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Evening journal., 1900-05-09
COUNCILMEN INDICTED
FOR ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

Sunbury, Pa, May g.-The Northum-
berland county grand jury here yester-
day returned a true bill against r. O..
Zuern, Thomas A. Holl, o. ]. Reed,
William A. Zimmerman. W. B. Dixey,
Maier Rothchild, II. M. Dixey, S. w.
Seaman, Charles Smith and w. E.
Keplinger. The accused were mem
bers of the Shamokin council, and are
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the borough by accepting inferior paw
ing material, for which it is alleged
they received various amounts Of
money. Judge Savidge withdrew from
the case and substituted Judge John
son, of Delaware county. stating that
owing to his friendly relations with
the accused he deemed it improper for
him to try the case.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09

the navy department and was informed
that it would be unwise at this time
to make public the details Of the tests
he had asked for as it would place in
the hands, not only OF the senate, but
Of representatives of foreign govern
ments, information that properly be-
longed exclusively to the United
States. He was informed that Ad-
miral O'Neil, chief Of the bureau of
ordnance, had been conducting for sew
eral months a series Of armor tests
at Indian Head, the results of which
were very remarkable. A prominent
official OF the navy department said,
1t Is understood, that the tests of all
sorts of armor, including the Krupp
armor. had been made with a view Of
ascertaining their effectiveness against
a new shell that had been invented by
an officer OF the navy. No piece Of
armor submitted to the test, It is un-
derstood, was able to withstand the
test. The shell, fired from high power
guns, penetrated the armor almost as
bullets fired from a Krag-Jorgensen
rife would penetrate green wood, the
difference being that the armor plates
split from the point of impact. 1t Is
said this was true of the Krupp armor,
as well as of the other armor tested.
The shell which was so effective was
not described; indeed, the navy depart
ment is guarding jealousy all details
concerning it's construction.
The argument of Mr.. Tillman is that
with such projectile in the possession
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
COUNTERFEIT PLATES FOUND;
WELCOME AWAITS BOER ENJOYS

Philadelphia. May 9.-The latest
chapter In the great cOunterfeiting con-
spiracy unearthed here and In Lancas-
ter, Pa, some time ago, which was
opened Monday by the arrest OF Harry
Taylor, charged with passing spurious
$40 Hamilton head. notes, was closed
yesterday when th9plates from which
the notes were made we're found bur-
fed in a suburban highway. Arthur
Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredel. the en-
gravers of all the cigar stamp plates.
and the 800, $50, $50 and $40 notes,
who are now awaiting sentence, gave
the clew to the whereabouts OF the
plates. The government officers did
not know the existence Of the $40
Hamilton head notes until they were
put in circulation in this city about
ten days ago. and which resulted in
the arrest Of Harry Taylor, a brother
Of Arthur Taylor.
Arthur Taylor and Bredel admitted
Monday that they had made the plates,
but declared they had thrown them
into the Delaware river before their
arrest in April. 1899. This the secret
service men did not believe, and from
clews accidentally obtained from the
mother of the Taylor brothers the de-
tectives got valuable information from
Harry to the effect that tinfoil impress
sions Of the plates made for the pur-
pose of making electrotypes OF the
plates were buried in the Centennial
grounds of Fairmount Park. Wilkie,
Burns end Harry Taylor went to the
park and there found the tinfoil i'm
pressions where Harry had buried
them. With this evidence Chief Willde
and Burns confronted Arthur Taylor
and Bredel in Moyamening prison yes
terday, and the men revealed the hid
ing place of the plates. The spot is on
a highway in the suburbs ten and a
half miles from the city. They were
buried during September. 1898.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09

Of the government, the details Of which
sooner or later will become known to
other governments. It would not be the
part of wisdom for the congress to
enter into contracts to purchase the
high priced armor unless IL could be
so improved as to resist projectiles Of
the kind used at Indian Head.
Feeling that more or less of the
matter concerning the tests recently
made by the government would be
used in the debate upon the armor
question Mr. Tillman suggested that it
would be desirable to consider the
subject in secret.
The senate agreed with him, and to-
day the armOr plate matter will be
discussed behind closed doors.
Yesterday afternoon, with one Of
these shells. six-inch naval rife
plugged a clean hole through a plate
of Harveyized armor IA inches thick.
This marvellous achievement was wit
messed by Assistant Secretary Hackett,
for whom a secret trial was made at
Indian Head. The gun was charged
with smokeless powder.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
MOBS PREVENT
CAR TRAFFIC
st. Louis Strikers DiScIaim
all Responsibility
CREWS DRAGGED OFF CARS
Scope Of the Strike Extends to the
Suburban Line and Stones
Wreck Rolling Stock

