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    At Chicago's Festival Banquet at
the Auditorium.
TRIBUTE OF SECRETARY LONG
To the Many Unknown Heroes of the
Wnr-The Work of Wain wrlght and
die Gloucester Commended Pre
mier Laurler'a Friendly Speech.
Chicago, Oct. 10. Chicago's great
Auditorium never held a greater gath
ering than laat night, when the Chi
cago day banquet was held within ita
walls under the auspices of the fall
festival committee. The great stage,
upon which 1,000 people can easily
find standing room, had been enlarged
and a great floor built out over the
seats of the parquet, quadrupling the
floor space of the stage. President Mc
Klnley, who was the guest of honor,
Hat at a raised table on the right of
Melville E. Stone, the toastmaster.
Other distinguished guests were at
the same table, among them being
Vice President Don Ignaclo Marlscal
of Mexico, Premier Wilfrid Laurler of
Canada, General John C. Black, Gov
ernor John R. Tanner, Mayor Carter
H. Harrison, Senor Manuel Dc Asplroz,
Secretaries Hay, Gage, Smith, Long,
Hitchcock and Wilson, Attorney Gen
eral Griggs, Generals David B, Hen
derson, Merritt, Anderson and Alger.
Carl Dentrer, Dr. Emll O, Hlrsoh, min
ister to Brazil, Charles Page Bryan,
W. T. Buchanan, Japanese Minister
Jutaro Komura and Senators Mason.
Allison, McMillan, McEnery, Penrose
and Cullom.
The opening hour of the banquet was
pet for 6 o'clock, but the streets wen?
so densely packed by the great throng
that had come down to witness the
laying of the corner stone of the new
federal building and the afternoon pa
rade and remained In great part to sec
the parade of the evening that It was
with difficulty one could make his wa
along the streets, and as a consequence
it was nearly an hour later than that
originally set when the banquet was
in full blast.
The material part of the banquet oc
rupled two hours, and it was nearly
10 o'clock when Mr. Stone rapped for
order, and brought the Intellectual por
tion of the program to the front in an
eloquent address. He was followed
by Governor Tanner, Mayor Harrison,
Senator McCullom, President McKin
ley, Premier Laurler of Canada, Vice
President Mariscal of Mexico, Secre
tary Long, D. B. Henderson and Gen
eral Thomas M. Anderson.
Secretary Iong evoked thunders 01
applause by his tribute to the unknown
heroes. He said in part:
"You cheer for the men behind the
gnns; you give swords and banquets
here and there to an admiral and
both most richly deserve the tribute
but remember that all up and down the
line there are individuals whose names
never come to our ears, or if so. are
already half forgotten, who have earn
ed unfading laurels. No man In the
navy has rendered such service, how
ever great, that others were not ready
to fill the place and do as well. The
navy Is full of heroes unknown to
fame. Who repeats the names of the
young officers who pleaded for Hob
son's chance to risk his life in the hull
and hell of the Merrimac? Who men
tions the scores of seamen who beg
ged to be of the Immortal seven who
were his companions In that forlorn
hope? In the long watch before San
tiago the terror of our great battle
ships was the two Spanish torpedo
boat destroyers. Yet when the great
battle came it was the unprotected
Gloucester, a converted yacht, the
former plaything and pleasure boat of
a summer vacation, which without
hesitation or turning attacked these
demons of the sea and sunk them
both. I have always thought It the
most heroic and gallant Individual in
stance of fighting during the war. And
yet who has given a sword or spread a
feast to that purest flame of chivalrous
heroism, Richard Walnwrlght?"
Premier Laurler, In the course of
his address, made this reference to
International disputes:
"I am proud to say, In the presence
of the chief executive of the United
States, that it Is the belief of the Can
ndlan government that we should make
a supreme effort to better our relations
and make the government of President
McKinley and the present government
of Canada, with the assent of Great
Britain, so to work together as to
remove all causes of dissension between
us. May I he permitted to say here
and now that we do not desire one
Inch of your land, but If I state, how
ever, that we want to hold our land,
will that be an American sentiment,
I want to know? I am here to
say above all, my fellow country
men, that we want not to stand upon
the extreme limits of our rights. We
are ready to give and to take. But
though we have many little bickerings
of that kind, I speak my whole mind,
and I believe I speak the mind of all
you gentlemen, when I say that after
all. when we go down to the bottom of
our hearts we will find that there Is
between us a true genuine affection.
