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EPDBLICAN DAILY, SHOWERS TODAT jAND TOMORROW. SUNDAI, 1 EDIT 0 1 THIRTY FOUllTHti WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY IT, 1901. PRICE TWO CENTS. SLE FEARED AT WELLSVILLE Possibility That the Great Steel Strike May Develop Consider able Violence There. PLANS OF TH0.

SHAFFER PITTSBURG, July 10. The big steel strike has so far created no disorder, but according to the news receiver late tonight from Wellsville, there may be trouble tomorrow. Dispatches from Wellsviile say Fersifer F. Smith, district manager of the Amalgamated Sheet Steel company, came there today and had a talk with a few striking mill workers. The Wellsville plant is the one from which 12 men were discharged for joining the union and which is now on strike, all the men having been organized.

Smith said to the men: "The Welisville rolling mill will be run and it will be run non union and will start tomorrow. If it could not be run non union it would never bo run." The men say that Smith cannot find any non union men to run his mill. No new men have been brought into Wellsville, but the strikers will watch the river landings and railroad stations to meet any nonunion men that may arrive. It was said at Amalgamated headquarters today that "Jack" Whitehead, a former Amalgamated man," but now known as a famous "scab" and strike breaker, was on his way from Alabama to help the trusts, break the strike. It is believed that Whitehead is bound for Wellsville.

Theodore Shaffer is not going to call out the union men employed by the National Tube company, the National Steel company, the Federal Steel company and the Amalgamated Steel and Wire company, four of the combines under the control of the United States Steel corporation, which have no strike on hand. Shaffer never said point blank that he intended to call these men out, but he hinted and intimated that he had a circular letter in view that might cause them to strike. Tonight he said that he would not issue a circular unless it became necessary, but would give no assurance that he might not change his mind again. It is believed that Shaffer is beginning to consider questions of finance and that he realizes that if he calls out all his union men there will be. nobody left to pay strike assessments but the few thousand men employed by the Re public Iron and Steel "and independent plants.

The Amalgamated association gained another victory today when it succeeded in practically stopping operations at the Stark or Solar works, one of the Pittsburg plants of the American Steel Hoop company. About SOO men are employed there and about half of them are union men. The employes held a meeting last night, talked with the Amalgamated organizers and when morning came most of them stayed out. A good many negroes imported from the south years ago to break a former strike, were also induced to quit work on the promise that the union would recognize them. This makes the third steel hoop plant supposed to be non union that the Amalgamated has gained in the few days of the strike.

They make up for the defection of other works which the union thought would surely go on strike, but which have remained faithful to the owners. Shaffer has not taken the public into his confidence as to his plans for calling a strike against the tine plate combine. He has been criticised for doing this as there is only non union works in all the plants controlled by the combine and those who think the strike against sheet and steel and steel hoop combines a political move in favor of unionism condemn the tin plate strike as a blow at a company that was favorable to union labor. Shaffer's plans however were deep laid as he thought he know that there is a big demand for tin plate and its manufacture is one of the most profitable essets of the United States Steel corporation. There is not an up to date plant in the whole hoop combine and while the manufacture of sheet is re munerative it does not pay so well as the tin plate investment.

It was Shaffer's theory that the Un ited States steel corporation rather than close down the tin plate mills would consent to the unionizing of the mills of the other two combines. John Jarrett, secretary of the labor bureau of the American Sheet Steel company, was called to New York today, it is understood, from Cambridge Springs, where he was spending his vacation. President Shaffer denies a reported statement of an official of the United States steel corporation in which the official is quoted as saying that the combination did not deny the Amalgamated association the right to organize but opposed forcing men to join the asssociation. President Shaffer said: '( "We make no demand on any one of the three companies now 'involved in this strike to force the men of the nonunion mills into the Amalgamated association. We simply requested that the companies sign the Amalgamated scale for the non union mills, and abrogate contracts which prevent the men from now joining labor organizations.

The signing of the scale would not force the men into the association. It would simply permit them to join if they rVsired. We have no intention of convening their organization. "In the mills where our 100 lodges are located there is a considerable number of men who are not members of the Amalgamated association. We have been placed in a false position.

