fibtiue ,f&,4fcg 00"' C .uiwiri ih X'twin )i8 TWO CENTS. SCKANTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1899. TWO CENTS. : mLWu , mns&mrJShLlh. i LAiaiaSKuteL' . 1 kdfi--S: IHumi 5. &v30sm&' mssssatma wmmK fcswc"-: T BIG STRIKE IN BROOKLYN Conductors and Motormen of Transit Company Go Out. NON-UNION MEN AT WORK They Are Employed on All Lines, ' but Much Disorder Exists Wires Are Cut, Rails Torn Up and the Non-Union Men Hooted and Stoned A Motorman Assaulted While Running President Possi ter's Private Car Several Arrests Are Made. Now Yoik, July If.. Another trolley ntrlke l.s on In Brooklyn. So fur It has not been as affective as the strike of If!).", but there is no tolling how loni? or far reaching' It may become. For smo weeks past the employes of the several lines controlled by the Brook lyn 1'fnpld Transit company have been complaining that the management did not live up to the ten-hour law, The men demand a revision of the tint! tallies at the different barns and also liiim that they should bo paid 20 cents on hour for overtime, which Is erpilva li'.U to J2 a day, the price which they sit for a woiklng day of 10 hours. Meetings have been held daily and nightly for the lust week and It was Inferred from the reports given out by th" employes and their ndv!.ors since Thursday last that while a strike was Imminent It would not occur for some days to come. General Master Work man Parsons and District Master Wokmnn Pines had charge of the men's affairs and a strike was called at half-past four this morning. At this hour most of the motormen and conductors on the Brooklyo Traction mnipniiy's lines had completed their night trips and the leaders decided that this was the most opportune- moment to b-gin what was expected to be a stubborn fight with the Traction com pany. A heavy rain storm was In pi ogress at this time and there wns very little passenger tralllc. The .Smith street, Franklin avenue and Hamilton Feny lines, which are controlled by th' Coney Island Iiullroad company, having maintained the regular terms v llli their employes, were not impeded in the least, but mi all other roads, transportation was stopped for a while and a good deal of congestion oc curred in consequence. Police Called Out. Shortly after midnight about 1.000 po leoni!,n from the precincts In Manhat tan and the I5ron- districts were enn tyeil to the different barns and many w.-re placed along the several routes comprising the territory covered by the Brooklyn Tiviction company. I'p to half past seven o'clock there were very few ears run over these lines and those that were sent out from the different harns were policed bv two, three and four constables. On the Putnam ave nue line onb a few men refused to work and It was notable that scarcely n half doyen men of the cars on this division were policed. The Flatbush and Bergen Beach cars, the Nostrand nvenue, dates, Ralph and Myrtle ave nue cars, ns well as those of the Third avenue line had a meagre service in the early hours of th' day but traHle on the old Nassau Unci which comprise the Fifth, Seventh, Park and Vanderhllt avenues and Douglas and Butler street roads, were practically at a standstill. The men on the Nassau road were most determined and not one of the motor men or conductors went to work. The cars remained Idle for seeral hours, but by lfl o'clock about one-tenth of the regular rolling stnek was working. These cars were manned by inspectors and linemen, and In fact oilers and helpers were pressed into rervlce so as to maintain a partial running af the system. Many of the old conductors and mo tormen reported for duty on the Gate", Italph. Broadway. Myrtle avenue! Flushing and Third avenue roads and President Rcsslter raid that shortly nfter noon over 00 pr cent, of the old hands were at work on the- lines. Later In the afternoon the cars on the latter roads wcro running at Intervals of ten minutes which meant that the service was crippled abrut one-third. The heavy storm of the early morning was dissipated about 10 o'clock, and from that hour until well on In the af ternoon the Sunday traffic- which Is usually very heavy to .North Beach. Bergen Beach and Coney Island, lllled the caw. but tho dtead of trouble or disturbance kept hundreds cf people nway from these c-ear.ldo resorts. Shortly beforp noon President Uosalt er's private car Ampeir, started frun the city hnl! and made the round ttlp. On board wcro Chief Engineer Breck inridge, W. W. YV'kks, President Bos Biter's prlvntu secretary, and Assistant Secretary Vancott. Accompany tlioio were Dotectlvce Reynolds, Harrington, Gray and Stoddard. The Amero after running to tho Flushing extension went up Xostrand avenue to Bergen IPaoh and returned down Flatbuh avenue, vhnco it