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ESTABLISHED JUXE II ) , 187J. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY G , AUGUST 11 , 1807. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SENDS HIS SYMPATHY
President McKinley Cables Condolence to
BpanUh Government.
FRIENDSHIP OF CANOVAS FOR TAYLOR
Fcjling of Amity Between American
Minister and Premier.
GENERAL WOODFORD SAILS TOMORROW
Will Leave London Thursday for Madrid ,
Going by Paris.
DENIES ALL INTERVIEWS ON CUBA
Xlrfnoro to Tnlk on tlic Subject More
'ill n ii in Sny HiIliix n\ire | Ni'U
An Opinion on tlic
I | , llrlicllliiu. ,
t. lf7 , by 1'rfjs IMjIillfhlni : Company. )
SAN SEBASTIAN. Aug. 10. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Pres
ident McKInley has Instructed Acting Min
ister Taylor aa follows :
Offer in my name and speaking In behalf
of the nntlon , condolence and sympathy
lioth to the Spanish government and Senora
Canovn fur the loss of one ot thu most
eminent statesmen of our time.
Mr. Taylor conveyed the message In two
separate communications through the duk < >
of Tctuan.
Mr. Taylor was much moved at the death
of Canuvas , whom he considered a friend.
He had assisted him frequently In resolving
( .mtcably many questions affecting American
Interests. On the occasion of the last meet
ing between them at San Sebastian Senor
Canovas , on taking leave , inquired kindly
after the health of Mr. Taylor's family and
sent tht m kind regards.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
LONDON , Aug. 10. { New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General
" \Vocdforil todny r-ald that he leaves for Parl *
Thursday , where be will remain only a
week. General Woodford absolutely refused
to discuss the Cuban question from any
standpoint. He expressly asked me to s-ay
that finer his nomination be has not said
one word upon relations existing between th
-AO countries or expressed any opinion about
Cuba snd that all such alleged Interviews
arc purely Imaginative.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
' .VIM. HI3 CIVI3X A MILITAKV HLItlAI. .
Slinnlsli I'li-liili-r Arconlcil the llonorx
tif n MnrNlml.
MADRID. Aug. 10. The queen regent hap
dprred : that the military honors observed
in lli rasp of tbe funeral of a marshal shall
be accorded'the remains of the lata premier
of Spain. Scnoi Canovzs del Castillo , who
was shot and killed Sunday by Anarchist
Gclll. The body ot Ihe Spanish statesman
will arrive here Wednesday morning , accom
panied by his widow , the minister for the
colonies , Seuor Cos-Gayon , and the chief
major domo. the duke of Sotrmycr. repre
senting the queen regent. The pall bearers
< vlll be an academician , an admiral , the pres
ident of the senate , a knight of the golden
fleece and Marshal Martinez de Campos. The
Interment will take place In the Pantheon.
Funeral f ervleea will" lake place simultane
ously In all the churches throughout the
country and the official mourning will last
three days. Ths queen regent Is greatly
affected by the tragedy and Is still confined
to her rcora.
The body of the late premier lies on his
bed In the apartments which he occupied
at Santa Agueda. It Is covered with a
shroud , two tapers are burning at the fool
of the bed and an altar has been erected in
the room and masses for the repose of tht
KOU ! of the dead arc being constantly cele
brated. Senor Cestelar. the republican
leader. In an Interview , Is quoted as saying
lie will not join any cabinet unless It Is i
republican , adding that Senor Sagasta. lh <
liberal leader , ought to be a member of the
new cabinet , with the pledged support of th >
conservatives.
The queen regent has written a letter t (
Senora Canovas de Castillo , widow of tht
premier , in which her majesty tiys : "I arr
H3 affected and grieved by the horrible misfortune
fortune that I cannot find words to expre-s :
the pain I feel. I send you my consolation
liut I can only weep with you for the deal
being you have lost and who loved you M
much. I , too. have lost a great deal ,
have lost a loyal counsellor who helped m <
and of whom I stood eo much In need. Tb <
eminent services which he rendered to mj
husband , Alfonso , gave him a claim to nl
my rc2pe t , and his fresh sacrifices for tfci
thro no further united him to me and to lb <
fatherland. The country and history will d <
lilm justice. My children join me In thi'
mourning of the crown and nation. All m ]
prayers are for him. Heaven grant you thf
necessary resignation. "
1I.VVA.VA Tim XK1VS
IluxliifHK StiMUMKlril Out of ItrNpcrt ft
tile l ) * nil 1'riMiilrr.
HAVANA. Aug. 10. The official announce
jneut of the aesssslnatlon of Senor Cauovai
del Castillo , tbe Spanish premier , wis pub
Uhfd today In the Official Gazette and thi
other local newspapers. As a mark of re-
epect for the deceased statesman the etorei
arc clceed and the Stock exchange and Pro
duce exchange hive suspended bv lnctn. Thi
leading thoroughfares are being bung wltt
black drapery and other elgrs of mournlnj
are dlspleyed about the city. The crime o
Goill it being earnestly dlscutsM on al
eldifi. The news of the premier's rnurdei
was a great shock and a surprise to al
classes and expressions of eorrow ire every
where to be beard. The dying exclamatlor
of Canovas , "Long live Spain. " Is the sub
Jcct of considerable comment In the new pa <
per. * . They all printed editorials cxpreselur
great sorrow at tbe death of the SpanUt
minister and the great lose sustained by thi
Spanish nation , and dwell upon the publli
and private- virtue * of the deceased state *
man while regretting his disappearance ir
tbcec critical tio.ee. The future U referrec
to almoi-t with apprehension , although thi
people are asked to trust In tbe patrtotisn
.of the Spanish statesman and In the I oval t ;
of the Spaniards In both hemispheres In or
der to prevent further trouble for Spam
The * apearanre of afternoon edition * of thi
newspapers of Havana with the details o
tbe aseasMnation was most eagerly awaltei
today.
\visuiis m : cori.n KILL , AXOTIIKH
CnnuvHk * A ti > in Unit AuolUrr Mai
MnrUril.
LONDON , Aug. 10. A dispatch from Rom
aya that Golll't oaue It not known to tb <
Italian police. No conviction Is recorded a
Naplei or Luc-era against a person of tba
name. Other dispatches from Rome , cor
roborated by a dispatch from Paris , say thi
tbe real name of Golll it Gulse-ppe Saato. I
tblt U to. It Is a remarkable coincidence
( or the name of the isausln ot Preclden
Carnet was Caekario Santo.
