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At Chicago's Festival Banquet at
the Auditorium.
TRIBUTE OF SEOSETABY LONG
To the Many Unknown Heroes of the
War The Work of WatnwrUtut and
Che Gloucester Commended Pre
mier Laurler'a Friendly Speech.
Chicago. Oct. 10. Chicago's great ,
Auditorium never held a greater gath
ering than last night, when the Chi
cago day banquet was held within its
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
Kinley, 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 i
Vice President Don Ignacio Mariscal
of Mexico, Premier Wilfrid Laurier of
Canada, General John C. Black, Gov- j
ornor John R. Tanner, Mayor Carter
H, Harrison, Senor Manuel Dp Asplroz,
Secretaries Hay, Gage, Smith. I-ong,
Hitchcock and Wilson, Attorney Gen
eral Griggs, Generals David B, Hen
derson, Morritt, Anderson and Alger,
Carl Dentrer, Dr. Emll O, Hlrsch, min
ister to Brastl, Charles Page Bryan, :
W. T. Buchanan. Japanese Minister '
Jutaro Koroura and Senators Mason,
Allison, McMillan, McEnery, Penrose
and Cullom.
The opening hour of the banquet was
Mt for t 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 see
the parade of the eventng that It was
with difficulty one could make his way
along the streets, and as a consequent "
it was nearly an hour later than that ,
originally set when the banquet was
;n full blast.
The material part of the banquet oc
rupied 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 Laurier of Canada, Vice
President Mariscal of Mexico, Secre
tary Long, D. B. Henderson and Gen
eral Thomas M. Anderson.
Secretary Iong evoked thunders oi
applause by his tribute to the unknown
heroes. He said In part:
"You cheer for the men behind the
guns; 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 Watnwrtght?"
Premier Laurier, 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
McKlnley 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 And that there Is
between us a true genuine affection.
'I hero 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, Asyrta, 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
great 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 laws and nos
trils were burned red and green fire
1a quantities that lit up the parade
ior blocks.
' THE IN0HAM.NEW1TT TRIAL
Fermer Federal OAclala Charged With
Conspiracy and Attempted Bribery.
Philadelphia, Oct 10. Former Uni
ted States 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. Ellcker,
contractor, York county; James B.
Funk, miller, Berks county; George
Oerhart, merchant, Berks county; C.
V. Kleintys, musician, Carbon county;
Isaac L. Long, 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 Pyle, 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
Commissioner IMmunds, making a
"clean breast" of the whole case.
After disposing of the Newitt and
fngham cases the government will call
up the cases of William M. Jacobs and
William L. Kendlg, cigar manufac
turers, of Lancaster, and James Burns,
a foreman In Jacob's factory, who are
charged with procuring the making of
an enormous quantity of internal leve
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 Tay
lor and Baldwin S. Bredell, engravers,
charged with making the plates for the
counterfeit notes and stamps.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
To open nt Philadelphia's Export Ki
poHttton on Thursday 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 8tate David
J. Hill will preside at the 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 Ashbridge, Presi
dent Charles H. Cramp, of the Phila
delphia Commercial Museums, and Di
rector Wilson, of the exposition. Presi
dent McKlnley will send a message.
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
It Will Give III Two Eldest Sons Over
gffO.OOO.UOO 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
bilt would prove to be: "Mrs. Van
derbllt will get the Fifth avenue resi
dence and the 'Breakers' at Newport
for life, and an Income of $600,000 a
year to keep them up. These houses
and the Income allotted to Mrs. Van
derbilt will at her death pass to the
third son, Reginald. The five children
will receive $10,000,000 apiece, and the
residue of the estate will be divided
into two equal parts, one of Which
will be given to Cornelius and the
other to Alfred Gwynne Vandorbllt.
Mr. Vanderbllt was I thick, far richer
than he was popularly supposi .' to be,
and I believe the shares of his two
oldest sous will be over $50,000,000
apiece."
Steepteehnse Rider Killed.
