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M FEAR OF ILL LUCK
Striking Miners Ohooso F
of Oonventlt
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SESSIONS ARE TO ,BE HELD AT SCRANTON
Offer of Ten Per Oont Increase by Operators
to Be Fully Considered.
QUICK ACCEPTANCE IS LOOKED FOR
DiacuBsion of Yearly Wage Scalo May Delay
Bpeedy Settlement.
LABOR LEADERS HAVE NOTHING NO SAY
Operator Annul llnsletou When An
yroncliril (orThflr View Coiiorrn
Init Munition lefne In
Commit Tliemelr.
HAZLKTON. P.. Oct. S.-Tlic Issuing of
the call today by President Mhchell of tho j
. . . . ... .. ....... Annf.rn fnr A 1
Uniieu .llinn iiurne.n ui '
Joint convention of tho anthraclto mlnsts
to bo held at Hcranton, to begin Friday,
for tho purposo of deriding whether to
reject or accept the 10 per cent rixlse of
fered by the operators. Is a long stride
In the direction of bringing the strike to
a close.
It Is believed the convention will not be
... .
long one. as it is oxpccuu .... .... 'j ,,,,, ,)ltumI10US ri,Kons. j uope that
will accept the advance. There Is. how- j nQ ono wU, hvUeyc suph charKeH- We
over, a possibility tlm. by the ntrodt c ion , w)l Qn u don.t
of a proposition to abolish i..e sliding p w,jot ,)olltlraI party eontrolB tho R0Vern-i-rale
and another to have tho opera or , ni,n T,)e cha , u abso,ute, untruo.
ngrco to a yearly wage-contract tho ter-
Eor'Si." MARCHING AT HAZLET0N
would have anything lo say In regard to tho .... , ,. , , .
,, Mine llnurrn llml rtticil (innrili, lint
convention call. ... mi.
o Trouble Appear Hinnll
Frequent Mlt.l.ell H.lu.c InlU. Crowd (in, her.
President Mitchell refused lo say anything
an to what th.i convention would probably I lUZLETON. Pa., Oct. S In anticipation
rtecido In tho matter of tho 10 per cent In- 0f marching by the strikers this morning
crease. Neltncr woum ne unueipaie vum
business other than that relating to the ad
vance In wages would be brought before the
delegates. It is not likely that tho abol
ishment of the lldlng scale will come In for
consideration.
None of tho labor leaders hre will say
whether tho Increase will be accepted or re
Joctcd. but thorn Is a strong belief that the
men will vote to go back to work. Now
that tho convention Is a certainty there Is
n, feeling of relief In tho entire region, and
H Is expected that a week from today will
aeo tho mine workers going back to tho
mines.
President Mitchell will tall tho convention
to order and will preside over Its sessions.
The secretaries will bo olectcd b.- the dele
gates and It Is almost certain that tho con
vention will vote that all nt Its sessions
shall bo held In secret. In the meantime tho
labor leaders Bay their efforts to closo up
the mlnoa still In operation will go on.
Notices of a 10 per cent advance In wages
and a reduction In the price of powder were
posted this morning by M. S. Kemraerer A
Co., operating the Sandy Hun colliery, and
Coxa Bros. & Co,, operating six collieries,
Tho notices aro similar to those put up by
tho other companies last week. Q. II.
Alarkle & Co., Calvin Tardce. Dodaon & Co.
and tho Sllverbrook Coal company are the
only companies hereabouts that, have not yet
notified their men of an Increase. Theso
four concerns normally employ upward of
4.000.
Miner Are Cnllril Together.
The text of tho convention call is as fol
lows: To Atl Miners and Mlno Employes of the
Atlthraclto Region Brothers. In view nf
tlin faot that tho mlno operuiorn have
posted noticed offering an anwinco In wagi-H
lormorly pnM and believing It to be mir
plain duty to . onsult your wishes an to our
Iilturo onllon, wo deem It ailvlsablo to auk
ou to select delegates to represent you til
convention.
You aro thereforo notified that a conven
tion will I mi held at Hcranton, Pa., begin
ning Friday, October 12. ut 10 a. m.
Tho basis of representation will bo one
otn for each M0 persons on strike, or, If
leslred, one delegate may represent oh
many on fxlO mlno workers, but no delegate
will bo allowed tu cast more than tlve
votes.
Uach delegate should have credentials
nlgned by tho chairman and secretary of
tho meeting tit which he is elected, and
whenever possible, credentials should bear
tho seal ot tho local union.
JOHN Ml'n.'HlCl.I.,
Trcsldent of tho United Mine Workers of
America.
T. D. NlCUOI.S.
President District No. 1.
liujl'jtuja THOMAS DUFFY.
. i President District No. 7.
JOHN FA 1 IKY,
PrcHldcnl District No. 9.
N. R Delegates will be untitled of the
hall in which the convent Inn will bo held
upon their atrlval In Scrautnn
After the call had been Issued It was
learned that the convention will bo held In
Muiic hall.
DISPUTE IS NOT SETTLED
finirlnl nf lulled Mine WorUcr I.
nfa Miit-mr nl Iteuiir.lluB the
Strike MIiimHiiii.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Oct. S.--W. 11. Wil
son, secretary-treBkiirer of the United Mlno
Workers of America, Issued a statement
today In which he says In part.
All of thn coal operators having now con
ceded tin advance In wages It can be truth
fully wild that the miners uf the anthracite
region havo achieved a great vletorv. Yet
inn uiapute i nut settled, nor will it ne,
rven though the miners accept the proposi
tion of the operators and return to work.
