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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. OCTOBER 16, 1900.
VOL. IX, NO. V 9.
THE NEWg, Establsbed Kor.5, 1891. I ronaolldated Jan. 1 185
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STRIKE IS OFF MONDAY
Executive Body of the M. W. U.
Says the Anthracite Men
May Co to Work.
ONLY A FEW MINUS ABE EXCEPTED
Doing Thone Which Have Not Agreed
to liaise Wages and Abolish
the Sliding Scale.
Ilazleton, Pa., Oct. 2G. The mine
workers' strike Las been declared oft
against all companies which have com
piled with the strikers demands, anJ
the strike will be continued against
those companies which have not grant
ed the Scranton convention's demands
The strikers will return to work Mon
day at the place where th etie-up ii
ended.
The foregoing news was received
with great rejoicing In all the min
ing districts.
Ilazleton. Pa., Oct. 2G. The follow
ing statement was given out for pub
lication last night by President Mitch
ell, of the United Mine Workers, be
ing addressed to the miners and mine
worker of the anthracite region:
"Gentlemen: After carefully can
vassing the entire strike situation we,
your officers, district and national,
have concluded that your victory is so
nearly complete that no good end can
be served by continuing the srrikelong
er. The contest has been In progress
for thirty-nine days, and the compan
ies employing you have, with few ex
ceptions, signified their willingness to
pay the scale of wages formulated by
the Scranton convention of Oct. 12
and IX
Powder Onrntlon and Sliding Scale.
"We are aware that some disappoint
ment and dissatisfaction has been
caused by the failure of the operators
In districts 1 and 7 to separate the re
duction in the price of powder from
the advance in wages, but after care
ful inquiry we are satisfied that each
mine employe will actually receive an
advance of 10 per cent, on the wages
formerly paid. In the Schuylkill and
Lehigh regions the largest companies
have ngreed that the sliding scale
should be suspended, and that wages
should remain stationary at 10 per
cent, nr.til April 1, 1901, thus removing
one of the Iniquities of which you have
complained for many years.
Congratulated On Organization.
"While it is true that you have not
secured redress for all your wrongs:
while It Is true that the Increase in
your earnings will not fully compen
sate you for the arduous lalor y"jy are
compelled to perform in the mines,
you have established a powerful or
ganization which, if maintained and
conducted on business principles, will
enable you to regulate many of your
local grievances and make your em
ployment less hazardous an I more
profitable than before the strike be
gan". ADVICE ASTO l l'Tl'RE ACTION.
Other Grievance To Be Pressed, Including
the Pay-Day (Juration,
The statement then proceeds to ad
vise the men what should be done in
the future. It says: "The companies
agree In their notices to take up with
their mine employes all grievances
complained of. We would therefore ad
vise that when work Is resumed com
mltttees be selected by the mine em
ployes and that they wait uimiu the su
perintendents of the companies and
present their grievances in an orderly,
business-like manner, and ask that
they be corrected. Your attention is
respectfully called to the fact that the
laws of the state of Pennsylvania pro
vide that miners should be paid semi
monthly, upon demand; we should
therefore advise that each mine em
ploye serve notice on the companies
that he expects to be paid his wages
twice each month, as provided by law.
"The practical benefits to the miners
which accrue from thorough organiza
tion have been so clearly demonstrated
during this strike that it should be
needless for us to urge upon you the
necessity of maintaing your union In
tact. We trust, however, that those
who are now members of the union
will be unceasing in their efforts to in
duce all other mine workers to ally
themselves with the United Mine
Workers of America at once, as it will
be Impossible for you to secure higher
wages In the future, or even to main
tain the present rate of wages, unless
you are prepared to offer a united re
sistance if any attempt Is made to re
dace your earnings upon the expiration
of the present offer.
"As there are some few companies
who have neither posted, notified nor
signified in any other manner their
willingness to pay the 10 per cent, ad
vance In wages and suspend the slid
ing scale, we would advise that unless
the men employed by such companies
receive notice before Monday that the
advance will be paid they remain away
from the mines and continue on strike
until the companies empolying them
agree to the conditions offered by the
other companies, and the employes of
the companies who have offered the
advance of 10 per cent, and abolished
the sliding scale are hereby authorized
to resume work Monday morning, Oct
29. and to be prepared. If called on. to
contribute a reasonable amount of your
earnings for the maintenance of those
who may be compelled to continue on
strike."
The foregoing is sigued by John
Mitchell, president: W. It. ilson. sec
retary of the United Mine Workers,
and the district presidents and secretaries-
of the regions involved In the
strike.
Methodist TwentithCenta Offering
Springfield. Ills., Oct. 20. The
Twentieth Century commission o fthe
Springfield district of the Methodist
Episcopal church met Wednesday here
and decided to raise $300,000 for the
Twentieth Century offerings in this
district during the ensuing year. At a
meeting of the presiding elders of the
conference resolutions were passed
tnat jpw.uou.be raised for the benev
olent fund for missions.
