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TO GERMANY
It Is Not a Complete Ac
ceptance ol the
Proposition.
FOLLOWING OUR LEAD
The Paris Government Takes a Posi
tion Similar to That of the United
States M. Plchon to Winter in
Pckln Berlin Believes Our Policy
in China Is Due to the Sltuotlon
in the Philippines British Press
Comment Inclined to Be Severe.
Dy Kuliulve Wire from Tho Awifhtcd Picw.
Paris, Sept. "4. France's reply to
Germany's note making the possession
jf the instigators or the Chinese
lioubles a preliminary to peace nego
tiations Is not entirely an acceptance
tf the proposition. Franco argues that
punishment Is necessary but would
negotiate under certain conditions
without first punishing the guilty olllc
ials. The foreign olllce Informed a icpre
sentatlve of tho Associated Press to
day that M. Plchon, the French min
ister In Pekln, will pass the winter In
tho Chinese capital, In spite of the dlf
llcultles of the telegraph service, as
TIen-TsIn Is consldeied to be uninhab
itable after the sacking of that city.
France Is not Inclined to increase her
Asiatic Hoot, but possibly some cun
boats will be sent to navigatjo the Mnall
streams.
OUP. POLICY IN CHINA.
Berlin's Interpretation Comment by
the London Afternoon Press,
lly F.xclusiio IViro from The .Usoclalnl Picw.
Cologne, Sept. 24. Tho Kolnlscht
ISeitung publishes nn Inspired telegram
from Berlin. In which the Washing
ton gevernment s reply to the Her
man note is characterized as a mani
fest effort to assist the Chinese gov
ernment to accept the proposals with
regard to the punishment of the lead
ers In the Chinese trouhle. Tho tele
gram points out that, although the
American reply shows an Indulgent
disposition, It must not be deduced
therefrom that tho Washington gov
ernment thinks the United States'
Itrade and missionary Interests re
quire, less careful protection than
those of the other powers; but that
the United States government is com
pelled to bo Indulgent owing to the
unfavorable effect upon the situation
in the Philippines caused by the trans
fer of troops from those Islands to
China.
As a matter of fact, the telegram
rulds, a vigorous and exemplary pun
ishment of the guilty counsellors of
the Chinese court will be In accord
ance with the Interests of both Ameri
can trade and mlsslonailes.
For a settlement between the pow
ers and China It makes no difference,
however, asserts the telegram, whether
America co-operates any further or
not. Forces oufliclent for all emer
gencies will remain available to se
cure tho expiation demanded by the
civilized world.
Tart Comment.
London, Sept. 24. The afternoon
newspapers, which comment on the
American reply to the German note,
attribute It to "political exigencies."
The Pall Mall Gazette says:
"It Is a shock to llnd the gov eminent
nt AVnshlngton taking up the position
that the question of the punishment
of the Chinese responsible for the out
rage, torture and murder of Ameri
can citizens should be left to the In
itiative of tho niurdeiers themselves,
for It is Impossible to doubt that the
responsible authors ire the Impeilal
authorities."
The Globo says: "The lcftiMil must
have a mischievous effect at Pckln.
Much, however, ns President M( Kin
ley's attitude Is to be deploied, It can
have no etfect on the Hiltish govern
ment, which, of course, will continue
to insist that tho punishment of the
proved murderers shall be an Indis
pensable condition piecedent to tho
negotiations."
Butchery at Kum Chumk.
"Hong Kong, Sept. 21, Advices fiom
Canton say that a boat load of native
Christian women at Kum Chumk. on
West river was llred upon and that
the women More then taken ashore
nnd butchered In cold Wood.
Native Christians are Hocking to
Canton from the sugar country. Can
ton itself Is quiet. The native city
Is full of bad characters, anxious to
create trouble, but they lack leaders,'
NEW JERSEY INTERSTATE FAIR.
By Ktiliuhc Wiro (mm The AwH-ialnl prr
Trenton, X. J, Sopi. si. -'Una win iho npiu
Ins l.iy of the inter. I.ilo l.ni and lln-i.' ,i i :
usual Monday .ith uluiio ( almiu lii.nnii pi rum-.
Tim future of tin' (jlr i.idat .n I In' .ml cutto
mllft race conduct.! nndri tho uto-nliefe f thr
Antoinohllc club ( tmrii'.i
CONFEREES DISAGREE.
D Kiciunltr Wire frum Hip Ivtocljled I'rcn.
Harrltburtr. sii. VI. Tin- 1 mm lain iisifrrui
nt the fourteenth coni,'irlonal tli.irl't hidd j
meeting today in Hit. rtl.t nnd allrr falllt.t;
In induco teieral perkon. In hooint a candi
date adjourned ttilhouf nuking a nomination.
-WALCOTT
THE WINNER.
P.y Uxclusltr Wire fiom Hi AtwMlMM Pre.
Hartford, Conn.. Sept SI. In tlw limit !
Ittten Walnut and Mylftlo.n Mill Smith -llcht,
WnWH tfw oUrl the ttlni.ei .jii J
loul In tho tenth inund
STRANGE FREAK
OF A CYCLONE
A Barn Is Raised In the Air and
Dropped Upon a Saloon Eight
Pcisons Aic Killed.
By Kultnlio Wirr from Tic Wiochikd Press.
