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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
JSSTAHLISFIJfll) .TVKK in. l71.
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KO BREAK IN RAMS
Striking Miners Show Firm Front Despite
Presence of Militia.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL REPORTS GAINS
Fromiso of Protection Fails to Induce Idle
Workers to Return to Collieries.
ANOTHER HAZLETON COLLIERY" TIED UP
Leaders Among tho Laborers Expect Next
Fow Days to Oloso Every Mine.
SOLDIERS ARE GIVEN COLD RECEPTION
Archbishop II 7 it ri of Pltllnilflnlilu
AVill IJuilciimi' to I'ernuitlc llpcr
ntiim lo .Heel Mm fur I'lirpiiKC
of AiIJiiiIIciiHiik Dlftcreiicrs.
HAJCLKTO.V, I'd., Sept. 21. -Contrary to
tho expectations of both the operators nnd
the striking coal minora there were no dc
iclopments In tho strike situation In the
Lclilgli region today. It was thought In
omo quarters that owing to the presence
of troops In the unthnicltc field it break
would occur In the ranks of the strikers
or that a largo number of additional men
would refrain from work. Tho operator as
a rule predicted a hrcak In tho strikers'
ranks nncl the labor lenders were reuson
nbly sure they would tlo up this region
tighter than over.
Tonight both sides rlalm that they have
mndo pood Rains. It seems, however, from
tho most reliable reports received here to
day from Iho cntlroroKlnn that the strik
ers made. a net gain In point of numbers.
Tho M. S. Kemmcrcr colliery nt Sandy Bar,
on tho north side, was tlrd up today, but
the operation Is not a largo one.
' .MiHeiiient 1.) Mitchell.
rrcsldout Mitchell, In discussing tho sit
tuition in the entire strike region tonight,
Bald :
Heports received by rue Inthiv rrom tho
lower anthracite (Schuylkill) region Indl
cuto that at least ,) mine workers Joined
tho strikers today. A large number of
these camo from the Heading enmpanv
mines. In the Lehigh region we mado
large gains. I have not received definite
figures, but f should Judg.' that the num
ber of men1 heretofore working ami wIm
illd not go into the mines , In this district
todny numbered between 00 and SO men.
The meetings held on Sunday bv the
1 nltcd Mine Workers, it t which men who
had not struck were "trongly urged to
Help in Hie light, bore fruit. As a whole, I
feel more encouraged tonight than I hnve
lit any time since the striae lipgan, inn! I
cim eiiiilldent that within the next fe.v
days the entire antlirni'lte coal lild in
Pennsylvania will be Idle. At no place
today did n hue n man.
In regard tp the efforts of Archbishop
Jlyun of Philadelphia lo bring about a set
tlement through arbitral ion, Mr. Mitchell
aid:
Archbishop Hy.m will call upon the pro
prietors of the various radronds which
have mining Interesta In Ibis region, at
the request of the I'nlleil Mine Workers,
nnd will lender lili good nlllees In the
Mrugglc. (f the oillcluU refuse to nio.n
Lis Kiicell wlii iriinluly ilemoiistrato tliilr
Insincerity In publicly declining thrlr will
ingness to trent with their men and will
placo them in the same position as that
once occupied by Mr. Vanderlillt, who
ery forcibly said that the public had no
Interests which a corporation was bound to
lespect.
When Mr. .Mitchell was askcil If the strik
ing miners had received any benefits from
theUnlted Mine Workers of America slnco
Iho strike was Inaugurated, ho simply bald,
"No."
.Not Friendly lo olillt iK,
A battalion of the F.lghth regiment, com
posed of Companies C, I) ami F, arrived at
McAdoo. tho neatest point In Schuylkill
county to tho city of Hnzlctnn, at 5 this
morning. Owing lo the early hour there were
not over a dozen porsous at tho little rail
road Htatlim on tho outskirts of tho town
to sco tho Infantrymen eomo In. The
troops loft tho Infantry camp at Shenan
doah at 4 o'clock nnd did not bring their
camp equipment with them because they
expect to return to Shcnanilot.li tonight It
nothing transpires to require their further
presence near Hazleton.
Lieutenant Colonel Hutchinson, who Ih In
rommnnd of tho battalion, said he was
ordered there to mnko a demonstration by
inarching his men through McAdoo nnd
tho surrounding towns. Kadi man carried
twenty rounds of ammunition. As soon as
tho battalion had left the cars Colonel
Hutchinson hired a team and mado an In
spection of the surrounding country. Ho
returned to tho railroad station at (1:30
n. in. and immediately gave tho order to
march. Tho route taken wftB down tho
Tamaqua "road, through McAdoo and then
west to Honoybronk. Hero n wldo detour
was made, which brought tho battalion to
Audenrlcd, Luzorno county, nnd then they
marched back through McAdoo to tho point
from which they had stnrtcd. Tho troops
were received by tho inhabitants of the
various towns with evidence of enmity nnd
illsllke. Not n cheer was given them nny
place, but many a Jeer was sent after thorn
ns they passed groups of people on tho
streets. The women seemed to be moro
animated at tho presence of iho soldiers
than tho men. One woman, aftor the troops
lind passed, ahoutcd to a group of men
"If you don't shoot somo of those follows
you aro no good."
lllirKTsi Mt'licc tutu liu'i'linnl.
Vrobably the most Incensed person lu
McAdoo over the arrival of the mllltlu wnj
IMwnrd J. Mcfleehan, u blacksmith, who Is
the burgess of the town. Uo stated that
tho action of General Oobln In sending
soldiers there was an outrage and n re
flection on tho city of McAdoo. Ho said
his people were law-abiding and pointed
to the fact that tho town was so peaceable
that not n policeman was required at nny
tlmo oxcopt en pay days.
"I Bhall not bo responsible for any overt
net committed by any person In this town
while the troops are here," ho said.
