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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12
CUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

The transport Crook has returned
to Santiago for another consignment
of soldiers and sailors bodies.
Daufuskie island, off Savannah, Ga,
will be used as n camp of detention
for volunteer regiments brought from
Cuba for muster out.
Agulnaldo protests against the use
of the English language in the Philip
pines and favors the tongue of his for
mer oppressors, the Spaniards.
General Russell A. Alger, the secre-
tary of war; has met with an enthusi-
astic reception at Ponce, Porto Rico,
The town is decorated in his honor.
Mai. C. w. Watkins and Horatlo s.
Rubens, of the commission to Porto
Rico, reached New York. and say the
Porto Ricans are pleased with annexa-
tion.
The American military authorities
in Cuba are preparing to distribute the
$4,000. 900 among the soldiers. First
priyates and non-commissioned officers
are to receive 500. Then II, as expect
ed, balance remains, 500 will be paid
to each officer.
There are persistent rumors that
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader. has
been supplanted in the control Of
Filipino affairs by Gen. Antonio Luna,
commander-in-ch of the Filipino
forces. Luna is described as being a
typical belligerent.
General Montenegro, the most ag-
gresslve of the insurgent leaders, and
next to Aguinaldo the most influential,
has been killed. The news was
brought to Malolos by pacificos who
returned to the American lines. and 1t
Is generally credited.
One hundred wounded soldiers left
Manila for the United States Thurs
day on the transport Sherman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Elephant Kneels on Top of His Intoxicated
Keeper.

Elephant Kneels on Top of His Intoxicated
Keeper.
Rajah, mammoth elephant owned
by Lemen Bros Circus Company,
which has been winterlng In Argen-
tine, Kans. Monday killed its keeper,
Frank Fisher. Fisher had returned to
the tent intoxicated, and tried to make
the different animals perform. Com
ing to the elephant he hugged the
beasts trunk. and ordered 1t to open
its mouth. Becoming enraged Rajah
crushed Fishers arm, and throwing
him to the ground made repeated eff
forts to pierce the PROSTATE trainers
body with it's tusks. Unable to reach
him. Rajah finally knelt upon Fisher,
crushing his life out before assistance
could arrive. Fisher was % years old,
and his home was in Montreal Can
ada. He Is said to be Rajah's ninth
victim,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12
Valuable Bonds in Dispute.

A suit has been filed at Los Angeles
CAL, to determine to whom Wells
Fargo Companys express shall de-
liver the valise found b. the Chicago
police some weeks ago and containing
$50, 900 In bonds belonging to j. an.
Slgafus of Perris, Cal. A number of
Massachusetts men have a large judg-
ment against Sigafus and have been
unable to find anything to attach
When they learned the valise was be-
ing sent to Sigafus they attached it.
The United States marshal brought
s,tit
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12
LIQUOR MAY EE SOLD
To soidiers-They Themselves May Not Do the
Selling

Selling.
The secretary of war recently re-
quested the opinion of the attorney
general as to whether section II of the
act passed at the last session of con-
gress increasing the efficiency of the
army" prohibits the continuance OF the
sale of intoxicating drinks by the gov
ernment in the canteen sections of the
post exchanges which are organized
and maintained at the various army
posts and encampments throu shout
the United States.
The attorney-general in his reply
holds that the section I'm question does
not prohibit the continuance OF the
sale Of intoxicated drinks through the
canteen sections as heretofore organ
lied and carried on, except that no Of
ficer or enlisted man can be detailed
for duty In the can'een section to do
the selling.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12
\ Klondike Steamer Wrecked.

The steamer City of Topeka was
Piled up on rock reef In Wrangel
Narrows, March 30 while bound for
Shaguay with $50 prospective Klon-
dikers. The United States lighthouse
tender Manzanillo reached the wreck
soon after the accident. and took off
II passengers. The Topeka Is valued
at 100000. Her cargo OF 500 tons is
said to be ruined.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12

In the city election at Deattie. Kan,
two tickets were In the Held. one com
posed OF women and the other of men.
Mrs. Charles Totten was elected mayor
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
OFFICERS APPOINTED.
Dimmicls Is Manager oi Admission and
Bessemer Plants.

