rHf '"TlWv.-Tt H rn iu ntrnyiiini 7" T" " ' " " ' - " - -npi(ii.ii THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, tflOO, - -X CONTESTANTS MAKE MATERIAL ! -ADVANCES the Tribune's Education ': al Contest Grows in Interest. V1ISS MEYERS IS THIRD PnRsea Oliver Callahan nnd Drawing Dangerously Near to Second riace. Entered Only Last Week Three Other Contestants Advance in the List, and Still Others Make Mate rial Gains Circular Letter to Be Issued Monday Giving Final In structions for the Close. Yesterday a a day of advances In The Tribune's Educational Contest, no less than four of the contestants going up one or more places In the list. It Is the out-of-town contestants that are making the greatest loturns, which proves The Tribune's oft re peated assertions to be correct. Ar thur Kemmerer, of Fnctoryvllle, mndo the greatest Increase, passing his first century, and advancing to fifth place. MIhh Jrtinlo Myers, of Lake Ariel, who entered the contest only a week ago, Bucceeedcd In paining third place, and Is getting close to David V. Dlrtlcy, of Providence. Miss Mary Yeagcr, of Moscow, iidvanced two places, Miss Fannie E. Williams, of reckvllle, one, nnd Mlns Grnee Slm lell, of Carbondalo, came dangerously near passing Harry Keeso and Miss Williams. On Monday, the beginning of the last week of the contest. The Tribune will send a circular letter to each of tho contestants, giving In detail the airangements for tho cloing day. This will nlso be published In the paper, so that everyone will have o clear under standing of tho conditions. Among nihr matters explained In this cir cular, will be what course of action will be adopted In case of ties, which aie fiulte likely to occur. Below Is given the standing of the contestants up to 5 o'clock last even ing: -- ----- ---- Standing of Contestants, 1. Charles Rodriguez, 428 Wehster ave., Scran- ton 287 David V. Birtley, 103 t West Market street, T Piovidence 207 .A. Lake Ariel 1211 4. Oliver Callahan, 415 Vine street, Scranton. 118 -f 5. Arthur Kemmerer, Fac- 0. toryvllle 100 David C. Spencer, Bloomsburg 07 1TlRSNMnrv Yentrer. Mos- " cow 70 Eugene Bolnnd, 235 Walnut street, Dun more 05 . Miss Fannie E. Will- iams, Peckville 02 10. 11. Harry Reese, 331 Evans -f 61 -f 00 47; court, Hyde Park. . . . Miss Grace Simrell, Car- bondale h12. Sidney W. Hayes, 022 Olive street, Scranton. 713. Richard Roberts, 1313 . Hampton street, Hyde T Park 14. John P. Smith, 2532 11 4 uouievara ave., provi dence -fl5. Edward Murray, 442 4- Hickory street, South -f Scranton, 16. Robert Campbell, 1532 -f Monsey ave., Provi- dence DUN'S REYIEW OF TRADE i Business Affected by the Strike in the Anthracite Coal Regions Ad vance in Wheat. Now York, Sept. 21. It. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomor iow will say: Tho strike In the anthracite coal region, which has Involved about 120, 000 miners, and probably 30,000 others. Is tho overshadowing Influence In business. This conflict disturbs busi ness and Interferes with calculations of merchants over a largo part of the Atlantic seaboard, and Is really the only tangible check to the general re covery, which set in with tho larger demand fur Iron nnd steel products. Outside of the anthracite industry, en forced Idlcnebs of hands Is an excep tion, and oven lu the Pennsylvania coal region, other employers would gladly take on thousands of the more Intelligent miners. On the other hand, tho Loralne Steel compnny, Idle throe months, Is starting Its furnaces, with others to follow. Wheat advanced sharply to S3 cents on Wednesday helpol Lj. glotmy re ports from growing districts and free purchakea at northwestern cities. Sen sational gnlns In prices stopped for eign buying which led to heavy liquid ation and a reaction almost as large as the previous movement. In Iron n'nd ste'e'l products greater activity at former prices was the rule. New con tracts'.jver'o for moderate amounts, but a' large o"rder for malleable bessemer pig. Iron was placed at Pittsburg. Re duction In stocks of pig Iron also makes the outlook more encouraging, nnd a Scotch concern. Is only prevented by high ocean freight rates from clos ing a very large contract for billets, The break In Scotch pig Iron war rants Jins an International signlfl calce. Pufldlers and bar rollers are still waiting their turn for wage set tlement. Orders for railroad equip ment for September are expected to include fully 8,000 freight cars. A sharp break In tin was aided by heavy shipments from the straits. Lumber Is in a strong position, spruce selling nt J3.75 per thousand, an ndvanco of 23 per cent, for the month. Fallure.i for the week wero 211 In the United Slates against 154 last year and 33 in Canada against 18 livit year. AMERICAN POLICY IS CONDEMNED IN BERLIN Supposed Refusal to Postpone Nego tiations Meets Sharp Criticism. Opinion of Vosslcho Zeitung. By Exclusive Wire fiom The Associated I'r'ss. Berlin, Sept. 