St Louis, May 9.-In accordance
with the decision reached by the ST..
Louis Transit company's employees, a
general strike was inaugurated on the
entire system at daybreak yesterday.
No cars were in operation, save a few
on the Park Avenue division. The
first car on this division left the sheds
at o'clock. The strikers at the sheds
did not attempt to prevent the crews
from taking the cars out. The crews
were allowed to run the cars unmo-
Tested until 12:45 o'clock, when car
No Of the Park Avenue division was
badly wrecked on Webster avenue by
a volley of stones thrown by a crowd
of men and boys.
The suburban line, many of the en-
ployes Of which had been on a strike
for several days, was also tied up af-
ter the early morning hours. Cars
were run as far east as Thirteenth
street, but when efforts were made to
bring them down town crowds Of
strikers and sympathizers interfered
with the crews and in several cases
dragged them off the cars.
From time to time during the after
noon and night attempts we're made to
operate the cars, but In nearly every
case resulted in attacks on the crews
by crowds along the streets, practi-
cally stopping traffic TIE etrikers de-
clare that they have had no active
part in the hostile demonstrations.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09

New York, May g.-A committee
which las been working In this city
IN the interest OF the Boer republics
called on Mayor Van Wyck yesterday
and asked him to officially welcome the
peace delegates of the Transvaal. who
are now on their way to this country.
The mayor was asked to appoint a
committee Of 100 or $50 to make prepa-
rations for the reception OF the dele
gates, and extend to them the freedom
of the city The mayor said:
Il have refused repeatedly to ap-
point committees for the reception OF
any foreigners. / refused to appoint
one to receive the lord mayor of Dub
lin. You all know where my heart Is
in this cause. will receive the dele
cation at this office. and extend to
them every courtesy, but / cannot ap-
point a committee"
Later the committee went before the
board of aldermen. who adopted a
resolution providing for a welcoming
committee of Is aldermen and Is mem-
bers Of the municipal council. The
resolution also requested the mayor to
receive a committee of 100 citizens to
welcome the representatives at the
city hall unon their arrival.
When the resolution came up Stew
art M. Brice objected to it's consider
alton.
Il think the council should be inoc-
ulated for hysteria." he shouted. I'VE
ought to sympathize with England,
that stood by US in Manila bay, in
steady of sympathizing with a lot OF
nuts down in South Africa that never
heard Of America"
''The gentleman is out OF order"
said Vice President Oakley, who was
In the chair THE question is"
Question nothing. There is no
question about it, You are a lot Of
fools.' roared Mr.. Brice.
All the members voted for the reso-
luton except Mr.. Brice.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
BLAMED FOR DEATH

Scranton. Pa, May 9.-The coroncr's
jury last night returned a verdict in
culpating Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. ilehtot.
local apostles of DOwieism. for the
death of Mrs. Lydia E. Newell, Of
Throop. who was allowed TO gothrough
childbirth without the assistance of a
physician and no treatment other than
prayers. The husband. Rev. c. S. New
ell Methodist minister, was also held
blamable by the jury, though he tes-
efied that he endeavored to persuade
his wife to allow him to call a physi-
clan. A letter from the Dowie head
quarters In Chicago was exhibited by
the husband. 1t was evidently in
answer to one written by Mrs. Newell.
In it she was advised to persevere in
her intention to permit of no inter-
ference by doctors and asking her to
write and let DR.. Dowie know of her
victory.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
SHORTAGE OF $4,000
IN POSTAL FUNDS
$IlI,OOO Worth of Stamps Ordered De-
strOyed Believed to Have Been Kept
in Circulation by NeeIey
BIG DECLINE IN RECEIPTS
AWAKENED SUSPICION

