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I
ROOSEVELT
ATTACKED BY
BRYANITES
Colorado Touglis Try to
Break Up a Meeting.
NOISY DEMONSTRATIONS
railing in tm Attempt to Prevent
tho Governor from Making a
Speech tho Hoodlums Attack tho
Speaker and Party on the Way to
tho Train Colonel Roosevelt Pro
tected by a Number of Bough
Riders Who Accompanied Him.
By Exclusive Wire from Tlie Associated Tress.
Cripple Creek, Colo., Sept. 26. Gover
nor Roosevelt had u most exciting ex
perience today nt Victor, a few miles
from Cripple Creek, among the mines,
where a demonstrative crowd has hr
Kembled. Tho governor had a narrow
escape from serious personal vlolenre.
The Incident was the only one of the
kind that has occurred during tho pro
gress of the trip and It is said that tho
liouble was occasioned by a small body
of roughs who had been organized and
paid for tho purpose of breaking up
the meeting. Tho men engaged were
few In number, but very violent in their
attack.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at Armory
hall, which was filled. Ho had hardly
began speaking when he was interrupt
ed by noisy demonstrations. He said:
"In my state the men who were put
on the committee on platform to draw
up the anti-trust platform at Kansas
City convention had at that timn
their pockets stuffed with lee trust
stock. The Democratic leader in New
York, Richard Croker, upon whom you
base your only hope, and it is a
mighty slim, hope, too, was another
great stockholder, and if, in fact, you
were to read through the list of stock
holders in that trust it would sound
like reading the roll of tho members
of Tammany Hall."
A voice crlcdi "What about the rot
ten been"
The governor replied: "I alo it .and
you will never get near enough to be
lilt with, a bullet or within five miles
of it."
Governor Roosevelt persisted in fin
ishing his remarks, though there was
an evident intention among those pres
ent that he should not do so. "When
the governor left tho hall with his
party to go toward the train, ho was
surrounded by a company of Rough
Riders, commanded by Sherman Boll,
one of his own soldiers in the Spanish
war. He was also accompanied by
General Curtis Guild, jr., of Boston:
John Proctor Clarke, of New York;
General Irving Hale, of Colorado:
United States Senator Wolcott; Frank
C Goudy, candidate for governor of
Colorado: Percy S. Rider, candidate
for lieutenant governor: A. SI. Steven
son, Lieutenant TJco and several others.
One Assailant Knocked Down.
Governor Roosevelt and his parly
Were on foot. A crowd of boys and
men began throwing stones and shout
ing for Bryan. The Rough KIders,
mounted and unmounted, closed In
nround the governor to protect him
from assault by the mob. One made a
personal attack upon Governor Roose
velt and succeeded in striking him a
blow in tho breast with a stick. Tho
assailant was immediately knocked
down by Daniel M. Sullivan, postmas
ter of Cripple Creek.
A rush was then made by the mob
to drag tho mounted men in khaki uni
forms from their horses. The men
nfoot, also In khaki, closed around the
governor, making a wedge, which
pushed through the crowd and they
finally succeeded in gaining the train,
which was surrounded by tho mob. By
this time there were -probably 1,000 or
1,500 excited people in the vicinity and
fisticuffs were exchanged on all sides.
Many of tho mob were aimed with
Etlcks and clubs, some with rotten
potatoes, stale eggs and lemons. The
entire party regained the train, how
ever, without serious injury, and it
pulled out of the place with the Rough
Riders on tho rear platform.
Governor Roosevelt, while regretting
the occurrence, was not disturbed by
the incident and was ready to proceed
with his speeches in Cripple Creek.
Denver, Sept. 20. The following mes
sage has been received in this city:
"The Roosevelt train will pass
through Victor tonight on Its Journey
to Pueblo. Several detectives with
SVinchesters guard the train."
STRIKE CAUSES SUICIDE.
Miss Annie- Yotter's Body in the
Lehigh River.