Fuilbault, Minn., Sept. 23. Meagre
details haw readied hero of a terrible
catastrophe which visited the village
of Slonlstown, ten miles west of hero,
sltoitly before 6 o'clock this evening.
The village was struck by a cyclone
and a lnin was raised lit the air and
dropped directly on top of Paul Oat
zke'.s saloon, where sixteen people had
taken refuge from the storm. The sa
loon collapsed and all the occupants
weie burled In the debris. It Is said
that tight dead bodies and three In
jured persons weie taken from the
ruins. The killed: Jake Miller, Jake
Weaver, Jr., Frank Pitman, of Water
vllle; Otto Oatzlte, John Hohrer, Jr.,
Elmer Urooks, 11. S. Walt, Frank
Wilder.
The Injured: Paul Gatzkc, Porter
White and Lewis Pitman, Jr.
COLORADO RIVER
ON A RAMPAGE
Poitlons of Texas Threatened with
a Disastrous Plood Warnings
, Are Given.
Hy llxtiitdt'c Wiro from The Associated TroM.
Austin, Tex., Sept. 21. Governor
Sayers tonight wired to all points
south of here warning notices that the
mon terrific Hood In the history of the
Colorado river, which Hows by this
city, is now surging down the moun
tain gorges to the northwest of here
nnd Is expected at this place by mid
night. The warning was sent out by
Governor Sayers as a result of tele
graphic warning which ho had re
ceived. All points reached by either telegraph
oi telephone were communicated with
by the governor, with the warning to
escape before the Hood arrives. Great
alarm is felt as to the result of the
rise.
THE GALVESTON DEATH LIST,
Indications That Not More Than
4,000 Will Be Accounted For.
Uy lj.ilu.ite WIic fiom Tin- Awclatod Tim'.
Galveston, Sept. 24. The Galveston
News' list of dead from the storm of
September S lepresents a total of 3,sr9
names. The Indications aie that not
mine than 4,000 people will be actually
accounted for. The News has made a
diligent effort to get as complete a llt
of the dead as far as possible. It Is
reasonable to assume that eight hun
dred or n thousand people were lost
whose names are not obtainable, which
would make the total death list on
Galveston island about 5,000. The News
is of the opinion that the death list on
the Island Is slightly below, rather than
above, n.OOO.
This statement Is made notwith
standing the fact that theie are close
obseiveis at Galveston who are still
estimating the ileath list on the Island
as high as 7.000.
BRYAN WILL TRY TO
CAPTURE NEW YORK.
By the Aid of Cioker He Hopes to
to Carry The State.
11 Km lu-h p Win' lioin Tin1 .Wiclalnl Pic-.
Chicago, Sept. 24 It has been de
dded by that Democratic national com
mittee that .Mr. Hryan will make a de
termined effort to captuie the vote of
New Yoik state.
It was decided that Jlr. Hryan should
be In New York from Oct US to 20, in
clusive, and leturnlng there on Oct. 27.
i'Jx-Governor Stone, who has been in
charge of tlie New York headquarters,
is i ho man icsponslble for the deter
mination to make the fight In that
state. He came heie (luring the day
with the statement that, while he could
not pionilse that the electoral vote of
New York would be cast for llrynu,
still the state was lighting giotiml, and,
with Cioker's help In New York city,
theie was a good chance of success.
Thill! Cl'olcer ttollhl ilo nil be colllil to
j help Hryan, Governor Stone bi ought
ample assurance.
GLASS WORKERS STRIKE.
Higher Wages and a Nine-Hour Day
Demanded.
11 i:iluitt Wiro from 'Hie A,.iciated Pic...
hiidRii, Sqii. !. Dnuiucntal kIjvi tuirki
tu tho mimhtr l i" itiuiU hoc '.nda), (
ratur a nuiiihir of local limit icdmed tu '1,'n
llie'lr omri'inini call lntr for an fiicrcji of I'jy
for certain i!j-( of work nnd .1 ii'dtictloii of
homi. fn;iu ten In nine huura pir day.
mimWr id kiuiller bun. hate kIkiiciI 1io
a;iiciiiii)l. hill they are s.ild lei tinnl) tidy
li) ir int. of the nien In he (lade .i.in.
TO MEET AT DES MOINES.
11 Kiiluilto Wire frmn 'I ho .i tied I'rifo.
Um M.ili,i-, It.. M.t if. Tho l11trnuMi011.1l
nnti'lilioii ol th llii.thulioiwl ol I .loinnlltH
I'lii 1111 11 ddhiiiinul 1 lii i I'tinlnii I in.'it In lOn-J
In I lutl.iiioiiHi. 'linn. Miniit the mil hunie
of ininiil.iui o itniii' I .Iji Mas tho iniing of nd.
iMliotul hiiiUU In di.ihl(Ml 1111 inhi r, llu ilnj
iVjrirjMlo lirmif Kll.unil.
STABBED BY HIS MISTRESS.
P r.iliiilte Wire Irom 'IIk. vioilalrd 'ii'.
