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Brj&n Hoodlnmi Attmpt to Braak Up His
Meeting at Victor.
RIOT RESULTS AND MUCH FIGHTING
Partiians Indulge in Lively Fisticuffs on
Mining Oamp's Street.
ROOSEVELT ASSAULTED BY A TOUGH
Governor Struck a Violent Blow, but Not
Eadly Injured.
DECLINES PROTECTION OF ROUGH RIDERS
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VICTOIl. Colo , Sept. 26. (Special Tele
gram.) An outrageous assault on Gov
ernor Theodoio Roosevelt by a band of
Bryan hoodlums occurred today as the
New Yorkor was about to take the train
for Crlpplo Creek. As a result the gov
crnor was bruised n trllle. but not seri
ously Injured, despite the fact that rock
wcro thrown In profusion. Throughout
the entire trying proceeding the repub
lican nominee retlned his oiiuanlmlty and
refused to be surrounded by a devoted j and John Anderson, claiming California us
band of former members of his rough their home, nrrliid today cu the sUamship
riding regiment of San Juan hill fame. Spnarmlam from Rotterdam. Phelps says
The Hoosevelt train arrived at Victor he went to the Tianavnal In 1S!U. And. r
bout C o'clock and was met by a largo son says he left Chicago In 1S37 for Jo
crowd which Indulged In cheers and hisses i htitinesbiti g nnd tngngid as a mln.r. Wh n
for tho visitor. No trouble was encoun
tered on tho march to tho hall, whero
tho governor delivered his speech, but
there was considerable disturbance there,
hoottngs and catcalls Interrupting the ad
dress.' Trouble started when the party
left the hall to take tho train for Cripple
Creek. The street In front of tho build
ing was lllled with a dense, Impenetrable
crowd, wljlch resumed the Jeering of tho
republican candidate. A party of small
boys and young toughs, hired for the pur
pose, commenced u fusillade of rocks and
atalo eggs, which started a general melee.
Partisans of both McKlnlcy and llryan
seemingly had anticipated such an occur
rence. Furies In tlir Villi,
Two drunken prostitutes appeared,
shrilly screaming, bearing a Uryan ban
ner with which they swnyed unsteadily
through tho crowd toward the Roosevelt
party, which consisted of Senator Wolcott,
A. M. Stevenson, (leneral Irving Hale and
other prominent men. Their Journey was
brief, for tho banner was wrenched from
their hands by Joe Quln, a disreputable bill
poster of Victor, who tore It to pieces and
with tho polo In hand broke through tho
mounted escort In khaki uniforms and
struck Roosevelt n violent blow In tho
breast. Bcforo he could disentangle him
self from tho ineleo which Immediately
followed, J'ostma.ster Dau Sullivan of'
Cripple" Creek knocked him down. The
rough rider escort was somewhat broken
by tho attack which then commenced, but
again closed around the governor's party
and attempted to plow their way through
thn mob, but Colonel Roosevelt Insisted
on leading tho march himself. Sherman
Dell of Colorado Springs, nn old favorite
of Roosevelt In the Rough Riders, pushed
his former superior back and attempted
to lead tho advance, but he was thrust
asldo by tho New Yorker despite his at
tempts to prevent.
"Stand aside, Hlr, I am your colonel,"
said tho governor In a peremptory touo
anil Hell stepped back.
With his lips tightly shut Roosevelt
walked through tho crowd to the station,
tho Rough Riders Hanking him and open
ing the way through the crowd. Then
tho mob turned Its atentton to the local
campaign club, which was acting as a
mounted escort to Us visitor. Men were
pulled from their horses and rolled In the1
mud, but tho station was finally reached I
In safety and the train pulled out for
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Crlpplo Creek with the still defiant band
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of Rough Riders on tho back platform ex- I
changing deflaneles with the now sullen
mob.
.Mr, Ili-ynn Somen lint M, rpt lent,
N ERR ASK A CITY, Neb.. Sept. 26.-(Spo
clal Telegram.) Mr. llryan was shown
tho dispatch stntlng that Roosevelt was
nobbed at Victor, Colo., and Immediately
dictated tho following statement: "From
what 1 know of tho people of Colorado I
nm not willing to believe without further
evidence that they denied to Mr. Roosevelt
or to any ono elso a fair hearing. If It
proves truo that ho was mobbed or In
any way Interfered with I nm sure thttt
it was not tho work of any political or
ganization. There ran be no Justification
for a resort to vlolenro In this country and
those who resort to It Injure tho cause
which they represent."
FLOWERS AND STALE EGGS
Itooaerrll nml Party fief nn Jilen
tln AVIde Viirlely- In Colorado
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DENVER, Colo., Sept. 2fi. On leaving
Colorado Springs tho special Roosovelt
train was split In two sections, the first
stop thereafter being at Colorado City.
Tho entire population appeared to seo the
New York governor and shake his hand.
.Manltnu was the next stop , largo crowd
was assembled hero to listen to the five
mlnuto talk of tho campaigners. There
wero many women with flags and flower,
which were liberally bestowed on tho
travelers. The train then moed on to
Divide, where there was a pause: a call
was also mado at C.lllolle and Independ
ence. At Victor, a few miles from Cripple
Creek, among tho mines, a most unique
and demonstrative crowd assembled. In
this place four years ago twenty-seven Mr
Klnley votes wero cast. At present a Mc
Klnlcy and Itosevelt club has been formed
numberlng-fiOO members, with tho numbers
Increasing. Governor Roosovelt spoke Int
the Armory hall, which was filled. There
wero many republicans in the audience, but
thero were also apparently mnny demo
rrats, who mado themselves manifest by
polsy demonstrations. Governor Roosevelt
laid:
'In my stnto the men who were put on
tho committee on platform to druw up nn
iintl-trust platform nt the Kansas City
convention hail at that time his pockets
stuffed with Ice trust stock. The demo
cratic leader In New-York, Itlchanl Croker.
upon whom you base your only hope, and
It Is a mlghtly slim hope, too, was another
groat Jtoekholder and If In fact you wvre
tn read through the list of stockholders
In that trust It would sound llk reading
the roll of the members of Tammany Hull.
