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10 PAGES PAGES o- TWO CENTS. SCBANTON", TA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1897. TWO CENTS ssCiWE'wyi QSyiMfcpSgjut'y3iy MR. CALHOUN'S CUBAN VISIT fle Gives a Few Opinions Concerning Situation on the Island. THE RUIZ INVESTIGATION Impossible to Get at the Facts of the Case. Jailors Arc the Principal Witnesses. Tlic Finnl Report to Ho Made by Gen. Jjec--l'rcscnt Condition of tho Isliind--Itnmoii O. Willlnnn nnd Clinng Yno Tnm Also Arrive--People Would Not Recognize the Una dorned Truth in Cnbn. New York, June 7. Among the pas sengers who arrived this morning by the Ward line steamer Saratoga from Mexico and Havana were Hon. Ra mon O. Williams, ex-United States consul to Havana; William J. Cal houn United States commissioner to C'uba.ncconipanled by George W. Flsh bflck. Mr. Calhoun, who was sent to Cuba in thf Ruiz case, stated that the com mission, composed of General Lee, who r..p-esented the United States,, and Dr. Congosta, Spanish consul at Phil adelphia, who represented Spain, held three sittings between May, 20 and June 1 at Havana, Regulus and Guan abacao. Th papers examined In the case wete chlelly military records, nnd the final report would be made to Washington by General Lee. ' I shall stay at the Waldorf tonight nnd leave on the 10 o'clock train for Washington tomorrow," said Mr. Cal houn. "I left Washington on May 8 and sailed for Cuba by way of Tampi. The Investigation Into the death of Dr. Ruiz was conducted by Dr. Con gosto, the Spanish consul at Philadel phia, and General Fltz-Hugh Lee, Uni ted States, consul to Cuba, who were appointed special commissioners undir an agreement between the Spanish government and that of the United States." COULD SEE! ONLY OFFICIALS. "Dr. Ruiz was arrested on Feb. 4 on a charge of having some connec tion with an attack on a railroad train between Havana and Guanabacoa, which Is about three miles from Ha vana. Dr. Ruiz was placed In solitary confinement and was not psrmltted to see any one except Spanish officials during his confinement. On the morn ing of Feb. 17 he was taken out of prison for an examination Into his mental and physical condition, and upon examination It was found that" there was a wound on the top of his head. He died two hours later. It was to Investigate his death that the com mission was appointed, and I Was sent to act as counsel to Commissioner Lee. "We examined what witnesses we could six or seven, I forget which including Spaniards and Cubans, We found no positive or direct proof of any assault, and whatever conclusions are arrived at must be based upon the evidence which Is detailed In the com missioner's report to the state depart ment. I prefer not to say what these conclusions are until the official report is filed in Washington. You will re-tdlly understand the almost Insurmountable difficulties of obtaining witnesses and securing evidence where a prisoner ha3 been kept In solitary confinement and closely guarded by his Jailers. Dr. Ruiz died In the Guanabacoa prison but not In solitary confinement, and he was burled near the prison, although I be lieve there Is no stone over his head. The autopsy showed that congestion of the brain was the Immediate cause of death." THE CONDITION OF THE ISLAND. Speaking of his Investigation of the condition of the Island, Mr. Calhoun said: "There Is no end of the war In sight. The Spaniards tried to impress me with the fact that It was over, but the Cubans with whom I talked ex pressed great confidence and a deter mination to carry on the fight to the end. The Spaniards claim that the Cu ban army 13 rapidly diminishing. The Cubans deny such statements. So there you are. There Is nothing but a mass of contradiction. It seems to me that there is something about the atmos phere down there that if the truth were sent forth nafced and unadorned the people there would not recognize It." Regarding American prisoners In Cuba Mr. Calhoun said that he visited a number of them and found that they were being well treated while he was in Cuba. "General Lee Is taking very effective measures for t'helr protection." added Mr. Calhoun. "In fact, ho Is looking after the Interest of all Amer icans down there with remarkable zeal. No man could be more loyal ,r more patrlotlo in this respect." Mr. Calhoun said that he found, very few native Americans In Cuba who were In actual want. There were a considerable number of naturalized Americans there, and General Lee was now looking after them, George1 W. Flshback, Mr. Calhoun's private secretary, said that Mr. Cal houn had not penetrated the Insur gents' lines. He