V '1 OTtwie 1897. TWO CENTS w "r sIlpfJaiSi! -r rtifttttrtt KgHHiKHIKS&B ft siJVMUtltLUIli. BBHSIKBas tJKGCi y v v " v xj- -z?zZ&&vfilL&m d,jWX?r -yyvli&T riiS TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PAM THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IG, ii I I. i .,.- . m - " ' ii ii - I ' i i i CALM BEFORE A STORM Militia at Hazleton Still Continues to Be on the Alert. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN Officers Are on the Lookout for Treachery. Soldiers Not Allowed to Accept Food or Drink from Any Person Outside of the Cnmp--Gruosomc Humors Conic Iroin Various Sourccs-Olliiers Have Ceased Patronizing Company Stores and .11 any Have Moved from Lattlmer to Ilnzlctotf-Strlkcrs Are Confldcnt oT Success on Account o( Coolness Between Operators. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Ilnzleton, Sept. 15. It was confident ly exported yesterday that today would witness a pronounced change in tho strike situation one way or another but the day Is over and the looked-for change has not eventuated. There was not a single occurrence of any great moment since 12 o'clock last night and all agree that it has been the most quiet and featureless day of the last five. There were no resump tions and no further strikes of any consequence; in a nutshell the condi tion is practically the same as it was last night. One thing, which Is not new, but which the day brought forth, is that the operators are not only not har monious, but actually at logger-heads, and that the knowledge of this has urged the strikers to efforts which they would never have Instituted but for their belief that this is n mos: favorable time to seek whatever they want. It also explains satisfactorily why the Lehigh and Wllkes-Barre men and Lehigh Valley men demand ed an extra ten per cent, increase after a settlement had been agreed upon. The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre com pany Is deeply chagrined at the tura of affairs and blames the ether opsv ntors of the region for the failure of tho Lehigh and Wllkes-Earrs men. The Tribune representative received an authoritative statement from the Lehigh and Wilkes Havre company to day thet the company will pcsltively refuse to again take the initiative and further will make no effort whatever to resume operations until the other companies have come to some definite understanding with their men. The other companies, it was freely stated by the Lehigh and WIIkes-Bnrro oin cial, have absolutely avoided co-operating with us. "They can now light their own battles and when they have Httled their troubles our company wlh settle oui-3." STRIKERS CONFIDENT. The strikers are so confident of suc cess that all through the region they are amending their llrst demands and asking In some eases ns high as twenty per cent, of an increase, where before they asked only ton. John Paliy, presi dent of the United Mine Workers, is going among them day and night or ganizing branches In every hamlet. Be fore tlte operators can get together the miners, so they themselves believe, will be so compactly organized that they will bo In a position to dlctute a basis for the region. Should the Mine Work ers' association be delegated to handlo the strike, and there Is a willingness on the part of the widely scattered and heretofore totally disorganized miners to leave everything in the hands of the leaders, the companies will either make concessions that they scarcely dream of now or a long strike, with conse quences no one cares to foreshadow, will ensue. A combine of the operators and the delegation of arbitrary pow ers by the strikers to a committee of their number is now to all appearances the only hope for an escape from pro tracted and possibly costly trouble. One of the dllllculties that this to be wished for consummation will encoun ter is refusal of the strikers to act in concert. At the E. B. Markle & Co. mines, where the men submitted griev ances with a ten-day limit for their consideration, twenty-five per cent, of the men stayed away from work this morning. Tuesday night Superintend ent John Scott, of the Ebervale wash ery," received grievances and a three days notice from his men. This morn ing they went out on strike at the in stigation of some malcontents among them and then Induced the men at the same company's washery at Audenrled to also turn out. As an indication that the strikers are gaining new confidence from the dis cord among the operators, numerous In stances might be given. A pronounced Instance was the action of the Dodson & Co. men who returned to work Mon day with their grievances satlslled and today made a further demand of an additional ten per cent. Increase in wages and the reduction of the pvlce of powder from $2.75 to $2 per keg. They will quit again If their demands are not acquiesced In within three days. At the Spring Brook colliery the men only went out because they were In timidated by strikers from other col lieries. Now they refuse to rotuvn and have