21. The report, coming by way of London, that tho United States had refused to accede to the proposal of Germany to postpone peace negotiations with China until those responsible for tho outrages at Pokln hnd been delivered up to the nllles and punished, was received with Incredulity In German ofllclnl circles. The Vosslsrhu Zcltung Is the only paper to discuss the report this even ing. Referring to tho statement that Baron von Sternberg, German charge d'affaires In Washington, had Informed the state department that Germany's proposal could be changed to meet the views of all tho powers, but that, nev ertheless, tho United States would re ject It, it says: "It sounds absolutely Incredible that America, before seeing the changed form of the prosposltlon, has already declared that she will not accept any form. Does Washington wish to leave unpunished the authors of crimes and offenses against the laws of nations? Does the state department believe that American Intel ests will be served best In the future by wenkly throwing a veil of forgctfulness ener atrocities of which many American citizens wero the victims? "In a case like this, a civilized state cannot content itself with a money In demnity. Tho pangs nnd pains of American missionaries, tortured to death, cannot be valued in taels. Gen tlemen In tho stnte department can at any rato comfort themselves with the thought that their attitude agrees with that of tho men selected by the Chinese government as pence nego tiators." Attention having been called to the fact that Russia, in various official communications, has not mentioned the punishment of the guilty, the oill cinl retorted: "Kusln has done so, nnd she lias formally accepted the principle of ex piation for crime." CLEVER SWINDLER CAUGHT. Traveled Under Many Aliases and Succeeded in Many Operations. Ily Kvluslvc Wire Irnm The nociatnl I'rrss Poughkeepsle, N. Y., Sept. 21. Ilnr ry O. Dell. 3, years of Tge, a profes sional forger having a dozen aliases, is In Jail here, having been arrested at Mlibrook. where lie was ittempt lng to operate. It Is said that he Is wanted on twenty charges In a many different places, his crimes covering a period of three years. He will be taken to Northport, L. .. where he Is wnnted for swindling the Northport bank on July .". Dell's method of working was to seek the proprietor of a machine shop and close a deal to buy second-hand ma chinery, usually for the Allegan Ma chine company, of Allegan, Mich, When about to make a payment, he would tender a draft In excess of the required amount and request an Intro duction nt a bank where he could get It cashed. If successful In securing currency, he would pay for his pur chases, retain the balance and leave town. TRAINS RUNNING IN GALVESTON Railway Communication with City Restored Progress of the Work of Rehabilitation. n.v Exclusive Wire from The Associated rim. Galveston, Tox Sept. 21. At 6.1.' a. in. today tho first train slnco the stonn arrived In this city over tile tempor ary bridge. Trains are running regu larly. More are coming in than are going away. The building of the tem porary bridge, two and one-elahth miles long, was a reinarkuble achieve ment of engineering. Conditions here continue to Improve. Every one Is so busy that there In little time to mourn loss. The number of patients in the various hospitals Is much smaller than would have been expected consldeilng the number of dead. That Is due to the fact that few who were helpless succeeded lu escap ing alive. The general health of the city, ac cording to Dr. Wilkinson, is better than under normal conditions. Tho number of persons leaving the city is decreasing and theie is no longer any necessity for sick and Inju id to go elsewhere for medical at n ion. Commander Selfildgc, llqht'.inuse in spector, Is In Galveston. Ho gives of ficial notice that nil lmovs at the en trance of Galveston harbor are In posi tion. NEW GLASS COMPANY. Will Work in Opposition to the Com bine. Ily Exclusive Wire (rum The A". Intel Press Altoona. Sept. 21. Emissaries of President Simon Hums, of the Hlovveis' and Gatherers' association, have been in town this week trying to Induce the men at work at the local Independent glass factory to iult work und go to work for the combine. They refused, saying Hums was em ploying non-union flntteners and cut lers. The opposition to Burns is form ing a new organization, which will nlso oppose tho window glass combine, as long as it and Burns pulls together, as they are now doing. TIEN-TSIN LOOT SEIZED. Costly Oriental Merchandise Will Be Confiscated by Government. Ily Exeluilve Wire from The Associate.! Press. San I'ninc Ifco, Sept. 21. ltevi'iiuc utile it luic brought eleivvn (ion) tin- Mure Nlaiul navy ard mi a Roveinment tug Kit ui of raic oiicnl.il mods which had been hio'urhl .nlo this country on the hafiplt.ll Milp Solace. The article tWztil would mt a small fortune. The duty is nearly