IRS IMPRESSED.
practical Repulse For the Foroei
of General White.
ERAL HOURS OF TIOHTINQ
jio Neighborhood of Lartynmt th Ite-
Itsln IlrltlabCanualtlesto ttaeNnm-
of a Hundred and "Boer Losses
noh Heavier," by British Reports.
ondon, Oct. 31. The Dally Tele
lili has the following account of yes
lay's engagement at Ladysmith
n its special correspondent at the
it:
n Indecisive reconnaissance occur-
vesterday. General Sir George
wart White advanced before day-
Is with all the available forces
i LadyBmith, moving toward Tintc.
uni. Two brigades were under
mel8 Ian Hamilton and Howard,
another, with General Sir Archl
i Hunter, went toward Bulwan.
he two regiments, guided by Major
e, marched on our extreme left be
i the old camp.
be first advance was made at dawn
the object of shelling the Hoers
p the position where on Sunday
bad mounted a number of gun,
eachlng the spot, however, It WU
lid that they had evacuated the po-
he British continued to advance,
the movement developed into a
buDJklMn.ee in force. The enemy
it posted on a range of hills hav-
a frontage of ubout lb miles.
neral White's plan of operations
I that as the movement developed
force constituting our center.
Ich was disposed under cover of a .
pje auout mice nines iroui wie wwu,
ild throw itself upon the enemy,
le the left flank was being held by I
Kusileers and the Gloucesters. The
tme was well advised, but failed iu
Button, owing to the fact that the I
iv position which formed our ob
tlvs was evacuated,
inr artillery quickly reduced the vol
e of the enemy's fire, but the attack
ivered on our right flank was the
tripal one. and the column was
pelled to change. The Boer attack
1 been silenced for a time, and our
antry advanced, covered by cav-
y.
'he enemy now began to develop a
ivy counter attack, and as they
re in great numerical superiority
neral White gave orders for the ln
itry to be gradually withdrawn,
e movement was carried out with
lat steadinesB and deliberation, under
rer of our guns, which made excel-
t practice.
Borne shells were thrown Into the
n from the enemy's 40-pounders at
bnge of over 6,000 yards, but no
page was done. The engagement
ted several hours and resulted, on
side, in casualties estimated at
b 90 to 100. The Boer losses muse
-e largely exceeded this total.
the attack was admirably delivered
our right and the Boers were fairly
men out of one of their strongholds
mr Lombards Kop. It was not pos-
IIp, however, to push the success
ch further, as beyond that point lay
lung, broken ridge, affording every
d of natural cover. Of this the
my took the fullest advantage.
Die naval brigade, which landed at
rban, arrived on the scene toward
end of the light, and immediately
Might their heavy guns Into play.
r practice was magnificent. At the
rth shot the enemy's 40-pounders
d been knocked out of action.
fhe town iB now freed from appre-
lon of bombardment. Through
the engagement the Boers held
Mr ground with courage and tcn-
tv, and, considering the intensity of
irtlllery Are, they must have suf-
:ed severely.
I ADMIRAL DEWEY'S BRIDE.
Lo of Mnntla Announces His Kn-
mi ue in i ut to Mrs. Haxen.
Washington, Oct. 31. Admiral Dew-
announced to some of his more in
cite friends last night the fact of
engagement to Mrs. W. B. Hazen,
this city. Mrs. Hasen Is the widow
General Hazen, formerly chief slg-
offlcer of the army, who died about
years ago, and is a sister of John
McLean, Democratic candidate for
vernor of Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no
ldren, and since her husband's
th has made ber home with her
ther. She is a woman of large
lans, about 40 years of age, and pop-
r in the best social circles of Wash-
iton. The date for the wedding has
been fixed.
fedmiral Dewey yesterday took pos
ition of his new bome. The last of
furniture was arranged in the new
ise yesterday and the admiral's
ti ks were brought up from th
irtmenta he has been occupying at
Everett.