Tho Hlldlng Hcnle dockage, seml-ninnthlv
pay anil other grievances complained ut bv
the miners have not tw.-ii considered In the
proposition of the nperutora and the ad
vance In wages Is so . ompitcaii'd Wuti un
reduction In the price of powder that many
of tho miners do not understand li
Undor theno circumstances the surest and
best method of sei-iirln a settlement and
establishing permanent peace would come
irom it meeting
f the operators with the
anthracite miners when thev meet to cot.
elder "lio offer of the coal companies
The anthracite coal Held divided by Hi.
mountain rnnges into three .lliuinct regions,
each Jiaving geological conditions peculiar
to Itself, thus requiring different svstcms
of working find different melhodu of em
ployment. Tim only method by which satisfactory
explanation can be made Ih for the
operators to meet the miners when a con
vention Is held to constder the offer of
tho operators.
Se KiiiI of liulil.
SCRANTON. Pa.. Oct S.-The fourth
week of the strike In the Lackawanna re
gion began today, with a general feeling
that this week will end tho conflict
repartitions aro being made for a big
demonstration hero Wednesday and tho as
sembling on Friday of the mine workors'
convention, which will tako tip the pro
posal of tho operators.
Mill Work Iteniuueil,
JOLIET. 111. Oct. S.--Vork was resumed
by S0O men today In the converter and bil
lot mill of the Illinois Steel company In
this city, which wero shut dowu recently.
Tho work was also returned by 500 men
at tho plant of tho Prfssed Steel Car
company.
ONLY ONE DISTRICT WORKING
Interest In Miner Strike Center
There nnil In lltr I'ropo.rd
I mi i r nt Ion.
POTTSVILLE. Pa.,' OM. v-lnterest in
- great anthracite striku throughout the
I bolt revolves entirely arouud
Wt' '," convention of minors to lie
helif.. 'esldent Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell
says the matter of going back will be lift
entirely to the delegates elected to the
miners' convention, but It 1 admitted
th.it thin gathering, llkt tha local mine
workers' union In the present atrike, will
net absolutely according to his ndvlce and
that of hl subordinates.
Roglunlng with today, for the first tlmo
slnco tho opcnlug of the strike, not a
pound of coai villi be mined In tho entlro
lower anthracite hell except In the
Panther Creek valley, where the employes
of ten collieries belonging to Hie I,ehlgh
Coal and Navigation company have ro
slated tho efforts of tho labor lenders to
bring them out. Mlnslonnry work has been
begun therfi In eurnest and John Fahey.
president of this district. deared: "Theru
Is not the slightest doubt aoout the men
of I'.inther Creek vnlley going out. Of
that I am certain."
When these miners strike fully 140,000
men will have laid down their mining tools
"'! tl tie-up will be practically complete.
,000 tons a month and there may be
great trouble thero In a few days. This
valley begins in Schuylkill county, near
Taraaqua. and extends Into Carbon county.
There are still reports that the strike
was started for political purposes and
President Mitchell, discussing these reports
last night, said: 'The coal companies have
shot sliafta at me, alleging that tho strike
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every one of tho dozen collieries In this
district In operation. In a more or less
crippled condition, wait virtually an armod
camp during the night, but tho expected
did uot happen and tho community re
mains undisturbed. It was tho uncaHtest
morning that HarJetou has experienced
since tho strike began, three weeks ago to
day. In addition to tho concentration of
sheriff's deputies in this city last night,
every colliery In the region had extra
forces of coal and Iron police, fully armed.
Thuro wan no marching of large bodies of
men, hut crowds of strikers gathered, as
Is thulr custom ivery week day morning, In
the vicinity of the various collieries that
remain lu operation. The greatest crowd,
which numbered probably 300 men. as
sembled In the neighborhood of the Cran
berry colliery of A. Pardee & Co., on the
outskirts of this city. Quito a number of
the workmen on their way to this mine
wcro turned back, some through fear and
others through pei-suaslon. The company
official!) said tho colliery Is working ns
usual today. Another prowd gathered la
the vicinity. of No. 3 slope and No. 40 shaft
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company In
Hazleton, but no disturbance occurred.
The Inclement weather probably had much
to do with the pacific condition of affairs.
It rained hard during tho night and a
heavy mist hangs over the entire region
today.
STRIKERS ARE JUBILANT
Men Arc I'lenneil with 1li lriiprol
nf nil Amli'iililr Settlement of
tli- nillleiiltlFH.
WILKKSRARRK. Ph.. Oct. 8. The
operators In n statement Issued this morn
ing sny alTairs nre In bettor hhape In the
Lehigh region today. Collieries aro working
that were Idlo the latter part of last wek.
President Mitchell's call for a convention
of miners at Seranton next Friday to dls- I
cuss terms of settlement is looked upon hero
as tho beginning of the end of the strike.
Thero Is a better feeling In business circles
and the strikers aro lubilant over tho pros
pert of an amicable settlement of the
dlRlculty The Delaware & Hudson Co., to
day posted notices of an lncreaso of 10 per
cent in wages at Its collieries In this
section.
Tho Susquehanna company which operatos
the mlno at Nautlcokc la still holding out.
At tho olllco of the company In this city tho
general superintendent of the company had
not yet taken any action on the matter.
The employes of tho company are a little
uneasy about the company's delay in pobttng
notices of nn Increabe.
Notice of W Itlidruniil nf Troop.
SHKNANDOAH. Pa.. Oct. S. -Oeueral
fiobiti, In command of the troops here, said
today that he had Informed Sheriff Toole of
Schuylkill county of his Intention to with
draw the remainder of his troops by to
morrow If favorable weather prevails.
