Retiring War Secretary De
fends His Admiatration.
ANSWER TO HIS 0EITI03.
Lies the Chunrr That Officers For
Lr Voluuteer Army Were Selected
rhronsrli Political Influence and Auks
That llfca Accounts He Made Public.
Washington. Aug. 1. One of the
' omctai acts 01 secretary Aiger,
today relinquished his portfolio,
to prepare a statement covering
M-ral matters regarding the conduct
1 the war which have been the sub
let nf criticism In the public press.
krticuiany wun reierence to tne ap-
ili.tment of stud officers In the volun-
army. The statement follows:
"I am led to make the following
uiuent nn account of the many crlt-i
jms which have been made by the ,
bile press, and especially on ac-
unt or a recent article which ap
ared In the London Times contaln-
c assertions which have no founda-
ton of truth.
At the commencement of the war
Itli Spain, and for several years prior
that time, the regular army con-
gted of only 25,000 men, with the
3lmum number of officers prescribed
law. The situation can be partial
appreciated when It Is remembered
at within AO days from the declara-
on of war the strength of the army
as Increased to 276,000 men, and
erything for the equipment of this
eat force, Including clothing, tents.
asportation, medical supplies, camp.
d camp equipage, and all that per
ms to equipping an army for ser-
ce, bad to be manufactured, trans-
rted and distributed for use.
'From the statement referred to the
bile might be led to believe that the
lunteer army was officered by man
lected through political Influence by
e secretary of war by special favor.
d without any regard for fitness for
f duties they were to perform. As Is
ell known, the volunteer force, with
e exception of three regiments of
iDglneers, three regiments of cavalry
d ten regiments of Immune Infantry.
as made up of regiments from the
srlous states, the officers of which
ere all appointed exclusively by the
overnors or tne respective states
m which the regiments came, and
y officer found unntted ror service
md discharged was replaced by an-
er in the same manner. The presl-
t had no voice or control In the
tter.
"For a little over a thousand ap-
ntmenta made by the president the
lumber of applications was over 26,-
and each application was accom-
led by a certificate of his ability.
the number appointed there were
major generals, of whom II were
.en' from the regular army and seven
civil life. Of these, seven all but
e were graduates of West Point mil-
ry academy, and all bad dlstln
Itraed themselves ItT command dur-
the civil war. Of brigadier gen-
there wore 102 appointed, 66
the regular army and 36 from
rll life. Those from civil life had
seen service during the civil war
it on our western frontier, and all had
ven themselves competent to com-
and.
"It has been stated, and repeated
any times, that the secretary of war
ade these apointments, when the
ruth is that very few were made upon
3 recommendation. I would be only
oo glad to have had the honor to
ave made these apolntmpents. No
tter, no more loyal or more patriotic
t of men as a whole ever served their
untry, and their appointments were
credit not only to the appointing
er, but to the couatry they served.
"Criticisms as to the amounts and
ethods of expenditures which could
mply the wrong or careless use of
oney were also made by the London
mes. This charge Is false. So far
me the conduct of the service was con-
erned no person with any knowledge
ml the facts can ever charge truthfully,
fcnd no one can ever show that a dol
lar was misappropriated, stolen or em
bezried out of the hundreds of mil
lions of dollars that were expended.
The records are an open book, and I
will be glad to have them rigidly exam-
fuefl and ask my successor to open
hose accounts to the country when
ever properly called for, In order that
the entire truth may bo known."
toiler Explosion Kills Six.
WMte Cloud, Mich., Aug. 1. Shortly
titer a threshing crew had started to
work yesterday at Big Prairie, eight
miles east, Engineer Crabtree noticed
that the water In the boiler was low.
The fire was raked out and the en
gineer turned more water into the
boiler. Almost Instantly the boiler ex
ploded, killing Charles Halght. Alfred
Halght, Charles Crabtroe, Bert Salter,
ICecIl Priest and Raymond Howe In
Vtantly. George Overly was so badly
njured that he cannot recover. Oscar
2vans had his leg broken. Three of
the men left families. The explosion
blew the engine 160 feet, driving it
through a barn and carrying half of
the separator through the barn with it.