thrlstmnn Boxes For the Soldiers,
liew York, Oct. 31. At the army
Ir in Brooklyn yesterday a corps of
n were busily engaged receiving and
urdlng the wagon load of boxos
ich came in from all part of the
Lnt ry for the United States soldiers
the Philippines. The government
rnishes free transportation, and
fiiy persons are taking advantage of
fact to send Christmas boxes. It is
fcocted that the transport Thomas,
Ich sails on Saturday with the
My-seventh regiment, will take most
the 3,000 packages now at the pier.
per gifts will be forwarded by the
lade, Logan and Crook.
tons Chnmo Aaralnst Blind Teacher
r uncle, Ind., Oct. 31. Professor
ak Freeman, a blind teacher ot
iguage and music throughout east
l Indiana, was bound over to the
cult court yesterday at a prellmi
ry trial charged with criminally as
ttng two children from th Orphans'
xne, who were visiting at hi home
tr Sunday. Tbe defendant 1 64. He
nlshed $3,000 bond. .
To Reclaim Swamp Lands.
Black River Falls, Wis., Oct 81. A
Eflhag canal Is planned for Juneau
linty, by which 56,000 acres of swamp
Ids will be reclaimed. Th aggrs
la ditching will b at lait 100 mlls.
FERRY E J A1 irtj no .V .
It Is Helleve That evcrnl ivion
Weiit Ifown With the Wreck.
New York, Oct. 31. The Pennsylv i
nla ferryboat Chicago, plying between
Jersey City and New York, was cut in
two by the steamer City of Augusta, of
the Savannah steamship line, at
12:35 this morning on the New York
side of North river. She went down
In seven or eight minutes. There were
80 or 40 people aboard, four being wo
men. It is supposed that several per
sons were drowned, though there Is no
positive proof ot this assertion.
In spite of the severity of the ac
cident there was no panic. Most of
the people were on the upper dock and
only half a doeen persons were on the
lower deck. Most of the persons man
aged to obtain life preservers. Some
others who could not obtain them,
about half a dozen In numter, swam
ashore.
Kstimntes made by the persons who
succeeded in escaping vary widely,
some thinking It possible that no los-;
of life resulted, while Other believe
that at least a score of persons were
drowned.
The steamboat squad, a few minutes
before 2 o'clock, found a body which,
it Is supposed, Is that of one of the
passengers on the ferryboat, drowned
us the result of the COUtcion.
Mr, H. W. ISible, of this city, says he
aw four women struggling In the
water near him, but was unable to help
them, He was picked up by a lifeboat.
One boat brought in six men, two wo
men and a child
Captain Durham commanded the Chi
cago. He is of the opinion that no
lies were lost, unless perhaps that
of one of his Bremen, J. Broom, Seven
wagons and teams were lost. One of
these belonged to the Amerlcnn Ex
press company, and had $s,ooo worth ol
silver on it.
CORNELIUS VANDHRBILl S MILLION?.
Alfred, the Heoond Bon, ;tt ti Hulk
of the ft real fortune.
New York, Oct. 27. The provisions
of the will of the late Cornelius Vun
derbilt were made public last night in
a statement by Chauncey M. Depew.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt Inherits
the larger portion of his father's for
tune, and becomes practically the head
of the Vanderbllt family. The will
makes no mention of the marriage of
Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr., to Miss Wil
son, nor to any quarrel between father
and son because of the union, but ap
parently the father's displeasure was
visited upon the eldest son, he receiv
ing all told under the terms of th
will but $1,500,000. and $1,000,000 of
this is held in trust by the executors.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt Is, of
course, the residuary legatee, and will
possess a fortune of probably $40,000,
000 to $50,000,000. Gladys, Reginald
and Gertrude (Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney) will receive about $7,500,000 each.
To avoid protracted litigation, bow
ever, which Cornelius threatened, Al
fred agrees to Increase Cornelius' shars
to $10 000,000 in cash. Cornelius will
leave the employment of the Central
railroad, and will go into the banking
business with his father-in-law, K. T.
Wilson.
The dead millionaire's will was 8,000
words long, disposing of about $10,000
for every word written.
