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LABOR l ITS MIGHT
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Btretfs of Wilkwbarr. i
CITY IS GAILY BEOECKED WITH BUNTING
Forty Brans Bands Furnish Music to Which
16,000 Marchers Kwp Time.
POINTED MOTTOES ILLUMINATE BANNERS
Vast Concourse Is Reviewed D7 Pmident
Mitcholl and Other Leaders.
VICTORY CLOSE AT HAND MEN ARE TOLD
Willie thn Ten I'rr Vnt Inrrrmf In
Taken an a 1'nrlliil Triumph, the
trlkrm rr ilvlcrt Inillrectly
lu Hold Out for Mure.
WILKESBARRR. Pa.. Oct. I. The parade j
said mass meeting of the striking miners in
this city today was tbe greatest labor dem- j
onatrauon ever held In northeastern Penn- l
yivtuua. i
Early tn the morning the steam and elec- j
trie roda began hauling the people Into the
olty and many thousands can.e by foot from
tbo nearby town. The buildings alone tbe
route of the parade were decorated wyh
Eaga and bunting and the city presented a
holiday appearance.
I'realdeut Mitchell and party arrived from I
iti.n .hortlv nfter 1 o'clock and were !
met at the depot b a large and enthusiastic ;
crowd Tho lslt.irs were glen a cheer and ,
thon drove to their hotel.
The parade, beaded by President Mitchell
md ih nMinrn of th national mecutivn '
borjd, started a little after 2 o'clock and It
required an hour and twenty minutes to
pass a given point. It is eitimated that
thorn were fully 10.000 men and breaker
toys In line. The great majority of the
paiadern were stalwart men. As a rule they
wore well dressed and some of them from
their appearance might bo taken for farm
They did not march with precision.
but were a dens mass of humanity. They
walked six, five and four abreast. The
music was furnished by about forty brasa
Lianda and drum corps.
Moltura Carried lir Mnreher.
Many banners and transparanles were
carrlod by the men. Among tbe most
noticeable were these:
"We want our dinner palls filled with sub
stantial food, not coal baron's taffy."
"Wo are fighting a cause that Is Just and
right."
"Stand by President Mitchell and the
union."
"Our union must be recognized."
"We will no longer be slaves."
"Two thousand, two hundred and forty
pounJa for a ton."
"We want two weeks' pay."
Tho breaker boys carried banners which
.trad:
"Wo need schooling, but must work "
Savj us from tb'e whims ot the sheriff
and deputies."
"Down with oppression. We will stand
hy Mitchell."
The parade passed over the principal
streets ot the city and thousands of peo
ple lined tho sidewalks. Here anil there
an enthusiastic admirer of President Mit
chell would break through the lines and
Insist upon shaking hands with him. The
men from Plttston had a float with four
men representing "coal barons." They
were drinking what purported to bo cham
pagne. Directly following was a float with
miners dining on brrad and water. A
etrctcher was carried containing a dummy
representing a miner who had Just lost
his life In a mine.
Mitchell llcvlcm Miner.
Preeldent Mitchell reviewed the great
army of marchers on tho river common.
Ho was generously applauded by the
marchers, iluslness was at a standstill
In the city nil the afternoon. The super
intendents of the coal companies and their
clerks viewed the rarade from their ollicc
buildings. One coal man said It was a
Very creditable demonstration.
It was after 4 o'clock when the last of
tho marchers swept past President Mitchell.
Then he and his colleagues were driven to
West Side park, where the big mass meet
ing was held. For several hours a crowd
had been gathering there nnd It was esti
mated that nearly 20,000 people were masse.
In front of the stand when the labor presi
dent began his speech. The reception he
got from the vast crowd was most en
thusiastic In opening his speech Mr. Mitchell as
sured the strikers that In their fight they
havo commanded the respect of the clergy
men, that they have the sympathy of the
public and that the press of the country
has said In one voice that their cause Is
a. righteous one.
"The greatest strike in the history of the
world." ho said, "la drawing to a cloie.
Already the great coal-carrying railroads
have agreed to Increase your wages 1ft per
cent, which Is a great victory In Itself.
True, It Is not enough; It does not satisfy
us, but the time Is not far distant when the
anthracite cool miners will receive as much
fcr their labor as any other class ot work
men in the world "
In I lllon la Strength.
Continuing, he urged the miners not to
placo abso.u'o faith in their president or any
other ono man, t.ut tn put iholr fauh in their
organization. Standing together, he de
clared, they would win their battle and he
predicted that they would staud firm and
that victory would be achieved
Tho national president was followed by
Fred Dllcher of Ohio. Benjamin James of
l'ennsylvanln, both members of the execu
tive board, and "Mother" Mary Jones. After
the meeting President Mitchell was driven
through cheering crowds to hi hotel, where
he will remain until S o'clock tomorrow
morning.
President Mitchell's address as far as
outlining any future move on the part of
labor leaders la concerned was a disappoint
ment. IN N0HURRY TO RESUME WORK
Jllnern Are WhIHiik tor Word from
Ofllelnli of I he l lilon
SltttUt ninturbnncea.
HA7.I.ETON. Pa.. Oct. 2. Reports re
calved here this morning Indicate that the
10 per cent tncrrase In wages offered by
some ot the coal companies to the m.ne
workers In this region had no apparent ef
fect in bringing the striking miners back to
work. The officials of thu Lehigh Vailry
Coal company, which posted notices las,
nlybt report tbe same number of men at
wcrk today as worked yesterday, and sim
ilar Information was received from tie
various individual collieries where tbe ad -
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END MAY SOON BE REACHED
" flJdJKtM Mltieri Appoint DeleKntc
fflj&SSfi&U oiiKlilfr Prof.
