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HE SCRANTQN CAN. Daily, Sunday and Weekly editions. Cloudy today; rainy tomorrow. THIRTY SECOND YEAR. THURSDAlr MORNING, JULY 20, 1S99.

PRICE TWO CENTS. SECRETARY ALGER AS Gil Act Came With a Suddenness That Surprised Members of the Cabinet. SCARCELY CREDITED IT They were Inclined to Believe the Announcement Premiture Bellef was General That his Resignation would Not Come Until the End of the Present Year Resignation has Been Accepted and will Take Effect August 1 What Led Up to It and Gossip Relative to his Successor. WASHINGTON, July 10. Secretary Alger today tendered to the president his resignation of the war portfolio.

The resignation will become effective August 1, though it was tendered "at the pleasure of the president." Gossip lias begun already as to his successor, but it is entirely speculative, for notwithstanding the reports that Mr. Alger would hot long continue at the head of the war department, his actual resignation came suddenly and unexpectedly. WAS NOT EXPECTED. That it would come by the end of the year was generally believed, but so little was it expected at this time that some of the cabinet officers, when the news first became public, were inclined to regard the announcement as premature. Formal acceptance of the resignation had not been made by the president up to a late hour tonight, but wib be In a letter to be written within the hexttday or two.

No official statement as to the cause of the resignation was procurable either from the president or from Secretary Alger, neither of whom would talk on the subject. LETTEli NOT OBTAINABLE. Nor was the letter of resignation obtainable at this time. For the present nothing will be made known officially concerning the severance of the oliicial relations between the president and his war minister, but later on the official correspondence closing the latter's career as chief of the war department doubtless will be given to the press. The belief had prevailed in Washington for some time that Secretary Alger would resign from the cabinet, but the date generally set for it was towards the close of the year, after he had submitted his annual report, in which he intended to sum up what had been accomplished during his brief but eventful direction of the war department.

Its tender then had been regarded as almost a foregone conclusion, in view of Mr. Alger's announcement about a month ago that he had concluded to enter into competition for the vacancy in the United States Senate to be caused bv the expiration of the term of "Senator McMillan, a strong supporter of the administration, and that he had enlisted in his active support Governor Plngree. to whom had been attriDutea free criticisms of the policy that was supposed to be cherished by the president towards the Filipinos. THAT MICHIGAN VISIT. There have been many explanations and denials of the facts in that case, in the end the impression was con veved that the result of the Michigan visit of the secretary had been to change the relations between the presi de'it and himself to such a degree as to make a restoration of their former status impossible and to render tne connection of the two as part of the same official family undesirable.

THAT SEASIDE CONFERENCE. At one time since then there was ground for the belief that a rupture might be avoided, but this belief ceased to be had when the news spread that Vice President Hobart and Secretary Algor were in conference at Norman hurst. It was largely at least as a result of this conference that Secretary Alger decided to leave the cabinet at this time. At this conference there were present besides Secretary Alger, his military aide and close personal and political adviser, Major Hopkins, and perhaps some other person who also felt a deep Interest in the future of the secretary. There has been no disclosure of what passed by the seaside, but It is significant that the return of the secretary to Washington was followed by prompt aotiqn He arrived in Washington last night too late to make any official calls.

CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT. Almost before the executive departments were opened for business this morning he called at the White House and visiting the president in his office announced that he had concluded to; resign his office. What passed on that point between himself and the president is only a matter of surmise, for neither have anything to say on this point. Some routine business pertaining to the war department was disposed of between the president and the secretary and then Mr. Alger went over to his office ai spent some time with his chiefs looking over matteis brought before him.

This attended to. Secretary Alger wrote out his formal letter of resignation and personally carried it over to the White House. His call on this occasion was brief, and when he returned to the war department he closed the door of his office to most of the many callers who were in MONUMENT TO YOUNG SOLDIER OF SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. Westmoreland County Citizens Honor a Member of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania who Died of Fever Contracted in the South Thousands Ahend the Unveiling Ceremonies. GREENSBURG, July lO.

