Xjnudn"WB'J .OOGTii'J ribune. jcrmttet THE ONLY SCRANTON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1000. TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. "Tr 9taiif -- HYPOCRITE IS PERHAPS A TRIFLE TOO STRONG Senator Hoar Did Not Call Bryan That in So Many Words. HARDLY IN GOOD TASTE But the Difference Between That and What the Massachusetts Senator Had in His Mind Is Not, He Adds, of Enough Importance to Justify Worrying Anti-Imperialists Who Boldly Ply the Rankest Kind of Imperialism In the South Bryan and Roosevelt Swing Further r jund the Circle Day's Grist of Political News. nv Inclusive Viv iVil The Associated I'km Washington, Sept. 19. In a recent speech Senator Hanna was quoted as having said that Senator Hoar had culled William J. Bryan u hypocrite. Senator Hoar says this statement in u tilile broad. He adds: 1 Old not My that Mr. Bryan was a h.vpocri'.o, in IhJt laiiKiusc 1 would not think it In good i.wle to apply this epithet to .1 candidate (or iho presidency and the leader of a great mini mi of my ecmnlrjinen, who, though I regard them as mistaken, arc still sincue and partlutic. I would not think It n koch! taste to put the Malcnicnl in the lansiiaKi- which ii attributed to me, but, alter alt, the eliiTcienie in substance between that and what I did say, and I hae kaul elsewhere, and piopose to wy in te cam paign, will nut seem to anjbody ( gieat im portance. I s.ij now that the aii.i-iinporluil.nl of Mr. Itr.van and many of hWlcniocratic supporters H but a mask for t'.io free coinage of tllur, for su attack en the &upicme couit. for an income ta. for Populism and Socialism and (or free iiade Thce things, and not opposition to im perialism, mo really what th-v have at he.ut and what they mean to ncconiplUh. Miny of Mi l!r.ian'b incest saalou suppoilci are anion,; the most rcAloin advocates of oNcieisiiijr chimin imi cuer the Philippine lsfai'd-1 without rrg.uil i the wishes of the Philippine people. Stabbed Anti-Imperialism in Back. When, m opposition to the- opinion or many of my political associate and of the president, whom 1 lovo and honor, I had reltid the nisei nun of oiieli authority with all my mlcht, ther.' n disihaigiiu,'. pcihaps, the most painlul iluly ii my public life, Mr. ISrj jii came to W.ishiiiK ton and stabbed the came cf anti-imperialism in the baik in the hour of in assured tutor. S'trritecn of lil followers voted for the tieat., a Jarcro number of them in consequence ot his pergonal influence. lie induced the treat inakini; power of the countiv to pledge its filth to puichase and pay for sovereignty over ten million unwilling people, and made it the run ktitutlonal duty of the picoldcnt to leduce- them to subjection and to aiseit the power and duty ot conertMi to ui.-iiose of their fu'cie. This aition ho vindicates only by pietcU too shol law for scuous discussion. Hypocrisy of Bryan's Followers. I also wy, what I have said e-Newliere, speak ing not alone of Iliv.in, but those of hW sup porters who piofcss to be lovers of freedom one believers In the doctrine of the peculation of Independence, who, while they ubuke in fur supporting n president and a party who hate made the gricvou mistake of claiming wi eieignty over this fcieitrn people, arc ac complishing the disfranchisement of not only ten million colored, but the dl.franchlsement of white people in the north try securing to the southern whiles fitly or sixty representatives and fifty or sixty electoral votes, trMIng wholly or usurpation, that their attitude is hjpocritic.il 1 think Mahinl and Aguinaldo entitled to the rights asserted in Declaration of Inccpendenec. I think Hooker Washington and Hobc.it SiiulN entitled to the same rlRhN. As to the men who, (.landing with ono heel on the inrclieael of Hooker Washington and (lie other heel on tho forehead of Robert Smalls, wave tho American flag over Agunlaldo ami nee. use me of apoatacy to constitutional fieedom bicau-e- T do not desert my party and Maud with them I have only the reply, "lleivaio of the haven of the I'harisee, which is hi pocrly." BRYAN ANSWERS HANNA. Also Speaks in Jocular Vein of the Great Hereafter. 