Kdward J. Coyle, who died on Friday from
the effects of a bullet wound received during
the riot of September 21, was burled today.
Tho funeral was attended by all the local
mine workers' unions and tho fire com
panies. Mr. Coyle was not a participant in
tho riot. Ho was struck by a stray bullet.
More I'nj fur Momil KiiRliirrri.
WILKKSHARRK, Pa., Oct. 8. A commit
tec of engineers and firemen on tho Le
high Valley road l:ae returned from New
York, where they conferred with the of
ficials, of the road concerning certain griex
ances. of whkh tho men have long com
plained. The committee says the oflliialh
of the road promised to redress the griev
ances. It Is understood the engineers and
firemen ot the big mogul engines will be
granted an lncrense of wages. Tho con-
luetors on coal and freight trains will also
j be given an increase of pay.
o .Miner nt Work.
SHAMOKIN, Pa.. Oct. 8. Not a colliery
In (his region resumed vork today. It was
expected that porno of tho men would re
port at North Franklin colliery, Trevorton.
which war closed down Friday, but not a
miner appeared for work at tbo regular
starting Mm Pea and chestnut coal Is
being prepared for market at the Cameron
colllri), the coal being taken from tho
culm bunk Strikers ate endeavoring to In
duce tho few men at tho mine lo refuso to
do this work and thero may be a inarch lo
enforce tho request.
Trouble I'enre.l ut IVIIIIiiniNtim u.
HARRISI1URG. Pa.. Oct. S. Two thou
sand miners participated In a parade at
Wllllamstowii tonight. About halt this
I number came from Lykens, whoro the col
lieries are Idle. About three hundred men
at Wllliamstown went on strike today
and more are expected to remain out to
morrow. Trouble is feared tomorrow, ns
the strikers seem determined to accomplish
the closing of tho Wllliamstown mines.
Sheriff Reiff has a large number ot deputies
on the ground.
Floor Falls in Upper Floor of the Monastery
of St. Nikander.
PANIC FOLLOWS FALSE ALARM OF FIRE
Mlrepliiit I'lturlmn Mushed nnrt 3lnn
uleil li' Toils f vrrrknn" Fiill
Imk I poll i hrm ns Tlic llrstrd
from Their Wrcnrlnrs.
ST. PRTnRSIlt'no, Oct. S. Five thou
sand Pilgrims assembled nt the St. Nikan
der monastery In tho Porkhoff district for
a religious festival. During the night one
of the upper floors collapsed and many of
thos.- sleeping thero fell upon those below.
A panic was caused by a false, alarm of
fire and four men and thirty-six women
were orushed to death, many others being
serlousl Injured.
ENGLISH RETURNSANNOUNCED
llmtllt us lteporte.l on Mnnilny
MornitiK Lent tlir I'nrtj
l.nlns I iichiinKnl.
LONDON. Oct. 8. --3 p. m There is poll
ing today In twenty-one constituencies.
The election results announced this
morning leave the party gains unchanged.
Right Hon. Charles H. Hemphill, formerly
solicitor general for Ireland, liberal, re
tains his Beat for North Tyrone, but by n
reduced majority.
Thomas J. Hcaly, Irish nationalist, has
been defeated In the polling at North
Wexfnrd by Sir Thomas II. fi. Ksmoude,
Irish nationalist.
The total number of members of Parlia
ment elected up to this hour Is 487, as
follows: Ministerialist, HL'5; opposition.
162. The latest political gossip is that the
Earl of Dudley, who Is now serving In
the Yeomanry cavalry In South Africa, will
replace Karl Cadogan as lord lieutenant of
Ireland.
TO PRISON FOR LES MAJESTE
(irriilltli Killlor Who ComiinrHd Knlurr
lo I'aiidli I'rllice A mill. In
Trouble for Nlinllnr OITcne.
nRRLIN, Oct. 8. Herr Maximilian Har
den, editor and publisher of tho Zukuntt,
has been sentenced to six months Impris
onment in a fortress for lese tnajeste, his
specific olTcnse being an article in the
Zukunft entitled, "The Rattle with the
Dragons."
The trial was held behind closed doors,
although the Incriminating article had been
widely circulated beforo the confiscation
ot the issue containing It.
In November, 1898. Hcrr Harden, who is
a well known socialist writer, was sen
tenced to lx months' Imprisonment a
term which he began to serve In May of
last year for a series of articles In his
paper. In one of which, "Pudel Majestnt."
he compared Emperor William to a poodle
prince.
TOO MANY BOHEMIAN GIRLS
Cnrl MclLnr, About tn Hull for Amer
ica, A r routed nt llnniliurir on
Nnnplclon,
RERUN. Oct. 8. The authorities at
Hamburg arrested a Bohemian named Carl
Mclkar as ho was about sailing for New
York with three attractive Rohcmlan girls
on tho steamer Patricia, Captain Lalt
hausor. Mclkar. It appears, had promised
to find situations for his companions In tho
United States, but he wns unable to explain
his methods to the police.
FITZH ARRIS AGaIn IN JAIL
I'lmenlx I'nrk Murderer. Ileernllj- I)e
inrleil from e lurk, A r rented
111 Llierpnnl,
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 9 James Fitzharrls,
the Phoenix park murderer known as "Skin
the Ooat," was rearrested here last evening
for falling to report himself under the
terms o,f his prison release license. It is
probable that ho will only bo temporarily
detained.
Finite i-inr l'll'f nn GunliOHt.
