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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1897)
m&ftiWMrw tL'-jto!i:t.fteg .wi'.fJ-v.in-tfrcma. nvMv . j ? THE KE1) CLOUD CHIEF. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 24 1897 MMMmtaififliUA'vJM wnsww ? jbmwim ' I'S 111 1 MINERS DRIVEN OUT. WORKMEN ROUTED BY THE WOMEN. Military Scut for, lint the Soldier Ar rived too Late to Ho Any thine; Dyna mite Rlnlrn and 11 supply of Armi Inr rhnxrd by Striken. IlAzr.KTo.v, I'd., Sept. 18. Thin morning over 100 men who liml been driven away by women yestordny re ported for work ut tlio Monarch wash cry at Audcnrcid, when the women, firmed with stick and stones, reap penred nnd swooped down upon ihrm. Some of tlio women stationed them selves on top of u culm bank, ready to pelt the men, hut violence was averted by tho men promptly quitting work. At tlio Star wnshcry about 100 of tho 1.15 men returned to work, hut tho women threatened to drive thorn out nnd they are not expecting to work more than a few hours. As soon as the reports of tho dis turbance reached General Gohln ho Mint a squad of troops to the scene. When tho cavalry reached there alt attempts nt violence had censed, but the women followed the troops about tho streets, hooting and earning them. A store keeper at Audcnrcid declared this morning that Ills entire stock of revolvers had been sold during the pnst few dnys. Koports from Cranberry confirm tho report that tho powder house of Edward Turnbnch, u deputy sheriff, had been broken into early tills morn ing by strikers, who had stolon n quantity of dynnmltc. Detuils of wio robbery wcro not obtainable. A squad of soldiers was sent thcro this morn ing. General Uobin is in n quundury ovct tlio raids made by tho foreign women. Ho says ho cannot order Ills soldiers to tire upon them, even in the event of graver trouble, nnd ho Is seeking means of keeping them in subjection. He litis received word from tJovcrnr Hastings to suppress trouble wherever it may break out, regardless of county lines. Tho btigiido commander said to-day that tho big mass meeting fixed for next Saturday night, which is to bo addressed by 1. .1. Maguiro nnd other prominent labor lenders, will not bo interfered with unless incendiary speeches arc made. Thero will bo a guard of soldiers there to suppress any such agitation. He is trying to con ciliate Fnliey and other leuders, who aro asking for u speedy withdrawn! of the troops. MEXICAN CONGRESS. Ifetldent Dim, In Meiaaft-e. It e fori tn the Decline In Oliver. City or Mkxico, Sept. H. President 1 Mas opened congress last evening, reading his semi-annual message, cov ering the period since April. Ho snld the country was ut peace with all civ Hired countries and was gradually making inoro Intimate ties with them. Referring to the question of silver as affecting tho finances of Mexico, tho president says: "Unfortuiintoly tho present nseai year does not begin under ns good auspices as tho previous one, for tho rxccsslvo weakuesH and fluctuations of silver, often sudden and violent in their character, have so influenced economic situations of tho country that it is domnndlng tlio serious atten tion of tho government, und has cnused tlio adoption of measures of prudence, all expenses not absolutely necessary being postponed or reduced Tho magnitude und sudden character of thu present per turbation in silver certainly do not correspond to tho known causes which hnvo produced it, nnd theroforo thoro aro well founded motives for expect ing that tlio factors, moro or loss arti ficial, which may hnvo an Inlluenco In the deelino of silver, will be of short duration and tuny even soon brlKi about n favorable reaction. "There is not, therefore, for inc present, any serious reason for nlnrm. Tlio nation will bo tiblo to pass through this dlfllcult period confront ing it with tho same serenity which it displayed a few years ugo, when tho causes produced nlartn." Tills, portion of his messugo at trnetcd grcnt attention and wns favor ably received. SPENT CUELPH FUND. Cmpernr William Charged With Squnn ilcririR Bin, ono, ooo. TtKiti.i.v, Sept. :A An Immense sen Mitton has been created here, in tlio various Gorman capitals and in VI ennu by the announcement on most reliable authority that Emperor Will ium has squandered in personal ex travagance all of wliut is known ns tho (iuelph fund, and which amounted to $15,000,000. The fund constituted tho prlvcto fortuno of tho former reigning