11 Inclusive Wiic fiom The .Usociul ! Piiw.. Leavenworth, Kan.. Sept. 19. A special train over the Missouri Pa clllo bore Mr. Bryan out of Kansas City today. The first stop was made here. Mr. Bryan spoke for half an hour from tho rear platform. " I have hard many definitions of heaven," ho said, "but I have never yet heard a man say that we would have two heavens, one for tho rich and one for the poor. And If there is but ono heaven, and In that heaven the rich and poor are to mingle together for ever, pcikslbly 1 can do some good If J help the rich and the poor to get txeqtmlnted in this world, so they will not have to be introduced when they cross the river." Mi. Bryan declared that In order to be In good standing at the present lime a Republican must bo ablo to ehango his convictions upon a mo ment's warning. The Republicans had changed upon silver, the greenbai U. the Income tax, tho militarism and other ues.llons. Iiero he referred to u report of a recent epcucli mado by Senator llaiina, saying. I lead In (he morning's papi n icceli made by Mr. llainu scsterday in which h. said thcie re no limit. Wln.ii I used to want hiiniomus reading I would go to those books hlch con tained collection of the writings ot humorists. Hut now when ) went to read something funny f read Mr. Htnnx'ie scrlotu taninalgn speeches. There, are no trusts; can you expert the Ilcpuh. Hcsn party w destroy tho trusto when tho letder of the Hep'iblictn paity sjs there aie no t rusts r Mr. Bryan asserted that the Repub lican party had completely changed its code of morality and had adopted tho motto that might makes right. St. Joseph. Mo., Sept. 19. Mr. Bryan i-onrluded his presont tour with a KVtech here tonight and departed fur hlx 'lome In Lincoln, from hlch he hub be-n absent since lite 2t)i of August, Before leaving he was tendered n pub lic dinner at the Donovan house. SENATOR JONES HOPEFUL. He Can See Nothing but Certain Vic tory for Bryan. By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Tress. New York, Sept. 19. Senator Jamcfi K. Jones left for Chicago this even ing. Before he left he said: "The situation In the east Is favor able to the election of Mr. Bryan. It has Improved wonderfully since I wis last here. The situation In this state is excellent so far as tho election of Mr. Bryan c-l the state ticket Is con cerned. The situation in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey exceed the expectations I had before this, my last visit, and I am hopeful that Mr. Bryan will carry these states. I am sure that he will carry West Virginia and Maryland, and I might say that Delaware can safely be placed In tho Democratic column." Senator Jones does not expect to re turn to this city before election day". The sub-committee will have full charge of the campaign In the east. ROOSEVELT IN IDAHO. Republican Vice-Presidential Nomi nee Makes Things Hum. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated I'rew. Itexburg, Idaho, Sept. 19. Governor Boospvelt's special train left Butte, Mont., at 2 a. m, en route to Poca tello, Idaho. A stop was made at Mar ket Lake, Idaho, at the lequest of Senator Shoup. Senator Carter Intro duced Governor Roosevelt to tho crowd from the back platform, but the stop was not long enough for a speech. At Itexburg an address was made to the people at tho opera house. HALF A MILLION TO CLEAR DEBRIS This Is the Estimate of Cost of Cleaning Galveston Relief Op erations Progress Nicely. H.v i:elusive Wiic fiom The oelaled Pics. Galveston, Sept. 19. Normal condi tions are fast being restored. All te ller work Is now ilioroughly system atized. Several human bodies wetv found today. No attempt was made to identify trem and they were Immedi ately t ( mated. The report that Miss Clara Barton Is 111 and that she has been compelled to leave Is an error. She Is indisposed though not seriously so and remains In her loom, but she 'is direcilng tho work of her assistants. Ufforts are being made to open pub lic schools on Oct. 1, the elate set ba fore the storm for their opening. Three of the school buildings can be made habitable at slight cost. The most reliable information ob tainable places the dead between 3,000 and 5,500. Tho nearest estimate expert wieckers Wilt make Is that It will take 2,004 men ninety days to clear away the debris and get all of the bodies out, and that this will tost $500,000. Baltimore, Sept. 19. Special mati nees for the benefit of the Galves ton, sufferers were held at five thea ter this afternoon and every houso was parked to the doors. It Is es timated tl'at the receipts from this source will aggregate about $16,000 which makes n grand total of nearly $35,000 sent from the city of Baltl mote to swell the relief fund, UNWELCOME SUITOR'S CRIME. Shot Father of Girl Whom He Annoyed by His Attentions. Ui Kv.lu-.iie Wire fiom The Associated I'ie. New Yoik, Sept. 19. Horace Bald win, a fanner, of Hilton, N. J., was lust night attacked by Thomas Doyle, a. former employe, whose attentions to Baldwin's daughter had been objected to. The men exchanged several shot, and both ivere fatally wounded. BATTLE WITH FILIPINOS. By i:cluilve Who fiom The Associated l'les., Manila, Sept, lit, In an ansagement between a body ot Filipino numbering about l,tK) men and detachments of the rifterntli and Thiity ncvcnth I'nited Slates infantrv rcgiimnts, tho Amciicans had 1-' men killed, i wounded and live- mivdng. m DEATHS OF A DAY. Uy Exclusive Wiic from The Associated l'uj. Woircn, I'a., .Sept. II). Ilcllc Aieher, Hie tal ented actios, died at Emergency hospital, this cily, at 10.W) o'clock. Miss Archer and her couipiiiy pla.vcd Saturday nljht in Magai.i Fall', coming to arren Suuda.v evening. En loute Ml-s Archer manifested s.vmptouis of illness. It was nut thiught until late Monday afternoon that hi r condition was smli as would preclude her from appearing at Liberty theater in the i'Viu!ug. but by i o'clock It was apparent her ph)nical powers were too weak to eruiit her t act. The attention of a phyUla;i attorded only temporary lelief and at 5 o'llock Tues day morning the voting woman lapsed into a comatose state. Later in the day the was ir moved to Emergency hopital, whe'.c an ex amination tevrslrd the fact that she was suf fering from a blood clot on the brain which uliiuuiply eamed her death. Pelle Mlngl Archer was born in Easton, I'.i . about thirty three vtars ago, l.or father, ,1. L Mingle, be ing a prominent man of that city and at one I Imo postmaster theie. The family moved to 1'hlljdclphla when MUs Archer wa rpjlto young and .ho received her education in tint city. Her father wax for luanr jfars In the service of the Weilern Union Telegraph Co. in I'hlladel phli and now lenldes in Hayonne, N. .1. Ml rclnr inado her histrionic debut in "I'lnafuir" at llnltlmore under the mine of Hello McKcntlr and shortly aftci her entry upon the ttagc she was married to Herbert Archer, an actor, who ii now- in Lnglind. I'llUbuig, Sept. 19. Word a leeched loday of tho death at New York of A. M. Hyiri, of 1'lttfchurg, from a complication cf diseases, from which he has been suffering for many innnlles. Mr. livers was president cf thi A. M. n)er & Co. Wilies-Harre. Sept. 1! Word was lceilved here today of the death of Abram t-kelton and family, conUting of wife and daughter, in tho (lalvo ton flood. Mr, Skelton was n former resident of this rllv. Ills mother lives with a ilmghter In Ihifinln and his brother, .fames, U superintendent of Hie lluflalo ind noclientcr railroad, POWERS ARE WEARING THE DEAD LINE Germany's Demand Prob ably Shatters the Con cert in China. THE PRESIDENT'S REPLY Its Nature Was Discussed Long and Thoroughly Behind Closed Doors at Washington Yesterday, but Noth ing Officially Was Given Out ns to Its Purport It Seems Unlikely, However, That the President Will Favor the German Proposals, and the Probability Is That the United States Will Soon Have to Conduct Its Negotiations with China In dependently. By Kxcliislve Wile fiom The AsAocinlid Puss. Washington, Sept. 19. With the Ger man proposition to postpone peace ne gotiations! wltn China until the per sons responsible for the Peklit outrages are punished and the French and Htth slan notification of the purpose ot" those governments to begin such negotia tions at once awnltlng him, tho presi dent found much matter of Import ance to dispose of upon his arrival In Washington from Canton this morn ing. He lost no time in notifying jthe officials ho desired to consult of his return and the day was largely given tip to private discussion. Although It was stated that no an swer would be ready to the German note today, It appeared that ths presi dent, after talking over the situation with Attorney General Griggs, Actlmr Secretary Hill and Assistant Secre'ary Adee, had arrived at a conclusion as to the nature of the response that should be made. Mr. Adee sn.