Chicago, Oct. 10. J. Boyd, the well
known steeplechase rider, was killed
at Hawthorne yesterday. The 'iccl
dent occurred in the third race, a
steeplechase. Boyd had the mount on
Globe II. The bunch got oft well to
gether, and as the horses swung to
ward the fence Boyd swerved with the
seeming Intention of carrying Cheese
mlte 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 Make Way For Castro.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 10. Senor
Matos, the special envoy sent by Presi
dent Andrade to the insurgent com
mander, General Clprlano Castro, has
returned here. He reports having had
a prolonged interview with General
Castro, and he has assured United
States Minister Loomis that there is
no danger of further hostilities unless
new and unexpected complications
arise. President Andrade, it Is ru
mored, will resign, allowing tho peace
ful election of General Castro to the
presidency.
Prteonerft on the Ratnpaare.
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.
T V. A n- r wn tn t K a fiirnlttira arA nlni.
IUD UOUiac tu mo luiuuuin ouu wisv-
trie 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
negle, 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 his gift to the
City 1350,000.
txllt
Battles With the Insurgents in the
Province of Cavite.
THE REBEL8 RETREAT, AS USUAL
General Ren wan n Coin in n stcadllyAd
vnnclnir on xnn itHWOtseo do Main
ban, the Insurgent troutrhel4 In tho
Province ofCnvtte.
Manila. Oct. 10. Yesterday after
noon a body of Insurgents was seen
near Laloma church, four miles fron'
! the heart of Manila. They opened fire,
1 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 tight lasted an hour, alter which
the Insurgents retreated. Oue 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 Rilley's
battery of the Fifth artillery and
Lowe's scouts, continued the advance
towards San Francisco de Malabon,
meeting with little resistance and suf
fering no casualties. The enemy fell
back steadily.
The Americans camped last night
wit b In sight of S.m Francisco de Mala
bon. the stronghold of the Insurgents
in the province of Cavite, where the
Filipinos are said to number 5,000,
During the march from Novelctn to
' Rosario only a few shots were fired.
Tula large coast town was literally
BRIGADIER GENERAL 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 Rosario
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 sn armor plate boat and
steam pump, has left Cavite for the
River Paslg, or Bells, 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 Baltimore,
preceded the expedition to make
soundings at the mouth of the river.
On 8unday General Schwan's col
umn occupied Cavite Viejo and Nove
leta after skirmishes with the rebels
in which the American forces sustain
ed considerable losses. Marines as-
I slsted In the fighting, wading through
water to their shoulders and captur
ing the rebels' sand forts.
German's Claim AubIiihI Germany.
Washington, Oct. 10. Ferdinand
Holzendorf, 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 ho
had taken out naturalization papors
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 chsrge of lese majeste, and was
promptly sent to another asylum. It
Is for this second incarceration he
makes his claim.
Captain Farter Pays Ills Fine.
New York, Oct. 10. Captain Oberlln
M. Carter, tho disgraced army officer,
has paid the fine of $5,000 Imposed by
the court martial. His chock for that
amount was sent to United States Dis
trict Attorney Burnett. Mr. Rose, of
Carter's counsel, has been called to
Savannah, and Judge Lacombe 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 Tranavual Kiivoy 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'Beirne'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 he
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 $175,000 yesterday in pay
ment for gold from the Yukon district,
deposited at the San Francisco mint.
The same bank received Saturday
checks aggregating $250,000 for Klon
dike gold, making altogether $525,000
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 he added to the reserves
of New York banks.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
General Veiutlnl has left New York
: with a party of 500 men to Join the
revolutionists in Venezuela.
M. Grosjean, Judge of the Versailles
i (France) court, has been arrested In
' connection with the Dcroulede con
1 splracy.
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
I hired a burglar In the cellar of her
house after a bard fight and turned
I him over to the police,
i John O'Melveny. chief engineer of
j the Oregon Short Line railway, was
I shot dead at Salt Lake City by Captain
J. F. Mills, ex-lleuteuant governor of
Idaho.