PHiLAnei.Pf?isEiavMBMa v.rv h.
yet occurred in tho 'WnfWlSm striking
mine workers, though addmHMf notlres o!
tbe oner o( an increase of to per cent tn
wages were pasted throughout tbe region.
In fact, there were many indication! today
of an intent on the part of the strikers to
Insist on other conceptions and also to re
main out until the operator give recognl
Hon to tbelr national organisation.
Mr. Mitchell in bli speech at Wllkesbarre
was expected to Indicate in his rpeeoit his
view en the 10 per cent Increase conceded
by the operators, but beyond noting it as
a victory be had nothing to tay on that
point.
Neither did he Intimate anything as to j
the probability of an early convention of
miners, and after the meeting, when ques
tioned on that subtest, be said that not a
local union bad requested the calling of a
convention.
A significant move In this direction, how
ever, developed tpnlght at Shenandoah,
where all the local bran-hes of tbe United
Mlno Workers held meetings and selected
delegates to o convention to be called later
by President Mitchell. This Is the first
announcement of the selection of convert-
tion delegates,
The entire region was quiet today and
very few mines were in operation,
, ,
TEN COLLIERIES WORKING
our rntnptttiy Which xiillclpiitc o
Trouble nidi It. Kin-
ploc
SHENANDOAH. I'a . Oct. 2 -Superlntend-ent
Zehner of the Lehlgn Coal aLd Navl-
gatltm company's collieries at Lansford to
day Informed the Associated Press corre-
e was antic nated I
," a a I
6 of,o tLu " said
spendent that no troubl
in tne t'antner t-reeK vai
lolllerlis tnere. employing 6.000 men." said
Hr. Zihner. "and they are all working with
full forces. No attempt was made this
morning to interfere with our workmen and
we do not think the strike wtll affect our
collieries."
1 The superintendent said he unJerstsod
: that the few mine workers who Joined the
union at the Lansford meeting last night
i were already members, having enrolled
themselves Uie previous night at Caldale.
Asked If he thought there would be any
necessity for troops, Superintendent Zehne
said. "We have not anked for troops and
do not intend to ask for th?m."
Organizer Oeorge Harris addressed two
meetings of English-speaking mtnu workers
I lUIi U!l(Ul, UUC 111 hU!3 UUfJUU UUU HUUIUB,
1 at William Penn, a mining "patch" about
two miles west ot here. Mr. Harr.s asserts
that the Shenandoah union of Englisa
speaking employes new uumbers over CO
members and that the William Pcnn union
has 1$0 members.
General Gobln said today he expected to
send tho majority ot his troops home this
week. He may decide to keep a small de
tachment here to protect the pump run
ners and other men who are kept at work
so that the collieries may be kept ready for
operation when the strike Is over. Genera!
Gobln says ho leurned that some ot these
men have been threatened by strikers and
It may b necessary to hold a faw of the
soldiers here tc Insuro order.
MORE JOIN THE STRIKERS
I I.nrReKt Colliery of lleaUlni; Co nip an 7
Knieeil tn dune Dunn-Only
Tin Workln
POTTSVILLE., Pa., Oct. 2 One of tho
four slopes of the West Brookslde colliery
near Tower City was shut down entirely
by the strikers today and the rest of tho
operation is running short-handed. This
is the largest producer and probably the
most profitable operation of the Reading
company and It will probnbly soon be clcsed 1
entirely
The Lincoln and Good Springs collieries
near here started as usual today, but their
continuance appears to be only a question of
a day or two. as the men are rapidly Joining
the strikers.
Davis & Co., who operate the Ellsworth
colliery at Broad Mountain, claim their men
are not out on strike. The colliery was
shut down Saturday to make necessary re
pairs. Operations, it Is expected, will bo
resumed noxt week, after the repairs are
completed.
All the collieries In this region except
tho'o named aro shut down, owing to the
strike.
MINE OWNERS DISAPOINTED
Operator npeeteil Men to Hetiirn
lo Work, li ll t Ther I'lllleil
tn ltcponil.
SHAMOKIN, Pa.. Oct. 2 The mine
operators of M!dalley and Natalie expected
a sufllclent number of men and boys to go to
work this morning to enable thelin to ship
at I t-ist half the ordinary daily tonnage to
market, as the larger number of striking
employes had been visited yesterday. The
whistles wero blown at the ususl time to
day, but there were less than $00 at both
the mines to go to work. Over 2,200 em
ployes were on tho pay roll before the
strike.
None of the collieries In this placo were
started up this morning. The North
Franklin, at Trevorton. Is still In operatton
with all but twenty men tn the mines. The
Reading company Is keeping a close watch
that strangers do not trespass on Its pos
sessions at Trevorton. The deputies have
been Instructed to prevent strikers from
canvassing tbe men going to and from work.
HOPES FOR BETTER TERMS
irrltlent Mitchell Ml) That If rnii
ccunlniK re Mnile, They Will
He hy the Hallromla.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 2 President Mitch
ell of the mine workers has written na
tional headquarters hero tbat he la confi
dent of securing greater Concession than
those offered by the anthracite coal- com
panies and tho railroad companies for the
striking miners In Pennsylvania. Mr. Mitch
ell sas the railroads hold the key to thn
situation and that It Is useless to deal with
Individual operators.
Only I'onr Colllerlen Opernted,
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2. Reports re
reived today by President Harris of the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company from General Superintendent
Luther of the company s mining properties
are to the effect that two more mines, the
Richardson and tbe Otto collieries. In the
lower Schuylkill region, were compelled to
close today because a sufficient number of
workmen to operate them did not report
for duty. The Brookslde colliery Is also
shut down, which leaves only four of the
company's thirty-nine collieries still In
eperatton. the Lincoln. Good Siring ant
Glendower. n the lower Schuylkill, and hs
North Franklin, In the I'ppcr Leh gh cr
1 Northern region. The four collieries wcrk-
log are reported to be more or less crip-
pled.