Question l'rmiiitl V iiku r i nl,
A voice cried out: "What about the rotten
beef?" Tho governor replied: "I ato It
(.Continued cu Fifth Tase.)
LITTLE BOBS PRAISES THEM
nuiiiiinii I roofis iiiimii in
- return MiiHIi Africa Are Aililrc
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PRF.TOrTa. Sept. 25-Klehl Marshal
Lord Rotssrts, In the presence of Lady Rob
erts and his daughter, reviewed the Cana
dians on the eve of their departure. It was
a brilliant scene, the men, who are In ex
cellent health, making a splendid appear
ance. After the march passed Lord Roberts
addressed them briefly. He said.
I cannot allow you to depart without ox
preying my thanks fnr and appreciation of
your loyal service and excellent work, es
pecially at l'ardeberg on February 2T. 1
am sure the people of Camilla will be
pleased to hear how gallantlv and how
splendidly y.iu have nil behaved In nc-
D.eplv do I regret the losses ou havo
suffered. I should have been happier co Id
you have returned In your full strontth,
but no one cou.d expert you to pns
through o nrdimts u campaign without
hisses
I am sorry that some of you are obliged
to return sooner than the rest of the re.i
Iment. but I recgnlze the urgency of
t'rtvule uuHlrs. I am confident that Mi
queen and the llrlllsh people, will never
forget your service. If It huld ever be
my good fortune to visit Canada 1 hope to
meet you nil again.
After the troops had given three cheers
for tho queen and the field marshal the lat
ter shook hands with the Canadian officers
and presented them, one by one, to Lady
Roberts.
SAY THEY WERE ABUSED
Ttvo Altoril Aiuerleiin Cltlren ("Inlm
They Wire t ill i r 1 noil -il by
llrltlsli In Trunsiunl.
NEW YORK. Sept. 26. William l'hetps
the war bioke cul In S uth Africa they took
the neutrality cath. In July this year they
wcro arrested In Fauresburg by llrltlsh
soldiers and sent to the bai racks, whoro
they claim they were abused. They pro
tested as Americans. They were kept as
prisoners forty-eight hours and sent nway
on a cattlo train They were Dually landed
ut Flushing, Holland. Tho Amrrknn con
sul there could do nothing for them, and
tho Ilrltlsh consul sent them to Rotterdam,
whence they came here. Phelps snys ho
was born In England, and Anderson claims
to bo a native of Sweden, but both assert
they are naturalized citizens of this coun
try. Trnnsviinl Ollleliil Sull.
LOURDN7.0 MARfjUKZ, Sept. 26. The
German steamer Herzog, which sailed for
Huropo today, had among Its passengers
the Transvaal postmaster general, Van
Alphen, tho assistant secretary of state,
Oroblcr; tho state treasurer, Mulherle, and
a large quantity of bar gold.
The railroad from Delagoa bayt to Pre
toria Is expected to bo open tor t radio to
morrow. POLITICS TO HELP RELIGION
Cntlmllr Yoiiiik .Men' .Viilliimil I' ill on
llcclilr to A Mr nipt to Inllu-
cnec l.cirU'nf loi. .
NEW YORK, sTpi. 2fi.-The Catholic
Young Alen's Nntlonnl Union In convention
today decldrd to form a federation for the
purpose of Inlluenlng legislation and fur
thering the claims of people who embraco
tho Catholic faith,
llUhop McFaul's Idea of a federation of
every Catholic club and society In the
United States, to bo formed by tho ap
pointment of delegates to attend a meet
ing of delegates from every prominent club
and aocli ty throughout tho country, to be
held In New York City on Thanksgiving
day, November 20. was unanimously adopt
ed by tho convention. Committees were
appointed to carry the plan Into effect.
Among the largest Catholic organizations
In th'i United States which are to rj em
braced In the proposed federation nre
tho Knights of Columbus, Knights of St.
John, Catholic Hrnevolent Legion, Ancient
Order of Hlbernltns, Irish Catholic lleno
volent, Irish-German Societies of America,
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer-
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Resides these organlratlomi there are
scores of others of less prominence.
The convention ended Its business today.
The next convention will bu held nt Phil
adelphia. The national olllcers elocted were: Rev.
Wall of New York, president; Rev. 11.
J. Ilogan of Railway, N. J first vice pres
ident; Joseph F. Kcany of Rrooklyn, second
vice president; Edward P. Gallagher of
Philadelphia, secretary and treasurer. All
of tho olIlcerB wero ro-olccted with the ex
ception of fno second vlco president.
NEW SLAVERY IN J GEORGIA
liinoernt Nrnror Xnli In lime lleen
lllrKiill.v Contlni'il In t'nu-
let Cniiipn.
- ATLANTA, On,, Sept. 28. Charges have
been filed with tho prison commission of
Georgia by Solicitor J. W. Edmondson of
Urooks county against the McRee convict
camp managers In Lowndes county, this
state, In the form of affidavits from tho
men to tho effect that McRee brothers
havo kidnaped men and womon and made
thorn work under armed guard for an In
definite period. It Is charged that one
practice of tho MrKee company has boon
to employ "trappers" to selzo Innocent
negroes passing through tho country and
without tho form of trial Imprison them
and put them to work. Several white citi
zens of the vicinity allcgo that the affi
davits of tho negroes are accurate ns to
statements made In them. Since habeas
corpus writs have been sworn out In be
half of tho negroes It Is alleged that W.
