The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAJlLJSlIHn J
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MAY BE LONG FIGHT
Struggle Between Anthracite Miners and
Operators Takes Gloomier Aspect.
TEN PER CENT ADVANCE FAILS TO ATTRACT
Labor Leaders Pleased That Their Followers
Still Show Solid Front.
TURNING POINT IN CRISIS NOT YET AT HAND
No Surfaco Signs Indicating That Strife is
About to Terminate.
ANY LITTLE CHANGE SEEMS TO FAVOR MEN
Workmen nt ScmtiiI Cull lories l.i'nii'
Their Pluoe I mli'r the .Siiiixltiit if
liilmi Men lOmiilo) Iiik
.llnrchlnu; Tnetlos.
HAZLETON, Pa.. Oct. 1. Although tho
Inbor leaders positively snld they did tint
fear a break In the ranks of tlic anthra
cite coal strikers they were nevertheless
pleased to learn thut the 10 per cent ad
vance grunted by the Plillndclplila & Rend
ing Coal and Iron compnny In tho Schuylkill
valley was totally Ignored by the striking
Mine. Workers tolny. It was predicted that
many of the strikers would return to work
under the bellof that the in per rent In
crease would be the limit of the operators'
concessions, hut tbo unanimity of the men
In deciding to stand out for n further nd
vnnco caused many temarks of surprise.
It was expected In wiiiip (iiarters that
today would brliiK a turning point In the
strike, but nothing rame to the surface that
would load to tiny Indication of the slrlko
Hearing an end. There still is n lack ot
anything tangible on which to bnsc the re
port of an Immediate settlement. Presi
dent MlUhell continues to deny that he
knows anything about It.
Tho strike situation In the Lehigh valley
showed a change In favor of the men. Scv -oral
hundred men quit work on the Cnlvln
Vardeo, mines nt Uittlmer as the result of
persuasion on the part of the too marching
strikers, nnd ut Oneida and Cranberry the
coil companies lost additional men. No
collieries wero closed down In this region
today.
President Mitchell today said: "The strike
Is practlcnlly complete nnd there will be no ' anthraelto region liao by their law-abld-resumpt.on
of work until there Is a conven- "'JJf, SWeXvi.. "I
tlon representing tho collieries of the nn
thraclto field. Tho prediction made yes
terday that no attention would be paid to
tho notices posted by tho Reading com
pany conceding a 10 per cent Increase has
proved true.
"Our reports from tho Panther Crock
vnlley Indicate that this heretofore Impreg
nablo portion of the anthracite region has
tloclared lta Intention to suspend oper
ations. "Accompanied by the national board
members 1 shall go to Wilkesbarru to
morrow In nttend great labor, demonstra
tion, which will bo participated In by fully
15,000 men."
Notices of the Increases In wages and the
reduction In tho price of powder decided on
by thu operators at Wllkesbarre today were
posted tonight at all of tho collieries In tho
Lehigh region.
President Mitchell when shown a copy of
tho notlco declined to sny anything nt this
tlrao, but Intimated that ho might outline
Ms position at the Wllkesbarre meeting to
morrow. Ho added, however, thut there
would bo no resumption of work until a
convention of the nnthraclte miners l.ad been
called and tho proposition considered.
HANNA ONTiHE GREATSTRIK E
Hellevea thut tilt- tlurnlloii
.Not llr -IUe.1 t i In
Polities.
Slioulil
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. Senator Hanna. chair
man of the national republican commit
too, arrived today and this afternoon was
closeted In his' room at the Auditorium
Annex with Perry S. Heath, chairman of
tho press bureau.
"Any man who would put u straw In the
way of a settlement of tho great coal
minors' strlko now going on in Penns. 1
vanla should bo taken out to tho nearest
lnmp post and hanged." This Is tho way
Chairman Manna, chairman of the national
committee, spoke today when asked for
particulars regarding the sulcosb of his
negotiations for ending the strike. "I do
not want to talk about the s.rlko. I did
not think that it should be mixed up in
politics. It Is a bigger question than any
political party or political question and
should not bo discussed from a palit cil
standpoint. No ono should bo permitted to
use It for political capital. It Is tne duty
of every man to do his utmost to cud the
deplorable trouble."
On tho outlook In New York the senator
was non-committal. "Tbo New York re
publicans nro wnklug up." ho said, "and
from now on tho campaign la going to be
very actlvo on both sides.
"I am going to do everything In my power
to win this election for McKlnley nnd
Roosevelt and 1 bellove wo will win. too."
tho senator continued, "but I wilt not give
estimates of states or predict majorities. l
win remain In Chicago during the re
mainder of the campaign nnd will mako no
pocches outside ot this city. Here, h w-
vcr. I may address tho laboring men sov
fral times. I like to talk to the worklns
men. They can understand mo and I un
derstand them."
WILL NOT GIVE TEN PER CENT
luili-prndout Oiierntnra of Noriiutnii
Drolnre Thut They fimiiot Miiuil
Proposed It a In-.
SCRANTON, Pa., Oct 1. Scranton's
Independent operators camo back from tho
Wllkesbarre conference with blood In their
yes They declnro they will not Join In tho
proffer of n 10 per cent Increase unless the
coal carrying companies agree to reduco
their tolls, or, to bo exact, allow them fio
per cent Instead of 60 per cent of tho tldo
vatcr selling prices for their produrt. They
aro not making 10 per cent on their invest
ments, they declare, and If they have to in
crease wages 10 per cent It will practically
wipe out their margin of profit nnd they
might as well closo up their mines.
A committee of tho local independent ope
rators left tonight on the midnight train for
New York to protest against being forced by
tho coal carriers Into nn agreement which
means their undoing unless the carriers give
them better rates,
l.ilhorom Let Out ut Clll vi-Mon,
GALVESTON. Oct. I. -One thousand of
the laborers employed In removing debris
will lie. rr'ensod tomorrow, as tho work has
ftifllc ently progressed to warrant this stop
It will enable the railroads and other large
corpora tirns to get the laborers they need
to continue th restoration of their prop,
ertle. v '
ITtNJiJ 1 !), I ST I.