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Tics.
Bethlehem, Sept .26. Miss Annie
Yotter, of Reading, who camo to Free
mansburg, near here, In the forepart
of the month, with u married sister,
to spend the winter with relatives,
told acquaintances last evening that
she would stroll aloilg tho Lehigh
river and pick daisies. Her hat was
found later in tho meadows and this
evening her drowned body was recov
ered from the river.
Deceased was financially interested
in coal mines and it is believed that
the strike affected her mind and that
she committed suicide.
KOST SENTENCED TO DEATH.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Berlin, Sept, 28. Bartholomew Host, who was
extradited from Chit ago in October of last ear,
ec cnarge of robbing ami killing Mario Vodlcka,
cook whom he had married, and tliiuuing
lur body in the Elbe, has been sentenced to
dtitb at Uicmen,
LI STARTS FOR PEKIN
Tho Earl Is Escorted by Russian and
Japanese Troops American
Church Destroyed.
Dy Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Tress.
London, Sept. 27, 4.15 a. m. The
china question Is again in the phase
of discussion of the stability of tho
Kuropcan concert and tho likelihood of
Germany finding It convenient to
modify her aggresslvo nttltude. Ac
cording to the Yokohama correspond
ent of the Dally Mall, Japan assents to
Germany's proposal, but at the same
time strongly urges that there should
be no prolonged delay In the negotia
tions. The same authority says that
Japan would decline to follow Germany
in pursuing the imperial court into the
intei lor of China,
From Shanghai comes tho announce
ment that an imperial edict confers
posthumous honors on the anti-foreign
high commissioner, Li Ping Heng, wlm
committed suicide after the evacuation
of Tung Chow, and Duke Cluing VI.
the late emperor's father-in-law, who
killed himself after the emperor and
empress regent left I'ekln.
t hlnesc rapers assert that orders
have been issued for the erection of a
new imperial palace at SI Ngan Fu.
They also report LI Hung Chang has
started for I'ekln, escorted by Russian
and Japanese troops and that Lu
I'liuan Lin has been appointed viceroy
of Canton. Shcng'n yatnen confirms
rumor that Li Hung ('hang has re
ceived secret orders to e.ttempt to re
capture Pckln.
Describing the disorders in the vi
cinity of Cuntoti, the Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Times, w lrlng yes
terday, says:
"The American church lu the su
burbs of Canton has been destroyed
and the Catholic church nt To-Kam-Hang
and the foreign cemetery there
have been desecrated.
EFFECTS OF STRIKE.
Hundreds of Men Are Idle in New
Jersey Dealers Think Trouble
Will Soon Be Over.
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Tress.
New York, Sept. 26. As a direct con
sequence of the strike among the coal
minors of Pennsylvania more than 200
men are idle today in Weehawken, N.
J. Superintendent Smith of the Dela
ware and Hudson Coal Supply com
pany, laid otf the last of his employes
today. In all, 260 men, who before were
earning $2.23 a day are lying idle.
Superintendent Pahilla, of the Erie
dock In Weehawken, tonight told the
twenty men on his force of workmen
that there was at present no work for
them today. There were about 125 em
ployed in these yards. The dismissals
in both yards included clerks In the
offices, crews of trains, yardmen and
laborers, J. Samuel Smoot, chairman
of tho board of trustees of the Retail
Coal Dealers' Exchange of New York,
taken an optimistic view of the situa
tion. "I do not believe the strike can last
many weeks longer," he said. "If it
should, and cold wether set in, there
would be such a protest in New York
and other cities that the people would
force a settlement. Arbitration would
have to be conceded. The side that
stood out against arbitration woujd be
visited with the indignation oftTie en
tire country."
WORK AT GALVESTON.