The first monument to be erected over the grave of a soldier of the Spanish American war in this country was unveiled yesterday near here, in the presence of several thousand people. The memory of Isaac E. Wentzel, one of the famous triplets of Company Sixteenth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was thus honored. A massive granite shaft, purchased by members of various chapters of "WHAT ARE THE WILD waiting and had a long conference with Adjutant Corbin. RECEIVED REPORTERS.

To the newspaper men who sought to secure some expression from him, the secretary was courteous but firm. Subsequently General Corbin and Victor Mason, the secretary's private secretary, made the announcement that Secretary Alger had submitted his resignation to the president, to take effect at the pleasure of the president. At his residence in the evening the secretary was equally uncommunicative and positively declined to assign any reason for the action he had taken. MEIKLEJOHN NOTIFIED. Mr.

Meiklejohn, the assistant secretary of war, is at present supposed to be in Wisconsin. He has been notified as to what has happened and to return to Washington to resume charge of the war department until such time as the president shall appoint a permanent secretary. ALGER'S SUCCESSOR. The closest inquiry fails to elicit any information as to the intentions of the president respecting the appointment of. a successor to Mr.

Alger as secretary of war. Names are mentioned, but they are only those which have already been suggested with more or less of plausibility in the press without securing either confirmation or denial from any well informed persons. The members of the cabinet were disinclined to talk about the succession, though one did remark that the president had made no mention of a name to him, and he believed that no decis ion had yet been reached. He also conveyed the impression that no appointment would be made immediately, but that Mr. Meiklejohn would be allowed to direct affairs for some time to come.

HOT AFTER CROKER Chicago Plntform Democrats in New York Issue an Address. CHICAGO, July 10. The representatives of the Chicago platform Democrats of New York tonight issued an address "To the members of the Democratic national committee and the Democratic voters of the United States" The address Is signed by James R. Brown, chairman, and Dr. George W.

Thompson and Willis J. Abbott. It asserts: "First, that an overwhelming majority of the voters in the Democratic party in the state of New York are enthusiastically in favor of the principles laid down in the Chicago platform of J.X96, and demand without qualification the nomination of that man whr shall in his record and in his personal qualities most thoroughly stand for and incarnate those principles. "Second, we declare that the small group of men who have seized upon the machinery of the Democratic party in the state of New York are absolutely opposed, openly or covertly, to all that the Chicago platform stands for and to the nomination of any man who sin cerely holds those principles which we believe dominate the Democratic organization in the nation." The address further calls attention to the large attendance and enthusiasm at the Chicago platform Dollar Dinner in New York and maTces the allegation that Richard Croker in the Democratic state convention of 1S0 prevented mention of the Chicago platform or the name of the man who ran for the presidency upon that platform. Murder and Snlcldo.

TRENTON, July 111 Clifford Farley, 20 years of age. of this city, tonight shot his sweetheart, Kathrrine Donoghue, a Red IS years, near the latter's home in Borden town and then put a bullet through his own head. Both shots are likely to prove fatal, although It is possible that the girl may recover. Jealousy is said to have primpted the shooting. lileyolo Record Broken.

WASHINGTON. July 19. Harry Elkes of Glens Falls, N. the middle distance champion bicycle rider of America, today covered a mile in fiat, thus lowering the record for that distance held by Ed die McDtiffie of Boston of 2 5. lie was paced by a motor cycle rode by Henri Fournier.

American Mechanics marks the resting place of the soldier. The members of Company clothed in the service stained uniforms in which they made their peaceful invasion of Porto Rico, were present, besides veterans of the sixties, the Westmoreland Cadets, many secret societies, and returned members of Company Tenth regiment. Speeches were made by prominent persons. Young Wentzel contracted fever in the South and died of the disease at Camp Meade. WAVES SAYING, SISTER?" LIFE FOR STRIKE Men on the Metropolitan.