A u.cial dispatch from San Sebastian say
that Uolll saluted Senor Canuvas t-ich morn
IUK ulth great politeness. His effuslvenes
arouied tbe suspicion of the premier , wh
mentioned the matter to tbe proprietor o
tbe baths , only to be re sured by < him.
Golll confiue-t that he followed Senor Can
maa to church and to other places , waltlni
lor an opportunity when he could surely ac
coruplUh his purpose. He say * he regret
that be t i Utn unable to kill Genera
PolavUja.
Will Hurry n IMIUburu llellr.
LONDON. Aug. 10. Tbe apprtarhing mar
riage 1 * announced ol Captain Arthur Hay
a brother of the earl of Erroll and a captain
In the Swond battalion of the Queen's Own ,
Cameron Highlanders , to Hermlone. daugh
ter of Mrs. Schenley , who has large prop
erty Intends at PIttsburg , P < u
OF WIIIAT HI < JII AT VIIIX'.VA.
I'oor Crop Ir i | i Tt * Hnvr IJpcn AK-
crntnlril Ity the I'lnoilN.
LONDON. Aug. 10. A dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says that the unfavor
able harvest prcepecU In Austria-Hungary ,
which hue been aggravated by th floods ,
have caused a rapid rise In the prices of
cereaU. which are now Mandlng higher than
any figure they have reached for miny yc-ar * .
This IspclaIly the case with wheat , which
wag freely offered month ; ago for autumn
delivery at 6 flcrlns per cental. It Is now
purchased at 11 florins.
"nrvpj In t for I'nclfle Cubic.
VICTORIA. B. C. , Aug. 10. The Algcrh.
one of the survey ships of her majesty's navy
will soon arrive here to take part In a sur
vey for the Pacific cable. Lite advices from
Honolulu are to the effect that the Penguin
his completed a survey from Aus
tralia to Honolulu and the Algeria
will msko theeurvey from hc'e
to Honolulu. U Is eUo said th t
the admiralty Is about to make a survey of
Clayoquctl sound and Ireue a new chart of
that harbir. Information derived from that
source will be of benpfit lu determining a
landing place for the cable.
Solrntlllc KxprclHlon Short on Sillier.
LONDON. Aug. 10. A special dispatch
from Brussels fray * Miat Lieutenant do Ger-
lache .the leader ot the Belgian antarctic ex
pedition which Is to sail shortly for southern
waters on tbe steamer Bclglc. Is much dis
appointed owing to the lack of room on board
thf ; ship , and that he has been obliged to
decline the valuable offer ot Dr. Frederick
\ . Cook , Lieutenant Peary's companion , to
Join In the Belgian expedition.
Will Order I lie Dnllrm 1'tllit In Clnlil.
LIMA. Pru ( tla Galvcston. Tex. ) . Aug.
JO. For political motives the opening of the
Peruvian congress , which was fixed for to
morrow , has biea postponed until Thursday.
Telegraphic advices just received here an
nounce the death by drowning of the cele
brated Amazonian explorer Fhcarrald. It
U reported that the government tn a few
days will decree the payment of customs
duties In gold.
Stri'iitrtlifiilnt Torpeilo Flolllln .
LONDON. Aug. 10. In pursuance of the
British admiralty's policy of strengthening
thu torpedo boat and torpedo destroyer flo
tillas abroad , the Virago and Thrasher1 have
be : n commlarfoued for the Pacific station
and the Quail and Sparrow Hawk have been
commissioned for the North American sta
tion. These small vessels wll be convoyed
to their stations by cruisers. "
I'rvwlilr nt CrcKiio i Injured.
( fopyrlpht. 1W7. by ! ! ? Publlfhlnp Pompany. )
CARACAS. Venezuela , Aug. 10. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
President Crespo is confined to his bed by
a paiuful , though not serious Injury , caused
by his horse falling on him. The'president
was riding acres ? a railroad track when
the animal slipped.
( ; rminii * Xoiv Mliilnter of Finance.
BERLIN , Aug. 30. The appointment el
Baron von Thlelmann. the retiring German
ambassador to the United States , as secre
tary of the imperial treasury In succession
to Count Posadowskl-Wehner , Is gazetted.
Uv-ICIllC Milan froiiNly III.
VIENNA. Aug. 10. Ex-King Milan of
Servla Is so setiously 111 that some anxiety
Is felt by his frUnds aa to his eventual re
covery.
JHKSttY TRAINWIinCKKUS AT WOUIC
Place Tim on tile Trni'U nml Dcrnll
Two runt FruiizhtH.
PHILLIPSBURG , N. J. . Aug. 10. Train
wreckers have been at work again on the
Central Railroad of New Jer ey. and last
night for the fourth time In as many months
accomplished the wreck of two fast freight
trains , the blocking of the tracks until 5
o'clock this morning and the loss ot at least
J50.000. About 9:30 o'clock last night , a-
train No. 41S WKS running at fifty miles an
hour on lu way to New York , the engine
.struck a pile of ties just west of White-
house. Tbe engine left the track and landed
down an embankment a complete wreck.
Fourteen cars were also derailed , piled up
in contusion and their contents scat
tered along thfr track. Engineer Shupp of
Mauch Chunk remained at tils post an !
- miraculous escape with his life. Con
ductor Maltresk. also of Mauch Chunk , was
riding on the tank of tbe engine and wa
seriously hurt. The fireman Jumped. Helen *
a flagman could be sent .out to signal approaching
preaching trains another fast freight , com
posed of cars loaded with fish and peachft
for the market In the Lehlgh Valley , came
UD and ran Into the debris. The ermine * and
two cars of fish were demolished. Englnc-er
Strubble and Conductor Moyaahan were badly
Injured. A watchman had been employed at
Whltchouse to guard against the trainwiAck
ers' atlenipt.0 , but last Saturday ht < was sus
pended , the railtoad officials evidently thlok-
ir.g Ihe tang bad loft tbe district.
Xo Authority for Hciialr * .
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 10. When the old
n-.onlicr Conmnche was taken to Mar-
Island ! t was with , the unil-rstnndlng thai
It phould bo given necessary repairs. Then-
fore Captain Turner of thenavai re-crv
was astounded to receive n telrginm from
Commandant Klrkland which i-aid that th >
Nsval department disapproved of Captain
Turner's - commendation in regard 13 re
pairs. Klrkland further ordered Captain
Turner to remove- the Comanche from Mare
Island nt once , which he did , and the ves
sel is now anchored In this harbor.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10 Inquiry nt the
Navy department respecting the cancella
tion of work on the old Monitor Comanche
al the Mare Island navy yard shows that
as a matter of fact such work was not
authorized by the department. The Comanche -
manche , like all other monitors and vessels
turne-J over to the naval militia organiza
tions. In fo placed under condition ihnt !
the organization keeps the vessel In ns
coed condition as when It was received.