We have attempted no coercion. The representatives of the manufacturers offered to sign the scale for four mills which they have claimed were nonunion. The principle is nut different for those four mills than it is for all of the non union mills of these companies. We have simply desired to have the men given the right to or DU ganize. The manufacturers have reused to permit this That Is the entire situation." The position of the Tin Workers' Protective association in relation to the Amalgamated association and tin plate strike is cleared up by the following dispatch from President George Pnwpll tr.

a local newSDBDer: association is bound by an agreement with the company to work providing they live up to their contract. If the company introduces black plate worked by non union men our men will be called out. The Amalgamated people will have our full support if necessary. I "George Powell." SITUATION AT M'KEESPORT. MeKeesport, July 16.

There was no change in the strike situation in Mc Keesport. The strikers are simply waiting. This evening a meeting of the National rolling mill men is being held to arrange for organization. Before the end of the week that mill will be in the union. The puddlers and others are a unit for joining the finishers, who have complained the most about present conditions and are divided in their opinion.

They are uncertain yet as to their future course. The tube workers who received the 10 per cent, advance yesterday, are being organized into the Federation of Labor. The only important development today was signs of great activity in the W. Dewees Wood Works. About liOO men are engaged in making repairs.

This afternoon fire was started in the gas producers. It will require about a week to get the producers in working order. It was claimed that eight knobbling fires were started. There was no evidence of this about the tops of the stacks. One of the office, force stated that one of the plants would be started next Monday.

The men laugh at the threat as the last attempt of the Wood company to introduce new men in the mills resulted so disastrously that the company finally shut the mills down and starved the strikers into submission. NO STRIKE AT ALTOONA. Altoona, July 16. Operatives of the American Steel Hoop company's plant at Duncansville, near this city, held a mass meeting tonignt in tne tow. hall to discuss the steel strike situa tion.

After a lengthy debate, in which the points were fully discussed, the meeting decided not to strike. The operatives include a number of union men but they did not figure promt nently in either the debate or in in fluencing sentiment. The Duncans ville plant is the only one controlled by the American Steel Hoop company whose men have not joined the big steel strike. Many, of the Duncans ville operatives own their own homes and are comfortably situated. CAPT.

STRONG ALLOWED TO QUIETLY RETIRE Secretary Root Accepts his, Resig' nation and There will be No Court Martial. WASHINGTON, July 16. Secretary Root telegraphed Acting Secretary Sanger today to accept the resignatinn of Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong, hence' Capt. Strong is now out of the mili tary service of the United States, There will be no court martial or other military investigation.

It is understood here that the Secre tary, who is making a tour of Western army posts, communicated by wire with Gen. Young, commanding the De partment of California, while en route, ascertained the facts relative to Capt. Strong's including his escapade with Lady Francis Hope (Hay Yohe) and determined to close the incident. While it was anticipated that Secretary Root would eventually accept the resig nation, yet surprise was occasioned by the suddenness of his action. As the records of the War department stand Captain Strong's record is left clear.

The acceptance of the resignation of course carries with it an annulment of the order assigning Captain Strong to duty on the transport Grant, sched uled to leave San Francisco today. Two Interesting stories came to light yesterday. One was that Lady Francis Hope never has worn the Hope diamonds in her life. The other was that Capt. Strong, immediately prior to his departure for the Philippines, made big winnings in Wall street.

Although the brokers immediately concerned will not admit it, there Is good authority for the story of Strong's lucky strikes in the Street. A friend of the captain's smiled knowingly yesterday when asked how Strong could afford to spend so much money in Sn Francisco. It was the same question that creditors of the old Strong house had been asking ever since theii stories about the captain first came from the Pacific coast. The captain's friend said young Strong had done right well recently in his market transactions. As for the diamonds, one of Lady Hope's most confidential friends in' this city declared that the radiant gems with which she had dazzled theatregoers on two continent's were not the Hope jewels at all.

Aside from two diamonds given her by Lord Hops, it was declared. Lady Francis's collection should be designated by some other name than Hope. "BILLY" WEST SERIOUSLY ILL. Minstrel Suffering From a Cancer of the Jaw. NEW YORK, July 16.