The entire Hazleton region wns reported
extremely quiet this morning. The M. S
Kommerer mines at Sandy Hun, a Btnall
operation, nro tied up for the first time
this morning und tho Kekley colliery of 0
11. Mnrkle Co. worked with about the
same forco as on Saturday, notwithstand
ing tho strong efforts mado by strikers
to keep all the men from going Into the
mine. Tho l.attlmer mines were reported
to ho t loiPup. but tho mine olllclals there
ray their colliery worked as usual, with only
fifty men short out of I. ion
Tho advices tonight from Tower City n j
that l.'.'OO employes in the colliery lu that
placo will go out tomorrow.
Governor Stone ('limine Hill rule.
llAHIUSllUHO, l'a.. Sept. 24. Oovernor
Btono received telegrams today from
Chicago, lloston, Clnrlnnatl. Clevc
land and numerous other cities urging him
to into his good oirtccs in tho Interest of
ndjusting the differences between tho mine
operators and their employes In the an
thracite region. Thero Is no provision of
tho state constitution authorizing the ex
ecutive to exorcise any such power.
Jj. - 7 - - - -
AT SHENANDOAH
yu.
' It, .
Despite' .
of Mllltln IVw
Hull Ko He-
Miners Mit,
tunc
SHENANDOAH, Pa.. Sct 24, Tho rnnks
of the striking mine workers were consider-
bly augmented today In thfs region and
nltUi.it'h the employes of the various col
lieries were promised ample protection but
fow of them shotted a disposition to resume
work this morning. In fact, at only one
colliery In the Immediate vicinity of this
town did sufllclent men report for opera
tions. This wns Cambridge colliery, owned
by James McGlnnls & Co.. which gives em
ployment to 110 men. Of this number 130
nro said to have worked today. All the,
Philadelphia & Heading collieries about
Shenandoah, tho collieries In the Kllangowau
and Ollberton nnd St. Nlcholns districts,
tho William Pcnn nnd nil the mines at
Mnhanoy City nnd nil the. Packer collieries
operated by the I.chlgh Valley Coal company
are Idle. The Ulrardvllle and Gllbcrton col
lieries which worked Saturday did not work
today. Tho only colliery that worked In
Schuylkill county, cast of Shenandoah, was
tho Park Place, rive collieries were In opo
ration between Shenandoah nnd Mount Car
mel. There were no attempts at violence nt any
tlmo during tho day. Scvernl miners were
Intercepted by strikers on their way to tho
Cambridge colliery, but they suffered no In
Jury. Tonight nt closing time a crowd of
strikers assembled In tho vicinity of tho
same mine, but were dispersed by tho
provost guard. In anticipation of troublo
tho troops were on tho move early In the
morning. Battalions were sent In various
directions lo move over tho roads lending
to the collieries in the neighborhood .of
Shenandoah anil other battalions were sent
by train to McAdoo. Audenrlcd and Mahonoy
city.
All returned to Shenandoah tonight and
reported that no disturbance hud occurred.
The only Incident of note today In Shenan
doah proper was the funeral of John Cho
tnltskl, tin. Polnnder who was shot and killed
during Krlday's riot. About 2.000 union
mine workers rollowcd tho body to tho
grave, while nearly as many more foreign
men and women walked along tho sldowalks
to the cemetery. Services wore held In thn
Polish Catholic church and when the cortege
reached the cemetery Mother Jones, who
arrived hero this morning, addressed tho as
semblcd mine workers. The procession was
passed on tho way lo the burial place by two
nauaiions or infantry returning from the
mines.
MINE WORKERS"ENCOURAGED
iHirN-i llellef SI I mil Ion In Serum....
District Ih More Kim or.
able fur Them.
SCHANTON. Pa.. Sept. 2l.-Tlio strlko
situation in the Lackawanna region Is prac
tically unchanged, excepting that the Hello
mio washery, which operated nearly all of
last week, is Idlo today. This Is n Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western operation
nnd Its shutting down la said to bo duo to
a representation to tho foremen who were
acting ns laborers that If they did not quit
not one of them could feci assured of re
taining his forenianshlp when tho strike
was settled. Tim same inolhnd Is to be
employed at tho Diamond and Oxford wash
cries of the company, und If this argument
fnllB tho railroad switchmen nro depended
upon to act. Tno lattcr's course Is al
ready tlxed upon, but tholr Intention cannot
bo learned, ('.rand Master Ilnwlnv unit
Grand Secretary Tipton, with a commiti
of three from tho local union, went to Now
iorx todny to confer with President Trues-
tinio or tno Delaware, Lackawanna &-Wcst
ern railroad and other railroad omclnln.
Tho Lackawanna company mado no at
tempt to operate tho Hellovuo mine today.
mm inn u miner appeared to eo to wnri
denplle the efforts of somo of tho company
bosses to get enough men on hand to
Hinri up.
.. . . .
mv. miner unonnell of Holy Cross
crurrh. near the mine, yesterday advised
Iho members of his congregation to keep
.... no cum iii pence ami in order to uvnhi
any possibility of a conflict to como to
enurrn mis morning to a mass he would
celebrate. His advleo wns followed to n
largo extent. There was a crowd of people
nenr tho breaker, as near as they could
ret In face of tho armed guards on duty, but
iiiuiu us no nticmpt nt disorder. They
were thero out of curiosity to sco what
tho operators could do, and when thoy saw
tho effort to work was futllo they qulotly
dispersed.
Tho Illllsldo Coal & iron company,
which figured on Saturday upon starting
Us two collieries at Forest City hecnuao of
reported unrest among its workmen, gave
up hopo this morning of doing so. hoisted
Its mules to tho surfaco and sent them to
pnsturo at Unlondale. Thcso nro Erlo com
pany mines. They havo n forco of twenty
men at work today loading stock coal,
which they will hurry to murkot.
Fred Dllcher, tho national committee
man, remains hero todny, but Is likely to go
to Hazleton this evening. Ho says ho
rigarda the situation ns growing brlghtor
for the mlno workers. Nono of tho mining
superintendents hero hnvo any opinion to
express this morning.
