i&fmmm m map THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FIIIDAY, SEPTEMBERS, iLOOO. SP N... 0Si!p8pWBB(FIBftsMBWPfc'S. AWARDS MADE AT MAITLAND FAIR POULTRY, SHEEP AND SWINE PHIZES GIVEN. Judges Will Have- tho Other An nouncements Heady for Today. Allen S Wins tho 2.40 Clnss Trot. Plucky Young Country Doctor Goes Up In n Balloon When Hired Aeronaut Threatened to Disap point tho Crowd Good Programme for Today. Iprclal from StsfT Correspondent. Wallsvllle, Sept. 13. The third day of the Maltland fair, hold In this lit tle country hnmlet, was ushered In with serene skies and n perfect, peace ful calm. That Is, the calm existed for a. brief space during the very ear ly morning hours. As soon as the gates were opened to the public nt 7 o'clock a canlcade, such as Is to bo seen only In the county fair times, be gan to wind Its way up the sloping hillside, and every kind of vehicle from trotting sulkies to mimmnth stnges and omnibuses drawn by four and six horses, commenced to line up. During the day there was an attendance es timated nt between seven and nine thousand, nnd It was ft crowd full of good humor, that sauntered along Idly, pausing to gaze nt eerything or in terest and speculate as to the probab ility of this and that exhibit winning n premium. The wind that did so much to cause discomfort nnd postpone the balloon ascension jestorday had blown Itself away this morning, nnd aside from the prevailing dustiness of the roads lead ing to the grounds nnd the heaviness of the tinck, the conditions for a day of enjoyment were neei excelled by a prelous fair, the lefreshlng crlspl ncss of the nlr adding a ?est to the pleasure-seeking. The fair grounds nre pitched well up on the hills of Benton township nnd the view from the grand stand is In spiring, the sky lino being broken up by Interesting peaks nnd valleys cov ered with verdure of many shades of green and yellow nnd In tho far dis tance the hazy blue hues of tho Elk mountains mingle with the lighter blue of the sky, dotted with the soft, fleecy clouds of summer. Around the main hall the crowds were thickest all day, and there tha enterprising "fakir" pitched his little stand, sometimes protected from the sun by n small canvus tent, handker-chlef-slzed, or else out In the open nlr, where his stentorian cries called a halt In tho slow procession winding in nnd out of the building. Everything under the sun, new nnd old, common to county fairs, Is here, from the man who dislocates his hips nnd shoulders for your nmusement, to tho country brass band, which industriously tries to render the popular airs of tho day so that they may be lecognlzed. And even outside the gates Ihero Is a chance for tho man with n little money to increase It, but It is only a little, vvde chance, and those who bae "been there" before pas on with a knowing smile. Hut others pause, hesitate, nnd the rest is easy to guess too ea&y AN EXCITING HUMOU. It was rumored around the grounds that something a little stronger than ginger nle was being secured bv those who "knew the ropes," but a diligent search can led on by many a thirsty man did not meet with success to any extent. Everything elbo but liquor could be procured, however, fiom a dainty bead finger ling to a grand luuuu ifi ci 1111 uu-iiury KlUVU. One of the best exhibits In the main hall is that of Driggs & Quick, of Nicholson, who display r fine line of horse goods, blankets nnd stoves. For those who pride themselves on their dexterity there is plenty of chance to dlspluy It, ns there are ball-tossing games galore, from the cane and um brella man to the mor ambitious fel low who has a sign tending: "Kill the coon and hne no mercy on him." There me lhe or six of these games of skill, two of them being lun by blind men. The mei ry-go-round's tuneful (?) strains nllven the still nlr and vie with the band from Tactory vllle, which occupies the stnnd In the center of the lawn InMdo the track. Tho directors of the fair me doing all Jn their power to make everyone attending feel at home and President Hopewell, Secretary Smith, Treasurer Hulslander and Directors Messrs. Pot ter, are personally dhtctlng nil their energies to minister to the comfort nnd enjoyment of their many thosand guests The fair is rntirely free from the many objectionable features us ually found at agricultural and racing exhibitions. No drunkenness can bo observed, games of chance and betting on the races nre barred, nnd tho whole show can be commended ns one emi nently suited for the attendance of ladies and children. The Judges of the different depart ments started In on their task this morning. Some of the awards will not be announced untlt tomorrow, but a large number hae already been made. The decisions that have been given out follow: roi'MRY. E. F. Tiffany, ilrookljn, first premium lor beat collection and ninetun first prizes anj seien sec end priits. Ceorgc Stcvemon. Wamly, lecond auard for bet collection of pltreons, also nineteen first priws and three second prizes. J. J Drjden, Pittston, ten first prizes, three seconds E. W. Drundage, Lenox ille, nine first prizes. 6ve lecond prizes. W. S Hulslander, Seranton, one first, two sec ond prizes. Esrl P Ilobbs, Marsh Brook, one first prize. Hugh Darnej, pittston, three first prlzn. Klrt Ljman, Lenoxdale, one second prize. Judge of Poultry Georeo I'rjor. MII.K1'. L. L. Johnson, Clifford, bhropshlre and South louns, first prize. D. L. Stevens, FlVdale, fine wool sheep. swim: O. a, Stevens, Lenox Ille, four first prizes. Owing to not receiving any entries for the wheelbarrow and sack' races, these two events did not tako place. The procession around the course of horses and cattle entered for competi tion, which was bet down for 10 a. nu was Interfered with by tho unwilling nees of their owners to take them urpund the dusty track Just before the official visit of the Judges. The first trial of spted was tho 2.40 class, trot and pace, for a purse of $100, and was called at 2 o'clock. Th description and summaries of tho two races follows: 2.(0 CLASS, I'UKSE, $100. lint best Five started out of the field of nine entries. After scoring for positions a number of times the horsea were sent avsay to a good atart for the first heat. The first quarter was made In 8014 seconds, the half in I.lt, three three quarters in 1 5!',S ard the mile In 2 20,4. Allen B wu on the lead the first time aroona the hall mile circuit, followed by Adslgn Boy. pee two horses fought it out all the way around and finished about a length apart In the ordif named. The rest of tho field finished in procesalon order, with Uncle Ned third. Choir fourth, eight lengths behind, and Jennie n far In the rear. Second heat The lionei had quite a breathing spell, owing to the difficulty of getting the Hmt heat of the 2 20 elsse ataited. The trottera were so very evenly matched in the first heat that the sporting proelMtlee of the crowd were ke.ied tip to the highest pitch. The time of the first quarter In this heat was 38 seconds, the half wan stepped OH In 1.12V4, with Adslgn Doy In the lead, a nose ahead ef Allen S, the three quarter pole wa.i passed In 1.4!)Vi and the mile and heat was won by Allen S In 2 2314. Adslgn Hoy was serond, a doren length in front of Choir The fourth and filth horses trailed away In the rear. Jennie H was so far behind that tier owner withdrew her at the end of the heat Third heat Four starters Tho quitter was made in 39 seconds, the half In 1 19, the third quarter In 1 S3 and the full mile In 2 HH Allen S was first under the wire the first trip around, winning the race handily and without much ef fort, with Uncle Ned close by. 220 cr,ss, rurtsF, ioo. First heat Fle started out of tho entry of nine. After much trouble the contestants were rent awav for the initial heat and made a game struggle all the way around, with the exception of W. O Dradley, who trailed behind The quitter was trotted in S'rtj seconds, the half In 1 12, with Fhthcr Iloj In the lead, the three quirters In 1 4S', and the mile was done In 2 2R'i. Fhsher Hoy maintaining hi lead and beating Actuary br about three lengths, the same distance ahead of King Medium. Second heat The first quarter was mide In the good time of 35 seconds t the half Flasher Hoy was In the lead, with the watch ticking off 1 104, the three quarters was done In 1 47, and Flasher Nov won this heat in 2 20 'J, never being beaded, with etuary two lengths behind, and O Hrmllrv four lengths anaj Third heat utir a di-lav of long duration the field of five got the word The time for tho quarters follow First. VU seconds, second, J W, third. 1 4S'ti mile. 2 2TU W O Hradley was on the lead at the half mile, hut could not milntain the adantige, being beaten by Mien S for the heat by four lengths, this finishing the race . TUP SlTMMUMFs 2 40 class, pure, $113 Allen S, b g , L A. Patterson, Carbon- dale Ill Adslgn Hoj, br g , J. M. Sherwood, Jcr- nun 2 2 3 I'nrle Ned, br , llobert Lee. Wavcrly... 3 4 2 Choir, ch in , John Wood, Old Forgo ... 4 3 4 Jennie II, br m , It M Abntns, Pittston 5 S dr Time, 2 214, 2 W!,, 2 SS4 2 20 claw, purse, $200. Thslier lloj, in g, I, A. Patterson, Car- bondile 1 1 1 Actuarj, br s, Ibmy Miller, Wamly ..223 W O Hradlej, blk g , II. S Gorman, Seranton . 5 3 2 King Medium, b. a , O I. Dcrsheimer, Tunkhannoek 3 4 4 David Copperfleid, b. g , A. J. Schnell, Seranton 4 S S Time, 2 20', 2 20'i. 2 2Ti The officials who presided over the trials of speed were: Judges, T. B Jackson, Seranton, and Eugene Ken nedy, Clifford, starter, James Kelly, Seranton: timers, W. S. Bennett, Lenoxvllle, nnd Jerry Bennett, Clif ford, clerk of course, W. C. Smith, Dalton. Too much praise cannot be given these officials for their fairness nnd Justice, especially to Starter Kelly, who never lost his patience, even when It was seveiely tnxed, but always had a kindly word to speak to the driver who happened to be unfortunate in getting nwny In the preliminary scor ing of each heat. After the trotting laces, Japanese dn light fireworks weie sot off on the lawn Inside the track, and prepara tions wete begun to send up the huge balloon that has been the cynosure of all ejes for the past two days. The regular aeronaut being unable or unwilling to go up In It and In order not to disappoint the huge ciowd, G. P. Sixer, M. D., of Fleetllle, -volunteered to tako his place. At S 45 tho ropes were cast off, nnd the plucky young doctor made his flight through tho air. The absence of wind made a high descent Impossible, nnd after going up 300 feet the huge bag slowly settled nnd tho doctor alighted In safety. The entertainment programme for to morrow embraces another balloon as cension nt noon, fireworks and two trotting races. E. I,. Hatfield. LIFE ON ST. HELENA ISLAND. Inhabitants Happy and Contented and Crime Almost Unknown, riom the Xcw ork Times Tew people ever think of St. Helens, except ns a lock In the sea on which Nopoleon lived awhile miserably, and then more miserably died. That tho greatest of antl-cllmaxcs was not the end of the little Island's history is hnrd to realize, possibly because a poet or romancer would have mule It the end, and a continuation Is therefore more or less unnatural and absurd. Be that ns It mny, St. Helena has remained the nbldlng place of ordinary humin beings who concern themselves very little about the colossal ghost generally supposed to be the Island's only In habitant, nnd tho report to tho English government Just made by their gov ernor shows that they have Joys and sorrows exactly like those of the folks dwelling In places less tragically fam ous. For Instance, the revenues of the Island last year were 9,152 a decid edly comfortable sum but, alas! the expenditures amounted to 12,543, and that Is an excess of outgo not com fortable at all. The governor sas, however, that the bad balance was duo to some extraordinary drains upon the Island's resources, and that ho an ticipated a substantial si'iplus for the current ycat. A recent ImriMse of tho garrison and extensive improvements now making by tho colonial and Im perial authorities assure tho immedi ate prosperity of the Islanders. St. Helena has no public debt, but Is paying off by small annual Installments a non-Interest bearing grant of 5,000 made by parliament In 1S71. The Im ports, chiefly foodstuffs and building materials, amounted last year to 62, 985, and the exports, almost wholly of potatoes, to 4,391. Laccmnking has been Introduced among the girls of the Island with great success, and the gov ernor Is experimenting with the manu facture of brick and tile. The whal ers have now entirely deserted St. Helena, the few ships engaged In that Industry keeping far to the north or south. Tho total population of the Island Is 4,543. The governor hopes that winter vis Itois from England may bo tempted by the balubrlty of the climate to try St. Helena, which Is superior, ho says, in some respects to that of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Ho says the people as a wholo comparo favorably with the English agricultural (popula tion; with few exceptions all can read and write, and tho language is spoken with greater purity than In many dis tricts ut home. As a rule, tho people are happy and contented, with little crime among them and much kindness In helping ench other. Strangers are greatly Impressed with the general civility shown to them by old and young. RAINBOW WON. Jcw ork, Sept, 13. Cornelius Vanderbilff Rainbow won the race for the Llpton cup ott Sandy Hook today by three mlsutes. Mineoli was second. NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE SITUATION Concluded from Page 1. American heart tbroln In sympathy for the down trodden and oppressed, whether in this or any other land. Wo know the great power of the public presa In molding public sentiment. With an abiding faith in the Justice of our cause and a consciouincsa of the knowledge that whoever else may villlfy and abuse us, the Great Jehovah knows and understands the rectitude of our purpose. Vie appeal to the American people and to the American presa as the greatest arbiter! on earth to assist ui and sustain us in our hour of trial On behalf of the national executive board, United Mine Workers of America, we arc Sincerely jours, John Mitchell, President. W. D. Wilson, Secrelarj -Treasurer, Busy nt Henrqunrters, Today was a busy one at headquar ters. All day long telegrams were being received nnd sent out nnd to night. President Mitchell hnR enough messages to nil two pigeon-holes In his desk. What these messages contained was not given out. Secretary-Treasurer Wilson and his fotce of clerks were kept busy answer ing the heavy mail that comes In touching upon strike matters, nnd throughout all of tho olllces there was an nlr of subdued excitement Fre quently tho two chief executive olll cers of the organization were clostted together In consultntlon upon some phase of the situation brought up by the news from lieutenants In the field. There Is practically no means of nr rlvlng at an estlmnte of tho lesources of the miners available for the main tenance of the people to be called out by the strike. President Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson, tho latter the official head of the finance depart ment of tho organization, have firmly declined to give out any figures on this point. "It would be a simple matter for the operators If they knew what amount of money we command to wait until It was exhausted," said Mr. Wil son. "Moreover, It would be folly on our part to make public nt this time any Information upon which nn esti mate of our financial strength could be based. Strength of tlje Organization. "At the clove of last year there were 93,134 bona-flde members in tho Mine Workets' organization. At the con vention In January It was decided to levy upon ench of these membeis an assessment of twenty cents per month, to be placed In the hands of tho na tional executive bonrd for use as a de fense fund. Part of this money has been used In small strikes, but the bulk of It Is probably available at this time. Since January of the present vear there has been a ery material Increase in the membership, which, of course, carries with It an Increase from the defense fund. Aside from the money In the hnnds of the executive board, local unions In a number of states have accumulated large sum! of money In their treasuries which, while not nt the command of tho executive oillcers of the otganizatlon, will prob ably be placed in the stiike fund. Con tributions fiom other tiades unions can be counted on, and fiom these facts it can be seen the miners are prepared for a long light." Tomorrow will be spent In prepara tions for such emergencies ns may arlhe during the strike. Saturday night President Mitchell will go to Haleton, and from there to different points in tho field for tho purpose of holding mass meetings. SITUATION AT PITTSTON. Collieries All Working and Little Strike Enthusiasm Apparent. aprclal to tho Smnton Tr'bunc Pittston, Sept. 13. The collieries in the lcinlty of Pittston were all at work today ns usual with a fahly full quota of men. Although a large num ber of tho men ate favorable to a strike, few of them were enthusiastic enough to tenialu home, nnd a visit to the different collieries would give anything but nn Impression that wo are on the ergo of a great .strike The only indication of any move tow ard a strike was in tho slight decrease (n tho purchase of powder and supplies. While almost every mine employe will claim they have a number of gilevan ces, a majoilty of them seem to dread the stiike, but say they will quit work In preference to being called a "scab." Tho most enthusiastic &tr!ke advo cates seem to be nmong the foielgn element. A Polish miner told a Tilb une reporter this morning that ho was heartily In favor of the stiike anil that all his nationality will go out, al though, he bald, If the strike was going to last any length of time he was go ing to leave for tho west. The only Indication of an active strike sentiment prevalent here today was at the Barnum No. 2 colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal company, In Upper Pittston, where all the laborers and drivers in the thltd and sixth veins refused for a short time to go to work this morning. The collieries of tho Pennsylvania company are the only ones In this vicinity where "runners" are not employed and work falls to tho laborers as an extra duty. This is ono of the grievances of tho employes of this company and the laborers at the Barnum No. 2 shaft refused to com mence work this morning unless "run ners" were employed. Single mule drivers are paid $1 per day and team drivers $1.10. They both want an increaso In wages, and, en couraged by the action of tho labotcrs, they also refused to commence work. The mine foreman at the colliery, how ever, prevailed on them to resume work and appoint a committee to wait on the superintendent. The workmen took the advice of the foieman, and, nfter appointing n committee of four, re turned to their work. The commlttco expected to interview the superintend ent this afternoon. IN WYOMING REGION. It Is Admitted That Nearly All of the Miners Will Quit. Wllkes-Barre, Sept. 13. Nearly all tho local assemblies of United Mlnq Workers held meetings tonight to take nctlon on President Mitchell's strike order. Tho statement Issued by Mr. Mitchell was read by tho secretaries. In some of the assemblies the reading of It was received with much enthus iasm, while In others thete was s. lence. Tho strlko order has now been officially promulgated In the Wyoming district, nnd every member of tho United Mine Workets' otgantzatlon will be expected to quit work on Satur day night nt the latest. There Is still a big difference of opinion as to how many men will go out In this regto' , Nothing can be based upon the mem bership of the United Mine WorkerV organization. It is admitted by tho operators that all tho miners who nre affiliate with the union will quit work, but how many men outside of tho organization will lay down their tools Ja nil guess work na yet. Tho union miners sny nil hnnds will quit when tho tlmo comes. Tho operators sny this will not bo tho c.iso n3 they have pledges from many men that they a 111 contlnuo nt work It it Is concluded to keep tho collieries in operation. It is thought, however, that tho number of men who ara willing to con tlnuo in tho employ of the companies will not be sufficient to operate tho mines. Somo of tho operators think this may bo tho caso for a few dnvs, but nfter Unit they expert a break In the ranks of tho Idlo men nnd thnt thero will be a flood of nppllcntlons for work. Tho operators repot t to night thnt their reports from tho col lieries Fhow thnt tho output of coal today was a trifle laigcr than Wednes day. All employes reported for work nnd they nre nil expected to report tnmnr low and Saturday. At somo of tho Dolawnre nnd Hudson coIllotle9 In Plymouth a few men took their tools out tonight. Their powder wns ex hausted and they paid thnt as a strike was so near at hand they would not buy a fresh supply for one or two days work. At Pittston there wns some disturb ance nt the Barnum shaft. Tho driv ers nnd laborers to the number of a hundred hnd some tilvial grievances nnd would not go to work untlt they were settled. A compromise was ngreed upon this evening and all hands will report for work tomonow. Tho Kingston Conl company, which em ploys .1,000 men, will suspend opera tions if more than foity per cent, of the men quit vvoik. Tho ofllelnls of the I.ackawanni company, who em ploy 13 000 men between Shlekshinny and Seranton. say they cpect tho ma jority of their miners to quit and that the mines will probably bo JJ!o for somo time. Tho Ciescent nnd It, d Ash companies, who giyi employment to 1,000 men, report tonight that lcs than five per cent, of their men nte or ganised, and thnt they expect to work tnetr collieries on Monday tho samo as usual FATHER PHILLIPS MAKES STATEMENT The Miners' Triend Believes That the Stiike Struggle Must End in Sure Victory for Operators. Hazleton, Sept. 13 In a statement issued this afternoon, Father Phillips says: I regard the eituation 33 most serious nnd deplorable. I labored nihht and div to nurt the strike, nnd, now Hut it is declared, I ful that as a citizen t hao done my full dutj. 1 gie no o lnion as to tho cunpllanco of the inlniM Willi the order of President Mitchell Jl conference ji'tcrdaj In ?w ork with the executive ollkers of the biif coil compimcs has convinced mc tint if there be a prolongel con Blct it will bo a battle to the death, with but one result, which is eav to foretell lhe oper ators will neur rcconiiu the United Mine W orkcr The miners themselves, eientualh feting this, must sue for peace lis unconditional surrenlir, and then their last state will bo worse than the first Perhaps I uni mistaken I hope I am, for the take cf tho miners who are the bone nnd ilnew- of eccrv 6oenl business aa well as re ligious int-rest in northeastern l'enn-,vhanu Hut, as 1 have ftaud the conflict so I bar the result, and if the miners regret it, a 1 beline they will, thev must thare the responsibility of widespread mUery and the useless sacrifice of the cause of labor. Again I kaj that perhaps I am mistaken and am too pessimistic, but, bejng gloomy and Ois heartened this morning, I must rpeaU to the miners whom I love bcttrr than any class of men on earth with all the sincerity of nn soul, and therefore 1 cannot, nnl would not if I could, conceal from them the fact that I bace much fear and little or no hope to oiler them as to the tlnal result This ends my connection with the strike rnieslion (SiCiicd) K S Phillips. AT POTTSVILLE. All Collieries Work as Usual Sen timent Against Strike. Pottsvllle, Pa, Sept. 13 All the col lieries In this cojnty are at wotk ns usual. Thero Is raid to be ptactlcnl lv no org.inl7ndlon of mlnou he'o. Whatever organisation thete Is, U tcntteted through the towns In the Mnhonoy nnd Shennndotli vnllejs and Is composed ptlnclpally of 'Lithuan ians, Hungarians nnd Italians. Tho Philadelphia nnd Heading Coal and Iron company nnd oht latge c,t pot ations pay their hands scml-mjntMv, hue no company stoios and chatge hut $1 50 for powder, anl other mining supplies relatively low. The l'onn sylvnnla company Is ite cited In the Lytle colliery nt M'norsvlll", whoso company stnto was tecently nbollshed. The sentiment hem Is npp trently ngalnst a strike and If the mine work ers go out it will be out of sympathy with those who ,wv pit sen tod their gtlevanees. H f. I.u'her, genenl hu perlntendent of the PluWdelpMa and Beading Coal and Iron company, re fuses to discuss hc sttik DAUPHIN MINEBS TO STEIKE. Non-Union Men Will Go Out, Bather Than Be Called "Scabs." Harrlsbutg, Sept. 13. The strlko 01 dered by tho United Mine Wotkers of America will bo genet. illy obsetved by tho miners In the anthtaclte uglon of Dauphin county. Tito mines ure located In tho vicinity of L kens nnd Williams town, and employ about 1,300 men nnd boys Of these, 1,000 live nt Ivken, and the balanco at Willi tmstown and aeljucent Mages. The membership of tho Illinois' unions In that locality Is about COO. and those In confidence of the men say they will all quit work on Saturday. Many otheis who ate not membots of tho union will Join In tho strike, tnther than become "scabs," The mines in this locality have been In operation almost constantly the past jear. Many of tho men own their own homes, nnd tho authotlttes do not anticipate seri ous trouble. Sheriff Bclff lives nt I.y kens, nnd Is ptopared for any out break which might occut. ASSISTANCE FOB, SHEBIFE. Committeeman James Offets the Ser vices of 5,000 Men Without Cost. Hazleton, Sept. 13 All the colllcriej In this vicinity were In opctatlon to day, although In a few Instances somo of them wero tunning short-handed, because- of a misunderstanding of tho strike order by tho men. In a statement Issued this afternoon by Ilev. Father Phillips, who has been endeavotlnc to bring about a meeting between the operators and tho Mine Workers, he says that a long hurd struggle Is ahead, but that it Is his opinion that the strike nv 111 ultimately mean defeat for tho miners, because of tho determination of tho operators to fight the union to tho bitter end. Father Phillips says ho deeply sympa thizes with the miners In their efforts. National Committeeman Benjamin James this afternoon tendered to Sheriff Harvey, of Luzcrno county, the services of as high na 5,000 men to pro servo pcaco nnd order in tho region during tho progress of tho strike. He nssurcd tho sheriff tho ecrvlcea of these men would not cost tho stato or county u cent. HAZLETON MINES TO BE ABANDONED. In Caso the Men Go Out tho Colcr- nine, Mllncsvlllo and Evans Will Not Be He-opened. Hazleton, Sept 12. Tho strike will seriously affect business and merchants nre preparing to protect themselves Muny families have ordered flour enough to last for several months, but the ot tiers cannot be filled, ns mer chants refuse to deliver moro than n few dollars worth of goods on credit to peo ple whose sole dependence Is tho mines Most of the collletles will pay their men this week nnd miners who will be Idle on nccount of the strike sny that they will lay In an extra supply of prov lslons, paying for all they get In cash. I. p. Pardee, ptcsldcnt of the Hnzletnn National bank, and executor of the A. S. Van Wycklo estate, oper ating tho Coletalne, Mllnesvlllc nnd Kvnus collieries, employing altogether about 2,000 workmen, said today. "I hive notified Supetlntcndent Ay ers to inform tho workmen nt Coler nlne that If they feel so disponed they can go on strike, but when the strike Is declared oft they will find no work at that place, as the collieries will be abandoned The company has been losing money fot somo time, because wo have been obliged to pny an enor mous sum to have the water pumped fiom the abandoned Jcanesvllle col Holies. I will notify the land owners of the Evans colliery, at Beaver Meadow, that we will abandon the same nfter Oct. 1. It Is also a fact that negotiations nre now on for a sale of our mules nnd machinery nt the Milnesvllle colliery." Benjamin James, when seen at strike headquarters todny, said: "Ev erything looks encouraging. We have received numerous reports from all parts of the region and the Indications are that thero will be a complete tlc up of operations, not only In the Hazle ton districts, but in the entire anthra cite field." AN OPERATOR YIELDS. TViners Employed by William Mor gan Will Not Strike. Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 13. William Motgnn, owner of nn Idependent col liery nt Audonrled, which employs nbout twenty men, ngited today to j, leld to the demands of the mine workers nnd the men will not go out 011 htrike. On the Hazleton division of the Le high Valley railroad there are seventy two coal crews of six men to the crew, making a total of 432, and the strlko will throw nearly nil of this number out of employment. Fully five hun dred Delaware, Susquehanna and Sohujlkill lailroaders will be thrown Idle If the collieries of tho Cross Creek Coal company uto closed down. A COIN TALK. How and When Metal Came to Be Used as Money. In ery ancient times, commerce was carried on ptlnclpally by barter. There wns alvvajs a necessity, however, for a common standard, nnd any com modity wns said to be worth so many sheep, oxen, etc. In course of time It wns found much moro convenient to express the alue of most commodi ties by bits of leather, on which cer tain marks were made, Indicating the number of beasts each place was worth. These stamped bits of leather wc e tho fit st "coins" 1 to pieelous metals were fltst made use of as cunency In tho form of un stamped bullion, and values and amounts were then determined and ex picssed by weight, hence tho origin of tho tonus pound, llvre, mark, etc. Tho original process of coining wns Indeed .simple. A piece of metal, hav ing a defined weight, wns placed on a die engraved with somo national or religious symbol, and was struck with 11 hammer until It had iccelved the Impression of tho die. At the ptesent day tho device Is first engraed upon a plug of forged steel, which, when finished, Is hardened, and is then called a "matrix." Trom this matrix, by means of a powerful lly ptess, an lmptes-slon In tellef Is taken upon nnother piece of "oft steel, which, when ptopctly shaped and hatdened. Is called the "punch." Fiom this Indented Imptcsslons nre again taken upon pieces of steel, and these pieces of .steel, after being fchnped on a lathe and tempered, are tho "dies." A good pair of dies will sometimes lcld two or three hundred thousand Imptesslons before they be come too much worn for use. The wotd, mint, is derived fiom the Anglo-Saxon "mynet," a word mean ing "money," and a mint Is the place designated by law whete money Is coined by authority of tho government. Tho first mint In the United States was established at Phlladelplha. "Tho Father of Hlstorj" describes tho "Invention" of coins to tho Lyd lans, about nine centuries B. C. It Is said, howevet, thnt more than two thousand eats B. C, tho Chinese had Iron coins that wero dagger-shaped. The Persian darlc was one of the most ancient Asiatic coins, it was a gold coin, and was struck during the telgn of Darius, nbout five centuries B. C. Tho first coinage In P.onto was In tho year COO B. C : tho coins wete of brass, brick-shaped, stamped with the figttro of a sheep or an ox, and weighed 4,000 gtalns. Julius Caesar was tho first whose head was stamped upon coins by order of the senate. Tho "mite" mentioned in tho Bible was a Oteek coin that circulated free ly In Boino and Palestine; it weighed about eighteen grains. Silver was first coined ut Home 275 B. C, nnd nbout seventy-four years B. C. tho first Ho man gold coin was Issued. Tho aureus was the heaviest gold coin minted by tho ancient Homans. It was worth about $5 03 In our money. Tho first coined money tegularly mint ed, nnd propel ly so called among the Jews, was Issued In tho tlmo of Judas Maccabeus. In tho vear 279 A D , the Saxons coined the first British piece. Tho first Colonial coins Issued In America wero struck in Massachusetts, In 1G52; they were three, six and twelvo pence pieces. By uct of congress tho dollar was established July C, 1785: ptlor to that dato tho English pound was used In tho colonies The lit st United States coins bore the likeness of Martha Washington. General Washington appreciated tho compliment thus paid to himself nnd his wife, but was much worried be cause he was afraid his political op ponents would think tho Imago of Mis. Washington on coins indicated a lovo and deslro for loyal honors; so he had tho dies changed. D. V, F. 1 Don't Put Off the i Purchase of a Piano Now YOU may not see this advertise ment again. We are going to move our stock one week from today. Of course, rather than pack it and ship it away we will give you such bargains as are real bargains. The question of profit does not enter our minds now, as our main object is to dispose of the stock. You can buy a Piano, Organ, Vio lin, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin or any thing in the Music Line as cheaply as though you were a dealer. Several Fine Show Cases and one Large New Counter for sale cheap. 0. 205 Wyoming Avenue. CUKK?XKKKK5XSXJOSK5K5S5tU? ""!!"" 1 t J. r s,-r-ntm m , n aicc r MMMO The J. A. Banister Best in the World. AWARDED At Vienna in 1873. At New Qrleans in 1884.5. At Chicago in 1893. AT PARIS IN 1900 GOLD MEDAL. EXCLUSIVE CHINESE NAMES ARE SIMPLE WHEN KNOWN ALL THAT'S NECESSAEY IS THE KEY. Tho Geogiaphy of the Gieat Middle Kingdom Will Be Simplified for All Who Shall Head the Explana tions That Follow. rrom Hie .cw ork bun We aro reading Just now of many Chinese districts, towns and rivets. Muny of thebe geographical names doubtless appeal icpellant and un pronounceable to all except a few per sons who are familiar with them. I5ut if we had a better acaualntance with these names and knew their meaning they would be found to be full of Interest. They aio often condensed descriptions of the place or feature to which they aie applied. They ar.i far more Instinct with life than many geographical names in other countries. Suppose we had never heard of Shang hai, for eamplo, but knew tho mean ing of tho two words composing the name We would know at once that the "City Near the Sea" must npply to a senpoit. Yun ho means ' Thf IUver of Transportation," and we nat urally Infer that the waterway thus designated must be commercially Im portant. Yun ho, lrr fact, Is the Chinese name of the Grand Canal whloh plays so lnrge n part In the freight service of east China. MONOSYLLABIC. However many byllables there may bo In a Chinese plate name it is com posed of as many words as there ara syllables, for all Chinese words are monosyllabic. If wo know the mean ing of even one of the words In a geo graphical namo It helps to convey a definite Idea. The words Ho and Kltng, for example, both mean "river," nnd when we see them on a map we know they refer to a river or stream. Many of the names of rivers are descriptive of them. Hoang ho, for example, means "Yellow Hlver," Tsln klang means "Clear River." Ob serve how definite Is the Idea ex pressed In the name of each of tho three rivers which converge upon Can ton One of them is tho SIklang, or "West Klver," another the Peklang, or "North Hlver." tho third is the Tung kinng, or "East Ulver." The names of these rivers tells tho direc tion from which they come. They help to simplify tho study of the geogruphy of that part of Clrlnn. When they unite they form tho Chu klang, or "Pearl nivcr." The Chinese named tftelr largest river In tha north the Hoang ho because It cuts Its bed through yellow soil from which It de rives Us color. Tho yellow Hood It pours Into tho sea ccnois that part of tho ocean yellow, artd henco the Chinese cull tho sea Hoang hal, or Yellow sea. 09 Jtk. fLM ,T .rM r jn jc mm g m v . mm taos b J Sf Jr m J 81 Mi B $8 1 Ab 1 9 t m Co.'s Shoes for Men Always in the Lead. FIRST PRIZE At Philadelphia in 1876. AGENTS. tofiy 3 Tho Chinese unite tho words In a name ho that they form one word Just as we write Newton, Hartford or Deerfield. Sometimes mo unite tho words in a Chlnt.be name and some times we separate them but thero Is no reason for example, why we should writo Tlen-Tsln when wu do not wrlto Pe-Kln U.tLh ot these names Is f-orn-poscd of two words. Pe means "north" urrd Kin means "the capital" .or "the king's houbeltold," and thus Pekin means the northern capital. Tien moans "heaenly" 'and Tsln means "place," and thus the name of tho largest city In northeast Chin 1 means "heavenly place" a name It has homo for many centuries. When M.ircO Polo visited tho city In the thirteenth cen tury ho translated Its name Into "Cltta Celeste." Many Chlnose names wo sec In tho neWMpjpois nnd do not even attempt, to proniuimi. would glvo us ns mmh Information, If wo could ttnnsluto them, as a long sentence might do. Hankow, for example. Is the name of a very important city on the Yang tse Klang. There are only six letters In the namo and jet any Chinese boy would know from tho two short words composing It that It Is the name of the towir standing at the "Kow" or mouth of a liver named Han. Tho Han Is the greatest tributary of the Yang tse klang and pl.ijs n most Im portant part In the commercial life uf that teeming valley and the city built on the spo where the Han mingles It waters with the Yang tse Is Hankow 1 e, tho town nt tho mouth of the Han. The word Yang means 'ocean," tsu means "son," nnd tho name tbo kl.irnj which the-Chinese applied ages ago to their greatest river shows that thej' did not mean to depreciate its im portance. Some writers say tha car If Chinese believed their largest rlv? contributed more wnter to tho rn.iis Ins of the ocean than any otho stream In the world, nnd so In th( name of the river they conveyed tht Idea that the ocean was Its son. Th namo 1b oltcrr erroneously translated the Blue Klvor. In bomo books and maps we boe tbe words "fir" or "hlen' 'added to the names of many towns. These words are not n part of the names, and somo of the best atlases omit thuir, for they lengthen the name and make it mon formidable to the foreigner. Fu means tho capital pf one of the departments Into which a province Is divided, In other words It is the residence of tha ofllclal at the head of tho department. Hlen signifies one of tho districts Into which a department Is divided, and when attached to a place name mes.ns that the official in charge of the dis trict resides there. It is better to"omlt tlicbo merely political designations. When wo have more Intimate denllnKs with China nnd better know bulge of tho people and their country, wo shall havn uniformity in tho spelling of China's place names, and know what these names mean, and we shall seu clearly that theso names show con siderable imaginative and descriptive facility, and thnt they aro really help ful In tho study of Chinese geography. Mt 'm& ' I
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