Street Railroad Co Out. ARREST OF TWENTY ONE MEN Are Charged with. Conspiring to Destroy Elevated Railroad with Dynamite A Remarkable Tale Told by a Detectlve The Street Car Service Is Very Poor Popular Sympathy Strongly with the Strikers in Certain New York Districts Serious Rioting Last Night. NEW YORK, July lO. The strike ordered this morning on the lines of the Metropolitan street railToad in New York infused new blood into the strike in Brooklyn and did not tend to improve matters.

The arreSt of twenty one men charged with conspiracy to destroy with dynamite the elevated railroad this morning at Fifth avenue and Thirty sixth street, had little effect on the public, although it was expected that public sympathy would turn against the strikers. CAR SERVICE" POOR. The car service was very poor. In the earlier part of the day So per cent, of the cars of the Brooklyn system were operated, but this was lessened to considerable extent later in the day, On the Nassau lines cars worked on half headway all day and on several other lilies hardly more than half as hiany. ine twenty one men who were ar rested at Carberry's hall, at the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway avenues were arraigned in the afternoon at the Adams street police court, before Magistrate Brenner and were held in bonds of A detective testified that he attended a meeting of strikers at Car berry hall Monday night and heard the men talking of buying dynamite.

He cited one of the prisoners named O'HaTa as one of four men who went out of the room carrying packages look ing like dynamite. ASSERT THEIR INNOCENCE. O'Hara, the man who Ashby said car ried dynamite, said tonight that he and his companions had nothing whatever to do with the dynamite explosion and that they had fallen asleep in Car berry hal! while waiting for the returns from the sympathy meeting at Cooper Union and were asleep at the time the explosion happened. The first they knew of the explosion was when they wei aroused by the police. The Fifth atenue and Third avenue lines shut down early in the afternoon and the entire Nassau system was run under one third schedule.

Four hundred and fifty police were transferred from Brooklyn to Manhat tan borough tonight in anticipation of trouble with the strikers on the Metropolitan street railway system. POPULAR SYMPATHY. If the strikers in New York wanted to make plenty of work for the police and at the same time get into a district where they could depend on popular sympathy, they made a wise selection in taking the Second avenue line for the principal fight of the strike. Several times during the afternoon the police were called upon to quell riots in Second avenue, but none was of serious import. The real trouble did not begin until the thousands of working people who live along that great thoroughfare came home from work.

The street swarmed with immense crowds and the police were almost powerless and in many instances they, too, came in for injury from the strike sympathizers and many of them were struck with bricks and stones and otherwise maltreated. VIOLENCE AND DISORDER. Cars were blocked in all sorts of ways and windows were broken and motor men and conductors dragged off the cars. A favorite diversion for the mob was to drag up the heavy iron covers that cover the conduit manholes. These were turned on end and thrown into the holes, leaving about half of the cover projecting and making a most effective barrier.

A great many persons were injured both by the police and by the crowd of strike sympathizers. At 10:20 tonight all operations on the Second avenue lines were suspended. SERIOUS RIOTING. The rioting that took place in New York this afternoon and tonight was of a serious nature, infinitely fiercer than any that has taken place yet in the borough across the river. Scores of people were injured, and severely in in the Second avenue district.

Tonight that great thoroughfore was crowded with a jeering, howling mob, almost its entire length. The great tenements gave forth their working men residents, who backed up the strikers in many a fierce struggle with the police and with the men were many women and still greater numbers of children. STONED EVERY CAR. They stoned every car that passed over the tracks, they hurled rocks and chunks of iron from the roofs of houses and from the windows; they barricaded NEW the streets with paving stones, tore up the sti eet irons, choked up the slot with wire and spikes and blocked the thor oughfare. They had many a hand to hand conflict with the policemen that had been placed along the line.