-nt the afternoon consulting Acting Secietary Hill and in drafting the note of re sponse, but all informatloii as to Its nature was refused at the s'uie depart ment. It was said that th-liofe Is to be gone over carefully at a further meeting between the president and such of his advisors us are in the city. The German government apparently in anxious for a speedy answer as Baron Sternberg paid two visits t.i the state department after the German note wan delivered. The Chinese minister was also twice at the state department to day seeking to Influence the govern ment not to agree to the joint action suggested In the German noi. The Powers Dividing. The conclusion reached from the clay's developments Is that the powers are dividing as to China and at pres ent Germany and Great Britain stand aligned against France and Russia, while both sides aie aidently seoklns the adherence of the United Slates government. The Issue appears to bo made up In such shape as to dismiss further hope of attaining that har mony of action respecting China that the president has been seeking so far, and tho point has ipparently been leached where tho United States must take sides or at once proceed to act entirely Independent of other powers In reaching a settlement. The Chinese government Is urging the latter course upon the state department, but thus far there has been a restraining force In the desire to avoid making the t'nlted States the flint of the powers to break the solid front that hys been maintained up to the present time In dealing with China. It seems unlikely that President Mc Klnley will favor the Gernuin proposal, it is more probable that the purpose of the United States government to conduct negotiations when Its pub lished conditions have been comnlled with will be adhered to. KRUGER WILL NOT SAIL. Boer President Not to Leave Lorenzo Marquez on Monday. Hy r:cluslve Wire from The Associated Prcs. Lorenzo Marques:. Sept. IT. Mr. Kruger, the former president of the South African republic, will not sail for Kuropo In the German steamship Ilerzog, Monday, September 24, as he originally Intended. .The Tlno-lio Sunt 10 Tl, inion. Pmcnt of the Netherlands has been no tified of Mr. Kruger's acceptance of Its offer to place a warship at his dis posal to convey hint from Lorenzo Marquez to Holland. STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS. Hy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press. New York, Sept. 19. Arrived: Noordland, from Antwerp! Malestlc, Liverpool anl Queen. toi.n. C'kaied: Harahossa, Piemen via South ampton; Tuerst llUnnrck, llainbuig via l'iy nicuth and Cherbourg. Sailed: New Vork, Southampton! (iermanic, Liverpool; Kensington, Antwerp. (Jueenitown Airlved: Teutonic, Xew ork. for Liverpool. Southampton Airlved: Latin .New York via Cherbourg. Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm der f!roi,e, from llremen, Xcvv lmk. Ilottrrdam- Arrived: llcuilain. New YoiXI.lv-eipool- Arrived! Teutonic, New York via '(iieenstown. ANOTHER COAL STRIKE. to.il Creek, Tenn.. Sept. 10. About R00 niineis ami day laborers employed by t)c Coal Creek company, struck iodaj. The miners were re cently ralseil I'.J per cent, and went nut todjy in an effort to secure) a raise for the. illy laborers. POPULATION OF JOHNSTOWN. Washington, Sept, 18, 1 lie population ol the city ol Johnstown, Pa., as officially announced today is: Jn limo, M,0M; In 160(1, SI.KtWi. These figures show, for the city as a whole, an in-cre.-.je in imputation of 11,181, or til. M per tent. Irom lk'X to 1106 OFFICERS CHOSEN BY PHYSICIANS Proceedings of Second Day of State Convention Question of Enforce ment of Medical Laws. By Inclusive Wiic from The Awoclated Pie. Wllkes-Barre, Sept. 19. This was the second day of the state convention of Pennsylvania Medical society. Both the morning and afternoon sessions were taken up with the reading of papers. The question of the enforcement ot tho medical laws of tho state of Pennsyl vania was discussed by Dr. William H. Dudley, of Easton. and Dr. T. M. T. McKennan, of Pittsburg, read a paper, entitled "Some Medico-Legal Cases," There was nn nnltnated discussion over u resolution offered by Dr. L. H. Taylor, of AVllkes-Barre. The resolu tion called for the passage by the legis lature of n law looking towards the protection of tho streams of the state from pollution. It was decided to table the resolution. At this afternoon's session the fol lowing officers were elected: President, Thomas D. Davis, of Pittsburg: first vice-president, W. C. Ulrecht, Ches ter; second vice-president, Lewis II. Taylor, Wllkes-Barro: third vice-president, A. A. Kshuer. Philadelphia: fourth vice-president, M. L. Ilerr, Lan caster; pccvotary, C. L. Stevens, Ath ens; assistant secretary, Walter L. Pyle, Philadelphia; treasurer, George Benson Dunmere, Philadelphia, After the election of officers, Presi dent Guthrie announced that the next meeting will be held In Philadelphia, beginning tho third Tuesday In Sep tember, 1901. This evening the visit ing doctors and their ladles attended a concert at the Nesbltt theatre. OLD FEUD ENDS IN A FATAL FIGHT. The Tennessee Howards and McGees Shoot to Kill, ny Inclusive Wire from The Associated l'ics. MadisonvIlIe.Tenn., Sept. 19. Charles Jones and his brother, Joshua, entered the Clew hotel dining loom, which was tilled with guests, and took seats at a table. A moment later Calvin and Tom Howard entered the room and met the Jones brothers. In an Instant revol vers weie drawn by the four men and about thirty shots were fired, the ter rified guests making their exit from the room by way of doors and windows. When the firing ceased Charles Jones was found dead on the floor with two bullet wounds In the heart and three In his head, Joshua ones and Calvin Howard were mortally wounded and unconscious, and Tom Howard, the only one of the quartet on his feet, hnel a number of bullet wounds In his body. The feud was of long standing. BOTH ELECT OFFICERS. Jr. O. U. A. M. Trouble to Be Again Dragged Into Courts. llv i:clusive Wile from The AsocHled i'resi. Philadelphia, Sept. 19. The "loyal 1st" faction of the state council. Junior Order I'nited American Mechanics, to day decided to file papers In a suit In equity to restrain the "Insurgents" from making use of tho name eiC the order. The waning factions held sep arate meetings today and each elected officers unci conducted the business of the legular annual meeting. The in surgents sent a committee to State Secretary K. S. Deemer, who was with the "loyalists," with the request that he attend the meeting. Upon his re fusal his sent was declared vacant, and Samuel B. Mench was selected to take his place. The loyalists decided that the next regular meeting of the order should be held in, Philadelphia. The insurgents fixed upon Plttsbuig for next yeat's place of meeting. WAGE SCALE DELIBERATIONS. Uy Km huhe Wile fiom The Associated Piess. Cincinnati, Sept. 19. The wage scale conference committee of the Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was in executive session here all day considering the counter propo sitions offered by the Republican lion and Steel company and by the Ameri can Steel Hoop company to the de mand of tho men for the minimum wage scale basis of last year, bo tint about fiO.000 Idle men can resume work. These men have been Idle since June 20, on recount of a dispute over wages. This Is the fourth conference since tho mills shut down. The committee arranged for a joint conference here tomorrow with the leading manufac turers. WILL ACCEPT REDUCTION. Lebanon. Pa., Sept. 19, At a mass meeting today of about three-fourths of the 1,200 Iron workers employed by the American lion and Steel' company, who struck August I ngalnst a reduc tion ot wages from ?! to $3 a ton for puddlers, It wus agreed to go back to work at tho rate offered, $3 a ton. MEMORIAL MONUMENT. Kaston. Sept. 19. The survivors of the gallant Bed Star luigadc today unveiled ,i monument to tho memory o' General Chillies A. Ilecltmnn, Its commander, over his grave In tho ICaston cemetery. JOE PATCHEN'S RECORD. Mlcnlown, I'..., Sept. 1U --The Mlentown fair laces loday vviro witnessed bv 40,0X1 person. Tho fcatutf. of tho day was .loo I'atrhru'a sue ltjs ill lowering AUcntuuu's half mile track lecord of 2.0f!',, held by Prime Aleil. V spe cial piirt.o of $l,Oii) was luinc; up for Joe and lie made, the new record of S.ftTii. TOOK HIS LIFE IN JAIL. Lancaster, Sept. 10. -Kdward Jtaahingrr, of (Vlumhia, who wai recently arrested for al most innumerable robberies in and about that borouicli and In vvhoM hornet several rooms lull of stolen booty was found, committed suicide-in the county jail today by hanging himself with a Milliliter toid. LEHIGH MEN NOW SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE Operators and Labor Of ficials Combat for the Supremacy. ACTUAL CHANGES ARE FEW No Statements Issued, but Both Sides Make Claims Dramatic Meeting Between John Markle and Presi dent Mitchell nt Jeddo Trouble