Admiral 8ampaon' Prize Bull.
Washington. Aug. 1. Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson has filed a suit
la the supreme court of the district.
libeling the Spanish vessel of war
Maria Teresa and miscellaneous stores
tnd supplies captured upon her and
other Spanish war vessels. In his bill
he says that he brings the suit In his
own behalf and also in behalf of all
toe officers and enlisted men cf the
United States who served with the
United States naval force and took
part In the naval engagement off San
tiago de Cuba on July S, 1888, and In
captures made subsequent thereto.
Admiral Sampson says that the Teresa
as worth $700,000 over and above the
ost of recovery.
A South American Alliance!
London. Aug. 1. The Morning Post's
Borne correspondent says: "Accord
ing to news received here the victory
over Spain and the growth of Imperial
ism In the United States has led tbo
wuth American republics to talk of an
tUlanea against the United States, and
Is alleged that the preliminaries of
sen an alliance have been concluded
between Brazil and Argentina,"
PASSENGERS IN PSRIL
Iraoa lonely Eo-pe D-Hth In a Wreck
oa the Erie Itallrtuxl.
Port Jervis. N. Y.. July 31. The ac
j cident on the Erie railroad growing
I out of the landslide a mile east of
, Lai kawaxen Saturday night was not
I as serious as first reported. Only the
; fireman and engineer of the derailed
I engine of the west bound Chicago ex
press, which turned over on the track,
were killed, though a number of pas
, sengers on the express, the vestibule
passenger train for Buffalo and Cleve
land, were injured.
The dead are: Stephen Outwater,
; Port Jervis, engineer of Chicago ex
! press; Fred Sells. Port Jervis, fireman
of Chicago express. Fourteen passen
gers and five trainmen were Injured,
several severely.
The wreck, which occurred shortly
before midnight, was preceded by a
cloudburst and storm, which lasted
two hours. A section of the bank felt
on the south bound track directly in
front of the freight train. Several
trees went down with the rocks and
earth, and the freight cars and engine
were turned over directly across the
west bound tracks of the Erie road.
Sixty freight cars constituted the train,
though only 22 were derailed, and the
debris was piled up on the west bound
tracks Just as the Chicago express put
in an appearance, running at the rate
of 50 miles an hour. The engine of the
express train crashed into the wreck
and the baggage car, combination ami
buffet car and two Pullman sleepers
were piled up on the tracks Immedl
ately In front of the wrecked freight
cars. The first sleeper was split into
two parts as a result of tne accident,
and the passengers were thrown 30
feet down a bank. All were elad only
In their night clothing, and they were
shivering with the cold. Some were
bleeding and moaning. Blankets were
brought In from the Pullman cars and
wrapped around shivering, hysterical
women and half conscious men. Sev
eral thieves from Port Jarvls, who
It is supposed reached the scene of
the wreck on the relief train, ransack
ed the clothes of the passengers dur
ing the excitement.
NO MORE klNOS FOR SAMOA.
The Head of Government Will lie
Known aa Administrator.
San Francisco, July 31. The drafts
proposed on the new Samoan treaty,
as amended by the Samoan commis
sioners. Is a document of 6.000 words.
The treaty begins with a declaration of
the neutrality of the Islands of Samoa
and an assurance to the respective
cltliens snd subjects of the signatory
mowers of equality of rights. It pro
vides for the Immediate restoration or
peace and good order, and to this end
permanently abolishes the office of
king and limits the authority of chiefs,
but creates a system of native govern
ment. Provision is made for the appoint
ment of an administrator at Samoa, to
be appointed by the three signatory
powers, or, failing in an agreement, by
the king Of Norway and Sweden. The
administrator's salary will be $,000
per annum, and he is to execute) aU
laws In fdrce in the Samoan Island.
He shall possess the pardoning
power and make , municipal appoint
ments with the consent of the legisla
tive council; the legislative power be
ing vested In the administrator and
the legislative council of three mem
bers, one being appointed by each of
the three powers. There is also to be
a native assembly eomposed of the
governors of different districts of the
island.
