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LANDSLIDE,
THEN A BAD
TRAIN SMASH
Occurred on the Erie Rail
road One Mile from
Lackawaxen.
A CLOUDBURST THE CAUSE
It Loosened a Section of the Bank
Which Fell on the Enstbound
Tracks, Wrecking n Freight Train
Which In Turn Led to the Wreck
ing of the Chicago Express Pass
engers Thrown Down the Embank
mentExtent of the Fatalities and
Injuries as far ns Ascertained.
Heartrending Scenes Attending the
Work of Ilescue Sneak Thieves
Rob the Wounded Passengers.
iPort Jervls, X. Y., July SO. The aid-
dents on tin Erie railroad, growing out
of the landslide n nillo oust of Lucka
inxoti, lust night wcic not as ."prions
as at (list reported, "nil- tho llrcmau
and engineer of the derailed engine of
tlie west-bound Chicago express, whleh
turned over on the track, were killed,
though a number of passengers on the
express", the vestll, 1 pussenger train
for r.uffalo and C -eland, which left
New York at 7 o'clock Saturday night,
were injuied.
Following Is a complete list of th
killed and Injured, as far as known at
the present time:
Killed.
STEPHEN OCTWATEH, 1'ort Jervls,
engineer of Chicago oppress.
l-'HKI) SELLS. I'ort Jut-vis. llrcmau of
Chicago express.
Injured.
C. L. Stephens. 117 Giiillclil avenue, ('lit.
ijgn. bruise, minor contusions.
F. View. New Ymk; cut head anil right
arm.
G. M. Hoyd, Sharon, l'a.; scalp wounds.
Mi", (i. 11. Hoyd. Sharon, l'a.; bruises,
hatk and shoulilers.
lli-roard Shay, Inrt Jervls; ciigtncer
freight, pelvis liroken.
Fred Smith. I'ort Jervls. Iirakem.in,
shoulder broken.
J. 51. Trimmer, tinliimati of Chicago cx-
pre's; shoulder Injured.
Mulim-I Thornton, I'ort Jervls; shoulder
bruised.
Tlmntby WVleh. eniduetor of Chicago ex-
p-tss: back anil legs injuied.
G i:. llelz, Cleveland; cuts on head,
hand, burned.
1. K P.nker. New Yolk; hands burned.
5Ii- I'. C iloith. New York; cut head
.nil neck. Injured.
'. 1. Mergott. Newaik. N J.; slight eon.
fusion, bmlscs left leg.
1" S. Ktlpatrlck. 117 Seventeenth nvenue,
penver: slight Intuiies.
F. I.. Drake. Pullman conductor; slight
InHirles.
W, Ftcybold. Hohoken: slight Injuries.
Miss Florence Adil Mulford, Newark.
Mrs Elizabeth Hunt. Newark: hmises
S. Collins. Murrain: slight injuries.
Iiiehiird Smith. 2!tS Milwaukee street.
Chicago; slightly Injured.
Wreck Due to Storm.
The wreck, which occurred shortly
before midnight, was preceded by a
cloudburst and storm which lasted two
hours. A section or the bank fell on
the enstbnund tracks directly In front
of the freight train. Several trees
went down with tho rocks and earth,
nnd the freight cars and engine were
turned over dlrectlv ncross the west
bound tracks of the Krie road. Sixty
freight cars constituted the train,
though only twenty-two were wreck
ed and debris was idled up on the west
hound tracks Just as the Chicago ex
press put In an appearance, running
at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The
engine of the express train crashed In
to the wreck and the baggage car.
combination and buffet car and two
Pullman sleepers were piled up on the
tracks immediately in front of the
wrecked freight cars. The Hist sleep
er was split Into two parts as a re
sult of the accident, and the passen
gers were thrown thirty feet down an
embankment.
Fire Breaks Out.
Fire at once broke out and four ears
of the express train and nine of the
freight cars were burned. Haggage
master Meeker, who found himself un
der tho baggage ear door, recovered
consciousness only to discover that he
tvas ail alone in the heait of the wreck
d passenger cars. He managed to
trawl from his position only to find a
nlazo starting In front of him, while
half of a ear was somehow braced up
Immediately ovei him. He called for
BFSlstanee, but there was no response.
Then hi; saw the passengers who had
been huiled down th thirty foot em
bankment endeavoring to extricate
themselves from the debris and make
thPlr way up the bank. All were clad
Jnly In their night clothing, and they
tfere shivering with the cold. Some
'ore bleeding nnd moaning, and all
ivere dazed.