ran to Coney Island. Motorman Assaulted. Comlns bncU from Conoy Island tho president's car traveled over the Fifth avenuo route, and as It ncared Twcn-tv-thlrd utrcet nnd Fifth avenue those on board found their further progress Impedes by a stalled car near tho Fifth avenuo barn. Hare a croud of 000 peo pie. many of whom were women and children, had congregated and the motonuun of tho Ampere, Howurd Jackson, wae attacked by sovcrul men who were strikers or who were In sym pathy with the men. Tho motorman received some nasty bruises on the head and legs. Secretary Wlckes was one of tho first to run to the man's as sistance, nnd he wns llnally rescued from the mob. Six arrests were matin and tho track was soon cleared. Throughout the afternoon boulders and large pieces of granite were taken from a nearby yard and placed on the tracks In the vicinity of Greenwood cemetery, and us cars came along at Intervals of twenty and thirty minutes their further progress was considerably delayed un til these obstructions were removed. No sooner did the cars pass Mian tho boulders were laid on th trnckn again, and the police were unable to stop the efforts of the obstructionists. During the day .",00 additional police wore sent over from New York and a close watch was kept all along Brooklyn brldgo to see that no, person could Interfere with the trolley wires. The only cutting of wire reported to the Brooklyn police headquarters was the partial destruc tion of the feed cable on Flatbush ave nue, but a seore of linemen soon re paired this In a temporary manner, which sufficed to reopen the line. Late In the afternoon a conference wns held at police headquarters. Among those present were iPollce Commissioners York, Hess and Sexton; Chief of Police Devery. Deputy Chiefs McLaughlin, of Manhattan, and McKellar, of Brook lyn, nnd President Bosslter. General McLeon wns also In attendance, but he said that as far as he could see, that there was no necessity for tho calling out of the militia or interference In any way by the military. Tho Coney Island Patrons, President Bosslter said' that he was anxious to bring the patrons of the several lines back from the seaside roads as soon as possible and had made arrangements to handle the Coney Island patrons ns fur as practicable by trolley service, hut that he had ad vised his assistants to arrange for the transportation of the majority of the Coney Island crowd back to the city over the elevated rallioad lines. The police commissioners Informed Mr. Ros slter that his patrons nnd the public In general, as well as tho company's property and all other properties, would be sulllclently protected by the police force. In addition to this. Commis sioner Hess Informed Mr. Bosslter that he thought the sending out of his pri vate car was impolitic, and to use his own words, it wns like "shaking a red rag In front of an enraged bull." Several arrests were made during the day among the ranks of the strikers and their sympathizers, but no disturb ance of a very serious nature occurred. Nothing to Arbitrate. President Bosslter snld tonight that the Brooklyn Kapid Transit oillclnls would not arbitrate the stilke dllliculty with their striking employes. "There l.s nothing to arbitrate," said Mr. Bosslter. "The men who have gone out came to me with certain de mands. I showed them that they al ready had substantially all they asked for nnd would straighten out any in justice. They came in a lighting mood and were not disposed to look at the subject dispassionately. M. Delehan ty, of the aibltratlon commission, hail a long talk with Colonel Williams about the propriety of arbitration in the alleged dispute. 1 did not see him. Colonel Williams trld him there was nothing to arbitrate nnd that Is true." "How many men went on bttike this morning?" "Between Too and 1,000. Not more than 1,000 nt the outside. About 200 out of '.00 or 000 of tile Nassau men remained loyal to the company and ran their cars as usual, and about :00 of the 2.S03 or 3,000 Brooklyn Heights men went out with tho strikers. Two hun dred out of 2.S00 does not make a large percentage when it comes to striking, and the results shows what we have held to bo true oil along, that the Heights men would remain steadfast. They leallzo that there is nothing to strike about." "What about the men'.'" "All I can say Is that we have enough nun to run every single trip tomorrow and will do no, if we are not interfered with. Of conrse If the strikers should bo permitted to pull our motormen nnd conductors off the cars and cut wires, it would be difficult to handle the usu al amount of trafllc. We will do the best we cnn. We have considered It wise to stop running cars tonight on all tho suburban lines after 8 o'clock and