DOWN THE POTOMAC.
Sailing Trip That Has No Equal in
United States.
History and Kntnre Combine to Make
It ft Most Fascinating Oalin#
•-Ckarins of Chriftpeskc
May.
[Special Washlnglon Letter.]
TIIEKE is a popular expression,
"Once a man, twice u child,"
having reference to the petu
lant, querulous second childhood of
the very aged. IVhe brain of an
anonymous poet coined a more com
prehensive expression for the eutire
race: "Men are only boys grown
tall, and hearts don't change much,
after all."
They whose lives are directed in
to paths of cli prosperity that they
may have a couple of weeks or
months of vacation every year spend
many happy hours planning the out
ings which are doubly enjoyable be
cause of the pleasures of anticipa
tion. And their ideas of pleasure
are as different as are the provincial
isms of their speech and manner.
The people of New England have
their times for camping out in the
dense forests, or of spending their
leisure days along the seashore,
where clam bakes are almost daily
feasts of which they never grow
weary. Going to the coastwise
places is also a fad with the people
of contiguous states, in small num
bers, as compared with their popula
tions. In the west and northwest
the principal purpose seems to be to
"go somewhere," no matter where, so
long as it is away from home and
gives a restful change to tired
bodies and weary brains. The peo
ple of the southern states have a fad
of hitching up teams and taking
families to the mountains for camp
ing out periods. The folks with
wealth enough to travel and enjoy
all of the beauties and won
ders of this wonderful imperi
al country usually turn their
backs upon Yellowstone park,
the Yosemites and all other of the
grandeurs of nature in America, and
pack themselves off to Europe, where
they are smilingly and hilariously
welcomed by sycophants who are
after their money.
A few workingmen of the national
capital with a little time for recrea
tion recently spent their playtime sail
ing down the I'otomac river and out
into Chesapeake bay. It was only a lit
tle bit of an outing, but ten days on
ealt water, sometimes in salt water,
and all the time, day and night, breath
ing the air so impregnated with
ocean's virtues, suiliced to invigorate
and strengthen everyone in the party.
From the time of heaving anchor un
til its final csa'.ir.g there was a con
stant study of history, albeit the ob
ject lessons were easily learned as in a
kindergarten, one of the boatmen
having been familiar with story and
legend of the river for more than two
generations. The start was made from
Eusby's point, where stands the old
Brad dock rock, now inclosed by an
iron railing, the work of the Colonial
Dames. It- is not now an impressive
eight. The river has been filled iu all
around it. The waters of the stream
had receded, leaving the historic rock j
in a marsh. Not only did I'raddoek
land here, but upon this rock George
Washington landed when he came to
examine a »ite for the future capital.
When the waters were around it and
trees sheltered it the rock was as ar- |
tistic as it was attractive, because of i
its history: "The British troops sailed
up the Potomac in barges until they
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PAUALiE GROUND. KT MONROE.
cntne nearly opposite to what is now !
the foot of Twenty-fifth street. Here I
a big bowlder reaching out of water 12 j
or 14 deep deep stood forth like a great 1
buttress. The barges touched ut this
rock and upon it all of the troops were
landed. Thus it became known as j
Uraddock rock."
Sailing between the piers of long
bridge myriad memories of the civil
war were recalled. Across this bridge
tramped hundreds of thousands of
tuen who lone faded from the earth, i
• rid become members of that "cloud of
witnesses" referred to by the author
of the epis>tU to the Hebrews. Over
on the Virginia bilh were leather*
mains of the earthworks wherein
other thousands w . located to de
f.-ud tlie capital city. In ii'i uf i'O iiilu
Me* were saililtf past the arsenal !
('rounds. Ktandiiijr forth above tin
trees is the lull ina«t fro in which the '
ft;"!!..ill . Might • ii that put stood the
(fallow ■. ut which Mrs. Su. ra.t and
eoiitplh ity in the crirn- of Liiii idu',
<■ .1, > inall< it and the attempt tj.,
Jit« of members of his < üblio-t.
I ur miles down the river on our
r>ll >• t. I" Alt-sai'di i, ai d h "king up
1. . m .;. . ; vvc iau •«« iLn ii u.bftU
house, where the gallant young Col.