1 here are no two nations today on the
face of the globe so united as Great
Britain and the United States of
America."
The most spectacular feature of the
entire fall festival, the parade of all
nations, took place last night, and was
viewed by thousands, the streets In the
down town district being literally a
solid mass of humanity for the entire
length of the parade. The parade, in
which marched representatives of 14
countries. Including Germany, Vene
zuela, Switzerland, Brazil, the Nether
lands, Austria and Hungary, Scotland.
Armenia, Asyrla, Belgium, China. Italy
and the United States, Included nearly
thirty floats, some of them extremely
beautiful and novel. The one that at
tracted the most attention was the
greet Chinese dragon, which was ship
ped here from San Francisco for the
all-nations parade. The dragon, which
was nearly three hundred feet long,
was carried on the shoulders of 200
men, and In Its Immense Jews and nos
trils were burned red aad green fire
in quantities that lit up the parade
for blocks.
' THE INQHAM-NEWITT TRIAL
Farmer Federal Officials Chara-edWIth
Conspiracy and Attempted Bribery.
Philadelphia, Oct 10. Former Uni
ted Statea District Attorney Ellery P.
Ingham and his former first assistant,
Harvey K. Newltt, were arraigned for ,
trial yesterday before Judge McPher-
son. In the United States district court,
on charges of conspiracy to counter
felt internal revenue stamps and to
bribe United States officials. Both the
defendants pleaded not guilty, and the
work of securing a Jury was finished
In 20 minutes. The Jury chosen Is us
follows: John A. Daly, Sr., gentleman,
Philadelphia; Alfred Douden, lumber.
Dauphin county; Charles G. Elicker,
contractor, York county; James B.
Funk, miller, Berks county; George
Gerhart, merchant, Berks county; C.
V. Kleintys, musician. Carbon county;
Isaac L. Ixmg, storekeeper, Perry '
county: George W. Moore, coal and
feed. Delaware county: Mickel C. Paul,
shoe merchant, Philadelphia; Horace
T. Potts, Iron merchant, Philadelphia;
S. John Pylo, merchant, Chester coun
ty; Samuel W. Wruy, accountant, Phil
adelphia. The only witness introduced yester
day was William L. Kendlg. who turn
ed state's evidence. Ills testimony was
a reiteration of the statement already
published. Kendlg gave a broader ac- '
count than he did before United States I
Commissioner Kdmunds, making a
"clean breast" of the whole case.
After disposing of the Newltt and
Ingham cases the government will call
up the cases of William M. Jacobs and
William L. Kendlg, cigar manufac
turers, of Ijincustcr. and James Burns,
a foreman In Jacob's factory, who are
charged with procuring the making of
an enormous quantity of internal teve- I
nue stamps, which they used on cigar
boxes; Samuel L. Downey, former
deputy collector of internal reve
nue for the Lancaster district, who
Is charged with accepting bribes from
Jacobs and Kendlg. and Arthur Tav-
lor and Baldwin S. Bredell, engravers,
charged with making the plates for tho
counterfeit notes and stamps.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
To Open nt Philadelphia's Export Ex-
poHltton 011 ThurHtlny Next.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9. The Interna
tional commercial congress, composed
of delegates from most of the civilized
governments of the world and repre
sentatives from the most Important
chambers of commerce of all trade cen
ters, will convene In the Auditorium of
the National Export exposition here
on Thursday next.
Assistant Secretary of State David
J. Hill will preside at tho opening
ceremonies and deliver an address of '
welcome. The diplomatic corps and
several cabinet officials will accom
pany Mr. Hill. Addresses will also be
delivered by Mayor Ashbrldge, Presi
dent Charles H. Cramp, of the Phila
delphia Commercial Museums, and Dl
lector Wilson, of the exposition. Presi
dent McKinley will send a meesage.