MEN NOT WILLING TO WORK
Presence of Troop linn No Kffrct In
HriiiKliiR .'Men to Slu-iinn-(loah
.til lies,
SHENANDOAH, Pa., Sept. 24. Tho prom
Iso of protection by the Btato troops failed
to encourage the mlno workers of thU re
gion who expressed a deslro to continue
nt work and the Btrlke In this region Is to
day moro extonslvo than nt any time since
the strike was inaugurated. It Is stated
that not a colliery In tho vicinity of this
.tv leiiimed operations this morning, owing
to tho failure of tho employes to report for
duty.
Messages received from various towns In
Hint region nunounced that ovory mine from
.Mnhanoy City to Ashland, Including tho hit
ter place, is closed. It Is estimated that fully
15,000 men, employed principally by the
Philadelphia & Heading Coal nnd Iron com
pany and the Lehigh Valley Coal company,
nro now on strlko and Indications this morn
ing point to a continuance of tho tleup.
Early this morning live battalions of In
fantry nnd one troop of cnvalry proceeded
to tho outskirts of tho town and marched
along tho numerous roads lending to tho
various mines. They met with but few
strikers and the number of employes willing
to work was still lets. Opinion Is divided
hero as to whether tho non-strlkers aro
thoroughly Intimidated by the threats of the
strikers or whether agents of the United
Mlno Workers have succeeded In better or
ganizing the union.
SoIiIIitn lii the KIpIiI.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-In view of the
conflicting reports ns to tho actual number
of soldiers on duly In the strlko region, it
was stated at national guard hendqunrtors
In this city that 1,781 men are In tho field.
Two regiments, the Ninth and Thirteenth,
held ns n reserve, brings tho total number
up to 3,040 that nro avallablo for duty In
tho Third brigade, which General Gobln
commands.
OMAHA, TUKSDAY
NO NEW HOVE YET MADE
None of the Powers Have Replied to tho
American Koto Anent China.
CONFERENCE TO BE HAD WITH LI HUNG
I'roKriuii to He Arnumrd nnd Orlnln
llronil l'rliicllrn tu He A (treed
t pon, Whole to He Siilimltteil
to lliiroprnn Ciovcriiiiicntx.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. The position
of the United States on China, as
mado known in tho notes made public yes
terday, Is receiving the earnest considera
tion of the other powers and their repre
sentatives here. It Is looked upon as
a sort of turning point In tho negotiations,
on which the alignment of tho several coun
tries will be determined and their pro
grams framed, There has been no word,
however, from any of the governments con
cerning their view of tho American position,
nnd It Is expected that somo days will elapse
before any new move Is made. There Is
reason to believe that tho American note
was considered nt llerlln yesterday by
those chief in authority, but this has brought
no positive developments thus far.
Tho Chinese minister has not heard from
LI Hung Chang or Prince Chlng since the
purposes of this government were made
known to them. Minister Wu continues to
express the earnest hopo that tho Uultcd
States will take tho lead In bringing about
a settlement. Asldo from Its benefits to all
tho powers and to China, the minister says
It would establish lasting bonds between this
country and China and would pnve the way
for treaty relations of the most ndvnntagtous
character for American Interests.
Authority for Conner,
In accordance with tho statement made
to Germany to the effect that the United
States government is about to authorize
Mr. Conger to enter forthwith Into confer
ence with the duly authorized representa
tives of the Chinese government with a
view to bringing about a preliminary agree
ment. Acting Secretary of Stato Hill spent
somo time yesterday framing tho directions
to Mr. Conger. In view of tho peculiarly
dellcato nature of the task to bo conlldcd
to Mr. Conger, this Is a work requiring
much thought. The language nf the note
professing to stato what Mr. Conger Is to
do Is unusual and seems generally to In
dicate that he Is about to undertake to
bring the powers and China together; In
actuality, he is to serve as n. mediator In
part nt least.
He presumably will nrrange with tho
Chlncso representntlves, Li Hung Chnug
and Prince Chlng, as to tho place where
thoy are willing to meet the representatives
of the powers to discuss a final settlement.
and try to ax upon ccrtnin brond principles
that shall govern tho conference. This
program must be submitted to tho powers
to ascertain If they nro willing to accent
It. If so, then It may be that something
In tho nature of n Joint International peace
commission will deal with tho Chinese
representatives. Should the powers or any
ot inem reject any such program as Mr,
Congor may bo able to frame, then it a-
peniH i nit i mere win no' nothing for tho
United States to do hut to mako negotia
tions on its own account, making suro that
no subsequent action of tho dissenting
powers negatives any of the results so-
sured by our commissioners In tho settle
ment directly with China.
It Is now understood that General Chaf
fee's military force will be reduced to about
l.r.On men. This contingent being specially
known as a legation gunrd, will not bo
subject to anyono unless the United States
minister desires It. as mado known through
the military commander, nnd, not being part
or ine allied ;orces, will not bo under the
command of tho Gorman field marshal,
fount von Walderscc. Tho orders for the
reduction aro still In process of perfec
tion.
ACCEPTS IN PART ONLY
Krnner Mullen Tcrlnlii Hrnervniloim In
IleplltiK to I'roponiil of (irr
iiiiiii I'orelKii Ofllee.
PARIS, Sept. 24. France's reply to Ger
many's noto making the punishment of tho
Instigators of tho Chlncso troubles n pre
liminary to penco negotiations Is not en
tirely nn ncceptnnco of tho proposition.
France argues that punishment Is neces
sary, nut would negotlato under certain
conditions without ilrst punishing the guilty
olllclals.
The foreign oftlco Informed n representa
tive of tho Associated Press today that M.
Plchon, tho French minister at Pekln, will
pass tho winter "lit the Chlncso capital In
spite of tho dlltlcultlcs of tho telegraph
service, ns Tien Tsln Is considered unin
habitable after tho sacking of that city.
Franco Is not Inclined to Increase her
Asiatic fleet, but possibly some gunboats
will bo sent to navlgato the small streams.