family of Hanover, tho head of which is the present Duke of Cum berland, and which is a brunch of tho royal house of England. It seems that this has been known for soino time by certain royal personages, among others by tho I'rinco of Wales, and accounts for tho bitter unimosity displayed by tho latter against his im perial nephow. The Clrcasila Near Fort. Qukknstow.v, Sept. 18. The overdue Anchor lino steamer Circassla, which left New York August 28 for Glasgow and which should hnvo reached thnt port Thursday, September 0, was sighted this morning off Klnsalchcad, in tow of tho Urltish steamer Mcininoti Captain Hales, from Montreal. Sep tember S tho Circosslu was met by the Thingvalla lino steamer Island, from New York, and tnkcu in tow by the latter as it was in a disabled condition. Owing to tho heavy sea which pre vailed, the hawser parted and the Is Un4 waa forced to go on, ALONG SKAGUAY TRAIL. .m fiilnr of the Klondike Trip Kanm City Man Wrlten. Kansas Citv, Mo., Sopt 16. Har mon Harris, n Kansas City young man, left Kansas City for tlio Klondike Au gust 1. Tho first news from him readied his friends hero yesterday, in n letter from tho foothills near Skng tiny, dntcd August 27. In It ha says: "When I first reached Sknguay I thought I would have a pleasant trip, but I am beginning to rcnllzo thnt I have undertaken n trip that will cost mo considerable hardship. When I reached this hill in tho rain I found thnt I had undertaken something that nlnety-nlno tnou out of a hundred could not stand. "Tho situation Is dreadful, so drend fill that 1 cannot express It In words. Tho trail ovor Wliito pnss Is almost impassable. Tlio trail itself Is enough to mnko ono cry and tho rain is enough make to one swear. Mnn after man turns back In despair when ho sees tho condition of tho trail. I hnvo seen old miners who hnvo endured hard ships all their lives sit down nnd cry because they could not get over. Tho trail from Sknguay to Luko lloiinct Is strown with dead horses, which were killed in their attempt to get over. A llvo horso here Is wortli 8200. When I came hero I hud two horses, but ono of them got his leg broken and I hnd to shoot him, so thnt lenvos mc ono horso to pack 800 pounds of freight forty miles. I have packed my pro visions six miles in six days, but it was frightful. I had to take n pack of fifty pounds on my back every trip. "I would not mind tlio work, but fho rain is terrible. It has rained every day slnco I landed. I don't know when I will ever got dry ngnln, as nothing seems to get dry here when It Is once wet "The men have organized n commit tee to improve tho trail. Tlio chair man has ordered the trull closed for three days, so all tho men 3,000 can work. Tho New York World's corre spondent bought 84,000 worth of giant ponder and wo aro going to blow some of the rocks out of tho trail. "This morning 'I was detailed with six others to guard the trnil, with or ders to shoot anyone who tried to pass. In about two hours over 200 men congregated on tho trnil, clamor lug to get by, but after much trouble we persuaded the men that it was to their Interest not to pnss. The most of them went bnck, but four of them drew their guns and forced their wuy by. We tried to stop tliein but ns we did not want to shod any blood (theirs or our own) we did not shoot. When wo got bnck to camp wo reported them. The chairman gnvo them or ders to lcavo camp. "If tho peoplo here hang together and work on tho trail some of them will get through, but if they do not no ono will get through. Every mnn has to work three days or get hung. I have worked hard for two days und am tired, and wet and sore, every bono in my body aches and my heels are blistered. Nluoty-uinc per cent of the men turn back, but I am going through." PRESIDENT DIAZ AVENGED A Mob Stain 111 Amiallant to Dentil Mid dled With Sin-lien. City of Mr.xico, Sept. 16. At 1 o'clock this morning a mob of fully 200 men, belonging to tho common people forced their way Into tho municipal pulnco whero Aruulfo Arrogo, tho drunken notary clerk, who struck President Diaz, a heavy blow on tho back of tlio neck yestorday when sur rounded by distinguished men, wns conllned, iisconded tlio stairway, over came, tho guards und inudo their way to tlio ofllco of tlio inspector gcnerul of police, bent upon uvenglng tho nt- mole on tlio president. Arrogo was found sitting in n chnlr and wns stab bed ri'pcutcdly und left dead on the floor. Tho nsslstnnt chlof of police, who