Havana, May 9.-The postal frauds
have been the principal tonic of con-
Versation in Havana today, although
as yet the papers have scarcely al
luded to the matter. The department
OF posts admits a shortage of SIS, 600,
but further investigation has brought
10 hight the fact that in July last year
the receipts showed a falling off of
about $4,000 from the average of the
months previous and that this short
age has been kept up ever since. 1t
appears that, about that time, Director
OF Posts Rathbone gave orders for the
destruction Of S411 900 worth of sur
charge stamps, on account Of the issue
OF new stamp. This work of de-
struction was left in the hands OF
CHARLES f. w. Neeley and his assist
ants, but 1t is now believed that none
OF those stamps were destroyed, the
theory being that they were sent out
with the new stamps.
The Havana receipts amounted tc
about $4,000 a month, according to
the books, but the other Offices of the
island showed only $4,000 or $4,000,
amounts palpably absurd. 1t is as
tonishing that the shortage was not
discovered before, because the receipts
at Santiago or Matanzas alone should
amount to nearly $4,000. Absolute
proof that something has been going
wrong is shown by the fact that Au-
ditor Barrie reports the receipts of the
island for the first five days OF May as
aggregating sS,OO0 Should this aver
age be continued, it would mean a
total Of more than $4,000 for the
month.
That others than Neeley are involved
is implicitly believed, although the
evidence as yet is not sufficient to
justify their arrest. Nevertheless.
should certain persons attempt to leave
the island they would be taken into
custody Neeley has made investments
here and in other parts Of the island,
having as a partner a postal employe.
Carrydon Rich, who now holds the
power OF attorney for Neeley, was on
Monday appointed to fill Neeley's place
as chief financial agent of the Havana
postofiice, but yesterday the appoint
ment was suspended.
Ihe military authorities know little
regarding the matter beyond what Col.
--oltllOl EtntIdls ItDOIleQ,
Tor the department of posts has been
virtually Independent Of the military
authorities and has reported directly
to the postmaster general. The in
spector general has merely made
quarterly inspection. On his former
inspection tour he found a shortage of
more than $4,000. but such plausible
excuses were given that they thought
he was probably mistaken. When he
entered on his latest inspection his
suspicious were further aroused. and
he resolved to probe matters to the
bottom. This close scrutiny revealed
features OF the case which have not vet
been made public. It seems that Nee
ley kept scarcely any accounts which
would bear showing. Mr. Rich, his as
sistant, endorsing his accounts as cor
rect
Governor General Wood has ordered
that all property standing in the name
of Neely in Cuba should be placed un-
der government control.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
JURY BOX SUFFER-
CONFESSES HIS CRIME

Clearfield. Pa, May 9.-Millerd f.
Johnson, the ex-jury commissioner
charged with tampering with the jury
wheel for the last December term OF
court, made an open confession in
court yesterday, In which he exoRor-
ated u. d. Gingery. sheriff, and Jury
Commissioner Philips from any con-
nection with the fraudulent act. He
stated that the stuning OF the wheel
was suggested by l.. " DAILY. Of Du-
bois, a well known Democratic poll
tician. who wes under Indictment for
violation of the liquor laws. Johnson
admitted having placed list Of names
in the wheel as a matter of friendship
to DAILY. The judge remanded John
son back to jail to await sentence.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
British Advance Guard is
Nearing KrOOnStad
$500 DOERS At MAFEEING
EIOf, Krugcr'S Grandson, Sends for
six More Guns to Train on
BeIeagured Garrison

London, May 9.--lrour thousand cav
airy watcrod their horses at zand
River Monday. 25 miles beyond Small
deel, where Lord Roberts continues to
date his dispatches.
Tho scouts who have been searching
the country for miles along the stream
have found no Beers south OF tho
river. The enemy are laagered in un-
known force on the north bank.
Thus the British advance guard Is
within As miles OF Kroonstad. The
Free Stnters. in the expectation that
Kroonstad viii speedily become unten-
able, are, according to information
from Lorenzo Marques, preparing to
transfer their government to He'll
bron, little more than so miles north
east.
Tho proclamations OF Lord Roberts
appear to have little effect upon the
inhabitants Of the invaded districts.
Every farm is found deserted exceut
by the women and children. All the
men are away fighting.
Reports az headquarters are now
wiring freely concerning the Incidents
connected with the occupation of Small
deel. Some evaporation is expressed
at the case with which the Beers es-
cape with their transports before the
very eyes of the British For in
stance. when the British entered Small
doel the Boer OK wagons colly out
Epanned only Eve miles away. AZ II Ia
contempt OF the ability Of the British
to overtnkc them.
Lord Roberts Is described as rightly
unwilling to sacrifice his horses for the
saks Of a comparatively minor ad-
vantage. Nevertheless. the waste OF
horseilesh. In spite Of all precautions,
Is enormous.
Smaldeel is a village OF only a score
OF dwellings. but Il expanded in one
night to a vast canvas city and the
glow Of the camp fires was like a scene
In an iron smelling district. The city
is likely to fade away in a day by the
immediate progress Of the infantry to
Zand River
The tidings from Mafelzlng are
gloomior than ever. Everybody there
has an empty stomach and a pinchcd
face. The natives are no longer given
even porridge, and the whites now
have nothing but a quart OF that sub
stance and a pound OF horse sausage
daily. Everything else eatable has
gone. Insufficient food, wet trenches
and cold nights are deadly to the
health Of the garrison. This informa~
tion comes from reliable natives Lady
Sarah Wilson. under date Of April 27,
Gays:
"The Beers now number $500. in
CONTINUED on Second PaEe-l
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
FOREST FIRES NOW RAGE;
TROOPSQUENCH FLAMES