Oil per rent. On this account most ol tho stulf, wlili h Includes Ion from Tie-n-Tslii, probably will be abandoned to the trovcrnnient. The oaten of llk and curio are addressed to person all orr the United Malm. MR. GREGG NOMINATED. Ily Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press, I'lttsburc, Sspt. 21. Iho Democratic conferees of the Tuenty-flrkt district today noininati'd CurlU 1L Qttgf, of GrceniburYi for tonvreu. i ROUBLE IS FEARED AT HA2LET0N (Concluded from Psa-e 1 1 art at onco communicated with Sheriff Toolo by telephone. After a brief con versation, tho adjutant general re turned to Harrlsburg on tho train leaving here at 8.G0 o'clock tonight. The foreigners held a meeting to night and more trouble Is feared unless the mllltla arrives beforo tho morning. Tho sheriff has asked tho Philadelphia and Heading company to abandon the Idea of working the collieries here to morrow, and the company consented to do so. Tonight It Is raining nnd the mob has scattered, and up to a late hour the Hungarian that was killed was permitted to Ho In tho gutter where he dropped. Shenandoah council held n meeting and passed resolutions calling upon the governor to send mllltla. They also decided to enforce martial law. Spe cial oilleers were sent out to order saloonkeepers to close their places nnd to keen them closed until pence was restored. It was nlso decided to pro hibit tho sale of firearms and am munition. The council also swore In the members of the fire companies and other citizens to aid In restoring or der. Threatened to Burn Officials. Shenandoah, Pa.. Sept. 21. Superin tendent Adam Boyd, Instdo Foreman Foley and Breaker Posses James and William Mitchell, of Indian HIdge- col liery, at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon wero returning home from work when they were met at the Lehigh Valley station by a mob with sticks and stones. Thu mine officials drew revolvers and flied. Tho mob became furious after one of its number was shot, and attempted to close In on the officials. They ran up Lloyd street to O'Hara'a stable, where they were Imprisoned for two hours. The mob threatened to bum the stable, but Sheriff Toole, with twenty deputies, arrived and dispersed them, nnd the mine officials returned to their homes. HIS STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC President Mitchell, of the Mine Workers Union, Has Addressed an Open Letter on Situation. Ily Kxcluihc Wire from The Avaoiialcd I'rew. Hazleton, Sept. 21. President Mitch ell tonight Issued the following open letter to the public: HirletMi, Sept. 21. Kullj lolncious of the ast public Interests involved by the (,'rcal content now Klni waited between organized tapltal and undoipahl lubor and u much Ills been fcaid and wiitini upon the tuhject of arbitration iu the puscnt urtthr.K ite ,oa! strike, as prebident of the t'nitiil Mine Walkers of America 1 am im pelled to ilelinc i.iy own attitude and the atti tude of m. ntticiil colleagues and the etrlklnit mine worker toward the coal operators. In a wav to oleai and definite as to leave no furthfr loom for mUundrrMinding. The Milking mine workers recoanlze as their lc.il opponents in this ntmicgle for fcli.'ht amell oiation of the hard, grindinc conditions of tho average miner's life, nln-j railroad width with tlilr proRldents arc: lVnnhanla Itallioid com p.iny, A. J. CVsatt, president; I.ehUh Valley Ihillroad pjstein, Alfred Walter, president: Dei aware and llul-on lUIIroad company, H. M. Oljp'mnt, president: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western lliilroad, W. H. Trucdale, proidenl; (cntrjl H.illrorul of New Jersey, J. It, Maxwell, p! -Ulent ; Philadelphia and Heading; Kallroad loirpiny, Toeph If. Harris, prct-Idcni; Krte railroad, and New York, Susquehanna and Went cm railioad, 11. 11. Thomas, president; Dela ware, Susquehanna nnd Schutikilt company, lr. iny A. Stesins, prcidrnt; Vew Yorli, Ontario and Western railway, Thomas D. Fowler, pnl dint. These nine railroad companies, besldis produc ing approximately 72 per cent, of the hard coa), aio the sole cairicrs to tidewater of all coil in'red in tho aulhiaiito field of Pennilanl.i, and for this tervico of carriage a clurcc ot ftom 10 to dS per (ent. per ton, arcoidintr. to the sire of the coal, U nude. Incrrdlblc a it may appear, they charge thru' times as mmh to carr a ton of anthracite coal 100 miles as Is chaiged to carry a bituminous ten of coil the same distance. So exorbitant are the rates that the legitimate profit which should be creihtid to the mining departments of these lallrmds arc absorbed by freight ratts and as n conscQuencc their coal pi.pertiet are made to idiow a i try small profit on their capitalization. The Independent Operator. If this is the state of alTalra with the railioad inlidii.' departments, what is the condition of the Indiprndtnt operator? Is it not a matter if le.isen that he can do nothing which