S. McRee for the McRee brothers has made
the following statement:
I agree to notify every man and woman
on Ihe farms of the McRee brothers, who
Ik not held under n sentence of court thnf
he Is n free man to go as he ple,ics .m l
to pay the cost of the two Millions corpus
suits now pending In tho court of Vnlilooia
this September !, U. W. S M'HEK
It Is .said that under this. notification S3
many as twenty persons held In the camp
have been released
STATE MAY HELP GALVESTON
I. nun Mnj lie Mmli ivltli Wlileli
(irnr mill Keep l li'iin City
Street.
to
GALVESTON, Tex.. Sept. 26. Nearly 2.000
men were engaged clearing tho h rects, re
moving debris and disponing of dead bodies
today. Twenty. five bodies were recovered
today nnd thirty-five yesterday. Governor
Saycrs left here this aftornoon for Austin,
where ho will consult with tho attorney
general relative to n proposition from tho
elty government fcr a fund with which to
operate tho municipal government from now
until tho end of the fiscal year. February
2S. About 1100.000 will bo required. Gov
ernor Sayers discouraged the Idea cf uslnx
tho relief fund for this purpose.
HARES HARD SLAP AT ALLIES
Chinese Oourt Bestows Signal Mark of Honor
on Bloody Prince Tuan.
U. S. TROOPS TO GO TO TIEN TSIN
In omelnl Circle In Wiinliltmtnn It I
nhl t lut t Thrrr I .Nn Ground
for IJitirrtliiH; A" J' Clinnno
In Mllltnry IMnu.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. It Is stated In
diplomatic circles that definite and official
information has been received that Prince
Tuan has been appointed president of the
privy council of China, Instead of grand sec
retary, ns was first reported, and that a
number of other Chinese ofilclals prominent
In the recent uprising have been similarly
honoted. Tho Chlntse minister has not been
advised of Prince Tuan's appointment, but
ho epressed tho belief after calling at the
Stato department today that the report
probnrly was true. The position of presi
dent of the privy council Is sold to be ono of
tho foicmost Importance, similar to that of
secretary of state or premier.
Clinnee nl Tien Tln,
One belated dispatch from General Chaf
fee relative to conditions In Pekln on the
21st Instant was made public today. It Is
apparent tint our government Is again In a
waiting attitude, after having made the Im
portant move toward a reduction of the
American troops In China announced yes
terday. General Chaffee had not re elved
the department's Instructions when ho sent
his message mr.de public today, but with
out doubt has It now. His offer to escort
I.I Hung Chang was In conformity with the
expected purpore of the State department
to facilitate In every proper manner the
Journey of tho Chlnoso viceroy to Pekln
Still, It Is now regarded as Just ns well
that the offer was declined nnd the respon
sibility for Li's safety left with the Rus
sians. Tho dispatch has no date showing that It
came from Pekln, but War department ofil
clals aro satisfied that It was sent from the
Chinese capital. It Is as follows:
TAKl", Sept. 2.Y -Adjutant General,
Washington: September 21. N. -M. Leave
for Tien Tsln this afternoon. Will be nl
sent several days. General Wilson remains
here. LI Hung Chang nt Tien Tsln. Under
stand he starts here soon; have offered htm
escort, declined. Country very quiet. Good
order In Pekln. CHAFFEE.
CoiiKt-r' liiNtriiftliiu AVItlilirlil.
Tho instruction to Minister Conger to
establish relations with LI nnd Prince
Chlng Is still held up here. It Is begin
ning to appear that tho purpose of tho
delay Is to ascertain more dearly the
plans of the powers which are Interested
ns well as our own und within which
Mr. Conger was to endeavor to bring about
negotiations for a settlement. If tt shall
appear that thero Is a disposition on the
part of any consldnrnblo portion of thorn
to reject In advance the well meant efforts
of tho United States to bring about a
conference nnd negotiations In which they
could participate "on equal terms with our
own government with the purpose, of ter
minating the Chinese dltllculllos, then Mr.
Conger's Instructions may require recasting.
It" might bo tegarded as useless for him
to arrange for u meeting of the powers
with China which the former do not care
to attend owing to cntiro different pur
poses from those animating the United
Stntes and there probably Is no disposition
to subject our minister to humiliation by
a Hat failure which might bo anticipated.
It also Is possible that the news rela
tive to the advancement of Prince Tuan
to a position whero he might Influence
the negotiations is regarded as worthy
of attention and that our government may
delay proceedings as long ns he stands
In tho way. Tho Stato department has not
been officially Informed of Prince iSmu's
promotion.
Ant nt War With Clilun.
It la believed that General Chaffee, being
at Tien Tsln, ha9 by this tltuo ncolved In
structions cabled him yesterday relative
to tho reduction of his force In China. If
he returns to Pekln to oxecuto tho order
It will be Monday at least before he can
begin the movement toward Tien Tsln.
It Is thought here thut with n view to
preventing any possible misunderstanding
he has already acquainted tho mllltnry rep
tesentatlves of tho powers at Tien Tsln of
tho projected withdrawal of the American
forces. This Is deemed necessary because
of tho possibility of the appearance of Field
Marshal von Waldersen nt Taku or Tien Tsln
at any moment. It Is desirable that the
change of the status of tho American troops
shall havo tnken place before he nppears on
tho scene.
Tho rapid trend of evonts In China to
wnrd nctual war. which was regarded as
certain to follow a lefusal on tho part if
Germany and some of the other continental
powers to enter Into negotiations for a set
tlement with China, Is regnided here as
Justifying the decision of tho Stnto depart
ment to withdraw tho American troops, now
that tho purpose for which these troops
wero sent into China has been accomplished.
The department has held from the first that
a stato of war did not exist with the Chinese
government, and it secured th assent of
overyone of tho powers to that proposition.
It etlll does not believe there Is sufficient
ground for changing that position nnd re
fuses to be drawn Into war without such
ground.
So ClmnKP In Military I'Imiin.