ALL TO WORK IN HARMONY
Indications Point to Agreement Among
Porers as to Beat China Policy.
GERMANY IS ABOUT TO WHEEL INTO LINE
DNpntrliPK from Berlin Mule Tlint
Tim I (iiivrrtinirnt l'lnil Nollilnc In
' Amcrlcnii lrpiul Itic uuhIM
eiit with Its Anplrutlnlii.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I. Favorable news
has reached
led Washington from the Ku-
haneellorlee Indicating that a
ropean c
complete agreement with regard to China
la In sight. The agreement will be oti the
basis of the propositions laid down by
Secretary Hay in his note of July i and
the subsequent notes treating on that sub
ject. The accord of Russia, with the
United Slate is more complete than was
expected at first and the reports show that
all ot the European nations probably are
piecing themselves In posltton to take ad
vantage of tbe opening made by the United
States and soon will be ready to begin ne
gotiation for a settlement with the Chl
nese government. The Russians already
have given notice of such purpose and
while the text of the French note on this
subject referred to In today's presa dis
patches has not reached the State depart
ment the officials are satisfied that this Is
correctly reported and that France, like
Russia, is ready to negotiate at once.
As for Germanv. either the position of
that government has been misunderstood or
it has sustained a change of mind. Possibly
tho former Is the case, but, however that
may be, It Is quite certain from the advices
which have reached Washington today that I throne of God a large number of our breth
the German covernmenL unon careful In- Tu oi Christian faith, bishops and mis-
PU" ot the plans for a settlement pro- j
Jetted by the United States, finds therein
nothing Inconsistent with the German aspl-
rations. Therefore It may be expected that
Germany, too. will be prepared soon to Join
tn this common movement toward a settle
ment. It may be stated that altogether the
prospects of an adjustment of the Chinese
difficulty without resort to formal war are
very much brighter than they were one
week ago.
The new developments of the day were
trn. being coafln-d to a cablegram from
Mr. Conger reciting the departure of the
Russian minister and suite from Pekln and
an authentication by Mintster Wu for the
edict providing for the punishment ot Tuan
and the guilty princess.
THREE NIGHTS OF TERROR
Woman Who Went Through Mesi
al XVUIn Heclte sonic
Kijierienoei.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2. Miss Cecil
Payen. the young miniature patnter, who
went to Peklu last spring as the guest ot
Minister and Mrs. Conger, told a graphic
story of the clege on her arrival here.
"Of tho whole eight weenB of terrible
anxiety and dread." she said, "three nlghu
stand out with especial prominence. They
are spoken of by the bcsioged as 'the three
terrible nights.' Tho first was Ju;t before
the siege bout June,' 17 or IS. That was
while we were tn the American legation.
Wc w.nt lato the Iirlilsh legation com
pound on June 20. The ntght I speak of
wus one the foreigners will never forget.
All night long went up terrible cries howls
and shouts ot thousands upon thousands of
Chinese, crying for the blood of the for
olEncrs. "The second terrible night was about the
ui.uuio '' " "'
ior .,. i w . . .,.. , .u. !
of the most violent thunder .terms I ever
experienced broke over the c ty. Everybody
naa prcaicteu mat wna tue coming ni
rain the Chinese would cease firing, but the
effect was Just the opposite. It was a
niKnt 0f bellowing thunder, roaring ar.ll-
,ery. Incessant lightning and pouring rain.
"The third and laat night of horrors was
that of August 13, the day before tbe relief
came. On that night the Chinese were
fairly frantic and moved heaven and earth
to break In and kill us. Firing that had
seemed furious was tame compared with
the ball ot shot and shell that poured In
upon us that night. It came from all
quarters and seemed to he from every
imaginable kind ot firearm. We had re
ceived reports of the approach of the re
lief column and knew that It must be
near, from the trantlc attempts of tho
Chinese to Blay us. We expected that
any moment might be our last, as mauy
breaches were made by shells and a de
termined nrsault at any one place would
have opened the way for the hordes out
side." BLOODY ORDERS TO BOXERS
Chlnene I'rlnee Directs llli Men tn
.shoot l"oi eluner Wherever They
Come Acrui Them.
BERLIN. Oct. 2. Official advises from Pe
kln September 30 assert that a further ex
amination of the Chinese noncommis
sioned officer accused of tho murder ot
Baron von Kettelor resulted In this state
ment .
"On July 21 I and my people received or-
ders from a prince to shoot foreigners
wherever we caaie across them."
The accused, It appears, dented that the
order was to shoot a minister or the Ger
man minister and he declared himself un
able to say which prince gave the order.
Ueutlm 111 the I'lir Kait.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. The following
ablevram haa been received at the War
detartmeat:
"Manila. Oct. 2. AdJ".tant-General, Wash
ington: Killed between Pavla and 'Santa
Barbara. Pasny. Oct. 1 Second Lieutenant
Max Wagner, Twenty-sixth regiment, V. S.
Infantry. MAC-ARTHUR."
Lieutenant Wagner was a rsllent of
West Mcdford. Mass., and during the Span
ish war was a lieutenant In tbe s glial
corps.
Colonol Perley, surgcon-ln-charge ot the
hospital ship Relief, cables from Nagasaki
announcing tho death on Sept. 25 of Ser-
geant James V. lorden, of the band of the
Fourteenth infantry, of abcess of tha liver.
Order or tiinffee l'lihlUliefl.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The war depart-'
tnent baa published general order No. 4. !