Twenty-Five Bodies Taken from
Ruins Yesterday.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Galveston, Sept. 26. Nearly two thou
sand men were engaged in clearings the
streets, removing debris and disposing
of dead bodies today. Twenty-five
bodies were recovered today and thirty
live yesterday. Governor Sayers left
here this afternoon for Austin, where
he will consult with the attorney gen
eral relative to a proposition from the
city government for a fund with which
to operate the municipal government
from now until the end of the fiscal
year, February 2S.
About $100,000 will bo required. Gov
ernor Sayers discouraged the Idea of
using the relief fund for this purpose.
MISS WHITE MURDERED.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury in the
Oneonta Mystery.
lly Inclusive Wire (rom The Aswclatcd Tress.
Blnghamton. N. Y., Sept. 26. Coro
ner Van Vechtens" verdict In the death
of Annie White, at Oneonta, reported
in these dispatches, finds that the wo
man was murdered by Mis. Samuel
Hlllslnger, at whose home the young
woman was employed.
It Is believed that Mrs. Hlllslnger
thought the White girl was robbing
her of her husband's affections, and her
Jealousy led to the murder. Tho ac
cused woman maintains that the girl
committed suicide.
READING OUTPUT.
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Herding. Sept. '20. It is estimated by the
Philadelphia and Heading company olhclala that
their mines produced about fiiO cars of coal
today. Tiny do not nntlilpatc a laigcr output
while the strike continues, and it Is expected
from now on the production will grow lets
daily.
COURTESY AT LINCOLN.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20. Before leavinjr for
Nebraska City this evening, Jtr. Bryan In a
note to tho press,, requested that hii political
ft lends remove his pictures from thu windows
on Oct. 2, as a matter of courtesy to the He
publican candidate for vice president, Colonel
Itoosevclt, who visits the city on that day.
PRESIDENT AT CANTON.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Canton, O., Sept. 20. President and Mrs. Jlc.
Klnley thlc etching attended the wedding of
Mr. A. B. Clark and Miss filth Eogle. chil
dren of their old-time neighbors and friends,
slid remained at the home of the bride's par
ents, llr. and Mrs. II. C. Eogle; for the ic
ccptlon
IN WAITING
ATTITUDE
Change in Pekin Pro
gramme May Yet
Be Made.
PURPOSE OF THE DELAY
To Ascertain More Clearly the Plans
of the Powers in Whose Interest as
Well as in Our Oown Mr. Conger
Was to Endeavor to Bring About
Negotiations for n Settlement In
structions to American Minister
May Need Recasting Effect of Ad
vancement of Prince Tuan.
fly Exclusive Wire from The Associated 1'rrw.
Washington, Sept. 26. One belated
despatch from General Chaffee relative
to conditions in Pekin on the 21st Inst,
was made public today, it is apparent
that our government Is again In wait
ing attitude, after having made the
Important move toward a reduction of
tho American troops lu China an
nounced yesterday. General Chaffee
hafi not received the department's In
structions when he sent his message,
made pubfjc today, but, without doubt,
now has It in hand. His offer to es
cort LI Hung Chang was In conformity
with the expressed purpose of the state
department to facilitate in every
proper manner the Journey of the Chi
nese viceroy to Pekin. Still It is now
regarded as Just as well that the offer
has been declined, and the responsi
bility for Li's safety left to the Rus
sians.
The instruction to Minister Conger
to establish relations with Li and
Prince Ching Is still held up here. It
is beginning to appear that the pur
pose of the delay is to ascertain more
clearly the plans of the powers in
whose interest, as well as our own.
Mr. Conger was to endeavor to bring
about negotiations for a settlement.
If it shall appear that there is a dis
position on the part of any consider
able proportion of them to reject in
advance the well-meant efforts of the
United States government to bring
about a conference and negotiations in
which they could participate on equal
terms with our government with tho
purpose of terminating the Chinese
difficulties, then Mr. Conger's instruc
tions may require recasting. It might
be regarded as useless for him to ar
range for a meeting of the powers with
China which the former do not care to
attend, owing to entirely different pur
poses from those animating the United
States and there probably is no dis
position to subject our minister to hu
miliation by a flat failure which might
be anticipated.