Among the delegates at the opening
of the congress will be a large num
ber of representatives from Spain, and
one of the most Interesting figures
among the delegates will be the presi
dent of the chamber of commerce of
Manila.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S WILL
ItWIll Give Ilia Two Eldest Sons Over
SO.OOO.OOO Apiece.
New York, Oct. 10. The Tribune
says: A close friend of the Vander
bllt family yesterday made the fol
lowing prediction as to what the con
tents of the will of Cornelius Vander
bllt would prove to be: "Mrs. Van
derbllt will get the Fifth avenue resi
dence and the 'Breakers' at Newport
for life, und an income of $500,000 a
year to keep them up. These houses
and the income allotted to Mrs. Van
derbllt will at her death pass to the
third son, Reginald. The five children
will receive $10,000,000 apiece, and the
residue of tho estate will be divided
Into two equal parts, one of which
will be given to Cornelius and the
other to Alfred Gwynne Vandorbllt.
Mr. Vandcrbilt was I thir.k, far richer
than he was popularly lupposi ' 10 i.e.
and I believe the shares of his two
oldest sous will be over $50,000,000
apiece."
Steeplechase Itlclcr Killed.
Chicago, Oct. 10. J. Boyd, the well
known steeplechase rider, was killed
at Hawthorne yesterday. The acci
dent occurred in the third race, a
steeplechase. Boyd had tho mount on
Globe II. The bunch got off well to
gether, and as the horses swung to-
ward the fence Boyd swerved with the
seeming Intention of carrying Cheese-1
mite out of the course. He succeeded,
but Globe II crashed against the wing
of the hurdle and turned a complete
somersault, colliding with and knock
ing down Three Forks, and crushing
Boyd so badly that he died while be
ing conveyed to the hospital.
Andrndo Will Miike Way For Castro.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 10. Senor
Matos, the special envoy sent by Presi
dent Andrade to the Insurgent com
mander. General CIpriano Castro, has
returned here. He reports having had
a prolonged interview with General
Castro, and he has assured United
States Minister Loom Is that there Is
no danger of further hostilities unless
new and unexpected complications
arise. President Andrade, It Is ru
mored, will resign, allowing the peace
ful election of General Castro to the
presidency.
Prisoner on the Rampage.
Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 10. The 300 In
mates of the Hudson House of Refuge
for women began Sunday midnight to
smash the furniture and break the
windows in the several cottages. The
women seemingly acted by precon
certed arrangements. The guards at
the refuge and the matrons were un
able to restore order, and they called
to their assistance the Hudson police.
The damage to the furniture and elec
tric light wires, which were torn from
the walls. Is probably about $500.
Carnegie's Gifts to Washington.
Washington, Oct. 10 Word was re
ceived yesterday from Andrew Car
negte, the Pittsburg millionaire, stat
ing that he would give another $50,000
towards the erection and equipment of
a library for Washington city, mak
ing the total amount of hie gift to the
tdty $850,0001 d
. .ill.
Battles With the Insurgents in the
Province of Cavite.
THE REBELS RETREAT, AS USUAL
Oenernl gohwnu Cot tnfl steadily Ad
vniM'Inir on Ban KrniicUco l Main
ban, the InMiirtcent Ntrouirhcl4 In tho
Province oft'nvlte.
Manila, Oct. 10. Yesterday after
noon a body of insurgents was seer,
near Laloma church, four miles fron'
the heart of Manila, They opened Are,
the bullets falling among the tents of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry.
The Americans manned the trenches
end replied at a range of 1,200 yards.
The insurgents volleyed and the
Americana used their artillery.
The fight lasted an hour, after which
the insurgents retreated. One Ameri
can was wounded.
General Schwan's column, consist
ing of the Thirteenth Infantry, a bat
talion of the Fourteenth infantry, two
troops of cavalry, Captain Ullley's
battery of the Fifth artillery and
Lowe's scouts, continued the advance
towards Sun Francisco de Malabon,
meeting with little resistance and suf
fering no casualties. The enemy fell
back steadily.