The chief Justice of the supreme
court is to be appointed as at present,
receiving a salary of $5,000. The Juris
diction of the court Is Increased by the
modified treaty, while the present sys
tem of consular Jurisdiction Is to be
abolished.
An Indian's Murderons Jealousy.
Amherst, Mass., Aug. 1. Eugene
Pakaphuer, a graduate from the Indian
school at Carlisle. Pa., shot and killed
Edith Morell, aged 17 years, at the
home of Mrs. J. F. Morell, In South
Amherst, last evening. The Indian had
been employed on the farm for about
a year, and during that time he had
paid much attention to the girl. The
murder, without doubt, was the result
of Miss Morell's refusal of his atten
tions. The Indian became so Jealous
that his behavior around the farm was
very disagreeable, and yesterday It
was found necessary to pay him off
and give him his discharge. He re
turned last evening and killed the girl.
Then he started a Are which destroyed
the house, barn and outbuildings. The
police think he Is hiding in the woods.
Candler'a Appeal For Law and Order.
Atlanta, Aug. 1. Governor Candler
last night issued an appeal bo the peo
ple of Georgia to Join hands and put
an end to mob violence In the state.
The governor believes that the only
way to restore a condition of peace
and tranquillity and to bring an end
to the lawlessness that has been mani
fested in different parts of the state Is
for the people to uphold the courts and
aid them In bringing to speedy Justice
criminals of all kinds. The governor
dwells at length upon the reproach
heaped upon the state by the repeated
outbreaks.
End of the Match War.
Chicago, Aug. 1. Edwin Gould, of
New York, for many years considered
the relentless and implacable enemy
of the Diamond Match company, of
Chicago, was admitted Into the direc
torate of that company by vote of the
stockholders at a special meeting held
here yesterday. Mr. Gould's admis
sion to the match board, following
upon the absorption of his match
properties Into the Diamond Match
company, marks the final and formal
ending of the "war."
American Yacht Wlna Aaratn.
Dorval, Que., Aug. 1. The second
race for the Seawanbaka cup came off
yesterday on Lake St. Louis and was
won by the American boat Constance
by 65 seconds, this making two wins
out of five races, and as the course to
day will be to windward and return,
the Constance should have a good
show. Should Constance win today
she takes the cup.
i
Fifteen Revolutionary Pensioner Left
' Montclair, N. J., Aug. l.-EUta Ban
ford, one of the It daughters of revo
lutionary soldiers on the pension list.
.died bars yesterday, aged 84 years.
The Dread Disease at the Soldiers'
Home at Hampton.
BROUGHT IN BY AN OLD SOLDIER.
Latent Official Advice Show n Total
of Tiiirtv-ncvcn C si see mui Raven
Mentha at the Old Soldier' llonut.
ofliciniH Kooi Bnooarntxod,
Washington, An?. 1. The latest of
flciul advices received show a total of
37 casts and seven deaths from yellow
fever at the Soldiers' Home at Hamp
ton, Va. One new case occurred at
the home yesterday. Thus far the dis
ease hfis been confined to the home, but
all surrounding towns are sxcltod and
a vigorous quarantine Is being main
talned. Dr. Wutsdin. of the Marine hos
pital service. Is In charge of affairs at
Hampton and working in co-operation
with the local boards of health. He
has strengthened the cordon about the
town of Phoebus, which he reports Is
in very bad sanitary condition.
The fact that only one new case ap
peared yesterday is encouraging to the
officials here, who are taking every
measure to prevent a spread of the
disease. They feel that the fact that
the affected locality Is In the hands of
the government and under one man
agement will be ot great value in deal
lug with the scourge and enable bet
ter results to be obtained than where
epidemics break out lu commercial
places.
Dr. Wasdln'l official report sums up
the history of the contagion as fol
lows: "Early In July an 'old soldier' enter
ed the home for a short rest, and soon
afterward appeared at the dispensary,
where he Informed the physician in
charge that he was but recently from
Santiago, via a transport to a northern
port; thence he started for Manila via
San Francisco; beat his way to the
home on a freight train, and entered
With his baggage. He complained of
dumb chills and fever, and was pre
scribed for. He mingled freely w,it.i
the Inmates of the home and a short
time ago disappeared. This is the pos
sible cause of the outbreak.