Tonight the motormen on the Eighth avenue line organized and declared a strike. Tomorrow, they declare, the line will be tied up. A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE Destroyed a Grain Elevator and Two Store House liiiitdlngs. NEW YORK, July 19. A fire, the ori gin of which is unknown, destroyed more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of property on the Brooklyn wa ter front tonight.

It started in the large eight story grain elevator facing and abutting the Excelsior stores on Atlantic basin and which also extend through to and have a frontage on But termilk channel, opposite Governor's Island. The elevator was totally destroyed as were also the store house buildings Nos. "To and 27(, with their contents, 1UO, (HiO bushels of grain and valuable ma chinery. The stores and elevator were the property of the Brooklyn wharf and warehouse company. THE POPE'S HEALTH.

BISHOP OGERMAN SAYS IT HAS IMPROVED. An Operation Enables him to Sleep Well Archblsuop Ireland Did Not Arrive Yesterday. NEW YORK, July 19. The Majestic, from Liverpool, when she arrived at quarantine today wa met by he tug Baltimore, which had on board a party of friends of Archbishop Ireland. They went down to welcome the archbishop who, according to cable advices, was on the Majestic.

The party was disappointed, for the archbishop who was booked on the steamer, decided at the last moment, not to sail. Instead he went to Ireland for a week's visit and will come over on the Britannic. Right Rev. Bishop Ogerman of Sioux Falls, S. was a passenger on the Majestic.

The bishop has been abroad for several months, He visited Rome, and was accorded an audience by the pope, who, according to Bishop Ogerman, is in the best of health. The pope spoke affectionately of America and of the church in this country. Bishop Ogerman was informed by Secretary Rampolla that the health of the pope was much improved since he had the tumor removed. Before that time he suffered with insomnia. Since the operation the pope can sleep and this is the secret of his improved health.

Bishop Ogerman been with Archbishop Ireland in France and in London. He is enthusiastic over the recep tion accorded the archbishop. He is receiving an ovation," he said, "and in France he has had a triumphal recep tion accorded him. So called Americanism does not figure in it; it is his per sonality that has won sudh a triumph. FIRE IN SARATOGA.

CONGRESS SPRING PARK HOTEL BURNED. Favorite Spring Buildings Damaged Many of the Tenants and Guests Had Narrow Escapes. SARATOGA, July 19 Fire broke out near the corner of Broadway West Congress street at o'clock this morning. For a time the Grand Union Hotel was threatened, but after two hours hard light the firemen were in control of the flames and averted the dar ger. At one time many of the window sills and awnings of the south wing of the hotel were on fire and the beat from the flames was intense.

At o'clock the fire was moving in a southerly direction and threatened to wipe out everything between West Congress street and the Columbia Hotel, opposite the big convention hall. A heavy wind fanned the flames The loss is estimated at about $100,000. The lire started in Charles Leggett bicycle store. It was caused by the explo sion of naptha. Several employes, one of whom is missing, were burned.

The Young Men's Christian association rooms were destroyed, as were tne Congress Spring Park hotel and a half dozen smaller places. Shortly after 10 o'clock the north wall of the favorite spring building fell with a deafening roar and a number of firemen had narrow escapes. At o'clock the fire department, fighting against great odds, had 33 streams playing on the fire and was meeting the flumes inch by inch. Thousands of summer visitors witnessed the fire. Congress Spring Park hotel is a wreck.

The wind party subsided, which greatly assisted the work ot tne lire department. Many narrow escapes were reported by tenants of the favorite spring building and the guests of the Congress Spring Park hotel. SAM KETCHUM CAPTURED Left Arm Is Broken Officers Now After Other Train Robbers SPRINGER. N. July Sam Ket chum has been captured at Lambert's ranch on Ute creek, where he came in for medical attendance this atternoon.

He left Otmaroon today in custody of three guards. Officers are on the trail of the other two train robbers, one of whom they believe Is wounded. The Lamberts ranch is about three miles west of the place where the light occurred Sunday morning. OF INTEREST TO OLD SOLDIERS Decision Rclntlvo to Soldiers Homes and Pension Money. PHILADELPHIA.