Berlin, May "A number Of large
forest fires. promoted by the dry heat,
have destroyed property to the value OF
100000 marks near Aix-la-Chapelle.
Two battalions Of troops were required
to quench fire near Goestemunde. At
Munster and at Oldenburg also there
have been large fires. Here In Berlin
the heat is terrific. and the emperor
and empress TO escape Il have gone to
Urville, where they found heavy rain
falling.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
ROOSEVELT VISITS CAPITAL
New iOrk's Governor is the Guest Of Com.
mander COWIeS

Washington. May 9.-Governor and
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived IN Washington
last night and went directly 70 tho
residence OF Commander Cowles.
where they win remain while in the
city. Mrs. Cowles is a sister OF the
governor. and the visit, 1t is said. Is
in compliance with a promise made by
the governor that he would come as
soon as the urgent business incident to
the meeting Of the legislature at AL
bany had been disposed or During the
evening Senator Lodge and Commits
sioner Proctor. OF the civil service
commission, who was a member OF
that body with Mr. Roosevelt, called
and remained some time The gov
ernor denied himself to newspaper
men.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
The Weather

New York Herald's Forecast. The
southwestern storm crossed the lake re-
gion and the northern parts OF this sec
tion yesterday, causing considerable and
general rains i'm and near its track Its
centre. now in Maine. win move east
wardly to-day. IL will be followed by a
marked fail Of temperature I'm the lake
region.
In the Middle States and New England
to-day partly cloudy 20 fair. cooler wealth
er viii prevail. preceded by rain on and
near the coasss. with fresh sOuthwesterly
to northwestcrly winds.
On Thursday clear and slightly cooler
weather and fresh 10 light northwesterly
winds will prevail.
on Friday clear, with rising tempera-
turc.
European steamers now sailing will
have mostly clearing and fair weather
and gentle southwcsterly and westerly
hrcezes to the Banks.
Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday
Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland. Showers and
thunder storms and cooler Wednesday:
Thursday fair; brisk winds, becoming
westerly.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
EARL RUSSELL FEARS
NOT BIGAMY CHARGES

London, May 9.-Earl Russell. who
with the countess, formerly Mrs
Somerville, nee Cook. Of Galway, Ire
land, whom he married at Reno, New,
after both were granted divorces, and
who arrived from the United States
Monday, takes the threats Of his ar
rest for bigamy quite calmly. "All the
world knows" said he, I'm going
home to Maidenhead With the coun-
tess, there to remain. l am pledg-
ed not to discuss the details until Of
fetal action is taken, if ever it is
taken. NJ friends and the public un-
derstand the truth of this whole af-
fair" All the English newspapers
speak of Lord Russell's companion as
the Lady he recently married in
America"
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
CLIFFORD'S EXECUTION
A Van HISE BOTCEI

Jersey City, May edward Cliff
ford, who murdered Superintendent
William G. Watson, of the West Shore
railroad, four and a half years ago,
was hanged yesterday in the corridor Of
the county jail by Hangman Van Hise,
Of Newark. Almost Clifford's last wish
was that Van Hise would not make a
botch Of the job, but the rope slipped
and he was slowly strangled to death.
Clifford was saved from the gallows
five times by legal bubbles after being
sentenced to death Yesterdays exc
cution was on his sixth sentence.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
MORGAN LINER LANDS
LOST VIRGINIA'S CREW

New Orleans, May e.-The Morgan
liner El Paso. which arrived yesterday
from New York. brought with II Sec
ond Mate Willoughby NJ. Moore and IA
of the crew OF the wrecked British
steamer Virginia. This vessel strand
ed on Diamond Shoals last Wednesday.
and six men were drowned. Moore and
the IA men with him managed to get
into a boat after the stranding Of the
vessel, but were unable to make shore.
and suffered terribly before being
picked up by the III paso.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
ALL THE BOERS ARE FIGHTING:
ROBERTS WARNINGS IGNORED
Gloomy Iidings Received From Besieged Mafeking.
Whites Are Living Quart of POrridge and
Pound of Horse Sausage Daily
CHOYNSKI KNOCKED OUT
Defeats the California Pugilist
Easily in Two Hot Rounds