I The Jeweled sword voted to Admiral
' Dewey was formally presented by the
I president at Washington yesterday.
! There was a monster parade, led by
General Miles, lavish decorations and
rem: tkable enthusiasm.
Thursday, Oct. B.
The Dewey home fund to date
amounts to $49,381.
Jimmy Ixigne, the notorious cx
convlet, died in Philadelphia's alms
house. Marza Towwsend, 20 yours old, a
pnrachute juniper, fell 1,000 feet to
death at Des Moines.
Ex-I'resldent Harrison's fee as chief
counsel for Venezuela before the l'aris
tribunal Is said to be $250,000,
Fire losses In the 1'nlte.l States and
Canada In September aggregated $12.
77K.000, over $10,000,000 more than in
September, 1898.
Governor Mount, of Indiana, and
staff took back to Texas a battle flag
captured from a Texas regiment dur
ing the civil war, the ceremonies tak
ing place in Dallas.
Friday. Oct. B,
The admissions to the National Ex
Port exposition nt Philadelphia yester
day numbered 21,933.
James Harlan. ex-United States sen
ator and secretary of the interior in
Lincoln's cabinet, died at Des Moines,
aged 79.
Admiral Dewey is believed to have
recommended the dispatch of mon
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
eame into New York with tire in her
hold, and was ink before the firemen
could subdue the flames. Iasb. 1300.
000. Saturday, Oct. 7.
Of 850 mules sent to the Philippines
on the transport 81am 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 decided to se.
eept the home In Washington sub
scribed for by over 43,000 citizens.
During the nine 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
i Percy 8. Grant.
The estimate for the entire naval
I establishment for the fiscal year end
I 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.
Mointnv, Oct. 0.
Admiral Dewey has promised to visit
Atlanta, (!., not later than Nov. 1.
Andrew Carnegie will give a public
library building to Connoaut, 0.
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 Ixindon's vic
tims of Jack the Ripper.
ked 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, and won
by the village.
Taeaday, Oct. in.
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 Omsha last night.
The Paris Matin is suthority for the
statement that the Dreyfus family will
shortly go to Egypt for the winter.
The nsvy department Is preparing
the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo to take
the wives and families of naval officers
serving In the Philippines to Manila.
Nine columns of the great hypostyle
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.KSl.50; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, 11.100X10; city mills, extra,
f2.t0g2.70. Rye flour Ann at $3.30 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat
quiet; No. t red, spot. In elevator, 72 ..r
73c Corn steady; No. t mixed, spot, In
levator, tSHSMHc. ; No. J yellow, for
local trade, 41 He Oats quiet; No. 1 white,
clipped, tie.; lower grades, nfj31c. Hay
firm: choice timothy, 115.50 for large bales.
Beef dull: beef bams. $24.60&2S. Pork
dull; family, $1101X50. Lard steady; west
ern steamed. tt.NZH. Butter strong; west
ern creamery, 17914c.; do. factory, 14 u
16c.; June creamery, lS22c. ; Imitation
creamery, ltltc. ; New Tork dairy, 113
He.: do. creamery, 17024c.; fancy Penn
sylvania prints Jobbing at Kt28c.; do.
wholesale. He. Cheese Arm; large, white,
lllic; small do., 12Hc; large, colored, 12c;
small do., UHOUHe. Egg" firmer; New
Tork and Pennsylvania, xlM3tc.; west
ern ungraded at mark, 15916. Potatoes
steady; Jersey, tldl.40; New Tork. tl 25
1.49; Long Island, tLSTsfl.75; Jersey sweets,
0.7IO!; southern do.. $131.25. Cabbage
dull; Long Island, $364. W.
THE BRITISII POLICY
In South Africa May Meet Radical
Opposition in Parliament.
ONLY FIVE THOUSAND RESERVES
win Be Retained with tht Colore The
Authorities Have Contracted For
Elulit Months' Supply or Itreml nnd
other Military Requisite.