wns sleeping in an adjoining room, awakened by tho noise, nroso und run to tho balcony, thing his pistol ns a signal for helix At tho sumo time ho called u policeman, who was in sight, to mako an attempt to detain the lynchers, who wero making their es cape. The firing of pistols nnd tho whistles of policemen brought other ofllcors, who succeeded In enpturing twenty of tho mob. It wns not long before tlio inspector general and Inspector Vlllavlcenelo arrived on horseback. When tlio po- llco entered tho room they found tho body of tho dend man lying In tho middle of tho floor literally riddled witli knlfo stabs. At his side wero found u door bur und several knives and, other steel instruments. Tho body was removed to tho Fourth ward police station municipal hospital. Tho gendarmes who wero guarding Arrogo wcro unarmed. If thev hnd been they would have llrcd on tho mob. There Is every reason tobcllove that hundreds knew of the plans of the mob. A Hpanlah Minister Kieonimnalrated. MAimin, Sept. 1 The bishop of Majorca, llnlcarlo islands, has excom municated the Spanish minister of finance for taking possession of tho treasury of a church in his diocese. The minister proposes to appeal against the bishop to the holy see. Noted War Character It Head. Taka, III., Sept IS. Mrs. M. M. Brooks, better known as "Auntio Hrooks," died yesterday of old age. Sho wns 88 yeurs old. She was un urmy nurse at all of the principal battles fought during tho war, Includ ing Gettysburg, Shiloli and Pittsburg Landing, Sho was also at Fort Don cUon nnd in Andersonviilo prison. now Falla Throughout Colorado, Dknveu, Col., Sept 18, Itcports re ceived at tlio weather bureau indicate a general snowfall in tho mountains. The snow is several inches deep at Cripple Crtek andat Central City, THE STRIKE IS ENDED. 75,000 MEN RETURN TO THE SHAFTS. I'retldent Itata-hfnril Drrlnrr the Neurit it Ureal Vlilorr for Trillion t'nlonn--Went Alrclnlii und IlllnnU S.'rlhe Will .Vol I. lid lit I'MM'llt. Wabiiinoion, Sept. 22. M. I). Natch ford, president of tho United Mlno Workers of America, who is nttending a specinl mooting of tlio ofllcors of the Nntlonnl Federation of I.uuor, gavo out the following statement to-day: "To-day will sco about T',000 miners resume work in tlio bituminous coal Holds of the central states. The strike generally ends to-day. This Is tho middle of the twelfth week of its duration. It wns brought to a closo at our convention held nt Columbus, Ohio, on thu sth to tlio 11th of tho present month, the ten dnys' time be ing given to allow miners und opera tors to come together In Illinois nnd West Virginia to meet the prices fixed OS cents a ton in l'ittsburg, .C cents in Ohio nnd Indiana tho sumo to continue till the end .if December. The mining situation is not likely to become disturbed ngaln until tho beginning of next year, at which timo we hop? to be nblo to set tle wage differences amicably anil without the necessity of u strike. It is well understood that the light will continue from the present time in nil fields and against all operators who refuse to meet the rates. Tho great est trouble will bis found In West Vir ginia and a portion of Illinois. I nm Ulll hopeful, however, that the pro ducers in those fields will conform to the chango and put their mines in ope ration. Falling to do tills we will tight them as wo have done until the beginning of next yenr, nt which time, it is snid, their present contracts will expire. VICTORY FOR TIIADKS UNIONS. "I am well satisfied with tho ngrcc ment reached, nnd feel that it is the greatest victory gained by trades un ions for years. Of course the victory is not altogether ono of the miners. While they have done tho striking, trades unions nnd organized bodies have supplied ttic necessaries without which the miners could not possibly luccccil. It Is a victory for organized labor, and not for any particular trade, and wo want our friends who have helped us to feel that it is their vic tory ns well as ours. I feel very grateful for the assistance given us by tho American Federation of Labor and tho kindly disposition shown us at all times by Mr. Gompcrs nnd tho members of his executive committee." Asked as to the situation in West Virginia nnd Illinois, Itutchford said: "My udvlces from West Virginia nre to tho effect that our miners aro stand ing firm, nre well pleased with tho ngrocment renched und evince a de termination to fight their battle to tlio end. Our purpose is to bring