added, however, that they had conversed with persons of all shades of opinion and that all tho In surgent were not outside the Spanish lines. CULPRIT CHAINED TO A WAGON. An Ingenious Constable's Substitute for a Jail Coll. Burlington, N. J., June 7. A man giving his name as Charles Hoffman secured employment on the farm of Samuel Sawyer, of Delalr. several days ago. When Sawyer left the place last night his new employe ransacked the house In search of plunder, but all he got was a pair of trousers and a sliver watch. As soon as the loss was dis covered Constable Aaron N. Bishop started In pursuit, and Hoffman was soon overtaken. Delalr has no Jail, but this caused the constable no worry. He ,took the prisoner to the wagon shed, and, put ting a heavy log chain about his ankle, secured It with a padlock. The other end he fastened to a wagon In a similar manner. Then, with a remark that the culprit was as safe there as he would be In heaven, the constable withdrew and left Hoffman to lie down or to tug at tho chain. This morning Hoffman was brought to this city and locked In the Jail. PRESIDENT AT CHATrANOOGA. Arrangements for the Reception of Mr. nnd Mrs. McKlnlcy. Chattanooga, Juno 7. Arrangements for the reception of President and Mrs. McKlnlcy and the members of the cab inet who will spend next Saturday night and Sunday here, arc atout com pleted. The president and party Is ex pected to reach here from Nashville about 8 o'clock Saturday night. From the Union depot, the visitors will be escorted to the Auditorium, where a short public reception will be held. From tho Auditorium the party will be taken to the Read house, where quarters have been reserved, ALL QUIET AT URBANA. Sheriff McLain Returns (o tbc Town and tbc Citizens Have Guaranteed Protection for Leonard. Columbus, O., June 7. A special to the Dispatch from Urbana, O., says: There Is great Indignation here over the published report that Champagne county, or Urbana, Is to be placed un der martial law. There Is no neces sity for anything of the kind. It Is supposed here that the report, origin ated with Colonel Anthony at Spring field, to whose regiment the officers and men are attached who went to pro tect the jail, and that he Is disposed to this course as a means of protection to them. There Is but little If any dis position here to say anything unkind to the local soldiers. Sheriff McLain returned to Urbana today. He was met at the station by Deputy Sheriff Klerby. They drove to the McLain res idence on Scioto street Instead of to the sheriff's residence at the jail. The return was without Incident, Captain Leonard, of the Urbana mil itia company, Is here. Citizens of Ur bana have telephoned him to come home assuring him of safety. He left the Jail in a buggy and be ing recognized, somebody shouted "Hang him." The horse was then put to full speed and he escaped. YOUNG DEMOCRACY. Tho Members of tho Now York Coterie Will Sound tho .Masses. New York, June 7. Tho young Democracy Is anxious to know what the great mass of Democrats Intend to do about the formation of a state committee that shall reaffirm the prin ciples laid down by the convention at Chicago last year and the nomination of candidates who are In favor of the doctrines of that party. With this ob ject In a view a letter has been ad dressed to the Democratic voters of the city which sets forth that "a number of men who have heretofore been ac tive in the management of the Demo cratic party In this state were treach erous to Democratic Interests, and that the state committee were either apa thetic or indifferent In their support of the platform and the candidates of the Democratic party. It claims that no man Is a Democratic, in a party sense, who did not accept the Chicago platform. It calls attention to the fact that the present Democratic state committee Intend to nominate the one state officer to be voted for this fall, Judge of the court of appeals, without calling a convention. In order to main tain the Integrity of the party and to have the benefit of the emblem and place on the ballot and prevent their diversion from the proper use In the Interests of men traitorous to the party In the last campaign, who are already clamoring that the Issues of last year shall be eliminated from the elections of this year, and suggests that the advisability of holding a convention to nominate a candidate, select a state committee and re-aflirm the "principles of the party." In conclusion the latter invites an expression of opinion. JAPAN'S DEMANDS ON HAWAII. Thoy Arc Submitted Again in Rnthcr' More Vigorous Lnngnngo. Honolulu, May 31, via San Francisco, June 