Chattanooga, July 1.-THE board of con-
troll of the United States Cast Iron Pipe
company has announced the appointment
of the officers for the southern department,
which will comprise the plant in this city,
that in South Pittsburg, Tenn, and those in
Bridgeport Bessemer and Admission, Ala.
M. Giles, formerly president of the Chat
tanooga Pipe and Foundry company, and
later president of the American Pipe COM
pany, was named as superintendent; ]. T.
Giles, of this city, assistant manager and
superintendent; j, Hill. assistant manager
at South Pittsburg; j. X. Dimmick, mana
ger at Admission and Bessemer; Eugene r.
Thomasson and ]. R. Rice, general sales
men for the five plants.
Chattanooga was designated as the south
ern headquarters, and all the buying and
selling for the plants will be done from
that city Other appointments are to De
announced later in the week.
All of the plants of the company are run
ming full time with ample orders to keep
them employed for months to come. The
appointments mentioned take effect today
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
STRIKE AT CLEVELAND
For a Second Time Entire City Lines
Are Tied Up

Cleveland, O., July 1.-THE Inauguration
of a second strike by the employees of the
Big Consolidated Railroad company was a
complete surprise to the public this morn
ing, and nearly SO to the company. Ever
since the recent strike was settled the men
have complained that the company was not
living up to the agreement and crisis was
reached yesterday when, as it is claimed,
a number of union men were discharged for
refusing to go out on cars with non-union
men retained by the company. A meeting
followed and at 8 o'clock this morning the
decision to strike was reached All the
lines were tied up from o'clock until after
s, when the operation of the Euclide ave-
protection was undertaken. Cars were run
at five minutes intervals on that line until
evening, but no attempt was made to move
cars on other lines.
Henry A. Everett, president of the COM
panT, says the agreement with the strikers
has been strictly adhered to- He attributes
the present strike to a feeling of disappoint-
ment on the part of the union men because
the non-union men have not been "mobbed
and beaten out of the company's service"
He says that he will operate the cars if
he is given police protection. There has
been a little disorder today, but nothing of
a serious nature.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
CONSOLIDATION
COMPLETED
Interests of All Soil Pipe Fac
tories Have Been
Combined.

New York, July 17.-(Special)- de-
the entire soil pipe and SOL pipe fitting fac
tories of the United Sta-.s, with the ex-
ception of two concerns, were completed
Saturday at the banking Offices of Barring
Magoun & Co. Representatives of the
firms in the deal met at 10 o'clock and
signed the agreement to combine and re-
ceive their allotments of stock in propor-
ton to the value of their plants Represent
tatives of the factories will meet this week
in New York, when a board of directors
will be elected, and afterward officers for
the company will be chosen.
1t is probable that John Reed of the
j. L. Mott iron works, New York city, will
be elected president, and the main offices
will be in this city. The Central Foundry
company was incorporated under the laws
of New Jersey and capitalized a $14 600, 600
in per cent. bonds. The capital stock will
be divided equally between common and
preferred to pay dividends of Z per cent.
All the common stock will be deposited in
a trust company for five years as an evil
dence of good faith to those interested that
new factories will not be constructed
during that period The company which
will receive the deposit of stock will be Sc
lected at the meeting this week
1t is probable that several Of the factories
will be closed. The Bartlett & Hayward
Co., and the Jones Hollow-Ware Co., both
located in Baltimore, will suspend work
on soil pipes and flttinga Both concerns
will continue their outputs In other lines,
however. The two firms that declined to
enter the combine were Abendroth Bros
of New York city and Wolf G. Co. of Chi
cago.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
HAS AGU|NALDO
ASKED FOR PEACE
Or Is It Another One of Those
Ultra Optimistic Dis
patches