tlio miners and operators of that ctntc to gether In n joint convention, thnt u uniform mining price muy bo fixed and paid for tho same vein of coal, nnd a fair relatlvo prieo for other veins within the state. As to Illinois, a con volition of tho Illinois miners is being held now. I have not hud any ad vices from there, but can safely pre dict what they will do. They will continue tho struggle until fair prices aro established. The greatest diffi culty In the wuy of advancing the Illi nois district, is the fnct thnt contracts were taken Inst spring, based upon u low mining rate, as thoy were in l'itts burg nnd elsewhere. Hut this is u matter that we cannot bo responsible for; is a mutter of business to thu op erator himself. No mnn has a right to sell another man's labor one year In advance without consulting the luborcr. A SURE WAY TO STOP STRIKES. "Wo believe that there is but one luro way to keep down strikes und disputes, which are no advantage to either side, nnd thnt is that the miners and operators interested from the various states to meet annually, mu tually fix prices for each district that are fair nnd just, nnd cuch party to the agreement observe it faithfully until a subsequent ngrcement takes lt place. During the eight years that this system was in vogue, strikes and dlstiinbcnccs of n general charac ter were unknown, nnd the onuses which give rise to them can ngnln bo removed ns soon ns tho operators in terested will bee their interests in this light" St. Lor is, Mo.. Sept 22 Pursiiunt loan ngreemont reached at the mass meeting of miners in llellcvllle, 111., Sunday, work was resumed In n num ber of additional mines in the Itelle vlllo district to-day. This agreement wus that all should go fo work who could get the scale of 37 ' cents a ton, mine run. Tho operators who have not yet agreed to pay the scale are Relnecke, Hrandenburgcr, Douk Hrothcrs, Crown Coal company, Scott Coal company, Wlldormnn, St Clair and tho Consolidated Coal companies. Chojluikl and (loddard. Sax Francisco, Sept. 22. doo Choynskl and Joe Goddard have been matched to meet In this city in Novem ber before the National club, MUiourl Day at N-iirmlle. Tf.ffkkson Citv, Mo., Sept. 22. Mis souri day at the Tennessee Centennial exposition will be October 11 Gover nor Stephens was officially notified of that fact to-day. Governor Stephens' military staff, with their wives, sev eral of tho Btato officers nnd their wlvc, und many prominent Missouri nns will comprise tlio governor's party. Hank or lllco, Col., CIimci Hi lliior Rico, Col., Sept 22. Tlio Hunk of Rico has closed its doors. Nothing can bo learned as to the bunk's liabil ities and tMaets- ACAINST SECTION 22ND. The Attorney (Jriiemt Knoi ha ft Out Important Tariff 1'olnt. Wapiii.voto-v, Sept. 25. Attorney General MeKennn announced his opin ion in the mnttcr of section 22 of the new tnrifl luw, nt the close of tho cnb inct meeting to-dny. Ho holds thnt goods coming directly Into tho United States f-om foreign countries through Cuiindltiii norts nra net sub ject to tin; discriminating duty of 10 per cent, nnd ulso holds that foreign goods shipped from countries other than Hrltlsh possessions In Hrltlsh vessels nre not subject to tho discrim inating duty, 'J' wo questions were asked tho at torney general, the flret, in offect, whether tho discriminating duty of 10 per cent, provided for in section 22, should be assessed ngnlnst an invoice of ten from Chinn which had arrived nt Vancouver in Hrltlsh ve3sols nnd then been shipped through Canada to Chlcngo, tho second whether tho dis criiiilnnting duty should be assessed ngnlnst n cargo of mungtincso ore from Chile, which recently arrived in n Hrltlsh .ship at Philadelphia. Hoth tlio attorney general answers in thu negative. The opinion of the attorney general first quotes section 22 in full nnd then -hows that the duty is n discrimina tion upon importation in vessels not of the United States whether directly to the United States or to u contiguous country nnd thence to tho United States; Hint it Is n discrimination ngatnst importations of goods (not in the usual course of strictly retail trade) from a contiguous country, they not being the products thereof; Hint it is u discrimination against goods the productions of a foreign country not contiguous to tho United Stntes which may come into tho United States from a contiguous country. In this contention the words "come into the United States" are used ns dcslg natlng