The Americans camped last night
within sight of San Francisco de Mala
bon, the stronghold of the Insurgents
in the province of Cavite, where the
Filipinos are said to number f.,000.
During the inarch from Noveletn to
Rosarlo only a few shots were fired.
Tula large coast town was literally
BRIGADIER C.ENER.VL SCHWAN.
filled with white flags. The American
captured 200 or 300 men, many of the
Filipinos changing their clothing foi
white costumes. The Bay of Rosarlo
was filled with hundreds of boats, In
which the people had spent an ex
citing night.
An expedition composed of the Uni
ted States gunboats Callao and Man
ila, with an armor plate boat and
steam pump, has left Cavite for the
River Paslg, or Betls, which empties
Into Manila bay, on the north side,
with a view of raising the Spanish
river gunboat Ayat, purposely sunk in
the river by the Spaniards, which Is re
ported to be In good condition. Tho
United States gunboat Helena, with a
body of marines from tho Baltimoro.
preceded the expedition to make
soundings at the mouth of the river.
On Sunday General Schwan's col
umn occupied Cavite Vlejo and Novc
leta after skirmishes with the rebels
in which the American forces sustain
ed considerable losses. Marines as
sisted in the fighting, wading through
water to their shoulders and captur
ing the rebels' sand forts.
German's Claim Aunlii-i Germany,
Washington, Oct. 10. Ferdinand
Holzondorf, aged 61 years, a native of
Germany, but for some vears an Amer
ican citizen, arrived here yesterday to
lay before the state department an In
demnity claim against the Gorman gov
ernment. The basis of his claim Is his
alleged Illegal detention In an Insane
asylum In Berlin for over 15 months.
His Imprisonment occurred after he
had taken out naturalization papers
In the United States. He appeared be
fore the police officials In Berlin, he as
serts, to set up a claim for a previous
incarceration In an Insane asylum on
the charge of lese majeste, and was
promptly sent to another asylum. It
Is for this second Incarceration he
makes his claim.
Captain Farter Pnyx II In Fine.
New York. Oct. 10. Captain Oberlln
M. Carter, the disgraced army officer,
has paid the fine of $5,000 imposed by
the court martial. His check for that
amount was sent to United States Dis
trict Attorney Burnett. Mr. Rose, of
Carter's counsel, has boen called to
Savannah, and Judge Lacombo has
therefore extended the time for sub
mission of briefs in the habeas corpus
proceedings until next Saturday. The
writ was obtained by Mr. Rose In an
endeavor to save his client from the
additional punishment of Imprison
ment for five years in the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
No Transvaal Knvoy For Washington
Washington, Oct. 10 No further at
tempt to secure the recognition of a
diplomatic representative has been
made by the government of the Trans
vaal republic since Colonel O'Belrne's
rejection. It is very doubtful whether
one would be received by our govern
ment, even were he free from the ob
jection of being an American citizen,
as by accepting a diplomatic repre
sentative the United States might be
placed in the position of deciding the
merits of the contest as to suzerainty
between Great Britain and the Trans
vaal. Over a Million From the Klondike.
New York, Oct. 10. A local bank
received $176,000 yesterday in pay
ment for gold from the Yukon district,
deposited at the San Francisco mint.
The same bank received Saturday
checks aggregating $260,000 for Klon
dike gold, making altogether $625,000
received on that account within two
days. Another bank announced prob
able receipts of $700,000 for Klondike
gold during the week. All of the
transfers will be added to the reserves
of New York banks.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
General Velutlni has left New York
with a party of 600 men to Join the
revolutionists in Venezuela
M. Orosjean. Judge of the Versailles
(France) court, has been arrested in
'connection with the Dcroulede con
' spiracy.
Two masked men held up a stage
near Ouray, Colo., but failed to find
$12,000 In gold which was secreted in
the vehicle.
Mrs. Lucy Shea, of Brooklyn, cap-
j tured a burglar in the cellar of her
house after a hard fight and turned
I him over to the police.
I John O'Melveny, chief engineer of
the Oregon Short Line railway, was
shot dead at Salt Lake City by Captain
' J. F. Mills, ex-lleutonant governor of
j Idaho.