'flint..
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i07r:0
1 WllUeshurre imiSit. (, ,1 .'
ON RAISE
AUHOUHCON
i r cent I non-lino for
It llmiilii) on,
WILin:SUARRE,Pa7 Oct. 1. The coal
i operators of the Wyoming, Lackaw. nna
and Lehigh regions held an ltnpor.ant
meeting In this rity this afternoon and
decided to olfer the miners an Increase
of 10 per cent In wages and also to reduce
the cost of powder to the miliars from
$2.7,". to $1.60 a keg. W. A. Lathrop. gen
eral supirltitrndent of the I,eh gh V.illoy
company, presided and all ot the ranr ad
and individual companies wore represent-d
The whole situation was thoroughly dis
cussed, nearly all those resent taking
part therein. The power question was tho
chief subject of debato and next came th.
recognition of tho union. So far as can
be learned, nonu of tho operatots were In
favor of recognizing the union In any way.
The meeting lasted from 2 p. m. un;ll
6 p. m. This evening W. A. Lathrop,
chairman of the meeting, gave out tho
following:
Milium VALI.EV COAl. CO.. WILKES
HAillti:, Pn. Oct 1-Notice: This com
pany makes tile following announcement
to Its luino employes: It will adjust Its
Mite of wages so as to puy to Its mine eifl
ployes on iiml after October 1 a net in
crease of 10 per cent on tin- wages hereto
tote received, and will take up with its
mine omp'oes any grievances they may
have. W A. LATHItOP.
General .Superintendent.
Note It Is understood In the foregoing
that powder will bo sold to miners tor )l.
per keg ami that tho difference between
tills rale ami the old rate of $2.7. shall bo
taken Into account in ngurlng the net ad
vance of 111 per rent noted uPove for this
class of labor
Similar notices to the foregoing will be
posted by all tho other companies repre
sented at the meeting. The strikets say
that under no clrcumstancus will they
accept the offer. It la claimed that It is
not as good nn offer as the Heading com
pany made to Its men, as tho union Is
Ignored, nnd that tho not Increase must
como out of the price of powder.
U. M. Palmer, chairman of tho press
committee at United Mine Workers' head
quarters, said: "The men will not return
to work under such conditions. It Is not
a fair offer."
The operators will mako no further move
until they hear from the men.
Preparations are about completed for tho
big demonstration to bo held In this city
tomorrow.
President Mltcholl makes tho following
statement to the miners of tho Wyoming
vnlloy:
To the Minors of Wllkesbarre and
vicinity: I look forward with green t pleas
ure to the great demonstration which will
bo given under the uuspleVs of the mine
workers of tho Wvomlnc v-uIIkv on Tiinx-
day. October 2. The mine workers of the
tlon of all Justice-loving citizens of the
I'lllteil .States. 1 fool assjred that organ
ized Inbor has won n groat vlctorv and that
In tbo future there will bo In the homes
and families of the minors a little more
happiness ami sunshine. Instead of the
gloom and sadness, too ofton 11 ml I nir n
dw riling plii'-i. there
JOHN MITCHELL.
President.
INDUCE MANY TO QUIT WORK
Mnrcli.-rM Visit tin- llnzleton IHMrlet
unit Meet tilth fniislil
rrnhle Siipcphn,
HAZLETON. Pu., Oct. 1. Another mnrch.
with tho Pardee collieries at Luttlmcr,
flvo miles from here, ns tho objective
point, took place early today. About 300
striking mine workers from Froelnnd
started for l.attlmer at 1 n. m. and n
little, later luo strikers set out from
llnzleton for the samo place. Tho two
bodies effected a Junction enst of Lattlmor
and marched into tho town at I o'clock.
Karli striker carried a small Atnerlcnn
Mag. Their arrival at Lattlmer caused a
great commotion. Nearly every man,
woman and child In tho place was roused
out of bod. The marchers adopted the
same tactics as were employed at Hazlo
brook last week, going to tho homes of
all non-strikers and qulotly asking them
to refrutn from continuing nt work. They
nlso revered all tho roads lending from
surrounding towns to l.attlmer. The strik
ers assert they succeeded In getting nearly
400 men to quit, but tho company ofllclnls
say they did not lose anywhere near that
number. Sheriff Hnrvey'nf Luzerne county
arrived at Lattlmor Just 08 the mine
whistles blew for tho stnrtlng of work nt
7 o'clock. He found nothing to do, how
ever, ns all tho men woro conducting them
selves in nn orderly manner. After start
ing tlmo the strikers again formed In line
and marched through tho town, after which
they dispersed.
All was reported qulot In the Pnnther
creek valley this morning. About fifty of
the strikers, who went to that place yes
terday from McAdoo nnd Jeansvllle, re
mained there over night for tho purpose of
trying to get tho 220 men working nt the
collieries In that valley to quit. They
did not meet with very much success, as
reports from that locality say that all the
.collieries aro working with nearly tho
same force of men as on Saturday. No
troops were sent there, but Sheriff Toole of
Schuylkill county had deputies on watch.
Reports from tho various collieries
throughout tho Hazleton district show that
practically tho samo number of men were
working ns on Saturday, excepting nt Lat
timer. Tho only colliery whero a notlce
ablo change occurred was nt that of A.
Pardeo & Co., at Cranberry, where some of
tho "loklo" engineers nnd some driver
boys struck; thus further crippling tho
working. A "loklo" Is a diminutive mine
locomotive.
When John Mnrkle of tho firm of O. IJ.
Markle & Co. was asked how many returned
to work In his collieries today the only
reply he would mako was: "All tho mines
are working."