Iondon. Oct. 10. The dearth of news
since yesterday afternoon from the
Cape, on which all attention Is rlvet
tcd. Is poorly compensated for by the
mass of minor details published con
cerning the preparations for the dis
patch of the 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 tho 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 night, says parliament win
: deal with matters of grave moment.
The latest dispatch from LourOUXQ
Marques, relating to the chasing of the
the steamer Guelph by the cruiser
i Philomel, caused some stir, especially
1 as it was announced that the Guelph
had landed at Durban 414 cases of am
munition for the liners. There Is a
pretty general feeling thai ammuni
tion 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
months' supply Of bread and other
military requisites rendered necessary
i by the absence of the bulk of the army
service corps, whom the war office thus
j evidently calculates will be at home
! again by the beginning of May.
11 appears that although the war
office called up L'J.OOO reservists, only
1 the pick of them, some 6,000. will be
! retained with tho colors, The autborl
I ties are pleased at the application of a
number of reservists belonging to the
1 untnoblllted classes w ho are volunteer
. Ing for foreign service. Tho war of
l flee announces that wives of reservists
will get six pence and each child two
pence daily 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
may mean that the lines are occupied
by official dispatches, and that nego
tiations are being actively cnrrlnd on.
From Durban It Is announced that no
code messages win be accepted for any
part of South Africa without the pro
duction of tho codes.
Advices from Pretoria say the
Netherlands railway management as
serts that over 800 carriages and
trucks belonging to the Transvaal are
now In the llritlsh colony. According
to these advices the burghers are still
arriving at Sandsprult, 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 tho course of
an Interview yesterday, said he re
garded the situation as very grave,
nnd considered It very difficult to pre
dict coming events. The landing of
British reinforcements In Natal, he
said, did not trouble him, aH he had
full faith In the Almighty.
President Kruger is colobratlng his
76th birthday today.
Boa ton Wants tho Liberty Boll.
Boston, Oct. 10. This city wishes to
have the liberty bell brought from
Philadelphia to this city next June,
when the 125th anniversary of the bat
tle of Hunker Mill will bo 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 bing tho
bell here for the celebration.
Dowey on For Vermont.
Washington, Oct. 10. Admiral Dew
ey and party of friends left laM night
for Vermont, where the admiral Is to
be the guest of Dr. Seward Webb. The
party, which occupied a special train,
Included In addition U) the admiral
his aides. Lieutenants Caldwell and
Brumby, Dr. Webb. Oovcrnor Smith,
of Vermont, and tho admiral's son and
his Chinese servant.
Aineor of AfuiisiilHtan liiHitno.
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 tho tor
turing of officials dally, and that his
actions are resulting in a general
txodus.
oiympia i OoIm out of Commission.
Washington, Oct. 10. The Olympta
has sailed from New York for Boston,
where she is to go out of commission.
The Marblehead has arrived at San
Francisco, the Uncas has sailed from
Beaufort for San Juan and the New
Orleans has sailed from Fort Monroe
1 for New York for slight repairs pre
, paratory to sailing for Manila.
Ten IteoimeutH Fnlly It. "rotted.
Washington, Oct. 10. Ten of the
volunteer regiments last called out
' have been recruited to their full quota
i of men, and will be immediately pre
: pared for transportation to the Phillp
I pines. Recruiting will be continued
I for the two colored regiments, and it
' is expected that they will be fully or
; ganlzed during the present week.
j Imprisoned For Cheating at Cardn.
Berlin, Oct, 10. Count Egloffsteln,
' a prominent member of the Club der
Harmlosen, the trial of certain mem
; bars of which on charges of gambling
j at the club was begun on Oct 3, was
i yesterday sentenced to nine months'
I imprisonment for cheating at cards.
Htirnal 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 HRROES.
American Who Defeated the World
at Itapui Brides Building.
