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ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
But One Name Presented for Each Of
flee Cortelyou Choien Chairman
National Committee.
Tho Republican national convention,
the thirteenth in the party's history,
met In the Chicago Coliseum at noon
Tuesday and organized. Henry C.
Paine, chairman of the National Com.
mirtee, called the convention to order.
He then Introduced the Rev. Tim
othy P. Frost, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church of Evanston, 111., who
pronounced tho opening prayer.
Senator Scott, on behalf of the Chi
cago citizens' committee which co
operated with the National Committee
on arrangements for the convention,
then presented National Chairman
Henry C. Payne with a handsome
gavel.
Chairman Payne recognized Gov.
Van Zant, of Minnesota, to present the
gavel used by the presiding office. It
was made by the members of the
South Minneapolis High school, and
tie said, had been used at Republican
conventions in Minneapolis, St. Louis
and Philadelphia. He asked the chair
man to nse It for this convention
which . would nominate Theodore
Roosevelt.
It was the first mention of the Presi
dent's name In the convention and the
delegates rose as one man. Cheers
rang through the hall, and many men
prang upon their chairs and waved
bats, banners and handkerchiefs.
After the applause had subsided
Chairman Payne In a few words ex
pressed thanks for the gavel. He then
said:
"Gentlemen of the convention, the
National Committee has selected for
your temporary chairman the Hon.
Ellhu Root, of New York."
There was another shout from the
convention which was prolonged when
Oov. Odell, of New York, rose to move
that the action of the National Com
mittee be approved. The motion wag
adopted.
Mr. Root was greeted with renewed
cheers as he advanced to the speaker's
Stand. In his address he reviewed the
work of the party at length.
The second day's session of the con
vention was taken up with the speech
of the permanent chairman, Joseph G.
Cannon and the reading and adoption
of the platform.
The Illinois delegation met and de
cided to withdraw the name of Repre
sentative Robert R. Hitt for the Vice
Presidency, which cleared the field for
the unanimous nomination of Senator
C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana for second
place on the ticket.
The last day of the national Repub
lican convention was the .liveliest and
really the first day the convention hall
was filled to overflowing. Chairman
Cannon called the convention to or
der promptly and after brief prelimin
aries the roll call for nominations for
President was begun. Alabama, first
on the list, relinquished the honor to
New York.
Former Governor Frank S. Black, of
New York, then advanced to the plat-
form to nominate Theodore Roosevelt
and was greeted with wild cheers. He
spoke rapidly and was frequently in
terrupted by applause. H.ls concluding
words, nominating Roosevelt, were the
signal for tho greatest demonstration
of the convention. While the uproar
was going on Chairman Cannon waved
the old battle flag that has been used
at every convention of the party.
When order was restored the nomin
ation" was seconded by Senator Bev
eiidge, of Indiana, George A. Kulght,
of California and others, alter which
the nomination was made unanimous
ly. When the convention come to the
nomination of a candidate for vice pres
ident, all opposition disappeared and
Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks ol
Indiana, was selected unanimously
without the call of the roll.
The formal notification of President
Roosevelt of his nomination will be
made on July 27 .at Oyster Bay.
Speaker Cannon will be chairman ol
the notification committee. v
The notification of Senator Fair
TREATY OF PEACE.
Terms of Settlement of Troubles In
6an Domrngo.
Semi-official advices received at tho
state department at Washington give
in detail the negotiations by which
peace was accomplished In San Do
mingo. Much credit is given Captain
SllUngSani of the Detroit for the serv
ices rendered while there. The agree
ment entered into with the revolu
tionists provides:
First The authority of the govern
ment will be recognized and the revo
lutionists will submit to Its orders.
Second They will deliver up all
tholr arms, remaining with only 150
rifles for the policing.
Third the government guarantees
them their lives and property and will
not prosecute them. '
Fourth The government will pay
the debts and expenses made by the
revolution.
Filth The government agrees that
the military authorities of the district
shall be of their own district.
Sixth The government gives them
13.000 to pay off flholr troops.
Perdlcaris Returns.
Ion Perdlcaris and Cromwell Varloy,
who wore captured by the bandit Ral
aull, have Just arrived at Tangier.
Perdlcaris Is very much fatigued after
his long ride, but says he is glad to
get back. He 'is greatly pleased with
the reception accordod him by the
townsmen, who met him in great num
bers. Adolph Tancob confessed at Fort
William to having set fire to buildings'
worth 2,000,0OO In Manitoba.