July 10. An old sol dier named Andrew Brooks of Scran ton a short time ago became an Inmate of the Soldiers' Home In Krle county. Having subsequently re 1 ceived some pension money from the United States government he paid over his proper proportion thereof, to the commander of the home, and then by suit sought to recover It and to restrain the officers of the home from requiring him to pay any more money, and from discharging him because his refusal to pay any thereafter. Justice Green In the supreme court to day filed an opinion sustaining the com mon pleas court of Erie county in its decision, which was adverse to Brooks. He says that Brooks, when he voluntarily entered the home, aid so under its rules and regulations, one of which required the payment to the home of pension money drawn Dy an inmate in excess of per month.

PHILADELPHIA EXPOSITION A Visit by Delegations of 3few York Commercial Men. PHILADELPHIA, July lD. Delegations of leading commercial men of New York, representing respectively the New York commerce commission and the board of trade and transportation of that city today visited the site of the national export exposition to be held here beginning next September and viewed the plans and progress of the enterprise preparatory to arranging for proper representation of New York's exhibits. Both delegations 'S His Story of the Murder of Chad wick Not Believed. WAS GUILTY OF HYPOCRISY So the Neighbors Say and They Also Affirm That the Crime was Carefully Premodltated Body was Found In the River Tied to his Iilcycle Houjrli Unusually Prominent In Church while Contemplating the Crime.

MIDDLETOWN. July 10. The body of Harry Chadwick, whom the jealous Joseph A. Hough waylaid and murdered at Clark's Creek on Sunday THE MURDERER, HIS VICTIM night, was found in the Connecticut river, near the mounth of the creek. Chadwick's head was frightfully bat tered.

One arm was broken. His body was tied with stout twine to his bicycle, on which he was speeding from his afnaneed's home to his own home in New Britain when he met his rival and his death. Hough has confessed that he tied the body to the bicycle, put them in the boat that was found blood stained, rowed down the creek to the river am' threw body and wheel overboard. Hough has made this sworn statement to Coroner S. B.

Davis: went to the point where the strug gle occurred, to scare Chadwick so that he would not come here to Chester so often. I was waiting for him to come along. CHADWICK RAN TOWARD HIM. "I went toward him and made a noise, trying to scare mm. ne iirsi thing I knew he ran toward me.

We had a scuflle for some time. "I was stronger in my hands than he was, and caught him by the throat and held on. I did not intend hurting him, but I grew desperate and held on. I let go when I thought he could not do any harm. I lost my hat, and went and got the lantern of Chadwick's bicycle to look for it.

The lantern were invited by the Philadelphia Commercial Museums under whose auspices the exposition will be held. The commerce commission wnicn hi rived last night has for its object an investigation of the decline of the commerce of New York, for which purJ pose it was appointed by Governor Roosevelt under act of assembly. A gpneral Inspection ot tne ounmngs was made and the visitors expressed their ipproval of the progress snnwn anu suit ed that New York would heartily support the enterprise. Among many of tho visitors another visit to the. exposition and the city was favorably discussed.

Later this afternoon both delegations returned to New York. (ilEAT TROTTING EVENT Quoon Won the Third Hoat In Ro mnrkably rust limp. DRTROIT, July 10 The game struggle to win the manufacturers and miners SUt.fKK) trotting stake since the in ception of that annual event ten years ago was witnessed on the Grosse Point track todav by more than enthusi astic spectators, and the sun went down leaving the result decidedly in doubt after the four leaders had each been credited with one heat. King Mond. driven by Marsh, was a strong favorite.

He. took the first heat in 2:15 He fought hard for the other heats and finished a fighting second in each of the three. Success won fhe second heat 'in 2:1134. Queenftook the third heat in 2:10, and Royal Baron took the fourth heat in Iho race then went over until tomorrow. The 2:7 was also unfinished.