Boy Fell Off a M all.
Calumet. Mich.. Oct. 20. Israel Moen,
aged 13, son of Peter Moen, fell from
a stone wall at No. 13 shaft. Calumet
and Hecla and received injuries which
.caused his death.
BURIAL OP JOHN SHERMAN.
lie Reals In the Cemetery of His Home
Town Simple and Impressive Service.
.Mansfield. O., Oct. 2G. In a pict
uresque little cemetery where genera
tions of Mansfield's builders sleep, lie
the remains of John Shrinan, Ohio sen
ator and the nation's statesman. There
while great men of the country looked
on with mournful eyes, all that is
mortal of the former secretary of state
was laid to rest with ceremonies that
were Impressive yet eloquently simple.
Ail Ohio contributed laurels to the Il
lustrious dead, and representing the
nation were President McKinley, Elihu
Root (secretary of war), and other
Washington officials who arrived on
the special train which brought the re
mains from the capital.
The city was draped in mourning.
Every business house closed at 2
o'clock, and all the schools were dis
missed that the pupils might attend
the funeral services at the Grace Epis
copal church where, half a century ago.
John Sherman first worshiped, and j
where for years he was a vestryman.
Among other prominent men were no
ticeable Governor Nash, ex-Governor
P.ushnell, Senator Foraker and Senator
Ilanna. The route from train to
church was marked in the early morn
ing with many political banners, but
as a mark of respect to the dead all
these were removed before the pro
cession began. In the solemn line of
march were two companies of the
Eighth Ohio volunteers who fought in
the Spanish war, while, flanking the
hearse was a squad of forty-two sur
vivors of the famous Sherman brigade
ill gray and bent with age, but step
ping with tread as firm as men of half
their years.
No funeral dirge was sounded and
at the chucli the casket containing the
remains was removed to a place just
in front of the chanel where it was
banked with t!oral offerings of great
richness. And then again the Service
for the Burial of the Dead for the
Rook of Common prayer was read,
during which appropriate musical se
lections were rendered. At the grave
the conclusion of the beautiful service
was read as the ashes of the great
statesman were placed by the side of
those of his wife.
W0MAK0NE OF THE GANG
That Flooded Central Illinois with Spur
ious tJreenhack Note.
Mattoon. Ills.. Oct. 20. Mrs. Ida
Canady. of Pana. incarcerated in the
Edgar county jail on a charge of steal
ing $23 from a cousin whom she was
visiting, is said to le one of a gang of
three who flooded central Illinois with
spurious greenbacks. I.ti French, a sa
loonkeeper, and Prank Mackie, a coal
miner, are now in jail at Taylorville
awaiting trial, part of the counterfeits
having been found on them.
The woman was implicated, but ds
appeared. Edgar county authorities
found in her effects a letter from a
riH.-,o.p in tlo TpyloiT'I'e rvi;l. pnt
after persistent questioning the wom
an .I'iM.ni .i l.t r identity, but denied
any knowledge of t lie counterfeiting.
Finally she admitted knowing about!
the whole affair and has promised to'
torn state's evidence If the charge of,
larceny Is annulled and she is granted
immunity.
Mrs. Canady is the divorced wife of
a Haiti more and Ohio Southwestern en-,
gineer. The latter gave her their noma
and half of his bank account whin
they parted. It is alleged that with
this money she procured the counter
feits and then gave them to French
and Mackie to pass.
GASELEE REACHES PAO TING FU
No Opposition ly the Olilnose Signifi
cant Itelca e of Prisoners.
London, Oct. 20. The following dis
patch from General Gaselee, com
mander of the British troops at Pao
Ting Fu, has beeen received by the
secretary of state for India, Lord
George Hamilton. It is dated at Pao
Ting Fu, Oct. 20: "The allied troops
under my command arrived here yes
terday. P.ritish, German, French and
Italian guards have been posted at the
gates. Am waiting for or
ders from Waldersee regarding their
future disjosition. Most of the inhab
itants remain in the city. There are
no sings of hostility.
"Have received the following from
Ilorne-Campbell: 'Arrived at Mao
Chkio, Oct. 1 : .-Twenty-five hundred
imieria lists retreated before us. One
hundred surrendered, but on producing
proofs that they had been sent by LI
Hung Chang to suppress Boxers re
leased them with their arms.'
"Mr., Mrs. and Miss Green and a
child are here after great sufferings.
Many who eseaped death were banded
over, Oet. 10, to the French force. Mr.
Green is in the hospital. The ladies
and the child are well."
INSANITY LODGE IS DEAD.