Under the law the department has no
authority to spend a penny on repairs on
such craft. It wtlj dock them , howe-vrr.
and this was done to the Comunche at
Mare Island , nnd It t ? said that no other
work was authorized upon It.
Xiitluunl Hay Ahxoc-liillon.
PITTSRl'RG , Aug. 10. Four hundred del
egate * and visitors attended the oj.cnins
session of the fourth annual convention of
the National Hay association liere today.
Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor
Ford and President Bindley of the Chamber
of Commerce , after which Ihe convention
heard the annual reports of the officer *
and standing committees ! . The report of
the committee on the state of trade showed
that the present prospect Is for the largest
hay crop ever Krown in this country. The
leglslHtive committee expressseJ themselves
an satisfied with the tariff rate of Jl per
ton. ThU af'ernoon ' the delegates took a
drive throuth Schenley and Highland parks.
The convention will be in cession three
day ? .
Delicti Intend uf u Surnlux.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Instead of being one
it of the most solvent as well as the oldest
organizations of Us kind In Illinois , the
Mechanics' and Traders' Savings. Loan and
Building association , which Juiy SI reported
a surplus of CS10 , Is shown by the report
of E. T. Glennou. custodian for the Hate
auditor , to have a deficit of J1G5.C3. This
announcement hag created consternation
and a itoi-d deal of excited talK among the
stockholder * , motn of whom are In moderate
circumstances. The matter of "dummi
loans" is to be looked Into closely , It Is
claimed lhat much of the mcney lost went
on these loans.
* Value * Ilrr ut Fifty Tliou.inul.
B DBTROIT. Aug. 10. William A. McLean ,
a collector for the Grcn4 Trunk mliway ,
has rjTJ sut ! apa'.nst Joseph M. Bresler.
former chief conwil of tht III hlfan league
of American Wheelmen , for HO.OCO for al
leged alle-natiun of Mrs. McLean's a flec
tions. The lawyer was arrfEted today on
a rlvll process and gave J10W ball for lua
appearance.
Land of the Mikado is Getting on a Sound
Financial Basis.
YELLOW MONEY WILL BE THE STANDARD
Clovrrnmrnt Drrlilrn on the Tntnl
Altulltlun tif tiniport Untr
IiU rr Knvor Arlittrntlnti
of llinTnllnn Mnttrr.
RAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10. The ettamcr
Peru arrived this morning from Yokofaotm.
via Hong Kong , with the following Japance ?
advices :
There Is no doubt whatever that from Oc
tober 1 next Japan will have a gold cur-
tency. A circular Issued by Hie specie bank
announces fiat from that date It will pa ;
gold for Btnk of Japan notes. The Oaaka
mint Is very busy at present minting new
cold coins , the 10-yen coin being struck first.
The project is to mint 10.000,000 yen worth
of subsidiary coins. Including t-O-sen coin ,
within the year. In order to expedite the
Issuance of the new coin ; the usual summer
vacation of officials has been dispensed
with.
The publishers and editors of the Tokio
Nlehl Nlchl. Shlmbun , Chu Wo Shlmbun
and Tokylo Shlmbun have been condemned
to Imprisonment for one month and to piy
a fine of 5 yen for Insulting the minister ot
state by the publication In their paper of
the famous "Son ? of March. "
The Japanese government has decided to
totally abolish the export duty from the com
mencement cf the thirty-first financial year ,
that is to say , from April 1 next. Although
the budget for that year shows a deficit of
revenue , the decision has been made with
the view of encouraging the export trade.
The amount of export duty as estimated in
the budget for the current year is 2.269.77S
yen ; but In view of there being an Increase
of some' 7.000.000 yen in customs receipts
from 1S09. when the new treaties become op-
eratlve , and of their gradually Increasing ,
there will be no difficulty , even though the
export duty be abolished.
The Japanese papers are unanimous In ap
proving the principle of a supposed submis
sion of the Hawaiian difficulty to arbitration.
The Maimchl. commenting upon the annexa
tion question , says : "The reason why Japan
made a protest as soon as the signing cf the
annexation treaty became known , is that she
has done so simply out of friendship , so es
to make known her views In the matter be
fore diplomatic negotiations are opened.
From the reply of 'the Uclted States secretary
of state to Japan's first protest. It appears
tbat the determination of America on the
subject Is very firm. The Japanese govern
ment. however , has not relied on the attitude
of other countries from the outsjt , and this
policy will be adhered to to the last. "
The Japanese Gazette says that there is a
feeling akin to p nic at Kobt > which , if not
soon checked , will Irad to serious results.
Foreigners are becoming alarmed for t > .elr
safety , encounters .vlth coolies are rife , an-1
the spectacle of foreign blue jackets being
pursued by a mob 3f rough ? is rot reassur-
\Vlin.VT PRICKS OX THR TUSK.
S -i > riiilier Sell * Aliovc So % ciity-A'Ino
Centin ClileiiKU.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. September wheat sold
on 'Change today at 79'4 cents , the highest
point reached during the present bull cam
paign. The advance today was based pri
marily on the bulMsh advices from abroad
and higher quotations at Liverpool and Paris.
The government crop report this afternoon
was expected to show a decline In the con
dition of the growing crop and stimulated
buying. The sudden advance here cut off
a number of foreign bids for cash whfrat and
littlp or no business was done by exporters.
Corn W K helped by the strength in wheat
and closed five-eighths of a cent higher.
Wheat for September delivery opened at
77HS77c. advanced to 79c , reacting o
7SligsHc at the close.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. There was excep
tional activity and strength In tht- wheat
market today. Inspired by exciting and
higher French markets , enormous seabuard
clearances and strong Liverpool news , prices
here reached SGii cents at 10 o'clock , which
exceeded the previous best point for Septem
ber elnce the present bull movement begin.
HlhVKIl 3IAICKS A XEW HKCOHD.
{ -Ire of the \Vliite .Metal tltr LotvcNl
\ft Tnnclifil.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Bar silver made a
Ion- record today , selling in this market at
55jc. one-eighth ot a cent below the lowest
previous price and three-eighths of a cent
below je-sterday's price. The quotation for
Mexican dollars was 42V : cents.
Wart-nut Out for IlooUkeeprr.