his railroad iiuter will not commend? Is it not .i nutter of public notoriety iliat he does do nothing which the railroads do not (auction? Therefore, wheth er or not individual nperatoni we in the rail ioad monopolies their great enimles, whetlur or not the indlvi lual operatora feel themselves fin to iu ike common cause rtguhst these rail road htun, f, speaking tor the JO.OfiO mine woikds 1 1 1 i zft day on strike, recognize the e r.iilioads as our real enemies and name their prisldmls ,i.s the men responsible for rcfu-al to nihitratc or even confer upon the differences which have crown up, not between them and the organic itlon I nprcsint, but letween them and their c.nn cmplovcs, who through deli gates Re let ted liv themselves met in convention in tli city of Hazleton -n Aug. IS and framed a lit of gricvauu width were mailed to the general kiiptrlutciidcnts of the mining departments of the railroads, accompanied b an invitation to meet iu J dnt convent ion tin Aug. 27, for the purpuM' of discussing, and if possible agreeing upon such changes in the stale of mining and conditions of emplovmeiit aa were warranted by the conilltlriis of the coal indutry. lint to our tlujrin and disappointment the cordial Invitation extended was not even ac knowledged bv thoe in charge of the coal tie partnuutK. These griivancci, which the miners lulled in their circular, founcd the ground foi I he pre.cnt strike and brcaue the railroads are the real masters against whom we are mak ing lids peaceful, pastivc struggle, we can on!) regard Mich independent operators at "J. H. Mar kle ,- Co In the light of fellow victims with ouri-clvf. suffering under excessive freight rates as we sutler from low wages and inhuman con ditions of empluvmiit and vve should regard ar bitration with uuy or all of such individual op erators us absolutely not calculated to advance the cause of the great body of anthracite mine workers, but on the contrary to 'irlng their certain chfeat, for even were the board of ar bitration in, siy tho Markle case, to award all that the ni'n desired, that award could be lived up to by Markle enly so long as the strike con tinued elsewhere. K.very iiound of coal that Maiklc vvwild be peimitted to mine and ship would Invariably be appropriated by the Lehlsh Valley llallroad company, thus placing- in their own Imnds the weapon which would defeat the very object for which their own employes arc on strike, and becauso of the mine workers of the anthracite Meld having their wages based upon a sllfilng scale, the earnings of the Markle men would necessarily be reduced were the strike to prove a failuio at other points in the anthracite region. No Partial Arbitration. Wages fixed on a sliding scale bails would only remain high while there was a scarcity of coal iu the New York and eastern seaboard mar kets, and would Immediately (all when more (oal was being transported to these markets than could be consumed. It is an absurd idea from a business point rf view to even assume that Mar Ho or any other individual operator could con tinue to pay a hlrfhrr rate of wages than his competitors, the railroad companies, for any considerable length of time, and, in fact, it ! wrll known within the mining regions that the Individual operators, including Markle, impose Osmdltlona cf employment upon their men which In tome It stances are mora objectionable than those Imposed even by the lars;e corporations. For tlirso reasons I hold that it would be a fatal mistake for us to consent to any partial Mltlement of this strike, or to agree to other than a gtntrsl resumption of work. Tills It a flr,ht of all, for each and tach far all, and to bo successful there must be no break In our lire of action. It ought to go without siting at this late date that I am a staunch tdvoct'te of the rdnciple of arbitration aad did t not per tonally favor these principles, tho Uwi of the organization of which I am president make ar bitration one of Ita cardinal tenet. I will go further and say that arbitration in , a civilized land would be unnecessary If miners I and mine owners were to adept tho same system of adjusting wage disputes as Is In force in the bituminous ccal district of Pennsylvania, and also In alt other coal producing states In Ameri ca, where minis operatora and mine workers meet annually In Joint convention and reach an amic able settlement in all questions governing the wages and conditions of employment. In Indian apolis last January 230 operators and 730 miners' delegates, representing an annual output of TO,, orio.ono tons of bituminous coat In western Tenn sylranla, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, met in a conference and mutually agreed that the miners' earnings, should advance 22 20-100 r" cent. The Ideal Method. As a result of this conference and other sim ilar ones in tho states of the Mississippi river and south of the Ohio river 120,000 mine worn