WASHINGTON; Sept. 2. Tho Stato do
portmont was notified last week of tho fact
that tho French government had adopted
nn attitude similar to that of tho United
States In replying to tho German noto nnd
that fact was duly reported by tho Asso
ciated Press. In addition It was stated
thai the government of Hussla was In lino
with that of Franco In this matter. Thero
Is a disposition to mlnlmlzo tho differences
between tho United States and Germany
on tho point of delivery of tho Chlneso
ringleaders beforo negotiations and it Is
pointed out that our only reason for differ
ing was n profound conviction that n de
terrent effect could be produced unon tho
Chinese people ns n wholo only by allowing
ineir government to degrade and punish
the guilty parties. Tho samo punishment,
if applied by a foreign power. It Is said
at tho Stato department, would utterly
fall of n reformatory effect, as tho Chinese
peoplo would venerato the memory of the
martyrs, while the Chlneso government,
which nrrogntes to Itself the peculiar right
to roward and punish after death, mlcbt
elevate the victims of tho allies' nets and
thus offer nn incentive for a repetition
of tho Outrages.
WU GETS OVER HIS SCARE
Detective tiunril AVIt liilrnivn from
House of til Incur MluUler nt
AVitNliliiKton.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24,-The detectives
who have been on duty at the Chinese le
gation for about two months today returned
to headquarters, there being no furthor
necessity, in the, Judgment of Mnjor Syl
vester, chief of police, and Mr. Wu, for
the presence of detectives at the minister's
residence. It Is understood that as soon
as tho condition of affairs In China will
admit of It Minister Wu will visit Peru, to
which country he nlso Is the accredited
representative of his government.
Drop In l.lniii Crude Oil.
LIMA. O.. Sent 21 Limn nn.,in n .,i
ii drop of 5 cents today, making North
L uia ks. South Lima and Indiana ,3 ccnU
J 'I f. wl" : "lly check operations In
drilling ijtw wells.
MOliXING, SEPT MM BUR
CLEANING UP WRECKED CITY
Committee on l'tilille Labor I'itt l.uou
Men ut Work CteorliiK
Avtii)' Debris.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 2I.-Under the
supervision of Chairman Jens Mollcr ot
the committee on public labor nearly 1,000
men went to work today cleaning tho
streets and bench front of debris and dead
bodies; tho wages are $2 .1 day for laborers,
$S for men and carts nnd $3.50 for men
nnd teams, the money to bo paid out of
tho general relief fund. Each ward Is
presided over by a boss In charge of tho
workmen In that ward, Acting Engineer
Lias superintending tho wholo work. Pay
ing the men for four days' labor under
General Scurry for this class of work, au
thorized by the central committee, was
finished today. The pay rolls aggregated,
nbout $7,100.
A board of government engineers will
be convened In Galveston on October 20
for tho purpose of investigating damago
to fortifications and Jetties und other gov
ernment property. They will hear tho re
ports now being compiled by Captain,
Hlchc. United States engineer for tho
Texas district, nnd will make suitable
recommendations as to the restoration ot
pioperty, which will be presented by the
War department to congress.
After being closed for a fortnight the
saloons opened this morning with the con
sent of the mayor.
Laborer Arr Ilnril to Get,
The railroads aro trying to get their
now trucks in the storm-swept district be
tween here nnd Houston In good shape,
but find It dlfllcult to get men. While tho
city was under military control and men
were being impressed to bury the dead
and clear nway tho dobrls, hundreds of
men wero glad to get out of town nnd
work for tho railroads. Now that they
have money nnd the martial law is over
thoy arc returning to tho city.
Ofllclnls of tho Galveston lines held n
meeting this morning to dispose of several
hundred cars of grain more or loss dam
aged by water. In many of tho cars water
rose to a height of ono foot, ft is be
lieved that tho grain nbove that mark can
be saved If promptly handled. The rail
roads report that tho consignees seem to
bo making little effort to take care of this
grain. Tho railroads claim they aro not
responsible for tho damago resulting from
such a catastrophe ns the reccfa storm.
They have decided to handle tho grain to
the best advantage, as thoy would any
property left In their charge and becoming
damaged.
Govornor Sayers will arrive here tomor
row to confer with tho central relief com
mittee. Tho storm swept away a great many of
the caskets which had been placed In
vaults In tho city cemetery. Among the
missing caskets is that which contained
the remains of Charles Coghlan, tho actor
who died here on November 27 last. His
remains had been placed In a receiving
vault. n.waiting flnnl disposition on tho
order of his relatives.
Tho Galveston Wharf company has en
tered Into a contract with a St. Louis
firm for the reconstruction of grnln ele
vntor "H" nnd tho rebuilding of all wharf
sheds, tho work to bo completed within
sixty dayss A contract for repairing grain
elevator "A" has already been Int.
Demi IMneeil tit ."l.(lln).
Tho Galveston News' list of dead from
the storm of September 8 represents a
totnl of 3.SM names. The Indications aro
that not more than 4.000 peoplo will bo
nctually accounted for. Tho Nows has
mndo n diligent effort to got as comploto a
list of the dead as possible. It is reason
able to assume that 800 or 1,000 persons
were lost whoso names are not obtainable,
which would mako the total death list !
on Galveston Island about fi,000. The
Nows Is of tho opinion Hint the death list
on the Island is slightly below rather than
ataivo s.ooo. This statement Is made not
withstanding thn fact that thero are closo
onsorvers at Galveston who aro still estl
mating tho death list on tho Island as high
ns r.uuu.
WYOMING, IDAHO AND UTAH
linlne Vniiilet enter ItOKfirtU 'liirse
Three nn Snfr for McKlnley
Instead of Hrynn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. (Special Telo
grum.) Judgo Willis Vandoventer of Wy
oming, nsslstant attorney general, has
Just returned hero from nn extended trip
In Inlormountaln states. Judgo Vando
venter says Wyoming will give McKlnlnv
a majority of 3,000. Ho says that Utah and
iiiano, wnich, with Wyoming, went for
IJrynn In 183C, will this year swine Into tho
republican column. Judgo Vandoventer
spent somo tlmo In Colorndo. Ho says re
publicans thero nro making a vigorous fight
In that stato and notwithstanding tho tre
mendous vote for Ilryan In 1896 ho regards
Colorado as debatnblo ground.