Qanaral Henry's Funeral.
New York, Oct. 30. The largest and
most impressive military funeral pa
rade since the death of General Will
iam T. Sherman took place yesterday
when the body of General Guy V.
Henry, ex-governor of Porto Rico, who
died of pneumonln Friday morning,
was removed from IiIb residence
to the Pennsylvania railroad train that
conveyed it to Washington, where the
interment was made today in Arling
ton cemetery. The funeral cortege was
escorted from his late residence,
through crowded streets, by the Rev
nth, sixty-ninth and Seventy-third
regiments to the Pennsylvania ; '"r 1 id
ferry, and thence conveyed to je iy
City, where the train was tak 'ii lor
Washington.
lllifh wuvmcii lii St. I
St. Louis, Oct. 31. R .
nlngs. secretary and trea.s
Broadway Cable line. Wui
$1,043 in cash nnd ?48.7" '
while standing on the rear ,.. I
a Broadway car at Broi J ud
Washington avenue at noon y 1 i iy.
The robbery, committed In broad t ly
llght In one of the busiest corners ot
St. Louis, is regarded as one of th?
most daring crimes committed In the
history of local police annala. One
thief Jostled Mr. Jennings, while an
other picked his pocket, and both es
caped before the loss was discovered.
Several yews ago Mr. Jennings was
robbed in a similar manner. The
thieves are now seving sentences.
Woman Killed During: Street Fight.
Ironton. Oct. 31. C. P. Moore, 'of
I Green River, Ky.. resisted arrest for
disorderly conduct yesterday afternoon
and a running fight with the officers
j ensued. Moore emptied a revolver,
j and one bullet, which went wild, pass
! ed through the window of a residence,
, killing Mrs. Lot Ilenthorn, who was
: watching the fight. Moure was finally
' captured.
Hid BIS Money In n IMano.
New York. Oct. 31. Nino thousand
dollars in cash, placed for Bate keep
1 inn In a tin box and hidden In a piano.
was stolen yesterday from Dietrich J
Von Soosten, of Third avenue. The po
lice suspect a young man who has been
calling on Von Sooeten's niece for the
last seven months. He is Carl Holdle,
said to be a member of the Eighth
regiment.
The Champion llenedtct.
Chicago, Oct. 31. Chef of Detective
Colleran received a telegram from
Baltimore yesterday stating that Wal
ter L. Farnsworth, the confessed biga
mist now in Jail hero, and who is said
to have had 42 wives, is wanted in that
city for marrying four women under
the name of Sterling Orville Thomas.
This is said to be his real name.
Sixty Olonoestar Fisherman Lost.
Gloucester, Mass., Oct. '81. Sixty
men of the Gloucester fishing fleet ware
lost during the year just ended, a tM
number than usual. Tbey left 16 wid
ow and SB children. Fifteen vessels,
valud at $79,760, war lost
BOBART fill u LYING
The Vice Fresidprt's Condition Has
Assumed a Critical Fbase.
FEARS THAT HE CANNOT SURVIVE
A. W. W II-on, Mr lliilinrl'n LlMflU
Ki-h'iiit mid Law Partner Thinks Be
Hitx Not I.ntiir to Live The Vice
PrMldMt Mind Not AMY-cted.
Paterson. N. J.. Oct. 31. Vice Presi
dent Hobart, who has been ill for
weeks at his home in this city, suffered
a relapse yesterday morning, He had
a succession of choking spells, result
ing from tin Imperfect action of the
heart, an old affliction, complicated
with Inflammation of the stomach. Mr.
Hobart ha not been able to attend to
his private affairs for several days, ami
an intimate friend has been given
power of attorney to sign Check and
attend to other matters of that chai
se tor.
VICE PRESIDENT HOBART.
Vice President Hobart has been 111
ever since the close of the last con
gress. Dr. W. faX Newton says that
between 11 o'clock Sunday night and
2 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Ho
bort's condition was more critical than
It had been at any time during the
eight months he has been ill.