formulating grievances. Super intendent Hayes stated to Tho Trib une representative that he docs not know what his company will do. There was considerable activity among the troops today but further than causing some anxiety as to pos sible encounters their movements wove fraught with no consequences. Word came from Cranberry that dy namite had been carried to a strike leader's house there and Captain Ott with two companies of cavalry, escort ed a couple of coal and Iron police on n search for tho stuff. The houses were searched but no dynamite was discovered. The Fourth regiment, un der Lieutenant Colonel Case, was dis patched to Frceland early this morn ing to patrol the region where marches of strikers from Buck mountain and Eckley were anticipated. The soldiers filled ten passenger coaches and took along four cars of baggage. They will remain at tho Northwest region in definitely. Up to a late hour tonight no trouble was reported from that point. One battalion of the Twelfth, under Major King, arrived with a. roving commission patrolled the region about Audenrled. It was simply a practice march General Gobln said. Burgess James O'Donnell, of Auden rled, summoned them about 10 o'clock, saying the strikers wore becoming unruly. Tho soldiers found a great many men drunk but no general demonstration. PAY CAR GUARDED. The Lehigh and Wllkes-Barre com pany's pay car was guarded by eight deputies with Winchestevs on its tvlp to pay the miners at Audenrled. The outpost of the Thirteenth at Lattlmer at 3 o'clock this morning reported sus-ptclous-looklng lights, moving about on the mountain side to the east. A detail was hastened in the direction of the lights, but they had disappeared before the soldiers arrived. They are still un explained. The scouts say that It looked as If It might be a crowd of men hold ing a meeting. Every precaution Is be ing taken to prevent the possibility of poisoned food or water. Colonel Mattes has given strict orders against his men lniylng or accepting food or drink in Lattlmer nnd at Audenrled. Thirty men constantly guard the artesian well from which the Twelfth secures Its water. The Thirteenth has an artesian well in the center of the camp. J. II. Jacobs, a Broad street baker, received a letter today signed 'Foreign Element,' which accused him of being a deputy and threatened him with extermina tion. It is unquestionably a joke. To day ono hundred girls employed at the Frecland overall factory went out on strike because of a rc-adjustment of wages, which they claim reduces their earnings. Dr. Theodore Tudarovlch, the Austro-Hungarian consul, is still hero collecting evidence with a view of seeking indemnity. Attorney Robert E. Coxe, of New York, has been engaged to prosecute the case for the Austrian government. Calvin Pardee, of Philadelphia, ono of tho most prominent operators In this region, came to Hazleton tonight. Ho owns and opeiates the two mines at Lattlmer and one at Harwood. He said: "I see no Immediate prospects for a settlement; the men have brought this on themselves." Mr. Pardee com plains bitterly of tho way the men were forced out nnd lays most of tho trouble at the door of men whom he names as agitators, chief of whom he names John Fahey, president of the United Order of Mine Workers, who is now in Hazletcr. County Detective Eckert was here to day and stated that he is in possession of eighty statements from strikers re garding Friday's shooting and that every one is a different story. Tomor row he will get statements from twenty-five deputies who were in the firing posse. WAGE DEMANDS. Midnight An immense mass meeting of delegations from all of the collieries of the Cross Creek Coal company (Coxe Bros. & Co.) has just adjourned at Fveeland.lt was decided to make the following demands; Uniform scale of wages for miners similar to that paid at Jeddo, all laborers $1.35 per day, slate-pickers DO cents to $1 a day, re duction of powder from $2.50 to $2 a keg, coal for private families reduced from $3 to $1.75. The company will be given until Monday to consider tho de mands and If they are not acquiesced in all of tho 2.000 will strike. Only two of the Coxe company collieries are at present out. T. J. D. TEN THOUSAND IDLE. Intimate ot'the N'timlier of Strikers nt Iliizleton--Notcs of Thirteenth. Special to Tho Scranton Tribune. Hazleton, Pa., Sept 15. Careful es timates place the number of Idle men at 10,000. All of the Lehigh Valley Coal company men aro out and at the com pany's ofllce It Is stated that they did not expect a resumption of work, the men refusing to accept the terms to which their leaders subscribed last Sat urday. The Lehigh and Wllkes-Barre employes gave as their reason for not resuming this movnlng that they want ed to attend the funeral of a victim who was a resident of McAdoo. Eckley colliery, of Coxe Bros. & Co., 350 men; Sandy Run colliery of Kem merer & Co., 400 men, and the Ebervalo washery of McTurk & Tyler, 150 men, went on strike yesterday. The Lattlmer miners