Membeis of the train crews com
menced to search different portions of
the wreck nnd usslsted those who wero
itruggllng to escape, lllankets were
orought In from the Pullman cars and
cvrapped around sblveilng, hysterical
iNQinen and half conscious men. Word
vas tolegraphed to Port Jervls for tho
tellef train which at once nrranged for
Hid Dr. Cuddobauk, Dr. Swartout. Dr.
fohnson and several trained nurses re
.urned for tho purpose of caring for
those needing Iminpdlato assistance.
The relief train soon reached the scene
jf the nccldent and nearly all of the In
lured persons were removed to the
aospltnl. Of the persons Injured nnd
low at tho hospital, Harnard Shay,
f Port Jervls, the engineer of tho
Velght train and U. K. Helz, of Clave
end, were most seriously hurt, but
heir wounds are not fatal, Mr. lielz
In u topographer ln the office of
Trallle Mnnager Thomas, of tho Erie
system, with headquarters at Clove
land. Thieves at Work.
Several thieves from Port Jervls, who
it Is supposed reached the scene of the
wreck on the relief train, ransacked
the clothes of tho paFS"ngers during
the period of excitement V. View, a
millinery decorator, of New York, lost
clothing containing MOO In bills and a
gold watch. F. S, Ollpatrlck. of Den
ver, lost $100, n gold watch, a diamond
pin and n diamond stud. On the way
to the hospital ho noticed a mnn wear
ing his trousers. They went through
tho pockets together, but found the
money gone. The mnn snld that tho
trousers had been given him by one of
the trainmen, but claimed that tho
money nnd valuables must have bene
abstracted before he received the pres
ent of the gnrment.
After several hours' search the bodies
of Engineer Outwnter and Flremnn
Sells were found under their engine by
persons attached to the wrecking trnfn.
Moth bodies had been burned to the
waist. The mou, were Identified by
their watches
Conductor Welch, who was removed
to lils home, was not seriously Injured.
He had a train check In his possession,
showing three persons ns yet unac
counted for. Two were from Cleveland
nnd one from Catlaragus. The Catla'--agtis
man traveled on an editorial tick
et. U is believed that they took refuge
In the vicinity of the wreck nnd thnt
they wIP be heard from later. Thous
ands of person visited the s"ene of the
wreck today.
The Company's Version.
New Yorlc, July .".0. At noon today It
was stated at the office of the Krie Itall-
roucl company In Jersey City that ac
cording to their ndvlces to that hour no
passengers were killed in the accident
on the road near Luekawaxen last
night. The company's disputchrs say
a freight train that was running east
ran Into n tree that bad fallen across
the east bound track two miles enst of
Lackawaxen, The train wa wre-ked.
Its debris covering both tracks. Meforo
It could be signalled passenger train
No. 7. whleh left New York at '.SO
o'clock last night for Mufi'alo and
Cleveland ran Into the debris and was
Itself wrecked. The engineer and fire
man of the passenger train were killed
and eleven passengers were Injured.
The employes of the cafe car. the con
ductor of the passenger tiain and a
brakeman on thnt train were also In
jured. The engineer and f'-emnn and
it brakeman on the freight train were
Injun d and the company's despatches
add that those- Injured were gem-iaHy
(lightly hurt.
A WRECK OUT WEST.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. July 30. A light en
gine going west on the T'nton Pacific
In charge of Engineer John Mack and
Flremnn VI -tor Konold yesterday
morning, collided with No. 4 overland
enstbnund passenger train, one und a
nuarter miles west of Wnlcott. Engl
neer Mack, of the light engine, jumped.
Engineer Walter Marsh, of No. 4, a
resident of T.aramie, was fatally In
jured, dying ii few minutes nfter being
picked up. Two railroad mall cars
were slightly Iniiired. Moth engines
and mail ear wers demolished. A
wrecking train is at the rclii' of the
wrek. Wulcott Is the first station
west of Fort Steele.
ACTIVITY IN THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
Price of Glass and of Lumber Is
to Be Advanced Reasons Given.
Wages Share in Upward Tendency.
Pittsburg, July 30. The American
Olass company sent out circulars yes
terday announcing to the trade an ad
vance of r. per cent In the price of
glass to take effect on August 1. The
last advance in prices was made on
June 20. which Including the present
.Increase, makes the advance In the
price OI glass since me iijifiiuiK hi
the lire about 30 per cent. Prospects
for a large fall trade are said to be
good in all parts of the country
Minneapolis, July 30. The Times to
day said: "Lumber will advance an
other fifty cents straight Monday
morning, this being the llfth marked
advance In prices this year. The lum
ber Interests claim to be entirely justi
fied in advancing the price. it has
been many years since there was such
a demand as at the present season has
shown and even with the advancing
prices, the demand continues to exceed
the supply."