KATE CHASE SPRAQUE DEAD.
In Her I'rtme She Waa the Qneen of
Washington Society,
Washington, Aug. 1. Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague, wife of a former gov
ernor of Rhode Island, and the daugh
ter of the late Salmon P. Chase, gov
ernor of Ohio, United States senator
and chief Justice of the United States
supreme court, died yesterday at her
homestead, "Edgewood," in Washing
ton's suburbs, aged 69.
Kate Chase began the brilliant ca
reer which made her one of the con
spicuous social leaders of ante-bel-
THE LATE KATE CHASE SPRAGUE.
lum days, when her father, Salmon P.
Chase, then a widower, was elected
governor of Ohio. Her remarkable
beauty and brilliant social qualities
made the executive mansion at Colum
bus a scene of many brilliant enter
tainments. When Mr. Chase was made
secretary of the treasury under Lin
coln, and the family removed here, his
daughter was soon acknowledged to
be one of the most beautiful women of
the capital, and her father's home, over
which she presided, became the center
of the most fashionable and select
circles. With the outbreak of the war
she met the young and dashing gov
ernor of Rhode Island. William H.
Sprague. An engagement followed,
and the wedding Is said to have been
the most brilliant ceremony which had
taken place In Washington up to that
date. In the midst, however, of the
social and political success which they
had attained a domestic cloud made Its
appearance, resulting in a divorce.
Mrs. Sprague then made her home at
Edgewood, a handsome country place
which had been left her by her father.
Here she had resided ever since. Fi
nancial reverses clouded her later
years.
Killed Hit Uncle In a Dnel.
Knox vl lie, Aug. 1. In a duel In a
mountain road in Letcher county, Ken
tucky, William Smallwood shot to
death his uncle, Holland Smallwood,
and was himself fatally Injured by his
victim. A quarrel of long standing
culminated when the men met, and
both drew revolvers and began firing.
The younger man fell mortally wound
ed, and his uncle, shot through the
heart, fell dead across his nephew's
body.
To Proclaim Revolution.
Cape Haytlen, Aug. 1. From a dis
patch Just received from a reliable
source It is learned that a revolution
will be proclaimed today or tomorrow
In the republic of Santo Domingo In
favor of Don Juan Isldro Jimlnex. Ac
cording to this dispatch the 'entire
western portion of the republic has de
clared In favor of Jimlnex, and he Is
he only candidate for the presidency
throughout the rest of the country.
Thieving- Policeman Pleads Guilty.
New York, Aug. 1. Policeman T. F.
O'Brien yesterday pleaded guilty to
grand larceny In the second degree.
O'Brien was charged with having
stolen a gold watch, a chain and two
charms from the body of George B.
Rhoads, president of the Stuyvesant
Fire Insurance company, who was run
over and killed by an Eighth avenue
electric car on Juno 10. The maximum
sentence if five yi
dsl fm.
Bs HbsIe&bm gsasy
Jjgjl gJH TBBSr
K W-EErS-MEWS CONDENSED.
I Wednesday. July t6.
William J. Bryan will be a delegate
U) the next national Democratic con-
, out fen.
For criticising the government,
' French General De Negrler has been
removed as luspector of army corps.
Ah Yu, a sailor on Dewey's Olympin,
Is the first Chinese pensioner of Uncie
Sam, at $30 a month.
The total enrollment of troops for
: tho volunteer army, not including yes
terday's recruiting, amounts to 4,791!
men.
It is said that the American troops
are almost unanimously opposed tocar
rylng on tho Philippines war, and that
, sending home the volunteers was tho
only thing that prevented a mutiny.
Tdsiraday, July a:.
Two more deaths from yellow fever
have Occurred among the American
troops in Cuba.
All the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for governor in Maryland
nre gold men.