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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Nominated by Acclamation at the National Republican Convention
at Chicago for the Presidency of the United States.
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SENATOR C. W. FAIRBANKS. !
Nominated for Vice President by Re-,
publican Convention.
banks will occur a week later at '
Indianapolis. Secretary Root will be
chairman of the vice presidential no
tification committee.
George B. Cortelyou was chosen
Chairman of the Rerub"can National i
Committee at a meeting just after the"
adjournment ol the convention.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Party History Reviewed and Policies
for Future Outlined.
The Republican platform Is prefaced
by an outline of the movements cham
pioned by the party throughout Its
existence. Its declaration of policy In
the main are:
Protection whloh guards and devel
ops our Industries is a cardinal policy
of the Republican party. The measure
of protection should always at least
equal the difference In the cost of pro
duction at home and abroad. We In
sist upon the maintenance of the prin
ciples f piotection, and therefore
rates of duty should be readjusted only
when conditions have so changed that
the public Interest demands their al-
THIRTY PEOPLE KILLED.
Train Derailed on a Bridge in Moun
tains of Spain,
.Thirty persons were killed In a train
wreck 1 the province of Teruel, one of
the most mountainous In Spain,
abounding In torrents.
The train was derailed on a bridge
over the Jlloca river and the coaches
were burned.
The bridge took fire and the engine
fell into the river, dragging a number
of coach s behind It. A terrific storm
was raging at the time and the wind
fanned the flames. Some of the
coaches were caught on the projecting
parts of the bridge and hung In midair
and by the light of the burning bridge
passengers could be seen jumping lmo
the river.
Rel'ief trains were sent from Teruel
(capital of the province and 72 miles
northwest of Valencia). The victims
were mostly gendarmes. In addition
to the large death list it Is feared that
many were Injured.
The three hundredth anniversary of
the landing of Sleur de Monts and
founding of a colony in Nova Scotia
was celebrated at Annapolis, N: S.
Vermont Prefers Parker.
The Democrats of Vermont at their
State convention declined to 'Instruct
the delegation to the National conven
tion to vote for the nomination of Judge
Alton B. Parker for President, but Just
before adjournment a resolution was
adopted giving expression to the opin
ion that Judge Parker was the most
available candidate. The delegates
were Instructed to act as a unit on all
questions, but were not bound outright
lo vote for the New York man.
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teratlon, but this work cannot safely
be committed to any other hands than
those of the Republican party.
Wo have extended widely our for
eign markets, and we believe In the
adoption of all practical methods for
their further extension, including com
mercial reclpioclty wherever recipro
cal arrangements can be perfected
consistent with the principles of pro
tection and without- Injury to Ameri
can agriculture, American labor or
any American industry.
We believe it to be the duty of the
Republican party to uphold the gold
standard and the integrity and value of
our national currency.
We favor legislation which will en
courage and bttim up the American
merchant marine, and we cordially ap
prove the legislation of the last Con
gress which created the merchant ma
rine commission to Investigate and.
report upon this subject.
A navy powerful enough to defend
the United States against any attack,
to uphold the Monroe doctrine and
watch over our commerce is essential
for tha safety and the welfare of the
American peoplp. To maintain such
a navy Is the fixed policy of the Repub
lican party.
We cordially approve the attitude of
President Roosevelt and congress In
regard to tho exclusion of Chinese la
bor and promiso a continuance of the
Republican policy In that direction.
Tho civil service law was placet!
on the statute books by the Republican
party, which hns always sustained It,
and we lenew our former declarations
that It shall be thoroughly and honest
ly enforced.
We believe In making ample pro
vision for soldiers and sailors and in
tho liberal administration of the pen
sion laws.
We favor the peaceful settlement of
International differences by arbitra
tion. We commend tho v.'gorous efforts
made by tho administration to protect
American citizens In foreign lands.
Combinations of capital and of labor
are the results of the economic move
ment of tho nse, but neither must be
permitted to Infringe upon the rights
and interests of the people. Such com
binations when lawfully formed for
lawtul purposes are alike entitled to
the protection of the laws, but both are
subject to the laws and neither can bo
permitted to break them.
The administration of President
Roosevelt is endorsed.
RESCUED BY REVENUE CUTTER.