Chattanooga, Tenn.. July 30. The
opeiators of the Mill Creek and Jolllco
mining district have made au, Increase
of 10 per cent In the scale of the min
ers "to go Into effect August 1. The ac
tion removes all possibility of labor
troubles In the mines of this section.
Heading. Pa., July 30. The Carpen
ter steel works received a contract
yesterday from the war department for
army shells which will take nearly two
years to fill.
For a War Fleet on the Pacific Coast.
Washington, July
SH.-Ciiptaln C. !'
Goodrich has been detached from the
command of tho cruiser Newark and or-
dered to assume command of tho battle-
ship Iowa on Sept. 1. The assignment is
of special Interest 111 connection with the
plans to make the Iowa the nucleus of a
considerable fleet on the Pacific coast
and to execute an extensive programme
of naval maneuvers.
Beat a Railroad Train.
Paris, July SO. Two automobiles today
beat the Paris St. Amlo uxpress train
in a race between those cities, a distance
of 22'j miles, making the best time ever
recorded for un automobile, covering the
distance In sewn hours and thirl) -five
blnutes. The time of the I ruin was seven
hours and forty-eight minutes.
Deaths in Cuba.
Washington. July 30. General Urooke,
at Havana, hurt notified tho war depart
ment of tho death on the 2th Inst, at
Mutniizas of Acting Assistant Surgeon
John W. Hamilton, from urneniu. Fred
Tlmmons, civilian, died nt Santiago on
the tame day of pneumonia.
Alger Again In Washington.
Washington, July 30. Secretary Alger
and Mis, Alger returned to Wubhlngton
Hits nfternoon. The secretary will for
mally lelliuiulsh coiitroi ir the war de
partment tomorrow ni'd hi succeor,
Mr. Kllhu Iloot, will take hold.
MAXIMO GOMEZ TO
BE ASKED TO RUN
SANTO DOMINGO PRESIDENCY
THE PRIZE.
Jamaica Advices Say That the Revo
lution Against Heureaux Was In
spired by Gomez's Friends Who
Will Send, a Delegation to Gomez
in Havana, Asking Him to Be
Their Leader Situation Critical nt
Puerto Plata.
Kingston, Jamaica, July .10. A pri
vate cable .dispatch received here by
way of Capp Haytlen reports thnt the
revolution In Santo Domingo Is pro
gressing favorably. The dispatch says
that the real reason for the detention
of President Ileureaux's body at San
tiago and Its Interment there was that
the country between Santiago and
Porto Plata Is occupied by the. Insur
gents, who. abandoning their plan of
occupying Moca as a base of opera
tions, are concentrating to attack
Porto Plata, which is feebly garri
soned, ('real excitement prevails,
owing to the fact that the government
has not been able to neertnln the ex
tent of the lamillcatlons of tin- revo
lution and Is growing demoralized
through the death of the president.
In the event of the revolution suc
ceeding, still according to the private
cablegram, it Is probable that Jim1 lex
and Jltnues, the reputed leaders of th"
i evolution, will agree to retire, offer
ing the presidency to General Maximo
Gomez, who would prove acceptable to
all parties. A deputation. It Is report
ed. Is going to Cuba to confer with
Gomez.
Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo, July
30. The situation Is critical. An out
break Is momentarily expected. The
friends of the government are under
arms and lendy for action to protect
properly and preserve the peace. A
feeble attempt was made to seize the
body of President Heureaux bv tho
assassins Caceres, Manuel Caceres,
Iloraelo Vnsquez and Domingo Plch
ardo, who are In the country about
Moon with followers. The burial of
President Heureaux was conducted
with lilting honors. Governor Pepin
has assembled troops In Moca. and the
governor of La Vega Heal has 1,000
men. The minister of the nvnsury has
arrived at Moca 'n not haste. The
government Is taking steps for the pro
tection of business and the f'nance of
the country and expects to carry out
the contemplated cancelling of the
state bank notes. In Puerto Plata
there Is an urgent demand that the
government send n sufficient force to
Moca to hunt down the assassins of
tlie president.
POOR FRANCE HAS
SEETHING SUNDAY
Paul Deroulede Again Tries to Set
Fire to Paris While Dreyfusites
nnd Nationalists Clash at Rennes.
Paris, July 30. The Matin announces
that there Is no case against Colonel
Dn Paty De (Nam, and this announce
ment has since been confirmed by M.
Menord, Colonel Du Paty De Clam's
counsel.