Issued by General Chaffee In Chlsa. Th
order refers especially to the ccnJuet ct
the soldiers and calls attention to the ar
ticles of war which bear especially upon
citizens. The order was designed to pre
icnt looting, abuse of the Chinese and to
enforce the same discipline in China as Is
maintained In the United States.
nncnnipiueiit at Washington.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. Tho fifteenth an
nual encampment of the I'nlon Veterans'
unton opened today at the National Rifles
armory with an attendance of fully "00
delegates The first day's business con
sisted largely ot welcoming addresses. The
woman's relief corps la holding a slmul-
taneous meeting.
SENDS MESSAGE TO GERMANY
Test nf Hi .Notice Sent to llmpernr
AV II I In in by the Clilnetc
(Jim eminent.
IJERMN. Oct. 2. The fallowing is the
text of the Chinese emperor's message to
Emperor William of Germany
"Greeting: That your raafes'.y's niln iter
has fallen a victim to the rising wnieb sud
denlv broke out In China wltheut our offi
cials being able to prevent it, whereby our
frlendlv relations were disturbed, Is deeply
deplored and regretted. By decree we or
der that sacrifice be made on an altar for
the deceased and Chief Secretary Kun Yang (
has been instructed to pour libations uu i
the altar. The commercial superintendents i
of thu northern and southern ports have !
heen orrtered t0 ul50 tne a(rdfut measures i
concerning the conveyance of the coflln of
the deceased. When It reaches Germany a
second offering will be raude on an altar."
"Qermanv has always maintained the ,
friendliest relations with China. We there
fore entertain the hope that your majesty J
wilt renounce all resentment, so that ieaco
may be arranged as soon aa possible for
all time. This Is our most anxious hopo
j and our most ardent wish."
ltcpl of Killirr Wllhelm II.
Emperor William replied, September 30,
as follows:
"Trf the emperor of China: I, the Ger
tnua emperor, have reeelved tbe telegram
of. yuur majesty, the emperor of cuina. I
have observed with satisfaction that ycur
malt-fy Is anxious to expiate, according to
the cUbtom and precept of your religion,
the shameful murder of my minister, uhkh
set at naught all civilization; ret, as ths
Uernian emperor and a Christian, I cannot
regard that abominable crime as aioned
for bv a libation. ISesldes my murdered
minister, there have gone before the
Hoiurle.. women and children, who. for the
ot their faith, which Is also mine. ,
vc died the violent death of martyrs and
are accusers of your majesty. I)o the lita-
Hons commanded by your majesty suffice
for all these Innocent ones? I do not make
your majtsty personally responsible for
the oui rage against the legations, which
are held Inviolable among all nations, nrr
for the gri' vous wrongs done so many na
tions and to my faith and to tbe subjects
of your majesty of my Christian belief.
Put the advisers of your majesty's throne
and tbe officials on whose tiesd tcslS the
blood-guilt ot a crime which fills allchns-
tlan nations with horror must exp.ate their
brings them to the punsument tbey have
deserved, that I will regard as an expiation
which will satisfy the nations of Christen
dom.
"If your majesty wtll use your imperial
power for this parpose. accepting to that j
ena ine support 01 an me mjurea na
tions. I, for my part, declart myself ajreed
on that point. I should also gladly wel
come the return of your majesty to Pekin
For this, my general. Field Marshal Vor.
Waldcrsee. will be Instructed not only to
I serve ycur majesty with the honors dut
1 your rank, but he will also afford your
I majesty tbe military protection you may
desire and which you may need against
the rebels.
"I als,long for peace, which atones for
i ni' , 11 1 1 1 . wuilei i iixrH irriu.1 wtdiikti nan.- i
.r. ,. z
s"a-mt m-.iu mi lorsiiwn '"'na -
security for life and property, and. above
all. for the free service of their relijion.
"WILLIAM II '
llnrnioiiluu Tilth Von 11 lie loir.
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Kwang Su appeared In the Nord Deutsche
Allegetnelne Zcttung too late for commont
by the pipers generally. The Frel3slnnige
Zcltung, however, points out tbat the lat-
ter l In harmony with
the note of Count
Von ncl3w dtman,ung the punishment of
uMn ot Kons Su. The paper doubts
whether thp rhln,se ruIer wl olIow tbe
1 advice to return to Pekln. since It would re
sult In the downfall ot the dynasty ot tbe
Manchus.
It alto deplores tho emphasis laid by tbe
kaiser on Christianity and it claims for pun
ishment in view of the fact that heathen
Japanese have suffered with the Occtaentals
and also taken a prominent. and even the pre
eminent part In the military operations
against China. It finds no fault with the
central position taken In the letter, which
haB made, so far as can be gathered now,
an excellent impression here.
A high ofllclal of the Foreign office, while
dlscussinc Emperor Kwang Su's letter to
the kaiser said lo the correspondent of the
Asseoclated Preta.
"We set In this letter fresh proof of the
Chinese emperor's correct sentlmenti.
Throughout all the troubles Germany never
doubted the correctness of Kwang Su's at
titude nnd desire for the punishment of
those responsible for the atrocities. In the
final settlement of accounts with China
Germany will not demand harsher treat
ment for Emperor Kwang Su than any
other power, not even the United States."
SKIRMISH
NEAR
PEKIN
Gerninn Column Knconnter a Small
Force of llinrr Near Chlnene
Capital.
(Copyright. 1W0, by the Associated Press.)
PEKIN. Wednesday. Sept. 2( -(Via Taku,
Saturday, Sept. 2S, and Shanghai, Oct. 2.1
I Tbo German column, consisting of 1,700 men
under General von Hoopfnet, encountered
a small Boxer force south or tbe Imperial
deer park yesterday and killed forty of the
Chinese during - fight whtch followed. The
Chinese were put to flight and scattered.