Dr. Newton refused to make any
definite statement us to the caUM ol
Mr. Hobart's illness. He said, how
ever, that the report that Mr. Eiobart'l
mind was In any way affected by the
illness was untrue. This statement
was also made by members of the fam
ily and by Hebart Tuttle, the vice
president's secretary.
No one Is admitted to the Hobart
house. All callers, even the neighbors,
are referred to Dr. Newton, and only
Mrs. Hobart and her son are allowed
to see the sick man.
A. A. Wilson, Mr. Hobnrt's lifelong
friend and law partner, said he feared
the vice president had not long to
live. He refused to enter Into details
relative to the malady from which the
patient suffers, but his Idea was that
It was necessarily fatal, although not
Immediately so.
Senator William P. Frye, of Maine,
is now president pro tem. of the sen
ate, and In the event of the death of
Mr. Hobart will call the senate to order
when It meets In December next.
At 1:05 a. m. Dr. Newton, his wife
and Hebart A. Tuttle were summoned
to the residence of Vice President Ho
bort. No word came from the sick
chamber, but the summoning of these
persons is not regarded as a favorable
indication.
a New t ur ior Insanity.
Centervllle, la., Oct. 81. Dr. R. Ber
nard, whose cure of insanity by reset
ting a bone In the patient's neck has
excited great Interest among the
physicians of this section, has been
invited to visit the state asylum for the
insane and examine the patients there.
At a professional dinner In this city
last night Dr. Bernard declared his
belief that two-thirds of the insanity
cases could be cured by the resetting
of dislocated bones.
Disobeyed Order unit Met Death.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 31. An elec
tric spark from a switchboard at the
Indiana Water company's plant at
Fontaine, this county, ignited some
powder on the clothing of Samuel King
and Alfred McBrlde, burning both to
death. Dyke Overly was badly burn
ed, hut will recover. The men went
Into the motor house of the plant con
trary to orders.
Terrlfte Hurricane In Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 30. After five
day of continuous raiu storms, a ter
rific hurricane from the southeast
swept over Santiago yesterday, cnusing
much destruction. Twelve houses were
wrecked and others badly damaged
The unprecedented rainfall continues.
Telegraph wires are down nnd It Is Im
possible for vessels to enter or leave
tbe harbor.
Bolivia's Now Cabinet.
Lima, Peru, Oct. 31. Advices from
La Paz, the capital or Bolivia, report
that the new cabinet has been well
received. It Is made up as follows:
Minister of foreign affairs, Fernando
Guachalla; interior, Carlos Romero;
finance and Industry, Demetrlo Cal
blmonte; Justice, Samuel Oropeza;
war, Ismael Monies.
Camden' Prosecutor Drops Dead.
New York. Oct. 31 Wilson EL Jen
kins, prosecutor of the pleas of Cam
den, Camden county, N. J., dropped
dead at the Aqueduct race track on
Long Island yesterday. When he fell
he was attended by Dr. James A. Mor
gan, of Brooklyn, who in a minute pro
nounced him dead.
Aetor Cannot I'se II la Title.
New York, Oct. 31. Lord Yarmouth
has been enjoined by his parents
gainst the use of the family name
in the career of a professional actor,
upon which he Is about to embark. He
will be known henceforth to the world
a Eric Hope.
Death of a Veteran Government Clerk
Washington, Oct. 31. George Bartle,
the oldest clerk of the state depart
ment, "keeper of the groat seal." and
a close friend of Daniel Webster, died
at hi residence here Sunday night. He
was appointed by Buchanan in 1846.
mtmmmm
Wedneaday. Dot, 8ft.
General Fitzhugh Lt has arrived
fiom Havana on leave of absence.
Canada has Insured the lives of all
hvr Transvaal soldiers for $1,1)00 each.
The admissions to Philadelphia's
National Export exposition yesterday
(Delaware day) numbered 17,742.
General L'ipriano Castro, who as
sumed the reins of government at Car
acas. Venezuela, has named a severcl
anti-Andrnde cabinet.