movement only. SENATOR HLK1NS ITS AUTHOR. Senator Stephen H. Klkins of West Virginia acknowledges that he is the hitherto unknown author of section 22. the paragraph of tho now tariff bill putting penalties upon goods cnrrlcd into the country by foreign transportation compnnies: Ho said: "I nm not ashamed of tho part I have played. I am proud of it The section would have mennt for tho ocenn what the tariff docs for tho land. 1 think it was American, nnd for that renson I pushed it This country is bound to bo the mistress of tlio seas just us soon as we got time to nttend to it I wnnted to hurry it along. There was no trick about It nt nil. I simply worked to succeed. Of course, I was not going to toll those opposed to tho scheme all about It During President Harrison's ad ministration wc, carao very near reaching this end. Secretary Win ddm, two days beforo he died, drew tip n resolution in pencil with this end In view. Had he lived it would have been pushed. I nm going to push It now. I shall be sorry if Attorney General McKcnnu finds ngnlnst the clnuse. Should he do so, I think he will give Amcricnnism nnd American shipping u setback of twenty-five years" CRANK AT WHITE HOUSE I'rcnldent M'Klnli-j In Some lVrlt Armril l.iinntle Arrt-Mrd. Washington, Sept 22. Joseph Hloc infield Jackson, who is said to be a crank from Merlden, Conn., was ar rested last night at the door of tho Wliito house after an unsuccessful effort to enter the executive munslon. Ho hnd been in the city several dnys, nnd at thu Raleigh house, where he stopped, hnd made mysterious boasl- of what he was going to do to n high ofllcinl of tho government. Ho sent u letter to a local newspaper con taining similar threats. Ho hud been under cspionngc for several dnys nnd is now behind the burs. Crunks of nil grades nre common nboul tho President's homo, and tlio officers thought nothing of tho nrrest until, on senrching the man, they found n loaded revolver. Only a charge of vagrancy nnd carrying con cealed wenpons can bo made ngnlnst him and his treatment will not bo materially different fVom that given to hundreds of other cranks removed from the Wliito house grouuds with out disturbance, but there is, never theless, tho fear und belief thnt Presi dent McKlnley might. If he hnd driven out In tho afternoon lnstend of being closeted with visitors, boon attacked und perhaps shot us he entered his carriage. DR. HUNTER NOT GUILTY. The Former Kentucky Iter-nlillran Sena torial Aaplrant Acnulttedot llrlbery. FiiANKioiir. Ky., Sept 22. The arg uments in tliocnso of Dr. Godfrey Hunt er, charged with huvlng tried to buy three votes for 81! U00 while ho wns the fnvorlto Republican candidate for the United Stntes Senate beforo the legislature lust spring, wcro closed this morning, nnd about two hours after tho case hnd been given to the jury u verdict of not guilty was re turned. Tills determines all the briberv enses nninst, Dr. Hunter. Leavenworth fcloneinent. Kansas Citv, Ma, Sept 2 2. Harry Hurrnnd Grace Ryan of Louvcnworth, Kan., eloped to this city yesterday und wero married. The groom Is a son of Henry Hnrr, a wholesale shoe dealer of that city, and tho bride is a daughter of .Matthew Ryan, one of me wcuiuucsi men oi ueuvenworlli. Kx-Audltor K. I llnldwln Dead. WAsniNoroN, Sept. 22, At Atluntic City yesterday H. P. llnldwln, formerly auditor for tlio treasury department, tiled from an operation for appendicitis. HE PLEADED GUILTY INSISTS THIS WAS NOT A CRIME. Rx-Audttor Moore Admit Thnt lie Km hrrtrd Money Ket-elted 1 roni limur anco Comimnlrn ,tiiriim N'nrvnti ai lie Stand Itefore tho llur. E.-Stnte Auditor L'ugcnc Moore plonded milltv to tlio ehnrirn of embez zlement yesterday in district court In nccordnnco with nn ngrcement tnado with the attorneys- for the state, an amended information was filed con sisting of one count which charged Mooro with the einbc.lemcnt of stato money to tlio amount of S2,'l,20d, ()."