Chicago, July ia special to the Times
Herald from Washington says: Important
cablegrans have beeen received at the state
department from the Philippine commits
mission and at the war department from
General Otis concerning a new move in the
direction of peace. These dispatches have
been in the hands of the president for sew
eral days. but he has declined to make
them public because the ultra optimistic
views heretofore received from the same
source have not been borne out by subse-
quent events.
The latest dispatches, however are more
encouraging than the previous, but the
president wishes to have some positive re-
suits before making them public. All that
can be learned about them definitely is
that the direct overtures for peace have
been made to General Otis by Aguinaldo
and some of his principal advisers.
1t was said by a ca binet official tonight
that If the promises are fulfilled the vol
ounteers now being enlisted will not be
needed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
NO REVOLUTION.
No Demonstration Likely in Guatema-
Ian Waters

Memphis, Tenn, July ia special to the
Commereial-Appeal from New Orleans
says:
The steamship saltwater, from Central
American ports, brought in several passen-
gers from Guatemala tonight, all of whom
deny that there has been any revolution
and that there is any likelihood of a demon
stration in Guatemalan water by the for
eign powers. One of the most emphatic of
the passengers was T. ]. Potts, the million
aire miner of Yzabal, who tonight declared
that since the deportation of Barrios and
two or three of his friends absolute quiet
has reigned. LAS to the rumors of
demonstration by ships of the German and
English navies," Mr.. Potts declared, that
is all pure nonsense.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
Mayor Lost Golden Opportunity


The crowd made a rush for the car, but
was driven away. Then, with Mr.. Rossi-
ter on the front platform, the coolest man
about, the car went to Church street, in
Flatbush avenue, and was switched off to-
ward the Thirty-ninth street ferry.
AS the car moved off some one hit Presi-
dent Rossiter with the core of an apple.
During the excitment attendant upon the
presidents departure two cars arrived at
the barns on the Flatbush avenue and
were attacked by the mob. The police,
however, charged and drove them back
General Master Workman John N. Par
sons was in conference for several hours
tonight with the executive committee of the
employees of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way company. After the conference Mr..
Parsons practically announced that a
strike of the Metropolitan employees is now
inevitable unless President Vreeland re-
cedee from the position he has taken.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
They Were Found Ready to Go in Camp
and Showed Fight.

East Las Vegas, N. M, July T-Word
was received here late today that the dead
body of one of the train robbers concerned
in the Folsom train robbery on the Colorado
Southern railway, had been conveyed to
Cimaroon.
Later accounts of the fight state that the
train robbers were overtaken at about 4
o'clock Sunday evening in the canon about
ten miles above Cimaroon. They were pre-.
pairing to go into camp and refused to sur
render. A fight then ensued, in which
about fifty shots were exchanged.
Sheriff Ed. Farr received the first wound
in the wrist, but bandaged it and renewed
the battle. He ives shot a second time
through the body and fell dead f. H.
Smith, another member of the posse was
shot through tie leg. II. N. Love sustained
a dangerous wound through the thigh The
firing lasted about forty-five minutes
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
SITUATION IMPROVES.
Only One Death and One New Case for
the Day.

Santiago de Cuba, July 1.-THE yellow
fever situation continues to improve One
death was officially reported today. The
victim was a soldier in the hospital at
Boniate camp. Only one case is reported
for the day. This is volunteer nurse in
the yellow fever hospital who was supposed
to be immune.
On Saturday last two cases developed in
the city proper. The sufferers are Ameri-
can employees of the local asphalt COM
pany.
Headquarters will remain at Criste and
the camp continues at Songi until Novem-
Der. General Wood and the members of
his staff, however, are living in the city.
The Cosmopolitan club gave a dinner this
evening to celebrate the anniversary of the
surrender.
Many prominent Cubans, a number of
Americans and several well known Span
iards were present
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
RELIEF OF FLOOD SUFFERERS
Secretary Hay Sends in Personal
Check for 500

