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IT WAS LABOR'S DAY.
Monday Was Celebrated in Many
Cities by Wage-Earners.
At !hlcnun W. .7. Ilrynn nnil (lov. Itnnsnvnlt
Ilnllvnrril Adtlrc.ses nn I.iibor Topics
Hpecohrit nl Kunsu City 1'nrmles
tit Other I'hices.
Chicago, Sept. 4. Organized labor
of Chicago yesterday passed in review
before Col. William .1. Hryan and Col.
"I'licodoro Hooscvelt. Hour after
lioiir the labor unions inarclied down
"Michigan avenue past the Auditorium
liotel, on ln loggia of whleli Htood
the democratic nominee for president,
the republican vice; presidential can
didate, together with CluirlcH A.
Townc, William L. Mason and a dozen
other political lenders. Itotli Bryan
and Roosevelt were heartily greeted
by the- intMi an they marched paHt the
liotel. When the hint man of the
long lino of inarcherH had swung
round Michigan avenue into .lackson
boulevard, Col. llryan ami Col. Boose
to It went. IiihIiIu the liotel, where
oon after they sat ilown to n
luncheon given by labor rcprcscntn
tlvcH. It was a "Hag of truce"
luncheon, for the trades union men
liari declared that in the celebration
of Labor day there was to be no pol
itico While the parade wan moving,
a hoHt of Hoile, moHtly the families
of workingmen, gathered in Electric
park, whero tliu HpeeeheH of the day
were delivered. Hot li Jlryan and
Itnoscvclt H)ole on labor topics and
.subjects of interest to wage-earnerH.
At Hr. i.mi'H un.nnn Were In l.lno
St. Louis, Sept. 4. TIiIh was a legal
liollduy, all the shops and factories,
nuunlclpal oIHcch, banlH and ex
changes being eloKed all day, and most
of the mercantile houses after 12
o'clock. The day wan celebrated by a
labor parade in which more than 25,
()()() men of all trades participated.
Cool weather prevailed all day and
inndo marching bearable.
I.nrcent In History if the Smith.
Atlanta, fla., Kept. 1. The largest
celebration of Labor day ever held in
this city and probably in the south,
tok place here Monday. Five thou
sand men were In line, representing
every labor union and large delega
tions from adjoining towns partici
pated. Civic ami military organiza
tions were iti the parade.
Athletic, Contest lit Ktusi C'ltv.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. -1. Joseph
.Flory and A. M. Dockery, respectively
republican and democratic candidates
for governor of Missouri, spoke in
Kansas City yesterday from the same
platform at the Labor day celebra
tion at Helm park.
rttttiitfs Alcftinto to Destruy Trust.
Columbus, ().. Sept. !. Former At
torney General Monet t, in a speech
delivered at the Labor day picnic in
this city yesterday, declared that, the
-statu and national statutes were ade
quate to destroy all trusts if en
forced. TRUE SON OF HIS FATHER.
Alnj. Wheeler Led II Ik Troops Amtlimt n
Form of Flllplnu lnuri;out, Who Worn
Strongly K'ttrcimhoil.
Manila, Sept. 1. (Jen. Joseph Wheel
er's son, Maj. Wheeler, United Status
volunteers, has shown himself to bo
n true sou of his father. In a light
the other day he led his troops against
a force of insurgents who were
strongly entrenched on top of a hill
and successfully defeated them.' The
Oiill was so steep that the men had
.to climb up by the aid of their hands,
while the wounded rolled to the foot
of the hill when hit. The Americans
got within !10 yards of the Insurgents
before thu Filipinos retreated. All
of thu men acted bravely, (len. Mac
Arthur complimented them in his of
ficial report of the light.
DitiiiiMiMitlo TluSnt IC'Mttoil III Arlcititsit.
Littlu Book, Ark., Sept. t. The
cntiru democratic ticket, headed by
Jell" Davis, of Pope, county, for gov
rnor, was elected in Arkansas yestcr
day. F.arly returns Indicate that Mio
vote will bo lighter than was expect
c(. II. L, Hvmmcl, the republican
candidate for governor, made, a good
showing and his increased vote over
two years ago will probably reduce
thu usually largo democratic majority.
There was no opposition to thu demo
eratiu ticket for any olllee except the
governorship. I'litn for Soldiers' llnnin nl Mittillit.
Topekn, Sept. !. A movement has
'been started hero looking towards the.
(establishment of a sailors and sol
diers' home at Manila, dedicated to
tho memory of the western soldier's
who fought in the Philippines. It is
Hieing pushed by Gov. Stanley, Alice
Spradlln, a Kod Cross nurse, and tho
Women's Federation clubs of Topukn.