Th Flecle says that Maltre Denning-
and Maltre Labnri, counsel for Captain
Dreyfus, will deninnd that M. Ques
nny De Heaurepalre, ex-prcsldent of
the criminal chamber of the court of
cassation, produce the names of th"
persons from whom he received Hie al
leged Information establishing the guilt
of Captain Dreyfus.
A telegram from P.ennes was receiv
ed today announcing that an affray oc
curred there today between Dreyfus
ites nnd natloi.allsts who were prevent
ed by the police from tarrying out
their design of marching to the house
of Maltre Labor!, counsel for Captain
Dreyfus-.
Paul Deroulede. president or the
League of Patriots, 51. Mareel-Habert.
revisionist member of the chamber of
deputies, and 51. Mlllevoyo, editor of
La Patrle. addressed a patriotic meet
ing today at 5lende, department of
Losere, declaring that the parliament
ary republic was responsible for all of
France's trouble. The meeting finally
ended In a melee and it was found nec
essary to call upon the gendenrmes and
a battalion of Infantry to disperse the
crowd.
Killed Stepfather and Self.
Greensburg. lud., July 30. William
Itandolph, IS )enrs old, living near
Clarksburg, shot his stepfather, Wesley
lteckover, In the left breast yesterday.
Young Handolph then placed tlie muzzle
of the revolver to his temple and flrod,
ilylpg lustnntlj. Heckover's condition Is
alarming.
No Chino-Jnpanese Alliance.
Pekln. July 30. The rumois rcgaidlug
tho formation or a Chlnn-Jnpancsc alli
ance nro scml-ofllclally denied, and It Is
asserted that the envoys recently sent to
Toklo were appointed simply to seek to
promoto friendly relations between tho
powers.
Carl Schur7. Poisoned.
Now York, July 30. Carl Schurz, the
well known reformer, has had u nar
row escape, from death by ptomaine pols
onlng. caused from some bass he ate. He
was violently sick but Is now recovering.
Fatal Duel with Sabres.
Paris, July Srt. A duel with sabres was
fought In the Chasseurs' Killing school nt
Saint Germain yesterday between Mar
shal Klein and Marshal ninnenrelll. Klein
was killed.
Killed by Lightning.
Nashville, Tenn., July 30.-II. 11. Me.
Council and his wife, an aged couple,
were killed by lightning at their homo
near Cottage Grove, Henry county, lloth
had their clothing burned off.
Think It Settles the Crisis.
Capetown. July SO. Tho newspapers
here hall with delight tho assurances ot
unanimity In tho Imperial parliament
which they consider as proaghig an or.
fcctlvo eettlement of tho crbls.
In Memory of Bismarck,
llerlln. July 30. Almost the whole Oer.
mini press Usued memorial editions to
day, tho necaMnn bolrg tho anniversary
of the death of Prluco Ulsnuirck.
GENERAL MILES
WANTS TO KNOW
Will Ask the New Secretary of War
What the Commanding General Is
Supposed to Bo for.
Washington. July 30. The Post to
day says: "General Miles will ask
Secretary Root for a speedy decision ns
to the relations existing between the,
general commanding the army and the
secretary of war. He Is now prepar
ing his side of the ease, which will be
submitted to the new secretary.
"The condition which has exlsto In
tho war department since the campaign
In Porto Itlcn is reviewed, showing
that General Miles, while the major
general commanding the army, has had
little or no voice In the management
of affairs of the army, and it Is stat
ed that with the Incoming secretary
he hopes the present condition will
chance."
YELLOW FEVER AT
HAMPTON ROADS
C -
Thirty Cases Exist Among the In
mates of the Soldiers' Home.
Three Deaths Ara Reported.
Newport News, Va., July 30. There
are thirty eases of what Is believed to
be genuine yellow fever at the Na
tional Soldiers' home, near Hampton,
nnd three deaths flotn the disease were
reported today.
There were several other deaths at
the Institution yesterday, but It cannot
be stated tonight that all of them were
caused hy yellow fever. Newport
News and Hampton will quarantine
against the Soldiers' home tomorrow
morning.
The government authorities at Old
Point have alieady adopted this step
and no street cars are allowed to enter
the reservation. Quarantine Ofllcer
Ilobson, of this port, went to the .Sol
diers' home tonight and verified the
statement that there are now thirty
cases of the disease at the home and
that there were three deaths from tin?
malady to dale. While no one outside
of the Soldiers' home knew anything
about tlie existence of fever until to
day. It Is said that the disease made its
appearance three days ago.
The news has created sieat excite
ment In Newport News, Old Point and
Hampton, and the most vigorous meas
ures will be resorted to prevent its
spread. There are four thousand old
veterans at the home, and several large
excursion parties went through it last
week. ,
WAR REPORTER'S LOSS.'