Averted in Lykens Valley Strikers Planning to Conduct Marches for Effect Sheriffs Notified to Protect Property Rights Men at Work in Schuylkill District Go on In creased Time Reports of the Situ ation from Every Important News Center. By Kclulii Wile fiom The Vsoei.iled Prev. " Hazlcton, Sept. 19. The meeting this afternoon at Jeddo of the employes pf G. 13. Markle & Co., who operate the Jeddo, Ebervale, Highland and Oak dale collletles, proved to be probably the most remaikable gathering of Its kind ever held In the anthracite region. It was expected to be a heart-to-heart talk between John Markle, managing partner of the firm, and his employes, who number 2,500, but It developed Into a Joint debate in which Mr. Markle, President Mitchell, Rev. Father Phil lips and National Committeeman Ben jamin James took part. It began In a dignified manner, but gradually de generated Into an Impassioned argu ment and wound up very close to per sonalities. The committee of the Markle em ployes, which presented the grievances of the men to the firm last week, called a meeting for i o'clock this afternoon In front of the village school house at Jeddo for the purpose of hearing what Mr. Markle had to say In regard to the grievances. Thc United Mine orkers' officials also announced a meeting ot tho MarkleTnlne woikers for 2 o'clock this afternoon at the same place, but for some reason It no; not called to order until 4 o'clock. The chahman of the grievance committee called the 1,000 people gathered there to order, after which Patrick Gallagher, a miner, was elected chairman. Tho Markle employes are divided on the question ot striking, and some mem bers of the grievance committee who tried last week to avert a strike were accused of standing In with the com pany. At the meeting this afternoon the committee was asked to make a leport of some kind, and failing to pre sent one, a miner In the crowd moved that tin men in the Markle mines strike. A viva voce vote was taken and there was a great roar of "yea." A Dramatic Scene. President Mitchell was In the crowd and he was Invited to speak. As he walked up the steps of the school houso. John Maikle, Alvln Markle and General Superintendent Smith, of the firm's mines, came along the railroad track, and the trio stood on tho cin der embankment of tho road and lis tened to the strike leader exhort his heaters. All around them, sitting on the embankment, were tho wives, mothers, sisters nnd sweethearts of the men, while the school children gazed from the windows of the one .story building, and tho school master stood at the door. Mr. Mitchell In brief said that he regt cited that the men ot the Markle mines were divided, but was glad that those- who opposed the strike were In the minority. He said tho eyes of ns.ooo mlnoiH wero looking toward them, unil that If they all stopped wink, the victory would be won: but, on the other hand. If a few went to work It would Injure the Interests of all the men. President Mitchell cut his addiess short as ho wanted to get to Mahunoy City tonight, but when he saw John Maikle make his way toward the crowd of miners and start to address the men, he changed his mind and remained, Mr. Markle Speaks. Mr. Markle was unable to speak for awhile, because ot Intel rupttons by many In the crowd. Several of tho United Mine Workers' officials at tempted to get tho ciowd to disperse nnd" not listen to Mr. Markle. Tho latter, however, won over tho gather ing. Ho told them tho company stood ready to aibltrato any differences with the men and proposed that the com pany select one arbitrator and tho men choose one. If tho two fall to agree, theso two men could Invite a third man to Join them in consid ering tho matters before them. Ho mild tho company ban such an agree ment ot long-standing with the men and that ho would Hvj up to It nnd expected the men to do tho same. Ho also said that ho would ubldo by tho decision of the nrhltrators, no matter what tho award might be. Mr. Mar kle concluded his address by paying bis respects to the United Mine Work ers' officials, calling them agitators, and charging them with being re sponsiblo lor nil the turmoil In tho region, Mr. .Mitchell then got on tho steps anil stundlng bcsldo Mr. Markle told tho crowd that tho United .Mine Work ers would not accept arbitration on that basis. It must be a wholo of tho region and not a part of It. Mr. Mutklo again