When tho strike leaders wero asked
about the Marklo mines they said there
were very few men In the workB. Tho
firm owns Ave mines nnd usually employs
2.500 men.
Tho Mnrkles' Lbervnlo colliery, which
has not been in operation since tho strike
began, remains closed. Sheriff Harvey Is
authority for the story that most of tho
Freeland men who marched to l.attlmer
this morning Intended to stop at tho Marklo
No. 5 Jeddo mine on their way home.
John Mnrkle, ho says, met the Freoland
men at tho outskirts of Jeddo. Ho found
Sheriff Harvey with the marchors and told
him his services were not needed. I'pou
Joining the men Mr. Marklo marched with
them to n school house near tho No. 5
colllory. whero he persuaded the strikers
to go home. ,
President Mitchell was very much ploased
at hearing the news from tho Schuylkill
region that fewer men wont to work today
In the Reading collieries than ever. He
said the action of tho men Justified his
faith In them aud ho called attention to
the verification of his prediction that the
posting of the offer of n 10 per cent ad
vance on the part of tho Reading company
would have no effect on tho strike, ns the
men had other grievances that must bo
adjusted.
More- i'rooiiN Soil for MiiiiIIh.
SAN FRANCMCO. Oct 1 -Over 9) me"
of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-rtfth In
fjintry tmgroi ; m,U.iI for Munlm today on
tho transport Huncock. '
OMAHA, Tl'ESDAY
IT HAY BE NEW DREIBUND
France! Germany and Emsia Said to Have
Formed Diplouiatio Group as to China.
TALE OF FRENCH ORIGIN DENIED IN BERLIN
Centum l'orolK Oilier t'hnrnetrrlrei
the deport us liuieeiiiato In More
I'nrtleiiliirM iiiiui One, hut It
In llollr oil .Novorl holem.
HERLIN, Oct. 1. Tins statement pub
lished In Paris that Russia and Germany
have arrived at a complete understanding
in regard to tho retention of troops nt
Pekln and that Germany abandons her de
mand for the punishment of tho Instigators
of tho outrages before tho peace negoti
ations begin Is denied hero ofllclnlly.
A foreign olllco ofllclal made the follow
ing statement oil the subject:
"Tho story Is Inaccurate, particularly
the Intimation that Germany, Russia and
Franco have formed a separate diplomatic
gtoup. Negotiations between these powers
continue, as with the others. Ctormany
does not expect Great Britain's answer to
her proposal for soveral days."
Tho seml-olDcluI press uniformly ills
credits tho insertions, but a well Informed
dlplomnt assured the Associated Press cor
respondent this evening that he had ix
collont reasons for believing them to be
true, especially as the German Foreign
ofllcc had itself admitted that Russia hnd
dropped all Intentions of withdrawing from
Pekln
The Hcrllncr Post denies that tho French,
Russian and American olllcors have re
fused to obey Count von Wnldoisee until
hostilities nro resumed. The Foreign olllco
Is unable to confirm the reports of the
degradation of Prlnco Tunn, but the ad
mission Is tnndo that there has been nn
Improvement In tho disposition of China
toward foreigners. This change, tho Her.
liner Post attributes to Count von Wnldor
see's arrival.
lli-icriiilntliiu of 'I'll fl Continued.
Tho Shanghai correspondent of the
Frankfurter Xcltung and the correspondent
of tho Lokal Anzolger confirm the Issuance
of Imperial orders degrading Prince Tuin,
but the Lokal Anzelger's advices show that
tho edicts nro regarded as a sham by for
eign circles In Slmnglinl. This evening tho
llerllncr Post has a leading article which
tends to exonerate the Chinese government
from responsibility for tho atrocities and
makes concessions in favor of tho em
peror, empress regent nnd the mandarins,
which aro somewhat surprising when com
ing from a Journal that has all along sup
ported the German note. Tho article says:
"No doubt the Chinese government wns
forced by considerations of self-prcscrva-tlon
to yield to tho nll-poworful Iloxcrs.
So great was their hatred against foreign
ers that tho government feared annihilation
If It resisted."
The papers generally do not discuss Km
peror Kwang Su's letter to Kmperor Wll-
llcm, although the Lokal Anzciger remarks
that nelthor Germany nor tho other powers
will be so easily satisfied.
An army order Just Issued shows that
Germany docs not Intend at present to
lelnforco her troops In China, but she will
be prepared for all eventualities.
Tho Herllnor Tngcblatt accepts os true
the Intimation that the nnti-Ilrltlsh cast
Astatic triple alliance of 1S95 has been re
established. DETERMINED TO SAVE CHINA
Mlsitloiiiirlon nt Pokln l'lnnnlua for
I'lituro Work of ChrUtlun
rriipncniiilii,
IIOSTON. Oct. . The American board of
commissioners for foreign missions has
received message from Rev. O. M. Chnpln,
ono of its missionaries in Pekln, dlscusBlng
the plans of tho group of missionaries there.
It Is proposed to reopen tho Rrldgmnn
school for girls In Pokln, either in the city
or in Tlon Tsln. The North China college,
which was destroyed In Tung Che, will prob
ably bo reopened in Pokln. Minister Con
ger has given assurances that he will try
to secure tho use of two or moro large com
pounds which have been used by tho Uoxers
and henco aro liable to confiscation, for tho
use of tho American Hoard of Missionaries.
KIght of the missionaries, chiefly women,
reel Hint tney need a furlough nnd sixteen
nro prepared to remain.
CHAFFEE GETS INSTRUCTIONS
DcslKunti'H tlip Troops Hint Arr 1o
Act ns I.CKUttlou C.uiirds
In Pekln.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. The War depart
ment Is In receipt of a cablegram from
General Chaffee Indicating that he has re
ceived tho Instructions to withdraw most
of tho United States forces from China
nnd had provided. In accordanco with those
Instructions, for a legation guard. Tho dis
patch follows:
Received .September SO. via Taku. Ad
jutant Oenoral. Washington: September 2D,
cnbled from 'Jien Tsln. Received your
A?i.s'j 42 n!ul ix Thp Nln'h Infantry,
lhlrd squadron of Sixth cavalry, and light
battery will constitute legutlon guard,
blmll endeavor to get ull supplies to Tong
Chow before water fulls. CHAFFEK.
