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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900.
TWO CENTS.
THE POWERS
REPUBLICANS MEET
IN NEW JERSEY
Electors Chosen at the State Con
vention Stirring1 Addresses by
Senator Sewall and Others.
MR. BRYAN TALKS
0FIHS0AT CROP
An Appeal to the Attendants at a
County Fair Pleasant Diver
sion from Silver.
MR. ROOSEVELT
ANSWERS
ORATOR BRYAN
NICHOLLS BELIEVES
STRIKE INEVITABLE
NEW YORK DEALERS
ARE 'ANXIOUS
Retail Coal Merchants Watching the
Conflict Only a Month's
Supply on Hand.
DECISION ON
ANTHRACITE
COAL STRIKE
ARE ALIGNED
ON PEKIN
The Scranton Committeeman Has
Little Hope of Effecting Settle
ment of Coal Trouble.
' .
WILL BE
Trance Will Join the
United States and
Russia.
GERMANY IN OPPOSITION
Attitude of Nations Upon tho Ques
tion of the Evacuation of Pekln as
Indicated by Communications from
Ambassadors Received at Wash
ington Yesterday No Official In
formation from Great Britain or
Japan Military Situation Indi
cates That General Chaffee Intends
to Remain in China During tho
Winter Boxers Aro Still Active.
Washington, Sept. G p-Tho latest ex
pression as to tlie attitude of the pow
ers on tlio evacuation of Pekln comes
from tho United States ambassador
at Tori.", Oencral Horace Porter, who
has advised the authorities here that
tho attitude of the Trench govern
ment Is favorable to the position taken
by Russia. Almost simultaneously
with this despatch from General Por
ter came another from the American
charge d'affaires at Derlln, giving tho
attitude- of Germany on Russia's pro
posal. This In substance states that
Germany while anxious to avoid any
filctlon between the powers, regard?
the conditions at Pekln such as to re
quite the continued piesence of Ger
man forces there.
Those Uo highly Important commu
nications bring tho Chinese negotia
tions to a very advanced stage though
they aro not yet concluded as all of
the answers ore not yet In. The Ger
man and French answers, however,
clearly Indicate tho alignment of tho
powers It Is generally accepted that
Germany's attitude in favor of remain
ing nt Pekln will b concurred In by
Italy aid Austria, ns these two coun
tries act with Germany on political
questions of a general nature. More
over definite word has heen received
here which clearly foreshadows Aus
tria's position In favor of remaining
nt Pekln. As to the purposes of Great
Britain there Is an absolute lack of
ofTlclal Information though little doubt
is entertained that since Germany has
taken the Initiative Great Britain will
follow suit In favor of remaining In
Pekln. The position of Japan likewise
Is lacking In deflnltpncss, although It
Is believed In the best posted quarters
that If other nations remain at PeUln
Japan will derm it expedient to remain
there also. It would seem from this
that France is the only nation to give
concurrence to tho Russian proposi
tion, although tin United States has
expressed a purpose of following Rus
sia's course, unless the other powers
brought about a modification of Rus
sia's position.
The receipts of the communications
from Berlin and Paris brought about
numerous conferences between the
president, Secretary Root and Acting
Secretary of State Hill and also be
tween Mr. Hill and Mr. Adee. It was
gathered from these meetings that an
other note was being prepared by the
United States.
M. Thlebaut. the French charge
d'affaires, and Baron Speck Von Stern
burg, the German charge, had long
conferences nt the state department
today, but tho purpose of their call was
not disclosed, although they are un
derstood to have related to the Chines
situation.
Military Situation.
The military situation at Pekln re
mains unchanged, apparently. Gen
eral Chaffee's messages make It clear
that ho for one Is proceeding upon the
understanding that the American
troops are to winter In China, and he
and General Barry speak of the com
fortable arrangements that b- e been
made for the soldiers. The American
contingent In tho parade through the
imperial palace was small, probably
in conformity with an arrangement be
tween the various commanders In Pe
kln that tho force selected to make
the demonstration should be limited
in numbers, in order to reduce the
chance of looting. It Is supposed hero
that this demonstration was made to
Impress the Chinese people ns a whole
and not ,xJrom any present military
necestlty.
Some action of this kind appears to
have been necessary in order to offset
tho stories which were afloat la the
southern China ports to tho effect that
the allies had been completely over
thrown by the Imperial troops and the
Boxers, which stories were calculated
to cause further uprisings. Besides,
the demonstration at the palace may
reduce the Hi effects of any withdraw
als of troops from Pekln as a result
of the present negotiations.