had a meeting yesterday and resolved to stay out. They had quit by agreement with the company, so as to avoid the possibility of inciting another march on the place. Now the men aro determined to stay our for a raise In wages. The men now on strike are: Lehigh Valley Coal Co 1,000 A. Pardee & Co 800 Calvin Pardeo & Co 2,200 A. S. Van Wlckle & Co 2,000 Coxo & Co 2,000 M. 8. Kemmerer 300 Wentz & Co iw 0,600 In addition to this there are possibly COO others idle by reason of the shut ting down of various small washories throughout the region, employing any where from five to fifty men. Below is given a list of the operators, their collieries, their location and the present condition of affairs at each. The Information is secured from official sources and is the first authentic com pilation made: Lehigh Valley Coal company Hazlo mine No. 1, South Sugar Loaf No. 2, Lehigh No. 3, at Hazleton; Jeansvllle, at Spring Mountain; Laurel Hill No. 6, at Laurel Hill; Spring Brook, at York town, all ldlo and little probability of them resuming tomorrow as nsrecd. I.C0O men. A. Pardee & Co. Crystal Rldgo and Cranberry, Just to tho west of Hazleton, both Idle. S0O men. Calvin Pardee & Co. Hollywood, at Hollywood; Harwood, nt Mt. Pleasant; Lattlmer No. 1 and No. 3, at Lattlmer, all Idle. 2,200 men. A. S. Van Wlckcl & Co.-Mllncsvlllo, at Mllnesvllle, and Colcralnc, at Beaver Meadow. These wcro out but have re sumed. 1,400 men. Lehigh and Wllkcs-Barro Coal com panyNo. 4, at Audenrled, and No. C, at llonoyhrook, wero to havo resumed this morning but did not. 2,000 men. C. M. Dodson & Co. Beaver Brook, near Audenrled, went out but resumed work Monday with a three-fourths com plement of men. 450 men. G. B. Markle & Co.-Jeddo, No. 4, at Oakdale; Highland No. 5 and Highland No. 2, at Highland; Ebervale, at Eber vale, working but wll strike if demands aro not conceded within ten days. 2,000 men. Coxo Bros. & Co. Stockton, No. 7, at Stockton; Oneida, at Oneida; Derringer, at Derringer; Drlfton No. 1, at Drlfton; Gowan, at Gowan; working but threat ening to strike. Beaver Mcndow, at Bea ver Meadow; Eckley, at Eckloy; Buck Mountain at Buck Mountain; ldlo with no promlso of settlement. 4,000 men em ployed, half on strike. M. S. Kemmerer & Co. Sandy Run, at Sandy Run; quit today. 300 men. Dr. J. S. Wcntz & Co. Hnzlo Brook, at Hazlo Brook; working. Silver Brook, at Silver Brook; Idle. 300 men. Upper Lehigh Coal company (John Lolsenrlng & Co.) Upper Lehigh colliery, at Upper Lehigh; working but threaten to strike. 1,200 men. Evans Mining Co. Beaver Meadow col liery, working. Now Ebervalo Coal Co. (MoTurk & Ty ler) Ebervale washery, quit today. 150 men. T. J. D. A SUSPICIOUS CALM. The Milltin Arc Not Satisfied nt tho General Outlook About Ilnzleton. By Associated Pros. Hazleton, 'Sept. 15. A calm pervades Hazleton and Its environs today nnd no disturbances were reported. The strikers maintain silence nnd good or der, but tho militia is not satisfied that they aro not meditating vengeance for tho shooting of last Friday. An evidence of this was offered to day, when an extra guard was placed about the company stores at Lattlmer. The reason for this was a story that tho foreigners were plotting to blow up the building with dynamite. They have ceased dealing there, but are now buying their provender In Hazleton. Somo are going so far as to move Into town and several cart loads of poor household goods were traveling town wards over tho Lattlmer road today. Large groups of tho minors are con stantly hovering about the stores. For some reason which could not be '.earned, extra vigilance was maintain ed at the camp of the Ninth regiment at Hazle park today. Tho guard was strengthened and not a soldier was permitted to leave camp. The Fourth regiment shifted from Audenrled to Drlfton this afternoon and established a camp on the hills. There Is no indi cation of trouble there but General Gobin means to keep every locality guarded and he sent the regiment there because the miners in collieries Nos. I and 2 are likely to strike tomorrow. They are 500 strong and are discus ring the question at Fveeland tonight. DEBS WILL BE INVITED. Arrangements are under way for a monster mass meeting here on Satur day night, and it Is understood that efforts are being made to bring Eu gene V. Debs and other prominent labor men here to address it. All the miners In tho middle coal field will be asked to attend and It Is estimated that 25,000 miners will be present. Genieiral Gobln had heard nothing of tho proposed meeting and said ho would treat with an emergency when It arose. Another story of the day was that William J. Bryan had been secured as counsel for the prosecution of Sheriff Martin and the deputUs. It was scouted by tho strike leaders as too absurd to merit consideration. The arrangements for the prosecu tion by the Austrian societies which have taken up tho cause, have been brought to a pause by General Gobln's order forbidding tho arrests of tho prospective defendants. Several meet