Ellsworth was killed, the spilling of
whose blood thrilled millions of hearts
and filled the armies of the union with
young men anxious to avenge that
death. Back of Alexandria, rising
above the dense foliage which crowns
the hills, we see the cupola of Fairfax
seminary, where hundreds of devoted
young men have been prepared for the
ministry of the Episcopal church;
and where upwards of 30,000 sick and
wounded union soldiers were treated
during die civil war, for the seminary
was used as a general hospital for the
army of the for almost four
years.
On the left bank of the river is the
site of Camp Stoneman, which was
known as the cavalry dismount cainp
FOREVER MAY IT WAVE!
of flie army of the Potomac. Ilere
were gathered all of the convalescent
cavalrymen who were ready to be re
turned to their regiments, after hav
ing been sent forth from the hospitals.
Thousands of horses were purchased
by the government and sent to this
point for the purpose of keeping the
cavalry corps well equipped. The piers
of the once busy wharves are rotting
away, and only a few of them rea»
their jagged heads above the surface,
for, at lajt, it is "all quiet on the i'o
tomac."
Fort Washington and Fort Foote are
passed. They are harmless reminders
of the great war which culminated in
the victory for human freedom. .Mod
ern guns would crush and crumble
them. But further down stream,
where the river deepens not, but wid
ens, we come to Fort Sheridan, an in
nocent looking place, but the strong
est defense of the national capital,
riverwards. The luxuriant foliage and
velvet sward conceal the 13-inch dis
appearing rifle which covers the chan
nel, an instrument of destruction
which could dispose of an entire fleet,
as the vessels must come up stream
in single file, because of the narrow
ness of the channel.
We pass Mount Vernon on our right,
where lof the bells of passing steam
ers are tolled, and a few miles beyond
we come to the broad river three miles
wide, where the channel was mined
during the war with Spain, to prevent
the incursion of hostile fleets. No
cheap mining work was done here,
such as the corrupt Spanish officials
did for their ports. The river was
checker boarded here, and in certain
squares tremendous mines were
placed. They were anchored securely,
and electric wires connected them
with shore batteries. If any hostile
vessel had entered one of those
squares its destruction would have
surely ensued.
As the river broadens into the bay,
and beyond the ripraps, we see the
smoke of ocean steamers, we swing
about to the right past Fortress Mon
roe and into Hampton Koads, where
the greatest naval battle of the nine
teenth century was fought; the bat
tle which relegated wooden fighting
ships to the junk shops of history
along with the galleys of the Caesars;
the battle in which the ironclad Mer
rimae attacked a powerful fleet of bat
tleships, sunk the Congress, captured
the Cumberland, set the Minnesota
on fire and returned to her anchorage,
intending to complete the work of de
struction on the morrow. After that
this city would have been at the mercy
of the guns of that invincible marine
monster. But the Monitor wobbled
into the Roads that night, and the Mer
mac's mission was ended.
Fort ress Monroe is a valueless relic
of half a century ago. Any modern
battleship could steam along eight or
ten miles away and batter the old
stone walls to atoms. Fortress Mon
roe is nn protection to this city or the
surrounding country. But iu the im
probable event of another war with u
foreign foe plans are ready which
could be developed rapidly, so as to
make a modern defense on that site.
as it is, the old fort looks dan
gerous enough to frighten oIT foes.
Historic old Norfolk we pass as we
i sw ing out into ocean aud around intu
bay, not having time on this occasion
to v i.-.it the numerous interesting revo
i lutiotiary relics of the town. While
I in the hay we enjoy oysters in every
style, fresh from the water, although
it is claimed that the bivalves should
not lie eaten between April aud Sep
, telulier.
We visit Annapolis, view the naval
acudt %iy and the interesting revolu
tionary sites of interest. We stop ut
Fort Mclletiry, where the "Slur Span
gled Banner" war boru in the brain
of Key; anil with greater pride than
• '\er we salute that banner "so gal-
I lautly streaming" over the ramparts
iof the a lie ii-ut fort.
So you hie that during our entire
ten vacat "ii da) we have liee» en
joying a .tinly of 1< .!< rv. a . well n , be
ing invigorated by the unusual outiug
MM mi i> nit
SlrlUa » ure l\ %pe lasl vas»
li. kin » t-iupli , i .11 |h«* U»l XOjeft.'!
to llie lutie of |10,1if4,7M.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER n, 1902.
AT SEA GIRT'S RANGES.
The New Vork Tram Won tho Hilton
Trophy Massachusetts .Tien (>ol
First Honors In Revolver Contest
Jersey Team Won Inter-State .Match.
Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 2.—The very
cream of the sharpshooters of nearly
a dozen states of the Union and of
the United States marine corps, as
well as a hurriedly organized team
from the Department of the East,
United States army, are in fine fettle
for the big event of the inter-state
rifle tournament, the Hilton trophy
match.
The revolver range was crowded all
afternoon, everybody at Sea liirt
seemingly being personally concerned
to some extent in the outcome of the
revolver team match. The distances
were 25, 50 and 75 yards, every man
firing two strings of five shots each.
It was required that each string
should be fired within a time limit
of 30 seconds.
The team representing Battery A,
heavy artillery, Massachusetts, cap
tured first prize, it trophy, a medal
to each member of the team and $25.
Second prize, $25, was won by
Squadron A, New York, and third
prize $lO, by Troop A, Maryland. This
being the third time Battery A,
Massachusetts, has won this match,
the trophy becomes its property.
The inter-state match, the final
competition, was shot with a strong,
gusty wind blowing across the range.
The contest was for the rifle club
championship of the United States.
Each man fired 10 shots at 200 yards
on the standard American target.
Sea Girt, N. ,T., Sept. 3. —The record
In the Hilton trophy match, a total of
1,098 out of a possible 1,260, estab
lished a year ago by the District of
Columbia, was surpassed yesterday
bv New York 39 points, the team rep
resenting the Empire state rolling up
a total of 1,137. New Jersey finished
in second place with 1,124, while the
District of Columbia was third, with
an even 1,100.
The llilton contest is for a trophy
valued at $3,000, presented by the late
Henry Hilton, of New York. It is
open to the world. Each team con
sists of 12 men and the team mem
bers fire seven shots at 200 yards, at
500 yards and at 600 yards. It. is
possible for each man to attain a pos
sible 35 nt each range, or a total of
105 for the three ranges.
Sea (iirt, N. J., Sept. s.—Another
day of remarkable shooting and
smashing of records was closed here
last evening with the wind up of the
company team match (tyro). The
principal event of the afternoon, and
one of the most important of the
meet, the inter-state military shoot
match, was won by the New Jersey
team, which scored a total of 1,052
out of a possible 1,200, and incident
ally broke the high score record, 1,074,
which New Jersey established last
year.
Sea Girt, X. .T., Sept. 6. —The last
day but one of the big inter-state
shooting tournament was devoted lo
firing in the skirmish team match
and the Leech cup match. The former
was won by the Second regiment. Dis
trict of Columbia team with a total
of 230 out of a possible 300. William
F. Leushner, of New York, proved the
victor in the Leech cup match, his
total being 50 out of a possible 75.
Prior to yesterday this match had not
been shot since the year ISS2.
.tloCrfii .Undo Tliria Toe the Hark.
Washington, Sept. 6.—The navy de
partment has received from Com
mander McCrea, of the Machias, a re
port setting out in detail the steps
taken by him lo prevent interference
witli the world's commerce as a re
sult of the insurrection in llayti.
Commander McCrea took under his
charge the commerce of nearly all
the European countries in addition to
that of his own. ilis attitude toward
Admiral Killiek, the insurgent com
mander. indicates the adoption of a
stronger policy than lias been pur
sued heretofore in the treatment of
South and Central American revolu
tionists.
Carpenters Win a Strike.
New York, Sept. 6. —'Eight thousand
carpenters of this city won their
.strike for an advance of 50 cents a
day, when the Master Carpenters' as
sociation late last night after a con
ference of seven hours, granted the
demand. The strikers in addition
asked the employers to agree not to
employ carpenters of any other union.
This the employers positively refused
and Ihe carpenters accepted the 50
cents advance.
Pruned the l*eii«lon l,l»t.
Chicago, 5. Luke I*. Colleran,
ex-chief of detectives, in company
with 3D other annuitants, was dis
missed from the disability list of pub
lie pensioners yesterday. The whole
sale pruning of the pension lists fol
lowed the investigations of the medi
cal board and will effect a saving of
$15,615 ii year to the funds. Out of
, 47 disability men who took the ex
aminations. ;;i were disqualified from
! further annuities.
(•letiaa Is Itestoreal to Duly,
Manila, Sept. 6. Maj. Kdward F.
Glenn, of the Fifth infantry, who was
tried by court-martial for administer
ing the water cure to natives, found
guilty and sentenced to lie suspend
ed for one mouth and to forfeit s.*>(>
of his pay. lias, beep .'estorcd to duty.