Four years ago Councilman .!. L
Retlly, of Cleveland, ()., stopped a
runaway horse In Austin. Tex., savin,
the Ufa of John Wallace, a wealthy
farmer. Wallace has Just died, leav
ing Reilli $su,ooo.
Thursday, Oet .
Grant Allen, the well known author.
Is dead in Loudon.
Michael Davit) baa resigned from t!i
British house of commons.
Russia has opened the Siberian gold
field-; Id foreign exploitation.
Forty-three high Russian officials
are to be rourt martlaled for fraie
and corruption at Sevastopol.
Hungarian miners employed at the
Milnesvllle (Pa.) colliery Btruck I -
cause one miner bad been dopos id
from the mines to the Stripping.
The St. Louis World's fair committee
still needs nearly $1.0iH. 000 to com
plete the $6,000,000 subscription to
curry out the plans of the exposition.
Friday. Oot. '.'7.
Sir Henry Irving and his theatrical
company reached New York from Lon
don. An Industrial school for Cuban sol
diet' orphans is to be established in
Santiago,
The admissions to Phlladelph'"1' ex
port exposition yesterday (Uo uiati
day) numbered L'3,L'y2.
A train crashed into a crowded
trolley car at Detroit, killing Con
ductor Schneider and Injuring 22 pas
sengero, two fatally.
The Chicago board of education will
Insist on an inspection of every child
for diphtheria and scarlet fever before
It is admitted to the public schools.
The total number of Immigrants ar
rlvlng In this country during the year
ending June :I0 last was 311,715, an
increase of SL',416 over the preceding
year.
Saturday, Oot, n.
Florence Marryatt (Mrs. France
Lean), the well known authoress, died
In Uindon yesterday.
While all Is quiet In the cowboy
and Mexican feud on the border, the
authorities fear another outbreak at
any time.
While a Tammany ratification meet
ing was In progress a crank, armed
with a marlln spike, threatened to kill
Richard Croker.
E. O. Osgood, of Angelica, N. Y., was
blind when he was married 60 years
ago, but a surgical operation has Just
restored hi vision. V
Tbe cruisers Marblehoad and Detroit
will be sent to Panama to protect
American Interests In view of the ex
isting revolution In Colombia.
The foreign ministers to Venezuela
have decided not to recognize the
Castro administration until so directed
by their respective governments.
Monday, (let. 30,
Genernl Fitzhugh le declares that
the Cuban people are not yet fitted tor
self government.
Rear Admiral Crowell, at Havana,
will succeed Schley as president of the
naval retiring board.
A new commercial treaty Is being
negotiated In Madrid, the war having
vitiated the old treaty.
Upsetting a lump In her barn. Mrs
Edna Vanhorn, of Lanes bora, Pa., was
burned to death in the building.
Herbert Cole, 18-year-old schoolboy,
is dying at Winona, Minn., from a frac
tured skull received In a football game.
George M. Lee, son of General Kit z
hugh Lee, has been appointed a first
lieutenant In the 1 hirly-ninth In
fantry. Walter Griffin, of Wlnsted. Conn.,
deserted from the Thirty-fifth volun
teers at Vancouver to return home and
see his bride, but was arrested, and is
likely to be shot.
Tuesday, Oct. 01.
The New York fire department hns
added searchlights to Its appliances.
Princess Isabelle of Orleans and her
cousin, Prince Jean of Orleans, were
married in London yesterday.
William H. Webb, the shipbuilder
and philanthropist, died in New York
yesterday, aged 83. He leaves $20,000,000.
In a battle with Zanzibar cannibals,
ex-United States Consul Mohtin killed
300 savages and lost nine of his Uu
ropean forces.
It Is now feared that the missing
Clipper, Cyrus Wakefield, from New
York for San Francisco, has been lost
in the Pacific.
Captain James Crandell, an old yacht
skipper, was drowned In New Ixindon
harbor in u collision between his sloop
and a schooner.