Owing to the high price of copper.
coins from ludla are being imported
at a profit, to be melted down.
General Otis has proclaimed a pro
visional government for the Island of
No;;ros, with Hacolor as the capital.
J. Danenhower, a Philadelphia elec
tric light lineman, received a severe
shock while fixing n street light, fell
to the street and died from his injuries.
The American troops in the Philip
pines were victorious in another en
gagement with bandits In Cebu. Five
bandits were killed and seven cap
tured. Friday, July uh.
Ten-year-old Margaret Mason saved
a woman from drowning at Cottage
Beach, Conn.
Kentucky Populists name Wharton
Darker and Ignatius Donnelly forptesl
dent and vice president.
Adolph Luetgert. the Chicago wife
murderer, was found dead in his cell
in the Jollet penitentiary.
Mrs. William Y. Perot, of Baltimore,
was arrested as she landed at Liver
pool, charged with abducting her
daughter.
Aeronaut Thayer was killed by a fall
from his balloon at Streator, Ills., yes
terday. He was to have been married
last night.
President Heureaux, of Santo Do
mingo, was killed by an assassin,
Ramon Caceres, at Moca. A revolu
tion is imminent
Matardav, July vH.
Miss Adallne Miller fell from a wheel
In front of a Brooklyn trolley car, and
both of her legs were cut off.
During the year ending June SO last
the government expended $1,076,000 on
Mississippi river Improvements.
While cleaning a tannery vat in
Newark, N. J., Jacob Choblowsky was
suffocated and Frederick Kaiser had a
narrow escape.
The town of Calamba, Philippines,
which was captured Thursday, was the
objective point of General Lawton
when he snptured Santa Crut in April.
Subscriptions fof the Dewey home
will close efore the admiral arrives lb
New York, and the house will be pur
chased with the money on hand, what
ever tho amount.
Monday, July at.
There is a great demand for farm
labor In Minnesota's wheat fields.
Will Littlefleld. who killed three of
ficers at Horn Lake, Miss., over a year
ago, has been captured at Memphis.
Our peace commissioners at The
Hague conference. Just ended, win un
stinted praise from British newspapers.
In a ten mile swim at Ottawa, Ont.,
Dr. Newman, of Chicago, defeated M.
McOlynn, of Ottawa, In three and a
half hours.
Aa a result of frequent family quar
rels, Austin Stephens killed his father-in-law,
Hon. Benjamin Flnnel, at
Morning View, Ky.
Three boys were burled in a sand
bank at Cuyahoga Falls. O. Russell
Junes wag killed and the others burled
to their hecks for hours.
The Nebraska volunteers, who did
the first fighting against Filipinos, ar
rived at San Francisco and were greet
ed with Intense enthusiasm.
Tueaday, Aim. 1.
Near Petersburg, Ind., yesterday the
union and non-union miners engaged
in a desperate battle.
B. Z. AMerfer, 69 years old, died at
Norrlstown, Pa., yesterday. Be Is the
30th victim of the memorable Exeter
wreck.
A. A. Hansen, who Is after the 1.000
mile cycling record at Minneapolis, will
doubtless succeed. He broke the 600
mile record by 11 hours.
It Is believed In Perth Amboy that
Valentine, the convict bank cashier, al
so stole $25,000 from the savings bank,
of which he was treasurer.
Harry Johnson, a Yale student, who
was working during vacation as a mo
torman on a New Haven trolley line,
was badly Injured In a collision.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
Philadelphia, July 81. Flour steady, but
little doing; winter superfine, tKftl.to;
Pennsylvania roller, old, clear, 3'ul .15;
city mills, extra, tl.ZhtolM- Rye flour
steudy at 83 per barrel for choice Penn
sylvania. Wheat dull; No. 2 red, spot, In
levator, 7OK07OVC. Corn slow; No. 1
mixed, spot. In elevator, S51t&36c. ; No. t
yellow, for local trade, 40c. Oats dull;
No. 2 white. rra4c; No. 2 white, clip
ped, 80c. Hay steady; choice timothy,
117.504 IS for large bales. Beef Arm; beef
hams. 83OSM.50. Pork easy; family. 111.5)
ft 12. I. anl weak; western steamed, 15 50
Hut tor steady; western creamery, Wt
inc.; do. factory, lffjfMttc; fresh factory,
11014c. ; imitation creamery, 13'(l.v.,c.;
New York dairy, lJ17c; do. creamery.