As to tho military plans already laid
down, they will remain unchanged, It Is
said here. If any power or powers sel.e
upon Pekln the American minister will
still remain there nnd General Chaffee's
ligation guard will stay with him. but tak
ing no part In the war. Tho power In pos
session ran find no valid objection to the
presence of this legation guard. At Con
stantinople the legations and embassies all
have their cevasses or legation guards, nnd
while they are not numerous the principle
Is recognized nnd mere numbers does not
affect It.
POSITION OF THE ROWERS
Aimlrln mill Italy Only (nvi'riiliiPiit
Unit llcil Fm ii mill nml I ncnn
illlliuinlly to (icriiiiiiiy.
PARIS. Sept. 26. It is asserted from ex
cellent diplomatic sources thut Austria and
Italy arc the only powers which have replied
favorably and unconditionally to Germany's
note. It Is certainly a fact thst the replies
of Russia and France are almrst Identical,
Involving the punishment of the originators
of the anti-foreign assaults, but not mak
ing their surrender an absolute condition
of tho peace preliminaries
Japan takes a middle course, leaning a
little mom strongly toward Germany, wh lo
Great Drltaln declines.
A powrrful argument used against Ger
many position wis Its c Uabllshment of u
precedent that would permit tho powers In
future wars tn demand personages consid
ered by them to be guilty leaders and that
their punishment Is deemrd fit before, peace
Decollations are undertaken.
SETTLERS MAY NOW COME IN
Itrprrarntntli r .Monilrll' Jinlt lllter
hrlicnie In ApiiriMPtl liy
the I, nml tlitlrr.
WASHINGTON. 7)7" C. Sept. 26. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Instructions have been Is
sued to the Wyoming land officials that the
relinquishing by tho state of a tract of
130.000 acres of stato land In the Salt Rver
valley on the western border of Wyoming
has been approved. The Mate will be per
mitted to select other lands of like Amount
In lieu of tho tract relinquished. The ob
ject of the relinquishment Is to enable set
tlers to take up tho land nnd settle upon
It. Tho bill authorizing this relinquish
ment was Introduced by Representative
Mondell and passed during the last session
of congress.
John R. Drennnn of Rapid City, S. D.
has been appointed Indian agent at Pine
Ridge. S. I)., succeeding Colonel Clapp. re
signed. His commission has been forward
ed to the president from Ihe Interior de
partment for signature.
The report of the condition of the na
tional banks of Lincoln was made public
today. Individual deposits have decreased
from $t.!MS,4"3 In Juno to IJ.MiUtS nnd loans
and discounts from JI,Sll,S90 to $1.778.7 1
Tho nernge reserve Is S0.0I per cent
against 3S.71 per cent.
Miss Estcllo Reel, superintendent of
Indian schools, has gone to Wyoming Miss
Reel will tnko tho stump for McKlnley In
a number of western states where women
vote.
Jacob Lovlngood of South Dakota has
been appointed superintendent of tho Ynl
nex. Ore., Indian school nt 11,000 a year. Ho
was formerly superintendent of tho Pln
Ridge school tn South Dakota.
Rural free delivery has been ordered
established at Dakota City, Neb.. October I,
covering an area of thirty-four square
miles with a population of 725. James M
Spenier. carrier. Additional service or
dered at Sheldon. Ia., nrca to bo covered
embracing thlrty-slx square miles with a
population of 630. Frank Hclsler. carrier.
Additional service wilt also bo Inaugurated
at llroeldngs. S. D., embracing thirty-four
square miles with a population of 16S. J.
J. Jerde. carrier.
Nebraska postmasters appointed- George
Wick, Sybr.int, Rock county, vlco 1). O.
Syhrnnt, dcjul; Coral L. McEIhaney. Dor
soy, Holt county, vice P. II, Parker, re
signed. Also John O. Himrjtnd t Revlllo,
Grant county, S. D.
The contract for carrying mall from
Mallnda to Angora, Neb,, was awarded
E. H. Durkcr. and from Pearl to Imperial,
Nob., to Uriah H. Whiting.
WAR VETERANS ELECTIONS
.Mirlor of Sintilli-Aiiirrlriin ( on
lllet llolil ii IIiikIiii- Mrrtlliu
nt WnnliiiiHtnn,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. The convention
of Spanish War Veterans continued Its
business meeting hero tcday. The chief
Item of interest In connection with tho
election of olllcers wis tho selection of
Colonel James E. Tillman of South Carolina
ns senior vlco commander-ln-chlcf. Major
Harold Megruw of Indlnua had been nom
inated for this otllce, but -withdrew and
substituted the name of General .loo
Wheeler, who received lour votes In the
haltutlm;. , '
The convention decided on a uniform of
blue, tinged with grny, as typical of the
union of the north and south during the
Spanish war. The following olllcers were
elected. Commander-In-rhlef, Nelson A.
Miles; senior vice commander-in-chief.
Colonel James E. Tlllmun, South Carolina;
Junior vko rommauder-ln-rhlef, Colonel
William II. Hubbell. New York; Inspector
general, Colouel Frank Harrington. United
States matins corps, Judge advocate gen
eral. Major Charles E. Miller. Ohio; sur
geon general. Dr. 8. CUITord Cox, U. S. N.;
sponsor. Miss Clara Harton; council of
administration, Colonel M. Emmet Urrll.
District of Columbia. Captain Henry D.
Green, Pennsylvania; Captain Iicrnard F.
Relnold, New York; John H. Hopper, New
Jersey; Mux Flelschman. Ohio; Otto L.
Sues. North Dakota; Major Harold C. Mo
grew Ii.illiuin.
GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES
Oiiii Khun Ntlnirl'leiil liiitrrime In
l.iiMt Itrenile mum 1'rnetleiill.v tlir
IUIII II Ho 111 ISSII In 1(4110.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2U, StaMstl- s have
been compiled nt tho census bureau baBeil
on the population of large cities which
have been announced up to the present
time which demoiiHtrates that the Kr. larg
est cities In thn United States numerically
Increased In population from 1S!I0 to 11(03
nlmost exactly ns they did between 1H0
nnd IS',10. These 1C3 cities Increased tholr
population 1,706,107 from 1880 to 1S!I0 nnd
4,r,27.'J53 from IbliO to 1300, or Just 78,151
less during the latter thun In the former
p' riod. Of ccuise, when the aggregate per
centages of increase of population of these
155 iltlcs during these two perloi's are coin
pared they show that the percentage of
Increase was considerably lower in the last
ten years because tho liicreasu Is compared
with a larger population in IP00 than It
was In 1S90.
The fact that numerically thn Increase
of the population of theso cltlrs has como
out JilEt about the samn during the last two
censuses Is moro Interesting from thn fact
that tho rates of increase of tho various
cities havo varied greatly.
Order of Xnvy Ilcjinrtlnrtit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The Navv de
partment has ordered a survey of the cruiser
Baltimore, which was engaged with Dewey's
licet at Manila and upon which Rear Ad
miral Wa'--on returned to the United Slates.
It has been In service for several years and
tho survey probably will dirclosc the ne
cesbliy for a thorough overhauling and gen
eral repair of the ship.
The gunboat Vlcksburg, which has been
ordered tn fit for the Asiatic station, today
sailed ftom Newport to Iloston, where It
will go Immediately Into dry deck.
The small gunboats Alvitrado and Sando
val, which wert captured from Spain dur
ing the Spanish war, havn been ordered to
AnnapnllR. where they will be uped us ex
ercise shlpB by tho cadots.
Iiiinir (ine lu Vork,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. Secretary of tho
Navy Long has gone to New York for a
few days nn private business. He is ex
pected to return tho latter part of this week
or the first of next.
Ilnlit'iiilmi Cmliolle I ii I ci it,
ST. PAUL. Minn., Sept 26 -ToiIhi h ch.
dun at the convention of th Wntlrn Ilo
Itiunlnn Catholic union now meeting here
was Inrgely devoted lo a discussion of a
proposition (o divide the death heneft
funds Into ums of J.Vi0 JI.OU) and $2.no0. no
cording to tlii premium paid Tho propo
sition met with general favor and It was
decided to estubtlsh the division In the
amounts given.
t. .loir nh Men re IIniiu,
PICIllIAM. Minn., Sent Sd.-W 1.;. hsom
urd C A IlHllliH-er. both of St. Joseph,
M- wiio have been cunning 011 Lake Mc
Donald, have been mlsMnir since Hundav
Their boat was found rnpMzeil In tho mid
dle of the Jake and 11 emit that was worn
by one if them was found on shore The
supposition is that they went nulling and
were drowned.
ARE NOT SO FAR APART
Goal Miners in Markle Slopes Accept Part of
Firm's Terms.
ARBITRATION FOR DISPUTED POINTS
Mhrrirr of I.ntrrnr Cnnnly Mnkr Ar
riuiKeinvnt lor ItunliliiK Triiiip
from Mirnnnitoah If Oreiilnn
for Tliflr t e Arlr.
HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 26.-Tho crisis at
the mines of G. I). Marklo & Co. has been
uached. Thero wero many expressions
nmoug the men today of dlssa.isfaclion
with some of the firm's answers to tholr
demands. Tho principal grievance Is the
wbgo scale. They ask for only nbjut ha if
of what the United Mine Workers aro de
manding. Operations at the Markle collieries were
suspended today so tlut the employes
could hold n meeting to discuss the firm's
answer. Tho meeting wns held In ihe. fore
neon nnd this aftornoon the committee
composed if employes i.f the several Markle
mines, with the exception of libmale.
which la completely tied up, made known
to the firm the decision of tho employis.
They accept the (Inn's proposition In re
gard to the hoisting men from the slopo,
acquiesce In tho refusal to pay the en
gineers by the hour and waut to further
arbitrate all the other grievances except
those relating to semi-monthly pny aud
the lwcntlun of powder houses, whLh have
been adjusted by the nnswer of Markle &
Co.
The men also decided to remain nt work
pending the arbitration negotiations m.d
agreed to nsk the firm to "deduct from the
pay of each family that returns to work
their quota for tho payment of the ar
bitrator selected by the men."
Judging only by the talk of the men It
looks as If n considerable number of men
will not go to work tomorrow morning.
The force of men at each of the Marklo
slopes Is now very short handed. The firm
for tho tlmo being refuses to discuss any
thing In connection with Its future ac
tions. The request made yesterday by Sheriff
Harvey for troops, although not refused,
was not granted by Governor Stone. Tho
sheriff and the state officials at Harrisburg.
however, have an understanding and If
thn necessity arises soldier will be thrown
into this region In short order. If this
bo done, the first to arrive would be one
of the commands now stationed nt Shen
andonh. There were no disturbances reported In
this reglcn today. Rumors of contemplated
marches of strikers are ronstnntly in cir
culation, but as far as can he learned there
is 110 truth In any of them.
With ngard to the general strike situa
tion In tho Lehigh Valley It cannot be
r,ald thut many great gains were made
on either side today. Some who quit wort;
yesterday nt the Tomhlcken, Derringer and
Cownn mines returned todny. The Lohlgh
Valley Coal company reports moro men
working today than auy tlmo since the
strike br-zan. v
The labor leaders cUlm nxcc'slon to their
ranks from both thn mines at Ecklny and
La tllmcr. The dally production of coal
In the district Is steadily decreasing. This
Is shown from the shipments of eonl from
the region today, which Indicate a falling
off of moro than 75 per cent.