Dispatches Nos. 42 and 43 referred to by
General Chaffee wero those containing his
instructions to withdraw the American
troops from Pekln.
REFUGEES FROM PEKIN HERE
Pnrt of Tiventy-Mx Mlnhlnniirloii mid
Others Who SulToroil ut the lluniU
of thr lloprN Itoiifh 'I'rlm'ii,
SAN FRANCISCo7oct. l.-The passen
gers on tho steamer Coptic, which arrived
from China last night, wero released from
quarantine this afternoon. Among them
wero twenty-six who passed through the
slego of Pekln. These Include Miss M. E.
Andrews. F. M. Chapln, wife and three
children; Miss Dow, Miss Dudgeon. C. H.
Fenn and wife and two children; Dr. J. H.
Ingram and wife nnd two children; C. H.
Oliver and two children. Miss Cecllo Payne,
W. F. G. Squlers, Mrs. M. S. Woodward
and daughter and Dr. W. G. Decker.
IS NOT AFTER TERRITORY
lliiNkliui Ottlt'inl MfKsniBrr Uriilr llr-
port of DohIkiii, I poll
Mn nohurln.
ST. PHTERSI)UROOct. l.-The Official
Mcssengor today declares the tenor of the
government's oillclal communications In re
gard to Russia's tasks In tho far east
clearly demonstrate "that the reports of
tho nnnexatlon of Manchuria aro devoid of
all foundation."
Oeriiian Minister nt Tim TMm.
TIEN TSIN. Sept. 29 -Tho German mln
lster. Vou Munim Sehwarzholm, h:is ar
rived here and established himself, pro
visionally, nt the German consulate,
Baroness von Ketteler will start for
Japan soon on board the German steamer
Halle,
MOHIXG, OCTOJJBH 2,
ENGLISH ELECTION RETURNS
First Itrul ContextR A mo n k the Poll
In K Toiln llrttirus of I nop.
IiosimI Cn nilldntei.
LONDON. Oct. 1. Sixteen Kngllsh nnd
Irish boroughs electing eighteen members
to the House of Commons nro polling to
day, so tonight's returns will furnish some
Indication of the trend of opinion. Winston
Churchill is among thu candidates whoso
fato will be decided today.
Another long list of unopposed returns
brings tho total number of those nlr?ndy
elected up to 2:30 p. m. today to 11", as
follows- Conservatives. ?S; unionist t, IS,
liberals. S: nationalists, 6. Among the can
didates returned today unopposed arc: M.u
Isterlallsts. Lord Georgo Hamilton, secre
tary of state for India (Kallug division of
Middlesex): Darou Ferdinand do Roths
childs (Aylesbury division of Hucktngham
shire); Sir Michael Hicks-Reach, chancellor
of the exchequer (West Ilrlstnl); Sir Akcra
Douglas, llrst commissioner of works iKast
Kent): Wllflam Lecky, the hlstorlnn tUub
lln university); Sir Kdward Cnrs. n, the
solicitor general (Dublin unlvers.ty). Na
tionalists, John K. Redmond, chairman of
the '.'tilted Irish parliamentary party
(Watcrford City). Liberals, Sir Kdward
Grey, formerly parliamentary hetretnry for
fctelgn ntTalrs ( IlcrwIck-on-Tweed division
of Northumberland).
LONDON, Oct. l.In the following
boroughs, polled today, nil the sitting
numbers were re-elected:
Devonport, Durham, Kxcter, Kings.
Lyun. fleterbrough. Preston, Reading,
Rochdale, Wigan and the north and sjuth
divisions of Westhatn
In Durham the
unionists secured a majority of 781. ns
against ono of slxty-nvo nt the last elec
tion. The results In the other borcuchs
show little change, with tho exception of
n cry significant lncrensr in the uulonlit
majorities In Westhatn, where In the north
division the unionists secured a lead of
2 04S. against 704 at the last election, nnd
In the Bouth division a lead of l,!!,
against 755 In the Inst election. Westhatn
Is a densely populated district at the casi
end of London and the result there seems
to show that the liberals liavo little to
hope from the metropolis.
On tho other hand, Matthew Whltc-Rld-ley.
son of Sir Matthew Whlte-Rldloy, the
homo secretary, was elected at Stalyorldge,
In' the unionist Interest, by a majority of
only eighty-one, ns ngainst tho unionist
majority of 632 secured by T. II. Side
bottom nt the election In 1SH5.
At Hartlepool, Sir Christopher Furness,
liberal, received 6.4S1 votes, ns against
4,012 cast for Sir Thomns Richardson,
liberal unionist, who represented the con
stituency in the Into Parliament. This Is
a liberal majority of 1,879. as against n
liberal unionist majority of clghty.-one nt
the election of 1S05. Iloth tho consTvatlvo
candidates woro elected nt Plymouth, wh'ch
Is a double-barreled constituency. The
voting was as follows: H. K. Duke, con
sorvntlve, 6,009; Hon. Ivor Guest,, con
servative, 6,003; Slgmund F. Mendl,' liberal,
5.460; If. Do R. Walker, liberal. C,2CI.
At Oldham, another double-barreled con
stituency, ono liberal and one conservative
canHlato hnvo been elected, tho . latter
bolng Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill,
eldest son of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill. The polling was ns follows:
Alfred Kmmott. Ilbornl. 1!,7; Mr.
Churchill, rnnsrvatlve, 12.S.U; Walter
Runclmnn, liberal, 12.704: Mr. Crisp, con
servative, 12.592.