DBTROIT. Aug. JO. A warrant Is out for
Cllftord P. . England , bookkeeper for the
Wnrren Scharf Asphalt Paving com
pany. who is charged wlthr' cm-
nczrlltifr llfl.OX ) of the concern's
money. AcordiiiB to the allegation ? , Eng
land siKned the firm' ? name to checks
amounting to J10.0XI upon the company' ?
account In the Commercial National bank.
he having been given power of attorney
to sign chcrkF , and obtained ihe money
and then with hU wife left the city last
Saturday. Before drawing the JlO.Cw EnK-
l.-tild UepoMted a check , apparently made
In New York , on thp National City bank
of that city by the Wnrren Scbarf Asphalt
company and signed by J. S. Lorenz. attor
ney and caihlcr. The first Intimation of
crooeiine > came yesterday when the Na
tional City bank of New York expressed
doubts -bout the signature to the check.
Indict1'iiliitK I InWay. .
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. . Aug. 10.
Judge John Wllliampi of the federal court.
who ii-sued the order restraining the state
i oiilclals from Interfering with the officials' or
Irarliic ; * of the Mutual Life/I n-urance com
pany In this state , was a Utd today whether
In view of the quo warranto proceedings In
stituted In the state courts by the attorney
general of Kansas1 , he would cite the state
oiliclalif for contempt of court. He replied :
"A quo warninto would be a proper move
by the itatiomclnlii. . without bringing them
dlreety : open to a charge of contempt of
court. I would be glad jo fcte the supreme
court of Kuna * take some action in the
matter and it will then be kno > vn just how
It stands. "
Prisoner Slint.
BOSTON , Aug. 10. Whllft attempting to
escape from the state prison at Charles-
town just before noon Herbert Willis , the
young Taunton desperado who was recently
sentenci'd to life imprisonment for the mur
der of Fred N. Strangva fatally Injured
and his brother Edwnrd , v.-ho assisted lilm
In hU break for liberty. wa seriously
wounded by the toiar'ls. Two of the lattf-r
were- wounded by the Willis brotheri1. Ed
ward Will IF. who hud gone Into the prlf n
to visit his brother , had contrived to pass
a revolver to Hrl > ert. retaining a weapon
himself , and with these they tried to over
come the guards.
l.ui-kril t"i | fcir
SAN FRANCISCO , Aue. 10. C. E. Oamp-
btill. an asjocfate of Kenneth Duncan , an
ex-preacher , who U locked up In the city
prison for grand larceny , was arrested In
Oakland last night , charged with forgery.
He attempted to get tlO by signing the name
of H. Mil's to a request for a Isan. The
prisoner Is al o known a * C K.Deane. . He
claims tie wa * one of the leaders In the big
railroad ctrlkr In Illinois and after being
blacklisted came to Oakland , where he ut-
tumeil ihe came of Campbell.
Ill : ; .Storm In/Jcr < - > - .
PATEUSON. N. J. . Aug. It A terrific
storm struck ihU city this afternoon. The
rainfall was the heaylrsr In monty-ftve
years in the city and much damage- wan
done by the wind which accompanied It.
Trn-f were uprooted In tom places , ulyns
and fenrf * carried away and trolley can
were Mopped. One crowded car wa struik
by llctitnlnp. but fortunately no one was
Injured , Numerous stre U were flooded ,
TBX OF TUB CnmV AJIH MISSlMi.
I'nrtlcnlnrx of tlie Bkiilonloa on Ilnnril
the To IT Ilont Vrlf * .
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 10. A epccltl to the Re
publican from Cairo , ill. , t ! r : Late par
ticulars of the accldent'to the tow boat Fritz
are at hand. The -.boat started from
O'Brle-n's landing about 6 p.in. . , with e
barge In tow , the latter partially loaded
with lumber. The boat voa only under way
and about seventy-five yards from tbe shore ,
when rain , accompanied' by wind , set lu.
The laborers employed In'handling the lum
ber on the barge took refuge on the boat
and between the bollera.and bulkhead. They
were there but a short -time whc-n the lower
flue of tb Etarboard bolltfr collapsed , filling
the boat with scaldingsteam. . A * soon as
the vapor lifted the following tren : found
Injured : .
THOMAS DOLEK , badly scalded , since
died. '
ROBERT GREEN. Internally scalded , since
died.
died.NATHAN
NATHAN ETHR1DGE. fatally salcded.
Will Barrett , slightly scalded.
The following arc missing and are sup.
, posed to have been scjldd aod drowned , the
theory being that they Jumped overboard to |
i avoid scalding , or were scalded and sought j
the river In their frenzy , caufvJby pain :
Sam Porterfield.
John Wright.
Ltvl Knight. <
Nash Rets.
Mcse Salterfield.
Charlie Balrd. * '
Thomas Stewart ,
Tom Thomas.
Henry Samuels. f
James Smith.
Eugene Hunt.
A white mac , one of theft-oafe crew.
The packet Ora Lee happened to be within
easy dietauce and went to the Fritz- ' * assist
ance and towed It into this port.
HAII.IIOAD ASSHSSMnXTS STAXD.
.Motion lo Itnlxp Yulnntion ot Cor-
lnirntliiii I'roiivrtlrft Kill In ,
PIERRE. S. D. , Aug. 10 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) Before the Board ol Ae&etsrnent this
morning a motion to raise the valuation of
rallroado 25 per cent for failure to make
correct reports under the provisions of the
late railroad law was \oted down on an
opinion from the attorney general tbat the
validity of the law was doubtful and an
attempt to enforce it was liable to Invali
date the whole assessment.
A motion by Governor Lee to reconsider
the assessment of the Western Union
Telegraph company and . American and
United States Express 'companies for
the purpose of an increase was
voted down , and a resolution by Lockhari
adopted to authorize the auditor , treasurer
and attorney general to .Inrestigate the
statements of such companies end report
at the next session of the .board for future
assessments.
At the opening ot the afternoon session of
the Board of Euqalizatlon , n -&olutlon was
passed condemning the , eeiion of an em-
plcyc of one of the state officials under pay
of the state In sending OD ( . specials for pub
lication In which state officials were slan
dered , and calling upon the head of the
office In which he wasemployed to take
notice of the same. All TOSed'for the adop
tion of the" resolution , except Governor Lee ,
who said It was boy's plajr , the resolution
being aimed at his private ? secretary.
The equalization wan completed by placing
bank stock at CO per cent. Tbe levy for
the co.mlng.pear Is placed'at 2 mills general
levy and - mills fo'r bond and finking fund.
It will be several days'before reliable fig
ures on the valuation canfbe secured. ,
IIIKIKAT10-X. SOUTH DAKOTA. *
One Fnrmer Proven H to Hin Prnlltn-
Iilr IiivcutliKviit.