In This Case Where the Madness la Proved
To lie Bogus.
Charlotte. Mich., Oct. 20. A sur
prise was introduced by the prosecu
tion in the Brumin murder trial as
the defense was finishing the examina
tion as to the mental condition of the
prisoner, a letter from Julia Brumm
to the prisoner in the Insane asylum
at Ionia, which said, in part:
"Don't say anything to anybody un
less to George, brother, or me. You
can gradually be getting better. We
do not know how long before they will
pronounce you well." This practically
kills the insanity theory advanced by
the defense.
And They're All "Best Citizens."
Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 20 The United
States grand Jury has returned thir
teen Indictments against former post
masters and carriers in Polk, Harrison
and Paulding counties, this state,
charging conspiracy todefraud the gov
ernment. It is claimed by the post
office authorities that the thirteen de
fendants went so far as to give away
stamps in order to cancel them and
sent bulky packages of no value
though the offices.
Will Send a Machine to Manila.
Mattoonl Ills.. Oct 24. J. F. Chuse
fc Co., of this has received an order
from the Philippines for one of the
firm's high-speed engines for driving
electric motors. It is doubtful if such
an order was ever before received by
an American manufacturer.
Long Trip for a Launch.
Lyons. Ia., Oct 21. J. E. Kiiirhi
of Derby, . Conn.; Frank None and
Owen Daly, of Chicago, and Arthur
Mullens, of Lyons, left here In their
forty-foot gasoline launch. Venice, fL.r
a trip down the Mississippi, aercss f.'e
gulf and up the coast to Connect'cut.
Ill ADJOINING STATES
Brytn and Roosevelt Are Stirring
Up the Sovereigns With
Great Success.
NEW JERSEY HEARS THE DEMOOEAT
With Great Enthusiasm and In
Throngs New Yorkers Tarn
Out for the Republican.
Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 20. The first
day of P.ryan's tour of New Jersey,
which closed here with six meetings
last night, may be described as a mad
rush. From the time he entered Wash
ington park, opposite Philadelphia, un
til he closed his last meeting here,
he had made fifteen speeches. The
average of their duration was greater
than usual. He spoke in succession
at Washington park. Riverside, Bur
lington, Trenton (twice), Princeton
Junction, New Brunswick, Elizabeth,
Marion and Jersey Citj- (six times).
His journey through the state was a
surprise to those accompanying him,
if not to him; for in few states, if
any, has he had larger or more dem
onstrative audiences. His meeting at
Washington park was almost a record
breaker in loth of these respects, and
his meetings in Trenton and his recep
tion in this city were only second to
the Washington park meeting in num
bers and in feeling displayed.
Good Deal of Pushing aud Jostling.
Probably no candidate for the presi
dency was ever so much Jostled about
and pushed around in one day's time
as Bryan was yesterday. At most
stopping places the police found It Im
possible to protect him from the hun
dreds not to say thousands of per
sons who thronged his pathway and
followed him wherever he went. The
Princeton college men went to Prince
ton Junction to meet him. He arrived
at the junction at 5:30, and spoke from
a slightly raised stand on the green
in the rear of the railroad station. In
eluded in the audience were from 1.000
to 1,."M) of the students of Princeton
college, which institution is located
three miles distant from the junction.
The meeting was one of the most or
derly that Bryan has had in his whole
campaign tour. There was not an In
terruption from beginning to end.
When Bryan arrived he was greeted
with the college yell, and there was
similar demonstration made upon his
departure. Ills address there was en
tirely to the students.
The Tonr of Jersey City,
Bryan made his tour of the Jesrey
metropolis in a barouche drawn by
four spirited black horses, and he was
escorted by a marching club of several
hundred young men. The tour covered
by n wide range of territory and did
not come to an end until near mid
night. He made four in-door speeches,
the first at St. Joseph's hall, second at
the tabernacle, third at St. Peter's
hall and fourth at St. Michaels' hall,
In the district known as "the horse
shoe." The line of the national candi
dates progress was marked every
where by loud acclaim on the part of
the people, and the liberal discharge of
fireworks. The streets everywhere
were eroM'ded and many houses were
brilliantly lighted until late at night
in honor of the occasion. The halls
at which speeches were made were
crowded to their utmost capacity.
RTRACI SK A BLAZE OF LIGHT
When Roosevelt Gets There After Anoth
er Ilusy Day In New York.
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 20. The clos
ing speeches of an ardous day in the
Rosevelt campaign were made at Au
burn and Syracuse, after jumps
through widely divergent counties. Al
together it was a favorable day, be
cause while in Auburn and Syracuse
there were several interruptions the
questions and answers were rather In
a good-natured form and there was no
friction which indicated a desire on
the part of either questioner or answer
er to enter into a personal controversy.