Plucky Edward Marshall Has to Sub
mit to nn Amputation.
New York, July .1u. Edward Mar
shall, the war corresiondent who n
wounded at Las Guaslmns. Cuba, lias
undergone amputation of a leg. The
operation was made necessary bcnuse
of paralyse and In order to r tard Its
progress. Mr. Marshall was wounded
in tlie pplne and at the time both legs
veil, paralyzed. His courage and In
domitable will aided materially in re
storing him partially to health.
Last September he was able to gel
mound with the use of crutches. Sev-
ci al months ago he went to The Hague
to attend tin- peace conference and
later visited Paris where he suffered
greatly. Since then he has slowly de
clined, and an operation was impera
tive. DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME.
Return of Volunteers from Manila
Will Be Expedited.
Washington. July 30. There has been
great difficulty In coaling the tran
sports at Manila, which has caused de
lay In sending home the volunteers.
There Is now on the way to Manila
hoisting apparatus which will enable
the ships to be coaled at Hie rate of
fioo tons a day.
Quartermaster Pope has been In
structed to have old hulks loaded with
coal so that they may lie brought
alongside the transports and the coal
transferred by the new machinery.
BALLOON ACROSS CHANNEL.
Aeronaut Journeys Successfully from
London to Dieppe.
Loudon. Julv 30. Penivai Spencer,
the famous aeronaut, with a compan
ion named Pollock, started In a balloon
from the Crystal Palace at 2.30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and arrived near
Dieppe, France, a mile and u half In
land, at S o'clock last evening.
The balloon reached an altitude of
U',000 feet. The trip was without Inci
dent. Suits for False Imprisonment.
New Yolk. July 30. Counsel has been
retained by the twenty-one men arrested
on tho morning of July l!i after the dy
namite explosion under the Plflh ave
nue elevated railway pillars ot Thirty
sixth street, Brooklyn, for the puipose of
Instituting Individual suits against iho
llrooklyn Ilitntd Ti.inslt company for
false Imprisonment.
Died from Lockjaw.
Chicago, July ."A -The two-your-oU bay
colt Joe Slltiull, by Imp Likely, died at
Hurbni today of lockjaw, lie was en
tered In all the big stakes and derbies
for next year and was being saved for
them, May a Son say J10.000 could not
have bought him.
Hawaiian Census Agent.
Washington. July no.-Alatuu T. Atkin
son, an editor on the Honolulu Star, has
been designated by Census Director Mer
rlnm us special agent In charge of tb
census In Hawaii. He had cliargo of tho
Hawaiian census In ISM.
Mayor Jones Is Willln'.
Toledo, July 30. .Mayor Jones yester
day addressed nn open letter to tho peo.
pie of Ohio, announcing himself an Inde
pendent candidate for governor.
The Wall Collapsed.
Monaco, July 30 fly tlie collapsing of
a wull of a new building at Cend.inilno.
three workmen were killed and eleven se
riously Injured.
Fire at Tupper Lnke.
L'tleu. N. V.. July so.-pire at Tapper
lake, In tho Adhondacks has destroyed a
hotel nnd fiftoau buildings.
BIG PLANS OF THE
TRUST CONFERENCE
ITS ARRANGEMENTS ON A GEN
EROUS SCALE.
Nearly Everybody of Prominence In
the United States Has Been Invit
ed to Attend the Chicago Gather
ing in September Which Is to
Wrestle with the Problem of Com
binations and Trusts.
Chicago. July nn. Ralph M. Easley.
secretary of th? Civic Federation of
Chicago, returned tndav from the east
where he has spent two weeks further
ing the Interests of the coming confer
ence on combinations and trusts to be
held In this city Sept. 13-16. While In
Washington ho arranged with the state
department for a circular of Inquiry
to tho consuls throughout Europe, ask
ing Information concerning combina
tions of all kind.
On belial." ' the committee of ar
rangements l' viended an Inv'tntloii
to th Interstaii- .oninierce commission
nnd the United States Industrial com
mission to each nttend In n body. Mem
bers of both commissions write thnt i
they will favor accepting the Imita
tion. As the relation of the protective tar
iff to trusts will be discussed Invita
tions have ben accepted by represen
tatives or the Protective Tariff League,
Cnlted States Export association and i
the Tariff Iteform committee of th"
lteforin L"iigue of New Yoik, nnd he j
i Home Mi, 1 1 .'hill nnd New England i
nml Free Tiinl.- league of Huston. Thlr- j
ty-llr governors are appointing seven .
delegates each. In twenty Instances
tlie govermus. attorney generals .init i
labor commissioners will accompany
the delegation".