7. Much discussion was caused by the formal call paid today by the Japanese Minister Shimamura on Min ister of Foreign Affairs Cooper. It is the general belief that he again de manded an explanation of the rejection of the Japanese Immigrants. Mr. Cooper denied that he received any official communication from the Japanese minister, but from other sources It is learned that his deniel was simply diplomatic evasion. The Japan ese minister made a second demand upon the Hawaiian government, couched In plainer and more vigorous language than tho first. Sllvrtr Republicans to Meet. Chicago, June 7. The national provision al committee of the silver Republicans will bo called to order at tho Lclaud hotel tomorrow morning. It Is expectwt that a least thirty-two stateti will be renre. bented. It Is understood thut Senator Tel ler will bo offered tho chairmanship of the meeting. i ' Decision in Threo Friends Cnse. Jackonvllle. Fla,. June 7. In tho Unltivi State court Judge Locke today handed down a decision In the case of steamer Three Friends, charged with violating the neutrality laws by carrying a filibustering expedition, to Cuba, and also an armed vessel, dismissing the Hbsl for forfeiture. Nominations Confirmed, Washington, Juno 7. The senate today confirmed the following nominations; William L. Pennfield, of Indiana, to bo solicitor for tho department of state; w. W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be auditor for the war department; W. E, Andrews, of Nebraska, to be auditor for the treas ury department. PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN IN SENATE Significance of the Vote on Lumber ' Schedule of Tariff Dill. DEFEAT OF MR. VEST'S MOTION Klght Democratic fjenutors Vote Agninst Placing White Pino on the Free I,ist--A Scheme to Substitute the Wilson Lumbor Schedule Is Also Hrjectcd--Owlng to Ilrcnk in Pnrty Lines, tho Dcbnto Preceding the Voto Is Very Breezy. Washington, June 7. The senate to day disposed of the lumber paragraph which has been more stubbornly con tested than any feature of the bill thus far by defeating the motion of Senator Vest to place white pine on the free list, yeas 20, nays 38. The contest was mainly significant In breaking party lines, which hove been maintained with few exceptions during the early stages of the debate. On the finnl vote eight Democratic senators voted against Mr. Vest's proposition, namely Messrs. Bacon and Clay, of Georgia; McKnery, of Loulslanki; Mc Laurln and Tillman, 6f South Caro lina; Martin, of Virginia; Rawlins, of Utah, and White, of California. On the other hand, Mr. Carter, Republi can, nnd Messrs. Cannon and Mantle, Sliver Republicans, voted for the Vest motion. Following this a motion to substitute the Wilson lumber schedule was defeated 21-S7 and the schedule was agreed to as reported. The debate preceding the vote was nt times very breezy, owing to the break of political lines. A general discussion of the future programme of the bill occurred before the senate adjourned. It led to a statement by Mr. Allison, In charge of the bill, that tho committee probably submit amendments to the sugar sche dule. For this reason he announced that the sugar schedule would be rass ed over tomorrow and the tobacco schedule taken up. MR. QUAY'S AMENDMENTS. He Gives Notice of Proposed Changes in Tnrill" Bill. Washington, June 7. Senator Quay gave notice today of several amend ments he proposes offering to the tar iff bill. Ono of those- provides foi striking out the provision for a duty on tea and another for striking out the lrcrease of the beer tax. The free admission of Iron ore Imported from mines owned nbrcad by citizens of tho United States for their own use Is also provided for. Another amendment Im poses a d.uty of ten per cent, on all nttlclep on the free list until 1901 and a fourth Btilkes out sections 4, 5, G nnd 7. These relate to the Internal revenue features of the bill, including beer, tobaco, sugars, etc. The effect of tho adoption of the last amendment would be to leave the present Internal rev enue law In effect. OFFERED TO TRACY. Said to Hnvo Bern Tendered tho Spanish Mission. Washington, June 7. It Is reported tonight that former Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy has been tendered the Spanish mission, and that he h'aa expressed a willingness to ac cept it for a short period If he con arrange his business affairs so as to permit him to bo absent from the country for some months. The appointment of, former Repre sentative J. Frank Aldrich. o Illinois, as consul-general to succeed General Lee, at Havana, has been definitely decided upon. WOMAN IN A MURDER