., which ho had received ns fees from in surance companies for performing du ties required of him by tlio statutes. Mr. Mooro undertook to qunllfy ills plea by stating nt the time lie made it that ho did not believe the facts al leged were n crime under tho luw, but the state's attorney would not accept u plea in ambiguous terms and Mr. Moore, prompted by his uttornoys, changed his plea to guilty with no (lUlllifvinir words. A mutitm fur arrest of judgment was tiled Immediately und the ilulo for argument upon it was set nt October 12. An nmicublo agreement had been renched us to tho time for meeting nt tho court room. When tlio time ar rived tho county nttorney begun to rend the amended information after ho had stated that he wished tho record to show that a nolle prosequi had been entered nguiiist the three counts of tlio first information which still stood ngnlnst Moore at the time. Mr. Moore wns told to rise and ho did so, holding in his hands a slip of paper which lie lingered nervously while County Attorney M linger read the amended information. When Mr Munger had finished, Mr. Mooro was nsked by Judge Cornish what ho In tended to plend. Mr. Mooro then rend from the paper he held ns follows: "I plead guilty to the fuots as charged in the information, but do not believe they constitute a crime under the stat utes." "Well, I don't believe that plea will go," 6nid County Attorney Munger, turning to Attorney-General Smyth, who wns sented at a table at the end of which Mr. Moore stood. Mr. Smyth wns of the same opinion und us Mr. Moore's attorneys prompted him, he pleaded guilty, without quali fying Ills plea. It is suld ids object in doing thus is to gnin time to raise funds to pay hli shortage. Mr. Krlon'n t.ut-k. J. II. Kiiou, deputy labor commis sioner under Governor Crounsc, bus re ceived notice from Senator Thurston that he has passed tlio necessary ex amination for tlio supcriutcudency of ono of the national cemeteries. Ho wns ulso nsked by Senator Thurston to express u choice in location, und it wns iutimntcd that lie would bo sent to the place of his choice. Ho had no choice, merely asking to bo sent to one of tho eastern cemeteries. Mr Krion lives in Omaha. Siiinnhrd an Kdltor, City Superintendent Saylor of the Lincoln schools and L. L. II. Austin, editor of tho Evening Cull camo to blows in the rooms of tho board of ed ucation Monday evening. Tho en counter grow out of newspaper attack made by Editor Austin on Jklr. Saylor. Little harm was done by either bellig erent, and later Mr. Austin swore out a warrant charging Mr. Saylor with nssnult and battery. Tuesday Mr. Miyior was Hned tfl.oo nnd costs. Tlif judge remitted tho costs. Child Drink Sulphuric Acid. A 2-yeur-old child of James Grady of Columbus died very suddenly Monday evening under peculiar and distressing circumstances. Grady is a watchmnn in the Union Pacific yards, aud u fow days ago was given u bottle of stuff by a stranger for polishing metal. Ho left the bottle In his coat, whero it wus found by the little one, who drank part of the contents. A physician was culled but could do nothing. Tho bot tlo contained sulphuric ncld. The Liberty Hell. Secretary Glenson of tho ox-ropubh-t-an state central committee submitted it proof of tlio party emblem with Sec retary of State Porter recently. The emblem is tlio liberty boll. Tho proof is from an outline cut with the word "Liberty" in bold face type nround tho lower edgo of tlio bell. Tlio de sign wus scoured by Frank Ransom o Omaha. itnoMer nn Deck, The democrats hnvo filed their certi ficate of nomination with tho score tnry of 6tnte. A picture of tho rooster tho adopted emblem of tho party is made a part of tho certificate. H is portrayed in a delimit crowing nttl t ude. Applied for Npace. Tho Hlack Hills region has npplied for 0,000 feet of space at the Omuha exposition, nnd asks that 4,000 more be reserved for it. It also wants room and a concession for a reproduct ion of its famous crystal cave. Homo for the Friendleti. Attorney-General Smyth Monday filed a motion in the district court for u new trial in tho maudauius suit for possession of the homo for the friend less, Ilarveiter Worke Darned. Stockton, Oil., Sept 22. Tho old Shlppeo harvester works, known as tho Stockton Cur Mnchino aud Agri cultural works, covering nn nroa of 300 feet square, wore burned to-day-Tho loss is approximated at (100,000; Insurance at f 13. ooo, HORSES STILL NECESSARY. Lieutenant Mom Make 1IH Itcnort Con cerning the Itlcycto Test. Washinoto.v, Sopt. 22. Tlio war de partment has made public tho report of Lieutenant Jnmes A. Moss, Twenty-fifth Infantry, who commanded the bicyclo corps which mntlo tho long journey from Fort Mlssoulu, Mont, to ou jouis insi summer. The purpose wns to test the value of tho bicycle us a military adjunct und tho conclusion of Captain Moss upon this point is as follows: "Under favor able conditions tlio bicycle in invalu ablo for courier work, scouting duty, rapid rcconuolssance, etc. A bicycle corps as an