addressed the men and reiter ated what ho said last Sunday, that he would accept Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, us an arbitrator, to which Ir. Mitchell replied that ho would accept the archbishop on tho basis the United Mine Workers pro posedarbitration for the whole region at ono and the same time. Father Phillips Speaks. At this point Father Phillips, who was In the ci owd, was called upon and he delivered a speech favoring arbi tration. He told the men that thcie was a chance to arbitrate their honest differences and If they did not selz-3 the oppoitunlty they would be giving organized labor the hardest blow It has ever been dealt, and that all the men who refused the offer deservo all the hardship that the operators could put upon them In a 'hundred years. President Mitchell and Mr. Markle again spoke and Benjamin James also addressed the. men, but their remarks were largely of a persona! nature. The meeting lasted two hours, breaking up at twilight. The strike leaders claim that as a result of tthe meeting the Markle mines will be closed tomorrow, while tho firm claim that the meeting was a packed one nnd that their mines will operate tomorrow as usual. It remains to bo seen which side Is right. ARE TO WORK TEN HOURS A DAY Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com pany Working Collieries at Greatest Capacity State ments About Strike. lie Inclusive Wire fiom The Associated Press. Pottsvllle, Sept. 19. The Philadelphia and Beading C.al and Iron ou.tipany collieries will be put on nine hours a day tomorrow, lu-tead of seven ami a half houis as at present. The Lehlgn Coal and Navigation company an nounced today that thev will work their collieries In the Panther Creek and Ncsquehonlng valley ten hours a day, commencing Monday next. Tho statement by President Mitchell at Hazleton that 2,200 of the Phlladel phla and Beading company's operative: In the Mahanoy City district are out Is denied at the company's offices here by those in authority. They say thore Is nothing like that number out. A few have discontinued work, It Is sale, for other causes aside from the strike. It Is further stated that as an out come of the strike nt Moreau, a num ber ot strikers have secured work at several of the collieries at St. Clair and vicinity. Superintendent Velth, ot the Bead ing, Is quoted' as saying that the striko will have terminated by next week. A number of policemen have been added to the coal und Iron foiee and sent to the collleiles to protect them. COLLIERIES IDLE WASHERIES START All of the Pennsylvania Coal Com pany's Mines Are Shut Down. Effect on Business Generally. Specil ti the , ra.iivn Tiibune 1'ittstcn, Sept. 19. The third day In the great anthracite coal striker-finds every colliery In this district closed down tight. Since tlp Inauguration of the strike on Monili'i, only two col lletles, the Hoyt shaft und No. 14, both of the Pennsylvania Coal company, made any attempt a', working, and todiiv finds them on the Idle list. They managed lo operate short-handed yes terday, but were unable to do any thing this morning. U No. 14 less than twenty mlneis nnd laborers and about thirty breaker and outside em ployes put In an appeal anee, out ot a total of 480 employes. The whistle was not blown and these men re turned to their homei. At the Hoyt shaft .scarcely any men repented for work, and the only operations were) the hoisting of the loaded cars on hand. These were run through tho Kwen breaker, which wniked a quar ter of the day short-handed. It Is said the company will not further at tempt to operate the collieries. For the past three months two of the I'ennsylanla Coal company's culm washerles one at No. ft colliery at In Uerman, tho other at No. S colliery at Hamtown have been Idle. This morn ing these were placed In operation. The waphetlos furnish the smaller sizes pea, buckwheat and rice and they have been started for the supply ing of the different collieries with coal for pumping purposes. The situation hereabouts Is very quiet, and tho strikers seem to be strictly abiding by the orders of tho leaders to remain at home and keep away from tho collieries. AH Lehigh Valley coal Inspectors have been suspended nnd the clerical feirce has been reduced to one man at each colliery. Business men also are reducing expenses, and ono of tho Continued on I'aire 21) THE NKWS THIS M01.NI.Vti Weather Indications Tods, FAIRs WARMER. 