Four Germans were wounded.
Chi Hsln. a member of the tsung 11 yamen.
of notorious antt-forcign tendem-les, and a
patron ot the Boxers, has been 1 aptured in
the Imperial city by tbe Japanese. His fate
has cot been determined upon.
lircit on Ceriunn I'utrnl.
PEKIN, Sept. 26 (via Shanghai. Oct. 2.)
The obiect of yesterday's movement scuta
ot the imperial hunting park was to pun ah
tne cninase tor nring on a uerman pairoi.
General on Hoepfner's force, which In-
clude-1 a battery, burned several
a battery, burned several villages
where arms were found.
The German commander then Droceoded
to Nan Hung Nen and dispersed a body of
I Boxers outside the town. Half were armed
with rifles and the others with pikos and
swords. Some of them advanced to within
I twenty yards of the German rifles, prr.'orm-
tng Boxer exercises, and were mowed down.
STARTS IN WITH RUSSIA
1 1.1
IIiliiK CimllK (limine. Ill Mind
Ahont Cninit In Pekln Open
Nccollntlonn with l)e filer.
(Copyright, l&O. by the Associated Press.)
TIEN TSIN. Sept. 29. (Via Taku, Bapt.
29; Via Shanghai, Oct. 2 ) Ll Hung Chang
has abandoned his decuion to proceed to
Pekln and will. It is annonnced. begin ne
gotiations with the Russian minister to
China, M. de Glers, upon the latter's ar
rival at Tien Tsln,
General Cbaffef has designated the Nln-h
infantry, the Third squadron of the Sixth
. cavalry and Battery F to remain at Pskln.
He estimates It will take a month to get
I the American troops out of China.
NEGRO BURNED IN CHAINS
Alabama Citizens Mete Out Swift and Ter
rible Punishment to Wiufield Townsend.
MAN CONFESSES TO ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
DUiiirhed lu llli lltdenu Attack the
l'lrnd In Iluti IHmyii by Aid of
Ulondliiiiinda, Uhli'h Track llliu
to Tree Where lie In Hiding.
WETUMPEKA. Ala., Oct. 2. Wlnfleld
Towneend, alias Floyd, a negro, was burned
In the little town of Kclectio,
nftcpI from Blnce- a n"lr nour
"er midnight this morning. The negro's
alleged crime was an attempted assault of
,r8- l-le Harrington, whose husband set
to th fuel which reduced Townsend a
bwiy t0 ashes
Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock the
negro, who was a nephew of the negro
Floyd, hanged a short time ago for an at
tempted assault, attempted to assault Mrs.
Harrington. Mr. Harrington was at a cot
ton gin at Eclectic. His home is oae mile
out of town. The negro came to the house
and told Mrs. Harrington that her husband
bad sent him to get JO cents from her. She
told htm she had no change. Then tho
negro left, but returned In about ten min
utes. The woman's screams were heard by
Hob Ntchols, a negro who was passing
along the road at the time. He ran to tbe
house in time to see the negro
escape. As soon as Mrs. Harrington
was restored to consciousness
Nichols gave the alarm. The news spread
rapidly. All the Mores at Eclectic were in
stantly doted, the ginneries and sawmills
shut down, the people left their wagons In
the road and their plows In their fields and
gMhereU for a puuU of the negro.
cr0W(1 ,,vlM Mme scouring the w
neur the fc(,ne o tbu crlme and olner9 g
Tho
oods
enlriff
, lh T,.ni,.!,rv for hloodhound,. Th
doi,s WMe not brought to tho scene untn
nearly dark. They were taken to where the
negroe's track disappeared and an exciting
chase ensued. The dogs stopped Anally at
a tree In front of Odlon's store on the north
outskirts of Eclectic. The crowd coming
up, soon discovered the negro sitting on a I
limb. He was brought down at once and
taken to the scene of his crime. There he
was confronted by his victim, who positively
Identified him. Word was sent to the other
rcblnK partiM that ., ne(,ro bad been
found and about 11 o'clock a crowd of sev
eral hundred was In the little vil
lage. The negro was taken to the
edge of the village and preparatltns fcr bis
aeath were quickly mad. A rope was tlu.g
over the limb of a big oak and a hundred
men Btood r(.Rdv t0 BW,C5 hlra up
Then a
halt was called and the manner of d:a.h !
was discussed by the mob. A VOte Was i
taken and the balloting showed a
majority ,
itnlra
of the crowd to favor death at the stake.
The stake was prepared and the negru was '
hound to It with chains. Pine knots were
piled about him and the flames were started
dv tne nusoanu 01 u,s victim. 1
as tney leapeu in tne negro s ncsn nc
uttered wild cries to God for morcy and
help. The crowd looked on, dsaf to bis
cries, and in an hour tbe negro was re-
.icuc - a to asnes.
. .
r5WllTn?, - - con - frssed - th cr,mo ,anit 8aM
he was also Implicated with Alex Floyd,
who was hanged two weeks ago for an at
tcmDted assault on Miss Kate Pearson. He
I said he and Floyd had planned for other I
.... .....
cnn.es oi line cnaracier.
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Oct. 2. -The negro,
lynched today Is said to have confessed tbat
himself and other negroes were Implicated
I tn the crime. Three negroes have been ar
rested and brought to Montgomery tor safe !
j keeping. The fact that Mrs. Harrington. 1
who was assaulted today, Is a relative of j
! Miss Pearfon and that their negro assail-
: ants were related has caused a belief that
I there was a conspiracy among tho negroes
! apalnst this white family. Further trouble
Is feared.