Syracuse itself was in a blaze of light
while thousands of people thronged the
streets. The auditorium where the
speech-making was held and thesquare
where the outside meeting took place
were botli much too small to accom
modate those who desired to hear Gov
ernor Boose volt In Auburn three
meetings had to be held to accommo
date the people.
Here there was a lively moment de
voted to interruption. As Roosevelt
was proceeding with his speech "How
about Metcalf V" came an interruption.
"Metealf," said the governor, in a
puzzled tone then remembering that
Metcalf was president of the D. M. Os
borne Machine shops, and had threat
ened to shut them down if Bryan was
elected, he said: "Metcalf is all right
If Mr. Bryan was half as right he
would be fortunate."
"How about the canals?" came from
the gallery before the governor could
proceed.
"I will answer yon once for all," said
the governor; "do you niean in this
state?" "Yes," same the reply vack.
"I answer said the governor, "that
they are adminstered with absolute
honesty and efficiency as yon know, If
you know anything about them."
Forest Fire In Wisconsin.
Iron River, Wis.. Oct. 24. With the
dry weather and strong winds of the
past few weeks has come the terror
of the pineries, the forest fire. The
fires came bo near the southwestern
part of the city, which is known as lit
tle Norway, that the people packed
up their effects and were prepared to
leave at a moment's notice. The air
is full of smoke and there are great
clouds of smoke In different directions
fram tr wn
Day Dirldcd Into Two I' a rts.
Terre nautp. Ind.. Oct. 24. The
tnotormen and conductors, after an ex
citing and close contest have voted to
work twelve hours out of twenty-four
at 10 cents an hour, instead of nine
hours, when the board of arbitration
eave an advance of 1 cent an hour.
instead of 2. asked toy the men, it
left it with the men to decide what
hours should constitute a day'a work.
Mrs. Bryan at New York.
New York, Oct 20. Mrs. William
J. Bryan is in this city as the guest
of Dr. and Mrs. John II. Girdner. She
will remain here until Bryan arrives
in town and will accompany him on
his further trips.
GO ON AS INDIVIDUALS.
Socialist Democrats Upon the Wisconsin
Ballot by That Process.
Madison, Wis., Oct. 20. Victor Serg
ei, the Milwaukee Socialist leader, ap
peared btfore Attorney General Hicks
yesterday In regard to the placing of
the Socialist-Democratic nominations
on the official ballot The Socialist
Dcm-XTats did not cast enough votes
in the state at the last election to en
title them to a place on the ballot
under a party heading, but their candi
dates were tiled as individual nomina
tions and put on the official ballot as
such.
Berger's request was that tho county
clerk be Instructed to place the county
nominees of his party under individual
nominations so that all might be in
one column, and on the advice of the
attorney general State Printing Clerk
Meggett telephoned Clerk Hare, In
structing him to do so. One column
of Individual nominations is given en
tirely to the Socialist Democrats, and
Berger wanted the attorney general to
say that one cross at the top of this
column would be a vote for the entire
ticket, but Hicks told him that the law
requires a cross for each individual
nominee voted for.
DEATH OF CABRIEWATS0N.
Notorious Chicago Woman Passes to Her
Reward Her Good Side.
Chicago, Oct. 20. Caroline Victoria
Watson died late Tuesday night at
552 Michigan avenue, where she had
been 111 for a month. She died as Mrs.
Storms, and the burial certificate was
issued In that name. Although "Car
rie" Watson was reputed to be almost
a millionaire, she is said to have died
comparatively poor. The neighbors
of "Mrs. Storms" and even the Janitor
of the building In which she died knew
nothing of her past life or identity.
In the death of Carrie Watson there
passes from the public view probably
the most notorious woman of modern
times. The woman's life was a record
of social opproblum an dcriminal mis
deeds. She made and spent several for
tunes. Though a social outcast tliis wo
man had some good qualities. She was
charitable and the list of those to
whom she acted as the good Samaritan
was a long one.
YOU JG WOMAN "GOES INSANE.
Because She Shot and Killed Her Father
a Year Ago.
Sioux City, la., Oct 20. Lena Bouts
has been sent to the South Dakota
state insane hospital at Yankton. The
girl shot and instantly killed her fath
er one year ago, near Rapid City, S.
D., her little brother also being Impli
cated In the deed. The father treated
the family cruelly and the children re
sented it
There were other children, but they
were In good homes. Since her act
Lena constantly Imagines sne sees the
face of her father. Some time ago she
was put in the ca-e of a respectable
family in the hope that she might re
cover. Later she v. 'as sent to the re
form school, where she developed signs
of Insanity.
Wholesale Vaccination.