ings were held but it was finally de termined to let the matter rest in abeyance until after Coroner Bowman has held his inquest and reached a verdict. That official has not yet fix ed a date for the Inquiry, but thinks It will bo sometime In tin early part of next week. Fifty or sixty witnesses will bo examined Including Sheriff Martin and a number of his deputies and somo of tlrs miners. No matter what the verdict may be, the case will be cavvled into the counts, but no details have bem arranged. The 500 men employed nt the Beaver Brook colliery of Dodson & Co., met last night and decided to demand an ircrease of ten per cent In wages and tho sale of powder at $2 per keg In stead of nt $2.75. If the company re cuses they too will Join the striking anny. Tho Beaver Brook men wero ovt a few days ago, but returned to work yesterday. Indecision is the feeling at Stockton. The 1,500 men there had expressed their Intention of going out today, but they lusolved to glvo the operators another day for the consideration of their grievances and If these are not righted, they will go out tomorrow. The funeral of Clemeno Paltrock, another victim of the shooting, occur red In Cranberry today. The entire village was wrapped In an atmosphere ft gloom. Audenrled drum corps led the line of march with the Synourl Polish society following two carriages containing mourners, and about seven hundred miners In line of march. Ser vices were held In the Polish church by Rev. Father Aust and interment fol lowed in tho church cemetery. SHERIFF MARTIN MAY TAKE COMMAND. Wllkes-Barre, Sept. 15. Sheriff Martin may resume the responsibility of pvesevvlng ovder In tho coal regions on Saturday. If ho doss tho militia will retire. EXCELSIOR BRINGS 52,500,000. San Francisco, Sept, 15. Tho long over duo steamer Excelsior, which left St. Mi chaels, Alaska, for this port six woeks ago, but which was compelled to put back to Unalaska for repairs after hav ing broken two blades of her propoller, arrived here today with elxty-threo pass enters and About $2,600,000 in told. STEAMBOAT COLLISION. An Excursion Pnrty from Mntich Chunk In u Week on tho Hudson. New York, Sept. 15. Tho Hudson river steamboat Cntsklll of tho night lino and tho large excursion boat St. Johns col lided tonight In tho river off tho city. Tho St. John had ono thousand passen gers on board and tho Catsklll had thirty passengers nnd was heavily loaded with frdght. A holo was cut in tho Catsklll's hull and a panic ensued among her pas sengers, some of whom dropped over board. Smalt boats wcro lowered from tho St. John nnd thoso struggling In tho water were rescued. Tho Catsklll was headed for tho Jersey shore, and when near tho shore sho filled with water and went down on a mud bank. Threo persons aro missing and aro thought to bo drowned. They aro Mrs. Maria McDonald, resldenco unknown; Susan Morris, of Buttenburg, N. J and a boy named Bertie Tlmmerman. Tho thousand passengers on board tho St. Johns, formed tho members of an ex cursion party from Mauch Chunk, Pa. The party had come to jersey City today and thero taken the St. Johns and gono up tho Hudson. Tho boat was on her way back to Jersey City when tho col lision occurred. Tho passengers from tho St. Johns wero landed nt Jersey City after tho ac cident. To all appearances tho St. Johns Is not badly damaged. YELLOW FEVER HAS GAINED A FOOTHOLD Jackson Is Depopulated; Its Busi ness Houses Closed nnd Its News paper Siispciulcd--An Exodus of Inhabitants. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 15. Tho state cap ltol is depopulated, Its business houses closed tits newpaicr vpendyed. .Scv&n cases of yellow fever nro officially an nounced at its very doors with many sus peotcd cases at various points; an em bargo has been placed on tho railroads of tho state and thcro aro grave apprehen sions that tho dread disease has obtained, a foothold in mimeious parts of tho state. Tho worts fears of tho medical fratern ity and tho pubMc havo been realized and tho prevailing disease at Edwards has been pronounced yellow fever. Tho stato board of health has laid a general em bargo on travel except out of tho state by means of an order promulgated this afternoon nnd addressed to all llne3 or transportation. Travel from lntectcd places is absolutely barred. Tho bright sldo of tho situation is that tho disease is of a, very mild type. Tho exodus fiom this city which began In a small way ssv eral days ago has attained unprecedented proportions. The stato board advises all who can to leave and tho railroads say they can han dlo tho largest crowds. Tho most rigid lo cal quarantine prevails here. Dr. Gulteras reached Edwards at 4.30 a, m. today and after investigation sent a messago to tho state board etatlng that ho found seven genuine cases of yellow fever. FATALLY CHEWED BY A LION. Tlio Animal Kscnpcd from a Travel ing Circus. Sharon, Sept. 15. While en routo from Sandy lake to Grovo City last night, a largo lion escaped from a traveling cir cus and has since 