The returns received up to midnight
show the totnl number of elected to bo
132. as follows: Conservatives. 93; union
ists. IS; liberals. 13; nationalists. S.
The conservatives have gained two seats
nnd tho liberals one. Hon. Ivor Guest,
one of tho successful candidates at Ply
mouth, has nn American wife.
Mr. Frederick E. Goodhcnrt, who was
defeated at Devonport, Is a sm-ln-law of
Mr. Leander McCorml"k of Chicago.
RUMORS oT" SHIELD'S FATE
I.lttlo llnml of Aiiiorleiiiin I Supiionoil
to llnve Horn Overpowered
nnd Cunttiroil.
MANILA. Friday. Sept. 25. (Via Hong
Kong. Oct. 1.) Persistent native reports,
which aro generally believed, hnvo been cur
rent In Manila for several days to the
effect that Captain Dovereaux Shields and
Company F of tbo Twenty-ninth regiment
of infantry, consisting of fifty-four men,
stationed at Dong Marlnduque Island, em
barked September 13 on the gunboat Villa
lobaa and landed on the Marlnduque coast
September 15, whore 1,300 of tho enemy
nrmed with rifles, supposedly from Luzon,
surprised tho Americans and tho latter
fought for several hours until their am
munition was exhausted, after which they
wero overpowered and surrendered, relief
bolng Impossible. At least four of tho
soldiers were killed, among whom accord
ing to reports wns Captain Shields. The
Americans alto had several wounded.
Lieutenant Rooves nnd nates of tho staff
on board tho gunboat Yorktown left Manila
Monday. After gathering troops nt Ratan-
gas they proceeded to Marlndlque to verify
tho reports regarding the fato of Captain
Shields and his men nnd, In enso the na-
tlvo rumors were well founded to punish tho
rebels and release the captives. News from
this expedition Is awaited with somo
anxiety nt Manila. In tho meanwhile tho
censor prohibits tho transmission of news
concerning the nffalr.
Colonel E. W. Harding of the Twenty
ninth regiment, who Is now In Manila, ad
mits It Is possible that the nativo reports
may be correct.
Tho first news of the disaster to Com
pany F of tho Twenty-ninth regiment was
received by the Associated Press from
Washington September 28, tho censor at
Manila, ns shown In the dispatch of tho
Associated Press from that city, having
refused to permit the transmission of tho
news by cable direct to the Associated
Pross. Consequently tho correspondent of
tho Associated Press was evidently corn
polled to send his message by hand to
Hong Kong, from which point It was cabled
to tho Associated Press here.
IMMENSE CROWD AT FAIR
t.
It Is Rstlittnteil Thut ut Least I'Jft.noo
Persons Pnssoil ThrntiKli Gnte
nt St. I. ouls Yrxterilny.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Oct. 1. Tho fortieth an
nual St. Louis fnlj was Inaugurated today
with the largest opening day attendance
In Its history. Men accustomed to handling
crowds and to Judging thorn estimated that
125.000 peoplo passed through the gates.
This year the live stock exhibits aro espe
cially large, and the cattle pens were the
center of much interest today. Georgo
Vnnderbllt has in competition a herd of
twenty line Jerseys from his RlJtmore
estate in North Carolina. Many Holstelns
and Shorthorns are also to be seen. The
hog pens aro well filled, sheep of all kinds
are shown and tho poultry exhibition Is
tho largest the fair has ever had. Tho
exhibits of agricultural Implements and
farm products are very complet. Over a
dozen states arc represented.
1 OOO-TWELVE PACKS.
CEMENTED BY THEIR BLOOD
Chamberlain Hopes Union Between Colonies
and Motherland May Be Everlasting,
NEW OFFICE FOR MARQUIS OF LANSD0WNE
.Senil-Olllclnl .Statement of Presnit
tiiivrriiuii'iit Alimonies llluhrr
i'ml n I nu for Homo (liinrilx mill
1'i-ot ImIoh for MnnoiM ir.
LONDON, Oct. 2. ,130 a. m. Late Inst
ovenlng Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary
of statu for tho colonies, sent to the editor
of tho Illrmlngham Dally Mali the follow
ing message to the nation, which wns con
spicuously displayed on tho screen where
tho paper was announcing tho result of tho
polling: "Patriotism before politics. May
the union between the colonies and tho
motherland, now cemented by their blood,
be forever innintnlncd."
Considerable Interest attached to the
speech nt Derby of George Wyndham last
eenlng becuuse It had been seml-olllclally
announced t lint the parliamentary under
secretnry of state for war would outline
the government's proposals ns to nrmy
reform. Tho chief points In tho speech
were that the homo nrmy should huvo n
higher training instead of being regarded
as merely a training ground for tho supply
uf the foreign nrmy and that greater op
portunities Bhould bo given for homo
maneuvers on an adequate war scale.
Rumors are current this morning that
tho marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of
stale for war. will succeed Karl Cndogan
1 n8 1,,ri1 lieutenant of Ireland.
A rowdy meeting at Westminster last
evening was addressed by Lord George
Hamilton and Lord Mayor Nelson. The
latter's son, after ejecting a disturber,
wns savagely attacked. His head was forced
through a glass panel nnd ho received a
bad scalp wound.
Considerable excitement was displayed
along Fleet street and on tho Strand, es
pecially around the newspaper oillcos. where
vnrlous Illuminated devices dlsplnyed the
election returns.
The earl of Portsmouth, who. ns Viscount
Lymlngton, formerly represented Barnstable
In the House of Commons, 'has formally
withdrawn from tho liberal association on
tho ground that liberal unionism no longer
means anything but conservatism. Tho
editors on both sides this morning express
satisfaction over yesterday's returns, which
the Dally Mnll asserts prove there Is no
"Khaki boom."
A recount at Oldham last evening gave
Messrs. Kmmott and Runclmnn elected, with
Mr. Churchill nt tho bottom of the poll.