"Billy" West, manager and proprietor of West's Minstrels, is ill in a private sanitarium with a cancer in his right jaw, the result of too much smoking. "Billy" West is a comparatively young man and has made considerable money in his chosen profession. ROBBER IN WOMAN'S ATTIRE. Attacked Two Lebanon Men while "They were Driving Home. LEBANON, July 10.

A highwayman dressed in woman's attire attacked Cy rus Kulp and Clayton J. Rank, two Lebanonians, as they were driving to this city from Fredericksburg last night. The robber failed to catch the horses' rein and then "attempted to mount the buggy, but was thrown to the ground by a sudden lurch of the vehicle. The occupants escaped. L.

tie the ing at big to A Wonderful Work of Eleata on the Grand Circuit Track at Detroit. Mich. TIIE GREATEST OF FILLIES 'DETROIT, July 16. The M. and the feature of today's racing was taken by the Palo Alto four year old, Eleata.

the favorite which won in straight heats and incidentally ran up a new record for the stake. The best record before made in the race was 2:104. The winner of the event today proved herself to be the greatest filly that ever started in the famous race. She clearly outclassed her field and in the third heat, when Tom Marsh allowed her to spurt, she reeled off her mile in with the utmost ease. She stepped to the first quarter in 32J seconds, the half in three quarters in 1:35, finishing the mile in fully fifteen lengths before her field.

So far a3 first money was concerned this was practically no contest as Eleata took the track from the start and simply played with her field. The contest for second money was close between Country1 Jay, which Macey laid up the first heat, and Neva Simmons, who was speedy but erratic. The betting on the race was heavy prior to the start but Eleata was such a strongiy backed favorite that the amount that went into the box fell far below that of former years. The winner's share was second $3,250, and third $1,300. In the 2:08 Boralma, who sold at $100 to $20 over the field, won in one two order, lowering his record three quarters of a second.

The Monk who forced him out, trotted a very creditable mile, considering that it was his first start. The first and second heats were taken with comparative ease, but in the third she tired so badly that it was all she could do to get home first. Winfleld Stratum on the strength of his second to Dan Patch in at Windsor last week was made a heavy favorite for the 2:16 pace. He left his speed in the barn today and was never in it. The winner developed in Roy Miller's Braden, a bay stallion by Brown Hal.

Summaries: 2:20 class, pacing, 3 in 5, purse, $1,500 Helen b. by Crafty (Ma loney) 1 College Boy, b. s. (Markham). 2 Xava, ch.

m. (McLane) 6 Mississippi King, b. s. (Wickers ham) 4 Cousin Madge, blk. m.

(Benedict) 7 Fred Pabst, blk. g. 5 John b. g. (Munson) 3 1 i 4 2 i 3 6 5 4 6 5 dis Time, 2:13.

2:24 class trotting, 3 in 5, Merchants and Manufacturers' stakes, value $12,400: Eleata, blk. by Dr. Prince (Marsh) 1 Country Jay, ch. g. (Macey) ....15 Neva Simmons, b.

m. (Price) 2 Iva Dee, b. m. (Thomas) 7 Live Jeerson, br. m.

(McGyire) 3 Poindexter, br. s. (Galcomb) 6 Porto Rico, b. s. (Johnson) 4 7 13 A.

J. b. g. (Houston) 5 10 7 Alberta ch. g.

(Shillinglaw) .14 6 6 Quoddy Girl, b. m. (Kelley) 8 12 8 Algoneta, b. g. (Saunders) 9 14 12 George Smith, b.

g. (Weigal) 10 11 11 John Hooper, ch. g. (Bristol) .12 13 10 Ted, blk. g.

(Agnew) 11 iidis BclleKusek, b. m. (Rites) ,13 dis Time, 2:08. 2:16 class; pacing, 2 in 3, purse, $1,500: Braden, b. by Brown Hal (Miller) 1 1 Capt.

Potter, gr. g. (Erwin) 2 C. F. blk.

s. (Highby) 3 The Minister, blk. g. (Kivils) 4 2 3 5 4 7 6 Winfleld Steatton. b.

s. (McGuire) 9 Joellsco, gr. g. (Crlmmins) 5 Joan, blk. m.