the cars on nil the suburban lines and the cars on the main lines will not be run after 12 o'clock. Few people will be discommoded by this, as they can use the elevated trains. The nor mal conditions will return in n day or two, I hope, so that the suburban trolley service may bo continued all nlsht. Good Police Work. Manhattan police in the city has had a most beneficial effect. They have done splendid work and the good order which was maintained today Is owing largely to their presence. Our success today In conducting our business In the fuce of a strike Is almost unparal leled. We have not only kept all our lines open, hut we opened the new Cul ver route to Coney Island, according to the schedule. I cunnot estimate the shrinkage in tralllc, owing to the strike. The returns tomorrow will tell all that. It seemed to me this morning that thero was special providence in the lowering weather and the rain. Peo ple did not start off today with a rush to the beaches as usual, nnd this gave us lime to steady ourselves." President Bosslter said that tho Sev enth and Ninth uvenuo linen of the Nassau system were manned by Hnl s?y street men, the employes on that lino having refused to go out almost to n man. President Bosslter said ho would open the lines nguln at C o'clock In tho morning and promises that tho cars will run on schedulo time. Chief of Police Devery and Police Commissioners Hess and Sexton apent several hours In Brooklyn tonight, com pleting tho pollco arrangements for taklnc care of tho rioters. Thero was some troublo tonight with fl. largo number of people that had taken tho trolley car during tho day .'or Conoy Island by way of Ulmor park. They wore let out at Ulmer park and being unable to either get to Coney Island or to return to the city proper for many hours, remained there and several small disturbances were tho re sult. A man was slightly wounded on llockawny avenue by a striker tonight. The Brooklyn elevated engineers are meeting tonight and may lake action regarding a strike. Doos Not Like Strikes. General Master Workman Parsons spent the greater part of tho day In Brooklyn and a considerable portion of the afternoon In conference with Messrs. Delehnnty and Webster, of the ntnto board of mediation and arbitra tion. Mr. Parsons cald tonight: "Everybody knows that I do not like strikes. They are not pleasant and furthermore they arc expensive. But this strike was one that could not bo averted. Tho first twenty-four hours of a strike neither wins nor loses it and we are satisfied with tho showing that we hive made. There will be fewer cars run tomorrow than there were today. The cars are now man ned by Inspectors nnd the men who remained. They are making a show ing but It Is a bad one. "I think that tomorrow will see a paralyzed condition of the traffic that will make the people of Brooklyn rea lize that the strike Is strong enough to speak for itself. They arc running no cars In the suburbs and are mak ing all the show they can In the city." Asked about the story that the road had a lot of new men to take the places of the strikers, Mr. Parsons said he know nothing of that. "Good motormen are scarce," he said. "The big trolley lines that have been built and tho season make them a scarce article In the market, es pecially in the big cities. Having good motormen prevents accidents some of the roads are on to the fact that It is just ns easy and In fact cheaper to add a few dollars to the payroll than to keep paying claims for dam ages." Mr. Parsons said the strike had tho sanction of the Knights of Labor and that the men would receive the moral and financial support of the organ ization. Meeting of Fnsrineers The Brooklyn elevated engineers met tonight and took up the question of the transfer from the present position to the position of electric engineer when the third rail system should go into effect. They did not discuss the ques tion of joining the surface trolley roads in the strike. This change for the en gineers will mean a reduction In wages and it is not satisfactory. The matter was referred to Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, with which organization the elevated engineers are alllllated. BELANC0UNTS DENIAL. Claims That He Bid Not Write tho Pronunciamento Giving Advice .Re garding the "Crafty Eagle." Havana, July 10. The pronuncia mento recently issued in the city of Matanzns signed "Belancourt," and calling upon Cubans to prepare to hurl from the country "tho crafty eagle," as they had lemoved the "haughty and hungry Spanish lion," Is now be lieved by ninny to have been the pro duction of the civil government of Matanzns. The reasons for this view are not very convincing but Senor Belancourt has not positively denied the authorship