Japanese Poachers Found on Island
Almost Starving.
The United States revenue cutter
Thetis has returned to Honolulu from
a trip to the Island of Llslansky, about
1,300 miles to the northwest of Ha
waii, where she went In search of Jap
anese poachers. The Thetis found that
the Japanese schooner Yelju, with 67
men on board, had crrlved at the Is
land on January 8 last, but that 10
days later she had been wrecked In a
gale and 10 of the men on board
drowned. The 57 survivors of neces
sity remained on the Island. They
were short of provisions, and when
the Thetis found them they had only
six pounds of lice left. The Thetis
brought all the survivors to this place,
when they will bo taken back to
Japan.
Three hundred and th'lrty-flve pack
ages of valuable plumage, gathered by
the Japanese from the Lirds of the Is
land for shipment to Paris, were aban
doned on the island.
Gen. Desslno, Russian military agent
in China, says battle on the Yalu was
a "stupid blunder."
Did Not Instruct
After tw hours of wrangling over
an amendment to the report of the res
olutions committee to Indorse the Kan
sas City platform, the North Dakota
State Democratic convention voted
down the amendment and elected an
unlnstructed delegation to the St.
Louis convention.
Mrs. Archie Orr, Gordon Piper, Flor
ence Crane and Roy Mitchell, all of
Negaunee, were drowned in Teal lake
at Negaunee, a squall capsizing the
boat.
CONFIDENCE STRENGTHENED.
Belief Is General That Change for
the Better Will Soon Take Place.
R. O. Dun & Co. 'a "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Aside from the strike
of garment workers developments of
the past week have tended to strength
en confidence. The fiscal year Is draw
ing to a close, with National customs
receipts being no cause for uneasiness.
Tho most Important trade Influence
Just now Is the progress of the crops,
and the past week has brought no set
back. Railway earnings thus far for
Tune are surrrlsingly satisfactory, an
Increase over last year of 47 per cent
bring repotted. Few changes are
noted In the situation at Iron furnaces
and steel mills. Nominally, the list of
prices remain the same, although small
concessions are reported on some or
ders that were not urgent, and the
average of all products of the Industry
is a trifle lower because of the de
clines which were practically con
fined to pig Iron. Taking the Industry
as a whole, reports are almost unani
mous regarding the lack of new or
ders, but there Is a wide diversity of
opinion as to the future. Many au
thorities anticipate a revival In the
fall; others believe that there will be
no material change until spring while
July 1 is made the turning point by
the most sanguine. Illtuminous coal
and coke feel the stagnation keenly,
but hard coal Is moving freely.
Western hide markets have ruled very
dull. Footwear salesmen returning
from Western trips report good sample
business In spring shoes. In the
primary market for cotton goods fur
ther reductions In prices have occur
red, chiefly staple lines or printed cal
icoes. The raw wool market 'Is very
strong, despite small buying by the
mills. Failures- this week numbeted
227 In the United StatPs against 223
last ypar, and 32 in Canada compared
with 19 a year ago.
Tradst reel's sajs: There has been
some enlargement In demand at the
West this week, but the betterment as
yet Is largely one of tone and 'is pre
dicated upon the unquestionably bet
ter crop advices received from nearly
ill sections. The Iron trade appears
to be grounding upon the bottom as
regards prices, and curtailment is be
soming widespread.
INSPECTOR COMMITTED.
Man Who Examined the Gen. 8loeum
Refuses to Testify.
Evidence of a startling nature, which
doubtless will have an important bear
ing on the ultimate result of the coron
er's Inquiry Into the Gen. Slocum di
saster, was forthcoming at the In
quest. Perhaps the most unexpected inci
dent was the continued refusal to
answer questions of Henry Lundberg,
a United States steamboat Inspector,
who was supposed to have Inspected
the lll'e preservers and the hull of the
Ill-fated steamer. His refusal was
based on the ground that an answer
might tend to incriminate him, and he
acted on the advice of counsel. The
coroner committed Lundberg to the
Hoti.ie of Detention, but later accepted
Woo bail for his appearance at .the
hearing next day which was satlsiac
tory to the assistant dlstilct attorney.
Many other witnesses were examin
ed. They were mostly members of the
crew and employes of the company,
and they corroborated testimony of
previous witnesses as to the bad life
preservers, cheap hose and the lack of
lire drills on the Gen. Slocum.