'been terrorizing tho people In tho eastern part of Mercer county. As soon as Its oscapo was dis covered, the circus attaches, armed with poles and ropes, started after It, but It retreated and was lost In a dense woods. Its roar could bo heard for miles and farmers locked their doors, afraid to ven ture out. Charles Hoffman heard a com motion among his cattle and went to In vestigate. Ho saw an animal crouching in tho stock yard, nnd charged It. With a roar It spring upon him, sinking its teeth in his left shouldor. It then clawed and toro him in a frightful manner, Ho lost consciousness and when found sev eral hours later was nearly dead from loss of blood. He cannot recover. Dozens of shieii and bullocks wcro killed and tho lion Is still at large. It was claimed to bo ono of tho most vicious ani mals In captivity. m Union Traction Compnny Deficiency. Philadelphia. Sept. 15. Tho Union Traction company, which operates all of tho street railway lines of this city, with ono small exception, held Its annual ireetlng and election today. A. J. Cas satt, who was elected a member of tho hoard of directors about a week ago, de clined to servo and General Manager B. Parsons was elected in his stead. Tho report for the yenr ending June 30, 1S97, shows a deficiency of $SJ1,03I. Wellington's Successor. Baltimore, Sept. 15. Tho reconvened Re publican stato convention to complete tho work began at Ocean City Aug. 20, today nominated Philip L. Goldsborough for comptroller and General AMn Rutherford for clerk of tho court of appeals. At a meeting of tho stato central committee held after tho closo of the convention, Stato Senator Norman B. Scott was elect ed chairman to succeed United States Sen ator Wellington, who resigned yesterday. Silver Cnmp Mectinc. Springfield, O., Sept. 15. Tho silver camp meeting arranged to continue hero a week began today with u somewhat smaller assemblage than was expected. It Is culled a national freo silver camp meeting. A number of silver speakers of note aro engaged for ench day. A, great tent has been erected In tho fair grounds for tho speaking which will seat 0,000 and glvo accommodations for 20,000. noynton-Gallic Wedding. Washington, Sept. 15. Ono of tho most Interesting social events of the season was tho celebration today, at the Church of the Covenant, of tho wedding of Charles II. Boyntou, night manager of tho Associated Press, and Miss Florenco Gaines, of this city. William D. Farwell, of the New York Tribune, acted as best man. After the wedding breakfast tho bridal couplo left for tho north. Pfniixylvniiiii Postmasters. Washington, Sept. 15. Tho president to day nominated postmaster for Pennsyl vania os follows: California, James I. McKcnna; Clarion, W. Day Wilson; Cor sopolls, John D. Scott; Fveeland, B. V. Davis; Hastings, Henry J. Van Duspn; Irwin, George SowashJ Mount Pleasant, J. R. Zuck. Powderly Deports 'Jnps." Washington, Sept. 15. Commissioner Powderly, of the immigration bureau, has directed the deportation of sixteen con tract laborers recently arrived at San Francisco from Japan by way of Vic toria, These laborers arrived at Victoria, on Aug, 28 by tho steamer Columbia, Medal for General Ponrson. Washington, Sept. 15. A medal of honor has been awarded to General Alfred T. Pearson, of Pittsburg, Pa., for gallantry In leading a charge at the battle of Lewis Farm, Va March 29, 1S03. American Vessels I nvornd. Washington, Sept. 15, Tho Mexican gov ernment has exempted American and other balling vessels, currying exclusively coal Into Mexican ports, from tonnago duties. THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT IN CAMP Members of (lie Guard Are Not Enjoying a Picnic. PLENTY OP WORK, NIQIIT AND DAY Tito Prospects for an Iiulcflnlto Stay Hero Cnuscd Hcstlossnoss In Somo Qunrtcrs--Teiits Aro Being Mndc More Comfortnblo nnd tho Crimp Streets Havo Been Grndcd--Strict Discipline Is Maintained. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Hazleton, Sept. 15. It is now evi dent that the soldiers are In it for an Indeflnlto stay and the boys of the Thirteenth are making arvangements nccovdlngly. The canvass homes avo being made move comfovtablo and cosy, company stveets avo being gutteved, gvaded and generally Improved, and letters avo being sent home for blan kets, extra wearing apparel and the wherewith to do barter with tho sutler. Few, possibly, of the regiment are re ally desirous of a prolonged stay, but none are heard to grumble very griev ously as yet either at tho present conditions or future prospects. The fact that the two men who had en gagements to marry experienced no little difficulty in being excused even for live days, has about convinced the boys that furloughs are out of the question and even the most Ingenlus of excuse-makers do not dare attempt to got one. There are about a dozen lawyers in the Thirteenth and every man of them has something or another coming up nt criminal court which be gins next week. They are very rest less and are hoping harder than nny bedy