era receive an advance in their earnings aggre gating $12,000,000 in one year, thus precluding even the possibility of a strike for one full j ear, at the end ot which they will again meet in Joint conference to renew the contract and make such changes in the wages paid at aie Justified and warranted by the cost of production and the values of coal in the markets. Thl, In my opinion, is the ideal method ot avert ing strikes and turmoils, and securing for labor and capital that share ef the profits of their Joint industry to which c.uh Is properly entitled. llut because I am aware that there It serious, if misguided, repugnance en the part of tho railroad cairicrs in the anthracite field to rec ognize our organization or its officers, the mine vvoikera organization, whose chief officer I have the? honor to be, jleltllng all natural pride of having it treated with in this difficult), lepeat what I have publicly and privately stated be fore, that I and my official colleagues w-illnnt ask to be recognized or consulted by the mine owners if the officers or representatives of these great railroad companies will do what they have many times said they would do, meet commit tees of their own cmplo.vcs and coma to a peace ful agreement. A Proviso. Provided, however, tint aiieh conferences be tween the various companies and committees representing their own emplojes will meet in separate halls In the simc city and on the same dale. This provision is inserted liccame hereto fore, when committees prented grievances to any of these gieat companies, they were Invari ably met with the argument that the company could not remedy the wrongs complained of be cause competing companies enforced conditions of emplnvment not moic favorable to the mine workers than their own. Ily holding these sep arate conferences simultaneously In one city there could be on exchange of opinion between all of the mine owners and miners whose Inter ests were at stake, thus removing the possibil ity of one company being placed at a disad vantage by paying more for labor than was ex acted from their competitors. vvere they to oet upon this Idea I firmly be lieve that the railroad companies could finally arrive at an agreement with their employes and establish n relation and set up a precedent which would make strikes almost Impossible in the future. Such action on the part of the nine great railroads would of course deprive the 1'ni ted Mine Workeis of much ef the credit to which we believe it to be Justly entitled, but we place far abase any consideration ef individual or oi ganlzation the question of what shall be for the good of all anthrarite workers, their wives and their children in this supremo crisis. These are my sincere expressions, and I appeal to an impartial and Just public to Judge between us and these nine railroad presidents if they shall refuse to meet in a spirit of fairness the proposal of a man whose chief object It is to help lighten the weary burden of a struggling, earnest mas of humanity. (Signed) John Mitchell, President United Mine Workers of America, SPECIAL OFFICERS AT WILKES-BARRE Pour Hundred Have Already Been Sworn In Coal Famine More Acute. IV Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. WllkCB-Rarre. Sept. 21. When Dep uty Recorder Holcornbe closed his ofllce this evening he had sworn In over 400 special officers. The work of swearing In the men has been going on for sev eral days pist. As fast as sworn In the ofllcers are assigned to some Idle colliery, where they do police duty. So far their services have not been need ed, but the operators say a stitch In time saves nine, and they do not pro pose to be caught like the operators In the Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. The operators here think that If their brethren In the other districts hud placed their collieries In charge of spe cial ofllcers there would be less march ing and Intimidation upon the part of tho strikers. The coal famine in Wilkes-Barre and surrounding towns Is becoming more acute. The public schools of this city may have to close If cold weather sets In. The dealer who had the contract has not hauled a ton of coal yet, and ho Is unable to get any. Tho Central Itailroad of New Jersey haB boon compelled to reduce Its work Ins force at Its oar shops In Ashley for the want of fuel. Several small factories In this city closed down to night because they had no coal to make steam. What coal the companies have here they are shipping to distant points to fill contracts, so the selling agents say. Sheriff Harvey telephoned to his chief deputy tonight that he does not npprehend any Immediate trouble In the Hazleton region, but that the anx iety and suspense Is telling on him. Ex-Sherlft James Martin, who led the posse which shot and killed a num ber of strikers at Lattlmer In 1897 is now a coal operator himself. When his term as sheriff expired, he and several other