Washington, July 1.-THE appeal of the
citizens committee of the District of Co.
lumbia asking for aid for the Texas flood
sufferers is being rapidly answered in a
substantial way.
Secretary of State Hay today sent in his
personal check for 800. Treasurer John
Joy Edison already has received nearly 81 900
which will be forwarded promptly to Gov
ernor Sayers. Congressman Hawley today
wired as follows to A. c. Kaufman, of
Charleston, S. c.. who said an appeal had
been issued to the people of South Carolina
for funds:
Your appeal to the citizens of South
Carolina in behalf of Texas flood sufferers
highly appreciated. The suffering in the
flooded district is beyond all description.
Texas will ever hold in grateful remem-
brance the efforts of her sister state"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
ASSAULTED A GIRL
Young Swede Asked for a Glass of
Water and Grabbed Her.

Atlanta, Ca, July ia special to the
Constitution from Murphy. N. c.. says:
w. Andrews, Swede, this afternoon
went to the farm house of w. B. Russell
and asked for a glass of milk. The drink
was carried to him by the 16-year-old
daughter. As she neared the stranger he
seized her and assaulted her. The girls
cries attracted the mother, who procured
gun. but was afraid to shoot for fear OF
killing her daughter. She finally discharg-
ed the weapon in the open air, attracting
the attention of a negro nearby. The
Swede was pursued and captured by the
negro. preliminary trial wes quickly
held and the Swede, who gave his name as
Brown, was bound over to await trial at
the October term of court. He was placed
in jail here and carefully guarded. There
is considerable excitement over the affair."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
DENOUNCED GOEBEL
Ken1rcky Democrats Are Angry Over
His Nomination

Lexington, KY, July IA special to the
Herald from Mount Sterling, Ky. says:
A meeting of between four and five hun
dred democrats today unanimously adopt
ed resolutions denouncing the methods by
which William Goebel was nominated at
Louisville and the Goebel election law. The
resolutions call for meeting at Lexington
August to consist of from one to three
representatives from every county in the
state to call state democratic convention.
The opinion was expressed at the meet
ing that the Goebel's election means the
loss of Kentucky to Bryan next year so
far as the delegates to the national con-
vention from this state are concerned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
Committee Too Obscure

Replying to your favor of the 14th
instant, in which you ask me to deliver
an address of welcome at the Audito-
rum July 20 to the national democratic
committee and a number of prominent
Americans, 1 regret my inability to ac-
cept In ordinary circumstances, 1
should only be too glad both as mayor
of Chicago and as a democrat to well
come the national committee or any of
the prominent democrats to Chicago,
the city in which the platform of 1896
was framed and in which w. j. Bryan
was elevated to his present leadership
of the national democracy. | cannot
but think, however, it would be an ab-
surdity to welcome those distinguished
men under the auspices of self-con-
stttuted committee, whose personnel is
too obscure to be known even in ats
home city. Had this meeting been or
ganized under the direction of democrats
of the regular type and known party
standing, it would have afforded me
great pleasure to be present. In the ex-
listing circumstances, while thanking
you for the honor. 1 must beg leave to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
Against Organized Labor

Indianapolis, Ind, July H.-At the session
of the Iron Moulders Union of North Amer
lea today a resolution was adopted calling
on President Mckinley to investigate into
the war department as to the reported dis
elimination against organized labor in the
machine shops of the Rock Island arsenal
The convention placed itself on record by
declaring in favor of the governmental
ownership of all public franchises.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18