That the lll-fnted steamer Gen.
Slocum had no life preservers nlxanl
less than nine years old was admitted
ly counsel of tho Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company at the Inquest.
Miss Hall, the bookkeeper of the com
pany, had testified concerning seveial
bills for preservers, In which she had
erased the name Grand Republic, the
sister ship of tho Slocum, and substi
tuted that of the latter. Notwithstand
ing his, counsel for the company said
they would make the admission as to
the age of the belts as they were un
able to prove to the contrary. Evi
dence was also brought out that the
United States Inspectors did not ex
amine the fire hose and standplpes
and that the preservers were not In
good shape.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
The Russian losses at tho battle Va
fangow were over 2.000 men.
The Prudential Trust Company of
Pittsburg has made an assignment.
The Portland Gold Mining Company
Will drop suits brought against the
governor of Colorado.
Pittsburg Coal Company is making
new records with shipments of 1,000
cars of coal dally to lakes.
Highball, the eastern horse, won the
American Derby, which was witnessed
by 50,000 persons at Chicago.
Princeton defeated Yale In their fi
nal and decisive game, 'of the season,
10 to 4.
The Jeffrles-Munroe fight has boen
postponed until the last week in Au
gust. After living for more than 30 hours
with his back broken at the waist,
Michael J. Foley died at New Castle,
Pa. He was. hurt by falling from a
tree.
Lawrence Daron, 23 years-old, was
struck by a piece of broken emery
wheel while at work In a plant at
Connellsvllle, Pa., and was Instantly
killed.
Ex-Senatgr Edward Mtirphy, Jr., of
Troy, will cast the 78 votes of New
York for Parker at St. Louis.
T. IS. McDermott, of Pittsburg, has
secured an interest In the Riverside
Manufacturing & Supply Company of
Couuullsvllle,
An engine pulling a Delaware rail
road passenger train went through tho
draw at Laurel river, killing Engineer
County, of Wilmington. The passon
gers were saved by the heroic work of
the baggagemaster, who crawled under
the moving train arid uncoupled the
cars.
THREE CABINET CHANGES
Appointments of Moody, Morton
and Metcalf.
PAYNE WILL ALSO RETIRE.
Secretary Moody Succeeds Knox as At
torney General and Metcalf Will
Follow Cortelyou.
President Roosevelt made the fol
lowing announcement regarding
changes in the cabinet:
William H. Moody, of Massachusetts,
to b Attorney General.
Paul Morton, of Illinois, to be Secre
tary of the navy.
Victor H. Metcalf. of California, to
be Secretary of Commerce and Labor.-
The resignation of Secretary Cortel
you and Attorney General Knox have
been received and accepted, to take
effect July 1.
In one respect the appointment of
Mr. Morton, to be Secretary of the
Navy, 'In unique In the history of the
Roosevelt administration. He had al
ways been a regular Democrat until
18!(B, when he boltpd the party and be
came a Gold Democrat.
About two months ago he came out
In an Interview, in wnlch he announc
ed his renunciation of Democratic prln
clples, and declared that hereafter he
would be found In the racks of the
Republicans. Mr. Morton Is the son
of the late J. Sterling Morton, who
was Secretary of Agriculture under
President Cleveland's neennd adminis
tration. He was born in Detroit,
Mich., May 22, 1857. His activities
have been along the line of railroad
enterprises. At present he holds the
position of second vice president or the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rull
road system.
Mr. Morton has never taken an ac
tive part In practical politics, . all his
energies being devoted to his business
in which his superb administrative
qualities had won for him early tecog
nltlon. The appointment of Representative
Metcalf to be Secretary of Commerce
and Labor was determined upon ty the
President shortly after it became cer
tain that Secretary Cortelyou would
accept the chairmanship of the Repub
lican National Committee. Mr. Metcalf
has served In the last three Congress
es, and as a member of the ways and
means committee, has taken a prom
inent part In that body.
The retirement of Henry C. Payne
fiom the Postofllee department was
also announced.
RAILROAD CLERKS MUST GO.
Several Hundred Employes of P. R. R.
Must Take Furlough.
At a conference between President
A. J. Cassatt and Assistant Comptrol
ler Max Rlebennck of tho Pennsyl
vania railroad on tho subject of re
ducing the clerical force in tho gen
eral offices of the company In Phila
delphia, it was decided that econ
omies are to be accomplished by put
ting Beveral hundred clerks on fur
lough, aiyl by requiring those retained
In the service to take vacations with
out pay. More than 2,roo persons are
employed in tho general oIIIcpb here
and It Is believed that more than 2,
too will be affected by the orders that
are to go out.