and it is notorious that he lias expressed almost identical sentiments in the Havana cafes on dif ferent occasions before American of ficers. He once used language closely resembling that of the "proclamation"' In the presnee of an American brigad ier general and an American colonel. Both olllcers believe it quite probable that he wrote the appeal. If not its author, then in their judgment, he was cognizant of it and agreed to the use of his name. Many Cuban ofllcors of high rank are also satisfied that Senor Balan court was In some way intimately related to the publication and circula tion of tho address to the people of Matanzas. General Wilson, military governor of the Matanzas-Santa Clara depart ment will doubtless ask the civil gov ernor for an explanation. COMING ATHLETIC CONTESTS. The Exhibitions at Brighton by Amricnns nnd English. Brighton, England. July JO. The joint commission having charge of the forth coming athletic contests between tho teams of Tale and Harvard and Oxford and Cambridge, at the Queen's club, West Kensington, London, held Its llrst of ficial meeting at the Hotel Mctropolo this afternoon. The meeting proved most satisfactory, the greatest good feeling be. lag displayed on both sides. Tho amateur status of Burke nnd I'lilulnn. of tho American team, was roughly discussed and the conclusion arrived at was that no objection to them would hold for a moment. Mr. Jackson, one of the Eng lish committee, was very emphatic in de. nounclng the English newspapers that originated the controversy. Ho r.ald f any oblectlon should ho raised agulti to cither Burke or Qulnliiu it will not pro ceed from the Oxford. Cambridge officials and will not have the pjmpathy of Ox ford or Cambridge men. The main object of the day's meeting was to harmonize the Anglo-Amciicuii amateur athletic iwles which vary in some minor particulars. Tho order of events has yet to he arranged. The com mittee will meet again r.t the quccu'a club next Tuesday to complete tho final arrangements. Tho American" did not practice todn. The men wmt to church In a body this morning and went for a drive this after noon. Tomorrow morning thej will lenvo fur Loudon and will take their furthor practice at tho Queen's club. Shamrock Will Sail. Southampton, July 1. Tha fihnmrock has four ini.lnsalls and will bend a new olio tomorrow. Vcsterd.iv'H -lilulv,,, ,..m not delay the trial with the Britannia. Mr r nomas l.ipton wan on board at tho time but has since expressed himself ns well pleased with tho yacht's perform wee. A Retraction Asked. Madrid, July Hi, El Liberal, which yes. trrdoy published a statement to tho effect that a deficit of 2,730,0U0 pesetas had been discovered in tho account of tho North ern Railway company, due to embezzle ments, publishes ii retraction today ad. mlttlng that tho story was false, nnd apologizing. TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE. Results of Domestic Trouble In the Crosby Family. Marlon, Ind., July 1C James B. Ciosby, n wealthy manufacturer of Marion, attempted to shoot his wife and family about 1 o'clock today. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby hod domestic troublo and separated last January. Previous to the separation, Crosby had trans ferred to his wife stock In tho Crosby paper mills and the Marion straw board mills, which nre both owned by him, that he might better fight tho Ameri can Straw Board trust. After defeat ing the trust he demanded the return of bis stock, but his wife refused to surrender It. He visited his wife's homo todny while she and her six children were eating their dinner and again demand ed the stock. She refused and he point ed a. revolver at her and pulled the trigger. The cartridge failed to explode and he tried the second. Mrs. Crosby ran from the house. Anson, nbout IS vears old, nttempted to strike his fath er with n chair and the father nttempt ed to shoot him but the revolver wns a center fire and the cartridges were rim fire, preventing n tragedy. The son rerureri two revolveis and pursued his father down the street but was caught and held by a neighbor. Crnxhy was arrested and given a pre liminary healing and placed under a heavy peace bond. A board to exam ine into his sanity wi'll be api olnted to morrow. ILL FEELING INCREASING. Representations of Last Week Add to Unrest Krucget's Refusal Re garded as Another Affront Brit ish Forces in South Africa Arc Be ing Increased. London, Julv 1C There has been an other week of bickering, of heated In vective and vituperation, accusations of tyranny on one hand and treason on tho other, of Increasing distress unions; the Outlanders of the Band, owing to the dislocation of business, of military preparation, and, through out all, the apparent maintenance by