As many members of congress have
stated their intention to come to hear
the discussions and asked for seats,
the committee has decided to Invite nil
the members to be present and spi- ial
arrangements will be made for alj who
accept.
The presidents of thirty-seven na
tional and state commercial, agricul
tural and labor organizations have yent
acceptances. The labor organizations'
representatives Include Samuel Cam
pers. John W. Hays. P. J. McGulre.
James O'Connell, Samuel H. Donnelly,
I'. H. Morrlssey and Henry While.
TREATED BY DEWEY
WITH QUIET SCORN
Refuses to Affirm' or Deny the New
York Hrnld's Fake Interview with
Him in Which He Predicted War
with Gerr"n.iy.
Trieste. July 30. Admiral Dewv,
when seen bv a representative of the
Associated Press tndav regarding the
report of an Interview published In tl.-j
New York Herald. In the coins of
which the admiral Is quoted as saying:
"Our next war will be with O jrmany "
said: "I long ago gave up denying or
afllrmlng new simper reports."
Admiral Dewev remaine.i on unarii
the Olympla today, taking lunch with
Captain Lamberton, tlie comriiiuder of
tlie .'miser, and afterward lecelving
I'nlteil States Consul Hossfeld.
MATCH RACE A QUEER ONE.
Bald Beats Zimmermnu in a Way
That Excites Suspicion.
New York. Julv 30. The one-mile
match race between Arthur A.ZImmet
mnn and Eddie C. Itald today at Vnlls
burg, N. J., for n 'guarantee puise" of
J1.000 and a percentage of the gate re
ceipts, was n poor exhibition.
The Jerseyman had the better of the
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In a second and for three laps out of
tlie rnur constituting the mile Kept a
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pace with not more than the width of
a tape line between Eddie's leading
wheel and Xinimy's hind one. This
farce was kept up until half of the
fourth lap had been finished, when
Hald shot ahead. Zimmerman was
either unable or unwilling to make a
spurt.
Hald nt once put n streak of day
light between them and finished four
yards nhead in 3 minutes, 13 seconds.
STATEMENT OF LUETGERT'S.
Made to a Fellow Prisoner in the Jail
nt Joliet.
Chicago, July 30. Adolph L. Luet
gert's sudden death In tho penitentiary
at Joliet on Thursday last has brought
to light tlie fact that States Attor
ney C. S. niuoen has had locked up
In the vaults of the criminal court for
two years a statement made by Luet
gert to a fellow prisoner in the Jail.
It was sworn to by the latter at the
time before the states attornev.
From this document It would appear
that Luetgert asked his wife to go
with him to the sausage factory office
on the night of Muy 1. 1S07. She re
fused. This angered him. During the
quarrel that followed he gave her a
violent kick In the side. This rendered
her unconscious. Luetgert expected
she would come to, but she did not.
Seeing that she had died, he disposed
of her body In the factory vat.
Killed His Wife, Shot Himself.
Chicago. July 30. Giovanni Cheltlno, an
Italian, shot and killed his wlf.i Isabella
and then shot himself in their home, IM
Forqucr street, today. He cannot re
cover. Jealousy led to the tragedy.
Brother of the Chocolate King.
Pails. July SO.-The death is announced
hero of Albert .Mt-nlcr. from typhoid
fever. l was a brother and business us
soclato of Henry Menler, tho chocolate
king.
Transport Valencia.
Manila. July 30, 5 p. m. Tho Halted
States trunsport Valencia which sailed
from San Francisco Juno 20, with loin
forcements for the American troops i
tho Philippines has arrived here.
Two Were Drowned,
Syracuse. July SO. Through the rupsln.
Ing of n row boat In Hie Senccii river to
night Jacob Fliioksland and Alfred Mulcr,
, of this city, wore drowned, '
THE NEWS THIS 3I0HNINU
Wetther Indications Todayi
rAIRj NORTHERLY WINDS.
1 General Fatal Accident on tho Erie
Near Lackawaxen.
Review of the I'euco Conference.
Santo Domlnxo Wants Gomez for pres
ident. Plans for the Trust Meeting.
2 General Uaso Dull rtcsults.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Three Sermons Based on Inger-
solllsm.
Hev. Mr. Eilcar on Conspicuous Wo
men ot tho Hllile.
t Editorial.
News and Comment.
G Local Quarters for the New York Let
ter Carriers,
Mention of Men of tlie Hour.
0 Ixical West Scrnnton nml Subiirbnn.
T News Round About Scrnnton.
S Local Live Industrial News.
Plttston News Iludsct.