.1 a-Herra>r U Ins the <Hp,
Cleveland, Sept. 0. The Huston cup
I race at Ghnvllle yesterday was
won by 11. K. Devera-ux'* John A. Me-
Kerron in two straight ha*ats, defeat
ing I'lii' Monk and Lord Derby, 112 if
teen thou and people saw the race,
t I a lalia It <1 li!>,-r> .
Nashville, Tenil., Sa-pl. 2. Farly
la i lllgllt between this a-ity nail
Franklin, lenn., Is inih '<lllll of
here, the local safe on the express
i-.ii a! tl< Lm|Mr|U« A \adivillc
through train northbound wa rilled
of its contents bv two mucked iiicii
while Me i-nga-r Hat tie, covert I by
a revolver, xlaiiul iu I It#- eoriter of ilie
ear with hi hand- above hi II - id.
'I ha* rdilw ry aaecurred jii .1 after dark
and o" iiliiii to lo own niiiio im-c
--me lit, one of till' plilii'ipul was 'ilia
11yM11. who miaale a »an»atloiiul ,-w i )H t
frauu ih* 'I im»r • ■ <- penitentiary here
on Augu t I last.
DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK.
A Campaign Document that Dlacuaaea
tlie Trnat and Philippine Quratloiia.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The demo
cratic congresisonal campaign book
which made its appearance Tuesday is
a volume of 384 pages, the major por
tion of which is devoted to the de
scription of imperialism and trusts.
Upon the title page is the democratic
slogan, "Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none." The volume opens
with the platform of 1900 and the
resolutions adopted by the democratic
members of the house at their confer
ence June 10 arraigning the republi
can party for failure to give relief
to Cuba and to enact proper anti
trust legislation. Then follows a
criticism of the republican campaign
book, many of the statements con
tained therein being challenged as to
accuracy, especially those dealing
with the trust question. Under Ihe
head of imperialism there is a long
general review of the Philippine
policy.
This review is succeeded by chap
ters on Gen. Miles and the adminis
tration, disgraceful record of the mili
tary authorities at both ends of the
line in the Gardner case, the Smith
court-martial, torture as a policy, re
view of evidence involving the war de
partment and certain army officers in
the Philippines in violation of the
laws of war; democracy the remedy
for barbarities, fundamental objec
tions to the Philippine government
act, slavery and polygamy under the
protection of the flag, and vice and
loathsome diseases in the Philippines.
The chapters on the tariff and
trusts are crowded with statistics
and figures, much attention being de
voted to an attempt to show that
protected trusts and manufacturers
get the benefit of all the tariff in our
markets and sell in foreign markets
at greatly reduced prices.
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
AnzMla Capture* the Charter Oak
I'rlze, uud Direct llal tho Partus
11 ace.
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 2. —The
SIO,OOO Futurity for 3-year-olds was
tiie feature of the Charter Oak grand
circuit meet, here Monday. A field
ot eight starters in this race was re
duced to three in the final heat. Gail
Hamilton took first money.
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 3.—Anzella
trotted two slpw heats in the Charter
Oak SIO,OOO event yesterday and then
went in and won in three straight
heats. The race was marred by a bad
accident, in the last heat when hlo
lita and Hawthorne came together,
both horses going down. The horses
and drivers were uninjured.
The pool sellers evidently feared
Direct Hal's bursts of speed and no
pools were sold on him in the pacing
race. He won in straight heats and
though the time he made was fast,
he could have done better. To win
the third heat and the race Direct
Hal had to pace the last quarter in
better than 30 seconds.
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 0. —-The
grand circuit races at Charter Oak
park ended Friday. The feature of
the (lay_jvas the special race between
Prince Alert and Anaconda for a
purse of $3,000, winner take all. It
was contested in three heats. Prince
Alert winning the first and third
heats and the money. In the 2:10
pace, Dandy Chimes was the favorite
and took the first two heats. Schley
Pointer won the next three heats and
the race. Major Delmar won the 2:09
event. Wilton Boy won the 2:22 trot.
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
Shi pi are Wrecked oil the
Mouth African fount.
Cape Town, Sept. 2.—Eighteen ves
; sels, mostly sailing craft, have been
I driven ashore in a gale at Port Eliza
i beth. Five of them were dashed to
i pieces and all the numbers of their
1 crews were lost. Tw > tugs arc also
reported to have foundered and a
: Score of lighters are ashore. It is
i feared that there has been great loss
Of life.