tho Boers of their stolid attitude of Indifference. All the representations made have onlv served to add to the perils of the Transvaal situation, and everything tends to confirm the opin ion that the imperial government means to obtain reforms. The minis ters have practically pledged them selves to enforce them, peacefully If possible, otherwise by force. Tho em pire appears absolutely united on this subject. On top of Queensland's offer of troops to serve In South Africa should an emergency arise, the reports of the deba'te in the Canadian parlia ment and the tone of Sir Wilfrid Laur ier's and Sir Chailes Tapper's remarks have caused the greatest satisfaction here. The startling telegram published bv the Boer organ here, The Diggers' News, on Friday, showing apparently that the Transvaal was giving in, and that cordial relations had been re sumed, which was promptly denied by the secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, though evidently tinged to suit the susceptibilities of the Boers, was so circumstantial and apparently authoritative that momen tarily the hope was aroused that the end of the quarrel was In sight; but the only foundation for the dispatch was found In the fact that Mr. Cham berlain on Wednesday, before the new Franchise bill was introduced In the A'olksraad, requested that the text be communicated to him, nnd suggested that the debate be postponed pending such friendly representations in regard to alterations therein ns the Imperial government might desire to make in the Interests of peace. The refusal of President Kruger to accede to the re quest Is regarded here as a fresh af front, and only served to clinch the be lief that tho president Is still domin ated by Dr. Leyds, the European rep resentative of the Transvaal, who has heretofore, it Is said, proved the evil genius of the Transvaal, and continues to delude Its subjects with the danger ous theory that If they can only gain time by simulated concessions no real reform will be necessary, as a new grouping of the Powers will shortly occur, whereby Great Britain will no longer have a free hand in South Africa. In the meantime the British forces In South Africa are being Increased by every steamer, and the avoidance o'f harsh measures, tho end of which Is dllllcult to foresee and which threaten to spread far beyond the confines of the country giving rise to them, is be coming dally more difficult. HARRISON FOR GOVERNOR. He Will Bo a Candidate to Succeed Tanner. Cleveland. July 111. Yincent II, Per kins, of Chicago, who as been mentioned as the successor of Carter If, Harrison for the mayoralty of that city. Is visiting In Cleveland. Jn an Inteivlew today he said that Mnvor Harrison was loyal to William J. Bryan and would snppoit him for the presidency next year. "Mayor Harrison, he raid, "will bo a candidate for governor of Illinois to succeed Gov ernor Tanner and in 1001 will be a can dlato for tho presidency and will bo nom inated. '' Mr. Perkins expressed the opinion that ox.Govornor Altgeld had had his day h; politics. BOMBS IN SEOUL. Tho Houso of Prince Pak Destroyed. Two Persons Killed. Yiincouver, B. C. Julv 1C Advices from Korea by the rtpumcr Athena stato that in Serial u bomb explo.-lon took placo In the house formerly occupied by Princo Pak, two Koro.iiui being killed. Other bombs were thrown elsewhere, Dsplto all the Korean government can do no clue to the perpetrators to the uutraEo has been found. The cause of tho outrage Is unknown, but It is pointed out as a curious coinci dence that mtnlutera In whoro houaea bombs have been thrown have tho repu tation of being pro-Japanese. French Ships at Barcelona, Bascolona, July It A French squadron consisting of twenty ships arrived Iiom today. PREPARING TO , FIGHT TRUSTS THE CIVIC FEDERATION OF CHI CAGO GATHERS DATA. An Endeavor to Determine the Ef fect of Trusts Upon Labor as to Displacement and Rate of Wages. Question Addressed to Traveling Men's Associations. Chicago, July 10. The general com mute on nrrangeincnta for the confer ence on combinations and trusts pall ed by the civic federation of Chicago, ban mailed circular letters to 430 trusts and combinations throughout the countiy, asking twenty-six ques tions, such ns tho number of organ izations included in the consolidation, the number yet outside, total oilglnal capital of the various concerns now merged, nnd the present capital em plojed by tho combination nnd tho effect on prices of products, the effect on labor as to displacement and rate of wages. Of the laboru nlons in the various crafts employed In these combinations questions aru asked as to tho effect on wages, hours of work and the num ber thrown out of employment by the origin of the trusts. The questions were