Phil id. Iphhi. Si 'l. "I VMIII1111 I iin.h(l,
intorid, d ll.ililir.l in i alh tonlKht hy I. Illl 111
llllin. .ili. inlor"d, villi uhom he hid hirii
lliliifc. rhf.t had a .'ealom finnrl, 1111 1 fJinf.li.il
tried In blali llf ttonuii. Sim wrented Hie j.nUe
trim hitn and f'ahlit.l him in the hiean. The
V'ltliir uoriuii tta arreiied.
WM. REED ENDORSED.
11 Cxrlitkitr Wirr frem "lh Auodalixl PrrM.
Philailelphla, spl. 31. W 1III1111 Heed, the lie
rtihlicin randldile for re-i lection In he kul.
laltir in the Third district. a tonlslit indditid
hy the ptmorrata at the ilittrl't.
CAUSE OF THE
PROLONGED
FILIPINO WAR
An
Interesting: Letter
from One on the
Ground. .
HAVE HOPES IN BRYAN
Guerilla Bands nt Manila Are Kept
in Line by Reports That McKinley
Will Be Defeated and That Bryan
Will Be Elected and Will Give the
Inhabitants Independence.
lly Etoluihe Wire from The AoclatM Prew.
Pottsvllle. Sept. 24. An Interesting
litter has been received from the Phil
ippines by ltev. J. II. Kastman, D. D
jiaslor of the First Presbyterian
church, of this city. It was written
at San Isldro. H-unbeles, P. I., by .1
corporal of Company D. Seventeenth
regiment United States infantry, who
Is a nephew of Dr. Kastman. Below
aic extracts:
In the l.iit m.tll I roceitcd scleral biimlUi of
lulled stales ijici. In one of thco pipeia I
milled a tommuit to tills ntett: "It u mmlity
stratiRe that the I'lliplnni can Keep tip their
iiar oiMlint the American army for an indetnlt?
lcnsth of llnic and acraltwt such udd-i at th-y
.111 how faiinp. and ct he unahle to gotcrn
thenicltes."
Thin is one cf the mnt ahurd tliliitfi tliat has
ii'icntly conic to 111 notice. In 111.' f.it place
they are not now facinz Mich Kie.it oddi and
hate not fa cd since liit. .lainury. We aie far
imr tlicm hy nturinlti? their mountain tionx
hohN and their lurrioadeil tow.i-, from which
ll.cy lire lie chili Ik tore n Kale, when our
tioopa strike them, and ouUide of this trouble
the ituerrlU element Is all thai 1 hothettm, iw.
The latter lav for small dctaihmcnts of em men
and altark them at cloe quarters hy laklne
tin in hy surpth-o from hehlnd the lirii-.li, etc .
Who ttouldn't or couldn't kcp tills thine up
with the eneoiirapeiuejit the nit from our own
American eltizms The latter, 1 understand fiom
moral dilfeient Minrtes are contlnuill fpur
1I11K Ihcm on through their junta at lion? Knni,,
lij lcllinK them 'there U non to lie an election
hi the t lilted Males ttlien .MiUlnley it mm1
to he defeated and replaced hv a man Mini will
withdraw 0111 tioojn nnd (.itc them ll.clr indc
pciidciicc, piotidiiiR the war U not ovei hcfoie
tlut.tinie."
If It weie not lor lhci.e piople, 1 do not know
what j mi cull thcin, unleaJ It Unnil.t the null
epan..ion pail, led hy thai man In llo'tont
nil how. If it were not for them this war would
have hern over lulu ago and foiKottcu They
would lute iunendered when M 1I0l.11 fell over
a jear aco. As it Is the hate nol mnendfied
il. and ncter will. In fact they cani suirrii
der now, ns thi'.v hate ceacd to Le nn otcraiiizcd
hod'.
Tlie leal population of tliL Idand is ilitided
into two preat raie. the Ta?alo. of the South
ern protlnce, and the Ilocano, of the Northern.
'Hie former arc the mo-,t nuuieiotis and ate al
most wholly icspondhle for the in-uriecllon.
They (darted It, tilled all the lilRh ofhici with
their piople nnd then pioieeded to force Ihe
lloeano to Join them. We ire now lit Irs among
ihe Ilocanos, hut the find clulit months of our
epeilenie here Wis with the Tagola. mid theie
hcems to he as much dtfUrcntc hetween them
as there Is hehtcen while and hhick men. '11. e
Tairalo ale ciall, sneak and lazy people, wh.i
nn he liil'ted as ncllhir fihnds nor enemies,
while on the other hand, the Ihiano ale a fmo
Iwikine nt; l.uo and i.tmnc Willi Inihl-llluul
.nil tlirllly liabitj. Tl cy aln poisvs luuie
wealth than tlie Tafalo. and aie MirpiUurly
liilcllll,'eut and K-ini to know mnsldeialili- nmrr
than we dn ahout tho plain loiiuion .eue mat
In-, of lit int. lnilldlnK hoii-es and town-, and
uijii lyinc a teeming population.
Backbone Broken.
'Hie liaikhone of the wit I. hioken; ha: iheie
is much In do hcfoie we aie lid of the mall and
li'Mi.li ions Ii.iihN of InlKaiids. wlm hate uniuht
icluse in the mountains, whrtc they force the
lu-.iu.-t towns to feed ihiin. 'I licit Is much in
ho done, nnd u'.icai' will he lilile tlm? In K't
II inifs will ktaitt-d. md nn i.ullcal c.l'jiii.r-1 slnuhj
I.' attempted within Hie .tears. A person cannot,
help ic-ptit these pisiph for Ihelr nit 11 late
ht'iiily and iinditaudliiir. .nil 1-01111 all iliat
nun hhotild he In the ih talis ol ihelr diiiy liu'.