capitalists purchased some mining property In tho town of Hudson. Thay have luen Improving the game, erecting a new breaker, etc. The breaker will not be ready for a week or so yet, hut the firm will not wait. They will mine coal In the rough and Bell It all slstvs. Work will start tomorrow and Mr. Martin says all the employes will be paid the wages demanded by the United Mine Workers In their scale submitted to tho operators. Another batch of brakemen, con ductors and firemen employed on coal trains on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Delaware and Hudson and Le hlgn Valley were laid off tonight. Af ter tomorrow, there will be no coal shipped from this region. Tho local unions of United Mine Workers held a meeting In this city tonight There was the usual en thusiasm. A message was received from Organizer James, of Hazleton, telling the men of the Wyoming region to be of good cheer, as they would soon be Joined by all the miners of the Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. John Jlozlck, a Polander, died In the hospital at Plttston today of a frac tured skull. Ho was paid on Wednes day, and while In an Intoxicated con dition fell off a porch. Some persons circulated a story tha; he had been I asssaulted by union miners, but Inves- lonas Long's Sons' Autumn Showing - We have given our best thought to the Mil linery. Some people wonder why we expend so much time and lbor and money on such lavish displays. Yesterday's compliments alone are worth the cost to us. Doing things thoroughly right nnd not by halves, is a pretty good busi ness method. A Marvelous Millinery You want to know about the styles ? Black is more in favor than ever it seems as if everything turns to black. Not all mourning hats, either. For here and there you see one brightened up with a bit of color. Entrancing! Yes, and extremely stylish The fur hats will come later, when the weather is ripe, though we show them now. Jonas tlsatlon showed that death was eluo to an accident. The operators, In a statement given out tonight, say theie was nn increaso In the output of coal today over that or yesterday. All of the Coxe collier ies and the Jetldo mines woiked full handed and their output was consider ably larger than yesterday. The full auota of coal was also mined at the Wllllamstown mines. The tonnage out of the Schuylkill region today was over 100,000 tons. PiTTSTON IS PEACEFUL The Strike in That Locality Not Char acterized by Excitement Desola tion at the Collieries. Ppecial to the Scrsnton Tribune. Plttston, Sept. 21. Save for the small crowds of men who congregate on the main street and the general drift of the conversation one would not know that there was a strike on nt Plttston. Everything is quiet and peaceful and excitement Is entirely unknown here. The collieries, of course, have the ap pearance of .desolation, and save for the foreman or engineer or fireman not a soul is noticed about them. The culm washerles at No. 8 and No. 6 collieries continue In operation, and the only Incident which occurred In connection therewith was seen at No. S this mornlnng. when a crowd of fifty or seventy-five men and boys were on hand and endeavored to per suade the workmen at the washery to return home. About thirty men are usually employed at the place, but since the strike has been on the place has been operated short-handed with about twenty employes. This morning the strikers persuaded about ten of the men to stay away, but the washery was operated all day short-handed. The crowd was very orderly and no violence whatever occurred. For the past few days there has been an exodus of workmen from this place, tully 300 having already left and the number Is dally Increasing. The ex odus Includes not only foreigners, but many English-speaking workmen. The former seem to be returning to their native lands, while the latter are bound tor various points In search ot em ployment. The companies are preparing to place strong guards about their properties as a precaution, although, If the situ ation remains as quiet as at the pres ent time, they will bo entirely super fluous. Last night between 100 and 1B0 men were sworn in as deputies to look after the various holdings of the Penn sylvania Coal company. The Lehigh Valley Coal company Is stocking their mules at their farms at Exeter borough. THE READING CRIPPLED. Train Service Will Probably Be Crippled Today. II' Kxclusive Wire from The Associated Press. Reading, Pa., Sept. 21. Tho events of today nnd tonight at Shenandoah de monstrated for the first time to the Reading oillcials that they could not depend on their collieries to furnish the trade with coal. It is now admit ted that ten of their largest operations are tied up and ten more crippled. In consequence, Instead of their pro duct of 2,000 cars, which they can turn out when working full-handed and full time, they produced about 850 cars to day nnd It Is believed