I Philadelphia, Oct. 7. Superintend
ant Wennas, of the Pencoyd Iron
I works, of this city, and the seven
'skilled Iron workers who accompanied
b i in 1 1 o Egypt to erect the bridge over
I Atbara river, in the Soudan, arrived
I In New Ycrk Thursday opening on the
steamship Servia and
pre given a
royal welcome when they reached the
Pencoyd works yesterday. They are
lookeil upon as heroes by their thou
sands of fellow workmen, and the
whole force turned out to greet them.
Work was suspended, whistles were
blown and quite a 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 bad 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 quit ker than It was done.
The English government wanted a
steel bridge built for its military road
In Egypt, and wanted It built in ;t
hurry. No English or European con
structors could be found with capacity
or sufficient energetic action to un
dertake the work, and the Pencoyd
company took the contract on Feb.
t last The structural parts of tho
seven spans, each IfO feet long, weigh
ing 650 tons, and I he cylinder caps,
weighing til tons, were rapidly pre
pared .ind were shipped from New
York April 'J). The material arrived
at its destination in the latter part of
May. Superintendent Wennas and hit
seven skilled assistants were on hand,
and In two months after tin lr arrival
the completed Btructure w.is turned
ever to the English government, an
almost unprecedented piece of eu
gineerlng enterprise.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 7. Mrs.
Bridget Corrigan, said to be the oldest
woman In this section of the state,
died yesterday at her home at Sugar
Notch, aged 107 years. She was Ivorn
in Ireland, and came to this country
when t7 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. BecaUM of good behavior Adams
was made a helper, which gave him
special privileges. During tho confu
sion of serving supper Adams slipped
Into the yard, scaled the high wait with
an Improvised rope and hook, nnd
made off. A posse is searching for him.
New Castle, Pa., Oct. 5. Fully 1,500
quarrymen employed at and around
Hlllsvllle, Carbon and Lowellvlllc
have struck. The men have been re
ceiving 18 cents per ton for quarrying,
and their wages are paid onco u
month. They demand an advance of
two cents per ton and In addition they
want to be paid twice a month. As
yet there have been no cases of vio
lence, and from the outlook there will
not be any.
Pittsburg. Oct. 4.L. Knttamay, Im
porlal architect of Japan, who has been
In the city for some time, yesterday
placed an order with the Camegies for
1,000 tons of structural iron nnd steel
to bfl used In the building of a palace
for the crown prince of Japan nt
Toklo, The palace will he constructed
especially to withstand earthquakes as
well as possible, aad will he Beveu
years In building, at u cost of $5,000,
000 to $7,0uo,ooo.
Harrisburg, Oct. 10. The soldier
shot by Farmer Ernes! L Grit t wu
not killed, as flrsl repotted, but II
lying In the Camp Meade hospital in a
critical condition, He is Private
James Yeast, of Kentucky, a mcmbei
of Company E, Forty-first regiment.
Yeast and several other privates are
alleged to have tresspassed on Uriest'l
farm, near Camp Meade, and when he
warned them off they assaulted him.
He defended hinisell by shooting Yeas',
w'th a revolver.
Philadelphia. Oct. 6. Worn out by
excesses and years of confinement re
sulting from his long career in crime
"Jimmy" Logue, the famous ex-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 titan 20 years of his lite
in the prisons of a number of stutes.
Pittsburg, Oct. 5. The wago com
mittee of the American flint glass
works, at a conference held yesterday
with a similar committee of the Amer
ican Association of Flint Glass Manu
facturers, demanded an advance of 10
per cent on last year's wages. A com
mittee of glass mold makers at tho
conference also demanded a. slight, ad
vance. The committee of manufac
turers asked for two weeks' time to
give a reply. The demand was a big
surprise to the manufacturers, as here
tofore the workers have generally
abided by the decision rearhed at the
August meeting of the conference com
mittee. Hazleton. Pa., Oct. 10. Hnzleton had
a magnificent celebration last night in
honor of the return of its 22 sturdy
Philippine veterans. The boys cam1
to the city in squads, each sqund 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 Are.
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 lino
they were greeted with ttimtt"!tons
cheering and handclapplng. The ce:e
kration wound up with a banquet.