addressed to 000 national and local travelling men's or ganizations throughout tho country as follows: First How many commercial travelers in your Immediate vklnlty have lost their positions owing to trust consolidations? Second How many of those discharged belong to your local organization? Third What effect have these combina tions had regarding the salaries of coni nierclnl travelers retained their employ? FourthEstimate the number of com mreclal travelers residing in your local ity. Fifth What Is your opinion of trusts and Industilal combinations and what Is the general sentiment expressed regard tug them? To Secure Data. The committee hopes by the employ ment of this system will be that each set of replies may operate as a cheek upon the others, so that the final re sult will be an unquestionably accu rate lot of data on the essential points at Issue in the trust problem material which will provide basis for argument in the conference. Tho six questions addressed to the wholesale dealers arc as follows: First Aro any or all of the articles In which you deal manufactured by a "trust" or combination? Second if any, please slate what. Third To what extent are you able to buy these goods from sources outsldo of the combination? Fourth What has been tile course of pilccs since the combination of goods you sell.? Please give us full statistics of prices before and after and combination as you can, to support your statement, Fifth To what extent do you ascribo the changes which have occurred to the fact of combination and to what cxtint are they due to other causes. Give any figures that you can of iucrtaso and de crease la supply and demand, In support of your views. Sixth What l.s your opinion of the gen. i ral effect of the combinations In your line on fa) the trade the distributor and (b) the public the consumer? HEARTLESS OFFICER. Refused to Grant Furlough to Allow a Man to Visit Dying Mother. Albany, Oregon, July lfi. Frank M. Glrard, a member of Company I, Ore gon volunteers, has arrived here from San Francisco in violation of orders. On reaching San Francisco harbor and while still on ship board he received a telegram that his mother, who resides near Monmouth, was dying and asked him to come at once. He applied to the otll''r for a furlough offering ths telegram as a reason, but it was re fused. By tho aid of sympathetic compan ions he was let down by a rope Into a small boat and went ashore, taking the train at once for home. Ho says that he will return to his regiment in a few days. , WHIST PRIZES. They Are at the Chicago Tourna ment. Chicago, July 10. The ninth annual con gress of the American Whist league came to an end eaily this morning at the Au ditorium hotel. The Hamilton club trophy and tho championship for teams of fours go to tho Buffalo Whist club: the Chicago Duplicate Whist club se cures tho Minneapolis trophy and the championship for club nalrs, and the American Whist league challenge trophy becomes the prize of tho St. Paul Whist club. These aro the principal trophies for which tho expert whist players havo con tended daring the tournament, tho east being pitted against the west. Tin Workers Resume. Pittsburg. July 10. Tin plato workers throughout the country to the number of nearly u,000, resume work tomorrow after an Idleness of two weeks. The scalo fixed on at Chicago Is bated on tho prico of burs, the minimum advance over last year's i.ealo Is placed at 15 per cent, which will prevail until Juno SO, 1900. In addition to the 13 per cent, advance tho men will receive a further advance of 2 per cent, because of the recent' advance of CO cents per 100 pounds on the price of tin plate. Bicycle Races at Vailsburg. New York, July PI. Five thousand per sons witnessed the bicycle races at Yall' burg, N. J., today. There were two pro. fesslonal events of which the following Is the summary: Quarter mile open, final heat won bv W. E. Mosher, 13 yards: second, A. W. Boss, SO yards; third. J. II .Hunter, -ill yards. Time. ,5!) n-r. Two miles, final heat won by Jay Eaton, ISO yard: second, O. V. Babcock, JJO yardfc; third, C. B. Jack, 1W yards. Time, 4.20. Van Bocnlng's Suicide. Peoria, ill., July lO.-AIlt Yau Boenlng. stato grand master of the Knights and Ladles of Honor, aged 40 years, com mitted suicide this evening by throwing hlmuclt from tho Hlenmer Bald Eagle. Domestlo troublo is supposed to havo caused tho accident. Ho was a state of ficial In tho Ancient Order of United Workmen. , THE KKWS THIS MOUNINU Weather Indications ToJiyi SHOWERS. 1 General Brooklyn's Big Trolley Strike, New Treaty with Japan. Transvaal Situation. Gathering Data to Combnt Trusts. 2 General Ilaso Ball Results. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Mormonlsm as Viewed by a Woman. Sermon by Itcv. Georgo P. Eckman. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. 5 Local Plumbers Ask for an Eight- Hour Day. Seranton Guardsmen Honored, State Camp P. O. S. of A. G Local West Seranton mid Suburban. 7 News Bound About Seranton. S Local No More Talk of Removing the Steel Mills. Live News of the Industrial World. THE BOSTON ANTIS MAKING MISCHIEF An Effort to Arouse the Colored Race. Plotting to Ovorthrow the McKln ley Government Atkinson Hns a Finger In tho Pie. Boston, July 111. The Post today says: "An uprising of the colored rare against the administration In Wash ington Is being organised In Boston. This Is the seat of the movement Unit Is proposed wherever the colored peo ple are populace. The Instigators as sert that it will mean the downfall of MeKlnley, Imperialism and the Bepub Hi an party. The object of this move ment Is a revolt at the ballot box. But there are those among Its supporters who would willingly take part In an armed uprising nnd who, wore It pos sible, would offer their strength to help the Filipinos in their struggje for In dependence. On Monday evening the first mretlng of the Boston coloicd branch of the national antl-lmpeiiallst league will be held In St. Paul's Bap tist church, Treniont and Camden streets. Dr. Jerome Wylle, of Wash ington, D. C, a writer on negro suf fragrs.and president of the revolution ary movement, came from the seat of government last week nnd had several conferences with Edward Atkinson and Erving Winslow, preparatory to the wrrk of organizing. It has now boon determined to establish these branches all over the land and It Is said that the support of almost the entire colored population will be given to the move ment." BOILERMAKERS RESTLESS. Will Demand Eight Hours at 30 Cents an Hour. Chicago, July lfi. Five hundred members of the Brotherhood of Boiler makers and iron ship builders of America will on Monday present a de mana for an eight hour working day nnd a minimum wage scale of ::o cents an hour. If they fail to receive this a strike will be ordered. The active members of the brotherhood will bo reinforced in their strike by 1,100 helpers, mak ing a total of l.fjoo men to walk out if a strike Is ordered. Five of the larg est firms in Chicago employing mem bers of the brotherhood have signed tho demand of the men presented dur ing the last week. AWFUL MINE DISASTER. Two Hundred Men nnd Women Caught in Japan, Victoria, B. C, July 10. A terrific explosion of gas occurred In the Toy okuai coal mine nt Kyushu, Japan, on June 13, according to advices by the steamer Olympla. There were I'OO men and women In the mine. The work of recovering the bodies wns going on when the essel sailed. The total loss of life was not known. Quiet at Ishkoodn. Birmingham, Ala., July IK. There was no further trouble nt Ishlionda today, Coroner Dallas began his Investigation of last night's killing. Only one negro, Richard Cobb, was killed. Four were wounded, however, and one of them will die. It Is believed that the striking negro miners did tho shooting and the nun union men havo sworn revmge. Two hundred more negioes will bo brought hero tomorrow night. Methodists at Indianapolis. Indianapolis. July Hi. -The Methodists of this city have arranged to entertain 4o,0l membirs of the International Kp worth league, who aro expected to attend tho convention of the body tills wtek, Tho convention does not begin until Thursday, but nlmuly a few delegates aro coming In. Steamship Arrivals, Now Yotk, July 10. Arrived: Hotter dam .from Rotterdam. Havre Arrived. La Champagne, New York. Beaehy Head Passed: Southwark. Antwtrp for Now York. ejacenstown Sailed: Lucaula, Llverpol for New S otic. General Wheeler at San Francisco. San Frjiieireo, July Id. General Jo seph Wheeler arrived here late last nlffht enrouto to tho Philippines. DAY'S DEATH ROLL.' Philadelphia, July lC.--John Donabiu. familiarly known throughout tho slate ns "Bis .John." died at his home hue today. lie was fclx times elected to the state legislature from the Fourth district of this city on the Democratic ticket. His last term expired In ISM. Ilo was 51 years of age. I.exlngton. V.i., July Hi.-Colonel Will lam Preston Johnston, president of Til lane uulvendty. New Orleans, died at the home of his sun-tn-law, Hon. Harry St. George Tucker today, New York, July 10. Major Frances D. Clark, a California pioneer. Is dead at East Orange, N. J., aged 00 years. He served w'th credit In the Mexican and Civil war. Minneapolis. July 1C.