that the capacity will be less tomorrow. The coal train service will, It Is expected, be curtailed tomorrow, and in that event many trainmen will be temporarily thrown out of employment. QUIET AT SHAMOKIN. Few Miners Were Mobbed at Mt. Carmel, By Hxcliisive Wire from The Associated Press. Shamokln, Sept. 21. In this Imme diate region everything has been quiet here today. Rev. John C. Konstan Iklewlcz, vicar generul of the Greek church In tho Unltsd States, has of fered his rervlces to the United Mine Workers, nnd will speak In behalf of the strikers, A few miners at Mt. Carmel wero mobbed by some foreigners today, but no one was seriously hurt. TO CONFER WITH ARCHBISHOP. Time and Place for the Meeting Not Decided Upon. Dy Exclusive Wire from Tin Associated Press, Philadelphia, Sept. 21. Archbishop Ryan today confirmed the report that President R. M. Olyphant, of the Dela- Long's Sons ware and Hudson, and President W. II. Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lackawan na and Western company, had con sented to confer with him on the mine workers' strike. He said the time and place of the conference would be de termined later. Regarding the visit last night of the Rev. Father Phlltlps, of St: Gabriel's Roman Catholic church, Hazleton, Archbishop Ryan said that ho now felt more encouraged over tho prospects for a peaceful outcome ot the difficul ties between the operators and the strikers. NO INCREASE BY READING. Men Are Given More Working Hours, but Rates Are Unchanged. B.v Kxclu'ive Wire from The Associated Press. Philadelphia, Sept. 21. An Absolute denial was made today by General Manager Henderson that the Philadel phia and Reading Coal and Iron com pany had Increased Its wages to the mine employes ten per cent. The re port was evidently due to the company Increasing Its working hours from seven and a half to nine. "This means," said Mr. Henderson, "that the men are making really about 20 per cent', more money but ther It no change In the rate of wages, except that the men are working longer hours and consequently are making more money. The rate, however, remains the same, the Reading employes' wages being based on ti sliding scale, accord ing to whether the price of coal at the mines goes up or down. This scale Is adjusted monthly and any reports as to increaso of pay Is no doubt due to the fact that our men nro working longer hours and are consequently making more money." BLOWN TO ATOMS BY A BLAST. Premature Explosion Kills One and Injures n Number of Others. Ily Exclusive Wlie fioin The Associated Tress. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 21. Ily the premature explosion of a hlait near Dowman's, on the llettimoro and Chin railroad, thirty miles above here, this afternoon, one Italian was blown to atoms; Anthony Cujcrllardo had Ills thigh frac tured nnd was hurt internally; Tillppo Villello, head cut and Super blown of?, and Stephen Tony, hand injured and bod peppered with era v el. The injuied men were brought to the Western Mar; land ho.pital here, i'ony left, otter his In juries were ilniaeil. The blast was a very heavy one. The men worked for the llrodhead Con truetlns compiuy, and were building a second track. DEWEY ARCH MUST GO. Ily Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. New York. Sept. 21. President Gug genhelmer of tho council said today that at the next mcettng of tho coun cil ho will offer n resolution directing the commission of public building to remove the Dewey arch. Mr. Guggenhelmer says the contlnu nnce of the arch In Its present position not only Interferes with traflle, but the weather has made It unsightly nnd dangerous. BURGHERS FORCED TO FIGHT. All but a Few Irreconcilables Ready to Lay Down Arms. Ily Kxclusive Wire from The Associated Tress. London, Sept. 21. Further reports from Lord Roberts say tho Boers re maining In the Held Include a few Irre concilables, but that the majority are fighting under compulsion. General Delarey. It Is added, holds 300 burghers prisoners In his laager. PHILADELPHIA'S GENEROSITY. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press, Philadelphia, Sept. SI The tltiiem' perman ent relief committee rf this city toelay wired to fiovcrnor fVoers, of Texas, tlS.uOO tor the relief of the CEalvcston flood sufferers. This makes a tots) of 70,?10 donitccl by Philadelphia and contributions aie still ccmlng in. m FORTY PERSONS DROWNED. 11 Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. London. Sept. 21. A dispatch from Athens, Hiving further eletalls of the dlsavtcr to tho Kgjff tiiii mail steamer Chirkleh, now ashore on the Island of Andros, one of the e'vcl.