GOVERNMENT FOR
THE SAMOANS
Commission Recommends That the
Kingship Be Abolished It is Pro
posed to Create a Native Govern
ment. San Francisco. July 30. Th" Call
publishes the report of th" tripartite
commission sent to Samoa, milking !
various recommendation regntdlng the
ni'n form of government decided upon
by lb as most s 'It.ible for the
IsIandPis These resolutions are bnel
upon the best features or tin- IlMitii
treaty and Include the prlmlp.il fea
tures of the ptopoued new treaty, as
amended and inodllieil by the ioip
nilssloners. The olPdal report of the
commissioners and the draft of the
propoed amended treaty are said to
lie now on the way to the respedlw
governments, the Cnlted Slates. Gie.it
Hiltaln nnd Germany. The commis
sioners In their report say thnt t i me"t
existing evils they have temporal lly
abolished the kingship and reeomnend
that it be permanently abolished. Tills
action they say does not appear to
hnve aroused any hostile feeling among
the nallvex.
Even the chiefs havo acquiesced In
the change, some of tlie most impor
tant have stated that they think it
Is for the good or Samoa. In the place
of the kingship, the commissioners pro
pose to create n system of nntlvu
government analogous to that which
works successfully In KIJIl. The Isl
and wilt be divided into certain admin
istrative districts for each of which
a chief will be responsible, and these
chlers will meet annually at-a place
In n native council to discuss such
matteis as Interest them, und make
recommendations to the administrator
nnd council.
Tlie administrator 'will doubtless 1m
chosen from some disinterest' n .iwe
He will be assisted by i council ot dele
gates from the three governments. "''
might exercise such consular functions
ns are necessarv In Samoa. It Is pro
posed to give the adnilni.iirator a larg'j
measure or nntlior'tv. ii'cii It exer
cised by a Just and capable loan, they
say should enable him lo put an end
to many disputes.
It Is further pro'iosi-1 th.it the ad
ministrator and the Ml!'" delega'"S
should form a legislative council, with
power to modify exlstiii'r ordinances.
RECEPTION TO DEWEY
AT WHITE HOUSE
It Will Be Given by President Mc
Kinley A Dinner Will Be Another
Festivity in His Honor.
Washington. July 30. -President Mr-
Klnley will give a reception to Admiral
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I ,'t-, .-, .it I in- ,, mil- ii'Mir..- ,, ii,.) i tir
latter arrives at Washington. At first
he was In doubt whether a reception
or dinner would be more appropriate,
but the former Is likely to be decided
on for the reason that It would be mote
popular in character und would grunt
to u multitude of people an nppoi tun
Ity to meet the naval hem and shake
hands with htm. The admiral JI
occupy a place in the line or tiie le
eching party, the president coming
first, Mrs. Melnley next and then the
admiral, the Introductions being made
as usual by Col. Illngliaiii,
Later on tlie expectation is that a
dinner also will be given to the ad
miral at the white house and this fol
lowing the custom at state dinners will
be a festivity of some elaborateness.
The admiral Is expected to come to
Washington very soon nfter i caching
New Yoi k.
Will Contest the Law.
Des Moines, July 30. Thirty European
Insurance companies have notified the
state of Iowa they will go to the federal
supreme court with the ease seeking tc
prove the unconstitutionality or tills
state's Insurance taxation law. Tlie law
piovldes that Iowa companies must pay
annually one per cent, of pienilums re
ceived. American companies outside of
Iowa 3's per cent., and nun-American
companies ." per cent.
Death in Boating Accident.
Philadelphia July 30. Lly the capsizing
ot n small limit In the Delaware river
early this mottling Otto Kainpf. aged 37
years, his son, Albert, aged S. nnd Chris
tian Ostertage. Kampf s brother-in-law,
30 years old, were diowned. Two others,
Frank Kohr and Louis Melius, wire tts
cued after clinging for over an hour to
the upturned boat.
Wife-Murderer Luetgert's Funeral,
Chicago, July 30. Thousands of ter.
sons attended today the fum-inl of Adolph
L. Luetgert. the wife murderer, who ill-d
at Ihe Joliet penitentiary. Prominent In
tho group about the bier at the North
west Turner hall were Uu tgert's three
children, near a floral pillow with the In
scription: "Our father's words, 'I am
Innocent ' "
Monslgnor Mnrtlnelli Pontificated.
Plattsburg. N. Y.. July SO. Monslgnor
Mnrtlnelli. npostollo delegate to tho
Cnlted Htntes. who Is visiting tho Catho.
Us summer school here, celebrated high
pontifical mass at St. John's church In
tills vlllago tills morning. The intend
nnco at the school now numbers over five
bundled, the largest In Its history
AN ADVANCE
FOR PEACE
Work of the Czar's Peace
Congress Ended and
Reviewed.