(Haws) Meda Medium, br. m. (Hoffman) 11 Hal Patchen, b. s. (Sullivan) 8 13 Jack Mont, b.

g. (Greer) 13 8 Gulnett, b. s. OlcCuny) 12 9 Maiden Queen, ch. m.

(Munson) ..11 10 Hal Stockings, blk. g. (Galliger) ...10 12 Time, 2:12. 2:08 class; trotting, 2 In 3, purse. $1,500: Boralma, ch.

g. zy Boreal Earlina by Earl (Gatcomb) 1 1 The g. Noble) 3 Kingmond. b. g.

(Marsh) 2 Time, 2:07. WEDDED ON SHORT NOTICE. Tammany Politician Marries a Phila delphia Girl. ASBURY PARK, July 16. Harry Kuhlke, a Tammany politician from the Tenderloin district of New York, and Irene Meyers, daughter of George Meyers, a Philadelphia grocer, were married at Long Branch last night by Rev.

Robert N. Blackburn. Miss Mat Schick of Philadelphia was bridesmaid. Kuhlke met Miss Meyers on Founder Bradley's boardwalk Sunday night for the. first time and in less than two hours, it is said, he had proposed marriage and was accepted.

They then drove to Long Branch and the marriage ceremony as performed at the rectory, just three hours and a half after they had become acquainted. The bridegroom is 33 years of age and bride 19. STRIKERS ARE LOSING. More Men are Reported Working in Reading Shops. READING, July 16.

The Read railroad officials report more men work in the car and other shops today. All trains are moving and no trouble is anticipated among engineers, firemen or machinists. The reported strike of company machinists in Philadelphia did not materialize. It is thought probable that the com pany will go quietly recruiting good machinists from wherever they tan find them, although there is a marked scarcity of bollermakers and blacksmiths. The Reading Iron company's tube mill resumed today for the first time since the strike.

Carnegie's Great Gift. LONDON, July 16. Mr. Carnegie's gift the Scottish universities brought the reasury 5,000 for the stamps on the trust deed. NEW TO STUDY ENGLISH ROWING.

Object of Yale Oarsmen's Trip Abroad Leaks Out. NEW HAVEN, July 16 It was learned here this evening that Captain Phil Kunzig, of the Yale 'var sity crew, has gone to England to join John Kennedy, Yales professional coach, in looking up points on row ing. The Yale navy decided after the races at New London to send Kennedy abroad to study English rowing. Kun zig and P. Mitchell of this year's 'varsity eight, will be with Kennedy throughout the summer and together with will gather all the informa tion that they can get among the Eng lish boat clubs; SLAVE LIVED TO BE 110.

Death of Nathan Woodward, an Old Hunterdon County Negro. MORRISTOWN, N. July 16. Na than Woodward, familiarly known as "Uncle Nate," died this morning at Baskingridge, at the age of 110 years, "Nate" was born at White House, Hunterdon county, and was owned by Si mon wickert, wno sold him when a boy to Matthew Woodward. Nate was freed by a law passed in New Jersey in 1808, but he continued to work on Woodward's farm for sev eral years, wnen ne marriea Sarah, a slave owned by Mr.

Beddell, at Bask ing Ridge. JOILNSON SCORES IN CLEVELAND AGAIN Has Valuation of Street Railway Com pany Increased from $600,000 to Over $6,000,000. CLEVELAND, July 16. By rais ing the valuation of the Cleveland City railroad, popularly known as the Little Consolidated, from $600,000 to $6,233, 800 today, Tom Johnson scored his first victory in the campaign which he has been waging against the corporations since he was elected mayor of Cleveland last spring. What makes Johnson's victory more pleasing to himself is the fact that the president of the Little Consolidated is Senator M.

A. Hanna. Recently the railroad company made its tax return, placing the value of its taxable property at $600,000. Today the city board of education got in its work by raising its valuation to over six millions, or ten times the amount of the company's return. Senator Hanna was in Canton visiting President McKinley and Superintendent Mulhearn appeared before the board.

Mayor Johnson was also present and was sworn as an expert witness on street railways. Deputy County Auditor Sarstedt fought the large increase in value but in vain, the board, almost entirely composed of Johnson men, having had their report formulated before the meeting. Superintendent Mulhearn denounced the action of the board as illegal and said he would carry it to the courts. AN EXCITING LABOR RIOT AT LOCKPORT A Boy was Seriously Wounded and a Detective Narrowly Escaped Lynching. LOCKPORT, N.