Boxers Still Troublesome.
The announcement from the cable
offices that the Shanghai cable to Taku
has been completed encouraged tho
officials hero In tho hope that at least
It would be possible to communicate
with Pekln the same day that a mes
sage was dispatched. It appears, how
ever, from General Barry's report that
tho Boxers aro still cutting the wires
between Tlen-Tsln and Pekln, and tho
messages received today from the Chi
nese capital show no Improvement In
the rate of transmission over tho.se
received before the completion of tho
new cable. It is expected that the re
inforccments of foreign troops steadily
pouring into Pekln by way of Taku
and Tlen-Tsln soon will be ablo to
clear the lino of communications com
pletely of these wlrjt-cutters and that
the military telegraph lines will be
kept open, diving rapid communlca
tloo with the outer world.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 6. The Repub
lican state convention met here today
and selected John F. Dryden, of this
city, and David Balrd, of Camden, as
electors at large, nnd also chose dis
trict electors. United States Senator
Sewall was chairman nnd made nn ad
drop". In which he commended the ad
mlnlstiatlon of President McKlnley. A
revival of business prosperity, he said,
followed the election of McKlnley and
j the repeal of the Wilson tariff bill. He
also spoke of ex-Preslnent Harrison as
one of the greatest statesmen of the
century. He referred to the election of
Cleveland In 1892, and thanked God It
was not Mr. Bryan, for Mr. Cleveland
was an honest man.
The platform adopted endorses the
r platform and nominees of the national
.' Republican convention held In Phila
delphia, and asserts that every Repub
lican platform promise of four years
ago has been fulfilled.
The ofllclal work of the convention
being over, Chairman Sewall Intro
duced Senator Burrows, of Michigan,
who had been Invited to make an ad
dress. Senator Burrows discussed the
tariff question, nnd then referred to
Carl Schurz's reply to Secretary Gage.
Secretary Burrows said that If Bryan
! should be elected he could put 1G to I
Into operation as Secretary Gage
claimed. The Republican congress, tho
senator said, could not pass any law
this winter which would make more
secure the gold standard. Senators
Teller nnd Allen, he said, could nnd
would through debate prevent any leg
islation In that direction. They would
talk until the fourth of March, If nec
essary, and no one, he said, understood
this better than Mr. Schurz.
1 After t'ne close of Senator Burrows'
j speech the convention adjourned.
SENSATION AT THE
GRAND CIRCUIT
Prince Albert, the Favorite, Suf
fers from Blind Staggers Bets
Declared off.
Hartford, Sept. 6. The grand circuit
racing today was sensational In one
feature, Prince Albert, one of the three
starters In the free-for-all pace, purse
$1,500, after making a half mile In
1.05, came In at the wire either held
by Walker, who was up, or In distress,
talcing second pluce. The odds were
$3 to $10 on the horse, and the beta
were declared oft by the Judges on the
supposition that Walker held the horse.
Walker drew the horse In the second
heat, and explalnod that Prince Albert
came down the stretch suffering from
blind staggers, and that he was obliged
to bleed him as soon as he left his
seat. Veterlnarles were sent to ex
amine the horse, nnd the Judges re
served their decision ns to Walker's
culpability until 'the evidence Is nil In.
Indiana won tho race In straight
heats, and made a new mark In the
second heat, 2.014. Coney was the
only other starter. Time, 2.05, 2.043i.
2.0S.
Lady Geraldlne took the Charter Oak
consolation purse of $800 In two straight
heats, Maggie Anderson second. Seven
starters. Time, 2.11Vi. 2.13V4.
The 2.27 trot, purse $1,200. was taken
by Major Greer In three straight, Dolly
Bldwell getting second money and
Lariaue third. There were ten start
ers, of whom four were distanced In
the first heat and one In the second
heat. Time, 2.15, 2.14U. 2.16V4.
Tho 2.10 pace, purse $1,200, was un
finished, three heats being paced, two
going to The Admiral and one to Paul
Revere. KIght starters. Time, 2.07'S,
2.07U. 2.0SW.
A heavy thunder shower stopped the
event, and also prevented the Abbott
from going ngalnst his wagon record
of 2.00U.
PARADE IN THE PALACE.
The Powers Make a Military Display
About the Sacred Edifice.