Ureitt Ni(l of Surueon.
'San Francisco, Sept. 4. An olllcial
In the medical service in thu Philip
pines, in a private loiter to a friend
here, calls attention to thu great need
of surgeons, as many posts in (hat
tropienPclimato are now without doc
tors. Tho number of military sta
tions has been Increased from 125 Uo
475 since last January.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
A (lenilltie lleln of Terror Kxerclsed by
Irmtirtreut Over 1'encefnl Nxtlvim-
Twelve American Killed.
Manila, Sept. 3. (Copyright, 1000,
the Associated Prcs.) The Filipino?
seem incapable of realizing the scope
and ptirposc of the legislative func
tions of the commission of pence.
The coinmisfion enters upon the gov
ernmental Held tinder the following
conditions: A majority of the island
ers desire pence, and the resumption
of business under the Americans, but
they are so cowed by a long series
of murderous atrocities and destruc
tion of property by their armed coun
try men that they dare not actively
show their feelings, especially be
cause experience lias taught them
what such an expression of sentiment
will bring upon them from the merci
lessly revengeful rebels. A genuine
reign of terror is exercised by insur
gents and Ladrones over peaceful
country folk, in order to collect the
rewnue and recruits their operations
require; and widespread vengeance is
wreaked in the vicinity of garrisoned
towns. For example, the insurgent
general, Cailles, in the province of
Lcgiinu, put to death the president
and otllce-holders of the town of Hay,
on Laguua dc Hay, olllcials who had
been Installed by the Americans and
gave orders that a similar fate should
be meted out to other adherents of
the American cause. lie also ordered
that all Filipino soldiers who sold
their rifles to the Americans should
be killed.
Twelve Americans, including two
captains and two lieutenants, have
been killed during the past two
weeks. The ofllelal reports of the
encounters in which these casualties
occurred arc meager.
MAY LEAVE THE TRANSVAAL.
President ICruger Ki-pnrted tnllnntNots-
prult Stiitlon, Towuril thn Portuguese
Territory I lot hit's Movement.
Loudon, Sept. 2. Lord Koborts'
dispatches show that the Hritisli aru
getting a firm hold on the Delugon
Hay railroad. President Ivruger has re
tired to Nolspruit station, further
down the line toward Portuguese
territory, and possibly the next that
may be heard of him will be that he
has' crossed the frontier. One of his
nephews is said to have already ar
rived at Lourenzo Manpies with n
large sum in specie. It is uncertain
whether the main body of (len.
Hotha's army Is retiring east or
north toward Lydcnburg. In the for
mer ease, the end of the campaign
should be close at hand; otherwise,
guerrilla operations may be further
prolonged.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
ICicurston Train on the I'hlliiil.-lulilik &
Koiidlhi; Itnllrimil W celled "7 MM'
North of I'h.liiitelphlit.
Philadepliia, Sept. It. Thirteen per
sons killed and over 30 others injured
is the appalling record of a rear-end
collision between an excursion train
ami a milk train on the llethlehem
branch of the Philadelphia Sr, Heading
railway yesterday morning at llat
lleld, Pa., 127 miles north of this city.
Thu wrecked train consisted of ten
day coaches, which was the lirst sec
tion of a largo excursion made up of
people from I'ethlehem, Allen! own
and surrounding towns to Atlantic
City.
To 'nil Union tho Volunteer'.
Washington, Sept. .'J. Thu return
of the volunteer troops from the
Philippines probably will begin about
the middle of November. This is the
plan at this time. Thirty-one thou
sand soldiers must be returned be
tween November In and .June 110, as
their terms of sen ice expire between
those dates. It is the intention to
return tho men in the order in which
they weru sent to the island.
Trouble In w riuternitl Orili'r.
St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 2. A special
Hlate convention of the Knights and
Ladies of Security will be called with
in the next 00 days for the purpose
of abrogating obnoxious rules made at
the national convention ut Topcki.
in June, and of making an effort to
depose the general olllccrs of the or
der who lire said to have secured the
passage of the obnoxious measures.
Cnt of the Ainirlnxi t'liitipnluii In Chlim.
Washington, Sept. 3. The cost to
this government for the trouble in
China will reach at least $20,000,000.
This estimate is regarded as a con
servative one and is made by an ofli
eial who is in a position to know the
great cost of carrying out the Ameri
can part of the allied scheme for re
lieving tho foreigners besieged in l'c
kin. Towno to Speuk ut lllnouilnirtoii.
llloomington, 111., Sept. 2. The dem
ocrats of lMooiuington have been
promised a speech by Hon. Charles A.