Ashland, Wis., Oct 20. Dr. David
son, United States government phy
sician for the Indians of the La Pointe
Indian agency, returned last Saturday
night from Bad River reservation at
Odanah, where he went to learn if
there was any smallpox existingamong
the Indians. He found only one case
of the disease among them, and this
one had eseaped from one of the log
ging camps in that vicinity and tome to
Odanah. Hee vaccinated over 130 In
dians while at Odanah.
HUNTING IS VERY FATAL.
Not Only to the Game but Also to Those
Who Hunt It.
Detroit, Oct. 23. Dispatches from
the state show an unusual mortality
list among the hunters. Saturday, Sun
day .and Monday six deaths were re
corded and several persons were
wounded. In Jackson country Alfred
Ashby, aged 18, was instantly killed
by Charles Miner, who fired at a rab
bit Clyde Stark, aged 14, of Owosso,
while returning home from a quail
hunt, attempted to raise his shotgun.
The trigger caught and blew off the
side of his head.
Robert nubbard, of Hanover,
climbed a fence with a shotgun inhand
and accidentally discharged the weap
on. He died later. Oscar Edgett and
C. A. Snyder, of Elton Rapids, started
up a covey of qunil. Snyder fired at
the birds and hit Edgett in the side.
He will recover. Louis Torrence, of
Ortonvllle, was shot In the face by his
father while they were hunting quaiL
Salt to Test a Title.
Racine, Wis., Oct. 23. Suits have
been commenced In the circuit court to
test the validity of title to a tract of
land located in the town of Burling
ton, said to be worth from $200,000
to $000,000. The plaintiffs are Henry
S., Frederick W., Edward W. and
Robert Perkins, sons of the late Fred
erick S. Ferkins, and the defendants
are the Burlington Land and Improve
ment company: Bernard Kottenbagen,
II. I. Hanks, Jacob Steinhoff, Francis
Reusehlein, William Meadows and
Henry Ballow, and the amounts asked
for complete figure up at over $10,
000. No Danger Signals fa Place.
Racine, Wis., Oct. 25. Charles
Thomas, a well-known resident of
this city, threatens to bring suit for
damages against the city of Racine
and the Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light company. Thomas was driv
ing on Sixth street at night where the
street railway company is repairing Its
tracks. Danger signal lights have
not been placed there and in crossing
the tracks he was thrown and
sprained liis ankle. The wagon .was
wrecked.
City Provides a Bear Hunt.
Marshfield, Wis., Oct. 25. Charles
Beell. 14 years of age. shot and killed
a large black bear inside the city lim
its. The bear came out of the woods
near the waterworks power house and
Beell came close upon him with his
gun. shooting the bear as he raised on
his hind legs, prepared for fight
Michigan Mine Trouble Settled.
Owosso, Mich., Oct 20. The trouble
at the Corunna Coal company's mine
seems now to be settled, all the min
ers except seven having accepted the
company's terms and returned to work.
The others will move away. A con
siderable amount of track and piping
had been removed In the process of
abandoning the mine before the min
ers decided to accept the terms offered.
QUESTIONER ABROAD
Both Leading Political Spellbind'
ers Are Asked to Stand
a Citechism.
ROOSEVELT'S THIRD DAT AT HOME.
Bryan Does Work In Two States,
Winding up at Wilmington, Del.
I loot at Canton.
Utica, N. Y., Oct 23. Governor
Roosevelt's third day of campaigning
In New Y'ork state embraced several
featues not heretofore marked in his
reception at other places. "At nearly
every place at which he stopped en
route there were large crowds of peo
ple. In this city last night, instead
of speechmaking, the day's work ended
with a review of a great demonstra
tion. This was entirely agreeable to
Governor Roosevelt who during the
day had made nine speeches, some of
them extremely long ones, while trav
eling through three counties Chanago,
Madison and Oneida. The second
feature of the day's trip was the meet
ing here of the vice presidential can
didate and United States Senator De
pew, and of the grouping together up
on one stage In this city within a
period of. three hours of ex-Comptroller
of the Currency Eckles, United
States Senator Depew and Governor
Roosevelt.
Wanted Replies to Questions.
The third feature was a precon
certed attempt at Rome to compel
Governor Roosevelt to answer ques
tions concerning the letter of Mayor
Van Wyck, the prosecution of the ice
trust, the prosecution of the alleged
canal thieves, and others relating to
the office of governor. That this at
tempt was preconcerted is assured
from the fact that men in the crowd
asked questions holding In their hands
printed slips, and upon their failure
to compel the candidate to answer
numbers of these slips were thrown
into his carriage. The governor posi
tively declined to give expression of
opinion as to the circulars or their au
thorship, or to answer any of the ques
tions contained In them. With the
exception of a short trip of half an
hour to Herkimer, where a brief ad
dress was made, the culminating
speeches of the day were at two im
mense meetings in this city. Senator
Depew preceding the governor, spoke
at some length on rtusts. Governor
Roosevelt follow.