The Chicago express, east bound, on
the Pittsburg and Western railroad,
ran Into an open switch near New
Castle, Pa. The engine was overturned
and George Holiday, the fireman, was
killed.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Oct. . Flour In light de
mand; winter superfine, I2.2MI2.40; Penn
sylvania roller, clear, t3.10g3.20: olty mills,
extra. t:..r'u2.T0. Rye flour Arm at 13.60
per barrel for choice Pennsylvania.
Wheat dull; No. t red, spot. In elevator,
Vi'&'llVjc. Corn slow; No. 2 mixed, spot,
In elevator, 3S30. ; No. 2 yellow, for
local trade, 42c. Oats steady; No. 2
white, cllDped, 32c.; lower grades. 2&30c.
Hay firm; choice timothy, S16 for large
bal-s. Beef strong: beef hums, t224.
Pork firm; family, H.Va'13.60. Lard steady;
western steamed, I5.S0. Butter strong;
western rreamery, 175240.; do. factory,
14 V "fee-: June creamery. 1723c; Imi
tation rreamery, 164020c. : New Tork
dairy. Wi'utOr.; do. creamery, 174524c.;
fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing st 26
4J2Sc. ; do. wholesale, Me. Cheese quiet;
Urge, white, lie.; small do., 12V-; large,
colored. 12431144c; small do., Uc. Eggs
dull; Nsw Tork aad Pennsylvania, tOH0
Us.: wettern. ungraded, at mark, 14018c.
Potatots quiet; Jersey, Hkl.H: Nsw Tork.
tiei-2t; Long Island. tLUHtJl-CO; Jersey
wests, fl.5061; southern do.. tl.UHOl 2t.
Cabbag duU; Long Island, SHr per W.
TEE HJPP1NES TO
Colonel Bell Scouring the Country
About Bacolor Daily.
SPANISH COMMISSION RETURNS.
Aaratii at Angclo After an 17BMIOO0M-
fui Ktfort to Beewre Bb Bel of
Spanish Prisoners American Prison
ers Well Treated. Simulants Abused.
Manila. Oct. 31. Three companies of
Colonel Hell's regiment have had tWti
encounters with the insurgents near
Labam, and scattered them. The In
surgents left four officers and el(;!it
men dead on the field and the Ameri
cans Ci.ptured three prisoners and sev
eral guns. On the American aide one
man was killed and two Officers an i
six men wounded.
Captain French took a reconnolter
ing party beyond Labam after be li ll
met the enemy, and was reinforced by
Major Bishop with two companies, Th
insuraenta brought up cavalry roln-
I forcementa and there was a aecom
belli, during which their leader, .Major
Salvador, wi.s killed and many wera
Wounded and carried away.
Colonel Bell lias been given a free
hand mound Bacolor. He has tl'i
' mounted men scourln . th countrj
daily, and i bey are killing many Fili
pinos in : kii mishes,
Major Ballance'a battalion of the
! Twenty-second infantry entered Ca
banatuun ye terday, meeting with m
, resistance. The natives welcomed the
Americans, shouting "Viva Los Amen
; canos." The Insurgent troops had Bud
1 to the mountains,
The Spanish commission which en-
i tered the insurgent lines n month i go
. with money to rellove the wants ol
' several thousand military and civil
Spanish prisoners returned to Angelei
I yesterday. The commissioners repoii
that they s;ient most of the time in
' Tarlac and the vicinity, where there
I are sonic 200 sick Spaniards In tbe
i hospital. The Filipinos ill treat and ill
I feed them, refusing to surrender them.
as Well as the other Spanish prisoners.
In the hope of compelling Spain to
i recognise the Independence of the
Islands.
There are 14 American prisoners,
they say. at Tarlac, all of whom are
well treated. Lieutenant J. ('. Olll
mor. of tbe United States gunboat
Yorktown, who fell Into the hands
of the insurgents at Baler, on the east
const of Luzon, last April. Is at Blur it.
The COmmlSRtoneri have brought a
letter to General Otis from a relative
of the murdered Filipino General Luna,
who wishes to avenge the assassina
tion by Agulnaldo's officers, and who
asks a personal Interview with the
military governor.