Washington, Sept. 6. The state de
partment made the following an
nouncement today:
"A telegram has been received from
Minister Conger, dated Pekln, Septem
ber 1, stating that a military parade
passed through the imperial palace on
that day, and that eunuchs and ser
vants were the only occupants."
JUSTICE GREEN'S SUCCESSOR.
Pittsburg Dispatch Announces W. P.
Porter, of Allegheny.
Pittsburg, Sept. G. The Dispatch to
morrow will say that on competent
authority it Is enabled to announce
that Governor Stone has made his se
lection of a successor to Justice Green
on tho Supremo court bench In tho
person of W. P. Porter, of Allegheny
county.
Mr. Porter Is the governor's law
partner, nnd stands high as a lawyer.
OFFICIAL CENSUS RETURNS.
Washington, Sept. B. The census burrau today
made announcement! of population ai follows:
The compatlon are with ISM.
'Jicntrm, N. .(.. 7ifi05, an increase of 13,849,
or 27.58 per rent.
AtUinllc City, N. J., 27,038, increase 14,783,
or 113.21 per rent
Peoria, 111., ST.,100, Increase 15,078, or 3.75
per cent. ,
Galveston, Tex., S7,76t, increase 8,705, or 29.7:;
per rent.
Mobile. Ala., 39,400, increisa 7,303, or 23,78
per cent.
Nashville, Tenn., EC.865, Increase 4,807, or A.17
per cent.
Lincoln, Neb., 40,109, increase 14.0S5, or 27.1
per cut.
MR. GITT FOR CONGRESS.
Mount Holly Springs, Pa., Sept. 0. At a meit.
ing of the Ilemocrutlr confercca of tho Nine
teenth congressional dUtrlct, composed of York,
Adam nml Cumberland counties held here today,
II. N. Oltt, of llanovtr, was nominated for congress.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Sept. 6. This
place had the honor of entertaining
the Democratic presidential candldnte
for a few hours today. Tho county
fair of this (Harrison) county Is in
progress and Mr. Bryan was received
at the fair grounds. Tho announce-
ment of his coming had been made
throughout this entire section of eoun
' try, nnd as a consequence his ndmlr
ers had come from far and near to
see and har him.
Tho accommodations at this place
I were poor and the me3ttng badly man
aged. There were no press accommo
dations and the representatives of the
I newspapers occupied seats on the
ground nnd wrote upon their knees.
Tho meeting was held In Haymond
grove nar the fair grounds. Tho
croud faced Mr. Bryan from a high
hillside fronting the speaker's stand,
located at tho foot of the hill. The
community had a tendency towards
Republicanism, and Mr. Bryan's speech
was an .appeal to Republicans to In
vestigate parly questions, "You can't
always tell the character of an egg
from the outside appearance," he said,
j "nnd I want you Republicans to ex-
I amino the Inside of youi egg and see
whether It Is as ftcsh as It may seem
to be on the outside." He thought
many men were too much Inclined
to follow the party platform without
giving the subject any Independent
thought of their own, nnd he was sure
that sufficient Investigation would
convince them of the Insincerity nnd
irresponsibility of the Republican
party.
j He again instanced tho report of his
nig oat crop, nnd used them as an Il
lustration of the fallacious reports of
the prosperous condition of tho coun
try. He declared that his farm had
received so much advertising that If
he could turn the farm Into soap ho
would be ure of a greater fortune out
of It thon ho was under the present
conditions.
Speaking of Imperialism, Mr. Bryan
said the question had not yet been
passed upon by the people who were
now to have their first opportunity to
record their views upon tho subject.
Tho president only had taken a posi
tion, the judiciary and congress had
done nothing. He Instanced the
Porte Iticnn bill as an Illustration of
what the Republican party would do
In other cases. In that case the party
had assumed Itself superior to the
constitution and the president en
dorsed thla position.
The meeting closed a few minutes
past 12 o'clock, and Mr. Bryan left
shortly afterwards for Parkersburg,
where he is to speak this afternoon.
Wheeling. W. Va., Sept. 6. The tour
of West Virginia which was begun
Tuesday last by Hon. W. J. Bryan, the
Democratic presidential candidate, was
concluded today by a speech at this
place. He traveled from Deer Park
by the way of Clarksburg and Park
ersburg today, making three speeches
of length and two or three other brief
and informal talks at such places aa
St. Mary's and Slstervllle. The train
on which Mr. Bryan came In arrived
at 7.45 and Mr. Bryan went to a hotel
for supper before proceedings to the
speaker's stand. As he came In he was
greeted by red bonfires and the firing
of rockets In the suburbs and the rail
road for squares was lined by a mass
of humanity struggling manfully to
get a first glimpse of the candidate.