Towno, of Minnesota, in September.
The visit of Mi. Towno 10 the hoinu
of Stevenson, in whose favor he relin
quished tho populist nomination for
the vice presidency, will be made a
notable event in tho campaign.
ENCAMPMENT OVER.
Grand Army Veterans Elect Ras
sieur for National Commander.
I'lnn to Clinncn Onto of Memorial Day
Not Approved rnmloa Court of Ap
peal Fvorotl Text-Hook for
(southern Schools Denounced.
Chicago, Aug. :U. Thursday's sos
fdon of the national encampment of
tho 0. A. It. was ilrst devoted to elec
tion of olllccrs. For conunnndor-in-chief
to succeed Albert D. Shaw the
name of Maj. Leo Knssieur, of St.
Louis, was presented in -an eloquent
spech by Maj. William Warner, ex-de-partment
commander. With great
enthusiasm Itassicur was elected by
acclamation and he acknowledged
the honor in u brief but appropriate
speech.
The pension report was adopted
without discussion, it being under
stood that rt determined effort will
be made to induce congress to ap
point a court of appeals to have Umrl
jurisdiction In matters relating to
pensions.
The question of flnnnces temporari
ly postponed for the special order of
the day, was again taken up and dis
posed of by tho adoption of a motion
to strike out the part providing for
nn increase of the per capita tax nnd
making no change in the present sit
uation. The report of tho committee
on militnry instruction was also read
and adopted, recommending the send
ing of national flags to posts in Ha
waii and tho Philippines for tho pur
pose of saluting and parades and to
increase familiarity with and respect
for the flag. It was announced that
tho organization was $30,000 in debt
and tho amount was promptly raised
upon the floor of tho hall.
Denver, Col., was selected for next
year's encampment. Over tho recom
mendation of the committee that the
Daughters of the Veterans, the Wom
en's Belief corps nnd kindred asso
ciations be recognized a debate
lengthy and at times acrimonious took
place. A substitute offered by John
E. Gillmnn, of Massachusetts, limit
ing nil auxiliary associations recog
nized by the 0. A. B. to the Women's
alliance wns adopted by an over
whelming majority.
The committee nppointed to con
sider the report of the cominnnder-in-cliief
approved of it with the exception
of his recommendation of an effort to
secure the change of date of Memorial
day 'from May 110 to tho last Sun
day in May. The report was adopted.
Mary L. Carr, of Colorado, was
elected president of thu Woman's Ite
licf corps. The other candidates
withdrew' and the election was made
by ncclamation.
The new president immediately ap
pointed Mrs. Fannie D. W. Hardin, of
Denver, Col., national secretary.
Denounced 'nufliorn TkxI-Mo'i,
Chicago, Aug. 111. School historic."
used in tho public schools of the
southern states were denounced by
the Grand Army. Tho official decla
ration wns made that the histories
have been written with the purpose
of perpetuating in the minds of
southern children the sectional prej
udice of the days of '01. Resolutions
were adopted calling on the public,
in the name of the Grand Army, to
banish the books from the schools
of the country, and a committee was
nppointed to carry out tho protest.
The aid of publishers and historicu!
writers will bo solicited.
MACIIADODORP TAKEN.
Tim llrltlHli Troop. Occupy I'riwtili'iit Kru-
fi'r'n Mont I'ocrnt Ciltul, tint Hour
Form rinntllr Dccitinpliit;.
London, Aug. 31. There is it very
buoyant feeling in the city due to
the prevailing impression that the
Soutli African war is running out to
its Inst drcKs. Lord Kobcrts' last dis
patch shows that the salient points
on both wings of Gen. Hotha's posi
tion have been carried in Hullcr's ad
vnnce. The British troops occupied Macha
dodorp, President Kruger's most re
cent capital, Tuesday. Tho Doers
evacuated this place with great pre
cipitation, but tills was probably duo
to knowledge of Gen. French's move
ments. The British cavalry general
has worked right around thu north
of the Boer lines, and was almost op
posite Bailer's position nnd a few
miles away from him, at Flandsfon
tcin. Thus, unless the Boers had de
camped hastily, they would have found
themselves caught between two Brit
ish columns, nnd could scarcely have
saved their guns and transport.