PIERRE , . S. p. , Aug. 10. ISpecIal. ) A. C.
Johnson , niile In this clty.'was asked If he
hadr.bcth over the Hunter Irrigated farm at
Mellette in his trips over the state this sa-
ion. He had visited It several times , and
while he was especially looking after the
condition of wheat he.aUornotlced that all
crops on the farm are far'ln " advance of the
country surrounding 1 > vblch Is getting
along without Irrigation. . There are WO
acres of wheat on the farm , which Mr. John
son estimates at over thirty bushels per acre ,
while other pieces of wheat in the same
vicinity will not go over ten ( o twelve bushels
per acre. The other crops on-the farm will
compare with surrounding tracts In about the
same rate. The work off Irrigation was
started early this spring jpst as thorough ! )
as If the spring bad started In dry. Instead of
with plenty of moisture In the ground , but
there was little perceptible difference be
tween the Irrigated tracts'-atjd those which
were getting their start from the natural
supply of moisture , until after the frosts ,
which damaged that portion of the state.
From that time the dlCvrence was readily
apparent , as the Irrigated cjop was but little
retarded , while the tracta whleh were not
irrigated were several days In recovering.
The difference baa been apparent from that
time , and will be far more io when the har
vest is completed. Mr. Hunter IB de. erving
of the highest praise from 'Dakotar.s for Mr
efforts ! o the way of Irrigation which be un
dertook as an experiment snd which has
proi en to be a grand success.
Huron Traveling .Hen Oreunite.
HURON. S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special. ) A
lodge of the Order of United Commercial
Tiuvclers has been inslitnted here witb
i thetc officers : J. C. McA'daros , past coun
cilor ; Charles E. Barrows , fcenlor councilor
E. L. Low. Junior councilor ; C. N. Mcllvane ,
secretary and treasurer ; D. E. Saucr , page ,
G. .S. Hutcnlneon , sentinel. Among visiting
"knights of the grip" prefen ; were : J. B.
Sherwood of Austin. Minn. : D. L. Printup of
Sioux City : D. E , McMonice of St. Paul ; F.
H. Ixazer of Cincinnati. The Instituting
officer was C. E. March of Fargo , deput )
grand councilor. At the close of the cere
monies local member * of the order royajlj
entertained their vleltlng' Brethren.
Howard Xt * > v'IteinK.
HOWARD , S. D. . Auc , 10. ( Special. )
C. J. Farmer left jetl riJay for Klrksvllle.
Mo. , where be will take < v course of treat
ment In the Ofteopatbic.toVpJUl for asthma.
Francis Rafferty of SprjtK .Valley. Minn. ,
1s visiting bis eon , T. J. lUfterty of thfr
drug firm of Rafferty. Artn'ioa & Co.
R. S. Person , deputy sixth auditor of the
Treasury department , is at h&me on thirty
days leave of absence . ' ' i
The harvest Is progressing ax rapidly as tlip
weather permlte. Ther yield if disappointing ,
not near up to the promise ; of a month ago.
Hall and wind have d aiagf < l many fteldb
and totally destroyed JOOJP ,
Put n IVnrr Hountl Govern men I l.unil.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. ug. 10 , ( Special
Telegram. ) Truman Wilson , hound over
here today to appear before the next federal
grand jury on a charge ft ' .fencing govern
ment land , is a stokmin.He fenced about
a quarter of a section. . which be used as
pasture for cattle and sheep.
'V
Suvrtl 111 * Family fr , jju Ori-inntli.n.
OAKLAND , Cal. , AusT.110.-PauI COITOBSO
and hts family had a narrow escape from
death tur'y thin mornlnytwhen the building
at Temescal In which'be-lived burned down.
The lire occurred sh.artr ! afer 1 o'clock
Corrosso wa ? awakened"by the * moke aod
estapa teeme < l entirely cot off. Outttde hla
window , but a considerable instance belou
and to one lde , wa > a little platform UWN !
as an approach to a roof carJfn. The
Italian took his four children and threw
them to'the platform , landing each one
Daftly. He an > \ his wife then leaped to the
rround. the room behtnj thera alreidy In
flames. _
Will Co ivIIU Ur > n to Sir * I en.
C'HBYKNNE , Wyo. . Aug. 10.-Coosrtrf -
man O.'borne hai been invited to actompan )
Hon. William J. Bryan thin fall on a trip
through Mexico , to study the isdustria'con. .
dit'.on * of nat country and to look Into the
Niver question us related to monetary af
fairs in the United States. Congressman
Oeborne will probably accept. If the trip can
lx- made before congress conrer.es la De
cember.
BURY THEIR DIFFERENCES
Kentucky Republicans Disappoint Those
Who Expected a Wrangle ,
ENDORSE THE STATE ADMINISTRATION
Itrxnliitloim Itriiltlriii the Dortrlnr * ol
tlir M. Iouts IMntfnrinr lluir
( Jlilo on Civil Srrv-
Ire IMnnk. i
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 10. Contrary .to
-the expectation of many the republican state
convention , which was held In iMuslc hall ,
this city , today for the purpose of nominat
ing a clerk of the court of appeaK was
entirely harmonious In IM work. There Mas
an idea In some quarters lhat there nould
be a bitter fight between the Bradley and
Huntcr-Todd factions , but the generalship i
ot the party leaders on and off the floor j
of the convention prevented the anticipated .
clash. The state and national adtnnl. ! < ra-
lens were endorsed and civil service wns
opposed along the lines laid down by the
recent Ohio republican convention. Ii other
words , according to the Kentucky republican
view civil sen-Ice Is good enough in I's
way but there are certain office. ! whlc i
should be removed from Its control. The
convention was a quiet cne. There was no
euthuelam to cpcak of. the only real ap
plause coming when the speakers referred
to civil service reform.
The convention hall was moderately decor
ated. The Immense stage w&s drape 1 with
half a dozen large flags , while above its
center in tbe files was a picture of Presi
dent McKInley. Under the Inspiring strains
of the "Enquirer" march the 1,030 or more
delegates took their seats at 2 o'clock. A
noticeable feature was the large Crinkling
of colored delegates. At 7:50 : the stalwart
form of Temporary Chairman Deboe ap
peared on the platform.
WHAT REPUBLICANS STAND FOR.