MYSTERY. Her Hnt Found on thoOrnss Beside a Dying Man. Greenwich, Conn., June 7. Edward Long, 18 years old, was found early this morning just off the old Field Point road about a mile from this place, with a bullet wound In his head. He died about three hours later. Long was last seen nllve, so far as Is known now, at 11 o'clock last night. He was then at the depot. The train from Stamford had Just arrived. According to Thomas Dobson, a hack driver, there alighted from this train an unknown man, who was accompan ied by a good-looking young woman. The young woman wore a black straw hat, trimmed with black silk ribbons. About 2 o'clock this morning a party of young men while coming along the Point road heard a shot. They found Long lying in the grass covered with blood. The sod was trampled down, and it looked as if there had been a struggle. Near the spot a woman's hat was found. Tt answered the descrip tion of the ono worn by the young woTian who got off the Stamford train. PASTOR PLAYS FIRST BASE. Congregation of His Church Go to Sco Him Hold Down tho ling. Trenton, June 7. Rev. F. , C. Jen nings, pastor of the rresbyterlan church In Morrlsvllle, plays first laso with the crack base ball team which represents that town. Games aro played every Saturday afternoon, and are witnessed by fashionable assem blages, which Include many of the wo men who belong to the pastor's church. The club this yaar has played seven games and li'Et but one. Rev. Mr. Jennings Is a graduate of the South Carolina University, and of Princeton, and played first base on tho teams of both colleges. OKLAHOMA'S EVANGELIST. Ho Has Been n Gambler nnd Many Other Disrcputiiblo Things. Perry, Oklahoma, June 7, Oklahoma has an evangelist of her own. He Is J. Steve Burke, who has been a depu ty United Stages marshal in Oklahoma und the Indian territory for twelve years, and likewise a gambler, drunk ard and all-round sport. Ho had not attended church In years till two 1 months ago in Perry. Ho attended the Baptist church ono night here, and after the servloes . were concluded he asked for a few minutes to talk, and for an hour he unfolded tho details of his many crimes to a largo audi ence. Th'en he began lecturing in towns where he had committed his many sins, and thousands df people flocked to hear him. At Pawnee he has been lecturing for a week and has turned the town over. He Induced the au thorities to stop gambling and dloe throwing In saloons. The sports did all they could to do him bodily harm, but the police protected htm and his work went on. Buike Is a member of a noted Texas family. He was once a professor In a theological school at Waco, Texas, but fell from grace when he entered politics. THE COAL HEARINGS. Representatives of tho Hnllronds Will Appear nt Albany Todny. Albany, N. Y., June 7. The hearing before Judge Chester tomorrow In the matter of the request of the presidents of the various coal railroads for a va cating of the order for them to appear before a referee will not, It 13 expected, be of much moment. Justice Chester has been quoted as saying that he ex pected that an appeal would be taken to the appellate division no matter upon which side his decision Is given. The appellate division does not meet until late In September and an appeal will also go up from that branch o that It Is hardly possible that a final decision will be given even upon this first point until late In October. Tho questions to be raised In argu ment tomorrow have all been detailed and will simply be enlarged uprfn. Lewis E. Carr, of the Delaware and Hudson, and David J. McClure, for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, will appear for tho railroad presidents. LAWYER KUIIN'S SUICIDE. Puts n Bullet in Hit Brnln nnd Leaves His Sweetheart $5,(100. Pittsburg, Pa June 7. A dispatch from Llgonler gives an account of the suicide of Lawyer R. S. Kuhnst at Franks hotel tonight. Kuhn was to have murrled Miss Minnie Leasure to morrow morning and had made every arrangement for the wedding. Ho went to his room at about 9 o'clock this evening apparently In the best of spir its and without giving a hint of his purpose. Later he was found lying on the floor dead with a bullet hole In his temple nnd his brains spattered on the wall. In the pocket of the dead, who was said to have been worth $75,000, was found a will in which he leaves Miss Leasure $5,000 and the balance to his brother, John E. Kuhn, said to be a Presbyterian minister at Altoona, Pa. RUM FOR SING SING CONVICTS. A Former Convict's Thriiing Business with Inmates oftho Prison. Sing Sing. N. Y., June 7. David Mc Cann. tin cx-convlct, who has been