Our piople must not juiice ihem too hastil.
110lh1r '.him,' peilup. woilh.t ol tin nt ion !-.
the f..ct III it cttr coiiiiuiiidty ha. 1 le-athr. .1
111,11 who is the rositiiillln? potur and l hellir
Inloimed th.-in the aterase man 01 his iioighhni
hot d. owns 111010 propirtt aril is looUcil up to us
hrlnir ell ilifht, and -niirtlines 11111 wnixhippod
ht man ol Ihe people. 1 hate nollcd till. In
1. call ctriv tnttii that 1 liatc- cnteicsl. Tli lent
il' ol this place (lion 'Ihinoa-. Ilijsral. wim was
ihtlid ah'ide. the ollici day, hy tnc totco of
tho pnple. Is a falil.t well ulucalid man .lith
1 tei foiilhle iharaitei. lie owns all of the
iiioii. talual'le leal e't.ile lit lids mull 1.11111. a'.n
a l.tiRir held of cattle and t-civr.il H(U."re miles
of icooH laud, pldiitul in the, 10111 atnl tobacco,
IliuiiC Ihe iu.uiieilloii, which he wis oppnd
In fiom Iht. tcry .tail, he had tu turn oter to
Ihe iiiiiuiiliu 'Uinv the locator pa,i rf all his
nips .111.I the latlir look Ids rattle u tuey lunt
id it ..Ml alx u.cd his hiilldiun to cptartcr
thiir t loops, .iti.l dually I'tmaudul Id mom-.
He iifused to tell when this wa., uliin in- was
trkrii out in tho country, snipped uikcJ and lied
tu a large tiec full of lait;o hlici a'ld red aids
wheie he would hato lieen left In die in agony
lad he. Mit told wheie he kepi Ids iiuroy. ho
oii can liiuKine Iiq.v muc'ii he las lvt ly II li
war: no doubt the salines ol .1 I 'elhue, Ilo
Is now ihe thief "inomil' of Iho town, .111.1 if it
fltnuld happen that this l'lilil-'-e linuhlo klniU.1
hriome mi rrious that we would haie to aban
don Midi onl of way placs'! as this, he is likely
! h hiheadcd or shot for liU lo.tally lo Ihe
Amriiiiins, ,u many citltei pioniUIn,- natltrj
already hate.
CALLAHAN AHEAD.
11 r.xehislte Wne from 'Ihe .WotMed Pics.
Philadelphia. N.t. '.'I. At the Pun. u ih.
hh. 1I11I1 loniuhi Tim rallaiian, o llils ilti,
ami O-i ir 'fi.iiiliiu. Ihe U111.1I1 1 hid, tnualii M
kmiikU M ihe IhiKli r.ill.iliiu hnl fll-lith (In
hitter of the ho'll III the fteilli will hip. Iljliy
llurk and Dddie f.irdurr. a hiolliei' of ihe
Kid, fought iv ol the lnitil loiuids eter till.
in-.-.-il in Ihi lilt, in Hlii.h Hull, if.-inul In
lute Ihe adiaiilap.
PRESIDENT'S OUTING.
B.t KmIusIio Mire Irom Tlw Atvicuted I'rcu.
ranlon, O.. hept. 21. - Pie.itl.nl and Mr. Me
Klnlry went for nn cxteudid diitr this inornlu;.
baler the pichlrnl irrcitcd a uuniher ol rallrr.
In Ihe afternoon Prckidenr and ill-. Mehinlej"
iliote In New- Ihrlin. a little low 11 retiu mil"
litrlh of Hi' ell. In Ihe etcnin (he 'ii-ldnt
I. s cited a few frltlitks who called in mi iiifornul
t. at.
MR. BRYAN CONFERS I
WITH THE LEADERS
Denies Stories That He Has Ar
ranged Cabinet Positions in Ad
vance Trust Agitation.
Hy EuluMir Wire from The Aotlilrd Pies...
Chicago, Sept. a I.- Williams JennlnR!.
Btynu enmo to I'hleflpo this uiorntng
from his homo in Lincoln, Neb., held
11 conference with various members of
Ihe Democratic national committee
and teturned to Lincoln this evening.
Among those present at the con
ference were Senatjor J. K. Jones,
t'halrman Johnston. Vice Chairman W.
J. Stone, National Commltteeemen F.
I). O'Brien, of Minnesota; I). J. Cam
pau, of Michigan; B. V. Shlveley, of
Indiana, and Congressman Shafroth,
of Colorado; Governor Longlno, of
Mississippi, and J. Hamilton Lewis,
of AVnshlngton.
At the conclusion of his conference
with the member) of the committee,
Mr. Biyan gave out the following
statement In refutation of n, report
that positions In his cabinet, should
he be elected, had already been prom
ised: "I have not given to any one, either
verbally or In writing, a promise of a
cabinet position and I shall not, dur
ing the campaign, make any such
promise. I have not and I jhall not
authorize any one verbally or in writ
ing to promise any cabinet position or
any other position lo any one. If I
nm elected, I shall be absolutely free
lo discharge all the duties of the of
fice according to my platform, as far
11s the platform go?s, and according
to my own judgment In all matters
not covered by the platform."