Retrenchments decided upon for the
general offlces will bo followed by
similar ones at AUoona, Harrisbtirg,
Pittsburg, Jersey City and all other
division points.
"THEY CAN'T COME BACK."
Opponents of Western Miners' Federa
tion to Wear buttons.
The Citizens' Alliance of Cripple
C.eek, Col., has ordered S.OnO buttons
for coal lapels heaving this Inscrip
tion: "They Can't Come Mads." Every
man In the district who Is opposed to
the Western Federation of Miner is
exnectod to wear one.
Emll L. Johnson, a minor who was
deported from Cripple Creek by tho
militia, committed suicide In Denver.
He was despondent because his wife
and two small-children were left desti
tute in Cripple Creek.
35 VILLAGES DESTROYED.
Turks Slaughter 3,500 Men, Women
and Children.
Advices from a reliable source say
that the foreign consuls In Armenia
are now definitely Infoimed of tho
Indiscriminate slaughter by the Turks
of 3,500 Armenian men, women and
children. In two districts of Sas
sun where these wholesale murders
took place, 85 villages were razed
to the ground by cannon fire. The
ill-fated communities were situated
in the mountains. Guns were car
ried upon the backs of mules.
During the bombardment the moun
tains were surrounded by four bat
tallions of infantry to prevent anybody
from escaping.
After the tiring hod lasted several
hours the survivors were permitted to
leave. Four thousand refuges, entire
ly destitute, have arrived at Musch.
The foreign nrfnlsterg here realize the
useleusness of verbal protests. Noth
ing can be done because Russia de
sires the matter to rest. With the ex
ception of a few politicians In England-and
France, .Europe seems not
to care what happons in Armenia.
Killing of Etzel Unwarranted.
Minister Conger has cabled tho state
department that Consul Miller, after a
thorough Investigation of the facts
connected with tho killing of the
American war correspondent, Etzel, by
Chinese sold tors on the Junk off NIu
chwang, has made a report stutlng
that the killing was unwarranted and
without provocation. In due course
the state department will bring the
subject to the at tention or the Chinese
government.
RUSSIAN WAR ADVICES.
Report of Military Movement Sent to
Headquarters.
Six thousand Russians have occu
pied SalmakJ. This I the first Indica
tion of serious activity on the part of
the Russians. The concentration of
their troops has weakened Llao-Yang,
which is now defended by a small
ft ice.
In the centers west of the peninsula,
although works have been thrown up
and Kuropatkin has prepared a defens
ive position In event of his retreat, the
situation Is unchanged. A Shinto ser
vice was held outside the walls of
Feng-Wang-Chcng this morning.
The emperor has received Che follow
ing dispatch from General Kuropat
kin: "The enemy In the direction of Sal
tnatsza and Feng-Wang-Cheng have
not only stopped, but have made a
retrograde movement. They hare
evacuated several points towards the
north of Feng-Wang-Cheng, which
until recently they occupied. The
movement of Japanese troops towards
the Dallme defile has been stopped,
but a rather Important movement of
the Japanese forces has been discov
ered In the direction of Slu-Yen and
Hal-Cheng or Slu-Yen and Tashloblao."
Under another date of June 20, Vice
Admiral Skrydloff sent the following
message to the emperor:
"The cruiser division has returned
to Vladivostok without losing any men
or sustulnlng any damage."
FIGHTING WAS 8EVERE.
Russian Losses at Tellssu Were Near
ly 2,000 Killed.
Further reports received at Tokyo
show that the blow Inflicted by Gener
al Oku on the Russians In the fight
ing at Tellssu (Vnf.mgow) on June 13,
was more severe that at first was be
lieved. The number of Russians killed
In this battle will probably exceed 2,
(too, and their total loss, including
prisoners, is estimated at 10,000. The
Japanese losses are less than 1,000, or
about one-tenth of the Russian total.