The day's run covered about three hun
dred miles of rough railroading. The
three days' tour Is regarded by Mr.
Bryan and the West Virginia Demo
crats who have been escorting him as
successful. Ha has made, all told, six
set speeches and a number of briefer
addresses and has had uniformly large
audiences.
DENIAL FROM MR. ROCKHILL.
Repudiates Alleged Interviews That
Have Appeared In Certain Papers.
Washington, Sept. 6. The state de
partment this afternoon Issued the fol
lowing: "A cablegram has been received from
Mr. W. W. Rockhill, dated at Shang
hai, September 5, In which he author
izes the department to deny emphatic
ally and categorically the statements
made In certain newspapers relating to
an lntci view alleged to have been given
by him. The only Interview he has
ever given related strictly to the cir
cular of July 3. He states that no
merchant vessel will be sailed from
Shanghai for several days."
The Associated Press interview with
Mr. Rockhill, dated Shanghai, Septem
ber 2, was sent from Shanghai by
cable after having been carefully pre
pared by a trusted staff correspondent
of the Associated Press, at present at
Shanghai.
Shanghai, Sept. 6. Mr. William
Woodvlllo Rockhill, United States spe
cial commissioner In China, when ques
tioned today regarding his denial oT
i statements made bv him to a corres-
I p ident of the Associated Press and
cabled to the United States from
Shanghai last Sunday, said the state
department had cabled him regarding
the Interview and, as he considered his
conversation personal, he had felt Justi
fied In replying that he had given no
interview.
Tho correspondent of the Associated
Press on the occasion In Question vis
ited Mr. Rockhill as a correspondent
and for the purpose of Inquiring wheth
er, In Mr. Rockhlll's opinion. Russia,
would withdraw from Pekln.
As Mr. Rockhill did not request the
correspondent to refrain from publish
ing his views as expressed during the
conversation the correspondent thought
ho desired to have them made known.
s
W. C. T. U, NOT UNFRIENDLY
TO PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
Chicago, Sept. . The general officers of the
National Women's Christian Temperance union
met today at their headquarters at Itcst collate,
F.vanston. Amonj othr matters discussed was
th prayer hain Inaugurated by some of the
members of the Indiana Womcn'a Chrinfan Ton.
terance union for the defeat of President
MiKlnley at the coming election, They were
unanimous in regretting this action and will
not co-operate with the plan.
A Campaign Speech De
livered Last Night
at Detroit.
THB AUDIENCE WILD
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Hundreds Unable to Obtain Stand
ing Room Within Hearing of the
Famous Rough Rider Wit and
Sarcasm of the Governor in Dis
secting Colonel Bryan's Pot Cam
paign Theories Heartily Applaud
edAn Address Bristling with
Logic and Telling Points Against
the Fallacies of tho False Prophet
of 1800.
Detroit, Sept. 6. The Initial meeting
of Governor Roosevelt's western tour,
which was held In the big assembly
room of the Detroit Light Guard ar
mory tonlgnt, was all that the gover
nor's most ardent partisans could have
desired In point of attendance and en
thusiasm. The floor and galleries of
the great hall were crowded. Many
were on the outside unable to obtain
seats or standing room within hear
ing distance.
The vice-president candidate received
a tremendously enthusiastic greeting
ns he made his way up through one
of the side aisles. A large portion of
the audience stood up on chairs and
yelled frantically for Teddy. It was
I with difficulty that the shouts could
be appeased and silence restored so as
to permit the programme to proceed.
I Homer Warren, chairman of the Re
publican city committee, called the
I gathering io order, and Brigadier Gen
J eral Henry M. Duflield, who was In
i troduccd as another of the leaders in
the Santiago campaign, presided. Gen
eral Duflield, In a brief qpenlng address
eulogistic of the speaker of the even
ing, sold the Democracy was before
the country on a platform of fictitious
fears, but the only real fear on both
sides was as to what Bryan might do
if electcdi When the governor arose
to speak the grtat crowd rose almost
en masse and remained standing and
shouting for some time.
The governor's speech occupied about
an hour in delivery nnd was listened
to throughout with thoughtful atten
tion and the telling sarcastic and witty
points were quickly caught and ap
plauded. Governor Roosevelt's Remarks.