else that tho "blame thing will break up this week." This is the hardest camp experience the Thlvtecnth has ever had. Dress parades and drills and other such ar duous duties of ordinary camp life are havd enough but they ave play as com paved to sitting out on top of a coal dump all night looking into the davk ress for approaching foes. There are times during the ordinary encamp ment, when a soldier can tidy himself up and go down town nnd see things. Here they nre virtually in prison. No body is allowed outside the lines with out a pass and as General Gobln has ordered that nobody Is to be given a pa S3 except when the most urgent business necessitates it, few indeed are fortunate enough to get out. Within tho llnesi though there is plenty of fun and the boys are making the most of their hard lot. Time does not altogether hang heavy on their hands as thero Is plenty of work to do and It Is of tho kind that keeps them from falling asleep. Thveo companies a day avo utilized for guard duty. Ono serves as an outpost, nnother as a patrol and the third as a picket. The outposts are three '.t number, one in the brush near tho point where tho shooting occurred, commanding the road fvom Hazleton. The second is on the hill to tho west of the camp and pvevents possible suvprlses from, the Jeddo and Freeland region. The third Is on top of tho culm dump of the Lattlmer mine just to the east of the camp nnd distant about five hundred yards. This latter post commands a view of the other two and conveys to camp by means of signals and mes sages which the first two named out posts havo to communicate. The coun try for miles around Is under constant surveillance from this point and the slightest movement on tho part of the strikers cannot escnpe detection. STRICT DISCIPLINE, Colonel Coursen nnd Lieutenant Col onel Mnttes, who assumed command today on the departure of the colonel for Cottage city, insist on the strictest discipline and captains have been no tified to Impress their men with this and also with the gravity of the situ ation. Tho health of tho veglment continues to be vemavkably good, not a single man having been In the hos pital yet, except for a headache or something of that kind. Regular camp routine was establish ed today for the first time. The order for today was as follows: Rovelllo COO a. m. Polteo 6.3') a. m. Mess 7.00 a. m. Sick call 8.00 a. m. Guard mount 0.00 a. m. Mess 12.00 m. Battalion drill 3.30 p. m. Dress pavado 5.30 p. m. Mess , 0.00 p. m. Retreat Sunset Tottoo 11.00 p. m. Call to quarters 9.45 p. m. Taps 10.00 p. m. Tho drills take place on tho ball ground at the farthev end of Lattlmer, where Friday's shooting took place. Today was pay day at the Lattlmer mines and for fear of any trouble, Company H was sent to guard tho pay office. There was no disturbance. When tho men got their pay they went home and after they had gone the sol diers retuvned to camp. Majov General Geovgo R. Snowden, Adjutant General T. J. Stewart, Major J. H. Gherst, Commissary General E. H. Ripple, Commissary Sergeant W. T. Simpson and n number of others con nected with the governor's staff, made a visit to the camp this afternoon and expressed themselves as much Im pressed with the business-like aiv of the Thivteenth camp. Tho governor's staff, together with Colonel Mattes and a number of others, had their pictures taken with the newspapermen at Lat tlmer, beforo they proceeded to the 'amp. OFFICERS RESIGN. Lieutenants Molr, of Company C, nnd Sample, of Company D, havo resigned. The regiment has taken an antl-shavo vow and alveady they ave beginning to look ferocious. Any man who breaks his vow forfeits a day's pay to his com pany. Lieutenant W. W. Inglls, of Company D, was growing a beavd that looked llko Shevlff Mavtln's hlrsutto festooning and rather than run tho vlsk of being lynched ho shaved. Last night he was tvied by couvt mavtlal, found guilty and sentenced to give up tho uso of his looking glass for threo days. The ofllcers of the trial weve J. S. Courtrlght, Company G, Judge; Sev geant Paschalls, Company C, sheriff; Headquarters Cleric W. II. Roo, clerk Continued on Pago 8. BOARD OF PARDONS. Tho Callows Cheated Out ol Two Candidates. Harrlsburg, Sept. lo.-Tho board of par dons today recommended a commutation of tho sentence of Albert Von Nclda, of Philadelphia, to llfo Imprisonment. Von Netdn was to havo been hanged Oct. 27. Tho bonrd pardoned Gcorgo Rusnot, of Pittsburg, whoso death sentenco was commuted February, 1S52, nnd refused to grant a re-hearing to Frank Jongrass, tho Now Castlo murderer. These pardons wero recommended: William Watson, Lancaster, larceny; Harold Spray, Philadelphia, larceny; Frank J. Ring, Sullivan, assault. Par dons wcro refused Timothy Morgan, Montgomery, assault and battery; Tho. J. Dovltn, Schuylkill, misdemeanor in of flvo; William J. Dunn, Allegheny, for gery; Robert Eystcr, York, larceny; Jer. emlah McDonald, Allegheny, larceny; J. L. Davidson, Allegheny, robbery. TWENTY-FOUR MEN ENTOMBED. Asphyxiated