The Dally News and somo other papers print
this ns the result. Corrected returns, how
ever, which arrived lato, glvo the result al
ready cabled, which may bo accepted as nc
curate. There was considerablo excitement at
Oldham whllo the polling was in progress,
everybody taking a holiday. Mr. Churchill's
return gives great satisfaction.
"Parliament." tho Morning Post re
marks. "Is obviously tho right place for
Lord Randolph Churchill's elder son, who
has achieved a sucopsi nt 26 which most
mun would count as brilliant at "0."
MlNnlnur I'rinee lioonti-il.
PARIS. Oct. 1 Prlnco lkanthor, uon of
the king of Cambodia (French Indo-Chlnn).
who was recently n guest of France at
tho exposition nnd who disappeared mys
teriously, has been found In Urussels. A
dispntch sent In his behalf says ho did not
anil for home last week from Marseilles, as
was arranged, because he has not received
the French government', reply to the let
ter of grievances from his father against
the French olllclnls In Cambodia, of which
ho was the bearer. He adds that tho only
response he received wns a telegram from
his father ordering him to return. Hut
ho cxplnlns that ho cannot do so until ho
has received the reply of tho French gov
ernment, so ho has gono to flrussols. The
prince denies having any disagreement
with his father, King Norodom.
Iloml-lllnlne Trent- Ix till Inane.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Oct. 1. The manifesto
which Mr. Dond. tho New Foundland
premier, has Just IsbuciI In anticipation of
tho general election fixed for November 8
advocated tho ratification of tho IVrnd-Illnlne
reciprocity treaty with the Vnlted Stntes.
It mnkes tlio Reld railway contract the main
Issue of the campaign, calling for substan
tial modifications in its provisions nnd espe
cially for tho re-establlshmcnt of public
ownership In tho telegraph lines ceded to
Mr. Reld nnd a rovlston of tho latter's land
grant, with a view of protecting hundreds
of squatters whoso property was confiscated
by tho grants IsbuoiI to Mr. Reld by the
cabinet of Sir Jnmcs Winter.
Verken 'Weleomeil to London,
LONDON, Oct. 2. Tho Dally News prints
this morning nn exhaustive nrtlclo dealing
with tho personality nnd career of Charles
T. Yerkes, who has Just purchnscd tho Char
Ing Crois, Kllston & Hempsted underground
railroad charter. Commenting editorially
upon tho entrance of Mr. Yerkes Into the
business lifo of London It says:
"London needs such a man at this Junc
ture and If ho can put tho samo spirit Into
street railway enterprise hero that ho has
displayed In Chicago he will bo a welcome
sojourner among us."
Churoli U Sutlsfleil,
LONDON. Oct. 1. Archbishop Ireland,
who has arrived here from Rome, on his
way to the United States, In an interview
today Is quoted ns saying:
"In one of tho audiences which he
granted me tho popo said: 'Wo nro well
pleased with the relations of tho American
government to tho church In Cuba and the
Philippines. Tho American government
gives proof of good will and exhibits n
spirit of Justice and respect for the liber
ties and rights of tho church.' "
TriiiiHYitiil ItoriiKooN Snll.
LOURKNZO MARQUEZ. Oct. 1. The
Austrian steamer Styrla Lloyd has sailed
from here, having on board 400 Transvaal
refugees, part of them being Irish-Americans.
All their expenses have been paid
by tbo Transvaal government. Each man
received 30 shillings and will bo paid 8
10 shillings on landing nt any port which
may be selected by them.
!lnileii.oToll Co in in a nils I'ollee.
PRETORIA, Oct. 1. General Radcn
Powell has nrrlved hero to take chargo of
the pollco In tho Transvaal nnd tho Orange
River colony, where It Is intended to main
tain a fnrco of 12.000 men, all under General
Radon-Powell.
fierinnn JrwN to Fight Antl-Seinltlxin,
IIERLIN, Oct. 1. The papers publish re
ports that an organized Jewish movement Is
on foot and It Is intimated that a national
meeting of the Jews will be held annually
to combat anti-Semitism.
llxplonlon Kills Tnentj- lllulilniulerx,
LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Oct. 1. An ex
plosion occurred at Komatlpoort whllo the
Ilrltlsh wero destroying the Doer ammuni
tion, resulting In tho death of twenty of
the Gordon Hlihlauderi,
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
Colder. Northerly Winds.
TtMiiiipruttire ut Oiniilm , rslrrilitrt
Hour. Di-k. Itiiur. lli'K.
n. n til I , m TO
t n III! U p. in TO
7 ii. in ill) ;t p. in 71
M u. n til p. in
0 n. I til ft i. in ll
10 n. m (1,1 ii ,,, mi
1 I li. Ill (IT 7 i. I OS
1- m OS S p. in (Ill
II p. n 01
ACCUSED OF TAKING BRIBES
"nlt.v Testliuoiiy Aunlnxl (ievelutiil
Couuollinru In t'oniieotlou nllli
I'ollee Muuiil ,ei leo.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 1. The star witness
thus far In the council bribery Investigation
wns on tho stand today. He Is W. H. Iloyd,
tho nttorney who represents the Chicago
Municipal Signal compnny. and the testi
mony he gave startled even those who woro
sanguine Hint if money hnd been paid to so
euro the police signal system for tho Game
well company the fact would not be exposed.
From Mr. Iloyd's testimony it became evi
dent that he suspected crookedness in tho
council almost from the time that the bids
for the contracts for tho police signal system
wero opened and that he watched tho pro
ceeding much closer than anyone on th3
outside was nwnre of. He named the oouu
ellmen whom ho declared ho had reasons for
believing always stood together In voting,
among theni being President Steur hlmtelf.
Tho greatest share of the Information Mr.
Iloyd declared he obtained on the alleged
crooked transactions ho snys cniuc from one
of the councllmen alleged to have been
bribed.