The Jeweled sword voted to Admiral
' Dewey was formally presented by the
I president at Washington yesterday.
J There was 11 monster parade, led by
I Genernl Miles, lavish decorations and
rem: rkuble enthusiasm.
Thurnilay, Oct. li.
The Dewey home fund to date
amounts to $49,381.
Jimmy Logue, the notorious ex
convlct, tiled in Philadelphia's alms
house. Marza Towwsend, 20 years old, a
parachute Jumper, fell 1,000 feet to
death at Dps Moines.
Bx-Presldent Harrison's fee as chief
counsel for Venezuela before the Paris
tribunal is said to be $260,000,
Fire losses In the Unlte.1 States and
Canada in September aggregated $12.
778,000, over $10,000,000 more than in
September, 1898.
Governor Mount, of Indiana, and
staff took back to Texas 11 battle tlag
captured from a Texas regiment dur
ing the civil war, the ceremonies tak
ing place In Dallas.
Friday, Oct. 8.
The admissions to the National Ex
port exposition at Philadelphia yester
day numbered 21,933.
James Harlan. ex-Unltcd States sen
ator and secretary of the Interior in
Lincoln's cabinet, died ut lies Moines,
aged 79.
Admiral Dewey Is believed to have
recommended the dispatch of mora
troops as well as more ships to the
Philippines.
A widow of a Pawnee chief in Okla
homa committed suicide shortly after
her husband's death because he gave
away their child In disposing of his
personal property.
The Mallory line steamer Leona
came Into New York with fire In her
hold, and was i ink before the firemen
could subdue the flames. Loss. $300,
000. Saturday, Oct. T.
Of 350 mules sent to the Philippines
on the transport Slam all but 19 were
killed during two typhoons.
A Hawaiian native who went to visit
his wife's tribe In the New Hebrides
was captured, roasted and eaten.
Admiral Dewey has derided to sc.
rept the home In Washington sub
scribed tor by over 43,000 citizens.
During the ulna months ending Sept.
SO a round numbered total of 2,700
miles of new railroad were laid In the
United States.
Bishop Potter, of New York, It Is
said, Is preparing for a trip to the
Philippines, in company with Rev.
Percy S. Grant.
The estimates for the entire naval
establishment for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1901. aggregate $73,045,103,
of which $1,395,092 Is for league Isl
and. The third attempt this week of Co
lumbia and Shamrock to sail for the
America's cup ended today In a third
failure to cover the course In tho time
limit.
Monday, Oct. H.
Admiral Dewey has promised to visit
Atlanta, Ga., not later than Nov. 1.
Andrew Carnegie will give u public
library building to Connnaut, O.
The New England Beet Sugar com
pany will erect a $300,000 plant at
North Judson, Ind.
Several parts of a woman's body
found In New York harbor and In the
city are slashed like London's vic
tims of Jack the Ripper.
Locked by their parents In the house,
two children of Clifford E. Balfe, at
Torre Haute, Ind., perished In the
burning building.
On Dewey day, at Three Oaks, Mich.,
Miss Helen Gould will unveil the Span
ish gun captured by Dewey, und won
by the village.
Tuesday, Oct. IO.
Heavy rains In the Salerno district
of Italy are reported to have caused
the loss of 40 lives.
Third Vice President Thomas F.
Kimball, of the Union Pacific rallraod.
died suddenly In Omaha last night.
The Parts Matin Is authority for tho
statement that the Dreyfus family will
shortly go to Egypt for the winter.
The navy department Is preparing
the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo to take
the wives and families of naval officers
strvlng In the Philippines to Manila.
Nine columns of the great hypnstyle
hall of the temple of El-Karnak, built
by Setee I, dynasty XIX, one of the
most magnificent and celebrated relics
of the architecture of ancient Egypt,
have fallen.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Oct. .-Flour weak: win
ter superfine, t2.tS4Jt.50: Pennsylvania
roller, clear. tt.10Qt.I0; city mills, extra,
2.f.uu2.70. Rye Hour firm at t3-30 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat
quiet; No. t red, spot. In elevator, 11Q
71c. Carn steady; Ne. t mixed, spet. In
levator, J8V4Wic; No. t yellow, for
local trade, 41Hc. Oats quiet; No. t white,
clipped, tie.: lower grades, 26 31c. Hay
Arm ; choice timothy, 115.50 for large bales.