Prince Regent took the second and third heats. Egozon won the first heat and Pearl Onward the fourth heat. Time, 2:07. Hurry won the pacing race, uest time. 2:10 and the 2:20 trot went to Owyhee in straight heats.

Best time, DEFENDS PRESIDENT'S POLICY An Exhaustive Statement to the Pub llo by Senator Piatt. NEW YOK. July 10. Senator Piatt to night Issued an exhaustive statement to the public in which he defends the policy of President MeKinley in the conduct of the war In the Philippines. He says much criticism has been aroused by unpatriotic people in this country and by the recent round robin of offended correspondents at Manila to the effect that Americans are misled by General Otis.

Ho sava President McKinley is advised not only by General Otis but by Mr. Denby, who was for 14 years our minister to China and by Professor Worcester, who Is thoroughly acquainted with the native character and habits of the Filipinos. He is thus receiving truthful and accurate information and is cognizant of the fact that great work is yet to be done. To Prosecute Corporation. HARRISBURG.

July 19. Attorney Gen eral Elkln has ordered that proceedings be commenced against the Ciearfield Traction company for an alleged Illegal Issue of bonds to the amount of $750,000. Emereoncy Hoard Didn't Meet, HARRIS BURG, July 19, Owlng to the absence today of all the members of the emergency board except State Treasurer Beacom. the meeting to consider the Utahvllle small pox epidemic in Clearfield county was postponed until tomorrow. HQUGH CONFESSION went out.

I went back and put my head to Chadwick's breast and found he was not breathing. "I went down the lane to Clark's creek where I found a boat. I went back and got Chadwick's bicycle and put it JC the boat. I then went back and carried and dragged the body down to the boat. I tied the bicycle to the body, rowed the boat down the creek to the river, rowed out in the river quite a way, and then threw the body overboard.

WANTED TO SCARE HIS RIVAL. "I never had any trouble with Chadwick. I thought I could scare him, and that I could then see the young woman he came to see. When he overtook me he tried to cut me with his razor. I told him I did not intend to hurt him, but he kept trying to cut me, and I choked him.

When I got home I tried to get in by the cellar stairs, but could not. I then got the ladder and got in at the window But whatever he confesses every additional detail of Hough's crime proves it was most deliberate. He 'had builded AND THE GIRL THEY BOTH LOVED. hqpes because Miss May Smith exhibited innocent sympathy with him. He lately lost his wife, a year after their marriage, and soon his mother died.

Besides, except on Sunday, when her sweetheart visited her. Miss May often went awheel with Houg'h. His hopes were dashed when he learned that Chadwick and Miss May were to be married this autumn. On Sunday night the two lovers went from the house of Miss May's father to the Baptist church at (liester. Hough who boarded with the Smiths, went to the Congregational church.

He was unusually prominent in meeting that nigb1 He spoke in meeting on the sub ject. "A friend in need is a friend in deed," PRETENDED TO BE FRIENDLY. He walked home with Miss May and Chadwick, ate ice cream with them, pretended to go to bed, sneaked out, jumped on his wheel and scorched to the lonely place, where he awaited Chadwick's coming. Intense feeling against Hough was aroused by his hypocrisy and the pre meditation of his crime. It was even whispered that he would be lynched tonight; it would be easy to break into the little lock up at Chester.

So State Attorney Murdock, Sheriff Brown, of the town of Haddain, and Coroner Davis decided to take Hough for safe keeping to the strong jail at Haddam. He seemed to be perfectly uncon cerned when the sheriff drove him away from Chester. His head and face were almost covered with bandages, but he will recover from the dangerous wound, which he declares Chadwick inflicted, although a razor was by him when he was found moaning in his bed. During the day he was visited by his brother W. E.

Hough, of No. 174 Sands street, Brooklyn, who was overwhelmed with grief, but who was received unemotionally. His pastor, the Rev. F. W.