July 1G. In a labor riot here tonight a boy was seriously wounded and a detective narrowly escaped lynching. On May 21, 160 machinists struck at the Holly Manufacturing company, which belongs to the trust known as the International Steam Pump company of New York. The company has been able to secure only 16 new men to take their places. The company has Just been awarded contracts for six large pumping plants aggregating $81,000 by the city of Cin cinnati and both side's felt the strike had reached a crisis.

Tonight as Detective James O'Shea of Buffalo was conducting Machinist Smith of Corry, to his boarding house the pair were followed by a mob of 1,000 men, women and children who shouted "scab" at them. When near the Niagara house the detective kicked a bicycle held by William Fo mogen, a lo year old boy. As the lad stooped to pick up his wheel the de tective struck him with a billy, knock ing him down. The crowd was furious and shouted, "Kill the child beater, lynch him." A rush was made for O'Shea as he struck at the boy again, and blows were aimed at the officer. O'Shea fought for his life, wielding his billy as he worked his way toward the hotel.

He struck several people, inflicting more or les3 serious wounds. Chief of Police Moly nieux, with officers, reached the scene in time to save his life. In spite of trrf officers, however, the mob determined to capture O'Shea. Horace H. Flag er, treasurer of the Company, son of the late ex Congressman Flagler, threw his arms about O'Shea, saying, "Stop, don't shoot." Flagler and the po'ice pushed O'Shea through the hotel door and he was safe.

O'Shea, it is said, will be spirited away to Buffalo to night. The feel ing is intense and further troubte is expected. Complaint will be made against O'Shea for assault. OBJECTED TO DEPUTIES. Workmen in Steel Plant Quit Work on That Account.

SHARON, July 16. The importation of machinists by the American Steel Cutting company today from the east to fill the places of the men on strike caused serious trouble at the plant. When the new men reported for duty this morning the company placed a guard consisting of eight deputies around the works. The chippers, blacksmiths and helpers insisted upon their removal and upon refusal by the company to do so all dropped their tools and quit work. The strike has seriously crippled the big plant, but President Eagan tonight said that he did not anticipate further trouble and would have no difficulty in getting men to keep the plant in operation.

The machinists in Sharon have now been on strike for eight weeks. THE EARL OF His Address, Pointing Out the Conditions England. ROSEBEenjOOfiESS Manifesto by Celebrated Liberal Lea der Dealing with Present Conditions of his Party. IIE SUGGESTS AO REMEDY LONDON, July 16. In response to an invitation from the City Liberal club to address them on the political situation Lord Rosebery Issued a manifesto dealing with the present position of the Liberal party.

He introduced his statement with a personal explana tion, saying: "The opposition of the House of commons has met and united or reunited on the double basis of allegiance, to its leaders and freedom of party. Under this remarkable charter desire to register my claim to the freedom accorded to all, not necessarily to exercise but to enjoy It. In INm I laid down the leadership of the party with the hope rather than the expectation of promoting its unity. The party in order to preserve the appearance of harmony has conceded liberty of action and speech in regard to the war. hich in effect is universal liberty.

I hold myself therefore absolutely absolved from the restraint I imposed upon myself nearly five years ago. "Not that I desire to re enter the arena of party politics. Far from it; I shall never voluntarily return to it. On the contrary I believe there is a useful uncoveted in the commonwealth for one who, having held high office and having no desire to hold it again, can speak his mind with absolute independence. I speak therefore for myself lone." After referring to the great opportunity facing the Liberals in regard to domestic policy.

Lord Rosebery declares that the party can only become a power when it has made up its mind on imperial questions. "If the war is unjust and our methods uncivilized, our government, our nation, is criminal and the war should be stopped at any cost. If the war is just and is carried on by means which are necessary and lawful it Is our duty to support it with all our might in order to bring it to a prompt and' successful conclusion. These are supreme issues. None greater ever divided two hostile parties.