The storm broke shortly before
midnight Sunday night and was ac
companied by a deluge of rain and
brilliant lightning. The night was
very dark. Several tugs went out to
the assistance of the endangered ves
sels. but nothing was visible from the
shore at Port Elizabeth, except the
] continual Hashes of rockets as >ig
' nals of distress.
Daylight revealed the beaeli at the
I north end of Algoa I!ay strewn with
i vessels lying high and 'dry, while
I others were in the surf and were oe
j ing swept by the huge breakers. With
I the exception of four vessels which
: foundered with all hands, every sa.l-
I ing vessel in the roadstead was
ashore by midday. Many steamers,
| after weathering the storm all night,
\ steamed out to sea. Fifty bodies
| have already been washed ashore.
Jlldge llorloii l)lon.
Topeka. Kan., Sept. 3.—Judge Al
bert 11. Ilorton, ex-chief justice of
Kansas, died at his home in this city
last evening after a long illness.
Judge Ilorton was born in Orange
county. New York, in 15.(7 and came
I to Kansas in 18(10. He served in the
, state legislature and held several ju
dicial offices. He was chief justice
j from 1K77 to 1.595, lidding the tiMce
i longer than any of his predecessors.
Judse Duraiid I ill pro yea.
Flint, Mich., Sept. 4. Judge (leorge
' 11. liiiraiid, the democratic nominee
1 for governor, who suffered a stroke
of paralysis Monday evening, was
• somewhat improved last night. He
! manngrd to stand and walk a few
step*. I'ntil yesterday he had been
unable to lie ih*w u, but last night he
slept In bed.
Soulrlern Itreaka Liimr Again.
Kingston, Si. Vincent, H. W. 1.,
hept. I. \ remarkable volcanic phe
nomenon occurred here Saturday
ii ilt 111 . There whs a startling erics
of detotiullnns from 1.. i ufiloie,
louder than any ilicc tli- I rribltt
eruption of May 11. Fitch espl.ciou
shook the building t of tlii, town, (lie
Hoi i • were terrific and ifuvw the Im
pre*-doit In every town and \illn:«e of
I Id*- lluiul that the ■ ei|i* of ili i urb
an rr w i only about two wile. mwu.i
llurliitf I lie ili* I una I ioiia nni Intuitions
tlrclr , like rainbow appeal ill In Hi.'
: clotidli iky t«t the Hoi ihwenl. 1
We: til ft* !■ Hon of MttliU'i.
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OIL AS FUEL.
Lieut. IHltchell'a Iteport of the Teat
on tlie Steamer .Harlpona In Very
Ku (laf acto ry.
Washington, Sept. 6.—The report of
Lieut. Ward Mitchell, U. S. N., tlie
expert detailed by the navy depart
ment, to observe the installation and
efficiency of the oil fuel system as
fitted to the steamer Mariposa, has
been received at the navy depart
ment. The report is an interesting
one and contains matter of great
value to the shipping and naval world,
giving positive information in regard
to the evaporative efficiency of the
boilers and setting out some facts
relative to the use of oil and fuel,
which have been earnestly sought
from the navy department by steam
ship men and oil producers, as well
as technical papers. Some of these
facts follow:
The Mariposa's gross displacement
was 3,100 tons and her average horse
power with oil about 2,4H1, giving her
a daily average of 3,j4 knots and a
mean speed of 13.58 with 27S barrels
of oil per day.
This was 50 per cent, less in weight
than would be required <>f coal, fur
one and a half pounds of oil sufficed
to produce a horse power. An im
portant advantage in the oil fuel was
the reduction of the engine, room
force from 30 to 20 men. The ship
used only 12 of her IS furnaces, burn
ing crude oil in two burners in each
furnace by means of an air com
pressor of a capacity of 1,000 cubic
feet per minute at 30 pounds pres
sure. All the burners were not used
except at short intervals.
Kvery precaution was taken to in
sure safety by ventilating the oil
tanks and otherwise. The entire re
fuse after a run of 3,438 miles from
Kan Francisco to Tahiti, barely filled
two ash buckets and the flames did
not affect the boilers unfavorably.
Difficulties experienced were confined
to the choking of strainers, which
can be obviated by duplicating those
parts, and in the regulation of the
supply of oil to feeders. When the
air compressor needed overhauling in
one or two instances, recourse was
had to a steam spray which wisely
had been provided.