Thn comptroller's ccrtlllcate authorizing
tho Klrst National hank of Wllllnms, la.,
to begin business was Issued today. Cap
ital. J25.000. It. J. Hurd, president; John
McCnrloy, cashier.
Tho Corn ISxchnngo bank of Chlca co wns
today approved as reserve agent for tho
Klrst National bank of Algona, la.
Additional rural freo dollvery service
will bo established at narlham, Madison
county. In., October 1. It will embrace nn
area of sixty-four squaro miles, with ft
population of 1.260. William Jackson nnd
V. H. Males have been appointed carriers.
ino comptroller of currency has been ad
vised of changos in national banks' olllclals
in lowa as follows: First National hank
of Hcdrlck, Frank S. Verger, vice president;
u. hiiilKonborry. assistant cashier. Tho
First National drnnk of Oraettlngor, E. C.
Kent, vice president.
HUNT FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
Ollleluln In Wyoming AkuIii on the
Trull of I iilon I 'nc I He 1H
preNN lliindllai,
CIIKYKNNK, Wyo.,Sept. 21. -(Special
Telegram.) Tho search for tho four men
who hold up and dynamited tho Union
Pacific express train at Table Hock last
month has beon resumed. Officials of tho
Union Pacific havo received word that tho
bandits wero seen a fow days ago In tho
mountains south of Itawllns and a posso
under United States Marshal Hadsoll left
tho railroad last night for the scene.
The posso Is composed of Union Pacific
detectives and deputy marshals. All nro
well mounted and heavily armed and unless
the outlaws got wind of their coming their
mission should bo n successful one. Hun
ners will bo sent back to the railroad to
report tho progress of tho hunt.
MovenieilRn uf (leenn Vci.eU Nept, -1,
At New York Arrived Mnnomlner. t rnm
London, Aller, from Uremen.
At Liverpool Arrived Ktrurla, from New
York; Hnnian, from Haltlmnre.
At Cherbourg Sn led -Grosser Kurfm-ut
from' Hreinen, for New York.
At lloston Sailed Peruvian, for Glasgow.
At Inlshnweii I lead I'uhhciI Mnmliii,...
from Montreal, for Liverpool. '
At fllbraltar - Sailed - ln"(. from n...in..
nnd Naples, for New York.
At Uremen - Arrived Travc, fr.ym New
ork, via Southampton.
mOO-TKX PAGES.
LAYS ISSUE AT BRYAN'S DOOR
Senator Stowart Ohargos Him with Re
sponsibility for Imperialism,
URGED HIS FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR TREATY
Deelnrnlloii nt Itullnnnpolls Tiintit
mount to Trcnson mill Milllflcnl to
Iteiiilrr llrynn InellKllile to
Hold (lllloe.
btandlng room only" was the sign at
oreignton hall Inst night long before Sen
ator Stowart reached the building and be
foro his speech was well begun that had
vanished, as tho aisles wero filled bv
Omaha peoplo anxious to hear the silver
champion In defense of tho administration
of President McKlnley. As tho vcucrablo
senator passed down tho aisle, crowding
past tho people who blocked the way, he
was received with an ovation. People nrose
io tnclr feet and with hats and handkor
chiefs waved a welcome.
Congressman Mercer presided and, aftor
n song by the Imporlnl quartet, introduced
tno senator, who said:
The paramount Issue four years ago was
in'c nun iiiiniuiicd coinage of sliver.
The paramount Issue lu this campaign is
oetw.'.'fl lull nr, up a..,l,1A
und uiinrehy nnd rebellion. I believed then
niul I believe now that tho demonetization
of silver was the greatest calamity of the
nineteenth century. It doubled tho obllga-
i.iMiB in I'uiiuiiciH unu reuiiceii tile e
ehnngealile value of other propertv fully
ul Dor Cent Thn Imliwtl,. r I, ,.
which enriched tho creditor, oppressed the
... i.i.ir unu prouueeu universal paralysis in
mislnvMM was recognized by all parties nnd
nail been made an lssno in nenrlv ovorv
democratic nnd republican platform for
..... .lino invuiy years, it was urst mini"
the paramount Issue by the populist puriv
In lvc and by the demoerutlc party, with
the eo-opcratlon of populists and silver n -publicans
In 1NM.
Mr. Hrynn was nominated for president
on that issuo and made a most extraordi
nary canvass, displaying endurance and elo
quenee without n parallel. If the deimi
rratle party had been successful I believed
then and believe now that sliver would have
bj-en restored. So strong was my faith in
Mr. Hrynn and In the cause ho represented
that I supported him with all the zeal and
energy I possessed. Hut times have
changed and Mr. Hrynn has changed or
developed characteristics Incompatible
with honor nnd patriotism. Silver is not
an Issue lu tills campaign. There can bo
oui ono issue in n political conwst, wlile'i
Iho successful party regards as binding In
lis governmental notion. Divisions on the
subordinate Issues are not regarded as re
bellion against party authority.
I'ree .Silver .llnile Side Imiie.
The Kansas City platform recognized sil
ver as a side issue nnd found great flllll
eulty In giving the while inetnl meager
recognition. The committee voted by stnles
on the question f Inserting It! to 1 nnd
there was one mnjorltv of states ami ter
ritories in ravor of silver, but tho states
voting against recognizing the white metal
contained more than two-thirds of the voles.
In tho electoral college nnd also In the
houso of representatives. Croker & Co.
of the east were satlstled with the result
and the gold democrats of the Atlantic
seaboard aro generally supporting Mr.
Hrynn.