Questions They Asked Rooserelt.
Here are the questions that were
asked the governor:
"1. Why did you not prosecute the
canal thieves as you promised when
you were a candidate for governor?
- "2. Why did you not commence ac
tion before the claims were barred?
"3. Why don't you have a summons
Issued against the ice trust? The only
way to commence an action Is by sum
mons. None has ever been served.
"4. Why don't you remove the
mayor of New York for his connection
with the ice trust?
"5. You have been only thirty-six
hours at the capitol attending to busi
ness since June 1. Do you think It
honest to tike full pay during that
time?
"0. Don't you think a candidate
for vice president should find courteous
language to express his thoughts and
not call his questioners 'hoodlums
hoboes,' and 'drunks,' and without any
knowledge on the subject, accuse
them of 'working their mouths, 'stand
ing against the flag.' and lacking
patriotism.'
"7. Why not give out for implica
tion Mayor Van Wyck's answer in
which it Is claimed members of your
state administration - and Senator
Piatt are charged with being particeps
criminis In the Ice trust scandal?"
BRYAN SPEAKS IN TWO STATES.
Maryland and Delaware He Also lias to
Face Quest io is.
Wilming'ton. Del., Oct. 23. William
J. Bryan made two speeches of some
length In this city last night, after hav
ing made seventeen other adresses dur
ing the day. Beginning at St. Michaels,
on the eastern shore of Maryland, he
spoke in succession at Easton, Preston,
Hurlock, Vienna, Salisbury, Berlin
all of which places are in Maryland.
and at Frankford. Georgetown, Mil
ford, Harrington, Dover, Clayton, Mid
dletown, Klrkwood and New Castle in
Delaware. The first of Bryan's night
meetings In this city was held In a big
tent, and while the meeting began
much earlier Bryan did not appear no
til 9 o'clock. He had a long and busy
day, and found It necessary to take an
unusually prolonged rest after his ar
rival In this city. The tent waserowdd
to suffocation, and there were far more
people on the outside of the tent and in
its immediate vicinity than there were
on the Inside of the canvass.
The great crowd yelled itself hoarse
when Bryan entered, and some time
was required to secure quiet After in
troducing his speech by expressing his
gratification of being present, Bryan
took up the issues of the campaign, ne
took cognizance of a series of ques
tions propounded to him by John P.
Nields, of this city. These questions
were as follows:
"1. Will he, if elected president, as
withdraw the army from the Philip
pines. "2. How soon does he contemplate
that a stable form of government can
be given to the Philippine islands?
"3. How soon after a stable form of
government is established does he pro
pose that congress shall declare the In
dependence of these islands?
"4. How soon after a stable form of
government Is establishd and inde
pendence Is declared does he propose
that the American protectorate over
the Philippine islands-shall continue 1
"5. Will he pay the obligations of
this government In silver or gold If
elected president?
Bryan read the questions and re
plied, as he proceeded, to each of the
inquiries. He said In effect that he
would get the army out of the Philip
pines as soon as possible, and with ref
erence to the payment of the national
debt that he would obey the law.
Secretary Root at Canton.
Canton, O., Oct. 25. Secretary Root'i
meeting fiere last night was an im
promptu affair. It was conceived, ar
ranged and under way In a period of a
little more than three hours. The Grand
Army band and the Canton Republican
League marched to the McKinley home
to escort the secretary. The president
escorted the secretary to the .carriage.
elbowing his way down the dark walk
and then aercss the lawn to the side
street where the band was stationed.
Ke bowed his thanks for the Im
promptu serenade and then Secretary
Root delivered an exhaustive address,
covering all questions involved in the
campaign.
Musical Idea in Politics.
New York, Oc t. 25. One of the most
novel musical features ever attempted
In this city Is being arranged for to
morrow night at Madison square for
the demonstration In Governor Roose
velt's honor. A score or more of bands
will unite In playing the "Star-Spangled
Banner." and the time will be
beaten for all the bands within sight
of Madison square by a searchlight on
the tower of Madison Square garden.
This giant baton of white light will be
manipulated by an experienced music
al director.
Cold Water Special ia Massachusetts.
Fall River, Mass., Oct 25. John G.
Woolley and party left Providence yes
terday morning in a special train for
a run through Massachusetts. The
first stop was at Attleboro for forty
minutes; over 2,000 persons were in
attendance. At Taunton, the second
stop, about 300 ersons attended.
At Bedford about 200 persons listened
to the speeches. At Fall River 1.000
persons had assembled.
Allied Agricultural Societies.
St. Paul. Oct. 25. The conference
of the national officers of the allied
agricultural societies, which was held
here, decided to take an adjournment
to Chicago, where they meet represen
tatives of both the Iemoeratie and Re
publican national committees. From
them they will endeavor to secure
pledges to support the measures In
which the organizations are interested.