NATIVES IN THE ASCENDANT
llallef They Will Curry Rvrrytulnir
In the Kleettnn In Inlumln
nf llnmill.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2 A dispatch to the
Record from Honolulu. September :4. via
San Franclbco, says. The ropubl.can ter-
I rltortal convention to nominate a delegate
1 1- congress and elect a territorial and iam-
I palgn committee will meot today In Hono-
, lulu. It Is practically certain that Samuel
Parker will be the nominee for both th;
called mass coneuttons In ail the legis
lative districts to nominate members of
the legislature and delegates to tbe terri
torial conventions. Thcso mass conven
tions will be held today, tbat tor the Island
ot Ouhu being called to meet In the drill
shed this evening. Prince David Kawan
auakoa, nephew of the late King Kalakua,
and a delegate to tho Kansas City conven
tion, will undoubtedly bo the democratic
candidate for congress.
The native Independent party has nom
inated a full legislative ticket on all tbe
Islands except this. The members of tbe
party will nominate for this island within
a few days. Only ono of their nominees so
far la a. white man. The remainder nr all
native Hawaiians or half whites. Robert
W. Wilcox, the representative of the Aloha
1 1 V. ..
Alna society at Washington during the last
session, will be tbe nominee of tho party
for congress.
Considerable alarm Is now being felt tor
fear tbat tbe native Independent party will
elect a majority of the legislature, and this
has led to some talk of a fusion betwem
the democrats and republicans on th leg- 1
islatlve ticket. It is probable th a will be
done In some of the districts, though not
In all.
The Independents. It Is said, have by far
1 the bust party organization In the Islands,
navins muruuKuiy campaiguea every viuage
, and district and made a complete canvaia
1 of the voters of the Islands, so that thoy
; know practically the polltlca of every
. voter In the territory on this nrelimlnarv
! canvass, and they claim they will be able
to carry almost every legislative district
tn the territory and to elect their nominee
for congress by a good plurality.
Movement nf Ocean Vrel Oct. 'J.
At Urowhead, October J Passed Majes
tic, from New York, for Queenstown and
Liverpool.
At New York Arrived Tartar Prince,
frm Genoa, Leghorn and Naples; Grmjsir
Kurfurst. from Hren en. etc; Ethiopia,
from Glasgow. Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm der
Grosse. for Bremen, via Cherbourg and
Southampton. Cevlc, for Liverpool;
Oceanic, for Liverpool.
At the I.Izard. October 3 Passed St. Paul,
from New York, for Southampton.
At Boulogne Sailed Cap Frio, from
Hamburg, for New York
At Liverpool Sailed Corean, for Phil
adelphia, via SU John's, N F.
At Gibraltar Arrlved-Kaiser Wllhelm II.
from New York, for Naples and Genoa.
At Hamburg Arrived Deutschland. from
New York, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
i New York
t At Movllle Arrived Astoria, from New
lorn, tor uia-gow
At Bynney, n. h. w Arrlveda-Marlposa,
from San
Francisco, via Honolulu and
Auuclana.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast fnr Netr.Tjka
Generally Fair. Northerly Winds.
Temuernture nt Ouimuh VeMerdnyt
Hour. Ieit. Hour. Dee,
ft ll. in lis I i, tn
(I ii. in US 2 li. tn
7 iu lu lltl It i, ui ..... . s."
n. m...... 71 I p. tn Ml
II u. tn 71! ft p. in S.t
III n. in .7ft t i. in ..... . S-
1 1 n. in 7.H 7 i. in Ml
12 in Ml s p. in 7U
II i. in 77
NEBRASKANS GET TOGETHER
I'lftr at Wnnliltiutoti OrRUiilir h luin
palen (iuli mill Outline
onie WiirU.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Fifty Nebrankans signed the roll
tonight Instituting the Nebraska Campaign
club. Permanent organisation was effected
by the election of S. C. Snyder, president;
J. A. Hoggeett. secretary, and S. M. Wood
ruff, treasurer. Speeches were made by
Assistant Secretary ot War Melklejohn and
W. E. Andrews. Enthusiasm was most
marked, consensus being that with ener
getic work Nebraska could be taken from
the list of deino'ratlc states. Committees
were appointed on by-taws and on passen
ger rates, the chairman ot the former com
mittee being Phil Winter of Omaha nnd
the latter Thatcher ot the quartermaster's
department.
Senator Thurston has Just received his
new assignments frcm the speakers' bu
reau of the national committee. Friday
night he will speak In Ilaltlmore. Saturday
night at Cumberland. Md. Next week he
will speak every day, giving two dales to
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, dosing la Chi
cago Saturday. October 13. Senator Thurs- i
ton expects to give three weeks solid cam- I
palguing in Nebraska before November 6 I
and is now arranging details of bis speak
ing tour. Assistant Secretary of Agricul
ture Drlgham is booked to speak In Ne
braska on October 11, 12, IS and 14 and has
asked that ono of his assignments be at
Wllber. where he has relatives.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: C. L.
Hurke, Foloy. Duller county, vice O. H.
Kggleston, resigned: F. E. Woodgatc. Ing-
nam. Lincoln county, vice J. A. Miller, re
gKi. Aeo n. D. A(lalna at DllIon Mar
shall county. Iowa, and R. E. Mullarky at
Evergreen. Grant county, S. I).
The Corn Exchange National bank of
cmcago was today approved as reserve ,
agent for the First National bank and Clt- 1
Izens' National bank of Charles City, la.,
Continental National bank of Chicago for
Citizens' National bank of Charles City, la
Poitofflce established : Lunsford, Davis
county. Ia., with David A. Urunk as post
master. Postofflre discontinued: N'ehrank.1 Eititv
Haye8 county; mali t0 Haye3 center.
lou-ll Coldwnter Crrn rinnln rnnntv milt
,0 Dougherty; Crona, O'Hrlen county, mall
.
j to iringnar.