STRIKERS INSPIRE FEAR
Cotllrry rnr Slli'llll nilon Ii Cloaca
IIimvii on 'i'oinit of AIIpkciI
'liirentM of Union Men,
SHENANDOAH. IV. Sept. 2;. The clos
ing t (.night of the Cambrlgo colliery, oper
ated by the Cambrlgo Coal company, com
pleted the tleup In the vicinity of this
hniough. This is a small concern employ
ing about 110 men and was about the only
(olllery working today between Hnzleton
and Ashland. I). R. James, a member of
the firm. Informed Provi st Marshal Miller
today that strikers had Intimidated the
men and that the company decided to sus
pcnil operations to Insure the safety of
1 he employes. Mr. .lames told Mnjur Mil
ler that strikers had entered the home
of Cambrlgo rmployes at night and threat
ened them with bodily harm If they contin
ued lo work.
llrrnkwood Washery. cast of Mahauoy
Plane. wns working with n full force of
men this morning when n number of
strikers visited the place and Induced the
men to return to their homes. Tho strik
ers did not resort to violence. At Ashland
thn Mast colliery resumed today with al
most Us enllro force. The Polls colliery
at Locustdiile and Locust Spring cnllleiy
at Locust Gap are also In operation.
There Is no change in I lie situation nt
Muhuuny City, till collieries ihcre remain
ing Idle. Tho men are quiet, but express
determination to remain out. Tonight
General Gobln said there was no Indication
of nn outbreak around Ilazleton, nlthough
he was fully piepared In tho event of a
call for troops.
Tho Glrardvlllo and Gllbertnn washer
les wero closed today, the strikers per
(mailing the employes to quit.
FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES
llml IVrllnit 111011K Mnllnii Miner
ltrult III n Serlon linn
'I'll 1 1, of Setlleini-nl.
SCRANTON. Pa.. Sept. 26. Tho first
bloodshed which may bo laid to tho strike
of the miners In the Lnrkawnnmi icglou lu
reported this mcinlng from Sibley, n min
ing settlement at tho foot of tho mountains
In Old Forgtl township, about six miles
from Scranton. Three men wero wounded
in the row, In which ubout twenty revolver
shots were fired. The participants wero all
Italians, and wero mostly men who had,
before the strike began, been working in
Oermyn No. 1 mine, near Rcndham. aa lion
unionists, but who hecamo members of thn
United Mine Workers two weels ngo.
Previously there was bad blood between
these men and others of their own na
tionality who had been on a Btrlko for six
months at Oermyn mines and several
clashes occurred. Last night tho men got
inio a light on the roadway near Harbor
ton. Revolvers were drawn by several, and
when the battle was ovur three men wo-n
down In the road, orin so badly wounded
that Dr. Timlin today had little hope for
his recovery. Several arrests have bei n
made.
Tho strike situation throughMit tho Lack
awanna valley remains practically un
changed today, the Lackawanna company
working Its four washerlcs without mo
Uetntlon. Nono of tho coal Is going out
over the road at present, howovur, as It
Is held on the mlno swltehes. This com
pany In believed to bo actively' preparing
to get ono of Its hlg breakers In operation
by marshaling sumclent men willing to
work for that purpose. Information this
morning, tn effect, Is that th- big com-
(Continued on fifth Paso.)
MANNA TO SETTLE STRIKE
Iteiinlillcnn ( ntnpnlmi llniinurr Or
tutliiti Himself to 'nnipno llllTec
ence of Miner 11 nil (Ipcrnlnr..
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. The Times will
wty tomorrow:
Senator Ifannn made another llt lo the
oinco of J. p. Morgan - Co. In Wall stuvt
yesterday, which wns much in re po
tracteii than hi call on Mr. Morgan, the
day 1 efore A conference was held nt Mr.
Morgan oltlce, which was attended by nil
of the president of the coal railroad. e
ccpi President Ollphant of the Delaware
lludon, who I III
Mr. Morgan Is working hand tn jtlove
Willi Senator llann.i to bring about a cot
tletnent of the anthracite coal strike and
n report got abroad In Wall street r.er
the conference that the strike had broil
settled President Fowler of the Ontario
- Western and other railroad olllclal de
clined to talk Home of the otlliial would
not oven admit that they attended the con
ference. Prr-tileM Truesdnle of the Mck
iiwanua, discussing the story, wild; "Theie
Is not n word of truth In It A a matter
of fact we are no nraror 11 settlement tmla;
than wo havo ever been. Wo started In I
tUht the miner' union and we propose to
continue that tight to the end
"As for the report of .1 conference of tlv
mllrond presidents 1 do not care to say
anything about It. Certainly there I no
settlement conference or no conference.
"In regard to the story Hist AiohbMiop
Rvnn called on inn Tuesdnv I run only sn
thut he did, but thai 1 wu out and that I
did not meet him. I do not know of any
rcpiTHcnlutlvo of the miner coming to
see me."
William P Hampton of Ihe tlrm of .1. P.
Morgan Co declined to make n state
ment with regiird to the conference Mip
posed to have taken place In the olllce of
hi firm lie contented himself by saying
mat there wa nothing given out mid their
was nothing to give out.
t resident Thoina of the Erin road, who
was reported to have admitted that urh
11 conference took place, inter iidoiiium
denied that he had made any such state
ment Vice President Wnrrrn of the ,1croy
Central ald he knew nothlnv of such 11
ei.f..rMir, .mil tlmi Mm .Ierse Central
I had certainly not been represented
John lMtnoniK agent of the Phrndotph a
1 & Heading Coal and Iron oompanv. wild
1 he hail heard nothing or such a conference.
, The strike. It Is said, was iIiim ued a
republican lienmiiiMrlets between Senator
lliinna, Senator Scott. Joseph H. Manlrv
I Fred S C.lbb ned Mr Wis lb-fore Ihe
meeting Senator) Pint nun Pepow ami
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania were con
sulted. The session lasted inure than two
hour.i. Senator I latum wn verv reticent
when aked about what im done lo ! II
the strike and piofessed to know nothing
about II.
"Hut von went to J. Plcrpout Morgan,
the head of the coal syndicate, yosterduv
and tmlnv lo sec what could be done about
11 settlement, did vou not?" was asked
"I was at Mr. Morgan's ntllce,' replied
the senator, "but I went there to si e a
man Irom SI Paul."