154i ldc.; fancy Pennsylvania prints Job
bing at 22tiUc. ; do. wholesale, tic. Cheese
strong; large, white and colored, WP
3c: small do., ttc. Eggs quiet; New
York and Pennsylvania, 15lc.; western,
fresh, luii 15c. Potatoes steady; fair to
prime, tHil.M; fancy, 81.7Wf2.10; southern.
83ft4. Cabbage steady; Long Island, 8&6S
per 100. Muskmelons over plenty and
dragging heavily ; Jersey, per half bar
rel crate, 7Bc.fil; Baltimore, per bushel
basket, 50 75c. ; southern, per barrel, SOc.
fill. Watermelons lower under excessive
receipts; per carload, 175 126; per 100, (5
(313.
Bast Liberty, Pa., July 81. Cattle about
steady: extra. 85.405.50; prime, 8S.ftOi65.70;
common, 83.6004. Hogs active and high
er; prime medium and good Yorkers,
t4.ssfc4.iiu; fair Yorkers, 84.75tJ-4.80; pigs,
84.751i4. S5; heavy hogs. 84.6S64.75; grosser,
14.60434. 78; roughs, 884J4. Sheep Arm;
choice wethers, 84.tSO4.t0; common. 8849
I; spring iamba. Met; veal calves.
Discussed by a Volunteer Officer
in the Islands,
INSURGENTS WELL RECRUITED.
Well Fed. Well Clothed and fletterDle-
Olpllned A Hundred Thousand ol-
dlora Should lie on the Figtitiuir.
Ground by SfoYemhoi.
San Frauciico, niiK. 1. An officer of
I one of the volunteer regiments In the
Philippines has written the following
' letter, dated Manila, June 27, for publi
cation: I The arrival of the rainy season finds
the Insurrection as vigorous as it has
i bean any time since the outbreak. The
Insurgent armies are well recruited.
I notwithstanding their heavy losses,
and are well fed and cloi..ea. They
i huve profited by their five months of
warfare against the Americans. They
are fast adopting American tactics and
are becoming better disciplined and
more skillful in the use of their
weapons every day.
One hundred thousand soldiers
should be here ready for business by
the beginning of the dry senium In
November, Garrisons could then be
stationed at strategic points. A con
tinuous warfare cannot be carried on
In this enervating climate ly the same
troops. Frequent reliefs are necessary
Troops should not be kept here
longer than a year. Men from a north
ern climate retain their native vigor
for six or eight months after arrival
here and then begin to succumb to the
various ailments of tropical wenther.
This is exemplified in the canes of the
volunteers and those regulars who
huve been In the Philippines since last
summer. The most of thorn are sat
urated with malaria, many have rheu
matism, and all are greatly debilitated.
They are unfit for further duty, and
recuperation seems slow and unsatis
factory. As It Is with them, so It Is
likely to be with their successors.
The eight million people of the Phil
ippines are as highly civilized as the
twelve million of Mexico. If the Amer
ican people will Imagine the United
States to have acquired Mexico against
her will and to be engaged In an at
tempt to put down a universal rebel
lion of Mexicans with 20,000 troops,
they will have a duplicate picture at
close range of the situation In the Phil
ippines, with the exception that tue
climate of the Philippines Is from 10
to H degrees more tropical thnn thut
of Mexico.
AN AERONAUT'S LAST LEAP.
tlrapped Three Thourtand Feet
and
Drowned la a Lake.