The new republican ftcator was vigorously
, cheered as he stepped forward to assume the
gavel , which was made from wood grown on
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Speak
ing on the financial and tariff questions , Si-n-
ator Deboe said :
The republican party Is pre-eminently the
party of protection. It believe ? In the pro
tection of the industry and labor of this
coimtrv from the cheap labor of foreign
countries ; It stands for the protection of
the American commerce and American man
ufacturer and agriculture from disastrous
foreign competition ; nands for the protection
of home industries and home skill nnj .abor
from free trade heresies , which have de
graded the labor of this country under
derr.opratic rule ; stands for the protection of
the people from all unlaw ful combination ?
of wealth and trust ? organized for the pur-
posof taking undue advantage uf the pee
ple.
ple.The republican party Is In favor of a sound
ano safe financial system and bliev that
tills Is best maintained by havinc geM as
the standard of va'.ues. It believe ? in tbe
coinage of all tbe silver that can be. 1 : . pt at
a parltv with golS. EO that every dollar Is
as good as every other dollar.
At the conclusion of Senator Deboe's
speech the regular convention routine was
taken up. The several congre-ssionil dis
trict delegation. ? announced the members of
the different commltiecs elected at ths dlt-
trict conventions In the morning. Chair
man Dtboe then announced two committeemen -
men from the etate-at-large on cash cf
[ He "committee * . The committees wjre.Ihtn
sent out to deliberate.
The committee on permanent organization
was the first to report. The report recom
mended the election of George Denny of
Fave-tte county for permanent chairman and
J. Speed Smith of Madison county fcr per
manent .secretary. Both of these centismen
accepted the trusts Imposed upon them.
Judge Denny then took the chair.
DEMOCRACY ENCOURAGES ANARCHY.
Judge Denny's speech was devoted in large
part to state "affairs. Coming down to na
tional Issues he said. In part :
In th'e presidential campaign of 1 92 the
sound money democrats , wltli/ the aid of all
sorts of democrats , succeeded in electing a
president bv Inflaming the minds and paf-
ripns of the laboring classes , through sym-
palhr exprers eil and justification made for
the Homestead rioters ; their leading men
and the nb'.est editors have for years a-
"Iduously striven to arouse feelings of re
sentment upon the part of the workingmen
against their employers , dubbing manufac
turers as robber baronr and stirring up ani
mosities between different classes of citi
zens ; yet It now declares in Its platform that
the partv is In favor of social order and Is
opposed'to mobs. After opposing the re
sumption of specie payment , advocating un
limited Issuance of greenbacks or flat money
and denouncing national banks. It has. edu
cated the larger number of the democratic
party to follow with enthusiasm the falla
cies of the "Boy Orator of the Platte. "
The democratic party. Including both gold
standard and free silver democrats , has
maligned the manufacturers , abusi-d the
prosperous and successful citizens and
aroused against them the hatred of the ler ?
fortunate until a large majority of the
party believes In Altgeldlsm and are not un
favorable to anarchy and bloodshed.
At the conclusion of Judge Denny's ivech
the convention adjourned until S o'clock.
At S o'clock the convention reconvened
and the committee on credential ? made it > >
report. There were contests in only tl-ree
out of the 119 counties , and In each of
the three contests the decision was In favor
of the so-called regulars. The report of the
committee was approved 'by tbe unanimous
vote of tbe convention. The committee on
resolutions then made Its report , which was
adopted by a unanimous standing vote :
ENDORSE STATE ADMINISTRATION' .
Resolved , by tbe republican party In con
vention assembled :
1. That we reaffirm the principle ? of the
republican party as set forth In the plat
form adopted by It nt St. 1-ouls In WM.
Z. That wf endorse the resolution of the
natluna' and Plate administration ? , and es
pecially commend the action of our present
elate ofllclals in their efforts to suppress
mob violence and to preserve the financial
credit of the state.
1 We commend the action of the repre-
rentatlves of the republican party. In the
jiaspagf of a tariff bill which will raise rev
enue sufficient to support the government ,
prevent the issue of Interest-bearing bonds ,
protect American labor and maintain the
national credit-
1. We are oppoied to a system of civil
service tbat builds up an official class , prac
tically a life tenure , In almost all branches
of the public pervlce , and we demand that
the civil service he PI amended as to limit
the terms of service to four years , with the
privilege of reappointment or promotion ,
subject to such restrictions as will fecure
competent oiliclali * and to every section of
the country Its proper proportion of them.
" . . We heartl'y sympathize with the strug
gling people of Cuba In their efforts to fe-
cure liberty and Independence ,
James D. Dalley of Magoffin county v/as
then nominated for clerk of tbe court of
appeals by Secretary of State Charles 0 , Kin.
ley and John Felaud. jr. , of Cbritlan county
by W. H , Baird of Lrgan county. Mr. Fe-
land withdrew and tbe nomination of Mr.
Bailey was made unanimous. Mr. Bailpy
accepted in an eloquent c | < eci. The con
vention then , at 10:20 p. m. ( adjourned sine
die.
KISIO.V OPI'OMIXTS IX COXTHOL ,
Hnvr a Slnjurll ) of DrlrKiilr * In Ohio
1'opulli.t Convention.
COLUMBUS. O. , Aug. 10. The anjl-fuelon
delegates to tbe populist "ate convention
sprang a great political coup today. All tht >
arrangements of the convention bad been
made by a committee composed principally
of fuslonlits and were calculated to further
th'e fusion plan. When tbe actl-fuslonliu
discovered today they hid a majority ot
delegates tb-y prepared to strike uhile the
Iron wu hot. The district meetings were
to have been held this afternoon and the
convention tomorrow , but this arrangement
was Ignored and the delegates wers hastily
convened in the auditorium at i o'clock this
afternoon. A temporary organization was
formed witb John Eeltz of Tlffia as chilr-
man and A. S. Llgbtwilter of New Phil-
adelpbia ts tecreury , Mr. Eelti Is one of
tbe leaders of the antl-fuelcn fiction ad
i : or TIII : com. .SPKI.I , .
Onjr N PnrtljCloudy - with I.oner
The eool spell continued over ywtcrday.
althouch It U promised by the local weather
bureau that It will be'broken In A measure
today. The maximum yesterday was 79 de
grees. There was a range of IS degrees yes
terday between the highest point of the
thermomf.er and the lowest , from 5 o'clock
In the morning till 9 o'clock In the evening.
A light northerly vlnd with more or less
clouds contributed to the coolnens.
he defined h's position In a brief speech upon
accepting the chairmanship. A recess was
taken acid tbe district meetings were held
In the auditorium , the committees being re
ported when the convention reassembled. Ad-
iournment was taken to S a. m. tomorrow.
When the committee on permanent organi
zation met It was decided to make the tem
porary organlzitlon permanent. Hugh
Cavanagh. the fusion candidate for chair
man , wis defeated by a vote of 19 to J.