A ilonlmiH IIulunit'i Crime,
Jnekson, Ky Aug. 31. Shots fired
into the dining room at the home of
James Burnett, on Howard Creek,
killed Mrs. Nancy Barnett, an aged
woman; her 12-yenr-old granddaugh
ter, and Mrs. .lames Bennett. The
lntter's husband, James Bennett, is
being pursued by olllccrs nnd others,
it being charged that he did the
shooting. It is snid that Bennett was
jealous of Burnett and objected to
Mrs. Bennett taking dinner nt Bar
nctt's house.
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Monthly Statement by tlm Comptroller of
the Currency Olve Amount of
Nxtlonnl llnnk Note.
Washington, Sept. 3. The monthly
circulation statement issued by the
comptroller of the currency shows
that at the close of business August
31, 1900, the total circulation of na
tional bank notes was $324,233,810,
an increase for the year of $82,152,
018, and an inereaKc for tho month
of $1,208,431. The circulation based
on United States' bonds wns $200,011,
35G, nn increase for the year of $81,
408,007, and an increase for the month
of $1,193,022. The circulation secured
by lawful money amounted to $33,
582,450, a decrease for the year of
$2,315,989, an increase for the month
of $11,53. The amount of United
States bonds on deposit to secure
circulation notes was $293,790,380,
and to secure public deposits, $88,
840,280. Totiti Oolnnce fur Aninot.
Washington, Sept. 3. The monthly
statement of the director of the
mint shows that, during August the
total coinage of the United States
mints was $7,774,100, as follows:
Gold, $5,050,000; silver, $2,530,003;
minor coins, $188,160.
PENALTY FOR DESERTION.
Henry Vunre Heiitncert by Court-Martlal
to HI) Yearn for I'rovlnc Trultor
In tlit 1'htllpplneK.
San Francisco, Sept. 3. Musieinn
Henry Vance, late of company L,
Thirty-seventh regiment, was brought,
from tho Philippines on the transport
Thomas under sentence of 99 years'
imprisonment at Alcatraz. This man
not only .Icscrtcd the ranks of the
American army, but took up arms
against his comrades and. while serv
ing as a major with Filipinos, at
tacked wagon trains and escort par
ties. Vance was captured, tried by
court-martial awl sentenced to be
shot, but owing to the clemency of
President McKinley his punishment
was commuted to 99 years' imprison
ment. EXCEEDED ONLY TWICE.
Last Ynnr There Were 1,140 Vessel
Itullt unci DoeninentHil In thu
Uultrri Mutes.
Washington, Sept. 2. Complete re
turns for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1900, show that 1,140 vessels of
393, 10S gross tons were built nnd
documented in the Usited States.
Since 1853 this record has been ex
ceeded only twice in 1SC1, when
' 15,740 gross tons were built, nnd in
1874, when 432,735 gross tons were
built.
The Loudest Ntitr Koute.
Washington, Sept. 2. There hns
just been established by the post
oftice department the longest "star"
ro,ito in the postal service. This
route runs from Skaaruav. Alaska, to
Capt Nome, and is nearly 2,000 miles
long. The mail will be carried on
sledges down over the ice and snow by
dogs. The drivers will travel by foot
most of the way, ami it is expected
that a dog sled will make about 30
miles a day. That will mean 00 days
for the trip.
Attnokcil the Vreslrtont I'nrtlculnrly.
Salt Lake City, Sept. 2. John G.
Woolley, prohibition candidate for
president, opened the campaign in
Utah yesterday. His address consist
ed largely of an attnek on the repub
lican party and on President McKin
ley in particular for his attitude on
the army canteen and his course re
garding the liquor traillc in Cuba and
the Philippines.
Apprehensive of Mrs. .TIcKIoIot's Health.
Washington, Sept. 2. The date of
President MeKInley's departure for
Canton has not been fixed. He hoped
to be able to leave tho past week,
largely on account of the condition of
Mrs. MeKInley's health, but the im
portant character of the riiincse ne
gotiations necessitates his presence
here at least until the present crisis
is passed.
Thinks Oniitentinent Will Selve It.
Washington, Sept. 2. Gen. Otis pre
dicts that the year's crops in the Phil
ippines will be of immense propor
tion, larger than ever known before,
insuring prosperity to the islands in
a degree that the natives have never
known before and the rebellious spir
it will soon go down before the con
tentment of the people.
Incrensti In Culm's Trnde.
Washington, Sept. 2. A steady in
crease in the trade of Culm is evi
denced in a statement made public
Saturday by the war department
which shows that the total receipts
for tho first seven months of the pres
ent year aggregnte $9,331,S32 as
against $8,111,815 for the same period
last year.
Crnher'H llenvy lint on llrviiii.