out of Sing Sing prison only a few months, nnd whose home Is In this village, was arrested today on a charge of vagran cy. Upon being searched In the police court letters were found on his person which revealed the fact that he had been supplying liquors, cigars and matches to the convicts. He hid the goods In various places outside the prison walls, but easily accessible to convicts employed about the prison grounds. The letters addressed to McCann were from convicts who thanked him for hln services. Warden Sago pre ferred charges against McCann, who will bo tried tomorrow. DISTRESS IN NICARAGUA. Tho Government Is Practicing Econ omy and Cutting Down Salaries. Washington, June 7. The extent of the financial distress In Nicaragua! must be considerable from the account rendered to the state department by United States Consul Welslke, at Man agua. Ho says the government Is try ing In every way to pass safely through the present state of affairs by observ ing strict economy. Salaries have been lowered from the president of the republic down to the last employe and a great many officers have neen abol ished. Coffee planters are confronting bank ruptcy and to make matters worse, the foreign and native commercial houses, on, whom the planters depend for ad vances have withdrawn their credits, owing to heny losses. Sorg Dcclnres Himself. Cincinnati, Juno 7. Tho Times Star publishes an interview today with Con gressman Paul J. Sorg, In which ho of ficially announces his candidacy for Unit ed States senator In tho event that tho Democrats secure a majority of tho mem bers of the legislature to be elected next November, Whlie other names havo been mentioned the only other announced can didate Is John R. McLean, proprietor of tho Cincinnati Enquirer, who Is now In tho city conducting his canvass. Ilnndsomo Girl's Suicide. Atlantic City, N. J., Juno 7. Miss Emma C. Lloyd, tho handsome daughter of tho proprietress of the Dudley Arms hotel, committed suicide this morning by lock ing herself in a bed room and Jrnlng on the gas. Deceased was about 2u years oll and no cause can be assigned for tho suicide. An F.ditor Murdered. Ardmore, I. T June 7. Jamej Williams, editor of tho Chronicle, waa ehot and killed hero toduy by (iurenco U. Doug lass, of this city, an attorney and promi nent Republican. The killing Is the re sult of a newspaper article, Douglass is now in Jail, Tho Son of Coren's King Arrives. San Francisco, Juno 7. Among the pas sengors on the steamer Coptic, which ar rived from China and Japan today, wero Enl Wha, son of the King of Corca, whose intended visit to this country has been announced. Mr. Hall Asked to Resign. Washington, June 7. Secretary Wilson has asked for tho resignation of D. M. Hall, property clerk of the Agricultural department, at 2,000 per annum, Mr, Hall Is a Maine Democrat. Republicans Carry Chicago. Chicago. June 7. The judicial election today was carried by tho Republicans, who elected all of their candidates by pluralities of about 12,000 In tho city and 4,000 in tho tounty outside of tho city, EFFECTS OF THE HAWAIIAN TREATY Statistics Giving Its Bearing Upon Im ports and Exports. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF OUR TRADE It Will Ho Published in tho Near Fit-tnrc--Itcsiilts of the Ratification oi the Agreement of 1877--Amounts Imported in tho Year 1800 tho Larg est in tho History oftho Treaty. Wnshlngton, June 7. A complete de tailed statement of our trade with Ha waii Is being prepared by tho bureau of statistics of the treasury depart ment, under the direction of Chief Ford. It Is tho Intention of Mr. Ford to give all data which can possibly bo of use to senators In considering the continuance or abrogation of the Ha waiian commercial tt-eaty of 1876. The statement will bo published In about two weeks. The work of the bureau has proceeded far enough to furnish an ex act statement of the Imports of sugar Into this country from Hawaii, and the comparison between this amount and the total Imports of sugar Into the country Is shown by means of a col ored chart. Tho effect of the treaty, which was ratified In 1877, was not no ticed In a very marked degree until 1879, when the Imports of sugar amounted to a little less than 50,000,000 pounds. From that year the growth of sugar Imports was very steady. In 1894 on account of tho tariff agitation and the uncertainty 'attending the effort of the American Sugar Refining company to secure a differential duty on refined sugar In the senate bill, the Imports of sugar from all parts of tho world In creased greatly. The amount import ed from Hawaii exceeded 325,000,000 pounds. In ISflG, by