Chicago. May 9.-Tom Sharkey. at
Tattersalls, last night knocked out Joe
Choynsh, Of California. in two rounds.
The fighting was OF the hurricane or
der, both men landing repeatedly. but
Sharkey had the fight well in hand
throughout The knockout blow was a
left jolt TO the jaw just as the bell
sounded for the end OF the second
round. Choynskl tried to respond
when the third round was called, but
when he attempted TO rise he fell over
on his back on the aoor and Referee
Malchy Hogan awarded tho fight to
Sharkey.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
CULLOM DEFEATS TANNER
Elects Comptroller Dawes Temporary
Chairman by Master Stroke in Politics

Peoria. Ills, May 9-The initial con-
test In the Republican state convention
yesterday proved a defeat for the Tan
ner-Hanecy faction. The fight came
at the very outset of the convention on
the election Of a temporary chairman.
The state central committee had chosen
John J. Brown, of Vandalia, a Tanner
man. The Cuuom-Reeves-Ca Carter COM
bination execV,ed a master stroke by
naming Charles G. Dawes, comptroller
Of the currency. Dawes was elected
temporary chairman hy vote Of 799
to 725 for Brown.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
STRIKERS HUSTLE SCABS
Resent their Attempt to Break the Strike
at ButtOnWOOd COIliery

Wilkesbarre. Pa. May 9.-The min
ers and laborers employed at the But
tonwood colliery OF the Parish Coal
company went on strike yesterday be-
cause the officials would not reinstate
an employe who had been discharged
for incompetency. The strikers are
mostly Polanders and Hungarians, and
number about 450. Several Hungarians
who attempted to go to work were
roughly handled by the strikers.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
ProhibitiOnists Meet in Dover

New Castle county delegates to the
Prohibition State Convention, which is
being held in Dover to-day. left this
city ON the S13 Delaware road train
for the state capital. At the conven-
tion delegates will be elected to the
national convention, which meets in
Chicago on June 27.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
5,6l7,OOO RECEIVE FOOD
Conditions in Famine Stricken India Have
Improved. Baron CurzOn Saws

London. May 9.-The secretary Of
state for India, Lord George Hamilton,
has received the following message
from the viceroy of India, Baron Cur
zon, of Kedleston: The conditions
have materially improved in Madras
and Mysore, in consequence of the re-
cent rains. In the remainder Of the
affected tracts the distress is increas-
ing in intensity, owing to the want Of
fodder and water and the increasing
heat. The number of persons now in
receipt of relief is 5.617.000.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
VESuVIUS Is ACTIVE
Inhabitants in the AeighbOrhOOd Of VOL.
canO Are Panic Stricken

Rome, May "a dispatch from Por-
tici, at the north foot Of Mount vesu-
vius says; Loud explosions within
Nesuvius continue, accompanied by
frequent but slight shocks that are
felt tSan Vito and in the direction Of
Pugliano. Notwithstanding the state
ment Of the observatory authorities
that there is no immediate danger. the
Inhabitants in the neighborhood Of the
volcano are panic stricken and many
passed the night out Of doors.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09

ing ceremonies Of the new hall of Santa
Maria Council, at Tenth and King
streets, on the evening of May 81. The
crate dress reception.
Articles of incorporation for Santa
Maria Council were received in this
city yesterday and we're signed The
knights named as corporators Of the
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
WIDENER'S SPLENDID GIFT
Broad Street Mansion Becomes a PhiIadeI.
phia Memorial Free Library

Philadelphia. May 9.-The splendid
mansion of =. A. B. Widener at Broad
street and Girard avenue was for
mally transferred 20 the city yester-
day. The gift is TO be known as the
Josephine Widener free library. and
will be used as a branch OF the city's
public library. Col. A. X. Mcclure
was the orator of the occasion.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
Diphtheria Victim Buried

Elsie, the little 5-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wilcox, Of
No. 2215 Market street, died yesterday
of diphtheria. The body was inferred
to-day in Riverview Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
THREE CHILD VICTIMS
Fierce Forest Fires Destroy Human Life
at RaintOn. Pa.

Dubois, Pa. May 9.-Forest fires yes
terday caused the destruction OF much
property In this section OF the state.
Three children We're burned 10 death
at Rainton, near here. by a fire which
swept the town like a whirlwind. one
being the S-year-old daughter OF Sam
uel Brown and the other two children
named Kirkland. Several adults were
severely burned in attempting their
rescue.
Evening journal., 1900-05-09
Hone to Keep Tax Rate Down

Members of the FINANCE Committee
of Council are still puzzling their
brains how to keep down the tax rate
for next year, and make both ends
meet" James Kane. chairman of the
committee, asserts that the present
rate will not be raised