"As to .Mr. Hanna's nts-ertlons con
cerning nu, I have nothing to' say.
The public tindei stands the situation.
The agitation of the trust ijuestlon Is
meeting with success. It Is something
that appeals to every worklngman."
Colonel Bryan, accompanied by Colo
nel J. Hamilton Lewis, of Washington,
took the Burlington for Lincoln, Neb.,
at 1.50 p. in. Vice Chnlrmnn Stone
will leturn to Xew Yoik tomorrow.
EIGHT PERSONS
ARE DROWNED
Another Flood in Texas Town of
Brownwood Partly Wrecked.
Widespiead Damage.
lly i:olusitc Who from The ssocl.itcd Piesj.
Dallas, Sept. 24. Eight persons are
reported to have Vert, drowjied n the
flood nt Brownwood. Part of tho town
was wrecked. Communication is cut
off both by wire and rail.
The Leon river and Its branches have
swept over an Immense area In the
country around Dublin. Further to
west, In the Brownwood section, the
Colorado, the Chonco, the Pecan and
other rivers and their tributaries have
made widespread damage.
STEEL PLANTS TO OPERATE.
Establishments to Be Started Will
Employ 8,000 Men.
Dy Krlulu Who Irom The AoeUtol Prc.
Pittsburg. Sept. J I. Ordeis were Is
sued from the general officers of tho
American Steel Hoop company In this
city, to begin operations nt all the
plants that aie in icadlne.ss to bo
started, and to pro pa re the others for
resumption as soon as orders are
given.
The plants to be Minted aie In
Pittsburg, Youngstown, Ohio; Point"
toy, Ohio; Monesson, Pa.: Sharon, Pa.,
nnd Oreen vlllc, Pa., and employ eight
thousand men.
NEW OIL GUSHER.
Virninia Well riowing; at the Rate
of 200 Barrels an Hour.
lit i:iliislte Wire fiom The Aoociaiul Picvi.
Plttsburu'. "vpt. -I The ontli Piiin Oil Co
has iiiiiln .1 iiimiuduiis ettlKe in a lira' oil will
in lawi 1 ninny, New iiglni.i. Tin will is
ll.iw'itu; al the late il J' bantis an hour or
J.Mm lunch. .1 day.
Tlie tacks piutiiled arc ion small ,n hold the
xrcat Unit mid the oil is helm allowed 10 ri.n
into u creel, and dammed up with a licit" of
pimipui!; il out lain.
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.
11 tulusiio Wile Irom The yn!alnl Pre-s.
Veil Voil., Sept. 21 -Arrlicil: Allot', fiom
Ihtinrii. I Iran. I. Itoliinlatn, liollcidaiii;
Ihr.ln hslatid, llainhiuu, 11.1 I'lttiiouth md
( l.eihouiir. J.U 11 pool iilted' Klruita, fr-ui
New Yoik. ( In Ihuiic " ailctl: limrr hui
luit ilium llieiiien) .w- Yoik. (Iil1rjlt.11 -Called:
Puis Ifi.in liuiua ami ViIm, Nhv
Ycik. lluii'in Anltid Tratc. Nciv YeiiU,
Sinthamptoii.
WILL HARRASS THE BRITISH.
Hy Kit libit p Will" fiom The Assoc laled Previ
London, Sept. 21 "Mnn. Mcjn and llcllr."
sats .1 di'hpitch In tin. Iliily tail fiom laiurenzn
Marquei, "will riniitn with the light llif htuKh
cry. nnd it is oltuialcd lhat 11 foiee nf liners,
uifKriKatlm; from T.nnH m 1J.ui, is planulufr to
hbiia.s tho Ilillii line, oi . ..'iiinunli Jlion."
FOUR HUNDRED MINERS STRIKE
11 lltilusltc Wire f 1 mil The Asoclaird Pi cm.
Kimxtllli. Tinti.. Sept. 21. --Pour hundred
1111111 lit ol Ihe Coal I'retk lompaiiv'i. mines t
I ojl Cieik, Teiiii.. hlriiii. Indit. utler hnhlluz
n inai I'l.'-tlnx and tiitlni af.ill'il ihe t-oiitl.nt
for ilit ijr ulhied ht iht manavei.
MR. SHAFFER RESIGNS.
11 i:olu.lic Wnc front Th' csoeialed Prei.
.iUIIIEIowii. . 's.p' "I. It hak dftlinpcl
hrie Hi il I'ir.lilflil rii.'n-Iori- .1. Mulfi-r, tl the
Ainalcramatcd nclilion of Iron and Me.1 Work
UK. iindcrcsl hit risiL'nation during ill" jnini
lOtilrrciitc at 111. limitl.
PATROLS ON THE FRONTIER.
11 Pjtcltt.itc Wire from The AMorwtisI Picm.
I.nreiin lirnii. Sept. JI.--UrillU l-llrola
lute iiailusj Ihe I'omukumo frontier, IIocm
KUillnue to cioss ahnie and below tho )ioill"n
l,i.h hy tlie JiiltUI,. 'fhe ridlns liorsct. of (hl
I llcera am in a terrihlu condiliciii.