New York, Sept. 2. Itichard Croker
took the Bryan end of the .heaviest
election bet that has ever been re
corded so far in this campaign, when
he wagered $20,000 against $50,000
with Louis W. Wormscr that the dem
ocratic national ticket wnni,i i.. i...
cd.
ASSUMES THE LEAD. f
Powers Must Look to Uncle Sam for
Guidance in China's Affairs.
Response to Kusln Tat In Surli Form That
European Nation Alust Oealnrn Their
Intentions Orent llrltnln Kil
ter Strong l'rotest.
Washington, Sept. 1. The Hussinn
aote relative to the withdrawal of
Uussia from China nnd the United
States' responso thereto were made
oublic yesterday by the state depart
ment, after the cabinet had fully con
ddcred the expediency of so doing.
The correspondence is unique in tho
listory of diplomatic exjohnnge. It
nay be snid to illustrate n clever move
ny which the United States govern
ment again has assumed the lead In
prescribing the policy of the powers
respecting the Chinese trouble. This
.vas accomplished by thu Htate de
partment's availing Itself of the Hus
sinn note to address to tho powers an
'nqnlry as to their policies, nn answer
to which scarcely can be avoided.
Knclnuil Nat l'lensed with lrnpsls.
London, Sept. 1. The afternoon
papers nppear to be perplexed at tho
Amcrico-Itussian accord to secure the
prompt evacuation of l'ckin. They
point out how completely this upsets
preconceived notions of the grouping
of the powers on thu Chinese question
nnd tho concensus of London's edi
torial opinion is that the proposals
arc antagonistic to British interests
and that the allies should remain in
l'ckin until the Chinese government
is reestablished and tho ringleaders
of the present uprising nre punished.
The Globo seizes the opportunity
to indulge in unfriendly criticism, ac
cusing the United States of breaking
the concord of the powers and play
ing into the hands of Hussia against
Great Britain by supporting the sug
gestion of the employment of Li Hung
Chang who, the paper declares, is no
toriously hostile to Great Britain and
friendly to Hussin. The Globe urges
that the British government oppose
to the uttermost the idea of the evac
uation of l'ckin, in which course, tho
paper adds, it will be supported by
Emperor William, of Germany.
Almost C-rtnln to lie Adopted.
London, Sept. 1. The Associated
press has oilieial nuthority for an
nouncing that the American-Uussinii
proposal in favor of tho withdrawal
of the allied forces from l'ckin, with a
view of facilitating negotiations for
the conclusion of peace, has not onty
met. with considerable favor at Eu
ropean chancellories, but is almost
certain to be adopted.
GEN. GORDON'S STATEMENT.
The Coiiiinitnilor-lfi-Chlof of the Confed
erate YeUtrmiH Txlks About Histories of
tho Civil Wiir In Southern Schools.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1. Concerning
the action of the Grand Army of the
1'epublic at Chicago Wednesday in
condemning school books alleged to
be used in southern schools as calcu
lated to perpetuate prejudice against
the general government, Gen. .lohn
B. Gordon, commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, said
yesterday:
"Jt is dillleult for me to believe that
any respectable southern teacher ia
knowingly using any book that is in
tended to perpetuate sectional preju
dice in the minds of southern chil
dren. More than 20 years ago, with
the hearty approval of Gen. It. E. Lee,
and I believe with the sanction of our
whole people, 1 made earnest and per
sistent efforts to have banished from
the schools of the south and of the
north all sectional school books and
books which had any taint of bitter
ness against either section.
FOR DESTITUTE MINERS.
United .Stutes (Invornnieur Will Send H
Transport to Cape N'nino to llrlnit
Them Hick.
Washington, Sept. 1. At the cabi
net meeting Friday two important
matters were considered the condi
tion of 'several hundred or thousand
destitute miners at Capo Nome and ol
a large number of Indian tribes in
Alaska. It was decided Unit the wax
department Hhould send a transport
to Cape Nome to bring back such ol
the miners as are penniless and lia
ble to endanger tho public welfare
there, this winter by reason of theii
destitute condition. It is believed
that a large portion of those who
Hocked to Nome in the early spring
hoping to "strike it rich" nre strand
ed. Provisions and clothing will be
sent to the Indians who are said to
be destitute.
l'reslilent Wnshbiirii Demi.
Knnsas City, Mo., Sept. 1. Edward
S. Washburn, president of the Kansas
City, Fort Scott it Memphis railway,
died at Bye' Beach, Me., at 11 o'clock
Friday morning, jn every particular
ho was a self-made man, working liis-Jf
wny upward step by step, by means J
of industry nnd ability, from a clerk
to Uie presidency of a great railroad
system.
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