According to the commissioners'
statement Agulnnldo, who is still ai
Tarlac with 3,000 troops, wishes to
continue the war, although he has a
high opinion of th American officers
and soldiers.
Aguinaldo Is said to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition, and he
Is able to get plenty of rice from the
northern provinces.
With the Spanish commissioners
cam a large number of women, the
families of eight prominent officers of
the Filipino army, who recently ap
plied to General Otis for permission
to send their families to Manila. Gen
eral MacArthur compelled them to halt
about a mile beyond the outposts,
where tbey will remain while their
credentials are being examined.
The Wireless Telegraphy Tests.
New York, Oct 81. Over 2'.i tulles
Of the Atlantic ocean, over housetops,
church spires, towering office build
ings, the Marconi electrical ripple
successfully carried and dropped mes
sages between two moving warships
yesterday, The naval test at sea prov
ed that vvltliin a radius of -1 miles
message's can be transmitted by wire
less telegraphy with all the accuracy
and precision of an ordinary land line.
It also proved that hills, high build
ings, wires and wind currents do not
Interfere in th slightest degree With
the transmission of messages.
lllir nralnnu-e mini Kxenralon.
Chicago, Oct. 31. A big excursion
down the drainage canal, the new
waterway from the great lakes to tho
Mississippi river, to include governors,
senators, nntionul representatives and
federal, state and city ofllclals, is plan
ned by the sanitary district trustees
for n week from today, and Is Intended
to be the tlnal exhibition of the big
ditch before Lake Michigan's waters
are turned into it. The excursion Is
expected to arouse such enthusiasm
that any opposition to the vast enter
prise will dwindle Into insignificance.
Two Victims of a lluelf
Valparaiso, Oct. 31. The sudden
death last week of Senhor Ramon Oar
cla, director general of railways, and
of Senhor Oregorlo Pinochet, minister
of Industry and public works, under
mysterious conditions, caused a great
sensation. In both cases the medical
authorities certified that death was due
to pneumonln. It is rumored, how
ever, that both succumbed to wounds
recojved In a duel with swords, con
ducted In the most barbarous fashion,
neither huving any knowledge of
fencing.
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Pittsburg, Oct. 30. At a special
meeting yesterday of the striking core
makers and tnolder who have beon on
strike shice Oct. 1 It was decided to
return to work at the old rate pending
arbitration. The vote was 10s to 96
against. An attempt to make the vote
unanimous failed.
Lock Haven, Pa., Oct. 30. Rains
Saturday night extinguished the moun
tain fires which have been burning
furiously for over a week. Much of th
land burned over contained scrub tim
ber. The only valuable timber de
stroyed in this county was on a tract
of 1,200 acres near Loganton, entail
ing a heavy loss.
Pittsburg, Oct SI. A syndicate of
New York capitalists has purchased
30.000 acres of coal laud In Westmore
land county. The money value ( if the
territory Is not made public, but it is
known that Real Estate Agent Cope
land and his local syndicate received
from the eastern people considerably
more than $1,000,000.
Dubois, Pa.. Oct, 31. The miners of
the Dagus mines of the Northwestern
Mining and Exchange compauj held
meetings yesterday and decided to re
turn to work. With the Dagus im n ul
Work all mines in the Toby valley re
gion v 111 be In operation, alter a si i ike
continuing more than a month The
miner of the Tioga region uro ex
pected to resume work at an earl d ue
Wllkeabarre, Pa., et. 81. William
Gordon, aged 40, a well known resident
of PlttSton, died yesterday from ill
juries received in a light Baturda)
nic.ht. He entered Corcoran Un there'
saloon and got into a quarrel with tin
bartender, He was put out of the
place, and when be got Into the street
was knocked down. His bead struck
the asphalt pavement and his Bkull
was f i in lured.
Philadelphia, Oct, 30.- The triangu
lar blot k bounded by Canal and ; 'ond
street and Oermantown avenue was
almost entirely destroyed by ti.. yes
terday, entailing a loss of over $ifiti,ooo,
on which there is a partial Insurant'!