The report concludes that the
Mariposa's trip was remarkable in
many respects, and was not only a
tribute to the skill of the Pacific
coast mechanics, but to the enter
prise of the company which first in
stalled the oil burners in lieu of coal.
STATE OF TRADE.
Steady Progrcii la Reported In All
tlin Leadlne Hrauclie*.
Xew York, Sept. 6.—lt. 0. Dun's
Weekly He view of Trade says: Steady
progress is reported in trade and in
dustry. Distribution of merchandise
is heavy and a healthy tone is evident.
Prices are well maintained by liberal
consumption, which more than neu
tralizes the effect of enlarged facili
ties for production. Domestic condi
tions continue much better than
those existing abroad, and home
trade receives more attention than
foreign commerce. Farm products
have appreciated in value owing to
less favorable weather, and producers
will be fully compensated for any de
crease in quantity by higher quota
tions. Earnings of railways during
August were 3.G per cent, larger than
a year ago.
Better deliveries of eoke and liberal
receipts of foreign material have les
sened the pressure in the iron and
the steel industry and the situation
is a little less congested, while quo
tations in a few lines have weakened.
Rolea to Oppoae Ilenderaon.
Des Moines, la., Sept. 6. —A special
| from Waterloo states that members
j of the congressional committee and
1 local leaders of the party announced
I Friday that ex-Oov. Horace Boies will
be nominated for congress against
Speaker Henderson at the Third dis
trict democratic convention at Du
buque next Thursday. It had been
expected that his son. Louis Boies,
would be named, but the latter de
clined. and the leaders turned to the
I former governor, who demonstrated
i his ability as a leader at the recent
I state convention, where he led the
I fight against the reaffirmation of the
Kansas City platform.
Steamboat Wrecked 111 u Collision
Carbondale, 111.. iSept. 0. —The tow
boat Sprague, belonging to the Pitts
burg Coal Co., collided Friday with
| the steamboat Floating Palace, at
' Grand Tower, 111. The show boat
was damaged and a portion <>f it
! shoved onto the bank, while the re
| mainder rests beneath the water. It
} was nearly time to give a perforin
, aneo on the Floating Palace, and
' about 100 people were aboard. When
1 the collision occurred a panic ensued.
] Men and women jumped from the up
! per windows and several persons
nearly lost their lives. Threats were
i made of lynching the captain of the
j Sprague and several shots were fired
! at the boat.
Federal Authorltlea (>et l.ogan.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. ti. Harvey
Logan, the alleged ringleader in the
i lireat Northern tr:(in robbery, in
which $40,000 of unsigned Montana
I bank bills were stolen, was turned
over to the federul authorities yes
terday, Judge Sliced, of the circuit
court, ruling that the I'uited States
authorities be given jurisdiction of
Logan under ail agreement that they
would not take him out of the state
for trial. Logan will be tried for
having unsigned bank notes in his
posses-lon, and on the charge of hat
ing forged the uainea of bank of«
■ tieiuls to them.
Haudlta Atlaekod a Town.
Manila, Sept. tl. Itios, a famuli al
leader of the irreeoiiciliablc native*
ill the province of Cay alius, Luzon,
attacked the town of Lag uluiauue,
September t, at tin- head of i riile
men and 1.10 men armed with bob is.
'the band wantonly killed two wo
men and one girl and wounded otr
er»! other pel m \ del tehiuctil of
(he unlit* I'liniUlmUr) arrived tin
oqK I'ti'ilh at l.ngiihuaui"', while Kio*
men We 11 111 I here. "I'll. > all ... .-u
hikl routed the tutiidll*, killing
er.il of Hills' followers and roiimlmi
U|i Too no li, limii v of wli on in il*-
j. . : , -j in i! ..'Uvk.
RETURN TO WORK.
Strike of West Virginia Miners
Practically Ended.
s
Nome Concessions Granted—All Hi*
Old .Urn to bo Takrn Hack—Penn
sylvania'* <;o vernor May Call
Session or Legislature to
Act on tile Strike.
Huntington, W. Va., Sept. 5. —Tt la
now believed that the coal strike ia
West Virginia is practically at an
end. At a mass meeting 1 of miners
from all the coal fields along the Nor
folk & Western railroad here Thurs
day it was almost unanimously agreed
to end the strike, providing the opera
tors will take back all 'the old miners,
and the latter have signified their in
tention of doing this. The miners
have agreed to return to work next
Monday.
lit is reported that President John
Mitchell, of the United Mine Work
ers, advised the strikers to return to
work, as he realized that winter is
near at hand and the miners in this
field could not hold out much longer,
as almost every one is dependent up
on the union for food and clothing.