REAL PROGRESS IS MADE
Sixteen States, Including the United
States, Sign tho Arbitration Con
vention and the Other Conventions
and Agreements Are Signed Very;
Generally Intelligent Opinions on
the Congress' Work.
Tim Hague. Julv 30. The Interna
tlonal Peace conference met Tor It3
final sitting yesterday, when It was an
nounced that sixteen states had signed
the erbltrntlon convention, fifteen tho
other two conventions, seventeen tho
declaration prohibiting the throwing of
projectiles or explosives fros balloons.
sixteen the declaration piolilhittng tho
use or asphyxiating gases, and llfleen
i the declaration prohibiting the use of
expansive bullets.
Huron de Staal dellveied the fnro-
well address, thanking the ropresetltn
j lives or foreign states. He said tho
I work accomplished, while not so eom-
pleto as might be desired, was sincere,
wise and practical. Tlie great prlncl
' pies of tlie sovereignty of Individual
j states and International solidarity, ap
parently so opposing, had been recon
I oiled bv what they had accomplished.
j He aillrmed that In time to come Insti
tutions which had their origin in tho
I need of concord would be the dominat
' lug Inlluence. .Minister Hstournelles
and Ur. Ilenufort followed, the latter
saying that If the conference bad not
realized I'toplan dreams, nevertheless
It had disproved pessimistic forebod
ings, and the moral effect would more
i and more Inlluence public opinion and
1 aid governments to solve the question
I or the limitation of armaments, which
still remain a source of grave consider
ation for statesmen or all countries.
Haron de Staal then declared the con
ference closed.
The three conventions dealing with
arbitration, the laws and customs or
war and the adaptation of the Geneva
convention to naval warfare were not
signed by Germany, Austria-Hungary.
China, England. Italy. Japan. Luxem
burg. Servla, Swltzeiland or Turkey.
The Cnlted States only signed thear
bltratlon convention, and that under
reserve. Kouitiaiila also made reserva
tion. The thiee declarations prohibit
ing the throwing of explosives rrom
balloons, tlie use or asphyxiating pro
jectiles and tile use of dum-dum bul
lets were not signed by Germany,
Austria-Hungary. t'hlnn, England,
Italy, Julian, Luxemburg. Servla ot
Switzerland.
Prejudices Removed.
New York, July 30. Tlie Sun's spe
cial correspondent at The Hague cab
hs: Whatever Ihe world al large may
think of the labors of the Peace con
ference, the delegates themselves are
almost unanimous in iilllrmlng that
their aiciinipllshnients -ire greater and
more Important than they expected at
tin- outset. Their view Is probably
Justified, if one Includes the unwritten
and indirect results of their delibera
tions. The feature of tho congress
which mor-t Impresses many members
Is the removal of many prejudices and
misconceptions which more than two
months of clos- and amicable assoevi
t : m between representative men of (ill
countries has accomplished.
This will unquestionably prove of
greater fntilie value to the Unite 1
States than to any other country. It
Is true that there was a leeling at tho
outMt In many delegates' minds that
ijio .-Miiei leans were almost Interlop-
rs ip what had heretofore lie-en re
garded nn exclusively European ques
lions. This feeling had entirely dis
appeared before the American dele
gates themsi ls ntlseil tho point a
week ago that the fulled States inusl.
decline to incept the proposed duty to
volunteer friendly ofllces In quarrolr
between European countries.
American Influence.
It Is a euiiuiiH but significant fact
that nothing added so much to the
Ameilciin Inlluence In this parliament
of the world than the advent ot tho
American ling In the Far East. It has
been manifested again and again In
indirect ways to the Tinted States d''.
egates that the appearance ot Ameri
can authority on the other sldo of tho
Pacific lias won recognition and respect
from the other great powers such as no
amount of Internal progress and pros
perity would have accomplished. Tho
Philippine question has of course been
discussed, but never In anv lino ex
cept a thorough execution of the pres
ent policy. Tlie European statesmen
at The Hague simply do not recognlzo
the possible existence of any other
policy and won d be extremely aston
ished If the opposition to the energetic,
establishment of American authority
In tho Islands should be seriously con
sidered. The American Inilueneo In tho de
tailed work of tho conference, hns been
toward tho promotion of the arbitra
tion proposal In a permissive direc
tion and of any steps toward a reduc
tion of the restrictions sought to ha
imposed upon the rules of war. They
took the same attitude on nearly nil
points as the Hiitisli delegates, and
have been opposed by n majority of
tho delegates on the project which tho
United States most strenuously advo
cated, Hie neutrality of private prop
erly at seu.
fflif
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