a normal growth In tho consumption of sugar, the amount had Increased to nearly 850, 000,000 pounds. This is the largest amount In the history of the treaty. The chart prepared by Chief Ford also shows the effect of the sugar bounty on tho production of sugar In Louisiana, as well a3 other facts con nected with our exports to Hawaii un der the Influence of the commercial treaty. MARSHAL NAGLE RESIGNS. Remarkable Doing of His. Deputies in Oklnhomn. Perry, Oklahoma, June 7. Patrick S. Nagle, the United States marshal for Oklahoma, has resigned his office and his successor will be appointed imme diately. Nagle was appointed early In 1890 to succeed E. D. Nix, who was. ap pointed by President Cleveland-In the early part of his last administration through the influence of John G. Car lisle. Nix was removed for supposed Irreg ularities. The office pays $5,000 a year, and not less than twelve Republicans are after It. An inspector from Wash ington has been in the territory for two months Investigating Nagle, but It is reported that his accounts are straight, but many of his deputies are In disre pute. A scheme to rob an Oklahoma bank by deputy marshals was un earthed by Inspector Taylor, and many frauds regarding whisky peddling were unearthed. It has been shown that the deputy marshals would hire men to se crete bottles of whisky In wngons be longing to travelers In the Indian coun try, and the marshals would then ar rest the travelers for having whisky in the Indian lands. Many such cases have developed. SYMPATHETIC DEATH. Brother nnd Sister Mnnv Miles Apart Dio Almost Together. Matteawan, N. J., June 7. In the doorway of his farm flosse, at Phll llpstown, Putnam county, stood Gilbert Fprman, farmer. He was In vigorous health, despite his four and seventy years, and still able to do a good day's work on his farm. Suddenly he put a hand to his head: "I cannot see," he said. "What Is the matter Mary! Yes, I hear your voice," and he fell to the ground unconscious. In a short time he was dead from apo plexy. Strange to say, a short time be fore he was stricken, his sister, Mary A. Wlxon, the widow of Nathaniel Wlxon, of Shenandoah, Duchess coun ty, had died In her home, aged 78. Their deaths came within an hour of each other, she dying first, while her name was almost tho last word on his lips, A widow and ten grown children survive Mr. Forman. HANGMAN INSANE. Michael Fort in, Who Officiated nt Maxwell's Execution, in Asylum, St, Louis, June 7. Michael Fortln, the man who hanged Walter H. Len nox Maxwell, tho slayer of Arthur Preller, has been taken to tho Insane asylum, his mind having gone from constant brooding over what was one of tho most notable cases ever tried in St. Louis. Fortln Is well known In- St. Louis and the county, having filled various positions here before the county and city separated. JUMPED FROM A CAR WINDOW. Gmnblor Willinms Makes His Kscapo Whilo on His Way to Prison. Tucson, Ariz., June 7. Jack Wil liams, tho notorious sharper and gambler, made a daring escape from the sheriff yesterday by Jumping from the window of a swlfty moving train while manacled. 'Sheriff Scott White and his deputy of Tombstone were on their way to the Yuma penitentiary with Williams and two Mexican prlso ers. Williams was going to servo a ten- year sentence for holding up a faro gamo at Blsbee. Tho train was stop ped as soon as possible and the oflicers went in pursuit, but tho man .had dis appeared. CUT 0FP THE DIVER'S AIR. Captain Under tho Ocenn Whllo His Crow Fought nnd Forgot Him. Atlantic City, N. J., Juno 7. Tho J captain of tho Merritt wrecking tug, now engaged in raising thie sunken cargo of the ship Francis, which burn ed to tho water's edge nwar Beach Haven, had an escape from a peculiar death qn Friday last, which ho will not soon forget. To regain tho cargo It was necessary to resort to dlrlng, nnd on that day the captain himself descended, leaving tho mate In charge of tho deck. Tho latter and the cook became engaged In a brawl, which ended in a free fight among all tho crew, and the man at the air pump forgot his master at tho bottom of the ocean. How long tho air was cut off Is not known. To the captain who Buffered the suffocation it seemed a century; to the crew it was but a few minutes; but when they did bethink themselves of tho life they held In their hands and brought the captain to the deck he was almost dead. It took several hours' hard work to restore him to consciousness. tAUGHT A BEAR IN A TRAP. Farmer Captured tho Animal That llnd Been Raiding His Pasture. Oswego, N. Y Juno 7. A. J. Brock wny, a farmer living In Osceola, not far from here, has missed