BOTH SIDES
NOW
CLAIM GAINS
An Uneventful Day at
the Lehigh Strike
Center.
NO BREAK IN RANKS
OF THE STRIKERS
According to Reports the Strikers
Made a Net Gain in Numbers The
M. S. Kemmerer Colliery Tied Up.
Mr. Mitchell Encouraged No Ben
efits Have as Yet Been Received
from the United Mine Workers.
Considerable Interest Attached to
Probable Action of Markle & Co.
Mine Workers Opposed to the Form
of Arbitration Suggested by the
Markles Better Feeling Prevails
Through the Entire Hazleton Re
gion. lly K-sclii.ltp Wlr.' from The Associated Press.
Ilaileton, Pa., Sep!;. 21. Contrary to
the expectations of both the operators
and the striking coal nilneis, th?re
wore no developments in the strike
situation in the Lehigh region today.
It was thought In somi quarters that
owing to the presence of troops In the
anthracite field a break would occur
In the ranks of the stilkers or that
a large number of additional men
would refrain from going to work.
The operators, as a rule, predicted a
break In the strikers' ranks, nnd the
labor leaders were equally sure they
would tie up this region tighter than
ever.
Tonight both sides claim they had
made good gains. It teems, however,
from the most lelinble icports received
here today fiom the entire region that
the strikers made a not gain In point
of numbers. The SI. 5. Kemmerer col
liery at Sandv Hun. on the North
Side, was lied up today, but the opera
tion Is not a listing one. There were
many Morles olloat In regard to the
situation ut tJia.Lattlmer mines, Thci
strike leaders asserted that the col
liery at that place was completely
tied up. but when a representative of
the Calvin Pardee company, which
owns the mines, was asked about the
situation there, he said the colliery
was limning along as usual and that
only nbout fifty out of one hundred
employes had failed to go Into the
slopes today. The I'nlted .Mine Work
ers have been working hard to get
the Lattlmcr men to quit. The most
of the other collieries In the Hazle
ton district which havt not yet been
shut down entirely reported that their
working forces had been more or less
Increased. This the labor people de
clare to be untrue.
Mr. Mitchell's Statement.
President Mitchell. In discussing the
situation In the entire region, tonight
said:
H'potls ice filed by im todat fiom Ihe low 11
aiitliiatiu fchii.tlkill) nirlon initiate tli.it at
lral 2.IHH) mine woikeis Joined the Milkers In
tlu.t. V laiae number of llie-o came fiom Ihe
Ih'uilint; eoiiiijauyV in!u?s. In the la high leirmii
we nude, lame Kains. I hate not r.'u'tod ilea.
nite ftgiiir-i. hut I idiniild Juduo that the mini
bir of nirti hetototoio woikliu; and who did
not Kt't Into lint mines in this ilLirnt tnilat
I umlKiril between lilt) and 00.
The imitlnxs held on Sunilai h Ihe I nil 'd
Mine Wolkci, at wiliilt men who im not himik
weie slronul meed to help In iic fijlit, lou
ttidt. s 1 whole I feel more iic-our.tcd lu-tilL-lit
than 1 hue at am time Mine tin ttilkf
hcsuii. and I nm lonfuhnt lhat within tin 1.1" ;
ftw ik'.iH the entile aiitliiacite coal field 111
Pcuui.tltan'.! will be Idle At no place today
did wo ln.e a man.
In legard to the efforts of Arch
bishop Uyan, of Philadelphia, to bring
about a settlement through nrbltiatlou.
Sir. Slitchell wild:
AiihhUhop II.kui will call upon Ihe pit nilt ills
o Ihe t .11 lints 1 .ill roads which hate minim; in
ttlfts ill tills legion, ul tile U'tptL'.l ol the
t nit id Mill. Woikils. ami tt 111 tindri Ids urood
oltites In the itlltizslf. If the othctjls icfll'c In
meet li's Kiace, it will icitalnlv tlcmoiisiraii'
thiir iiisliurril ill publiilt dei lailns Ihcir wit
llliri.es to Hint with tltcli men, nnd will plan
thim ill tlie Mini pnsiliuti as that unci t,cr
pled hy Mi. anilerbllt, wlm irr foiclbl.t haul
lhat Ihe pithlli.' In.il 110 iiinu-sts whlih a 'or
poiatloti was hound to mint l.
No Benefits Received.
When Sir. Slitchell was asked If tho
sti Iking mlneis had received any bene
IltH from the United Sllno Workers of
AniPtiea since the strike was inaug
urated, he simply said: "No."
Mr. Slitchell was u busy man at the
I'nlted Sllne Workers' headquaiters to
day. He held numerous conferences
with organizers and others In resard
to the carrying out of plans for con
tinuing the light against the operator-.
There Is not the slightest change In
the situation In regard to a hettleineut
of the labor war. Neither side hits ap
priiaehed the other, and there Is noth
ing In view which would Indleute that
anything will sunn be ilom In Hint
direction. The I'nlted .Mine Winkers
are still devoting most of their atten
tion lo getting out thi men, while the
oiiil'.itoi'H are doing th best tlmv can
Willi lludr I'lipjiled fou OS.