VIGO. Spain, Oct. 8. Fresh disorders have
occurred as a result of the Industrial rivalry
between the fishermen of this neighborhood
and those of Cangas, province of l'onte
vedra, who, ns already cabled, fired on the
Spanish gunboat Vasco Nunez do flulboa as
that vessel was leaving the port Saturday,
wounding many persons, and also attacked
tho naval commandant of the port. The
latest disturbances have resulted In numbers
of men being woi.niled and In a Ashing boat
being burned nt Cangas. The Vasco Nunez
de Hnlboa has seized seven fishing boats.
I'oiiiii'i-iitle Hnitfi In oloiuliln,
COLON. Colombia, Oct. 8. tVIa Laredo
Junction.) Tho first batch of 1,500 of the
.1,000 Jamaican laborers engaged by J. P.
McDonald, tho contractor, to work on tho
(iuaynqull-Oulto (Ecuador) railroad, ar
rived hero today in transit, accompanied by
a representative of the Jamaican govern
ment, who will act as their protector. Tho
men nro engaged for two years' service.
They are to receive 60 cents per day and
free lodging, hospital and medlcnl atten
tion. I'rncliuiintlon of I'rncr,
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. A dUpatch to tho
Journal and Advertiser from Capetown says'
A proclamation of peace in South Africa Is
expected lo be Issued by Field Marshal
Roberts on Thursday next, that being the
anniversary of the declaration of war. Lord
Roberts leaves at the end ot Hip month for
England to assume his new duties aa cotu-tnander-lu-ehlef
of thn British army.
("ermnii Meat Lnvt Hurt V ut ru 1 1 n,
PE11LIN, Oct. S. This evening tho Vos
slche Zeltung publishes n letter from Hrls
bnt.e, asserting that the meat Inspection
law, especially the prohibition ns to canned
meats, has already proved a heavy b'ow to
the Australian parking Industry. In which
Germans are heavily Interested financially.
I, on n (o I'liy Losses In liner W nr.
CAPETOWN, Oct. 8.-Tho Cape house of
assembly passed to a second reading a bill
to rnlso a loan of 1100.000 to ensure the
immediate payment of half the losses sus
tained by private persons through the war.
Noted Men tu Sail.
LONDON. Oct. 8. Tho White Star liner
Majestic, which U to sail from Liverpool
Wednesday, October 10, for New York, will
have among Us passengers Archbishop
Ireland nnd David nispham. the singer.
Trjlnif tn .Surround llucr.
CAPUTOWN, Oct. S Thn noers now oc
cupy Wepener, as well as Rouxsvllle and
Flcksburg. In Ornnge River colony, nnd
thfl Hrltlsh are attempting to surround
them.
pw t'nup nf I'lnRiir nt llrUbHiie.
RRISRANB, Queensland. Oct 8, A fresh
case ot the plague is reported hero.
CASH IN NEBRASKA BANKS
liici'cntr In Deposits f it tl Limns from
Junr to Drocmlifr n .Notnhle
Amount.
WASHINGTON. OctJ 8.-. Special Tele
gram. )--Tho report of'tho national banks
of Nebraska, cxcluslveiof Omaha and Lin
coln, at the close of 1iusltiet.s September
p. was today made public. Individual depos
its have increased Irani $19,348,361 in June,
when the last statement was received, to
130.037,62.. Loans and discounts have also
Increased In volume about $130,000, now ag
gregating J16.710.77u. Average reserve held
by tho banks Is 43.93 per cent, against 42.22
per cent In June. Present holdings of
gold coin aggregate $747,210, a gain of about
17,000.
Cornelius Van Stlgc was today appointed
postmaster at Pltzer, Madison county, la.,
and Abram West nt Savo, Hrown coumy,
S. D.
Hural freo delivery service la to be es
tablished October IS at Hudson, Lincoln
county, S. I)., with two carriers.
Miss Orn M. Shepherd of Rosebud. S. I)..
Is appointed laundress at the Snnteo Indian
school.
The postofTlrp at Mcdulre, Webster
county. la , Is orderod discontinued. Mall
to Dayton.
The land office today made public tho re
ceipts for the different land offices for the
fiscal year ending June .10, ns follows
Nebraska Alllnneo. 126,502; IJroken How,
118.424; Lincoln. '2.650; McCook. 15.611;
North Platte. $9,624; O'Neill, $17,876; Sid
ney, $14.1R4.
South Dakota Aberdeen, $14,169, Cham
berlain, $10,141; Huron, $9,928; Mitchell.
$43,720; Pierre. $3,652; Rapid City. $30,309.
Watcrtown, $74,630.
Wyoming Huffalo. $l'6.62o- Cheyenne,
$30,177; Douglas, $32,2711 Kvanston, $6,502,
Lander, $11,239: Sumlanbe, $10,928.
IN FEAR OF COTjTON CORNER
(irriiinny LIUrlr to Introduce rnlllvn
tlou of lirent Nlnple Into Her
Own Colonics,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. "If. for any rea
son, Germany should be cut off tor ouo year
from her cotton supply, them would be a
crisis ot Incalculable consequeuces," says
United States Consul Winter, nt Amaberg,
In a report to the State Department upon
the cotton consumption in that country.
In order to guard against any possible
exigency, the Colonial association, says
Cor.Mil Winter, recently sent a petition to I
the Imperial chancellor requesting that ,
eery means be used to Introduce cotton I
gtowing Into the different German colonies
where climate and soil favor. With the
exception of about $17,000 worth of cotton j
grown In one little colony, Germany Is :
entirely dependent upon the United Siates
and England for this commodity and she
consumes more of It than any other nation
on the continent.
"Germany, France and England," the
consul says, "havo never forgotten the
days of tho civil war, when their cotton
supply was completely cut oil by tho
blockade ot the southern states."