Beef dull: beef hams. t24.HKQ25. Pork
dull; family, tlxQllM. Lard steady; west
ern teamed. K.ttH. Butter strong; west
ern creamery, 17814c.; do. factory, 140
ltc.; June creamery, lHJHc; Imitation
creamery, lStftfc.; New York dairy, 119
tte.; do. creamery, 17634c. ; fancy Penn
sylvania prints Jobbing at 6fl 2Sc. ; do.
wholesale. Me. Cheese Arm; large, white,
llc: small do., lzHc; large, colored, 11c.;
mall do.. llKOltttc. Eggs firmer; New
Tork and Pennsylvania, UM&Uc.; west
ern ungraded at mark, 15lte. Potatoes
teady; Jersey, tlOl.tt, New Tork. ri 250
1.40; Long Island. H.a4J)1.7S; Jersey sweets,
! tiftOl; southern do., tiei.tS. Cabbage
dull; Long Island, ttOtK.
THE BRIM rOLICY
In South Africa May Meet Radical
Opposition in Parliament.
ONLY FIVE THOUSAND RESERVES
Will He It. ( Mined With the Color The
Authorities Have Contracted For
Klirlit Months1 Supply of llrcad und
other Military Requisites.
London, Oct. 10. The dearth of news
since yesterday afternoon from the
Cape, on which all attention is rivet
led, is poorly compensated for by the
mass of minor details published con
cerning the preparatloni for the dis
patch of t lip army corps and specula
tion as to the length and character of
the debates when parliament meets,
In official circles there is said to be
apprehension that the radicals will
offer protracted opposition to the gov
ernment's policy in South Africa,
which will possibly make prorogation
and Christmas near neighbors.
Lord Salisbury's whip to the lords,
issued last nl in, says parliament will
1 deal with matters of grave moment,
The latest dispatch from Louienzo
Marquee, relating to the chasing of the
, the steamer Quelph by the cruiser
1 Philomel, caused some stir, especially
' as it was announced that the Quelph
1 had landed at Durban 414 cases of am
, munition for the Boers. There Is a
pretty general feeling thai ammunl
; tlon ought not to be allowed to be fur
; warded.
Some Indication of the war office
estimate of the duration of the cam-
. paign is given by the fact that the au
thorities have contracted for eight
mouths' supply of bread and other
; military requisites rendered necessary
I by the absence Of the hulk of the army
I service corps, whom the war office thus
evidently calculates will be at borne
! again by the beginning of May.
I It appears that although the war
ofllce called up 25,000 reservists, only
; the pick of them, some 6,000, will be
i retained with the colors. The author!-
I ties are pleased at the application of a
number of reservists belonging to the
1 Untnoblllied classes who are volunteer
ing for foreign service. Tho war of
fice announces that wives of roservlsts
will get six pence and each child two
pence dally while the husbands and
fathers are retained with the colors.
The scarcity of news from South Af
rica appears to be due to a heavy
block on the telegraph lines, which
muy mean that the linos are occupied
by oflli lal dispatches, and that nego
tiations are being actively carriod on.
From Durban it is announce.! that no
code messages will be accepted for any
port of South Africa without the pro
duction of the codes.
Advices from Pretoria say the
Netherlands railway management as
serts that over sOO carriages and
trucks belonging to the Transvaal are
now In the British colony. According
to those advices the burghers nre still
arriving at Sandspruit, and It is esti
mated that 13,000 are now concen
trated there. They are becoming very
much dissatisfied because of their In
activity, and heavy rains and bitterly
cold weather render the conditions
very trying for horses and men.
President Kruger, in the course of
an Interview yesterday, said he re
garded the situation as very grave,
and considered It very difficult to pre
dict coming events. The landing of
British reinforcements In Natal, he
said, did not trouble him, 11a bo had
full faith In the Almighty.