Considerable Inlertst Is ill 1 11 hod o
tlie answer the tit 111 of .. It. Marlili' ci
Co. will ni.ike lo th ;rl .iiiren pre
sented by Its employes. The linn has
Intimated th.u it will make soiuo sou
of 11 coni esslon to the men. but rt.
fuses to nay what It will be until to.
inoirow, when the ten days In w'leli
tho thin was allowed to make an an
swer will expire. The Ilnu will Irstie
11 long statement, In which It will give
Its answer, and' this will be mado pub
lic tomorrow night. The action of tho
Markle linn will be closely watched by
other Individual operators, and it Is
believed by some who are in 'nur-h
with the situation that if the dim
leaches ,i satlsfaiioilly settlement
with Its men It might lend other oper
ators to open negotiations with their
employes.
The Slnrkln Ilnu has an ngrevniont
Willi Its men that if a salisfartor
answer Is not made, 'then the whole
nintter Is to be left to two men, one
lo be selected by each side, to iirhlti.ile
the differences. If they full to agree,
the two utbltrutors aie lo select a
third person.
Mine Workers Object.
The L'nited Sllne Workers are op
posed to arbitration 011 this t'lan.
President Slitchell, in his .statement a
few days ago, said the United Sllne
Workers are willing to arbitrate If nil
the negotiations are carried on simul
taneously. The entire llHZleton region was ex
tremely quiet throughout the day; not
a single case of violence was reported
from any town. A better feeling now
prevails and the faar of trouble seems
to be disappearing.
The battalion of the Kighth regiment,
which arrived at SIcAdoo, live miles
from here, today and which made a
demonstration In that town and sur
rounding country, returned to Shenan
doah at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
THE SITUATION
AT SHENANDOAH
Cambridge Colliery the Only One in
Operation Yesterday No
Disturbances.
Dy Kulusltc Wire fiom The Associated Prcu,
Shenandoah, Sept. 21. The ranks of
the striking mine workers were clearly
augmented today In this region, and,
although the employes of the various
collieries were promised ample protec
tion, but few of them showed a dispo
sition to resume work this morning.
In fact, at only one colliery in the im
mediate vicinity of this town did suffi
cient men report to permit operations.
This was the Cambridge colliery,
owned by James SlcCJInnls & Company,
which gives employment to 14(1 men.
Of this number, 130 ure said to have
worked today.
All of the Philadelphia and Heading
collieries about Shenandoah, the col
Ileiles In the Kllangoivan and (illheit
son districts, the William Penn and
all the mines at Slahanoy City and all
the Packer collieries, operated by the
Lehigh Valley Coal company, are Idle.
The (iirardvllle and Gllbertson col
lieries, which worked Saturday, did not
resume today. The only colliery that
worked In Schuylkill county east of
Shenandoah was the Park Place. Those
In operation between Shenandoah and
Sit. Carmel were tho Potts and the
Bast, in the Ashland district, tho Pres
ton No. 3. nt Glrardvllle. and the Lo
cust Spring and Locust On p.
There were no attempts at violence
at any time during the day. Several
miners were Intercepted by strikers on
their way to the Cambridge colliery,
but they suffered no Injury.
Tonight at closing time a crowd of
strikers assembled In the vicinity of
the hame mine, but were dispersed by
the provost guard. In anticipation of
trouble, the troops were on the move
early this morning. A battalion of ths
Eighth regiment infantry, Slajor Spea
in command, proceeded to the Knicker
bocker district: a battalion of the
Twelfth regiment, under Major Cier
hart and accompanied by Slajor Far
eiuahar. of General Gobln's staff,
marched to William Penn and Lost
Creek. Tho Fourth Infantry sent out
two battalions. Lieutenant Colonel
Karncst commanding and accompanied
by Captain Inglis. aide de camp to
General Gobin. They patrolled the
loads In the ICUangowan and Turkey
Run fields. A battalion of the Klchth
regiment went by 1 till to SIcAdoo and
Auelenrleel, reluming late In the after
noon, while the Governor's Hoop went
to Slahanoy City. The tioops on their
letuin reported that no disturbance'
had oecuried.
The only Incident of note today In
Shenandoah proper was the funeral of
John Chunltskl. the Polander who was
shot and killed dining Pildny's t lot.
About two thousand union mine work
ers followed the body to the grave,
while neaily as many more foielgn
men and women walked along the side,
walks to the cemeteiy. Services weie
held In the Polish Catholic church.
".Mother" Jones nihil essed the assem
bled mine workers after the services.
OrganUers James Sweeney and
Geoi.ge Harris came to town today, the
latter hating addissel 11 meeting of
mine workers at Mount Carmel. Tho
organizers aio making stienuous ef
forts to perfect tlie union In this dis
trict. Captain Uanl'l Christian, of the
coal and Iron police, again called cm
General Gobin today and urged him
to station some of the troops at Sla
hanoy City. Oener.il Gobin state.H
lhat In Is thinking Feiiously of adopt
ing Captain Christian's suggestion, as
l ununited on l'aue 'J I
THIS NEWS THIS HORNING
Weather Indications Today,
fAIRi FftCSH WINDS.
Ifeiicral Opcr.itoiic md Miiktri, I 'ttiin Itaiti'i.
I.oial Milkers Wmi- Kin. on l."itir llltlrlt H.