Mr. Hoyd In his testimony charged that
the Gnmewcll company promised to pay JI00
a vote and that when the goods were deliv
ered cut off the men, who were bought with
200 each. At this. Mr. Iloyd testified, some
of the routu-lltnen woro Indignant nnd were
seeking "to throw down" tho Gainowell com
pany on tho contrart for the lire telegraph
alarm system when It came up for approval.
Tho witness nlso testified that Howard II.
Rurgess. clerk of the council, had told him
that money had been paid to councllmen.
Mr. Rurgess told mo." said Mr. Iloyd. " 'I
am getting nothing out of this myself, but
you know I am always on tho watchnut for
tho boys and if there Is anything 1 can get
for them I go nfter It.' "
Ho further tostllled flint Councilman
O'Donnell said to him that Howard had told
him that Directors llarrott and flyman wero
getting a "rakooff" of SS.000 on the contract
that that he did not like to soo them hog
everything. Also that Howard was get
ting In his work and that tho Gamowoll
compnny was going after the contract with
the stuff nnd that if the Chicago Municipal
Signal company wanted anything thoy
would have to go after It with to cash.
PRIEST ROASTS DEMOCRATS
dither (I'll nil nt Denver niiouni'en
IIIm Intention of ollnii tli
Iti-piiliMoitn Tlekcl.
DENVER, Oct. 1. (Special Telegram.) In
St. Leo's "hurch nt high mass, beforo tho
sermon, Father William O'Rytin nddressed
his congregation an follow h. '
'I have never In this pulpit nor In any
other spoken of more politics. Hut, If I am
n priest, I also am a man. with feelings
that can bo hurt, with n mind to under
stnnd nnd u henrt and will to resent open,
deliberate affront nnd Insult. Wero tho
nffront personal I should bear It quietly,
but when tho nffront Is ngainst ail that I
represent as an Atnerlcnn citizen and mom.
ber of tho Catholic church I shall not bo
silent, nor lie down meekly under It.
"The democratic leaders In this county
aro now Insolent In power. They consid
ered, remember, for 1 myself among others,
thrust It upon them, thnl In the nomination
of F. P. Johnson nnd tho ncceptanco of
Peter L. Pnlmer. thoy woro Insulting yon.
They deliberately chose to Insult you. TlK'y
ten. uouutloss, since thoy hnd the saloons,
the gamblers, the panderers nnd prostitutes
of Denver, thoy could count on tho papist,
for tho pnplst wns too cowardly to resent
nn Insult, too hidebound In his attnehment
to tho democratic party to resent tho objo.
clntlon Into which he wns cast.
"I'm a papist, thank Rod, that does re
sent tho Insult. I was a democrat. I am n
democrat. I never voted ut a primary elec
tion until tho Inst and voted then to plueo
in power the present democratic party au
thority. And In tho coming election I will
resent tho Insult In the only senslblo way
open to rao by voting tho republican ticket."
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE FAIL
I'oremiiii In Kmiiloy of Pnoklnir ('inn
liiiuy Tithe llorrlhle Modioli
of KmlliiK II In Life.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Oct. 1. -(Special Tel
egram. )--L. N. Lloyd, formerly foremun of
tho Jobbing departments of tho Cudaliy
Packing company In Annnurdnlo, nttemptod
to kill hlmsolf nt tho parking house at 7:30
o'clock this morning with a moat hook, In
n fit of despondency occasioned by tho loss
of his Job.
Lloyd Btuck the meat hook Into his throat
onco and his nerve failed him and ho pulled
It out. Then ho grabbed nnother hook which
had n rope attached to It and placing tho
hook In tho holo already mado In his throat
and his foot In n loop In tho rope was pro
paring to tear his throat npart when ho was
stopped by employes In the packing house.
Dr. Fairbanks wns summoned nnd ordered
the wounded man tent to St. Margaret'B hos
pital. His wound was found to be serious
and ho may die from It. Lloyd has been
nway from tho plant for two weeks nnd on
returnlug this morning found that his plnco
had been filled. He was given a more
humble position and hnd Just begun work
when he attempted tho tragedy. Lloyd re
cently como to Kansas City from Omaha.
Ho lived on Ilroadway near Thirteenth
street, Kansas City.
BIG STOVE TRUST FORMING
Store TIiiiii -Oil Concern" In IIHTerent
I'nrto of the Country to IJnter
t.l mm tic Com liliuit I on.
PITTSIU'RG. Pa., Oct 1. Representatives
of somo 200 stovemaklng concerns scattered
throughout the country are to meet at the
udltorlum. Chicago, on O-tober 18 to tako
deflnlto action on tho formation of the Na
tional Stove Manufacturing compnny. which
will bo capitalized nt about 160,000,000. asldn
from a possible largo Issue of bonds. Tho
promoters of tho vast enterprise have al
ready taken out n charter under the laws
of the state of Delaware and something llko
200 of the stove manufacturing companies
have given options on their property.
J. W. Ruker. the corporation attorney nnd
financier of Philadelphia, is at the head of
the enterprise.
Directors of the Pittsburg S ove and Range
company, tbo largest In the country, have
authorized the delivery of an option on their
sxtensUo properties.
FACTS FOR FARMERS
Theodoro Roosovelt Addresses Himself to the
Tillers of tho Soil.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BETTER PRICES
Peoplo Asked to Woigh the Evidence and
Divide the Credit.
CONCERNING THE MAN AND THE ARMS
Tribute to the Soldier in Answer to Poynter's
Sneer About Hastings,.