"Have you been Informed thut a settle
ment ha been reached'.'" ,
"No." Senator llannn answered. "I have
heard that some of Murklr s men have ti
turne.l. but about all the Information I
have Is what I get from the newspaper
It Is reported that Senator llunna I not
nnlv doing at! In hi power to end the
strllie. but he almost silcceedei n avert
ing It before It was ordered. Ill effort
would probably have been surorssful but
for the Intervention of a rir-lmposril com
mittee that upset the plans
CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
lli-lii- Ailinlrnl WnlUri- nml Other I'll)
iiiclr Hi-iocl to .Mr.
McKlnley.
CANTON, Sept. 26. Rear Admiral Walk
er, president of Ihe Nicaragua canal com
mission; Theodore C. Search, president of
the nianufaciiirers' league of Philadelphia,
arrived frpm tho east this forenoon and,
were .net r.t tho .-'.atlun by Secretary Cor.
tnlyou with tho president's carriage. Ad
miral Walker came for a conference on
official matters, the nature of which w.r
not made public. Ho spent nearly an hour
with the president before the others were
given audience. The Philadelphia' men came
to confer nn mutters connected with the
campaign, and had an extended talk with
Iho president. Later Ihe president and
ills visitors look n drive uloul the city,
stopping nt the Pennsylvania station, where
tin' vlnllors boarded a train for Ihe east.
President and Mr McKlnley Ibis even
ing attended the wedding of Mr. A. 11
Clark und Miss Faith Fugle, children of
tholr nld-tlmo neighbors and remained In
tho homo of the bride's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Fogle. for the reception Ibis
evening.
Theodore S, Search said as he was leav
ing that there was nothing In his visit
lo Interest the general public. Mr. Ileck.
who accompanied him, Is In charge of Ihe
warehouse at Shanghai of tho manufactur
ers and came lo tho United States to con
fer with the homo olllce because under
their old-lime neighbors, ami remained In
China. It I presumed that the visit to
day had something lo do with enmmer
eliil Interests In china. Mr. Search said
trade In American miinufactures with
China had reached enormous proportions
before the present iroubln began nnd that
as soon ns settlement In uffected It will
be bntter than ever.
DRAWS ONLY SMALL CROWDS
I'l olillii ( Ion I'ropituiiuilu of W'oollej
unit Mi'lciilf In North lliil.otii
I'll III lo i:ehr I. 11 1 ll II N 1 11 si 111.
FERGUS FALLS. Minn,. Sept. 26-Th"
prohibition special today traicled from
Cronkslon In Fergus Fall, where the even
ing rally was held, milking a I0I11I of seven
stops.
After leaving Glyndon. on the Northern,
the first slop wns nt Lako Park, whero
Messrs. Wonlley. Mntcnlf and II, I). Ilnugnn
spokn at Iho depot.
At Detroit 300 persons welcomed thn can
didates. Tho meeting was held at tho court
house. Volney II. dishing opening with an
nn attack on Iho canteen.
At Wadena business was entirely sus
pended nnd n majority rf tho population
was gathcied at thn depot for 11 half hour
meeting.
A short stop was tuttdrj at llennln;:, Fer
gus Falls being reached shortly ufler 7
o'clock. The evening rally waa held In
a largo tent nenr' tho depot and was well
attended, about 1,500 being present. John
G Woollcy. Henry II. Motcair, Volney II
Cuslilng and Rev. II. II Haugiui were till
heartily received. The special left nt 10 30
o'clock for St. Paul, whoro tho party will
spend Thursday driving around the Twin
Cltl"H. A night meeting Is slulod for Thtfts
ilay evening at St. Paul,
WHITE GETS FANCHER'S PLACE
Wll liilrn 11 H I of llepiihlleiiii Cu nil 1 1) 11 le
for Goeruor of orth llul.olii
Itrsillts In (illumes,
GRAND FORKS, N. 1)., Sept. Tfi t ,1
meeting of f lie republican Mali inntral
committee ti.diiy a letlir was rpad from
Gfivrrinir F. Il Fniulnr, who was r"nom
inn t nl. lu wiib h be withdraw from the
ticket by renson of his bnd health. Ho is
now at Saciamaiito, Cal. The committee
advanced Frark Whlto of Valley City, the
candidate for lieutenant govorror, to first
place and put David llnrtlott of Coopers
town lu IiIb stoad.
Directory I'lllil Isher Meet,
ATLANTIC CITY, N I . Sept. 26,-Tiie
third annual convention .,r tho American
Directory Publish' r.-t .i--orhitlii todav
elected the following ollliers! I'wldont.
A L. Polk. Detroit, tr. isnrer, A. II D n
1'ily, ChlcHK'i. Kcent.iiy '. . Hi'--T'
e resslon wh d. v . t I to tho illscu- in
papri, ton, hunt on directory work 1 id
advertli-'i .
FIRST 01 PARADES
Threo Thousmd Members of Fraternal
Organiwtions in Line.
STREETS THRONGED WITH SPECTATORS
Labor Unious Send Representatives to Swoll
Marching Column.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE THEIR DOORS
Staid Men and Matrons Pelt Ono Anothor
With Vari-Oolored Confetti.
BOISTEROUS GOOD NATURE EVERYWHERE
Conrr nllvc Kstlnmtrs I'lncr tlie
.Nn oilier of DnlooUrr nt HrM-en
Fifty iliousnnil nml lt
I'lt r i'hoiiaiinil,
In tho nnnals of the eoutt yesterday was
dedicated to those who snc their substance
to cheer tho widows and orphans of their
brethren. Forty fraternal todgos, with 3,000
members following in their tram, displayed
lhmu8clMH In company clothes before the
multitude. Tho labor unions, bono and
sinew of Ak-Sar-lien's liegemen, were olio
invited to (all In Hue and responded in
sumo small degree. They could III be
fptircd from tholr lathes and nuvits, how
ever, aud delegations were seut to show
the fealty and good will of tho working
(IlltS.