There Is r. tendency, he nays, on the
part ot tho cotton industries to gravitate
toward the centers of production, that Is
tho United States, England and the Ecsl
Indies. The shifting of cotton mills and
manufacturers to these po' saves, time
and money and the problem which now con
fronts Germany is to Insure a cotton sup
ply that can be absolutely depended upon
in peace or war.
BOUNTY FOR SANTIAGO TARS
,n Distribution n Yet lo Ofllcrr and
Vie n nf SiiiniIron Whlcli l,um
tin.itcd Cervrra.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-In view of the
numerous Inquiries on the subject tho Navy
department has authorized tho statement
that up to date there baa been no distribu
tion of bounty money to the olllcera and
crews of the American vquadron which de
stroyed tho Spanish fleet off Santiago. Tho
matter has been pending In tho court of
claims, and while bounty money has been
allowed It ho not been determined as to
what the amount or the Individual allow
ances shall be, or whether the allowances
shall be paid by the court ot claims or the
Navy department. Moreover, even It thco
questions have been determined. It will bo i
necessary to secure an appropriation by con-
gress to enable the payments to be made.
1 1 1 K Tub fine Itomiil tin llni-ii,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. -The quartcrmas
ter general has been Informed that tho
Slocum arrived at San Francisco on Sun
day night, having made the trip from New
York, by way of tho Straits of Magellan, In
eighty-six days. Tho Slocum Is ouo of the
largest and mofct powerful tugs In the serv
ice of the department. The government was
unable to buy a vessel of that character on
tho Pacific coast and aa a i bartered tug
would bo circumscribed in Its oporntionx bv
the rules of the port against carrying pas
scngtrs, etc., It was found necesoary to send
a vessel from Now York.
lllllllPllt of Mllllrj,
WASHINGTON, Oct. S. The shipments of
money to the New Orleans, St. Louis and
Chicago sub-treasuries for the movement of
the crop continue from tho treasury. Tho
shipments for today were $ioo.uuii. On
Saturday, last tho total shipments for the
season amounted to $10,440,000, against $5,
425,000 for tho name period last year, show
ing an Increase to nearly twice tho former
amount. Of the total amount New Orleans
had received $B, 340,000. Tho treasury olll
clals regard the shipments as showing
an unusually prosperous condition of af
fairs In the south.
(ierU Need N ill Coulrihiilr.
WASHINGTON. Oct. S.- Ily direction of
Secretary Hay tho employes of tho Depart
ment of State havo been notified through
Chief Clerk Mitchell that they are under
no obligations whatever hy reason of their
being In tho public Ben Ice to mako any
contributions or subscriptions for political
or other purposes, or to render political
services, nnd that they will not be molested
or In nny way discriminated against fnr fail
ure to so subscribe, contribute or to serve.
Oiiniin Returns Annniiiieeil,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-Lato today the
census bureau announced officially that
the population of the state of Delaware
was 1M.735 In 1900, as against Ifi8,l93 in
1890 This Is nn Increase of 10,242, or 9.6
per cent.
The population of the District of Co
lumbia Is 27S.7IS. as against 230,392 ten
years ago, increase of 48,320, or 20.9 per
cent.
Seeretnry Hunt In Heller llenltli,
WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-Sccretnry Root,
who for some weeks past has been 111 at
his Long Island home. Is expected back at
his desk Wednesday. The secretary Is re
ported to be In Improved health
Fosne liny llnve Yellow Fever.
HAVANA, Oct. 8. Martin C." Fosnes, act
Ing dlroctor general of posts, was removed
today to the Las Animas hospital, suffer
ing. It l believed, from yellow fever.
VICTOR TACTICS AT CHICAGO
Democratic Hoodlums Attack Procession in
Depew'a Honor.
MANY OF THE MARCHERS BADLY HURT
Moli llrrnk Into the ItniiUn, Tbrnivs
Moiick, Wields rluhs, Tenrs Uni
form mill Disturb tflr
Occasion.
CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Dloodshed followed In
the trail of Chauncey Uepew and his throe
mile escort of republican marching clubs to
night. Just ..s tho last company in line
turned the corner of Sedgwick streot nud
Chicago avenue it was charged on by an
organized gang of men who had concealed
themselves in the dark recess of an.un
lighted alley.
Tho rioters were repulsed finally by tho
marchers, but not until four or fhe ot the
rcptibllcau marchers had been Injured, some
of them quite seriously. Tho most seriously
Injured were:
Michael Hall, found on the street uncon
scious after the struggle; nose broken, eo
cut, three teeth knocked out, struck on
head with a brick; taken to hospital.
fieorgo Hughes, picked up unconscious,
having been struck on tho head with a pav
ing block; slight contusion ot the skull.
Captain Maurice Wollman, struck on tho
back of the head and stunned.
Robert Lang, knocked down and injured
about the body by being stepped on.
Many other of tho marchcrB were moro or
less hurt and their uniforms ruined. The
men who precipitated tho riot escaped.
ENGLISH CABINET RESIGNS
Step TuLrn (hut Will Alloir nf An)
.ecrnr" llccoust r net Ion of
.Mlnltr .
LONDON, Oct. 9 (3 a. in.) The Dally
Telegraph says It understands that the cab
inet has reslgried ns a formality and lu
order to enable any necessary reconstruc
tion. Only four results out of twenty-one con
stituencies polled yesterdny, In the parlia
mentary general election, have thus far
been announced. These show that tho lib
erals have gained two seats, one in Car
marthyushlre and tho other, strangely
enough, in the Rndcllffecum-FartiBworth
division .of southeast Lancashire, which
had heretofore gono strongly conservative.