Governor Roosevelt said:
In this campaign the issue of ovcrshadomng
in portnnce is whether wo shall continue or
abandon the governmental policy which ha
brought this country to the highest pilch of
proper!tj- nt home, and which has Kept the
national honor umtslned, both at homo and
abroad. To deliberately undo tho vvotk would
lie to dishonor the national reputation and lo
throw us into dreadful irdustrlal chaos. The
Kansas City platform commits cur opponents to
a policy which mean a violent panic lu the
business world, and therefore widespiead and
prolonged misery among all our people; whlib
further means upsetting Jhe courts, the viola.
Hon of the nation's faith In financial matters,
and tho unworthy abandonment of our duty
abroad.
If you think I am using strong language, let
me read joii from Mr. Carl Schurz's speech in
Chicago, Sept. 5, SK, in which he 6a)s:
"And at what price will the ulti
mate result be gained in case of Mr.
Bryan's election? At the price of tho
most violent and destructive crisis
on record, such a crisis as can only
be brought on by a sudden subver
sion of the standard of values nnd
of tho whole business credit. At the
price of indefinite business paralysis
and distress. At the price of the
ruthless spoliation of the savings ac
cumulated by the tolling masses. At
the price of robbing our war veterans
of half the value of their pensions.
At tho price of greatly increasing
the number of unemployed, by dis
couraging enterprise, and of curtail
ing the values of wages for those re
maining at work. At the price of
the respect of the world for our in
telligence and practical sense. And,
worse, far worse, than all this, at the
price of something that has never
been forfeited since the republic was
born at the price of the greatest
good a nation can possess and for tho
preservation of which it should shed
its last drop of blood at the price of
our national honor. For this nation,
so rich and powerful, would stand
before the world ns a wanton, reck
less ropudlator, as nothing better
than a fraudulent bankrupt. This
will be tho cost of the experiment.
Aro you willing to pay this pricef"
Fellow citlrrns, it is a grave matter, a mat
ter of vital import to the existence of this na
tion. The public men who teach such moral
principles to tho people, educate the people for
the contempt and abhorrence of mankind Tho
nation that accepts such moral principles cannot
the. It will rot to death In the loathsome stew
of its own corruption. If the nation adopting
such moral principles be this republic, it will
deal a death blow to the credit nf democratic
institutions, from which the cause of freo gov.
ernment will not recover for centuries.
Now, ndnd jou, the platform on which Mr.
Hiyan stood In lSjfl ha been reaffirmed without
the alteration of a letter and with en explicit
reaffirmation of the free silver plank to which
Mr. Schurz particularly referred. Mr. Schurz
told tho exact truth in bis scathing speech of
ISM, and therefore what he said then Is, of
course, the exact truth today. In this cam
paign the issues involved strike at the root of
our prosperity and national honor. If thi
American people arc true to themselves they
must In the most unequivocal manner repudiate
the populistlc and communistic doctrines enun
ciated In the Kansas City platform exactly as
they repudiated them In 1K3. The existence of
any considerable party which affirms and reaf
firms these doctrines is In Itself a serious men
ace to the nation's mdral and material wclfar,
and we have a right to appeal lo every far
sighted and patriotic man, whatever his political
sflUlatlons in the past, from no matter what
I Continued on Page 0.1
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. C T. D. Nlch
olls, of Scranton, and Thomas Duffy,
of McAdoo, members of the commit
tee appointed to present the demands
of the United Mine Workers to tho
operators, and Father Phillips were in
session here all afternoon and tonight.
The object of the meeting Is to bring
about n settlement of existing diffi
culties without resort to a strike. The
committee, according to the statement
of one of Its members, has hopes of
approaching the operators and secur
ing some concessions. This hopeful
view, however, Is not Bhared In by Mr.
Nicholls, who believes a strike Is In
evitable. The committee will probably
remain In session until early morning.
Mr. Nicholls gave out tho following
statement:
The demands of the Mine Workers were put
Into printed form and copies were sent out to
all the big companies end most of the smaller
one and were considered at the meeting of the
optialors In New York on Tuesday. The rea-ion
the boards of the districts were not called to
gether to select any outside committee or com
mittees was that we were waiting to see what
the reply of the opciators would be lo our de
msnds. It would be unwlc for us to send any
other committee 'o the companies urging them
to rcinrc-V our demands until they bad an oppor
tunity of fhowing their willingness to do to
without beiny urged by any one.
Now. however, as the reply of the operators
Is nifaveiablc to our demands the executive
board -.hall, according to the resolution of the
convention, act as it deems vvio in the matter.