As lo Ihe croud the royal astrologer re
ported It as the stnis of the heavens, but
the mathematical corps fixed tt within the
btumls of iiO.OOO and 7S.O00. Railroads made
expel" i' but 111 tie object lo subjects at a
dls.iiiice, and Incoming t rains wore crowded
dining the morning. Sixteenth street was
lined, rank behind rank, from Webster in
Lemeuworth, and Douglas east to Tenth
was choked with spectators. Faruiiin
street to the summit of the hill was eou
titrlcled into nn alley by llesh and blood.
The review platform at tho city hall wan
lllled with dignitaries high In the conl)
denco of the king. Tho mayor, counrllmrn
and city officials held the post of honor,
making up a parly of scvctal hundred
Mayor Moores, as ever a genial hrst, re
celled a conlliiuotis salute (or an hour and
rotl-i tied earh obeisance with Uiilghib
courtesy. Even when Ihe elephant, a biuu
without regard for human station, scut
1 pray of pink lea over the royal stand the
chief executive iccelved Ihe shuwei smil
ingly with cap lu hand. Thn photographer
however, wns more gently bred and ptisbcd
the mnvor's parly by In spite of n manl
iest delliiuce from the meryuiukcrs on the
stniid.
Gillcty linn llluli.
For tho first time on the public street
the populace made constant use of confetti
end high ran tho gaiety when youth and
beautv met. Flying wedges of exuberant
youths Inserted themselves Into the masacii,
nnd Kiuivii men and women became a
lltllo children. It wan u boUtorotu but
l-orilnalurrd throng. Jerking at earh other's
libbomi .mil thrusting fingers Into shapely
I1.1t j. The novcrnur'u edict, however, was
I tiut fulfilled In one particular, for scarcely
11 mask wan seen during tho afternoon.
Whether the utmnsphero was too uiivenc
Hun for such dlvertiseiucnt, or whether
the throng prcfeired to look Into each
other's faces, thn musk fenturo (ailed to
appear. The mayor's request that all
places of business bo closed was scrupu
lottfcly taken Into account and housewives
with market baskets found the butcher
door barred.
At noon the greatest daylight crowd 111
the city's history begun to hhkciiiIiIc nnd
prniuptl nt Hie appointed hour 2:!I0- tin
vanguard of mounted policemen ptisliMl
their way through. At tho front of Hi
sipmd rode Chief Donahue, Captains Hayes
nnd Her, mounted. Rko tho patrolmen, on
snow whlto steeds. Ilehlnd came Plisldoi i
T A. Fry of Ihe board of governors, tier,
rotary A. II. Noycs and Tieusurcr II.
Peufold. gaily caparisoned In red aud
white.
Following the board of governors Ihe M
Cook Military band set the pare for fifiv
Omaha Guards beating a tattered ling with
stre.imeis betokening vlitory lu drill. The
guards wore rough field costume, leggings
nnd blue blouses. The martial escort at
Ihe front waa completed by two companion
of High school cadets, with Commandant
Pcarse In chilrge.
Kolulils .Mnrrli In dill lire,
Tho most stylishly dressed group lu the
procession. 150 knights In full drcsi, nl
traded unlimited attention. Tho swell
pedestrians wore n medley of red, yrlloo.
and green and twirled canes of cornNlnlli
with a graen worthy of Ihulr birth. "Tin
Whirled of Pollllcs" was next In linn, de
phdng Ihe rnie (or thn presidential clisli
McKlnley led by 11 srfln miugln, llrynu
wildly exerting liltusrK on a mule and
Wonlley on a pump, llannn pounding n
resounding drum made an cloipirnt pie 1
for the merits of the merry-go-'round
At Iho fore In tho second division rode
It. S. Wilcox nnd Mel Uhl. Introducing
thn Daughters of Pocahontas, a group of
striking brunettes In Indlnti garb. The
dusky Amazon were armed with bows
ami spears. A chief In war dress and his
consort headed the column of Iho Red
Men. A campllrn waa burning under the
willows on the float and thn Bages of Mi
trlbo were seen In 1 nunell hugging the fire
ns clohcly as might be, A scoro of mount
ed braves trailing In Ihn rear dhplni.d
some costumes worthy of n Remington
A float willi h made a strong bid for lb"
prize was that of thn Fraleriuil Union of
America, which bore a hugo gulden egg
of protection. Tim goose which laid the
treasure swum In front, guided by a cnpld
Following Fnuick'H Soulh Omnhn Iihu-I
marched the Thurston Rlllcs, who came
for cheers along Mm route. Thn youn.j
veleians worn appareled In n full dress cat
form of ollvn green with handsome helmet
Holmes Millie 11 Mil,
The comedy of thn spectacle was fur
nlshed by fifty professnmil hoboes, wli
Indulged In Impiomplu wrestling matrhn-
with Iho crowd and showed themselves a
Jovial lot Hoboes, men and women
marched hand In hand, dining as they wen'
on hard bread and welnlcs. Thn ruler of
Iho motley throng was mounted In n mill"
earn b"nrlni; thn lneilptlon, "Free lloore
Freo Lunch, Fien Rides" Thn cart was
entitled the "Hoboes' Horseless."
Tho Initiation of a candidal Into Ihe
secrets of the Ak-Snr-Ilen mysteries wai
then depicted In detail, (ho unhappy vl
Mm being sent In turn through a hatind
chule Into n steaming tub through n roller
anil finally cleansed and purified In thn re 11
oviitlng room. The Knights and Ladles of
Mid Maccabees then presented several ur
Untie designs, 0110 led and black wagon
hearing tho hive and another n representa
tion of the ritual of Mm order, the group
being well posed.
Tho fourth section of Ihe parade wa