Oorry, Pa.. Aug. 1 Frank Reynolds,
of Ripley. Chautauqua county, dropped
3.000 feet to his death yesterday. The
Flndlays Lake Assembly opeaed at
Flndlay Lake Assembly opened at
Reynolds bad been engaged by the as
sembly authorities to make a balloon
ascension snd parachute Jump. Reyn
olds, who was 25 years of age. and had
a wife and child, is said to have beea
Inexperienced. He had made but one
ascension before yesterday, and had
never dropped with a parachute. Prep
arations were made and at 4:30 yester
day afternoon Reynolds, stripped for
the Jump, appeared ready to ascend.
The wind was blowing In strong from
Lake Erie, eight miles north. The as
sembly grounds are on the northwest
shore or the little lake. The wind
was certain to drive the balloon over
the lake. It promised to be a dan-
i gerous drop for a seasoned veteran, but
Reynolds, the novice, never faltered.
An Immense crowd was present.
When the balloon had reached a
height which appearod to he fully 3,000
feet In the air and directly over Flnd
lay lake it was seen that the unfor
tunate young man had dropped with
the parachute. He came down slowly.
The aeronaut's young wife Bhouted
that Reynolds could not swim, and
would drown. Boats were quickly put
out. Reynolds struck the water where
the lake Is 90 feet deep. He threw up
his hands and sank like a stone. The
nearest boat was yet 200 feet off.
Dti Paty I)e Clam Iteleased.
Paris, Aug. 1. Le Solr announces
that Colonel Du Paty De Clam was
liberated yesterday afternoon. Noth
ing Is yet known of the actual grounds
of the acquittal, but it is reported
that Du Paty De Clam was exonerated
because It was proved that be acted
under direct orders from General
Gonse and General De Bolsdeffre.
against whom severe disciplinary
measures are Imminent. If this Is con
firmed It will prove that the efforts
of the general staff to make Du Paty
De Clam a scapegoat have failed.
Wheat Oeatroyed by Hall.
Hamilton, N. D., Aug. 1. A hall
storm swept over a stretch of coun
try yesterday from Tyne's, between
Cavalier and Hamilton, to Glasston, 12
miles long and five miles wide. The
destruction Is total. The damage will
amount to at least $250,000, and la In
one of the finest wheat sections of the
sUte.
Rabala Attain DrlvenTOfT.
London, Aug. 1. -A dispatch from
Manila says that the rebels on Sunday
attempted to recapture Calamba, but
were easily repulsed. One American
was killed and six others wounded.
The Filipino loss was heavy.
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Reading. July 31 Peter Fhrrell. i
ell known contractor of (his city.
died last night, aged 72 yrans. He had
Important railroad contracts years ago
in the west.
Hasleton. Pa., July 29. Charles KIs
man, one of the victims of Thursday's
gas explosion at the Derringer oolliory,
died of his injuries yesterday. He
leaves a wife and nine children, the
youngest three weeks old. The other
five victims are now out of dauber.
Wllkesbarre. Pa.. Auk. L Walssdow
Btrlmpskl was committed to the ODttn
ty Jail here yesterday on the cli.irsi
of threatening to blow up the house
of Rev. John Orlowskl. pastor of th'
Polish Catholic church ut Duryea The
priest's house was badly wrecked last
winter by a dynamite explosion.
Topton. July 31. Mrs. Milton Hut?,
of this place, had a narrow escape from
drowning. The tloor covering a wel!
gave way and she was precipitated
Into the well, which Is very deep Ar
was tip to her neck in water, ami u
almost overcome when help raniei. .m
she was drawn up by means of rones.
Selln'B Grove. July 81. Mrs. Annie
I'lrich, of Globe Mills, Snyder county,
today, while In the act of removing
plants from the porch to the house,
was bitten In the hand by a ttOUSi
snake, and is seriously ill. The snak
was only about eight Inches long, and
was concealed In the plants.
Pittsburg, July 28. "General''
ob tv Coxey has purchased tin
steel plant of Graff. Hennett & 01
Ja
obi
. at
Mlllvale. near here, and will remove
it to Masslllon. O. It is his Intention
to erect a large open hearth steal
plant, at a cost of $l.r.0.000. The new
works will give employment to 20f'
men.