It. is thought the strikers in the New
River and Kanawha fields will soon
follow the action of the strikers on
the Norfolk & &We stern. The Poca
hontas miners are still out.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 5. —President
Mitchell last evening confirmed the
press dispatch stating that the strike
of miners in the Pocahontas region
had been declared off. He said the
strikers were granted some conces
sions, but he could not say just at
present just what they were.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept 5. —The conven
tion of the People's Alliance called
for the purpose of putting some plan
in operation for the settlement of the
anthracite miners' strike opened
Thursday with about 75 delegates in
attendance, representing 15 different
coal region towns.
A committee consisting of one mem
ber from each alliance represented
was appointed to confer as to the
best method to be adopted by the
convention for bringing about, if pos
sible, a termination of the struggle.'
The committee appointed to draw
up a plan for terminating the strike
reported unanimously in favor of a
special session of the state legisla
ture to enact the following legisla
tion:
Compulsory arbitration; that pres
ent legislation be revised so that, the
state may have more power over for
eign corporations doing business'
within its borders; the passage of a
law making it illegal for any person;
under 21 years of age to be. employed,
more than eight hours a day, and that
those articles of the state constitu
tion which relate to the control vest
ed in the legislature over the char
ters of corporations, and giving the
legislature power tn annul, revoke or
alter these charters if the public in
terests are endangered by violation
of the constitution and forbidding
common carriers from being interest
ed in the production of any industry,
be made effective.
Harrisburg, Pa.. Sept. s.—Gov.
Stone was waited upon yesterday by
a committee from the state legisla
tive board of railroad employes of
Pennsylvania and requested to take
immediate steps to bring a settle
ment of the strike in the anthracite
coal regions, and if necessary call an
extra session of the legislature for
the enactment of a compulsory arbi
tration law.
Gov. Stone replied that if, by calling
a special session of the legislature,
a law could be passed that would be
constitutional and would settle this
strike and prevent others, he would
not hesitate to call a special session.
Gov. Stone also said be regarded the
strike as of sufficient public interest
to justify an extra session of the
legislature if it would solve the dif
ficulty, but he would not call a spe
cial session in the interest of specu
lation, or for political effect, if no
satisfactory law could be passed or
good come out of it.
COAL MINERS' STRIKE.
Prealdeut llooaevelt Is {(note:! ns Say
ing that Pennsylvania Itepiiblican
Leader* Shoultl Settle it.
Philadelphia. Sept. f>. The Record
prints an interview on the coal strike
with President Roosevelt, who passed
through this city Friday on his way
to Washington. The president in
quoted as follows:
"I am grieved beyond measure at
the difficulty in Pennsylvania and
other coal producing states over the
wage and kindred questions."
"What remedy is at hand?" he was
asked.
"There is a remedy," said the presi
dent.
"Do you mean that the government
of the I'nited Slates can interfere
other than a-s a law-preserving body?"
"No," replied the president, em
phatically.
"What can be done?" was then
asked.
"I would refer you to the men at
the head uf the republican party who
ore in control of affairs in the state
of Pennsylvania. I am sure that their
conservative opinion of the difficul
ties rampant will ultimately result lit
nn amicable settlement of this great
question. Of course, politics do not
enter into the mining problem, yet 1
sincerely hope that republican prin
ciples, which are framed alike fop
high and low. will level the problem
to an equity."
Uranit Jury Ignored Hie lain.
Wilkfslmrre, Sept. 5. Ihe fframt
jury yesterday Ignored the case*
again-t three men employed as »pe
cial officers .it the Warlike colliery "I
Ouryea and who during a riot
two week-. ai'o nrri .ted
ii hit jailed in default of ball on
the eh.ii'j/e of man lau.»hter and Iw
el 11 II if to rl>>(. ■■ i. >-et|iicul ly they
%»' re i lit il on IHI • I I'll • .1-1 II of
the urun.l jurv e i«l.li h. a prece
de ut In that men empl »>ei| to proteel
lift mil pi pert) ah.- t ' il mine*
u, 4 wfcn «ly. in IIMI .1 ' " of
then • I lit v, ' and kill, iiunot t>«
h. Id 112 i • -r r . unl aught**.
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