The companies and the operators decline to hold
anv conference except with their own employes.
Therefore the hope of doing anything with an
ouildc committee or committees seems slim
and vague and In my opinion a strike aeems cer
tain. The assertion of the operators that only ten per
cent of the men ire organized Is not true. At
Scranton alone on Labor Day 12.000 mine work
ers paraded, which is only about 14 per cent,
of the total number of men who work Inside
the minrs of the entire region. When the time
comes for a strike it will be found that 00 per
cent of the miners arc organized.
If the companies want to avert a strike why
don't they make some concessions? The "cry wc
will meet our own employes only" Is simply a
ruse to fool the unwary. We have seen these
employes go and beg them for an adjustment of
grievances, but the companies refused to grant
any demands vnlesi the others did the same
thing. Then, when we ak them all to meet
us in a body they refuse to treat with us.
in regard to the ntatement of the operators
that It is the bituminous men who arc forcing
the issue, I will say that all the district officers
with one exception arc anthracite miners. I
think the operators should accpt us as the rep
lesentatlves of the miners. Tnloss all thu opera
tors meet all the men I cannot see how a fair
and equitable settlement can be brought about.
Shortly after midnight the commit
tee gave out the following statement:
Jtev. ?.. S. Phillips met here today with the of
ficers of the United Mine Workers of the three
anthracite mining dltriets for the consideration
o! proposition submitted by him at last week'i
convention. This was that a confererro be held
between the operators of the coal region and
a committee composd as follows: Foil- business
men, one from each of the boards of trade of
Shamokin, Ilarleton, Wllkes-Hirre and Serin
ton, two clergymen, a Catholic priest and a Trot
estant rlergjman; three miners from each of the
anthracite coal regions of Schujlkill and North
umberland, I.ehlgh, Wyoming and Lackawanna,
two from each recion to be union men and one
from each legion to be a nen-unlon man and all
to be miners at present In the emplovnicnt of
the operators In the region they represent. This
forms a committee of eighteen, twelve miners,
four business men and two clergymen.
The miners and the operators of the region to
confer on the quetlon at b-sue while the clergy
nun and business men were allowed to be pres
ent throughout the conference and to be priv
ileged to ask any qucft'ons which may be sug
gested by the conference to aid In the amicable
aflluvtmrnt of the difTeienees. Father Phillips
acting as an Intermediary rf the officials sub.
milted this proposition to all of the larger cor.
porations which could be leached by telcphune.
The answers received were unfavorable. Then
Father Phillips realizing the urgency of the sit.
uation advanced another proposition as follows;
That each company receive a committee of its
own employes and consider tho grievances.
On this proposition the operators were not
unanimous, some contending that th-.v were al.
wavs ready to receive committees of' their own
employes while others claimed that as superin
tendents or managers they could not give positive
answers without consulting with their superiors.
WILLIAM J. MORGAN DEAD.
Comptroller of State of New York
Passes Away.
Albany, N. Y.. Sept. 6. William J.
Morgan, comptroller of the state of
New York, who was re-nomlnated yes
terday at Saratoga for tho same ofllce,
died in this city nt 10 o'clock last night
of heart disease.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 6. Governor
Roosevelt was shown the telegram an
nouncing the death of State Comp
troller Morgan, of New York. He was
asked whether he would appoint a suc
cessor before his return to tho state.
The governor said that he was not
certain whether he had the authority
to appoint and nt any rate would not
act for the present.
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Myron Matson Nominated for Con
gress in McKean-Fotter-Tloga Dis
trict. Bradford, Pa., Sept. 6. The Republi
can senatorial deadlock of the McKean-Potter-Tloga
district was broken this
evening. The conferees placed Myron
Matson In nomination,
Tioga and McKean solidly supported
him o'n the first ballot and Potter's
conferees could not stop them. Con
feree Sullivan, of Potter, who repre
sented the opposition to Matson, re
fused to votej
EXPLOSION OF A
STEAMSHIP BOILER.
Tho Captain and a Crew of Twelve
Men Perish.
Vienna, Sept. 6. The boiler of tho
Danublan steamer Noglton exploded
near Kladova today, nnd the. eaptaln
and twelve of the crew perished.
STEAMSHP ARRIVALS.