SPEAKS WORD FOR THE YOUNG VOTERS
Men Who Will C'nst Their First IJ
irelou of II I'l-eriuunS Will
Thin Your til en n lilt of
llortntli e Ail' Ice,
HOLDRKOK. Neb.. Oct. 1. (Special Tele
gram.)--Governor Rooscu'lt traveled over
337 mllia of Nebraska farm laud and
prairie In thirteen counties and spoke to
thousands of peoplo today. Ileglnnlug ni
Falls Cliy, only a few miles from the Kan
sua lino in southeastern Nebraska, Roose
velt's special train raced through a heavy
downpourlng rain westward toward Mr
Cook, stopping only nt tho most Important
towns along the road nnd then only lon;
enough for the governor to sny a few words
to the gathered multitude. At every sta
tion and crossing wero throngs of peoplo
eager to catch oven n glimpse of the New
Yorker as he passed swiftly by In his spe
cial train and tho enthusiasm' of their
cheers and hurrahs apparently had uo
limit.
The strenuous cnmpalgn in the west has
had n tolling effort on Governor Roose
velt nnd whllo he Is the most enthusiast Ii
and energetic man aboard tho train Ills
voice Is much weaker than when Ho
started from Chicago throe weeks ago
Fearing that his volco may glvo out beforo
the end of tho campaign he limits bis
speeches to 11 vo minutes, making excep
tions only where there aro regular nf tor
noon or evening meetings. Through Kan
sas he woro a largo minitower In honor of
tho sunflower state. In Nebraska ho wears
a sprig of golden rod. tho Nebraska state
II owe r.
tieti Plenty or Puhllolty.
Traveling with Roosevelt are: Curtis
Guild of lloston, Nnttnnnl Committeeman
Schneider of Nebraska, all of tho candidates
on tho republican stato ticket and four
teen newspaper correspondents nnd nrtlsts.
Almost the ontlro train hns been given over
to the use of press men and from It are
bolng sent out dally over KO.OOO words about
Toddy and bin trip. Many of tho corre
spondents wore with Hrynn during the
opening days of tho cnmpalgn, but de
serted him because of greater and more
widespread Interest In the movemonts and
speeches of the republican vice presl
dHiittnl Candida.!-..
Thu. meetings today equnllcd any of tbo.
In towns of similar size on Roosevelt's on
tire trip to date. At nil of the stopping
plncjm people woro gathered In throngs
from nearby towns and at Falls City. Ile
ntrlco, Crete. Hast lugs and McCook there
wero special excursion parties from polntB
twenty-llvo to too miles dlstnnt. If tho
size of tho crowds today Is any Indication
the national committee certainly mado no
mistake in arranging a four days' trip for
Roosevelt "In tho enemy's country." At
ono or two places visited Governor Roose
velt was Interrupted while speaking by
smnll boys nnd men who yelled lustily for
Ilryan. but barring these few disturbers
the crowds wero all good-natured and or
derly. At Crete a Ilryan man In tho crowd
yelled "Hurrah for Carl Schurz" and In-
stnntly Governor Roosevelt, who was
speaking nt tho tlmo from tho platform,
snnpped his fiery eyes, opened wide his
mouth and showing his teeth In his char
acteristic manner said: "Yes, hurrah for
the man who wns against Abraham Lincoln'
Hurrah for Agulnaldot Yell hurrah for
these men'"
DoIIon the llooiloo.
Roopovelt spoke thirteen times today, first
at Falls City and then nt Auburn, Tecutn
seh, llentrlco, Wllbor, Crete, Fairmont, Sut
ton, Hnstlngs, Mlnden, Holdrege, Arapahoo
and McCook in tho order named. The spe
cial train loft Atchison at C:3fl this morn
ing nnd for a ntretch of seven miles It raced
down hill at tho rate (of n ratio a minute.
As the train was bounding along over the
rough road, tho rocking motion of the cars
forcing dNlics ort tho tables in tho dining
car. tho men In chargo became alarmed and
sent Conductor ilnlrd ahead with orders to
tho engineer to slnrkon speed. As soon as
Roosevelt hoard of this he wanted to send
tho conductor back to cancel the order.
"After Victor wo can stand anything,"
lie said. "Wo may not have any moro ex
citement." Tho train was scheduled to arrlvS at Falls
City nt S o'clock, but twenty-live minutes
before that tlmo It rounded tho curve and
ran along sldo of a crowd numbering 2,000.
Tho depot at Falls City Is nearly a mile
from .the city and tho pllgrlmnge to the
trncksldo began nn hour beforo the train
pulled in. Governor Roosevelt hnd Just fin
ished dressing when he heard 'tbo crowd
calling for him to como out. Tho' peoplo
refused to be satisfied with the explanation
that tho governor did not wish to speak
ueiuro nrenKiast and kopt up their calls.
Tn I lis llefore llrcnLfiiM.
Governor Roosevelt finally appeared on the
platform with his coat buttoned up and his
hat drawn down over his oyes and still tho
crowd continued to call for Roosovelt. Ile
foro ho could speak Milt Musselman, chair
man of the reception committee, climbed
upon the platform nnd announced that the
man bcBldo him wns Governor Roosevelt
That started the crowd and tho New Yorker
was given ono vt tho warmest receptions
ho has rcrclvod on the trip. Ho hpoko for
several minutes nnd wns followed by Cur
tis Guild, Charles Dlotrlth and Charles
Weston of Hay Springs. Ileforo tho train
pulled out Roosevelt went down to tho
lowest step nnd shook hands with several
hundred eager peoplo who crowded nnd
struggled to reach his handB or bis clotl
Ing. At Auburn Roosevelt's train was met by
a ciowd of 600 people and Roosovelt was
escorted to tho opera Iioiibo by William
Armstrong, chairman of tho Nomnha
county central committee. There he spoke
to a crowd that completely filled the build
ing. He referred to tho Increased valuo
of homes nnd farm lands a,nd the reduc
tion of mortgagus in Nebraska and cau
tioned the peoplo not to tear up the rails
of progress already laid, but to stand by
old man Good Enuugh. As hu was In the
middle of a sentence tho whistle blew a
sharp blast and Roosevelt stopped short
and was hustled out by the reception com
mittee Into a carriage and then off to th
platform of bis car
Alter leavlnc Auburu tlis train jooa