she?p now and then for a month past. A week ago ho discovered bear tracks in his sheep pasture, and ho made up his mind that a bear was the thief, though there Jrartn's been a bear seen In the neighborhood for some time. He set a big spring trap, which he chalnoJ to a log and baited it with fresh meat. The very next morning the log nnd tho trap were gone and tho condition of tho ground around made It plain that the bear had had a tussel with the trap before he had started to carry It away. There, was a trail straight across tho field In the direction of a swamp, showing the way tho bear and his load had gone. The trail led more than a mile through a woods. Brock way got his gun and followed it up. It led Into the swamp and he almost stumbled over the bear before he saw It. The bear was sitting down llcklnu a paw which wa fast In the steel trap. It was Just as much astonished as was Brqckway at being discovered, and it rose up, Brockway thought, to attack him, but It was really to run away. It was almost exhausted from the struggles It had had getting to where It was from the sheep pasture, and before It had gone half a dozen steps Brockway recovered his compos ure and shot it between the shoulders. The ono load killed it. It weighed, dressed, 240 pounds. CHINESE MONUMENTS IN MEXICO. Indications Thnt Chln'cso Wuro There Two Tlioutnnd Years Ago. Hermoslllo, Mex., June 7. The rock recently discovered In the mountains of the Magdalena district, state of So nora, which Is covered with Chinese In scriptions, has Just been vlBlted by Sen Yuep, a well-educated Chinese of Guay mas. He says that the Inscriptions are Chinese, but are somewhat Indistinct. He made a copy of them and has trans lated enough of the Jlnes to show that tho writing was probably Inscribed on the rock at least 2.000 years ago. There ore ten lines of characters on the part of the rock In view, and some of the lines may bo still burled under the earth. There are ancient Chinese tombs and monuments to the north of Magdalena, near the mining camp of Jacoba. These have never been ex plored. Sen Yuep asserts that In the history of China there Is a tradition that an exploring expedition divided Into eighteen parties landed on the western coast of what Is now Mexico over twenty centuries ago. HAS VETOED SIXTEEN BILLS. Tho Governor of Texas Docs Not Ap prove oftho Legislature. Austin, Tex., June 7. Governor Cul bertson today did something unpre cedented In Texas legislative circles by vetoing at once four bills passed at the regular session of the legislature recently closed. During the session he vetoed sixteen more bills than any pre ceding governor, has negatived and to dny he added four more to the list. The most important bill vetoed today is a general occupation tax bill, which sought to tax everybody and every In dustry in the state to Increase the rev enue. The governor says that while the ob ject of the bill Is commendable, ho must veto It because It would author ize tho circulation of obscene litera ture, sanction gambling by pool sell ing and legalize the fire Insurance com panies now operating In the state, and which have lately been prosecuted. Embezzling Mnyor Sentenced. Atlanta, Gn., June 7. Former Mayor John Tyler Cooper, who was convicted Saturday of embezzling funds of the county, whllo kervlng as clerk to tho board of commissioners, was sotnenced this morning to threo months' imprison ment and $500 fine. THIS NKWS THIS M0KNING. Weather Indications Today: Showers; Easterly Winds, 1 (General) Calhoun's Impressions of Cuba. Postofllco Elevator Falls with Serious Results. Progress of tho Tariff Debate. Effects of tho Hawaiian Treaty, 2 (Sports) Work of the Bcranton Bao Ball Club. Eastern, National and Atlantic League Scores. Blcyclo Chat. 3 (State) Governor Hastings, Refuse to Name Subjects for Taxation. . Legislative Iroceedin-s. Amateur Base Ball. 4 Editorial. Washington Oosslp. 0 (Story) "Tho Kace Meet of tho At- Juntlo Wheelmen." t 0 (Local) Von Storch Ejectment Suit, Jennings Is Non-Sutted, 7 (Local)-Mr. Crlttenton Begins His Labors Here. Annual Session of the Free Klndorgar. ten Association, 8 (Local) West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Neighboring County Happenlnzs. Financial and Commercial. TRAGEDY OF AN ELEVATOR The Carriage Drops Three Stories in the New York Postoffice. SEVERAL MEN ARE INJURED Two of the Victims Likely to Die. Accident Cnuscd by tho Breaking of n Rope, tho Elevator Being Loaded Beyond Its Capacity-Safety Appli ances Evidently Did Not Work. Police Reserves Called Out to Keep Back the Crowd from tho Bnllding. New York, Juno 7. Six men were. Injured, two