How, then, can one party agree to differ on them?" "The truth is," he adds, "that statesmen who disassociate themselves from the nation on a great national question such as war in which all strive and suffer together, disassociate themselves for' much longer than they think. That is a consideration which should not weigh against conviction, but it should not be forgotten." Lord Salisbury sums up the weakness as "an honest irreconcilable division on a group of questions. It is the evolution of our empire and imperial feeling during the past 20 years which have produced the divergence. It could not perhaps have been avoided. It cannot now be healed or even concealed by a party meeting.

One section or the other must prevail If the Liberal party is to once more become a force." Lord Rosebery concludes by re marking upon the seriousness of the positlon'in view of the foregoing, but fails in a manner which his political opponents will regard as eminently characteristic to offer any remedy. Boer Invaders Still There. CAPE TOWN, July 16. The British column which started from Kimberly some time ago has returned to that place after successful operations in the neighboring districts. The column brought In 30 prisoners, a large number of refugees and considerable cattle.

The Boer Invaders are still roaming all over the upper part of the district In the neighborhood of Richmond. ROSEBERY. of the Liberal Party, Now the Talk of OUTBID THE CASTELLANES. Duchess de Sagan May Secure the Chateau de Valenciay. NEW YORK, July 16.

A special cablegram from Paris says: "The Castellanes seem likely to be done out of possession of the Chateau de Valenciay. Acting upon the privilege given them by the French law of bidding within a certain number of days upon property bought in open market, the Duchess de Sagan has overbid the Count and Countess Jean de Castellane. The whole Castellane family is furious. The Duchess over bid them because of the boasting of Boni and his mother." The Castellanes can bid again when the court opens. ADMITS SEVEN WIVES, CHARGED WITH EIGHT Aeed Peter Kremer has the Heart Disease when he is Accused of Bigamy.

CAMDEN, N. July 16. It gave 76 year old Peter Joseph Kremer heart disease when he was served with a warrant last night charging him with bigamy, and he had to be taken to a hospital instead of a Jail. He was well enough today, however, to appear in court at Riverside. The old man is charged by wife No.

7 with marrying wife No. 8. Kremer admits that his life has been punctuated with seven matrimonial experiences, but declares that six of his wives are dead, and that No. 8 is not his wife, but his nurse. Mrs.

Minnie Kremer, nee Gilpin, who is wife No. 7, and 62 years old, de clares that her husband needs no nurse. When the old man was arraigned in Squire Zlegler's office and confronted by wife No. 7 he scowled and in return he received a look of reproach from his wife. Squire Zieglcr married Kremer and Miss Minnie Gilpin on May 23 of last year.

The old man admitted having had six wives, but apparently was very happy at gaining his seventh. The old couple set up housekeeping and were happy until about three months ago, when Kremer disappeared without warning. The deserted bride grew anxious as days passed and she heard nothing from her husband. She was preparing to go into mourning, when on June 11 last a letter came to Henry von Low enburg from Kremer, Which was shown to Mrs. Kremer.

Instead of seeing a dressmaker Mrs. Kremer after reading the letter wert to see the justice of the peace and got a warrant for her husband's arrest on a charge of bigamy. The Vallsburg authorities said tra. Kremer and his wife" had gone to Philadelphia to live. He was located on North Twenty fifth street.

With the old man was a handsome young woman, who declared she was Kremer's nurse. Kremer says the bigamy charge is spite, and that Mrs. Kremer No. 7 is the only living Mrs. This he will have to prove to the satisfaction of the court.

In court was Mrs. Margaret Moerle, or fourth and Churchill streets, Philadelphia, who accuses Kremer of having borrowed $260 from her. 300 PERFECT WOMEN. liulaiiu, juiy jii. Three women physicians have finished a physical exami nation of 3(X) young women who are to tax up public school teaching.

"Wc have never before found so many women physically perfect," says the physicians' report. "We believe this is due to the gymnasium training in the Normal school and the appetite for athletics which has been developed In the last five years. These young women arQ singularly free from all nervous disorders and weakness of the eyes." The examinations were on the same lines as those made by life insurance companies. I A BOOM MONT He May be the Next Democratic Candidate for Governor of New York. BRYANISM TO BE IGNORED NEW YORK, July 16.