Harvey S. Bort was appointed stamper In
Cedar RaDlds costofflce. William linker
John nuttner and Thomas H. Urashears
were appointed substitute clerks
in Des
Moines postoIUce.
Apcomtmonts have been made as follows
tn Indian service. Mrs. Stella 8. Bullard of
Omaha, assistant matron tn Indian school
at Rosebud, S. D,; Mre. Sarah, IL Atkin
son of Winnebago,, assistant matron In Win
nebago school: Mrs. Livonia, narger of Cedar
Falls. Ia., assistant matron In Grand River
1 nrhnnl William f P, f M.,nn ri...
. ... ,..fcu ...raui, uai .
Wurinli nf rmkma
Cttv. dlsolnllnirlfin at
Nav(v1o Agency 'school; N. SI. and William
H. Ross of Lynn,
Rosebud.
Mich., disciplinarian at
SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
C hnrlei M. Poll.. Arr-ntril for Aliened
Train Itnliher) anil DUehn rued.
After liukrrlaim,
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 2. Charles M. Polk,
who was urreMed on thp charge of being
implicated In the last big train robbery
that occurred tn Jackson county, today
' filed a suit hero for $100,000 damages
I against the National Plnkerton Detective
I agency. The Missouri Pacific westbound
I passonger train was robbed near Leeds.
! six mllea below Kansas City, on the ntgnt
I of September 23, 1339. There were five
bandits who blew up tbe express iar with
dynamito and who secured, according to
1 tho express officials, only JI0 or JiO. On
j October 2 Polk, who was then working as
bookkeeper in e local packing houMe, was
arreBted at the Instigation of Plnkerton
operatives. Shortly afterward Jesse
James, Jr.. son of the famous bandit; Andy
Ryan, Caleb Stono. father-in-law of Poll:,
and William W. Lowe wero arrested as be
ing the other four men. Lowe confessed to
the robbery and charged the other men
with being his confederates. They were
Indicted by the grand Jury. Jesse Jamos.
Jr.. was tried In the criminal court and
after cno of tho most sensational trials
In the history of the county was ac
quitted. Tho county prosecutor dis
charged the other men. as he felt ho
had made as strong a case against Janes
as ho could make against the others.
The suit filed today Is the outcome of
what Polk alleges was unwarranted perse
cution. n AW I CI
G. WING'S POSITION
WflHtfc-fc.
Former Lincoln Man Elected to He
Vice I'renlflent of a )ln
I'llimetta llnuU.
BOSTON. Mass., Oct. 2 (Special Tele
gram. 1 Daniel G. Wing, former sp-clal
bank examiner and a close friend of Presi
dent McKinloy, was today ele' ted vie;
president of tbe Massachusetts bank. Mr.
Wing came to Boston two years ago and
discovered crookedness In the Globe bank,
and by his efforts prevented a threatened
panic. He was appointed receiver of the
j 0ob8 ban!t and ,vb!ie u vaa not thought
thllt tha deDositorg wouid get 10 Der cent
' h h,t ,1,... ,,, ,h.m in ner rem t,h
expects In time to pay 100 per cent. He
will continue as receiver. Mr. Wing la 32
and fnr eight years was cashier for the
American Exchunge bank of Lincoln, Neb.
SOUTH OMAHA IN FIRST CLASS
I'nynter lrepare Pronliiiiiu tlon L'pon
the Iteturn by the Crnni
llueran.
LINCOLN, Oct. 2. (Special Telegram.)
Governor Poynter has propared a proclama
tion declaring South Omaha to be a city of
the first class. Tbe proclamation Is ba3ed
on a certificate secured from the census
bureau that tbo dty has a population ot
mors than 25,000. The necessary papers
have been forwaredd to Mayor Kelly of
South Omaha by special delivery for his
certification and return to tbe governor, so
that the proclamation can be made.
Ailnptlna Tcxn Orphnni.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Oct 2. -The first
lot of the 2fio Galveston and coast country
orphans which San Antonio families have
agreed to adopt armed here today ari
were given homes with well-to-do families
ALL DAY TO CROWDS
Manj Thousands of Nebraskans Out to Give
Eoosevelt Greeting.
JOURNEY ONE CONTINUED OVATION
Enthusiasm of Awaltened Republicans Made
Manifest at All Points,
LINCOLN LEADS WITH MIGHTY THRONG
Bryan's Homo Town Sends Porth Double Its
Census Population.
ROOSEVELT ENTHUSED BY HIS RECEPTION
Otitpniirluir nf People Arnmra the
(01 criinrN plrlln lo the Point of
ChecrliiK for the Mate
lie U Vl.lllnc.
LINCOLN. Oct. -S (Special Telegram.1 -"Bryan's
home town" gavo Governor Roose
velt the most enthusiastic reception he has
hail since iie left New York, it v;as tho
most wonderful demonstration ever seeu
here. No such crowd has gathered any
where else on the line of Si.uOO mllec cov
ered by the tour so far. Governor Rooae-.el'
was greatly encouraged by the presence of
the multitude and showed his enthusiasm by
leading In three chccr.i tor Nebraska at tbe
train.
Ten thousand patriotic republicans met
Colonel Roosevelt at the Burlington depot
at Lincoln and escorted htm In formal pa
rade to the state house grounds. Thirty
thousanil more lined the streets along tbe
marching route and assembled at the Capi
tol grounds to bear tbe speech of thn vice
presidential candidate. The reception at the
depot and tho subsequent parade were easily
the most stupendous affairs of the nature
ever seen in the city. Every Institution tn
Lincoln, down to the public schools waa
represented by a band of republican march
ers and every town within a radius of 1M
miles sent Its quota of ardent enthusiasts
Ftfteen thousand visitors were In the city,
cither active participants In the parade and
ceremonies or as Interested spectators and
auditors.