The tire is supposed to have originated
In the warehouse of Wunderlich
Brothers, at Nos. IV'.i and IM .inal
street. Twelve horses belonging to
Wunderllcb Hrothers were burn .1 to
death. unt;in of the Ore unknown.
Pittsburg, Oct. 2. -The Commercial
(Jiizetto says the Pennsylvania Com
pany and the New York Central Rail
road company have Just placed order.;
for coal and freight ears to the number
of 16,000, the aggregate cost of which
1 aggregate about $12,000,000. Both
ci n.panle endeavored to get steel car
I I , i their orders could not be tilled
althiu a year they wore compelled to
tuke wooden cars with steel equip
ments, Busnuebanna. Pa.. Oct. 88. Two
farmers, Patrick O'Rourke and Michael
Creegan, of Windsor township, Ilroome
county, New York, met death suddenly
Thursday night at Windsor Crossing,
on the Brie railroad, six miles from
Susquehanna. They were on the cross
ing when their wagon was struck by
n train. Iloth men were Instantly kill
ed. The horses were also killed and
the wagon wrecked. Both men leave
large families.
Irwin, Pa., Oct. 80. Hahntown, Ir
win's suburban mining village, was the
scene of u bloody riot yesterday af
ternoon. Th Hungarians were hold
ing 'he usual pay day celebration, and
had gathered in B big hoarding house
About I o'clock a tight was started,
and all sorts of weapons were brought
Into use. Mrs. Mike Unlllcand hu i bet
skull fractured and two lingers . Iievi
ed off, while her husband is in u t ;
oils condition from a fracture'! . hull
Three arrests were made.
Philadelphia, Oct, 30.- h"i r the first
time in the history of the S hu
arsenal in this city there Is lo ' u
suspension in tbe work ol raakln am
forms for the United States urnr It
is understood that the otfi lal on i
tbe suspension of work was i
by the commandant ol the arsenal i
week ago from Washington, ant that
the notice to the employes will he
posted this week. The effect of til
order will be felt by many widows ol
soldiers In this city, as it means tic
laying off Of over 1,500 women work
ers.
Pittsburg, Oil. 31. Ten men, twi
of whom will die, were burned lit the
Carnegie steel works ai Duquesne yes
terday. The fatally burned are Roherl
Itaxter and Thorval Nelson. The men
weie working In a pit engaged 111
making connection for a met for
the new nas house being erected I
seems that the main hud sprung
leak, and when the yard engine pass
ed, hauling a train of hot Ingots, fie
gas was ignited and a terrific explo
sion followed, completely shattering
the old gas house and hurling tin
workmen in every direction.
Nanticoke, Pa., Oct. 27. An atu mpt
was mude yesterday to resume work
at the collieries of thu Susquehanna
Coal company, which havo been idl
three mouths, owing to a 6trlke. but
without success. Not enough of the
striking miners applied for woi k t'
warrant the company lu keeping tin
collieries in operation. Tha COmpatU
officials say they will close down uii
the mines until such time as the men
are ready to resume work. The con.
pair, has 4,000 men und boys on Its.
payrolls. Business of all kinds Is par
alysed in the town.
Scranton, Pa.. Oct. 30. While re
turning from a Sunday wedding lu Old
Forge last evening Angelo 1'elozl. a
Moosic boarding house keeper, shot
and killed one of his boarders, An
tonio Spluello. Genelo I'assero, an
other boarder was present nnd wit
nessed the afTalr. but was too fright
ened to captur the murderer. He
however, joiued in the chase and it
till scouring tha woods with others
of bis countrymen looking for the
fugitive. Splnello insulted tbe board
ing boss, and the latter turned like a.
flash and shot him four times.
Girl Worker" on Strlko.
Bast Liverpool, -0.. Oct. 31. Sever,
hundred girls employed in the biscuit
warehouse, dipping and stamping de
partments of nearly every pottery in
th city struck yesterday for higher
wages. One or two of tbe smaller
firms are willing to grant the deuiuuds
of th strikers.