It looks, therefore, as If thero might ba
a slight reaction tn the country pollings,
but this will be too lato to affect the gen
eral result seriously.
Last evening Herbert Henry Asqulth, one
of tho liberal leaders, admitted that Who
Salisbury government would return to
power with a majority of 150 to 160. Ot
the 492 members already declared officially
elected the ministerialists number 372 and
the opposition 165. The former have gained
23 sents and the latter 18.
William Abraham, liberal, has been re
elected for the Rhoudda Valley division of
Glamorganshire, Walex, with a majority of
6,609. In the general election of H93 he
vas returned unopposed, as was the case
In the election of -1896 and 1892
NEBRASKANS GO TO INDIA
llrr. V. V. i:imoreiTnil Wife "till I Tn
ilnr for Their .Vpiv Field of
MlNMlnnnry Lnlior.
noSTON. Oct 8 Twenty-eight mission
aries who are to sail on Wednesday on their
way to the lleld of labor to which they have
been assigned In the fnr east were made
the guests of honor of tho Daptlst min
isters at their meeting in Tremont Temple
today.
The newly assigned missionaries are: Rev.
A. Khrgott and wife of Ohio, to Rangoon.
Rurinah; Rev. O. J Hulslngn and wife of
Michigan, Rev. W. T. Klmoro and wife of
Nebraska and Miss Lillian llishop of Nova
Scotia to Telugu. India; Rev. W. F. Dowd
and wife of Michigan and Miss A. I:. Ixmg
of Illinois to Assam: Miss R. Scott of Penn
sylvania and Miss A. D. Mason of Illinois
to nurmah.
The others are returning to former fleldB
of duly.
KANSAS TREASURER SUED
Oltlclitl I ChnrKi'il with MuUlliu
WroiiK L"" of the Fund
ot the Nlnte.
TOPEKA. Kan., Oct. 8. State Treasurer
Frank Grimes and his bondsmen were sued
this morning In the district court ot Osage
county for $2fi,000. The suit Is based upon
the claim that State Treasurer Crimea has
deposited tho state funds In Topeka banks,
collected $25,000 in Interest on tho deposits
nnd nppropt lated it to his own use. Tho
suit Is brought on the relation ot tho county
attorney of Osagn county, A. B. ('rum.
Judge William Thompson allowed a re
straining order, prayed for In tho petition,
enjoining Treasurer Grimes from making
any further deposits of state funds. Tho
hearing for tho Injunction was set for Oc
tober IB.
Treasurer OrlmcR today said: "I have
understood for several days that such a list
would be filed. Tho motive Is to Injure mo
politically."
ARRESTED AS TRAIN ROBBER
Man Whn Hen fnr I'onil of n tVomnn
lilpulllleil hy Her n
1 1 lull wit.! innn,
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 8. William Camp
bell, a Scotchman, was arrested In South
Tacnma today on suspicion of bolng (ho
lone highwayman who held up the North
ern Pacific train near Rathdrum. Idaho, a
week or two ago. Campbell stopped at a
house and begged for a meal. The woman
of the house, who was on the train when
it was robbed, identified tho man as the
robber and notified the police, who ar
rested him. Tho pollco think the woman
Is mistaken.
REV. HIRST COMES TO OMAHA
He nml llev, (iiuse of (be First (huri'li
lUcbniiKc Pulpit. I, utter
(Jolnu to (')ilcnuo,
CHICAGO, Ort. 8 -Rev. A. C. Hirst
pnstor of tho Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church of Chicago, has accepted
the call to the pastorate of tho First
Methodist Episcopal church of Omaha, Neb.,
recently tendered him. It Is probable, that
Rev. M. W. Chase, present pastor of the
Omaha church, will fill Dr. Hirst's pulpit In
Chicago.
i Promotion In Arm).
WASHINGTON, Ort. 8. Tho following
promotions have resulted In tho United
States army by reason of tho death of Lieu
tenant Colonel Iancastor last week: Major
James M. Ingalls, Fifth artillery, to be lieu
tenant colonel of the Third artillery. Cap
tain A. M. Hodges. Fifth artillery, to be
major of the Fifth artillery,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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DIE ON MONGOLIAN DESERT
I'orrlKner lieelnu from ( lilun Trnvel
Oicr 7(1(1 Mile Aero lli-eur
Wnlo of snnd.
NEW YORK. Oct. S. -Five of the Ameri
can missionaries who were in China during
the Uoxcr outbreak returned to this city to
day on the City of Rome. They escaped to
the Russian frontier unci made their home
ward Journey via Europe
They-were Rev. J. 11. Roberts. Rev W. P.
Spragtie and wife, Rev. Mr Williams and
wife and Mrs. Dr. Virginia C. Mur.lock. all
members of the American Missionary al
liance. Speaking of thrlr experience. Mr. Roberts
said: "I was at Peklti when tho first out- I
break occurred. I hurried to Katgan, where
the other missionaries and a number of for
eigners were stationed. Wo soon learned
that the Roxers were moving on that lo
cality and wo decided to make a quirk de
parture. "We secured all the horses and mules we
could and started on our Journey. We
reached the Mongolian desert June 2.1. en
countering numerous scattered parties of
Roxers, but we mannged to light them olT
without damage.
"it was o,l July 30 that we finished the
trip across the desert. During tho Journey
six of the party died and we lost ninny
horses and mules. Wo had scarcely nny
water or food.
"Tho distance wo traveled was 710 miles.
When we reached the Russian border wo
wero well tnken care of nnd furnished food
and other necessities."
work of 7eTrs7s undone
(loom;- Report f 'niicernlnu Condition
lu t'lilnn li' Ainrrlcim ,MI
l.iouiirj rnw There.