Hill Speaks at Detroit.
Detroit. Oct. 25. David B. 11111, ex
senator from New York state, ad
dressed 3.54 K) persons in Light Guard
armory last night on the Issues of the
campaign, from a Democratic stand
point Ex-Senator Hill's audience gave
him an enthusiastic welcome and tola
speech was Interrupted throughout by
loud and continuous applause.
Bourke Cockran at Terre Haute.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 25. Bourke
Cockran spoke to an audience of 3,000
here last night at the Casino.
COLOR LINE CLOSELY DRAWN
Which Cause a Bitter Feeling Between
the Races in Fair Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct 25. The de
parture of the Provincial delegates to
participate in the proceedings of the
forthcoming constitutional convention
at Havana caused an Immense demon
stration yesterday afternon. It is es
timated that they were escorted to the
Wharf by upwards of 12,000 persons,
of whom nine-tenths were colored peo
ple. The political parties are drawing the
color line very closely, and this is caus
ing bitter feeling between the races.
The whites predict that the convention
will last a year, alleging that most of
the delegates will prefer $300 a month
to the establishment of a Cuban re
public. All the local papers dramatic
ally exhort the delegates to fulfill their
duty and quickly expel the Americans
from the islands.
DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE.
Old Soldier Who Is Charged with Swlnd
ling the Pension Bureau.
Milwaukee, Oct. 25. "I am Atwell
E. Yost," exclaimed the old soldier who
the government authorities claim is a
pretender, in the federal building yes
terday, flushed and indignant that his
identity should be questioned. Yost,
or the pretender, is typical of the In
mates of the Soldiers' Home, and walks
with a cane, being very lame.
He was brought before Judge Sea
man to plead to the Indictment He
pleaded not guilty after the questions
of the court had been repeated to him,
for he is very deaf. "Do you want
to be tried at this term?" asked the
court "Sure, quick as I can," was
the Immediately and confident re
sponse. Yost said he had but $1 and
no means toemployan attorney. Judge
Seaman will appoint one for him.
GHOST IN A WILL CONTEST.
Rasldes Hypnotism, Spiritualism and Varl
ous Other Features.
Belleville. Ills.. Oct. 25. A ghost Is
a character in a will contest now on
trial in the circuit court here. Hypno
tism, spiritualism, and other unusual
features are alleged by the plaintiff,
James M. Stookey, the brother of Mrs.
Ilanna Prlmm, whose last testament
he asks set aside. Enoch W. Primm,
husband of the dead woman, is the
man accused of using occult methods
to influence the woman to leave all
her property to lilm. Stookey clims
that his sister, when she was married
to Prlmm, had property worth $00,000.
This was willed to the husband in a
document signed by both man and
wife, the agreement being that the
survivor should receive all left by the
one first to die.
The bill says that one child, a son.
was born to the couple, that he died
in Infancy, and that ever since his
death Prlmm has claimed the power
to call up the son's spirit To convince
his wife that he had such powers he
at each meal placed a chair, a plate,
knife, and fork at the table for the de
parted son, causing the woman to be
lieve her son was at the table. The
bill alleges that Mrs. Frimm's mind
became deranged on account of the
course of her husband and the visits
of mediums to the house at her hus
band's Invitation. It also charges that
Prlmm controlled the mind aad con
duct of any person coming In contact
with him, and that he exercised such
control over his wife.
lows CTTder of the Eastern star.
Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 25. The twen
ty-third annual convocation of the
grand chapter, order of the Eastern
Star, opened here yesterday with 523
delegates registered and as many vis
itors. The adoption of a new consti
tution Is the most Important matter
tinder consideration. There are now
201 chapters In Iowa. The convoca
tion was called to order by Mary B.
Rathbun, of Clinton, worthy grand
matron.
limber Men oa a Strike.
Ishpeming, Mich., Oct. 25. One hun
dred men have quit work at the Dead
River Mill company's lumbering camps.
They had Just recently started work
without knowing what wages they
were to receive .and when they learned
that $20 a month was the highest to
be paid they Immediately left th
camps. The prevailing wages in this
section are $30 to $32 with a great de
mand for men.
DECISIVE ACTION SOON
On the Question of How Much
Longer the Strike Shall
Continue.
MITCHELL AND ADVISEES CONFER.
Idea "In the Air" That Work Will B
Kesumed Very Soon at the
Idle Mine.
Ilarleton, Pa., Oct. 25. President
Mitchell last night announced that h
would today probably late in the aft
ernoon or evening Issue a statement
defining the position of the United
Mine Workers in the present situation
of the strike. He also said that his
statement would in ail likelihood Indi
cate whether the strike would be Im
mediately declared on or whether it
would be continued. This auonuuee
ment was made as a result of yester
day's conference between the national
and district officers of the United Mine
Workers. The impression around
headquarters last night was that the
Statement will contain practically a
declaration that the contest is ended.