The Japanpse legation at Washing
ton has received the following cable
gram from Tokyo:
"General Oku reports that the Rus
sian corpses which were burled by us
near Tellssu after the evening of tho
17th amounted to 1.518. The corpses
are still being discovered, and It is
believed that the number will be con
siderably Increased. The natives Bay
that during the engagement the Rus
sians carried back by railway a large
number of their killed and wounded,
while later when about taking flight,
they burned or burled many corpses
near Hua-Hung-Kaw. The number of
rifles, guns nnd men captured, besides
those already reported, is Increasing,
but the total Is not yet known."
8AWS CONCEALED IN PIE.
Negro Prisoner Detected In Attempt to
Break Jail.
Jnmes Cnlflhan, a negro, condemned
to die for murder, made a desperate ef
fort to escape, f;om the Washington
county, (Pa.) Jail. He sawed through
two of his cell bars, but tho arrival of
a guard prevented his escape.
Calllhnn secured tho saws and file
In a pie sent to him Inst Friday. He
sawed through the bars and concealed
tho marks with soap blackened. He
then tore two strips f.om his blanket
and tied the ends aooitt the bars where
ho had sawed through. This was no
ticed by Doputy Sheriff Samuel Howe,
who In cutting It off pulled out the
bars. Callihan was put in another cell
nnd searched. Three saws and a file
were found In the nlr shaft. Callihan
with a spoon hail unscrewed the plate
to the shaft and fastening the tool3
to a string had hung them over the
water pipe hi the shaft.
Callihan eays the sawing was done
before ho was placed In the cell. Ko
vovlck In an adjoining cell says he
heard no sawing.
Look Out for These $5 Motes.
The secret service onnounces the
discovery of a new counterfeit $3 sil
ver certificate, Lyons register, Roberts,
treasurer. It Is a poor lithographic
Imitation of the genuine, printed on
heavy paper, with red and blue Ink
lines to represent silk fiber. It should
be readily detected.
ANARCHISTS CAPTURED.
Four Italians Held in Pittsburg for
Investigation.
A quartot or Italians whom the po
lice assert are authorized collectors
for some anarchistic society, were cap
tured In Pittsburg and are now being
held, pending an investigation, which
Is likely to assume International pro
portions before It Is finished. The ar
rests are due to the fact that Dotect'lve
Charles L. Aymer can speak the
Italian languago fluently.
The prisoners are Arthur Miller, Al
fred Curaclo, Panlpalna Slslnulo and
James Antonnl, and upon tbera was
found anarchistic correspondence, the
Importance of which cannot be ascer
tained until tho authorities of Pater
son, N. J., and tho secret police of
Rome reply to the communications
sent them by Superintendent of Detec
tives McQualdo.
Two persons wcro killed and seven
others Injured, one fatally by the par
tial collapse of tho four-story brick
building ut Third and Delawaro
streets, Kansas City, Mo., occupied by
the Block Preserving Company.
Korea Has Been Depleted.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press, In summing up hiH observations
of a two-months' tour of Korea, says
that the country has been depleted of
Its reserve stock of corn, which Is Its
prlncipul wealth, by tho demands ol
the Japanese. The absence of formi
cations, he says, discounts tha idea
that ' the Japanese Intend to uuke
Korea their base.
Marlon Leasure, of Hlgkbridge, Ky.,
28 years old, was killed by a Panhan
dle train near Goulds station. O.
KEYSTONE STATE CULUNGS
FARMER9 HAVE FATAL QUARREL.
Lsir 6pragg Kills James Seal Near
Nettle Hill Surrenders at
Wapnesburg, Pa.
A fatal affray between two promt
nent farmers occurred near Nettle Hill
Jackson township, Greene county, dui
lng which David Seals was shot, dying
later. Seals, who was a large power
ful man, with a reputation as a fighter,
had taken offense at Lazar Spragg and
threatened to beat him. The offer to
fight was renewed on several occasion
by Seals, but Sprang, who is smaller.
refused to flirht. Monday night Spragg
was called from his bed by two stock
buyers and, while talking to them, a
man passed along the road in front of
bis bouse. Spragg spoke In a neigh
borly -way, no recognizing Seals.
Seals became angry and demanded
to know why Spragg had spoken
to him, to which Spragg retorted
that had he known it was Seals
be would not have Spoken. After an
argument Seals forced a fight oa
Spragg and struck him several times.
Spragg attempted to ward off the
blows and, falling, retreated to his)
house. He secured a shotgun and
warned Seals to keep away. As the
latter made another attempt to attack
hlra Spragg fired a shot In the air to
drive his antagonist away. Seals came)
on, however, and after a second warn
ing Spragg fired at him, the load of
shot taking effect in his abdomen.