Xew York, Sept. 6. ArrlveJ: Tatrlcla, from
Hamburg, balled, (irourr Kurfunt, Dremen fa
Southampton; l.a Touralnc, Havre; Columbia,
Hamburg, Liverpool Arrived! Majejtlc, from
New York, Queenttown Sailed! Germanic, New
York. Itotterdam Arrived! Spaarndam, New
York via Boulogne. Sailed: Statcndam, Bou
logne and New York.
New York, Sept. 6. The local coal
dealers are watching the threatened
conflict between the anthracite miners
and the operntors. Jeremiah Pang
burn, Jr., secretary of the Coal Trade
Protective association, predicted today
that a coal famine would result It the
strike be continued for more than a
month.
"We local dealers," declared he,
"have a month's supply on hand. The
cost of storage prohibits any dealer
from keeping a larger supply. When
the strike comes nnd further supply is
shut off, it Is only a matter of time
until we are ouc of coal altogether.
Tho larrrer Interests T hetlevn. tin nnf
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keep on hand more more than a
month's supply. They would give out
Just as soon as the small dealers. A
strike of the miners would prove seri
ous. Such a dimculty could not be got
around. I can see nothing but a famine
In anthracite If this strlko comes about
and holds out for any considerable
length of time."
An officer of the Pennsylvania Coal
company said that the organization
of United Mine Workers does not con
trol more than a small fraction of tho
nnthraclte miners.
"Will the mining Interests treat with
the miners direct?" was asked this ofu
cer. "They have in the past and it re
mains for the miners to decide wheth
er they will Insist on standing behind
this outside Influence. In the event
of a strlko I assure you the mining
interests will be able to hold their
own."
HATFIELD INQUEST.
The Most Important Testimony Is
Given by the Railroad Watch
man at Souderton.
Philadelphia, Sept. 6. The Inquest In
to the railroad accident at Hatileld,
twenty-seven miles north of here, on
Sunday morning, when thirteen persons
were killed nnd more than fifty were
injured, was begun today by Coroner
McGlathery, of Montgomery county, at
Lansdale, three miles from the scene
of the wreck.
William Munbauer, the engineer In
charge of the milk train which was
run Into by the excursion train, stated
positively that he had orders that the
excursion train was to pass him nt
Lansdale, where his train would have
been side-tracked. He was certain
that the collision occurred within half
a minute after he came to a stop at
Hatfield.
Of all the evidence heard that of
James B. Benner, railroad watchman
at Souderton, was the most Important.
Benner said that the milk train passed
at 6.52. He Immediately replaced tho
large flag In the center of the track.
This meant "danger ahead." Not two
minutes after the special came along
nnd Benner distinctly saw Engineer
Davis wave his hand as a signal to
take the flag away. This Benner did,
thinking that the train would Imme
diately slow down. The train was
then going at the rate of forty miles
an hour. There was some fog, but he
saw the train when it was two hun
dred feet away. The engineer did not
slacken his speed, but went ahead bold
ly. The Inquest was adjourned until to
morrow at 9.30.
ATE THEiRSLEDGE DOGS
Many Hardships Endured by Crew
of the Stella Polare of Duke of
xxbruzzi's Expedition.
Christiana, Sept. 6. A telegram from
Tronisoc. Norway, In reporting the re
turn of the stenmer Stella Polare with
the Duke of Abruzzl'.s Arctic expedi
tion on board, says tho Stella Polaro
reached a point In latitude S6.33 north,
thus penetrating further north than
Dr. Nansen's record.
The Stella Polure remained fast In
the Ice for eleven months. The pres
sure t,tove In her sides, making a holo
15 Inches In breadth. Her machinery
was also damaged.
The members of tho expedition! suf
fered manv hardships and were com
pelled to eat their sledge dogs. A Nor
wegian engineer and two Italians,
members of the expedition, perished.
Dr. Nnnscn, who returned from his
expedition to the. Arctic regions In
August. IRSfl. reported that he left his
vessel, the Fram, March 14. 1S93, in 84
degrees north latitude, and traversed
the Polar ca to ji point 86 degrees 14
minutes north, situated north of tho
new Siberian Islands. This was a
point four degrees farther north than
any previous explorer had reached.
JANITOR ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.
Harrlibwv. Sept. C Charles fJrlghtbtll, for
merly janitor of the court home, vvai nrrc'ted
this evenlnc charged with robbing the money
ilr.mer In the protliorutan' oiflce. llrlRhtbill
uaj, i-auRlit In the ait by County Detective Val
tcrs, who vva4 watching the office.
Till!; MiWS THIS MDitNLVIi
Weather Indications ToJav,
FAIRj COOLER,
1 Ceneral The Powers Getting in Line on the
Chinese Qimtlon.
United Mlno Workers Will Declds Today.
Governor Iloowvelt's Speech at betrolt.
i! General Northeastern l'ennfjlvania Ncwi.
Tribune's Educational Contest.
Kiiamial and Commercial.
3 Local Major Motr and the Councils.
Men'k Union Ticfers Drlb'.iy Charges.
4 lMItorhl.
News and Comment.
3 Local -I'njilU- Action ol the Executive Hoard
of the Mine Workers.
Three New gihool lluildlnjs.
d !,nral West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Itot.nd About the County,
6 Local Live News ot the Industrial World.
MADE TODAY
No Action Taken by the
United Mine Work
ers Yesterday.
FIRST BUSINESS
THIS MORNING
Tho Condition of tho Pennsylvania
Anthracite Region Not Considered
at Meeting of Bonrd of Mine Work
ers at Indianapolis Yesterday, but
Is to Bo Mado a Special Order fo
Today's Session President Mitch
ell Believes That There Will Be a
Big Strike Unless tho Operators
Agree to Meet tho Mine Workers
in Conference Members of tho
Executlvo Board Preparing Them
selves with Information That Will
jie Useful In Their Deliberations.
A Gain In Membership in the Soft
Coal Regions,
Indianapolis, Sept. 6. "The condition
In the anthracite region of Pennsyl
vania wa3 not considered at today's
meeting of the executive board of tho
United -Mlne Workers of America,"
said President John Mitchell tonight.
"As a matter of fact I have not placed
tno matter before the board," he con
tinued, "but It has been made a special
order for tomorrow's session and will
be taken up the first thing In the meet
ing. I said some time ago that in my
opinion there would be a big strlko
unless the operators agree to meet us
In a wage conference. I have no rea
son to believe otherwise now. This Is
my opinion. I have not talked with
the other members of the board about
It.
"Information from the anthracite re
gion Indicates that the operators will
not meet us and from this you can
draw your own conclusion as to what
tho outcome will be."
Today the board met In tho forenoon,
but transacted no business. An ad
journment was had until 2 o'clock In
the afternoon, when the members were
cnlled In. While the refusal of the an
thracite operators to meet the miners
and their Ignoring of demands mado
upon them for an advance In wages
was not directly considered by the
board, the members were placlnr
themselves In possession of Information
that will bo useful in the final consid
eration of the Important matter.
Financial Assistance.
W. D. Ryan, secretary-treasurer of
the Illinois district Is here, and In con
sultation with the members of tho
board. The treasury of the Illinois
miners is full and it s reported upon
good nuthorlty that the districts con-
! trol about $210.00. It Is thought Mr.
I Uyan Is here for tho purpose of pledg
! Ing tho financial assistance of his dls-
Vice President Thomas Lewis, of
Ohlo.iwhen asked for his views upon,
the situation, said:
"People generally think that this
board will order a strike In a few min
utes after the members get together.
However, when you stop to teflect that
we are dealing with the biggest propo
sition that ever came before tho heads
of any labor organization vou can at
once see that It will be necessary for
us to proceed very cautiously. If wo
get Into the fight wo must win and wo
certainly will not order a strike until
the sltuojtlon has been thoroughly
canvassed."
As a rule the members of tho board
are conservative, but tho general sen
timent Is that there will be a strike.
All of th members of tho board aro
present except Fred Dllchcr, of Ohio,
who Is expected soon. Ho has been In
tho nnthraclte region and Is well post
ca on the situation there. In event of
a strike It Is probable he will bo one,
of President Mitchell's aides In tho
field
Approximately over 1.000,000 peopla
will be directly affected by a strlko in
tho anthracite region.
Gain in Membership.
Reports were heard from members
of the board and from organizers not
members who had been nt work organ
izing In the bituminous field. These
reports show clearly that there has
been a big gain In membership and
that numerically the union is stronger
than it has ever been. Another point
to be gained by being Informed upon
the conditions In the bituminous dis
tricts Is that the board members will
be In a position to Judge whether or
not the organization can control a suf
ficient territory to prevent the ship
ment of bituminous coal lu lue anthra
cite field In event a strike is ordered.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
-T- Vahlnston, Sept. C Forecast for 4-
- ea.tern I'cnnijlvanlai Fair Friday and
f Saturday; not tu warm Friday; wiadi -
-f becoming fresh northerly, -A
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