They undoubtedly understand that he has
Practically abandoned the cause of sil
ver. Mr. Hrenn's organ, tho Chlchgo Amor
lean, In Its report of his speech at Syracuse,
Neb.. September 22. lrtio, quotes him as say
ing that 'the democrats believed ns much
in tarirf reform as they had In 1RP2 and ns
much In tho freo eolnago of silver as they
had In 1NW. but neither of these wim the
Issuo of supremo .Importance now.' I never
wiik a trtr tr.'tder nnd Mr. Oryan' off
hand wny of throwing sliver In the wnsto
basket with freo trado ruhhlsh Is unsat
isfactory to me, and I think It will bo to
all silver men nnd populists who supported
him In ISM. Conditions lu iw forced sil
ver lo tho front, hut conditions hnvo
changed, it thousand millions of new gold
from the mines, a hundred millions addi
tional to bank circulation.
Vast war expenditures, mid above all the
enormous liaiance or trade prodiiceu ty tno
Dlngley tariff bill, have made money
plenty, created good times and verltled
tho contention that contraction paralyze
Industry and produces stagnation und
want More money has come and accom
plished for tho timi" being the results
which we believed would follow from the
remonetlzallon of sliver.
llljnii He NpoiiNllile for liiiperlulloiu,
Mr. Hrynn's magnetism and leadership
In creating a now Issue, which he calls Im
perialism, and in linpoKlng It upon ihe
democratic party, would be admirable In
nn honest cause. Ills two-hours' speech
of acceptance of tho nomination ut Indian
apolis Is devoted to Imperialism, growing
out of the acquisition of the Philippines,
which could not havo been accomplished
without his assistance Mr. Hrvuu, in that
samo speech, gives his reasons for secur
ing tho ratlllcatlon of tho treaty No In
dictment enn bo framed against Mr. Hryan
ns a statesman and patriot more Injurious
to him than the reasons he gives for his
own conduct. Ills defense shall bo given
In Ills own language. He says:
"I was among the number of those who be
lieved It better to ratify tho treaty and end
(l.n fixittnttn t.n .'..1 1 1 M t itl.T'U ,m,..', til..
excuse lor war expenditures and then give
tho Filipinos the Independence which
might be forced from Spain by n new
tieuty In view of tho criticism which my
nctlou aroused in some quarters I take this
occasion to restate tho reasons given at
that time. I thought It safer to trust tho
American people to give Independence to the
Filipinos than to trust the accomplishment
of that purpose to diplomacy with an un
friendly nation. Lincoln embodied an argu
ment In the question when he asked, "Cm
aliens make treaties easier than friends can
mako laws?' I believe that wo are now in a
better position to win a successful contest
against Imperialism than wo would have
been had tho treaty been rejected. With
tho treaty ratlllcd u clean Issuo Is presented
between a government by consent nnd a
government by force and imperialists must
bear tho responsibility for all that happens
until tho question Is settled.
"If tho treaty bad been rejected the blood
and treasure which had then been expended
In the conquest would have been lost nnd
Iho nrmy of tho United States, then engaged
In battle with Agulnaldo's force, would
have been withdrawn. This may have been
disgraceful, but It would not havo been us
diabolical as the sacrlllces which have since
been made, If tho territory wo acquired
must bo given to rebels In nrms."
Is It possible thnt Mr. Hryau'H nnxlety to
create tho Issue of lmnerlalism for bis own
aggrandizement blinded him to the fact that
every dollar expended nnd every life lost
since tho treaty was ratified has been a
nicrlflco to his inordinate ambition? If ho
had been houestlv oiioosed to the ncniilsi.
Hon of the Philippines lie would not have
Induced his demoerutlc friends In the senate
to vote for the ratllUutlon of tin- treatv.
Spain reluctantly made the treaty which
ceded the Islands and would havo gfadlv ac
cepted an amendment retaining Its Asiatic
possessions Many senators wire In favor
of such an amendment which. If Mr. Hryan
and his friends had Insisted, would hnvo
In -n adopted. Such an amendment would
rave hastened the ratlllcatlon of the treuty
by removing the bono of contention.
I'rcKlileut Did HIn Duly,
When the treaty was rat I tied It became
the duty of tho president of the United
States to execute Its mandates. The United
States undertook In the treaty to protect
llfo and property and the freedom of re
ligion In every part of the Philippine archi
pelago. Congress cu-nperated with the
executive in appropriating the a).WW,(K) pur.
chase money and In providing men and
meanH to put down the rebellion nnd main
tain tho authority of the United States. All
of this would havo been unnecessary If the
treuty had been rejected nnd for all this
Mr. Hrynn Is responsible.
Mr. Hryan says In his HullnnnpoiiH speech;
"If elected 1 will convene congress In ex
traordinary session as soon us 1 urn ln
iiugurated nnd recommend nn Immediate
declaration of the nation's purpose; iirsl, lo
establish a stable form of government In
tho Phi Ipplno Islands. Just us wo are now
establishing n stnblo form of government
In Culm; second, lo give independence to the
Filipinos, Just as wo hnvo promised to tivo
Independence to the Cubans; third, to pro
tect tho Mllplnos from optsldo Interference
while they work out their destiny, Just us
wo havo protected the re-publics of Centriil
and South America und nro, by the Monroe
doctrine, pledged to protect Cuba "
What reason can Mr Hryan assign why
thn peoplo of the United States should be
taxed lo purchase Ihe Philippines, establish,
for the i J. Ilplnos a stable government, glvo
them their Independence and then extend
(Continued on Seventh Page J
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WILL GO TO JURY" TODAY
Vntr of llovturil, (iiiuueil ltli"
Goi-IicI'm .Murder, Will .Soon
He Mailer of Itecord,
FHANKI'OUT. KjTicpt. 24.-The argu
ment to tlu Jur; In the ciuo of Jim How
ard, iiargtd with being a prlnrli.nl lu (he
murder of William Gccbel, began this rft
ornoon nnd will conclude tomorrow mam
lug Colonel Llttlo opened the nrgument
this afternoon for the defense. He argned
that the testimony of Culton and other
self-confessed consplrntnrs was unworthy
of lellef and that the word of Ilownnl him
self should go further with the Jury, ns
ho claimed to bo Innocent nnd the state
had failed to provo hint guilty. In ad
dressing the Jury Llttlo referred to Goebcl
at nil times as "Governor Goebcl" In the
most respectful manner and condemned the
murder In tho most vigorous terms, but
npperiled to the Jury to he sure not to
punish an Innocent man. Ho said he did
not doubt the shot was tired from the sec
retary of state's olllce, but there was no
proof that Howard was In there.