Coal companies controlling alnxut 75
per cent, of the anthracite coal prod
uct, it Is learned, have posted notices,
but President Mitchell will not say that
all of them comply with the terms of
the Scranton convention.
Leaders Are Summing I'p the Situation.
The big companies in this district
that have not posted tlie notices are
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation com
pany, G. B. Markle & Co., and Coxe
Bros. & Co. The Markles have grant
ed no Increase of wages of any kind.
Yesterday's conference was lu session
three hours and was adjourned until
this morning. I 'resident Mitchell at Its
conclusion announced that thesituatiou
was partly canvassed, and that the re
view would be completed today. The
conference discussed plans as to what
should be done in the event of one ot
more of the coal companies declining
to grant the demand of the miuers as
set forth In the resolution adopted at
the Scranton convention. No definite
conclusion was, however, arrived at.
Question Mitchell Declined to Answer.
Mitchell declined to say whether the
Statement of the United Mine Work
ers that no man will be jermitted to
return to work unless they all go in
together still holds good. The notice
posted by several of the larger com
panies In the Lackawauna ami Wyo
ming regions yesterday which an
nounced that the mine workers will be
given 2 cents on every car or ton in
order to make np H per cent came In
for much co leratioit the confer
ence. Wh ,io '-"-nce adjourned
last eve- p.,vter was still un
der d:
Producers.
Scrantou. Oct. 25. In expecta
tion of the 3 lcing settled today
representatives of the coal carrying
companies and the Independent coal
operators are to confer In Philadelphia
today to arrive at some understand
ing in the matter of freight rates. T.
II. Watkins. Reese G.Brooks and E.G.
Fuller, of tills city, -representing the
operators, left last night for Philadel
phia. The Independent operators for
years have leen demanding 65 per
cent, of the tide water price for their
product, instead of GO per cent, as al
lowed them. Now when the action of
the big companies forces them to in
crease their expense of mining alxtut
4 per cent, they Insist on their long
standing claim Itelng acceded to.
TRIBUTE AT WASHINGTON
To the Memory of John Sherman Serv
ices Over the Remains.
Washington, Oct. 25. In the pres
ence of a distinguished throng the
beautiful burial service of the Epis
copal church was read over the mortal
remains of John Sherman yesterday.
There was no eulogy, it hot being the
practice of that church to preach a
funeral sermon. Among those present
were, "Secretary Hay, who represented
the president as well as himself; Sec
retary Gage, Justice Harlan, of the su
preme court: Admiral Dewey, General
Nelson A. Miles; ex-Senator Cameron,
of Pennsylvania: Judge Bancroft Da
vis; J. A. Kasson. of the st-ite depart
ment and Colonel M. M. I'arker all
these were honorary pall-bearers.
Others present were Chief Justice .
Fuller and the associate Justices of the
supreme court, John W. Foster, Gen
eral Ixmgstreet, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Wilson, Mrs. Foraker,
Mrs. U. S. Grant. Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartorls. ex-Senator and Mrs. J. B.
Henderson, and representatives of all
the embassies and legations.
After the services, which took place
at the house, the remains were taken
to the railway station, under escort
of the home detachment of the Fifth
cavalry, and started west on a special
train.
Work oa a Mine Suspended.
Mlchlgamme. Mich., Oct 25. Tb
Commonwealth Mining conqwiny hat
ordered the sus-jension of operation!
ait the Bufort mine, laying oft fort.?
men. The pumps will be stopped, al
lowing the workings to fill with water.
The company purchased the mine thre
months ago from tle Thoney estate
and produced 3.o tons, one-half of
which is stocked at the property.
Jowa Baptists In Session.
Muscatine. Ia., Oct. 25. The fifty
ninth annual convention of the Iowa
Baptists was called here Tuesday with
an unusually large attendance. Inter
est centers in the appointment of a
president for the De Moines college,
the state educational Institute of the
church.
esdlwrnenl for Itelolt College.
Chicago, Oct. 25. An endowment
fund of $350,000 was placed within the
reach of the trustees of Beloit college
at a meeting of the ways and means
committee at the Union League club
Tuesday. One of the trustees an
nounced that If $150,000 was raised
by other friends of the Institution a
check for $200,000 would be placed In
the committee's hands Immediately by
him. Thirty thousand dollars of the
$150,000 required was pledged Imme
diately by members of the committee
who were present
Allison Mourns for Sherman.
Hamilton, O., Oct. 25. The meeting
of Senator Allison, scheduled for last
night, was declared ofl. Allison's in
timate friendship for the late ex-4en-ator
John Sherman was the cause of
the postponement
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