Greene, of the South Congregational church, Chester, also visited Hough and prayed with him, moving him to tears. Miss Smith is still nervously prostrated. ATTORNEY GENERAL ELKIN POSTPONED THE HEARING Would Not Act in tho Absence of Seerotary Grlost. IIARRTSBURG, July 19. Attorney General Elkin had a conference today wiih Clinton Rogers Woodruff, counsel for tho Municipal league of Philadelphia, regard ing the use of tho commonwealth's namo in a proceeding to test the right of the secretary of the commonwealth to refuse to advertise the proposed amendments to tho constitution passed by the last legislature and vetoed by Governor Stone.

Owing to the absence of Secp tary of tho Commonwealth Gricst, who ill at his home in Lancaster, the hearing of tho matter was postponed until next Wednesday at noon. Deputy Secretary lleitlcr was present and represented the state department at the request of Secretary Gricst to ask a postponement. Mr. Woodruff contended that in view of the fact that Mr. Beitlcr was present and the sec.

retary of tho commonwealth had previous notice there was no reason why the hearing could not proceed. He reminded the attorney general that It was necessary only to mako out a prima facie case and no interest would bo Injured by a hearing today, but Mr. Elkln declined to hear the matter in the absence of Mr. Griest. The petition of the leaguo sets forth that the veto of the governor was without authority of law inasmuch as he had no right to veto the proposed amendments.

Democratic National Committee. CHICAGO, July 19. Acting Chairman William J. Stone of Missouri will "call to order the Democratic national committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Sherman house. The Democrats gathered hero expect to bo busy with questions of political moment during the whole of the day.

William Jennings Bryan will probably sit as a committeeman, arrangements having been made, to furnish him a proxy. ITemilng Is Appointed. HARRISBURG, July 11). Governor Stone has appointed David C. liennlng, the Republican nominee for judge in Schuylkill county, to fill tho vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Pershing.

WEATHER CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON, July lO. Wcathor conn ditions and general forecast: Unsettled weather conditions have prevailed from hte Rocky mountain to the Mississippi valley and in the south Atlantic and gulf states and a disturbed condition appears to be developing in Manitoba. Excessive temperatures continue In the extreme northwest. Huron, Bismarck and Boise report 100 degrees, Winne mucca OS, Havre and Rapid City 9G, Helena 1(4.

Salt Lake 92 degrees. A cooling' condition appears to be developing in the north of Montana and this will give cooler weather In Montana, the Dakotas. Minnesota and Wyoming Thursday or Friday. Light to fresh westerly winds will prevail in the north Atlantic coast and vari able winds on the middle and south Atlantic coasts. Indications.

Forecast for Thursday: Western Pennsylvania, showers Thursday and probably Friday; variable winds. Eastern Pennsylvania, increasing cloudiness Thursday; showers Friday; variable winds. I RELIEF PLANS FOR SPANISH PRISONERS Commission Possesses Full Authority to Obtain Release Of AH of Them. ARE TO PAY A HANSOM Commissioners Appointed by "Madrid Want to Deposit tho Money la a Hank Precautious Against the Employment of It to Our Dotrl ment Agutnnldo's Passports Dishonored by His Men Civilians Released by Him Not Allowed to Leave AparrI Heavy Ruins In the Islands Manila Flooded. MANILA, July 10, The Spanish commission charged with negotiating for the release of the Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos expects to return to Tarlae soon, with full authority to obtain the release of all.

The commissions hope to be able to make arrangements under which the money to bo paid for the ransom of the Spanish captives is to be deposited in bank, to be drawn, by the Filipinos at a future date, so that it cannot be used to carry on the war against the United States. The Filipinos have refused to allow civilian prisoners to embark on board a ship leaving Aparri, although they had passage signed by Aguinaldo. There have been terrific rains here during the last two days. It has been necessary to use boats in moving about the streets of Manila, and the whole country is flooded. The total precipitation thus far in July has been inches, and in the last hours inches of rain has fallen.