by Foul Gnscsin a Mexi can Qunrry. City of Mexico, Sept. 15. The persons killed at tho Penuelas Quarry explosion, numbering twenty-four, wero asphyxiat ed by tho denso gases generated by tho explosion. Among the number were sev eral horsemen, who perished with their teams, and tho bodies of men and horses lay together In a horrlblo manner. It eeomed an age beforo tho heavy atmos phere allowed tho gas to rise from over tho graves In which they had been en tombed. Outside, men, women and children wept and wrung their hands, while thoso In chargo of tho work stood helplessly by waiting for an opportunity to reclaim tho bodies. Ono hundred people wero Injured by Inhaling tho gas. MINE CARRIAGE DROPS ; NINE MEN INJURED Eiigincor nt tho Aldcn Shnft Lost Control ot tho Machinery and tho Cnrriago Fell 580 Foot. Wllkes-Barre, Sept. 15. At C.30 this morning as Engineer Sylvester Blerly was lowering ten men into tho now shaft of tho Aldcn Coal company at Aldcn, ho lost control of tho engine, and tho car riago descended to tho bottom, 5&0 feet, with a crash, Injuring every occupant of tho cavrlago but ono. Instantly an was excitement about tho works, and as tho news spread through tho town, tho fam ilies of tho miners at tho works rushed to tho head of tho shaft, all fearing that tho sons, fathers and husbands had been Instantly killed. Tho lnjuvod aro MARIAN KULOKOSKI, 20 years old, single. THOMAS TOGUEKI, 27, single. JOSEPH KOCZOEL, 42, married, wlfo and two children. STEVEN FABYSHEFSKI. 22. single. ANTHONY GILLIS, 25, single. TEOFIL MELOFFSKI, 31, married, wlfo and ono child In old country. GEORGE GOLCOMB, 21. marvied. wlfo and ono child. ROMAN SURTKOUSKI, 20, single, In jured. JOS. STOMKIEWIZ. unhurt, wnlked homo to Nantlcoke after I ho nccldcnt. After tho carriage dropped, it was im possible to raise It again, It being bent nr.d twisted out of 6hapo. A rescuing party then found its way to tho injured men through No. 1 shaft which connects with No. 2, and all of the Injured wcro brought to tho surface through No. 1. KINO BENIN'S TRIAL. Threo of His Chiefs Ilnvo Been Con demned nnd Shot. Lagos, West Coast of Africa, Sept. 15. Tho trial of tho king of Benin and his chiefs who surrendered on Aug. C to tho British authorities and who arc charged with being concerned In tho massacre of an unarmed expedition under Consul Phil lips, Is proceeding at Benin City. Threo of tho chiefs havo already been condemned, two of them woro shot and their bodies wcro displayed, hanging !n tho streets for twenty-four hours. Tho third of theso three chiefs committed sui cide. Governor nt Iinllefontc. Harrlsburg, Sept. 15. Governor Hast ings will go to Bcllcfontc tomorrow to spend a few days at his summer home. Tho executive said tonight tho troops would bo withdrawn from tho strike re gion as soon as circumstances will war rant. Ho Is nnxlous to avoid tho cxpenso of keeping tho soldiers thero If their presenco Is not necessary and has asked Major General Snowden and Adjutant General Stewnrt to report fully on tho situation. Shot His Brolher-in-Lnw. Utlca, N. Y., Sept. 15. Thomas J. Cong don shot his brother-in-law, Frederick Cook, near Sauquolt, In thl county, to day, inflicting a fatal wound. Congaon surrendered himself. Congdon somo years ago lost his farm through mismanage ment. When It was sold under mortgago foreclosure, Mrs. Cook, his sister, bid It in and tho Cook family havo since resided on tho place. Both men ore over 60 years of age. Chicago Fever Proof. Chicago, Sept. 15. No quarantlno will bo declared In Chicago against tho fover In fected districts of tho south. This was decided upon by a meeting ot tho board of health toJay. It was announced that tho yellow fever refugees will bo received in Chicago without questions, it being agreed that tho climatic conditions pre vailing In Chicago preclude tho possibil ity of any danger from that source. I)u Hols Miners Will Work. DuBols, Pa., Sept. 15. Tho DuBoIs min ers held another meetlnrf today and again voted to return to work. Unless somo unforeseen troublo arises they will there fore resume work tomorrow morning. All other mines In tho Clearfield district aro working. Ntrnmship Arrivnls. Liverpool, Sept. 15. Arrived: Auranla, from New York. Queenstown Arrived: Germanic, from New York. Southampton Arrived: Paris, from New York. Ply mouth Arrlved: Saale, fvom New York for firemen. THIS NEWS THIS MOllNINti. Weather Indications Today: Fair; Warmer. 1 General Huppense at Hazleton, Thirteenth In Camp. Lynching Beo In Indiana, 2 Sport Baso Ball Games, Sporting Chat. 3 LocaI A Few County Statistics. Report of the Grand Jury. Plumbers and tho Board of Health. 4 Editorial, Comment of tho Press, 5 Local September Weddings. W. C. T. U. In Session at Dalton. 6 1x1001 West Sldo and City Suburban. 