President Kruger is colobratlng his
76th birthday today.
HiiHtoii WnuiH the Liberty Hull.
Boston, Oct. 10. Thll city wishes to
have the liberty bell brought from
Philadelphia to this city next June,
when the i2oth anniversary of the bat
tle of Hunker Hill will be celebrated.
Yesterday a resolution passed the
board of aldermen requesting the may
or of Boston to ask the mayor of Phil
adelphia for permission to blng tho
bell here for the celebration.
Dewey OIT For Vermont.
Washington, Oct. 10. Admiral Dew
ey and party of friends left last night
for Vermont, where the admiral is to
be the guest of Dr. Sewurd Webb. The
party, which occupied a special train,
Included in addition to tho admiral
his aides. Lieutenants Caldwell and
Brumby, Dr. Webb, Governor Smith,
of Vermont, and tho admiral's sou und
his Chinese servant.
Ameer of AfirhanlHtan liiHitnc.
London. Oct. 10. The Dally Tele
graph's St. Petersburg correspondent
says Russian accounts represent Abdur
Rahman Khan, ameer of Afghanistan,
as insane and likely to provoke a con
flict between Russia and England.
These accounts say the ameer is sanc
tioning brutal executions and the tor
turing of officials dally, and that his
actions are resulting In a general
exodus.
Olympla I (lolna Out or Com mission.
Washington, Oct. 10. The Olympla
; has sailed from New York for Boston,
where she Is to go out of commission.
j The Marblehead has arrived at San
Francisco, the Uncas has sailed from
Beaufort for San Juan and tho New
Orleans has stilled from Fort Monroe
' for New York for slight repairs pre-
, paratory to sailing for Manila.
Ten Itea-lmenta Fnlly Heorulted.
Washington. Oct. 10. Ten of tho
volunteer regiments last culled out
j have been recruited to their full quota
I of men, and will be Immediately pre
j pared for transportation to the Phlllp-
pines. Recruiting will be continued
I for the two colored regiments, and It
j la expected that they will be fully or
1 ganlzcd during the present week.
I Imprisoned For Cheating at Card.
Berlin, Oct 10. Count Egloffsteln,
a prominent member of the Club der
I Harmlosen, the trial of certain mam
I bers of which on charges of gambling
at the club was begun on Oct. 3, was
I yesterday sentenced to nine months'
Imprisonment for cheating at cards.
Signal Corps From Manila.
Ban Francisco, Oct. 10. The United
States transport Newport arrived last
night, 33 days from Manila. She has
465 members of the volunteer signal
corps aboard and 13 civilians.
HAILED AS HEROES.
American Who DefHtted the World
at Itapld Bride Building,
Philadelphia, Oct. 7. Superintend
ent Wennas, or the Pencoyd iron
works, of this city, and the seven
skilled Iron workers who accompanied
himito Egypt to erect the bridge over
Atbara river, in the Soudan, arrived
in New Ycrk Thursday wenlng on the
steamship Servla and were given 11
royal welcome when they reached the
Pencoyd works yesterday, They are
looked upon as heroes by their thou
l sands of fellow workmen, and tho
: whole force turned out to greet them.
: Work was suspended, whistles Were
blown and quite 11 demonstration was
made. The rapidity of the completion
of the Atabara bridge by the Pencoyd
company has attracted the attention
of the world, though Superintendent
Wennas remarked that he did not re
gard the achievement as a great one.
He said that if he could have had a
big force of American helpers to Assist
him in the erection of the bridge, in
stead of the convicts, the only help
available, he could have finished the
Work even qui. lo r than It was done
The English government wanted 1
steel bridge built for Its military road
In Egypt, and wanted it bull! lu a
hurry. No English or European con
structors could he found with capacity
or sufficient energetic action to un
dertake the work, and the Pencoyd
company took the contract on Feb,
6 last. The structural parts of the
seven spans, each 1E0 feet loug, weigh
ing 660 tons, and the cylinder caps,
weighing 64 tons, were rapi.il pre
pared and were shipped from New
York April L'0. The material arrived
at Its destination in the latter part of
May. Superintendent Wennas ami his
seven skilled assistants were on band,
und in two months after their arrival
the completed structure was lurned
over to the English government, an
almost unprecedented piece of en
gineering enterprise.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Wltkeibarre, Pa., on. 7. Mrs.