Win tho l'lllilni War I riui.msod.
1.1 111 1.1 1 tiriotnr9 unit lrlk.i CUim I Mil a
H'uiii liidrd).
The l-i'l lUtlh' "f the llir tt ir
i.tiii-ial- i'ilIwtMO i'rtuiM'lt't'lij ..
'I In- Trl'iuiw'n IMiKatktwl 'twM.
lalllmial.
Ntuu'r 0inhU 011 th" 111 'V,
lifiioul lliwli- at Ilu3t" UU Mi-.tv.
nMsitdio'i I'ouriins (M'r 1.
Ul s Ikx.I Itiurri 'uunltte Hi Mdnit
linrnliratlrg.
Ih tel of- i arjitnit"' lirtiml Si- 'rrurv.
I a I lM-jl Mrlk-r llaic :.im on 1iwcr
llitltt'l id mliiilod).
mnmim May.iirt fcniittoa et Municipal
laagut.
l-eul-ttet SrraBton and Subill'illi.
Itnunc) Ahout ttio tunit'.
I,ed -Wvrk r( tint CeurU.
Financial and Coiiinirrchl,
ALL EYES ON
HAPPENINGS IN
SCHUYLKILL
Local Strike Occurrences
Attract Comparatively
Small Attention.
WHERE INTEREST CENrBRS
Oenerol Opinion That tho Turning
Point of tho Conflict Is to Have
the Schuylkill Region as It's Lo
cality and Nearly All tho Question
ing Is as to How tho Battle Goes
Thero Crowd Congregated nt
Bellcvue Breaker Expecting That
nn Attempt WouldsBo Made to Op
crate It Soft Coal Is Coming Into
Scranton in Largo Quantities.
Railroadmen and Non-Union. Coal.
"How are things helow?" Is about
the only question asked In those parts
concerning tho strike situation. The
undisturbed quiet, tho inactivity of
the operators nnd tho strikers, and
the absence of any thing to cause ap
prehension of Immediate trouble of a
serious nature, has the effect of turn
ing all eyes on the lower districts,
where the battle rages fiercely.
1-ach day has Its quota of Import
ant local happenings of minor account,
as having n bearing on tlie general sit
uation. These are Inquired about, how
ever, only Incidentally. Kvcryono
iieems to realise that tlie tide of vic
tory, on one side or the other, will
turn In the lower Holds, and that In
this region nothing is to bo expected
of any great moment until there Is
n. decided turn below, the stiikets
hereabouts evincing a determination
to stand firm and occasion no worry
to their leaders that would distract
them for the arduous work In th
other fields and compel them to with
draw some of their energies thcio
from. Opposite Opinions..
Tho strikers bellow the lower dis
tricts will soon be completely tied inl
and that they will eventually win 11
decided victory. The opeiatora bellow
that the tie-up In tho other districts
will not be effected and that a break
In the strikers' ranks In this district:
will soon occur, and declare, without
equivocation and with all the empha
sis they can command that the strik
ers cannot win. The general opinion of
the neutral onlookers Is that the min
ers chances of victory against the sol
idly organized and strongly Intrenched
coal men are not very good.
Yesterday the strlkeis In this region
waited intently to heat what effect
the military protection afforded the
Schuylkill miners would have. Would
those who quit because of their fear
of mob violence, return to work under
Use protection guaranteed by the pres
ence of the soldiers, or would tho
sending of mllltla into their midst
cause them to fulfill the prophecy oC
tho Sllne AVorkers' ofllcerp, namely,
that whether or not they were bent
on joining the strikers' ranks, thev
would resent tho Introduction of sol
diers Into the conlllct ns an unfair
si heme to furnWh an ally to tho opei -ators.
and refuse to bo on tho sama
eld as this ally?
Paramount Question.
This was the question that was para
mount yestoiday and much store was
laid upon the occurrences that would
make up tho answer to It. As has
been Iho case all along In Instances of
this kind, the reports were conflict
ing. The strike leaders claimed niii
thlng. the operators another, and tho
newspapers another.
As has aim been the wont, the three
sotrf if qupBtloneiM, the sttlKcrs, tlw
operators 1 nd "the general public be -lleved
thrtu widely varylnir stoiles,
tho Hirlkeis mid operators, of courso,
taking for granted the refpoctlve stor
ies that favored their respectlv.l
ciiue.es, and the gouonil public pin
ning Its faith to th. newspapers.
Hcfoie this week Is out. It Is safe to
predict, th1 answer will be written so
unmistakably that no one can mistake
it.
STORY OF THE DAY
IN THIS REGION
What little f.iltli is placed in tho
lleUBimpeis by mine ot the sttlkpr.4
was Htlesled yesi"ri!i.i imirning by
lli large throng of men nnd women
rillhil gatlieietl .11 the UiileMie col
li' rv li witness the attempt to re
sume operation there. All the Sun
day newspapers and yesteiday mnrn-
i 'ontiniji'd on Pairf T I
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WEATHER TOHECAST.
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Wuhinclen, fcpt. 'Jl. 1'ortcait fcr 4-
IviMclay and Wpdiwuday: Ka-itceSii ruin, -f-
njlmnla -Fair 'lueday and Wednesday; .
frtsh north in rait tvinilf
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