Insurgents concealed on the banks of the Rio Grande today fired on the gunboat Laguna De Bay, killing one soldier and wounding two. The gunboat trained a guttling gun on the shore and quickly dispersed the Insurgents. DENIAL BY GEN. ANDERSON Did Not Tell Filipinos wo Should Give Them Independence. FORT THOMAS, July Gen.

Thomas M. Anderson, commander of the department of the lakes, was seen here today and asked for a statement concerning the report in the Minneapolis Times from its Manila correspondent, in which the Filipino peace commissioner Zialcita was quoted as saying that Gen. Anderson at a dinner given in his honor at Cavfte had said that the Americans had not come to the Philippines for the purpose of taking one foot of territory with the view of permanent possession, but for tho purpose of giving the Filipinos their independence. General Anderson very promptly and decidedly said he had never used any such language. When he reached Manila he had no transportation, forage or fuel, and he applied to Aguinaldo for those things.

That drew him into correspondence with Aguinaldo, from which the general soon saw that Aguin aldo's purpose was to put every obstacle in the way of furnishing the things needed by the United States army and at the same time to lead the United States, through General Anderson, into some sort of recognition of the Filipino government. In that correspondence tho general says he made it plain to Aguinaldo that he was there in purely military capacity, with no authority whatever to bind the United States by any act of recognition, that his intercourse with Aguinaldo was purely military, both being opposed by a common enemy. He also pointed out that as no nation had recognized the Filipino government, or had even given it belllgerant rights, it was impossible for him to do any thing of the kind. "I want it distinctly stated," the general added, "that I never at any time made any such statement as is attributed to me by Zialcita. Another matter I wish to set right.

I have seen it charged that I had clashed with General Otis, and one story has It that I was recalled on that account. There, was no clash between Otis and mo. It is true I made a suggestion with regard to atacking the Filipinos because they were intrenching in our front, and that General Otis did not act upon it. But fhat made no clash. General Otl3 may have been acting under orders from Washington.

As to my recall that was dated in January, hostilities did not begin until February, so It could have had no connection with the active campaign as suggested." THE PHILIPPINES SITUATION Gon. H. O. Otis Says tho Correspon dents' Assertions Are Incorrect. CHICAGO, July In an interview Gen.

Harrison Grey Otis declared his Inability to agree with the "round robin" issued by tho newspaper corre spondents in the Philippines. Gen. Otis is returning to his home In Los Angeles. He said: 'Gen. Otis should be heard from be fore the 'round robin' is discussed as to its fairness.

The commanding general has not been unduly optimistic rather the opposite. I know of cases where ho had opportunities of muklng highly favorable reports of his military operations, but modestly refrained from doing so. He and his officers do not look with favor on newspaper reports, which, with all Intentions of being falT, are ant to be exaggerated. I am satisfied that the official reports from Manila in, regard to our killed and wounded, as well as to deaths from disease, have been accurate. I have noticed nothing In th newspapers to Indicate that there was any desire to suppress information of that kind.

Gen. Otis has tne situation well in hand, as he has reported. From an army of HO.OIM) men the insurgents have undoubtedly been reduced a spattered lO.IHIO, and Aguinnldo's capitol is on the back of a pony. What Gen. Otis started out to do he has done.

He holds Manna ana an tne Mira.ieniu positions which he neenea wnue mo rebel farce is held apart." Rev. Patrick Grant Dead. BUFFALO. July 10 Rev. Patrick ir int.

tu Right Rev. Bishop Qulgley, is dead. He had been a sufferer In, in Wright's disease for three years. Father Grant was born in the village of Cattaraugus In 1850. if ore Concessions by Boers.

PRETORIA, South Africa. July 19. The Volksraad has adopted further articles of the franchise law, enabling sons of Outlanders to become naturalized at the age of 10 and to obtain the franchise five years thereafter..