adjunct to Infantry or or cavalry could render excellent serv ice where speed rather than number Is required, such ns taking possession of passes, bridges nnd strong plnces abend of tlio command holding them until rolnforcoinunts could bo gotten from tho main road. "On tho other lmnd, in rainy weath er, etc., tho horse is superior. Tim very thought of the bicycle doing nway with tho cavalry Is ludicrous. Each has peculiar functions of its own, a particular field In which, under certain conditions, the onu is superior to tlio other. The question, t herufore, which confronts us Is: Should not a modern, up-to-dnto army have both, that it might avail itself of the advan tages of one or tho other, as the proper conditions present themselves?' LIEUT. PEARY BACK. Koturued Yetorday I'rom III. Prelimin ary I'nlnr Trip. Svi)Ni:v, C. H, Sept. ill. The stenm sealing bark Hope, with R. E. Pearv nnd party on board, returned from North Greenland, arrived hero at f o'clock yesterday afternoon. All on board are well. Tho Hope enme into port burning her last ton of coal and with her bul warks nnd decks giving evidence of the furious sens of nn unusually stormy summer. Sho is nunrlv n deep in the water as when sho left Hero in tlio latter part of July, with her blinkers full of coal for tho huge Capo York meteorite, the largest in tho world, is in her hold, nnd bedded in tons of ballast Lieutenant Peary bus on board also six Cnpe York Esquimos, who will go witii mm when ho returns next venr to attempt to rench tho North pole. J lie i-.souimos liavo the r tents, dorr. sledges and canoes. Thoy nro eager lor tlio umlcrtuklnc aud nil tlio ar rangements hnvo been made. J lie expedition visited Cane Sabine. and relics of tho ill-fated expedition led by Grecly liuvo boon obtnineil. The summer in Haflln bay was marked oy almost continuously stormv wenthcr, and by an unusual scarcity of ice. CAN'T CURB THE FEVER. Yellow Jack Bprend In Npltn of the Quarantine Law. Nkw Ohmia.nh, Sept. 22. The larg est number of cases reported any day slnco the yollow fever first inudo its appearance in New Orlenns two weeks ago wns recorded on the books of the board of health last evening at (1 o'clock, although at that hour not a slntrle case had proved fntul during the day. Thcro were eighteen cases in all, including nino by Dr. Joseph Holt All of tho latter huvo been duly flagged and put under quarantine regulations. Ono of thu houses, whero four of the patients nre, is a fashion able boarding house. Eleven New Cafe at Kdwnrdt. EmvAJins, Miss., Sept 22 Eleven new cases of yellow fever aro report ed. Total number of enses registered. fifty-four. A linn nn Fruit and Newipapen. VlCKHiirno, Miss., Sept, 22. The stuto board litis ordered tropical fruits excluded from the state; ulso news papers, unless fumiiratcd. TRAIN SERVICE CRIPPLED. Freight and I'aiienzer TruHlo to the Half Forte Cut Off. Kansas Citv, Sept. 22. Passenger nnd freight service between Kansas City aud tho ports on the Gulf of Mex ico where yellow fever has appeared, is In a badly crippled condition. Freight for these points is received by tho railroads subject to indefinite de lay and it is impossible for travelers to buy tickets in Kansas City to-day to Now Orleans, Mobile and mnny cities in Louisiana, Mississippi nnd Texas. If cold weathor does not check tho spread of tho dreaded dlscaso within a few days through freight and passenger servlco between Kan sas City and tho Gulf of Mexico will bo completely cut off. MARTIN HELD. The Sheriff and III Men Held Under Honda for Nhnotlne; Strikers. Wn.KKHiiAitHE, Pa., Sept 22, Sheriff lames Martin and about forty of his deputies, wero arraigned lu court this morning chargod with the murder of twenty-four striking miners at Lattl mer on Sept 10. After several wit nesses had testified the judge held the sheriff and his deputies In $4,000 each for bail. Hall was furnished and they returned to Hazleton. la Colored Children Ilurned, Columbia, a 0., Sept 8 2. Andrew Smith and his wife, colored, living near Donalds, locked In their house six small children and went to church An hour later tho house was In flame Negroes made efforts to t,uvo tho chl'u drcn, but nil perished. Shoe Laitcri Win a Strike. Hiiockto.v, Mnss., Sopt 2 Tim lusters' strike, which bognn lust Sat urday ut tho ChurchllLt Allen factory and extended to other factories, WOs ?h-V laS.1 nlgl,t' and lt ls th belief that the strikers won, f J ;i- I i!l i . ,,'w . fcMKrfVf ottVujnim,9m&m?w