of them fatally, In an elevator accident in the postoffico building at 11 o'clock today. All of the Injured are married men. The car fell a distance of three tall stories, as the result either of tho slipping of a belt or the breaking of the two cable. The accident was duo to overloading. The elevator was carrying tho six men and about 1,000 pounds of cement, whereas it was intended only for the hoisting and lowering of malls. Tho Injured arc. COX, CAPTAIN JAMES A., GS years old; examiner In tho sea, postal servlca; residence, Mlddlctown, N. Y.; Injuries to back and lnternaUy hurt; will die. M'GOVEItN. THOMAS, 2S years old; a plasterer's helper; 157 Sandford street, Brooklyn; leg broken and In jured about the back; likely to dlo. BIRDSALL, FRANK, 38 years old; a railway mall clerk; residence, Brews ters, N. Y.; base of tho skull frac tured; may recover. DAILEY, GEORGE Y, 27 years old; a railway mall clerk; residence, Eis ton. Pa. ; leg tiroken. MURPHY, JOHN, 43 years old; a railway mall clerk; 121S Dean street, Brook lyn; both ankles broken. LUFFLER JOSUPH, 63 years old; ele vator conductor; 4S0 East Sixth street; ankle broken. All of tho Injured, except Luffler, aro at the Hudson street hospital. Luf fler Is In the Gouverneur hospital. The elevator was near the Park row sldo of the building. George Telfair has tho contract for repairs on the second floor. Large quantities of cement and plaster are being used nnd these wero being hoisted as needed. Two of Tel fair's men, McGovern and Murphy, loaded six bags of cement, weighing about half a ton, on the elevator, and then, with the conductor, Lufiler, and tho three postal employes, the ascent was begun. Lufiler started the car opward, but for somo reason which he oould not fathom It moved slowly. It had ascend ed only a few feet above the second floor when It stopped and started down ward with a rush. An Instant later a crash, and cries and groans in the sub-cellar of the building, two stories underground, attracted tho engineers and firemen. They tent out calls to the police and for ambulances. Tho men were half covrred with ce ment and lay In a tangled heap when aid reached them. They were lifted gently out nnd the postofTlce employes did what little they could to relievo their pain until the arrival of the am bulances, which had been summoned from tho Hudson street, Gouverneur and St. Vincent hospitals. CROWDS BLOCKED THE STREET. Meanwhile Police Inspector Allaire had arrived. Great crowds had gath ered and were blocking1. Mall street, so that tho ambulances and doctors who had been called from the Immedi ate neighborhood could not get through. Inspector Allaire called out the re serves f the Fourth and Fifth police precincts and took personnl charge of them. The Injured men were taken out through the Mall street side. Each ar rival of a stretcher was th'e signal for more crowding by tho throngs of cur ious who were trying ti obtain a glimpse of the injured, and severnl times the police had to make thteats of using their clubs before they could maintain the lines they had establish ed. Captain Fry, chief engineer and cus todian of the building, Is of the opinion that overloading alone oaunod the ac cident. He does not believe that eith er of the cables broke until after tho elevator had struck the bottom of tho Bub-cellar and rebounded. This Is the reason, In his opinion, for the failure of the safely appliances to work. All of tho postoffice elevators are fitted with there appliances. The eluvator was suspendeJ on two cables and was propelled by a leather 'uelt upon a fly wheel between two vertical cyllndeis. The bait controlled tho drum, liich In turn, wound or unwound the cables us the elevator ascended or descended. "The workmen," continued Captain Fry, "had overweighted the elevator. In my opinion the belt Flipped ond tha elwator Mnk down, gaining In momen tum until It reached the bottom. Then it rebounded and falling a second time, faster than the first, the cables were snapped off This beller Is heighten ed by the clrcumstanco that the safety appliances did not catch, which they would have done had tho elevator fall en rapidly." The Herald's Weather Forccnst., Now York, Juno 8. In tho Middle states and New England today, cloudy to partly cloudy weather will prevail, with nearly stationary tempcraturn and fresh easter ly winds, shifting to noitherly and rain, probably followed by local thundar stornw on or near tho coasts. On Wednesday, In both of these sections, partly cloudy to fair weather nnd fresh northerly winds will prevail preceded by rain on tho Nev England coast with slowly rising temperature. I ) ,