The committee on credentials seated all the
anti-fusion delegates where there were con
tests. Tonight the fuilonlsts bad arranged
o meeting to b addressed by ex-Congress
man Towne o ! Minnesota , and to offset this
the antl-fuslonists arranged a ilval meeting.
which was addressed by W. S. Morgan ut
Arkansas.
Klort Hnliunii'M Surorxsor.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 10. The election
for congressman In the Fourth Indiana dl *
trlct. recently represented by Judqe W. S.
Holman , whose death occurred In Waj-hlng-
ton last April , was held today. There were
three candidates. Marion Griffith , dcmu-
crat ; Frank Lee. republican ; H. M. Brow-
der. populist. About a two-thirds vote was
Dolled. Returns have been very slow in
coming In , but the Indications are that M' .
Griffith has been successful by a plurality
ot from 1,000 to 1,400. ' '
CO.MPKTITIO.V PJXIJS HAIL HATUS.
i : < initjDIIIII Xot Hiiter thtHnllronil
M11 ii n KTO r" * Cii I un 1 a 11 o n H.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. The Interstate Com
merce commission today resumed the hear
ing of the petition of the northwestern Iowa
grain shippers , who complain that rates from
points In northwestern Iowa to Chicago are
extortionate. The hearing WEG begun last
Friday in Sioux City. A. C. Bird , general
traffic manager cf the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul , WES the 2m witness. He was put
through a iotig siege ot quest-'oning in an
endeavor to ascerttla the basis upon ubich
raies are made , the comparstive amount of
tonnage from Minneapolis , Kancas City and
Omaha , when compared with Sioux City , and
the rfasoos why a distinction vetx made be
tween different clucks of commodities in the
matter of rates.
After putting the same questions to h.m In
various ways , and is all terms they could
think of. the prosecuting attorneys secured
the Information that In making rates the
question of competition U the chief clement
taken Into consideration , and that the rail
road endeavors to get for the service all It
's thought the commodity will bssr.
.E. J. Edmunds , president of. the North
western Iowa Grain Shippers' aosoclatlon ,
was the only other witness. As an Instance
of what it was costing him to ship grain to
market , be produced bills ot Itdlng which
showed that the freight on a car of corn was
almost equal to the price he received. In the
market for the corn Itself. Frequently on
some kinds of grsin he said that the freight
came to more than received for the grain.
He saya he paid JS1.C9 for the freight on a
carload of o ts. for which he received In
Chicago J .CO.
The hearing will be continued again to
morrow.
AISn FrtLHUUT JtATUS TO OVLF.
Hull LIiiCR Pr < rpt Tlii'ini olv 's from
Cut tn StniiiK-r Itiitrx.
DENVER. Aug. 10. The Times says Uiis
afternoon : Beginning August 20 the freight
rates between Colorado and Utah points and
tbe Atlantic coast will be zo alju.stod tbat
the war being carried on 'iveT the Malory
and Lone Star and Morran steamship lines
will iiave no visible effect upon tb < ? through
rates. This will tie brought about by a re-s
toratlon of rates by the all-rail routes , and
the raising of rates bt-uv e- ' : Colorado and
Utah and tbe Gulf of Mexico to sum figured ,
which added to the water rate charged by
the warring lines , will equal the rates over
the all-rail routes and those that connect
with Atlantic coast porta by a part-water
route the Burlington , for InsUnce , uhicb
i-cule overland ap far as Newport News tnt
from there by water.
% ilil ii liny lo Ci. A. It. Ticket Limit ,
CHICAGO , Aug. 10. The Chlcago-St Pau
lines have for some time been trying lo
f * tcn upon the Minneapolis & Omaha roa :
the blame for the demoralization In Grand
Army rates from ( Minneapolis and St. Pa'i
lo Buffalo. Chairman Caldwell of the
Western Paitenger association has' made en
Inquiry Into tbe matter and has announced
to the other roads that tbe Minneapolis .
Omaha did not make the cut rates unil
after outside roads bad made thrm. and tba
there was , under the circumstances , ver >
little that the Mlnneapol.fi & Omaha rouli
do. TUe western roads ha-ve agreed to odd
another rtuy to the- dates agreed upon for
felling th-keU. and will now sell for train
that ere to arrive In Chicago on August 23
making connections on that day with
trains going cast from tbe city.
Itallroail IVc-liIt-ni Die * of Apoplcv )
15KLMONT , Mat-fi. . Aug. 10. Henry F
Man-y. pit-El'len' of the Fltchburg rnll-
reiud , was fjuiul dead In the bathroom ut
hlK home he-re today. Death was due to
apoplexy. President Marcy has been
Kt cully worried of late over matters In
connection wltn the road. An exhaustive
examination of the accounts has been In
profres for neveral week * and during the
last few days rumors of changes to be made
In the management have been heard. Yes
terday It was developed that n shortage of
JU.MO lo flS.fr > ) had been found by the
expertx at uork on the books and there
facta. It Is stated by friends nf President
Mnrcy. 'brought on the fatal ttrokc.
c of Ilic I'lnn.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. lO.-Robert W.
Hmlth , treasurer of the Pennsylvania Hall-
road company , was seen today regarding
thf rumor current In Plitsburir that a plan
IK under consideration by the Pennsylvania
company for refunding In advance a large
mortgage debt due in 1MO. He said that aa
far as his company was < oficerned. no such
Hlep had been contcmiila - ! . He rale !
further that If the Pennsylvania company
whlrb operated the lines west of PIttsburg
Intends to refund any portion of UK de-bl
at a lower rate of Interest he has not heard
of It ,
to Trut theI.nrr. .
MADISON , WIs. . Aug. 10. I-abor Com
mlssloner Ertkson has had papers prepared
in a suit to tent the constitutional ! y of the
lew requiring primn made poo-Is snippet *
into Wisconsin to be labeled "Prison made. '
Numerous * violations of the law have been
discovered and one of the violator : ) will be
arrested shortly and the case punned.
I'Hklor HrutTii CirtK u
BAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 10.-The caic Ol
Utv. C. O. Brown will be reopened at to
day'a meeting- the Hay conference. A let
tcr from Dr. Brown , asking for new counve
to detlberatfc upon his case , la the. latei
development of the celebrated church scan
dal. This letter will be considered today
Movement * uf Oc-i-iiii \ . < -l , AUK. Id
NKW YORK A 10. .
, us. rrlved-Mann-
helm , from Hamburg ; Wtsttrolutid , from
Antwerp ,
HURTS LAKE TRADE
Coal Operators Considerably Worrix ! Over
tbe Situnt' .
