelly's possession. It Ir
asserted that the gang went through
Ashworth's pockets as he lay proB-
trate.
Shamokln, Pa., July 11. A special
policeman of the Philadelphia and
Reading 1 ail way yesterday arrested
Arthur and Henry Henuinger, Richard
Wclkel, George Grler, Raymond
Brlghtblll and I'hrom Troutman for
tampering with the wires of a signal
switch at the Herndon branch of the
Philadelphia and Reading company,
two miles west of this place. The ageB
of the prisoners range from 14 to 17
years. Several of the boys confessed
that they wanted to wreck a passenger
train. A brakeman observed them at
their dastardly work, anu a wreck was
thus averted.
Wllkesbarre. Pa., July 8. It now
looks ns though the strike of 1,700 em
ployes of the Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany would be short lived. A commit
tee of the striking miners waited on
General Superintendent Luthrop yes
terdjy to ascertain If some compromise
could not be agreed upon. Superin
tendent Lathrop Bald the company
would lusist on the use of safety lamps,
and that there could be no compromise
on that point. The committee report
ed the result of their visit to u meet
ing of the strikers, and many of tho
latter signified their Intention of re
turning to work.
PottBVllle, Pa., July 11. An attempt
was made last night to wreck a Phil
adelphia and Reading passenger train
near here, loaded with passengers from
this place. Kuskle McKuskle, aged 8.
William Auman and Robert Evans, 7
years old, of Gllberton, were arrested
charged with the crime. They ware
arraigned before Alderman McCool and
placed under heavy ball. It is charged
that they placed a heavy brake shoe
and heel, weighing about 150 pounds,
00 the track at a place where the rail
road embankment was very high, but
the front wheels of the locomotive
pushed the obstruction away.
Philadelphia, July S. A prominent
official close to President A. J. Cassatt,
of the Pennsylvania ruilrood, denied
the published statement that the Penn
sylvania and the New York Central
railroads had entered a compact by
which the two systems had practically
become one. To a reporter he said:
"The story Is too absurd to receive any
consideration. There has never been
any thought of consolidating the two
systems. The statement is simply a re
hash of a story published some time
ago. The New York Central Is prac
tically a family railroad owned by the
Vanderbllts, while there are 30,000
stockholders in the Pennsylvania rail
road." Pittsburg, July 10. Glenwood, at
suburb of this city, was thrown into
big excitement last night by the
threatened lynching of a negro named
Daniel Scott. Scott, with three com
panions, went to a mill worker's camp
near Hay's Station, where a game of
"craps" was soon started with several
of the mill men. Scott lost his all on
a throw, grabbed tho money and ran
with the crowd at his heels. Patrick
Murto caught up to him and demand
ed the money. Scott pulled his revol
ver and flred at Murto, the ball grating
his shoulder and knocking him to the
ground without real injury. Scott was
captured, and Murto'a companions,,
thinking he had been murdered, want
ed to lynch the negro. Before the po-