Fully 10,000 people took part In the pa
rade. When Colonel Roosevelt made his ap
pearance thp scene was one whtch had never
been duplicated there. The wildest excite
ment and cnhuslasm reigned on all sides
and the demonstration did not cease till
the orator raised his hand for silence when
about to speak. The line of march was
from the Burlington depot east to Ninth
and P streots. thence south to O, east to
Fifteenth, south to L, east to Sixteenth
south to K, west to Fourteenth, "hen com
pletely around the stato house grounds.
Colonol Roosevelt finally arriving at tbe
speaker's stand at tbe corner of Fifteenth
and K streets, where a vast assemblage
awaited him.
I'urnile AVnx a Hammer.
Tbe parade was In charge rf Grand Mar
shal Captain P. James Cozgrove. who went
to the Philippines a democrat and returned a
republican. Tbo features were the numer
ous bands of rough riders from over the
state and tbe many women marching clubs
Tbo fern! Hue patriots were appropriately
clothed In gowns of flags and bunting anil
were the most brilliant spots In tho long
line. The complete parado formation fol
lows: Platoon Mounted Police.
Hagenc-w's Band.
Grand Marshal and Mounted Staff.
Colonel John 11 Mci.iay. Chief of Staff
Captnln A Larue Urown Adjutant
Kugenc I.ifdf rm.m. Chief Bugler
Rtarf-Major ii. J tit might. Captain Fred
BolHhaw-. Lie nent A rf And-irmi.. Lieu
tenant Genrif K (Jasrolgne. Lleutenan
Frank Rtnirer. Lieutenant Fre.i Ludwig.
Lieutenant George Uarilett, Lieutenant W il.
11am H. Clark. Lieutenant Jol.n Frankin
Spanish-American War Veternns (e.cort)
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
FIRST DIVISION.
S. M. Mellck. Commander, and Btaff.
Captain W. C Bolide. Chief of Staff.
Mounte.1 ttaff.
K. G Gillespie, Adjutant.
StafT-C. M. Parker, L. W. Hllllngsley, W.
T. Stevens, Frank R Wat.vs, W. 13. Lyn !
Will Caldwell, W r Tucker. John L. Dor- ,
C il. Davis, Claronco Whltslde, W. M
Reed. r. Ii. He.ich. C. IL Hohman, Wllllun
Luwlor. J L. 'ald'iell, George Lowrev,
Walt L. Dawson, James L.iwlor, Al ncacn,
Arthur Lnwior.
Union Veteran Republican Club.
Young Ladies' McKlnky and Rooserolt
Marchlni, Club
Scandinavian Club
German-American Republican Club.
Hebron Band.
Traveling Men's Republican Club.
Railroad Men's Republican Club.
Colored Republican FUmhenu Club.
Abraham Lincoln Republican Colored
Marching club.
Fulls City Hand.
Hayward Republican C'ut. (l.'ntverstty)
Lincoln High School Republican Club
Junior McKlnley and Rjoseveit Marches
Club.
Young Mpn's Rep'ilpllrin fub.
Bennett Flainb. .iu Club.
University Place Republican Flambsau
Club
Havelock McKinley und Roosevelt Flam
hnu Club.
Havelock Abraham Lincoln Republican
Club.
Falls City Drum Corps.
First, Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh Ward Clubs.
SECOND DIVISION
Captain Charles F. Schwarx, Commander,
and Htoff.
J C F. McK'sson, Chief of Staff.
Mounted Staff Bort Richards, adjutant.
Thomas Pratt. Frank E. Parks. W. A
Hawes, James Dawson, Clayton Oable, J
S Baer, Roy Btowart, Dr. r. A. Orahan.
A E. Kennard. Will C. Philips, E. J R o
inson. Putnam's Rand
Waverly Troo'i Rough Riders.
Ravmond Troop Rough Riders.
Lincoln Troop Rough Riders.
Itrnerald Troup R"ugh Riders.
Denton Troop K'nigu Riders.
Highland and Centervlll Troops Rough
Riders
Princeton Troop Rough Riders.
Hickman Troop RoiikIi Riders.
Panama Troop Ro'igh Riders.
Rock Creek and Stevena Creek Rougn
Riders.
THIRD DIVISION.
William H. Clark. Commander, and Staff,
K. L. IMyoke, Chief of Staff.
Fred E. Hurt. Adjutant.
Mounted Staff-C. II. Teft, John Gelsler,
Ed R finencer. It. H. Clark. A. L. PounJ,
W. II. f'lark. Jr. It. 11. .VooJward, D T.
Cook. J A. .Sheffield. A. J Rtgb,-, Harr
L. Abbott. John c. vx. William Rerny.
C. F. Ilarras. A. W. I-aio
TecurrRPh Rand.
Beatrice. Murchln-- Club.
Table Rock Marching Club.
Tablo Rock Laities' Marchlnx Club.
Friend Marching Club.
Dorche.ter Marching Club.
Cr-te Marrhlnif Club.
David rity Band.
David City Man-hlug dub and Contingents
Wahoo Brass Band.
Wahoo McKin.ey ar.d Roosevelt Club, 410
Strong.
Mead Bras Bond.
Mead McKlnley fc"d Ilooievelt Marchirg
Club.
Syracuse .Martial Rand.
1 and Vehlrles Not Otherwlsj
Carriages
I 'laced.
.Many ThouxHnda .Suir Him.
Tho most conservative estimates name
the number of people who saw Roosevelt tn
Lincoln at not less than 70,000. and rrprt
aentatlves of New York, Chicago and other
eastern newspapers will report that h
' spoke to 40,000 and was seen by as many
rr.re. From the depot to tbe state hcusa