1 (ieneial sJrinatiuiial Meetnur of JlaiMcs' MinriM. laiikjvvniini Opeialniii Aie ellve. Senator Hoar on William .1. llrn. t'oncvrl of the I'ovven In hlna 1'iobably shattered. 2 (ieneral The TuukhannncU 1'ilr, 'I ho Tribupnc's IMuiatlonal Contest. ", Cieneial Xorllicalrin I'ennsjlvanla News, I l.el!trlat. Sews and 1'nmineiit. .i Local- Itepoit of the (irand Jury, II Local -SMipcrllcndciit of the IVltland and ItuiKor. I Irf. use in the Ilajlor ('ae. 7 Loial-Counellniaii Paine. In Hot Water. Lackawanna Operator! Aro Aetlvo (Con cluded), S laical lcU Sraulon and r-'ubiirbaii. !) Hound About tho County, 10 Tho Local l'oot Ball Team. Holland on the Proposed Coal Koad, OPERATORS ARE NOT INACTIVE Official Admits That They Are Preparing to Strike Back. PLANS ARE NOT DISCLOSED Conferences Held Daily to Canvass tho Situation and Make- Ready ta Take Advantage of n Favorable) Opportunity to Begin Activities. Evident That tho Opportunity la nt Hand Surprise Party Being Prepared Next Few Days -lMean Much to the ConflictingEloments. No Change in tho Situation Here. Mine Workers' Officers Hetum, Dig Meeting in Carbondalo. Leading coal men ot Scranton and vicinity have been In dally conferenco since Monday, quietly canvassing tho striko situation and preparing to take advantage of a favorable opportunity to do a little striking themselves. The opportunity has or Is about to present Itself, What ehapo the oppor tunity takes Is not disclosed, but that It Is at hand Is evidenced by tho dec laration of a piomlnent coal man to :i Tribune reporter yesterday: "It is useless to say we are inact ive. We aro not making any particu lar or immediate efforts at operating, but we aro not idle nnd, if nothing contrary intervenes, there may be a little surprise party for the strikers in tho course of n. few days.V Pressed for n hint at the nature of the surprise party, the coal man smiled, shook his head and said com placently, "Just wait awhile and see." Only a Conjecture. What the operators have In mind can hardly be conjectured. One guess Is that It Is tho concentration of the men all can muster and the opening up of a colliery here nnd there through out the county, to break the "solid north." With some of the men In the south ern districts wavering between "strike" and "no strike," It Is supposed, very likely, that a bleak In the northern dlstilct will have the effect of turning the tide towards "no stilke" In tho lower dlstilcts, and once the tide turns against the strike down there, it can be counted upon to be the beginning ot the end. Thus far the strikers have held their own. Their energies now are combined In an effort to make gains In the H.izletou region, that they may tie that up and be free to attack the Schuylkill region. Kvcrythlng de pends on the rapidity with which they can accomplish their purposo In tho Hazleton region. The next two days may see a definite turn In the tide ot battle. Operations In the Lackawanna region were yesterday about as dead as they wero on the previous day. Tho three) Delaware, Lackawanna and Western washerles, which have been kept In operation, continued to work with re duced forces, and the Columbus wash ery managed to put In a full day with the assistance of halt the regular hands, who returned the day befora, and some new recruits. The National ami Meadow Hrook collieries, operated by tho North American Coal company, and the Uowen washery, operated by W. T. Davis, worked full-handed and a full day, and, at tho ofllces of tho Erie company, which ships their pio duct, It was claimed theso three placet broke their output record for any twelve hours since they began open tlons. The Small Mines. Tho men at the Olbbons drift, In South Scranton, and those at the Uattli and Mum In woi kings, In Carbondale, continued to woik and without moles tation. These are small, unlnipottant places, and as only a handful of men ato employed, It Is found posslhlo by Hie operatois to keep them active. The matter of exempting tho Colum bus and (ilbbous workings from the slrlko order Is to bo passed upon by tho district executive boarel ot tha United Mine Woikers today. Those of the Columbus wahhety cm ployes who urn on strike, nnd whosd places are being rapidly tilled, aro tty- lContliiucd mi Pace 7.1 4--r 4-fl'r -rtltf -t-r WEATHER FORECAST. - Wasnlncjton, Sept. 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