-C, M. Foote, grand exalted leading knlsht of tho grand lodge, Order of Elks, died In this this city today. Ho wan CO years old. Mr. Footo was one of tho persons injured in tho collap of the rolUcjum ut Atlau. tic City, N. J in ISM. OUR TREATY WITH JAPAN New Order of Arrange- ments Goes Into Effect Today. ITS IMPORTANT FEATURE An Interesting Outllno Given by tho Japanese Minister First Instance in Which An Oriental Stato Has Been Recognized .by Western, Powers Country Open to For eigners. Washington, July 1C A new treaty between the United States and Japan goes Into effect tomorrow nt which time nlso now treaties between Japan and neai ly all of the countries of Eu rope and some of tho South American republics go Into effect. It Is an event of fnr-reaching Importance' In tho rela tions between Japan nnd the LltetD States, as It does away with tho treaty methods which have been In vogue for nearly fifty years and substitutes un entirely now method of procedure. Tho same Is true In tho relation of Japan with other countries. Taken as n whole, the many now treaties which go into effect tomorrow place Japan on an entirely new footing with tho world ut large, us she is recognized for tho first time ns an equal envoy respect. Tho treats with this country was made Nov. 22, 1S0I, In Washington be tween Secretary Gresham and Minister Kureno, who then represented Japan here. The changes It made were so far reaching that it was determined tho treaty should not go into operation un til July 17, 1SU. Mr. Jutnro Komura, the present Jap anese minister in Washington, was seen1 at the Japanese legation today and gave an Interesting outline of the moro important features of this arrange ment. He said: The Turning Point. "The 17th day of July marks tho turning point In the diplomatic history) not only of Japan, but of the Oriental countiles In general. It will be the llrst Instance In which the western powers have recognized the full sov ereignty of an Oriental state. This ac tion of the enlightened nations of Eu rope and America shows that If e'ny country Is ready to assume a full sharo of the responsibility and affairs of tho world at large, these old and enlight ened powers are ready to admit such a country to full comity nmong nations. So we regard the advent of this treaty as a very Important step, not only for Japan, but for all the nations of the east. ' One of the bad effects of the old sy.-dem." he said, "was that foreign residents had entire immunity from taxation. The Japanese paid all tha taxes. All this has now disappeared! and foreigners huvo the same provis ions ns well as the same obligations as thi Japanese citizens, no more and no less. "The second essential thing Is tho opening of the entire Interior of Japan to foreign residents and trade. Until now there have been erdy five treaty ports, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Kobe, Ha kodate and Nigatt. In these places for eigners had been able tc purchase property and to trade, but outside of there they could not even travel with out a special permit. These five places are an Insignificant part of Japan, henceforth th" entire Interior of tho empire, with its populous cities and in viting fields of industry aro thrown open to foreigners. They may live any where, engnge in any kind of business and will bo assured Hip fiimo protec tion to life and property that is given to the Japanese." o G. A. R. ORDERS. Preparations for tho National En campment nt Phladelphia. Philadelphia, July 10. General orders No. 0 from tin1 headiiuartirs of tho Grand Army of the Republic calls the at tention of posts to the national encamp ment to be held In this city September 1 to 0 and Acting I'ommnnder-ln-Chlef Johnson nanus tho following Pennsyl vimians as alde-de-camps: William If. Jones, Pottstown; J, R. Collingsworth, Chester: Thomas Sines, Mauch Chunk; J. R. Gresslnger, Sunbury, and Joseph Linton, Post No. 1L". Philadelphia. Commander Jam s F. Morrison, of tho Department of Pennsylvania, has pro mulgated general orders through Henry I. John, assistant adjutant general, nnd nsks that the reputation established by this state for completeness of uniform In parades at national encampments be sus tained this year. PICKED UP ANDREWS. Tho Lono Navigator Exhausted in His Twelve-Foot Boat. Liverpool, July Pi. The British steamer llilbela. from New York July 1. which arrived hero today, picked up Captain William A. Andrews. Known ns th "lono navigator." who left Atlantic City ort Jane IS in a little craft named "Tho Doree," barely ll! feet In length to at tempt to cross the Atlantic. Contain Andiews was found exhaustrd on July 13 about Ton miles from tho Irian coast. His boat was left adrift. -t- -f -f -f - -- f WEATHER FORECAST. . Washington, July 10. Forecast -f -- fur Monday and Tuesday: For 4 4- eastern Pennsylvania, Hhowors -if Monday: fulr Tuoeday;.froh south- -f wont to wtt winds. -fi t t t -t--t- -ft-f--t-1-l taaiifc- '-
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