7 Lackawanna County News. 8 Thirteenth in Camp (Continued), Neighboring County Notes. Financial and Commercial. BAD GANG CLEANED OUT Fiye Desperadoes Are Lynched by Citizens of Osgood. BODIES DANGLED ON AN ELM Strange Sight That Greeted Residents of Osgood. Incensed by Numerous Robberies, tho Citizens Form Themselves Into n Vigilance Committee nnd Try to Exterminate tho Gnnc--I)cspcrnto Encounter Between Sheriff nud tho Robbers. Osgood, Ind Sept. 15. Incensed by numerous depredations, repeated burglaries, and daylight robbcrlea, tho people of Ripley county, Ind., havo taken the law into their own h'nnds and meted out to tho p&rpetvntors a punishment greater than provided by law. Five men, who havo long been a terror to the citizens ot this county, were lynched last night, nnd when thl? citizens of Versailles, tho county seat, aroso this morning, they found the bodies of five men dangling from as many limbs of an olm tree In tho centre of tho public square. Their feet were but a few inches from tho ground, while their hands and feet had been securely tied with strong ropes. Vevsaillos is a town of eight hund red people. It Is ono of tho oldest in the state and although it is ilvo miles from a railroad station and has no telegraphic communication; It is stilt the county scat. For four or five years tho fanners of tho county have teen the victims of a lawless gang who lived an outlaw existence, robbing indls- crimately and sometimes committing graver crimes. Farmrars would come In town with a bunch of cattle or load of fanning products and next morn ing they would be found robbed nnd beaten by the roadside. Old German farmevs havo bjen visited and both mere and women have been tortuved to make them glv.o up their savings. Aged German wonren havo been forced to stand upon a red hot stovo in an effort to compel them to disclose tho hiding place of some treasure) In tho hoitsa. Theso depredations havo con tinued unceasingly. Arrest havo been made, but tho guilty parties! ih'avo covered up their lawlessness and It was seldom that conviction followed. The information was given by ono of the gang's confederates, who had been under suspicion. Sheriff Henry Bush ing arranged that his Informant should accompany them, and securing flvo deputies they went to tho place. Shorirc Bushing concealed himself in tho cellar, while tho deputies were stationed nt a convenient distance outside. Shortly after midnight the gang reached Wool ey Brothers' stores. Clifford Gordon and the sheriff's informant had been designated to break Into tho building. Gordon himself effected an entrnnco and Justus ho stepped Inside tho sheriff grabbed him. Both pulled pistols nt tho same time nnd began firing. Bert Andrews was with the robbers and he, too, Joined in tho fusllade, while tho deputies came to the assistance of tho sheriff. Tho robbers had driven out to tho placo in a buggy belonging to Lylo Levi, and from information subse quently gathered it was learned that the robbery had been planned at tho home ot William Jenkins. The two lat ter wcro nrrested as accessories. All were taken to the jail at Versailles. Henry Schulter, 21 years, was put in, tho Jail for robbing the barber shop nt Osgood last nlcht. Levi was 57 years of age, Oordon 22, Andvews 30, and Jen kins 27. LYNCHING PARTY ARRIVES. It was 1 o'clock this movnlng when horsemen seemed to come from all quavtevs and dismounted on a hlllsldo near Versailles. Little time was lost, for tho details had been pre-arranged. Quietly about 400 marched Into tho town. Tho jail was In chargo ot William Kenan, Sheriff Bushing's brother-in-law, the former being nt homo on ac count of his Injury. In front of tho Jail proper Is tho residence and in that wero acting Jailor Kenan and Robert Barnott, William Block and Lon Wen zel, deputies. Shortly beforo 2 o'clock there was a knock nt the door and when Kenan and others opened tho door they were pre sented to pistols held by threo masked men and asked to turn over tho keys. This they did nnd then tho mob tiled Into tho Jail. Threo of tho prisoners, Levi, Jenkins and Shulter, wero on tho lower floor, while Gordon nnd Andrews wero in tho upper tier. Levi and Jen kins and Shulter showed fight and tho former was Ehot through tho breast, while tho skulls of tho two latter wero crushed with a stool. Ropes wero in readiness and adjusting a nooso around tho neck of each, their feet and hands wero pinioned and tnen tho march be gan. The flvo prlsonevs weve dvagged to an elm tw-c, where their bodies wero suspended. It is said Levi, Jenkins and Shulter wero dead bafovo j they veached tho place. Cincinnati, Sept. 15. A special from Osgood says trouble- is brewing again tonight. Local authorities will not call for troops and Governor Mount has or dered tho attorney general thero to In tevpvet tho law to them. Tho Herald's Wcatlicr Forecast. New York. Sept. lC.-In the middle states and New England, today, clear and decidedly warmer weather and fresh to light southwesterly to southern winds will prevail, followed In this section by sultriness and maximum temperatures of 90 degrees or mora except on and near tho coast, with tho approach of tho severe hot wave.
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