CHICAGO. Oct. S. In a letter to Miss E.
Ward of the Womnu's Presbyterian Hoard
of Missions, Mrs. L. G. Neal, missionary,
says the lloxer uprising In China has
wrought irreparable Injury to missionary
work In China. The writer says.
Can you Imagine Pekln now? And Tung
("how and Pac Ting Fung Fit'' All thuao
missions premise, nre gone, utterly de
stroyed. The work of years wiped out as
It were and the Christians tertltled. scat
tered, robbed of tholr all, and many of
I uit'iu miisKHcrcu ami uu .uiiiicuuriii, . u i.i
I and Shantung swept clean of all mission
i arles and the first two of all large sta
tion, while all the Interior or China Is be
ing cleared of foreigners. Tho sufferings
of those traveling from tho Inland station
have been simply terrlblo, the China Inlanl
mission being the worst sufTerers. One
party of nineteen from Hhun SI, where Yu
Hslen, under whom all this uprising stnrted
In Shnti Tun, Is governor, had fifty days of
horror getting from Ping Yung tn Hhan hi
to Yan Ho.
OBJECT TO WALDERSEE
HrltlMli In Chlun Accuse Count of (ilv
luir All Mrutrnlc Position to
Other .Nation.
LONDON, Oct. 8. Tho Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, wiring October 7.
says:
"It Is reported that French troops held
Lu Koe Chlao on the Lu Han railway. The
Russluiis and Germans hold tho Pel Tang
forts nnd have also taken Tong Shan and
the Kat Plug mines, thus monopolizing the
coal supply lu north China.
"It was reported that Count von Walder
see would maintain an oven balance be
tween tho powers, whereas the actual ro'
sult of the operations plares all the strate
gic positions in tho hands of other nations.
A strong feeling prevails that tho situa
tion Is dally beromlng more gloomy."
APPLY T0RCHT0 MUKDEN
Forced tn linmloii lit;. (iilne
heme (Jrent More, Which
lliinlnnn Cuiitnre,
ST. PKTERSRURO. Oct. 8. Tho Russian
general's staff has recetved official dis
patches confirming the reported occupa
tion of Mukden. Lieutenant Oenoral Sub
bovltch entered tho city October 1. lie ad
vanced from Old Nlu Chwang on Sep
tember 2 with eleven battalions of Infantry,
two squndrons of Cossack cavalry anil forty
guns, nnd, after fighting two engagements,
routed tho Chinese army on September 27.
Heforo withdrawing the Chlneso looted
and fired the city. The Russians captured
numeroun modern guns and immense stores
ofwnr materials.
Store fteopeii nt Mini (iiiin,
HONG KONG. Oct. 8.- Thn town of San
Chun Is quiet this morning and tho stores
have been reopened. Tho rebels who at
tacked S.il Wan, near San Chun. Saturday.
nre believed to bolong to the force of Triads
which Is proceeding westward, levying black
mail and recruiting.
Tho missions In tho Hinterland are safe.
GENERAL WOOD COMING HOME
(ioirrnor (ienernl of Culm to Spend
Short Time In A'ntlie
I. nn il,
HAVANA,. Oct. 8. Governor General
Wood, who returned yesterdny from a
tour of Investigation In the province of
Santa Clara, reports only a partial recov
ery from the effects of the war in that sec
Hon of tho Island. Although ho found no
actual want In tho district of Sanctl Splr
Itus, for Instance, there was a great nund
of assistance to alleviate agricultural
stagnation. This was asked for by the mu
nicipality nf Sanctl Splrllus and has bne
granted by General Wood from the insular
fund.
General Wood will Iravo for thn United
States this week, reluming about Octo
ber 25.
Cattln for breeding purposes from Cen
tral America and Jamaica will be Imported
Into the eastern districts of Puerto Prln
clpo provinco and tho western part of l ho
provinco of Santiago. Tho Importation will
bo at tho expense of tho government. Tho
press of the Island unanimously applauds
tho efforts ot the secretary at agriculture
Senor Perfecto Laconic, to Induce Immigra
tion. Tho planters' association Is partlru
Mnvemeiit of Ocean Vecl, (let. si,
larly hearty In Its approval.
At New York Arrived Maasdam, from
Rotterdam; Now York, from Southampton.
Trnve, from Hremen; City of Rome, from
(Jlangow, llovlc, from Liverpool.
At Cherbourg Arrived Princess lmno,
from New York for Hn-men. Sailed -Detitschland,
from Hamburg and South
ampton, for New York.
At Genoa Arrlvcd-Kalser Wllhelm II,
from Now York,
At Southampton Arrived Kaiser Wll
helm dcr Grosse, from New York for lire,
men
At Liverpool Arrived rmhrla from New
York. Parisian, from Montreal.
WILL M GO BACK
Efforts to Persuade Imperial 1'auiily to
Return to Capital Fail,
COURT DECIDES TO REMAIN IN SHEN SI
Preseuco of Allies and Fear of Plague
Reasons for Avoiding Pckin,
POWERS ARE ASKED TO BE CONSIDERATE
Lengthy Dispatch Covering Situation is
Received by Minister Wu.
HOSTILE INFLUENCE OF BOXERS ABSENT
.New ( uphill In Former Time llnjoyeil
Miulliir IMxdnctlon nnd t n (.rent
(It;, wllh I'nlncr of Itojnl
Finn II; .