Lock Haven. July 31.--Twenty-onr
head of horses were burned to death in
a fire that destroyed the liarn of Kldd
& Atherton. at Dent's Run, this morn
ing, Thirteen hundred bushels ol
oats and a large quantity of other
grain and hay were consumeil.
$8,000; no insurance.
Northumberland, July 31. Van Alert
& Co., Iron manufacturers here, this
evening posted a notice Increasing the
wages of puddlers from $3.7S to $4 per
ton, beginning tomorrow. Their roll
lug mill were today put on double
turn. So far as they could secure pnd
dlers for doing so, and within a few
days expect to have fully 20 furnaces
doing double turn. They are filled with
merchant iron and cut nail orders.
McConnellsburg, Pa., July 29. Will
iam Darling, who is wanted in Middle
sex county, N. J., for the murder of
Harry Durham four years ago and foe
whom requisition papers were grantneX
ass delivered to the New Jersey of
ficer teday and taken to Plalnfleld
On Thursday the sheriff refused tor
recognize the papers unless 8276 was:
paid. The difficulty was compromised
yesterdny by paying him $45, whlck
represented the costs in making the
arrest.
Philadelphia, July 31. By the cap
siting of a small boat in the Delaware
river early yesterday morning Otto
Kampf, aged 37 years, his son Albert,
aged 8, and Charles Ostertage, Kanipf's
brother-in-law. aged 30 years, were
drowned. Two others, Frank Kuohr
and Louis Melius, were reseued after
clinging for over an hour to the up
turned boat. Kampf's body was re
covered. Shortly after midnight the
party Btarted up the Delaware river on
a fishing trip. Opposite Hrldesburg. a
suburb of this city. Kampf attempted
to change seats with Ostertage, who
was rowing, and the boat was spent.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1 A promlnent
official of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company stated today that after sev
eral years' consideration a conclusion
has practically been reached as to the
creation of a pension and snperannu
atlon fund for the benefit of the em
ployes of that company. It Is under
stood that 70 years of age has boss
fixed upon as the age for compulsory
retirement, and that employes who
have been 30 years in the service, bwt
have not attaiued that age, will he
entitled to the benefits of the fund.
The pension allowance will be based
upon length of service and the aver
age wages received by the employ
during such service.
Greentburg. Pa.. July 31. d-nrgr
McCune waB murdered at Grays, West
moreland county, yesterday afiem
He was shot In the head by a
named Saddler. The assassin escapes'
As he hss but one. leg he will be at a
disadvantage in getting away from the
officers. Coroner I. B. Owens has fcojgej
unable to get many details of the
crime. Word has been sent to Pitts
burg. Johnstown. Altoona and Rlafrr.
vllle to wateh the trains for the man.
It is doubtful if the murderer will try
to escape by rail. He would have- at
much better opportunity of eluding the
officers by going into the mountitimi
There are numerous caves in which he
would find a temporary hiding ptactt.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 1. Edward
Gottfried, consular agent for the Uni
ted States In the district of TruJido.
Peru, who has filer! a claim for IM.
000 damages against the Peruvian gov
ernment through the state department
at Washington, is a native of Wilkes
bar re. He went to Peru 20 years aet.
and entered business. He becaaac
wealthy. During the rebellion of 1X9
the rebels attacked his property, n(
when he endeavored to defend it he
was taken to the public square of the
town, strung up by the thumU.
otherwise maltreated. He still
from his Injuries. The Peruvian gxra
ernment has set up the plea that
Gottfried's claim Is not a valid one. aor
forclgners were on the same
as natives during the rebellion.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1. The
convention of the Window Glass Work
ers' association opened today atGJwon
hotel. It Is composed of tho three
wage committees, the executive- boar
and the national officers. No poattree-
lnformatlon was given out as to
the workers will ssk, but it la
that an advance over present
will be demanded. President 8;
Burns said that no extravagant
msnd would be made. "We will sosk:
for what wo are entitled to," said sac
"and will Insist that our seal hen
paid. It will be presented to the mxox
facturers, and if they refuse to sign i
we will have it signed by the ints
pendent producers and keep the cost -
blnatlon plants closed until our
art granted."
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