-uKs, says that forty of the passentecrs and crew were drowned, TIN PLATE PRICE REDUCED. By Exclusive Wire from The AssociatedPress, New York, Sept. 21. -The American Tin Plate company has reduced the prlie of tin plates for delivery over the last quarter ol llXO bj f cents per box To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Rromo Qulnlno Tab Jets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. IS. W. Grove's sig nature Is on each box. 25c. Millinery Perhaps it is hard for you to choose from among the hats. Stop to think that if your mind rests upon two and you cannot decide between them both are yours at the cost of one any season back of a year ago. With all the hats and flowers, gaiety and crowd, it is Show. Some are fur and velvet. Feathers are dyed to make the combination happy and complete. Not many imported hats left. The little French labels sometimes help sell them. Take them out and they're counterparts of Jonas Long's Sons' own conceits. Comparisons so far have been very complimentary to us. Enjoy the exhibition today. From now on the Millinery Store will be a busy place. ROUGH RIDER BELL SHOOTS AN EDITOR South Dakotan Resents Insulting Al luslons to Him An Account of a Roosevelt Meeting. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. Siour Falls, S. D., Sept 21. Editor O'Heron, of the Flandreau Herald, was shot and wounded by William A. Hell, of Dell Rapids, who enjoys the distinction of being tho only South Dakotan who was a member of Colo nel Roosevelt's Rough Rider regiment. During the recent trip of tho Re publican vice presidential nominee through this state. Bell, by special In vitation o his old commander, ac companied him through tho state, joining the special train at Flandreau. Colonel Roosevelt, as xvell a3 several others, among them Bell, addressed a large crowd of people at Flandreau. The cause of the trouble between Bell and the editor of the Flandreau pa per, which is a Populist organ, was tho following reference to Bell In an ac count of the addresses of Colonel Roosevelt and others: The next speaker was a slimy cur. He was none) other than Will A. Bell, who is permitted bv tho charitable) people ot Dell IUpldj to raids there. He began by eulojUins Teddy lloosevflt, which was rlitht, but In conclusion of the sub ject declared be would crawl upon his belly th remainder of his life it by that act he could elect Iloosevclt to the ke-pmldency. lie finished by shouting: "rettigrew Is a traitor." The poor elevil was faint with haste to propoxate the lis his vicious and wicked mind had framed. When Bell's attention xvaa called to the article, he took tho train for Flan dreau and sought out the editor for tho purpose of obtaining Batisfaotlon. He was only there a fow moments when the two men engaged In a flerco personal encounter, RESULTS OF MINE EXAM'S. Examinations for Foremen Passed by Twenty-Two Men. The following aro tho results of tha examination at Carbondalo August 16 and 17, of applicants for mine fore man certificates: Successful applicants for mine fort man certificates: Thomas Rumford, Peckville; Thomas C. Hodgson. Prlce burg; Benjamin Milton, Vandllng; Morgan L. Watkln3, Scranton; Alex ander Frew, Olyphant; David Evans, Olyphant; James Johnson, Prlceburg; Walter Knight, Jessup; Milton Ilood inacher, aMrshwood. Successful applicants for assistant mine foreman certificates: David D. Lewis, Scranton; John J. Barbour. Chllds; John Elbrldge. Jessup; Evan Gabriel, Scranton; Charles Robinson, Olyphant; Edward Lewis, Scranton; Mlhcael C. Moran, Olyphant; P. A. Walsh, Carbondale; John E. Powell, Scranton; Seward Button, Vandllng; William J. Thomas. Scranton; William H. Hommelselrh, Olyphant. The board of examiners consisted of Edward Roderick, Inspector; Charles P. Ford, superintendent; James E. Morrison, miner, and Joseph T. Rob erts, miner; Lewis II. John was the clerk. BRUTAL ASSAULT IN DURYEA. Frank Cosgrove the Victim of Brawl on the Back Road. Frank Cosgrove, of Duryea, lies at his homo in a very serious condition as the result of an attack by unknown assailants early yesterday morning. Cosgrove entered a saloon on tho back road In Duryea, kept by a man named Hopkins, about 5 o'elook. While In there he became Involved In a quarrel and In a few minutes a general row was In progress. Several shots were flred and nbout halt an hour later a man passing along the road found the bruised, bleeding body of Cosgrove. At ilrst he thought him to be shot and, calling assistance, removed him to a nearby house, where medical aid tvas summoned. It was then found that Cosgrovo was not suffering from any gun or pistol shot, but was badly beaten about the head and body with n club. He was In a critical condition last night. TRAIN CREWS LAID OFF. By Exclusive Wire from The ssoclated Press. lUtleton, Sept. 21.-The shipment of coal ovei the liaileten division ol the Uhlith Valley rail, load cstcrday amounted to 430 cars, which Is a reduction ot 60 cars over Wednesday's shipments The average dally number of ears handled Is 00. 'Iliire train clevis were laid oil today, eighteen men being affected. It Is thought additional men will be laid off. V V
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