The recent visits of David B. Hill to the country home of Daniel S. Lamont, at Mlil brook, have set Democratic partisans to speculating. William J. Stone, former governor of Missouri, was at the Holland House four weeks ago.

It was his first appearance since the Bryan cataclysm last fall. He said to the reporter of the Sun: "Say, my son, what do you hear about Lamont for governor of New York next year?" "Not a peep." "Just keep your ear flaps pinned to your skull," rejoined Mr. Stone, "and watch out." Since then Mr. Hill has passed threir Sundays at Col. Lamont's country home, Millbrook.

Col. Lamont in a running conversation on general subjects said last Friday, before departing for Millbrook: "I had a very pleasant call from ex Governor Stone, of Missouri, the other day. He's looking well, isn't he?" Col. Lamont was not aware of ex Governor Stone's remark concerning himself and the governorship was not mentioned. At any rate the Hill La mont talks are becoming interesting to Democrats.

Certain Democrats said today they wanted Col. Lamont for governor next year. Col. Lamont said: "Nothing In that. I tell you Mr.

Hill in his chats with me at Millbrook has only discussed general topics and old times." These same Democrats said that Col. Lamont would make the strongest kind of a candidate for governor for them next year. They added that all orts and conditions of Democrats would favor him; that he had not attracted antagonism in his party and then wound up by insisting that "Something is going on." In view of recent events in the Demo cratic state convention of Ohio, where Bryan and free silver were completely ignored, it was announced by competent Democratic authority today that Bryan and free silver are to be turned down together in all the 24 states whose representatives on the commit tee on resolutions at Kansas City voted against silver, and that Tam many in its mayoralty campaign this fall will not, in its city platform, have a word on the subject. TIIRP HORSE THIEVES WERE STRUNG UP Nooses were Adjusted About Their Necks while They Remained Mounted on Their Horses. HAVRE, July 1G.

John Ting ley, a prominent ranchman near Big Sandy sent word into that place that three horse thieves were hanged by a posse on the Missouri river below Judith on Saturday. The men hanged were "Bucking Bill," Fred Canme and Pete Wnllock, old timers in that country and each having a bad record. The men, mounted on their horses, were driven undor a tree and nooses adjusted over a convenient limb. Then the animals were led from under them, leav ing the bodies dangling In the air. This is the mat lynching In Montana for many years, and the style adopted was that of the early day vigilantes, which proved so effective an example that horse stealing has become an almost unknown practice in the state.

THE GARVIN BILL. Does Not Apply to Miners of Susque hanna and Wayne. HAsniSRirnn. Julv 16. There ia likoiv tn he some emnhatic expres sion of dissatisfaction from the miners of Dauphin, Lebanon, Susquehanna ana Wayne counties when they learn that the Garvin bill, which was presented with a view of bettering their condition l.v nrnvidlntr additional' mine in spectors to be elected by the people, contained a bad error wnicn win ae prive them of Its benefits.

By a strange omission the only coun tio nnmeri in the act 'are Luzerne, Lackawanna, Carbon, Schuylkill, Nor thumberland and Columbia. wno is for this error is unknown and It is also a question whether the mistake can be rectified Derore me inlnture meets or whether the best thing to do will be to declare tho bill class legislation Inasmucn as oniv a certain class of miners and have it declared unconstitutional. ELECTRICITY FROM COAL. CHICAGO. July 16.

The problem of the direct transformation of coal into electricity without? the medium of the steam engine and the dynamo has been solved, he says, by Assistant City Chemist Hugo Jones. His invention, a coal consuming buttery, has been pat ented. He says: 'In my battery the electrical energy is produced by the oxidation of lead and of ferrous chloride. The orldation Is effected by nitric acid, which, after deoridation, Is regenerated by being brought into contact with the air. In the battery the lead and sulphur di oxide, after having been utilised for the production of electricity, combine to form sulphate of lead.

They can again be broken up by heating with coal and can once more be used for generating with electricity. One fea ture of my battery Is the conversion of heat, into electricity." THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, July 1. For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly cloudy weather with occasional showers Wednesday and probably Thursday; llghj. to fresh southerly winds, becoming variable.

For Weptern Pennsylvania Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, with occasionahle light thunder storms; va rlable winds..