FEAR A CAR FAMINE WHEN STRIKE ENDS
Will be a Rush of Lae Trade When Goal
is Obtainable ,
ARBITRATION MDVE AT A STANDSTILL
Operators Are Backward About Signing
Uniformity Agreement.
MEN FAIL TO QUIT WHEN PAID OFF
Ilr Arinlll A rr ( the I'oiml 1'oroe !
Working it I'liiin Creek anil
the Strlklntr Miner *
. . SnjX t. I "
PITTSBURCJ , Aug. 10. There is a grow
ing feeling of apprehension among coal oper
ators that the prolonging ot the strike ( or a
fen- more necks will prove bad for the lake
shippers. It Is clteil that when the miners
will have returned to work there will bo
such a demand for coal for lake shipments
that can will not be obtainable to rush It
through for shipment before lake Insurance
rates advance. At present lake freight rates
are low and vessels are tied up waiting for
cargoes. When coal again goes forward to
the docks it IE feared the demand for ves
sels will be 0 great that time will be lost
In taking on cargo because of the limita
tion at the docks to moor vessels while
loading and at the upper ports while unload
ing. Nothing bes been done by the local
operators looking to -etUeincnt of the
strike. They explain this by saying the-
miners' demands are impossible of compli
ance , end until they are modified there Is
no use of talking about a settlement. Con
tracts arc cold to have been taken for all of
this year at a low specific p ice , waiving the
customary clauses which make the price so
much above the raining rate. Meet of the
lake coal contracts are ( -aid to have been
made without tbifi clause this year and oper
ator say that to jump tbr cost of mining
to the point demanded by the mlnere or aay
near approach to It would mean that the
sheriff would become an important person
In their business. They sav they are doing
nothing regarding the ielernent of the
strike but trying to get the uniformity
agreement It to Viperation. They maintain
that its adoption offers the onlv hope of Im-
orovemcnt in the condition of the miners or
an enlargement of their earnings next ye r.
ARBITRATION AT A STANDSTILL.
There are no new developments In the coal
operators' arbitration movement. A meet
ing ot the committee was to have been
held last night , but so ratny of the. members
arc out of town tnat It had to be postponed.
The object In holding thfr meeting Is to dis
cuss plans for further steps In promotion of
the cause. The committee- will organize
and arrange to make a personal canvass
among the operators who have signified
their unwillingness to sign the uniformity
agreement. They think that most of the
opposition to uniformity results from a mis
understanding of the provisions contained
in the contract nr an insufficient knowledge
of Its import. By many "operators , especially
the river coal men , the scheme Is not con
sidered feasible , and they hesitate joining
the movement for that reason. No signed
contracts have yet been received by the
committee , but it Is learned that two or
three have put the-lr names to the paper.
D. B. Blackburn signed Saturday night ,
but still liclds the contract In hts possession.
The intention of the committee Is to secure
the signatures of the larger firms first , and
after that It Is thought the smaller operators
will fall into line. The committee is not
uneasy about securing signatures , however.
They have several months to work up the
matter , and by January 1 they expect to
have the re-quired majority of all the opera
tors in the district.
SAY DE ARMITT'S MEN ARE DESERTING.
The striking miners encamped at Plum
Creek claim that a large desertion has
taken plac ? from the De Armitt mines and
that the working force in the pit Is too small
to dig coal enough to supply the water
works of the city of PIttsburg. The strikers
have been predicting that diggers would join
their rauks as * oou as they were paid and
are disappointed because the- men did not
quit in a body. The officials of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company claim
there are 200 men In the mine , or the same
number tbat Is usually there on the day fol
lowing a pay day. The output yesterday , al
though there was what Is claimed to be a.
full force In the mine , was only fourteen
cars of lump and fifteen cars of coal tbat
had fallen through a twei and one-half Inch
screen. For the first time ejnge the siege
began the strikers and the company agree
as to the output. There was no disorder
ever the payment of the men , although both
the strikers and deputies expected trouble.
The total amount paid out was over $7,000.
Tne diggers received from $25 to $46 each
for two weeks' pay. A large number of the
men v.-ho were ppoken to said they bad little
difficulty In earning $2.50 a day and they
do not see how tbd strike can bent fit them.
The company discharged twenty-nine foreign
workmen and last night all of them took
up quarters 111 the strikers' camp. The
striking miners arc expected to reach Irwln
from Turtle Creek tomorro- morning and
the operators are ready for them. At Ex
port the farmeis have notified the Westmore
land company tbat they will uot allow the
striken , to come upon their land and will
treat them as trespassers. President Dolan'i
statement that the Westmoreland Coal com
pany and the Pennsylvania Gas Coal com
pany were selling coal to De Armitt was
investigated today. At the freight depot It
wag learned that not a carload of coal ban
gone to any firm west this summer. The
men stem still strong In their position
against striking.
STRIKERS OFFER THEIR SERVICES.
It Is claimed tbat a number of Westmore
land county miners have ofJre-d their eerr-
Ice * to the company ai deputies when the
strikers arrive. Fifty deputy sheriffs were
transferred from Plum Creek to Turtle Creek
th'c mornicg to ee that -order is preserved
while the diggers at the Oak Hill are being
paid. All but a few of the Oak Hill m in era
joined the kirlke ten diys ago , and Super
intendent De Armitt eays they will not be
pild. At tub Oak Hill mime Master Me-
cbEuic S. S. Tarr asserts tbat the force at
work In the pit U 100 per cent greater tbaa
yesterday. There are , according to the best
Inforraatlou obtainable , twenty-five dlggen
In the mines.
The proposed mirch on the Spring Hill
mine of Alexander Dempster wee'not mtde
this morning on acocuct of the heavy rain
at 3:30 : o'clock , which bad the effect of mak
ing walking on the clay roads extremely
difficult. The reported purpose of the New
York acd Cleveland Can Coal company to lake
the miners' strike Into the United SUtei
court here , ask for in Injunction In Ixbilf
of the New York stockholder' of the com
pany , and thereby secure the aid of United
States marshal and potslbly United States
troop * In dealing vlth the strikers. nan been
abandoned. If It v r ever entertained. Wil
liam P. De Armitt eayi be never bad any
Intention of going Into the United Stitra
court. The comptcy'D attorney It quoted
Baying he would take the cite to tbat court
f come one would tbovr him a way to get
it there. Other lawyers say the company
A cold have no standing In the federal court
1 : th's matter
r-jai IE i , ( low demand this wrtk. as com
pared wltb lut week. Buyers are > cot