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. The effort to in
duce the Chinese Imperial court to return to
Pekln has failed, utter a week's persistent
eliort on the part of the powers. News o
that eOecl whs brought to the State depart
meut today by the Chinese- mlulster, who
received ll via St. Petersburg from Viceroy
Liu Kun Vlh and Chang Ctilh Tung, under
date of Octobet 4 Minister Wu received the
mc3sago last night. It was as fellows:
The departure Mf their Imperial majesties
for Hhensl (province! wiln due io dis
tressing conditions at Till uen l-'u. Theru
Is it scarcity i.i lood supplies in tho provinco
of Shansl on account ot long ciiiilluuen
drought, and the provincial capital tlin
Yuen; Is inmost deserted, tho iradi.H people
having lett on account of the diHttiroanccM
caused and continued tor months ny the
Hoxer rutiel.i. who had invaded thin
province with tho encouragement of (io -crnor
Yu. 'J heir uunealics, tbcremre, wero
oiiliged to plucceti lo HheliM, wltrre tele
graphic communication with dhuilMllai and
other parts ot the eippltu Is opened, and
rapid communication with their majesties
may, therotore, be carried on, thus court
mm i iticlal uuslness may be transacted
more expeditiously by tnelr preseuco In
bhensl rather than In Shansi. t he rcnsnim
tor the temporary postponement of their
majesties' return to t'oKlti are tho presence
ot tho .illicit torceM there, on account ot
which HoncltoiiH tear is iiountless
entertalncu, liesulcH a dread or tho oiitnreak
ot epidemic disease.-, which usually lonow
atter great disturnailces. destruction of
property unit military operations. It is
Hoped that the powelM will be considerate
in (heir judgment in this matter.
The Important feature of tho message 's
tho confession that the court Is restrained
by fear of the allied forces from return
ing to Pekln. The movement takea the
emperor and empress dowager about aiw
miles further away from Pekln, though, in
cording to tho statements contained in
the message, by reason of direct telegraph
communication with Shanghai, the court
practically will bo nearer for puropses ot
negotiations with the outside world than 't
was at To I Yuen. Minister u haa been
Informed also that Viceroy Yu of the
provinco Just vacated by tho court has
been Impeached because of his antl-torclgu
tendencies, which Is tho Urst step towurd
his degradation.
It Ir said there nre no Boxers In the
newly chosen locality, so that thfc court
will havo thrown off hostile Influences re
cently surrounding It. As the dispatch Is
dated tour days ago, It Is taken thnt the
trip of the Imperial party began prior to
that time. It will he slow and tedious,
overland most of tho way, with n short
stretch of river navigation. Slngan was
formerly tho placo of imperial residence
and the ancient pulaces are still thero. The
only disquieting leaturo of tho move comes
from Japanese advices stating that the
now point of loratlon Is strongly fnrtltled.
which Is some Indication that the Imperial
family Is still In flight and Is seeking
stronger defenses, but the friendly viceroy
and Minister Wu do not share In this
view.
The minister considers the question nf
punishment practically disposed of by the
edict of the emperor and the German and
American notes exchanged Inst week. The
only difficulty ho apprehends Is In rase,
the foreign ministers seek to designate
certain persons who shall bo punished, in
addition to those which the government
ItHelf marks for punishment. Such a course
by tho ministers, he ways, would bo hard
to comply with, but ho looks to tho sa
gacity of Ll Hung Chang and Prlnco Chlng
to overcome any difficulty.
AMERICANS TO TAKE NO PART
Chnffee' Troop Will Jiot I'nrtlclpnle
In expedition to I'no
TliiK Fu.
PEKIN. Thursday, Oct. 4. -(Via Tien Tsln,
Sunday, Oct. 7, and Shanghai, Oct. k.j
Tbo Aiurrican troopR will not participate In
tho expedition to Pal Ting t'"u. General
Chaffee has the assurance nf Ll Hung Chang
that If tho allies desire Pao Ting Fu the
Chlneso will readily surrender that city. Li
Hung Chang has given the same assurance
to the other generals.
The Americans bellevo that revenge and
military display ate the only objects of the
expedition and they hold that It will retard
thn restoration of peace.
Tho Russians aro reported to havo
practically abandoned thn railroad and to
havo stopped Ita reconstruction. General
Chaffee favors tho return of the railroad to
IIh owners and Its reconstruction and opera
tion on a Joint International basis. The
first reinforcement of Gorman troops has
arrived here.
General Vamaguacllt will retain IO.oOii
Japanese troops. 2,000 of them at Pekln
and tho others ut Taku and along the line
of communications. Eight thousand Oer
nuns will pasn the winter In Pekln and
l.r.OO RusBlans. Tho number nf Rrltlsh
troops which will he retained has not ypt
been decided. Sir Alfred Gaseleo will prnb
ably keep a brigade.
The allies aro storing supplies for six
months
Count Von Waldersen's headquarters will
bo tho buildings in thn Imperial pleasure
grounds outside the Purple city.
ALLIES HOLDING THE FORTS
Aiiierlcnii ltefur In I'nrtlclpnle in
I urtlier iKKreanlnn
In (ill u il.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. S.-Admlrfil
Alexleff. in r.iortlng tho occupation of
Shan Hal Kuan, on tho Gulf of Llao Tune,
nays: "In acenrdanco with an agreement
of tho admirals tho forts have boon divided
among tho dltlerent nations, Tho town has
not been occupied, but tho gates nro
guarded by artillery The forts aro nearly
Intact and tho whole route from Hong Ken
to Shan Hal Kuan Ih now occupied by the
Russians. After tho occupation of Shan
Hal Kuan tho Americans refused to further
participate m the operations. Part of th
Russian force Is advancing northward "
LONDON, Oct. 9, The Times publishes a
report that Emperor Nicholas had decided
to rail the Russian troops from Manchuria
after Mukdon had been occupied,
I