Bridget Corrlgan, said to be tho oldest
woman In tills section of the state,
died yesterday at her home at Sugar
Notch, aged 107 years. She was born
In Ireland, and came to this country
when 67 years old. She had a won
derful memory, and always enjoyed
good health.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 10. Harry
Adams, of Indianapolis, recently sen
tenced to two years for robbery, es
caped from the county Jail last even
ing. Because of good behavior Adams
wits made a helper, which gave him
peclal privileges. During tbo confu
sion of serving supper Adams slipped
Into 'he yard, scaled the high wall with
an Improvised rope and book, and
made off. A posse Is searching for htm.
New Castle, Pa., Oct. 5. Fully 1,600
quarrymen employed at and around
HIllsvlllP, Carbon and Lowetlvttle
have struck. The men have been re
ceiving IS cents per ton for quarrying,
and their wages are paid once a
month. They demand un advance Of
two cents per ton and In addition they
want to be paid twice a month. As
yet there have been no caseH of vio
lence, and from the outlook there will
not be any.
Pittsburg, Oct. 4. L. Kattnmriy. im
porlal architect of Japan, who has been
In the city for some time, yesterday
placed an order with the Camegles for
3.0UO tons of structural iron and steel
to he used In the building of a palace
for the crown prince of Japan nt
Toklo. The palace will be constructed
especially to withstand earthquakes as
well as possible, and will be aeveu
years in 1. nil. line, at u cost of $5,000,
000 to $7,000,000.
Harriiburg, Oct. 10. The soldier
shot by Fanner Ernest L, Qrlesl win
not killed, as lust reported, but It
lying In the Camp Meade hospital in a
critical condition. He is Private
James Yeast, of Kentucky, a nicmbci
of Company E, Porty-lirst regiment.
Yeast and several other privates are
alleged to have tresspassed on Oriest'l
farm, near Camp Meade, and when he
warned them off they assaulted him.
He defended himself by shooting Yeas',
w'th u revolver.
Philadelphia. Oct. 6. Worn out by
excesses ami years of confinement re
sulting from his long career in crime
"Jimmy" Logue. the famous ox-con-vlct,
who Is believed to have Stolen
more money than any other thief of
bis time, died In the county almshouse
here yesterday, aged 62 years. He
Bought religious consolation before he
died. Logue Is supposed to have had
a fortune at one time of about $300,000,
all other people's money. He started
his career of crime at the age of 17
and spent more than 20 years of hit life
in the prisons of a number of States
Pittsburg, Oct. 6. The wago com
mittee of the American flint glass
works, at a conference held yesterday
with a similar committee Of tbo Amer
ican Association of Flint Glass Manu
facturers, demanded au advance of 10
per cent on last year's wages. A com
mittee of glass mold makers ut tho
conference also demanded a slight ...I
vance. The committee of manufuc
tureri asked for two weeks' time to
give a reply. The demand watt a big
surprise to the manufacturers, as here
tofore the workers bavo generally
abided by the decision reached at the
August meeting of the conference com
mittee. Hazleton, Pa.. Oct. 10. Hnxleton had
a magnificent celebration last night in
honor of the return of Its 23 sturd
Philippine veterans. The boys cum
to the city In squads, each squad being
met at the railroad station by hun
dreds of people, who extended a warm
greeting. The parade moved at 8
o'clock, and from the time the 3,000
men In line began their march until
the procession dispersed Broad street
had the appearance of a mass of Urn.
Fireworks were set off all along the
line, thousands of rockets and Ro
man candles being shot into the air.
The soldiers, attired in their khnkl
uniforms, marched in the first division
of the parade, and all along the Una
they were greeted with turmiVuons
cheering and handclapplng. The ce;e
Intkw wound up with a banquet