Preparations were made to take the
wounded man to the homo of a neigh
bor, and while being hauled there on a
sled he died. Seals was 30 years old
and unmarried. Spragg went tot
Waynesburg and gave himself op tot
the authorities.
As a result of nn explosion of fire
works during the celebration ot the
Feast of St. Vitus by the Italians of
New Castle four persons were badly
Injured. A stampede followed the e
plcslon and several persons were
trampled. The Injured are: Charles
Flnne, badly cut and burned on face,
head and body; Claude Ryhal, right
arm cut and burned about the should
ers; Miss Frances Hoover, cut and.
burned on hands and arms; Mrs.
Mary McFarland, cut and badly bruis
ed about the body. An unknown man
was cut by falling rockets four blocks
away from the scene.
Early Sunday morning fire was dis
covered on the second floor of the new
Model restautant on Main street, Brad
ford. The flames spread to the Pierce
house, on the west, and J. H. Keefer's
billiard parlor on the east. Bridget
McCarthy, who conducted the restau
rant, was burned to a crisp. 'Quests
of the Pierce house bad to jump from
the second story, but none was badly
Injured. The buildings were wooden
structures and were consumeir.--The
loss is estimated at $10,000, with little
Insurance.
William Heller, a well-known AI
toona machinist, who, was one of a
camping party at Petersburg, was
drowned Saturday evening while
hath In g In tho Juniata river. He re
mained In the water after his com
panions had gone to their cabin and
nothing was thought of his absence
until next morning, when his clothing;
was found along the river bank. His
body has not been recovered. He was
43 years old and leaves a wife and
seven children.
Two brothers were killed and a com
panion narrowly escaped death In s
wreck on the Western Maryland rail
road at Chambersbtirg. The dead are:
William Grady, aged 24 years, Phila
ielphla; Ernest Grady, aged 20 years,
Philadelphia. The Injured: Ezra Ho
gan. No. 2013 William street, Phila
delphia, badly crushed and bruised.
The three men were beating their way
to Philadelphia from Washington, Pa.,
where they had been visiting J. B.
Orady, the father of the dead men.
Tho Jury In the case of Charles H.
Patterson and Joseph Flnler, charged
with killing Frank Johnston at the
Rochester tumbler works, returned a
verdict acquitting Patterson and con
victing Flnler of voluntary man
slaughter. Flnler's right name Is Rob
ert Gray, alias "Spanish, Bob," and be
lives In Virgin alley, Pittsburg.
The body of Edward Oehret, who
was drowed In Beech creek, has been
found. Gehret fell Into the creek last
January and for several days hundreds
of men dragged the creek without suc
cess. When found the body was held
dowa by a stone weighing 600 pounds,
whli U, it Is thought, was shoved on it
by gorging ice.
Miss Lizzie Statler, aged 44, of
Bucktown, Somerset county, while
visiting her sister, Mrs. David Cole
man, near that place, cut her throat
with a razor. She cannot recover.
The deed Is attributed to melancholy.
Lightning struck the home of Isaac
Freeman, at Dubois, Injuring six chil
dren ot the family, none fatally. A
singular feature was that the sky was
not overcast and there was no light
ning preceding or following the flash.
Edward Acker, of East Freedom, 24
years old, and married, was caught be
tween the bumpers of two freight cars
In a lumber yard at AUoona and crush,
ed so badly that he died In a few min
utes. Three bouses, belonging to James
Cochran & Sons, at Vanderbllt, were
destroyed by fire, the loss amounting
to about $3,000. The blaze was start
ed by the explosion of a can of pow
der. Fire broko out In the roar of E. E.
Miller's drug store, at Beaver Falls,
and did about $1,500 damage.
4-yor-oi(l son of 8. B. Matthews,
MVing near Tltusville, fell luto a deep
water well and escaped serious injury
with the exception of a sprained auklo.
Two Italians, arrested at Clearfield,
for shooting robins and other song
birds, were fined $100 und costs by Jus
tice ot the Peace J. C. Barclay.
Arthur KarUklnd, 21 years old, a
fireman on the Erie Railroad, died
from Injuries received by a fall from
big engine.
Samuel Dickson was arrested Brr
TJnlontown, on a charge of fc&rs; Jc2
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