Colonel T. C. Campboll made the first
speech for tho prosecution. The burden
of his argument was that Howard's de
fense, nn alibi, having been annihilated
by tho evidence of the prosecution wns
equal to finding him guilty, as there also
wns evidence that ho had been discovered
running nway from th- building imme
diately after the shooting. He nlso dwelt
on Slubbletleld's testimony, which related
to Ilnwurd's alleged confession.
Congressman W. (. Owens closed the ease
for tho defense tonight and .Judge Williams
will ronclude for the prosecution to
morrow. HAND TO HAND MONEY SCARCE
Trcnmiry lleim rl men I linn ! ren I
Trouble In Meeting; Driiuiml for
Nmnll Current'),
NKW YORK, Sept. 21. -Frank A. Vnn.lnr.
lip. assistant secretary of the ireasurv.
conferred with bankers in Ibis city today
wun reierenro to supplying the extraordi
nary demand for small currency. Whlln
"inn is Known ns "hand-to-hnnd" mnnev l
rniner srnrco at this season tho sunnlv of
one-dollar, two-dollar and three-dollnr bills
is now wholly inadequate. The subtrcasiiry
had great piles of Boiled or mutilated cur
rency turned In for redemption todav.
After conforrlng'with the bankers this aft
ernoon Mr. Vanderllp said that ho had or
dered $500,000 In $20 gold certificates to be
shipped to Now York from Washington at
once. Thnt, ho thought, would relieve thn
situation and supply Iho hanks with a class
of money that thoy did not have. He added
that ho thought the next step would he
to supply small denominations nt tho uub
(ruasury. Hanks were preparing today for beaw
October disbursements. One of the Inrgest
Institutions, having hundreds of out-of-town
nccounls. reported n great muss of
coupons on hand for collection, flanks are
still using quantities of bank notes for 1h
lerinr currency demands. One bank today
hail very fow of Its own nolcs on hand nnd
reported llttlo dilllculty In keeping out
what circulation it had ordered at the
time the new currency law mado possible
greater expansion.
M'KINLEY AT NEW BERLIN
I'M-ilile-it HetlNltN It li rn I VlllnKe,
Where He Mn.lc the FlrM Po
litical Speech or HIn Life,
CANTON. O.. Sept. 21. -Tho afternoon
drive of President and Mrs. McKlnley was
longer than usual. Thoy went nut on
country roads nnd found It so pleasant that
they went on to New llerlln. n Utile (own
seven miles north of tho city This litl
town was the sccno of tho president's first
political address before he was elected
prosecuting attorney tho first time. The
villagers wero taken entirely by surprise.,
but tho report that ho (the president) was
In town ipread rapidly and fow of the
villagers missed seolng him, so promptly
did they drop their work nnd hurry to
the streets that ho was most likely to
travel. A few friends uro at tho house
this evening visiting in nn informnl way
and there are no outward appearances of
olthor official or political activity about tho
house.
INDIAN SLUGGED TO DEATH
Teneher. Altf lliptliiu to i;nriri-e
elpllne ivltli I'our-Oiiiicc llllly,
Kill Pupil.
DULUTH, Minn., Sept. 21. Arthur Cum
mins, a teacher at the Vermilion reserva
tion Indian school, camo down from Tower
todny and gavo himself up to tho United
States authorities for killing a young In
dian boy named Charles Kaglo at tho school
Thursday last. Tho Indian was 17 years
old and very Inrge, while Cummins is a
slight man. Tho young Indian declined to
oboy and wns being put In tho guard houso.
Tho teacher undertook to physically exo
cuto his command and Kaglo resisted vio
lently. In tho ficufTlo Cummins used a
small four-ounco hilly, which tho teachers
carry for protection, and struck Kaglo on
the head. The blow landed on the temple
and killed Kaglo.
SIXTEEN KILLED IN STORM
JtcHKcr Itepoil of Wiiolexnle I, ohm of
Life Conic from .Hum 1 1 Tnvtii
In .11 III II t-MOf II.
MINNUAPOLIS, MlnrT, Sept. 21. -Sixteen
persons nro reported killed in tho storm at
Morrlstown, Minn., at C o'clock this even
ing. According io the report, which Is very
meager, a large tree waB lifted from tho
ground and carried over a housetop nnd do
posited on a brick building, used ns a saloon.
This was completely wrecked and from it
tho bodies of eight men wero takon.
Thn report does not say how much damage
wns done to property there, but It Is feared
that thn loss Is not n small one,
Honry S. Walt, one of the men killed, wus
republican nominee for representative.
Miners (inln Their Point,
VICTOH Coin.. Sept. 2l.-Tho threatened
strlko of Hie miners employed In six of thn
leading gold mines of Mils district becausu
of orders recently Issueu by thu iOngllsh
management of .Stration's Independence re
quiting nil miners to strip naked und pass
before the superintendent for Inspection to
iirevent their purloining valuable ore. has
been prevented by an agreement enteieil
Into tonight between the miners' commit
tee and Hie inamiKerH The order waa modi,
tied so lo make It necessary for Ihe men lo
remove their outer clothing. It required
srveral meetings between Ihe rcprehent.i
Uvea uf both sides to attain this rcault
CLAD WEEK IS BEGUN
Joyous Season of Ak-Sar-Bon's Annual
Appoaranco Now On.
CARNIVAL TAKES FULL SWING AT ONCE
Omaha Peoplo Oast Off Business Oarcs
Under Its Influence.
STREETS AND MIDWAY BLAZE WITH LIGHT
Electricity in All Forms of Illumination
Drivos Away Darkness.
EVENING BRINGS OUT THE MERRYMAKERS
Vnmlet lilt Aiiiiinciuriitii nnd Mnrill
run Lllierllc Murk the I'iiksIiik
of the l'lrnt liny nml Mr lit
of the Meiiaou.