GARTER HARRISON"
When a copy of Mayor Harrison's letter
was shown to Ex-Governor Altgeld the lat
ter said:
Mayor Lost Golden Opportunity
81 am sorry the mayor looks at 1t that
way He has made a grave mistake He
has lost golden opportunity. Should he
come to the meeting and make a rousing
democratic speech he would place himself
at the head of the democratic party. But
he has lost the chance now. I'm sorry
for it."
Mr.. Coolin expressed a similar view.
Efforts are being made by the Harrison
leaders to induce as many of the national
committeeman as possible to ignore the
meeting.
The Altgeld forces have been reinforced
by the Chicago platform democrats of New
York. VILLAS j. Abbott, the first emssary
to arrive, reported at headquarters in the
Unity building in the afternoon He comes
as one of committee of a silver party in
New York to appear before the national
body and get a hearing as to what the sit
uatlen Is in that state James r. Brown
who was toastmaster of the dollar dinner
and George w. Thompson are the other
members of the delegation. They will ar
rive today. Mr.. Abbott said that great
majority of the rank and file of the party
III New York is in favor of the 16 to l issue
oiN VI Hilidn y. bryan LOT president.
Croker, Hill and Murphy, the leaders,"
he continued, "are opposed to free silver
and Bryan, but they do not represent the
sentiment of a majority of the voters"
win Demand Recognition
The three spokesmen will demand that
this claimed majority be given recognition
by the national committee so that it may
nave no excuse for sending a contesting
deiegauon to the national convention next
year. The same plan has been started by
Mr. Altgeld in Illinois. He claims that
those in control OF the party organizations
here are not friendly either to the cause or
Mr.. Bryan. After his defeat for mayor the
ex-governor announced that the Chicago
platform democratic officials would send
contesting delegation to the state conven-
ton To insure this class control of the
convention it will demand that the long
standing unit rule be abolished and that no
democrat who bolted the ticket three years
ago shall be admitted as delegate.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
sls,OOO,OOO from the KIondike

Washington, July 17-Mr. Frank A.
Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the treas
ury, returned today from a months trip
through the west on business connected
with the governments mints and assay
offices. He said that what appears to be
a conservative estimate of the amount of
gold which will come out of the Klondike
this summer is $1S,OOO,O0O a large proportion
of which will go through the government
assay office at Seattle.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
CREATED SENSATION
Publication of Indictment of Gen. Otis
by Correspondents

Washington, July 1.-THE publication Of
the war correspondents formal indictment
of General Otis management of the Philip
pine campaign caused a sensation in the
departments here. Secretary Hay had re-
ceived advices as last as today from civil,
as we'll as military sources in the Philip
pines which led him to declare that the sit.
uation there was certainly improved mater
tally and the prospects for the future had
been frightened very much. With these ad-
vices the secretary said General Otis had
had nothing to do, and they were from dis
interested persons whose opinions must
carry weight. Generally there was strong
disinclination exhibited by the officials to
discuss this last round robin.'' General
Miles, who was acting as secretary of war,
in the absence of Secretary Alger, and AS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
CORRESPONDENTS CHARGE OTIS
WITH CONCEAUNC REAL FACTS
Specials daT Conveyed an Ultra Optimistic View Not Shared
By General Officers in the Field,

gineer McCune, of Parsons, Kas., was
wrecked and McCune killed. The switch
lock had been battered to pieces, the
switch turned and the light taken up the
track short distance, signalling a clear
track. 1t was doubtless the work of men
who had intended to derail and rob the
Rissouri, Kansas and Texas passenger.
which preceded the freight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-18
HARRISON SNUBS THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Will Not Make Address Of Welcome
on Account of the Arrange
ment Committee.

- hicago, July 17.-Three political
N developments stirred the demo-
~ n Gratis in Chicago today One was
~ the refusal of Mayor Harrison,
on account of its "obscure origin, ~ to at
tend and deliver an address of welcome at
the Auditorium free silver meeting on
Thursday night
The second was a verbal notice that the
democratic national committee will be ask
ed to repudiate the Croker Hill Murphy
machine in New York and re-organize the
silver men.
The third was the statement that an ef-
fort would be made to have a rule adopted
that no man who bolted the Chicago plat
form and ticket in 1896 shall be eligible to
sit in the national convention of 1900 as
delegate.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison today sent the
following letter to Chairman Cooling, of
the committee in charge of arrangement for
the democrats meeting at the Auditorium
July 20: