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ULTIMATUM
ON CHINA GIVEN
BY KAISER
Will Wot Treat for Peace
Until Assassins Are
Surrendered.
THE CZAR IS CHECKMATED
Coincident with the Ai rival in China
of Field Mnishal Count von Wal
dersee the German Foreign Office
Notifies the Powers That It Consid
ers That an Indispensable Piellm
inaiy to the Beginning of Peace
Negotiations Is the Dellveiing Up
of Those Who Were Responsible
for tho Recent Outrages How This
Dramatic Move Is Viewed at Dif
ferent Capitals.
llj I mIumm) Wire fiom Tlio ,Wo, i.ittil l'ics
Berlin, Sept. 18. The foreign office
has sent a circular note to all the
poweis announcing that the German
government considers that an indis
pensable pieliminary to the begin
ning of tho peace negotiations with
China is the delivering up of those
who were jesporisible for the out
lagcs. Received in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 18. A copy of the
."ionium note demanding the punish
ment of tlio leaders of the rebellion in
China was presented to Acting Score
tai Adoo at the state department din
ing the day from tho Get man cmbas
s. The German charge, llaion Stem
boig, being tempoiiirlly ubsent fiom
the city, thcro could, of course, be no
attempt .it discussion of this most im
poitant communication. The baron Is
Minted to return tomorrow, when
the subjei t may be taken up with him,
Mtaiiwhlle the note Itself will receive
tin i.iiiiest attention of tho presiu....
and nuc li members of the cabinet as
an In Washington when he arrives.
Tin state department has been all
along diu'cting its effoits to tho speedy
opining of negotiations for a ilnal set-
li'inent with the Chinese government
niul has so far not been heard fiom
11 lathe to the matter of punishment
In ond the indirect reterences eon
1. 1 mid in the notes that have) defined
the KoM-iiiuieul'H pin pose. The tpies
..in i.s now ptcsontcd plainly whether
ii ikh the negotiations shall be pn
i Jul with a dec Islun on this point.
Comments in London.
Loudon, Sipt. It', 4.30 n. in. As might
1 1 v been expeoted, (olneldent with
i c anhal of i.'uunt von Walilerst-u in
tilii. i i owi, the most Impoitaiit di-i -liuition
nt polity et issued by any
i'l ilii allies. As the Iijlly News le.
in it K . tleiman's c licul.u notf has
turned the tables on Itussia. whoso
.! u.itlon proposals had put (ieiniany
ii t j an awkwaid corner Now. it Uiis
sia assents to the (ieitiilm uott she will
In unable to continue, sas the Dail.t
.Nf, to pose as Chinas lenient nud
forgiving friend, while If she dissents,
l.ussla w 111 lay herself open to th
'uiige nt li'iiiuing the punitive expo
('itinn to a farce.
I he London mm nliig pipeis Imve lit
but praise for what is called (ior
iimnj s ' admirable note ' The Times
oes so fui as to wish that the uedlt
l ir making such a pinpnsitl belonged
to fire.it Biltaln. The Morning Pot
iluiie, in a togcnl and well rci soned
editorial, points out n er.uo objection,
ninielv, that If the leal authors uud
instlnutois of the uiuislng should provi
ii be Identical with (he personnel of
lie Chlneso Bocinnient It can hardlv
riH epected that thrv will deliver tliPlii
velves ui and that if the Chinese gov-
.nnient should be designated as gulllj
it would br undu tho ban ot the pow
ers, a condition ot things onb tormina
ble by the conquest or a it volution
producing a new go eminent "Then--foro"
sajs the Morning Post. ' the pow
rs should carefully weigh the matt
In fore committing themselves
Theie is no confirmation in anj other
quarter of Lord Sallsbuiv's alleged tol
ugram to LI Hung Chang, refened to
liv the Shanghai (orrespondtnt of tho
Daily Express
POPULATION Or CITIES.
P. Lv luno Wire from Tin Astiniaii I I'hm
Washington, Sipt is Ihe ientu htii, in un
nnuncts thai th population f I'm bio, i , i
r 157. as afralnst H.Ms in WK Tliat shows hi
increase of 3,5C", or 11 Jo per unl
riir population tf Mrraiiimto t al . in .",
I. affjimt M.iSo in Js'JO. 'HiJt lii .in in
iira.e el 'J,Vr4', m 10 13 per icnt.
Hie popuhuon .f lliitti, Mniil , 1 .10, l,n, ,
leuntt 10.TJI In 1WW 'lhat U an uurcan m
'i 717, 01 lsl.16 ptf ttiit
Th population of tlio illt ct Mi'lieupuil, I "a ,
i eflklallv announced lu.ljy l. In U). .11, '.'-!7,
In Ij'O, 'JO.iU Thee Insult shun, for luu
Nil jj a vtlinlii un nuicatti in opulalii)ii of 1),
11 or WW itr cfiit. from luM to inoo. "J In
population In 1sn Mat 8. '.'I.', kIiquuk an m
treao of IS.Siii, oi IV 57 p?r tout from pu
to U")0
SCHOONER CARLOTTA ASHORE.
l Kxtliwlie Uro fnnu The AMoclatdl I'rt
flinton, Conn., scpl. is. Ilir llure maitul
llillbli uhooncr t'arlutu, l'apt.iln ItoKrni, omI
liilrn, ami huiiinj tioiu m nrk for St .lnhii,
N II, went Jahon on I dim 1,1m. I, nliout tu
mill's from lirrr, urh ililn minliiir 'll ip
tllll ami irpn ol nl nun luilinl (.lu.ie in k.itrlj
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS.
fl) hXlllC WllC llnlll 111 Mll.lt.il l'l'-
llarrUburg, spt )? (iuttintu tiiw toilat
appointnl Dr. II. II. itelitrW, of l'lilhidi'lplilj,
mombrr of the tal ilfiitil i xmiiliiinv' Imanl,
lr Dr. R I'. Mooif, of sUincklii; Di lllr.iu
I' pupiiy, nl I'lltJiiirif, "" H'a.'liiletl mini
h r if tlw Invu I
RBYAN REFERS TO
THE COAL STRIKE
Says It Disproves Full Dinner Pall
ArgumentMark Hanna's Chal
lenge to His Critics.
Ilr leliul Wire from The Asroclited t'rew.
Kort Scott, Kan., Sept. 18. William
I. Hryan spoke here today, Mr. Bryan's
speech wos addressed entirely to tho
labor element, of which his audience
was composed. He plunged Immedi
ately Into the "full dinner pail" sub
ject and In that connection tefcrred to
the nnthiaclte coal strike as proof. ILj
said that the dinner pall Is not always
so full as tho Republican orators would
hiie their audiences believe. Mr.
Bryan also repeated his arguments
against the tiusts, contending that
they were calculated to cut off all the
old-time opportunities of young men.
Hanna Replies.
Chicago, Sept. 18. Senator M. A.
Hanna today made nn addiess to sov
eial thousand down-town business
men and their employes at the rooms
of tho CommoKlal McKlnley club. In
the tourse of his speech he said:
If our i;rcat coiporatlout of amalgamated tap
it il are in tho Intrroits of manufacturer tli.'H
are nut lihor orsanuitloiu and combination
in thr intrust of MorkliiKinen? I wai tlio first
mau in Ohio to lccognlzo organized labor in 1-71
and while tint organization of Litumlnous coal
nilnrrs exlttcil uc liner had n strikr I hclicxe
In nrbitiatlon hclwcm labor and capital and in
107 wlionl stood before 7,i00 men and women
in Cincinnati I told them that if tlirv would
pioe to mo that 1 had fer wronccd put nun
working for mo or urged tho reduction of lu
piy I would rign from the Inited Vatct sen
ate net ilaj and the tffer still stands
I would like Mr. Ilryan or ant otlier Demo
crat to tell me whtt a trutt is I belletc Iheio
is rot n trmt in the entire United states There
ti a natloinl law and in etert (.late there i a
ttate I.i agilntt trusts, and mrv law
airuiiist uusK lutional or state, his been th
inutliiit ot Itcpubliun lw- maUra and the
crtdit Is due the liepi hlujn pirty I hate no
objection to the llrmotr.it opposin; truis, but
tiny luvo not got anj pattnt on it
MORE FIGHTING IN
LAND OF THE BOERS
British Attacking at Komatl Pooit,
Which Is the Gateway to the
Burghets' Supplies.
flv i:clu.He Wire from The s.viocuied l'ie
Loicuzo Marquez, Sept. IS. Fight
ing is proceeding at Komatl Toort.
All the available men have been sent
to the fiontler Tt Is expected that
Komatl Bildgc will bo destioyed. Theie
Is gie.it uneasiness hete.
London, Sept. IS. Loid Roberts lo-poi-ts
fiom Moeludodoip, under date
of Monday, September 17, that a few
minor skirmishes have taken placo be
tween the Ihltlsh troops and the Boers,
lie adds that General Trench haH enp
tuted tlfty lot oinolives, in addition lo
the fortj -three locomotives and other
rolling stock wlilih he took when he
occupied Bat bet ton, September Ii), and
that Geneial Stephenson was expected
to occupy .Veli.pi ult dining the aftm
nnon ot September 17.
Komatl l'ooit Is a town on t .e fron
tier of the Tiatisvaiil and on the inll
loiid leading fiom riolorla to 1'ortu
gue.vf. tenltoit. It i sltiiHtcd about
tllt tnlle.s fimn Loriui AlaiqiiP.
AVIth the orrnpatlon rif Koiii.itl J'oort
the Uiltlsh would hi able lo cut olf all
iipplles ilii hln lln Mmis b rillrnid
tnnii I'm tneuoT tiiiitoit
VESSELSCOLLIDE;
TWENTY LIVES LOST
Butish Steamship Qotdon Castln and
the Getman Steamship Stormarn
Go Down in Catdigan Bay.
fU lxeuite Wire from Tin Xtsunai! Prri.
Liverpool, rtept IK The Rrlthh
ste.-imsiiip Goidon Castle and the fie-,
until steamship Stoiiiiarn were In col
lision in Cardigan bai on Siinduy
night. Both vessels sank.
Twont of the persons on board the
iordnn Castle wein lost.
BOER ENVOYS PROTEST.
Nnl Yet Ready to Admit Their Cause
Is Lost.
Hi 1-tilujne Mnr from The tummed ptevt
ew Vork. Sept IS -Charles D
Pierce, consul general of the former
Orange Fiee State, and tiustce and
tieasuier of the Boer lelief lund, to
day ieceied a cable message from tho
Boer envoys nt Donlrecht, Holland,
protesting that the proclamation Issued
by Lord Hobeits regatdlng President
Kruger's departuip from tho Transvaal
was talse and misleading
They declared that if tho piesldent
hud ciossed the borders of his country
he must have tlone so by order of the
executive mum II, which body is fully
entitled to autlunUe such u step, and
that hu has not de.sei ted the Boer
I'lllttC.
VON WALDERSEE IN CHINA.
Ilv 1 xelu.ite Wiu (nun '1 In- Assotiatt-,1 Press.
Hong Kong, Sept. IS The German
steamship Sathsen, having on bouid
Field Marshal Count on Waldersee,
commander in chief of the International
fences in China, and his staff, has ar
rled heie. Count von Waldersee sailed
fiom Naples on Aug. 2.1.
The field marshal landed and was
received by a guard of honor ot British
troops. lie made tho usual ofllclal
calls. The count this evening will pro
ceed to Shanghai, and then to Taku
on lioaid tho fJerman ctulser Hertha.
PRUSSIAN COAL DEVELOPMENTS
Uy Kvlu-iw! Wiir fiom The ttoelilpd Pi".
IUiIIii, Sipt, lit Set ent) -two new roil iiimea
hate betii i'wli(vl in Pntiwl thU oar, Ilii rem
itw ll.e witpul for VW by .',5fm,(i00 tons.
HOPE GROWS
IN STRICKEN
GALVESTON
Everybody Determined to
Rebuild and Rehabil
itate the City.
RELIEF BRINGS REACTION
Money and Supplies Continue to Pour
in from Every Part of the Country
and the Hearts of the Sufferers Are
Touched and Encomaged Loss of
Life Now Estimated nt 0,000 and
of Property at $22,500,000 Gen
erous Contiibution fiom Philadel
phia. Di nxcliKite Wire from The Associated l'rew
Galveston. Sept. IS. The wotk ot
clearing the streets of debris Is pio
gi easing lapldly under the perfect or
ganization Instituted by military rule
under Adjutant General Scurry. Over
2,000 men are engaged In the woik.
Xlnety-elght bodies are leported to
have been found In the wreckage and
removed today, making a total or 1.S61
victims so far iecoered. This list Is
far shoi t of the accurate number of
dead found, because no official lecords
are kept. Bodies are burled or cre
mated. The stotm wiccked almost ev.
cry ault In tho six ceineteiles and
many of the dead ueie washed to sea
In metal cases. So far only one casket
has been found. It had been carried
thiee miles from tho ault.
The extension of the electric lighting
system continues. By tomouotv the
distance from Twentieth to Seventh
streets, and from the bay to Broadway,
will be equipped with street lights.
More than two hundred skilled me
chanics were hi ought hete todav from
Texas cities.
Number of Dead.
The total number of dead is still es
timated at live to sit thousand. The
newspaper list Is oer 4.000. The names
of man negroes. Mexicans, Italians
and other forelgneis can net or be se
cured. The propel ty loss is estimated
at $2.500.000. The woik under the di
rection of the health department was
pushed with vigor and rapidity today.
As fast as disinfectants arrive they aie
being distributed oer the clt. Over
a carload of disinfectants were taken
from the whatves today and sent to
the health department supply depot
and almost as much was taken from
that plate and distributed over the
city.
Much wjs dnno today in the way of
leinovlng debris and disposing of ani
mal carcasses. The sick and wounded
hip receiving the best of lieatment
and the facilities are such that nny
one needing medie-il attention can
lime It on application Reside th"
other hospitals and m-dlml relief sta
tions ahcady in senlc- the mat In
hospital and lefngr c.mip was opened
this afternoon and will ,u commodate
a laige number of patients Poisons
able lo (ruel lime in-ri, taken from
the hospiiiils and sent St: Die teenun
cutteis and bv other menus of dans
portatlon to Houston and olhei relief
stations on the mainland.
Outlook Encouinglnp.
Tho outlook from a lualth stand
point is veiy eticoutaKing Thu-o
pile drivers ate at work i losing up
the breach in 'the Galveston bay
bridge, madf by the steamship Roma.
The rebuilding of the bridge Is pio
gresrltiR uipldly. A message from
General Superintendent Nixon, of the
Santa Ke railroad, to Geneial Marni
er Polk tonight, sal.l trains will he
aide to cross on Thursday Ordeis
have been Issued to allow fi eight to
pioieed to Galveslon Tho one
bridge will be heavllv taxed to ac-
omniodite all the trains. The tracks
on Galveston Island will be com
pleted to tho biidge tomotrow. The
water works sstem is being giad
iiallj lestored and the mains are now
supplying the various hospitals A
huieuu has been established to lalto
a complete census of the city
The sunivors are becoming mors
cheerful every day The fortitude ex
hibited by soma of them tinder tho
teinble circumstance? Is remarkable
Thi Individual's woe has been lost In
the community's grief, and on eiery
hand mtiv be seen cases of persons
who hiue lost their all doing every
thing In their power to tomfort i
neighbor, w ho, perhaps, has not been
so unfortunate. L'eiybody soems to Re
doing all that can be done towatd ultl
matH rehabilitation and the determina
tion to build a city which will bo
greater and liner in eery way than
the one which has been destroyed.
Tho exodus from the city continues,
but it shows signs of stopping.
Philadelphia's Quota.
Philadelphia. Sept. IS. Thirty thou
sand dollars was sent to the governor
of Texas today by the Clt lens' perma
nent relief committee, which met at
noon In the oflico of Mayor Ashbrldge,
This contiibution of ono day uccte
gates mote than all tho founer sub
set Iptlons combined, making the grand
total of cash forwatded to date by this
committee $56,000.
New York, Sept. 18. Tho subscrip
tions teceived to dato In this city for
tho relief of the sufferets at Galves
ton amount to 216,016.
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.
By Eaclusite Nile 'rom Tlia Avwlaled Pi m.
New YoiK, Sept. 18. Cleaud: Kcn.lntfton,
Antwerp; liermanlc, l.iterpoolj New York, South
ampton. Sailed: Taunc, Liverpool; -Kalserin
Xlaria Therea, Hremen via flifrlmurtr and South
ampton; hmli, Mtrrpool. Scllly Pawed:
Ijihn, New Vork for Hremen tla Cherbourg and
Southampton. flnulopne Urlted: Maasdam,
S'ctt Vork for Itottrrdam mir ptoeeded.
BIG CAPTURE OF
RIVER PIRATES
Caught in Staten Island Sound Rob
bing Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany Barges, After a Battle.
Dy Kxilitflte Who from The WoeUted Press,
New Yotk, Sept. IS. A battle was
fought nt midnight between a possp
of special officers of tho Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company and n gang of
river pirates, who were caught In tho
act of stealing coal from a tow of
hatges in Staten Island Sound, Off
Bossvllle, S. I. About 100 shots were
exchanged, and one of the pirates, who
was captured, was found to be wound
ed In the leg. Another who was shot
escaped in a small boat. Two of the
pirates, according to their paptuivd
companions, weie drowned. Four of
the till ales weie arrsrsted.
Tho pirates hae been stealing coal
fiom the barges nt the company nt
night for some time. The company re
cently made prcpaiatlons to put n
stop to this, and Detective O'Brien
vas sent out with twelve armed
special olhceis last night from I2liza
bethport, X. .1., on tlio tug Allen
town. The men steamed slowly some
distance behind v. tow of barges load
ed with coal, and O'Btlen and hl3com
panlons waited for developments.
When tho tow was off Bosavillt! n,
score, of rowboats wore seen to pull up
ulongsldo of one of the baiges. Tho
Allentown steamed up to the barges
and found the gang busily shovelling
coal from one of them Into small
boat"
Detective O'Brien cautioned his com
panions to get ready to use their flie
arms, and shouted to the pirates to
surrender. The next instant a volley
was ilred by tho pirates. O'Brien and
his companions immediately returned
the lire. The fight was kept up for
seoral minutes until both sides ex
hausted their ammunition. In tiring
tho tug made use of a thiee-lnch gun
she cairled.
While the tiring was going ono some
of the pliates jumped Into their boats
and escaped and otheis deliberately
.lumped overboard Boats were put out
fiom the tug and four of the pliates
picked up and made prisoners. They
weie sent to the city In the custody
of the haibor police and nnalgned be
foie Mugl.stiate Cornell In the Center
street police court. They were held In
Jd.000 ball each for tii.il.
In the testimony at court It was al
leged that the Lehigh Valley Ttallroad
tompany tlnough the opeiatlons of
i Ivor pirates lost annually several
thousand tons of qoil The vigilance
of the company's detectives and the
watchfulness of the police of tho har
bor squad had up to this time been un
availing in catching the offenders.
whipping Tdsf
FOR WIFE BEATERS
All Mombcis of State Magistrates'
Association Favor Its Establish
ment, but Will Not Ptess It.
lit f.s.elune Wire from 'Ihe wii-ia(d Trevi
Keadlng. Pn . Sept. is -Tho Statei
Magistiatoh' association met hem to
dii, with oei seventy-fivt delegates
In attendance AMernmi 1 ". t'lem
fon, of this cltj. dellveied the ad
diess of welcome, and President i".
I" ICcech. of Yoik. i'sponded Vai
lous legislative matteis were consid
ered. The legislative committee i (in
sists or .John Y. Com ad, Schuylkill:
Francis c t'leinson, Berks. 'V. '.
t'lampsej. Blair .lohn O'Toole, Blair,
ami '. y Keech. York
It was decided not to ask the next
leglslatnie to pass a bill for tho pun
ishment nf wife beaters at the whip
ping post All tho members favor it,
but It was agtecd not to pres for its
pissage ns a bodv
BLACKS WIN IN SANTIAGO,
Whites in the Cuban Province Now
Vavor Annexation.
Ht Irliuiti Wne frcin The VsjoeiaterJ Trew
Santiago de I'tlba, Sipt IS. The eet .
tlons for delegates to the constitutional
convention have resulted in favor of
the black parry throughout this entire
province, and the whites openly declare
themselves to be annexationists
Ten thousand eoloied men, who had
worked themselves up almost to a fren
zy and wearing badges containing n
skull and cross-bones, signifying
"Death to thi Republican paity," pa
raded through the principal streets of
the city last night, cai rylng tallow can
dles and tenches. A mock funeral of
the Republican party was held today
and wns attended by about one thous
and colored persons The white people
are cautious and are avoiding conflicts.
HILL TO TALK FOB BRYAN.
New Yoik ex-Senator Offers His Aid
to Jones and Stone,
III l.xtlusltc Win? from The Associated Pieis.
New York, Sept le fx senator pat id P
1 Ii II todiy made i cill upon Senator Jones and
C'oternor Wone at tho Hoffman house, and af
leittaut dropped in t headquarter. Harmony
nnvt, it it understood, it an aocompHihed fait
in the lanks of the i.mpire btate Pemocraej.
The ex-senator's rail tas made for the pur
pose of offering his kertitr as a cuinpalcn
upeaker in llijan'it tauw. His offer was ac
cepted, and hi Itinerary still be made up later.
PRESIDENT GOES TO CAPITAL.
By Kxiludte Wire fiom The Ascorlalfi! TreM.
Canton, O, Sept IS. -President McKlnley
ttatttd for waihir.i,'ton ut 125 p. m. via the.
Prnnijlvjnla railroad Setretarj C'nrteltou nr
uimpinled him. Matters lonecled with the
Chinree siluatlcn railed tho president to the cap
ital at this time, but it Ii Kild there is noth
ing of Kn.it moment in that situation to demand
utuiukiii inuely an aicumulatton of routine
mattrri which tan I better dUpoei of there
than lure.
STEAM HEAT FOR JOHNSTOWN.
Pt l.'ulushc Wre fiom The Associated 1'rtNi.
llirrUburir, kept. 1?. A charter uat lamed
by the atatc department today to the Johnttown
Steam licit and l'owr company, Johnstown; rap.
Ital fX,
PRESENT
111 the Lower Regions
There Were No Import
ant Developments.
MANY MEN YEf AT WORK
Yet President Mitchell Claims Gains
and Says 118,000 Men Ate Now
Idle Father Phillips Says Aibl
tiatlon Must Be Accepted for the
Public's Sako and Adds That the
Markle Offer Presents the Way
OutPlaces Wheio the Strike Mis
sionaries Weie Coldly Received.
Complete Review of the General
Situation.
Bf Vxclutitc" Wire fiom The Vssoeiited Prets
Hazleton, Pa,, Sept. 58. The second
day of tho anthracite coal strike has
failed to bring forth anything that
would lead to the bringing together of
the coal operators and the stt iking
miners. Neither side has approached
the other, and as far as could be
learned tonight there Is no such move
contemplated by either the operators
or their employes. Tnless there Is a
break In tho ranks of either. It seems
tonight that a third party will have to
step Into the breach and try to bring
the two forces together. Who that
third pai ty w ill be. and what methods
will be pursued with that end In view,
no one In touch with the situation can
at this time say.
President Mitchell in his statement
today on the situation tluoughout the
entlio anthracite region estimates tint
about fi.OOO additional mine woikers
laid down their tools today, making a
total of llS.OOn mine workers Idle.
Today was elltliely devoid of Impoit
nnt developments in this dlsttlct, and
what little chance there was In the
situation was In favor of the stilklng
workers. It was estimated yesterday
that ot ltf.OOO mine workers In tho
Hazleton legion, about 8,000 did not
start work. President Mitchell In his
estimate, howev er. raised these tli,ui'es
to 10.000. Careful reports received trom
every mining town in tho region today
wanants the estimato that upwatds
of 1,000 additional men did not go Into
the mines this morning. Not ono oper
ator was teported to have lnci eased
his working force over that of yester
day. President Mitchell in his state
ment, madi'todaj. which was based on
icpoits leceivod fiom his men In tho
Held, innkes the claim that not less
than 1"00 men who had cnteied the
mines .vcsteida tailed to report this
morning. Although the majoilty of Hie
operators and mine .superintendents
give no llgures they lnst that the
are holding their own.
All was quiet in Hazleton todav. with
the exception ot a few pettv cases of
breach of the peace. Mine workers In
large ntimhei.s c-iirio to Hazleton riur
Ine the dav to hear the latest new?.
Tonight meetings weie held at Stork
ton, Haiwood. .Icddo, shaft N'o. T, at
Hazleton I'lccland ('oleialno and
West Hazleton. Pi evident Mitchell
spoke at the latter place
MITCHELL CLAIMS
IMPORTANT GAINS
Estimates the Total of Idle Men at
11B.O0O and Reports Acces
sions in All Districts.
R Ivlu-ite Wire from The t.uiri.iled Prr
ll.iptnn, Sept Is -Following is the
statmettt Issued by President Mitchell
on behalf of the striking mine vvorkeis:
Hazleton, I'a epi Is. i to p m No I
lleporta reeeited at our offue from rllrtrlers
Noi 1 .ind 1 of the anthracite n.al rejrlop,
hott that there uate been great ati-essim to
tlio rinks of the Mrikeis todat In dlmirt
No 7 illaileten region) not les, ilun 1,500
mine tinker vho mined jesterdat tailed lo
leport for ork this mornlmr, thus tnereas
in the total number on r-trikr fiom 10,OnQ
'o 11, r0n todat In dittilet N'n n (Sehiul
kill) oiu ferres hate bien aucmented ht
t.510 mine workers in addition to the SO.nno
reported sesterday The situation in district
N... 1 (Lackawanna M joining) ia practlcallj
the time is the first day of the strike, unit
Joo men remaining at work Tntal number
of men idle, 118,(Wi From etery section
of the anthracite region reports Indicate
that much dissatisfaction preialls among
lhoe ttho hate tip lo this time failed tn
participate in the stuke and we eonndentlv
expect that th number at work will grow
less with each succeeding ilaj- until the mines
(h ill be eompletelv closed
rlgnedi John Mitchell,
Prisident l'nl'eil Mine Workeis of America.
TROUBLE BREWING
IN LYKENS VALLEY
Refusal of Wllliamstovvn Miners to
Strike Causes Threats of Force.
Preparations in Consequence.
lly Kxtluslte Wire from The Associated I'icm
Harrlsburg. Sept. IS. Troublo Is
brewing In the Lykcns valley region
between tho union and non-union an
thracite miueis, over tho refusal of
the men at WHIIamNtowu to Join tho
strike. The mine tmnloes In the
neighboring towns of Lykens and Win
lsco are on strike and threaten to
compel the Wllllainstown men to quit
work. A meeting of the Williams
town men was held tonight, ut which
It was decided to stand firm ugalnst
any attempt on the part of thp strik
ers to fotco them to join the strike.
Sheriff Reiff today swoio in 1E0
deputies, who will act In conjunction
STRIKE
-0
with a double force of watchmen on
duty at the Wllliamstovvn colliery. Tho
Wllliamstovvn colliery was In opera
tion today with a full complement of
1,100 men and boys. The colliery nt
Lykons and Wlnlsco, which employs
about 1,100 pet sons, was closed down,
nlthough a few men came out to go
to work. Ilev. Father Logue, rector
of the Catholic church at Wllliams
tovvn, Is working nmong the mine em
ployes thcro to stay at work.
FATHER PHILLIPS
POINTS A REMEDY
Says the Arbitration Proposition of
Markle & Co. Opens the Boor
to a Peaceful Settlement.
Hv i:veluite Mire fiom 1 lie Associated Press
Hazleton, Sept. 18. In response to
requests on the part of many news
papers for his views tegardlng the
strike situation, ljav. Father Phil
lips, of St. Oabrlel's cliureh, who has
been a prominent-factor In tho strike,
tonight gave out th" following au
thorized statement:
Vt slews of the situation, brieflr expressed,
mat bo summed up in a few sentenced: Op
eratois and miners are in deadlj' struggle,
line dem Hiding MibmUlon, the other let
ognltion ot the union and concession d
santagr so fir in the lockout of collieries
Is on the side of the miners hut the battle
has only begun and endurance will decide tho
tlctort. It is a question, therefore, of n
source Continuation of conflict, if theie
be opportunity for peace, is an unncccssaitr
sacrifice cf labor and capital lleiuember
inir that operators and mlneis are not tho
whole public, this aggieslon on the rights
of othem, if remediable, in ciiminal The
remtdj lus bten offered by 0. 11 Markle &
Co, of Jcddo, to the emplojes. This U ar
bitration. Other operators lntc this remedy
and idiould npplv it Mlneis ncognlzing it
is tho tardliidl principle of adjustment
hould acttpt it when ottered. The com
munities demand it, the state nud nation
demand it Oiieritor and mineis owe will
ing compliance with public deininrl. Itigltt
and obligations cannot be separated. Vic
tori tn either- side gained In- unnetessirv
human miserv is curse. The public toUe.
irtin? for .iiliitrathni, compulsory if not
othcmlse. must be heeded To still it, to
disregard It, in the face of untold ctIK is
a crime againvt suirrruig humanitv whlcn
cannot go unpunished, lolut confciencc or
arbitration trill decide the responsibility and
furnish the remcd.t aud reparation for tho
social and eeMomic d'stuibamc ctlted stiikv
and smooth the nay for happier relations
between einploter and emplote, miking the
whole world better and bright, r
i-urnerh r s Phillips
REVIEW OF FIELD
MORE IN DETAIL
Honois Even in Wyoming Valley.
Conflicting Reports from Lehigh
and Schuylkill Facts and
Opinions.
fir Fveltislte Wne fio Hi.. v,oi uicd Piet.
Wllkes-Haue. Sejit. IS --The close of
the second day of the miners' strikn
finds honoi about equally divided be
tween the opposing forces in tho Wyo
ming vallev. The coal companies were
able to put a few waslieiies in opera
tion, and the I'nltetl Mine Workeis In
i reused their membership some. A
small lollleiv of the Pennsylvania 'nal
lompanj wmked part of ihe day. but
all tin his mines were Idle, the same
a yesterda.v. The onlv exception. j
was tho ase on Mondav, was tho col
llery of the West Knd company at
Mot uiiaqiui. It worked toda again
with full fotco. the coininitlee of United
Mine Workers who went to the town
yesteiriuv afternoon being unable to
set tho men to join them. President
Xlr.holls. of ihe Third dlstrii t. took the
matter In hand himself this evening,
and said he would go down and see
what he could do.
Piesldent Nichols this a f lei noon i 1
diessed n large meeting of union and
nnn-uiilon men at Sugar Notch, no
fore tho meeting tho union and non
union nieij Matted lo nuairel. The
non-union men aceuped the union men
of calling them "cahs " There were
seveial knock-downs befote the llsht
eis could be separated. President
Nichols pleaded for unity in the ranks
of labor, and urged all miners to Join
the United Mine AVoikeis. As a icsult
of the appuil nearly all present joined
the union
A number of special ofllceis were
sworn in todav to protect coal com
pany pinoertj. Am a. uilc the stiikers
arc keeping away fiom tho woiks
The stoppace of shipments of coal
has thiovvn a gieat many railroad men
out of woik. It is estimated that ncar
Ij l.SOu men an- tliiowu Idle by reason
If onnmied on I'irc -' 1
TIIK NEWS THIS MOKNINU
Weather InJIcatlons Today,
GENERALLY FAIR.
1 firm ral-Tin- Present Sliiko Siluitlon.
tiinnanj'H llultr (,lt"t an I lliuiilum on tho
riiinfse (uctlon.
(Viiiillllmi In (iiltrstun.
2 fieiiiral- Met ling of state League of Repub
lican Cluht.
Tlio Trlbunu'n Mutational Ccnlrst.
,1 (it rural Northeastern I'ninsjltauU News.
I editorial.
New and Comment.
S Stoi j -Joe llirtlfll."
ii loital -Carpenltrs uml Joiners In Session,
Autumn NmIoii of tho ltkawdnna Pits.
btteij.
7 li.il-Sti(ike Situation I'nchanged (Con
cluded).
Bright Scheme of Messrs, Ilrunlnif and
Dorsej-.
8 Local West Soranton and Submban.
II Round About tha County,
10 Local Court Record of a Pay, .
Lite Neva of the Industrial World.
STATUS
Situation Is Practically
Unchanged in This
Region.
TIE-UP IS STILL COMPLETE
Ranks of the Strikers Remain. TJm
broken Ono Wnshery Starts Up
but Another Closes Down so Thiiifrs
Aro Evened Up Claims That Aro
Made by Both Sides Regarding tha
Piospects in tho Lower Dlstiicts.
Some Trifling Disturbances nt Two
of tho Washoiies in This City.
Notes of the Strike.
There was practically no change In
tho ritrlke situation here yesterday
and tho day passed off with scarcely
an Incident of Importance.
All the mines continue to ho idle,
and the number of washerles closed
down remained unchanged.
The Columbus washery, on Xoith
Washington avenue, on the opctatlon
of which so much depends, succeeded
in starting up again yesterday morn
ing, with 3ome of tho old men and
some now, but the strikers evened
things up by stopping woik nt tho
Carbon Coal company's washery, op
erated by Richmond, Hallstcad & Co.
This washoty is located on the flati
near the Diamond crossing ot tho
Delaware and Hudson road, and takei
Its culm from the Pine Brook dump.
Thinking to make hay while the sun
shone, tlie company started In to
work It day and night. Iato Monday
night tho men who wetc at work
shoveling culm Into tho conveyers weirj
stoned from tho bluff In the icar ot
Crecn's lane, and compelled to quit
work. They took shelter In the wash
ery until their assailants dispersed,
and then resumed work.
Jeered the Men.
About H o'cock yesterday morning,
a crowd of about ono hundred men,
women and boys, some from Vine
Rrook and some fiom Sand Banks,
gathered on the Delaware and Hudson
tracks, which rest on an ombank
ment dividing tho washery from the
culm dump, and began to Jeer the
woikmcn. The jeers did not havo thn
desired effect and a committor of thieo
tiom tho crowd approached the wash
ery and lepresentlng that they had
been despatched trom strlko head
quaiteis, rerjuented tho men to cas
wot k.
p'oi email Charles Acker thought thli
was Just a trifle forward?, ovttn though
tho committee whs bearing authority
from tho stt Ike hindquarters, which
ho doubted, and without much cere,
monv ordeied them fiom thn prem
ises. They retired peacefully, but onlv
far enough to clear tho company's
propel tv and avoid trespass.
After waiting about for awhile mm
of tho committee, a Polander, mad a.
dash Into tho gullv where thn shovel
ers were at work, whispered some
thins to a Polish workman and with
drew. Whatever it wa ho whispered
musl have been loaded, for the shov -tier
Io.-t no time In divorcing himself
from his shovel and getting aw a v.
The otheis grw suspicious of Immi
nent bother, and after a brief period
of hesitancy and animated convets.i
lion, they followed tho first man'a ex.
ample. The englnetr also quit and
the woiks had to bo shut down.
They Turned Back.
Rrfore T o'clock yesterday morning
an engine and crew wein despatched
f loin the Lackawanna yard to takei
out coal prepared tho day before at thn
Diamond washery. A delegation of
stiikers inteicepted them at the wash
ery switch nnd convinced them that
they had best turn back. The rail
roadeiB thought tho matter over for a,
while uml judging that it would hu
moio to their employers' liking to re
fialu fiom going Into Ihe switch than
to go In and possibly preclpttnto
double, took the engine back tn the
yard.
Later on the samo engine, with a
number of armed detectives on board,
returned to tho scene of tho threat
ened double. The stiikers, In the In
terim, however, had disperse,!, and
tho conl was taken In tow without In
cldent. The detectives wero regular
employes, connected with tho tallroad
department.
Morgan Davis, superintendent of tho
(Continued on Pago T J
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WEATHER FORECAST. 4
s- Washing-ten, Spt. 18. Forecast for -f
4- eastern Prnnstltaulat Cvntlnutd cool -4-
-i and KtUi'Mlly talr Wednesday and Thurs- -s
4- dayj light to frtsli noitli westerly winds,
.- 4 4 4- -f 4 4- -t- 4-
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