Although tho formal opening of the enrnt.
val wns sot for yesterday momlnc. cnlniv in
dnyllght 3 a somewhat colorless thing nnd
inc pace did not reach Its proper swing un
til nightfall nnd the kindling of the lights.
It wns a gay throng, Innocent nnd lively,
that look possession of tho grounds In Hie
evening, lingers, slender and sturdy, closed
about vatl-colored confetti and dashed It
into anybody's face. The placo was the
anlshrd Midway without its roughness, for
there wero two liquids which money could
not buy beer nnd cold water. Confetti, as
a weapon of offense, was used In unstinted
quantities nnd the pavement was covered
with tho dovMiy waste lo such a denlh thai
disarmed revelers might scoop It up, nlong
wun gravel and sand, und uso It for new
ammunition.
At midnight tho board of governors fin
ished tho count of the eiitiance tickets nnd
when tho total footed up 5,000 the worthy
functionaries shook each others' hnnds.
Forty-live hundred visitors entered at thn
central nrch and iho others camo through
turnstiles on the Bldo streets. In nddltlon
to thcso there were an Indefinite number of
tho younger generation who entered through
Irregular means, ns the outer walls aro not
yet perfectly defended.
I'relly scene on Stfrrln,
Tho crowd was sotnewhnt late In arriv
ing, us the knights had set flame to the
Illuminations on tho public streets and tho
spectacle was worthy of a long pause. Far
nain street, from Tenth to Nineteenth, was
lined with a double row of lncandcsccnts,
with glowing arches In Ak-Sar-Hen tints at
tho Intersections. On the principal cross
streets the arches were multiplied Into n
veritable panoply of yellow, green and red.
On the court houso tho figure of Justlre
held nlnft a wreath of lire and the symbol
of liberty on the city hall opposlto like
wise brandished a glowing beacon. The
court houso mado a fiplondld show with Its
COO Incnndesronts, bearing over Its on
trnnco n significant shield In red. white nnd
blue. Fiery Mara showed ;'ue, vry into the
east and west doora. Tho city hnll stood In its
usunl dignity. Its architectural prominence,
brought Into lellef by lines of light. In nil
12,000 inrniidcscents conjured up a new day
light in the business center.
lOveolim .Shotv In IJiiJoj nlile.
Tho evening program nt thq carnival was
conscientiously carried out In splto of tho
lighting, nt this time Insufllelcnt, and half
a gale. The llro lads from hook and ladder
No. 1 did somo clever work with pompiers
nnd the glow of Greek tiro In tho windows
of the tower heightened tho llfo effect. Tho
high wind wns an embarrassment to the
SI. Helmns, and particularly In thu leap
through the hoop studded with daggers. Tho
wild ride of Jtynn was completed unovent
fully by that occentrlc young man, tho sides
of his narrow avenue being lighted to roveal
tho way. Setting freo his pedals, Ryan lay
nlmnst on his face on his machine nnd
varied scarcely an Inch from tho center of
tho roadway. Ho shot llko a rocket botwoen
the lines of spectnlors and only camo to a
halt llfty yards outsldo tho gate.
Sun Mione Out Knrly.
Tho court augurs won Ak-Snr-Hen'fi royal
favor onew yesterday, for Just at 10
o'clock, tho first hour of tho Oriental festi
val, ns a Bcoro of whistles proclaimed the
coming nf tho gnla week, tho clouds were
briiBhed nsldn nnd tho Bun shone with a
vchemciico that brought Btcam from tho
moist hoards. During tho morning tho
merchants nnd concessionaires had been
working In half darkness under tarpaulins
and all through tho night lights wero burn
ing in the unfinished booths. Those, who
worked hard and spared not had their re
ward, however, for, at noon, when tho first
real lupnurlng of visitors began, some had
their wares daintily nrrayod, others wero
at the hummer nnd hunting stngo, and a
few still saw tholr wholn labor beforo them.
When Manager Penfold of tho ticket de
partment toro down with his own hands the
scaffolding that clogged the contral arch
thero was a goodly crowd waiting ndmlt
inucc. Tho enrly comers were preceded
by Klpllngcr's Military band, which sounded
tho first noto of tho week. Tho youthful
aggregation serenaded tho Hoard of Gov
ernors nnd tho Newspaper row and thon
went nbout spreading melody throughout tho
grounds, lu this task tho band was rein
forced later by Obrecht's Junior orchestra,
n family of llvo clover musicians with their
parentB which will bo tho main musical at
traction of tho week.
Seem- of lluny Activity.
During the Intervals of tho musical num
bers Ihe prompt guests wero serenaded with
thn incessant ring of hammer on nail and
tho shouts of carters as thoy deposited
their pianos, chnreoal or boxes qt bread In
tho bare Jaws of tho booths. Those who
waited saw angular boards emergo from
their nnkedncss nnd tnke on bright vest
ments proper to n Joyous time. No Okla
homa city ever sprang Into being with such
rapidity or certnlnty with such a defcrenco
to color and design,
Mannger Tom Getz, In charge of the con
cessions, sat In his opcn-nlr ofllco serving
a sroro of men with ns many nerds who
stood In lino on tho pavement. His heart
was suro with tho memory of cloudB and
rainy weather, though ho was still pleabcd
with tho progress of his Impromptu town
toword a Mulshed spectaclo of a thousand
tiny palaces of gilt and tinsel. Tho long
lines of booths without exception, ho prom
ises, will bo laden with their dainty or
substnntlal wares by today, when tho
public will find the show In Its full maturity
from tho tiniest midway attraction to the
most ambitious booth.
I'ree Sliiiiin Are Funny,
Tho freo shows for tho aftimoon opened
with tho Brothers Lorbey's bar act on
the Klghtocnth street elevated platform,
near the Dodge Btrcot entrance. Dressed
as Farmer Zeh and a crazy Dutchman tho
Lorbeya guvo u very creditable athledo
performance, which was relieved by somu
amusing funny work.
Gus Kicc's Ham Fat atlors, tho cducatcj