It is also possible that the news rela
tive to the advance of Prince Tuan to
a position where he might influence the
negotiations is regarded as worthy of
attention, and that our government
may delay proceedings as long as he
stands In the way. The state depart
ment has not been officially informed
of Prince Tuan's promotion.
NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR.
Fanners Day at the Interstate Ex
hibition at Trenton.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Trenton, Sept. 20. This was far
mer's day at the Interstate fair and
the attendance was 2V00. The racing
was fine. A feature of the fair was
the parade in front of the grand
stand of the horses that had taken
premiums in the departments other
than speed. This parade will be re
peated tomorrow, which will be poli
ticians' day. Governor Voorhees and
a large number of state officials will
be present. Following is a summary
of today's races:
2.20 pacing, purse $1,000; Council
won; Plzarro second, BUI DInehart
third; time, 2.13H, 2.14.i. 2-15. 2.15
trotting, purse JCOO; Nigger Jack first,
Winifred M. second, Mary D. third:
time, 2.17, 2.19U, 2.1-U4. Free-for-all
trotting, purse $1,000; York Boy won,
Bay Star second, Orlana third; time,
2.1414, 2.12U, 2.12, 2.12U.
The time of 2.12U beat tho track
record.
EFFECTS OF TORNADO
AND CLOUDBURST.
Two
Persons Killed and Thirteen
Wounded at Ferguson.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Ferguson, Iowa, Sept. 26. Two per
rons were killed and thirteen Injured
in the tornado and cloudburst which
struck this vlllaga last night. The
dead are; George, aged 3, and Elmo,
aged 1, children of John Lovelndy, and
the fatally injured are Mrs. John
Lovelndy, Mamie Holubar and Thom
as Pellng.
The oth3r ten sustained only minor
biulses and will recover. Half a doz
en houses, including tht Hutson hotel
and tho St. Paul railroad depot, were
demolished,
WORKINGMEN'S PARTY.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Wilkcs-Darre, Sept. 23. A political organisa
tion calling themselves the "Wcil.lngnun'a
Tarty" met here today and nominated .lames
Turnell for congress, md ex-Congrcsmaii Ulrica
for judge. There are four candidates in tho
field for congress now one Hepublican, two
Democrats and one labor man.
ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR TEXAS
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.--The citizens perman
ent relief committee today voted fciO.MO addi
tional to the relief of the 1'exas suffenrs. The
runltUnce of this amount makes the total cash
subscriptions sent to Governor Savers. iM.Oui.
HOME FOR KRUGER.
Boers' President Invited to United
States Sympathizers in Chicago
Form a Transvaal League.
By Ex"luslve Wlra from The Associated Tr"M.
Chicago, Sept. 26. Hoer sympathiz
ers from all parts of the United States,
representing various pro-Uoer move
ments and organizations, met hero to
day and formed a National American
Transvaal league. The delegtes voted
that an invltntlon, on behalf of the
American Boer sympathizers, should
bo extended to President Paul Kruger
to visit this country, and in tho event
of his being exiled from his country
by action of the British government,
to make tho United States his home.
Myron H. Walker, of Grand Rapids,
Mich., opened tho convention, and
Judge H. D. Peck, of Cincinnati, acted
as chairman. Permanent officers of
the new organization were elected as
follows:
President, Judge H. D. Peck. Cincin
nati; first vice president, Judge E. F.
Dunjie, Chicago; general secretary,
Herman V. Ploegg, Chicago; treas
urer, Peter Van Vllssingen, Chicago.
WANT WRIT FOR
TREASURER BARNETT
Norrlstown School Officials Desire
Full Appropriation Gov. Stone's
Letter of Explanation.
U.v Kxiltisiic Nile from The Associated Trcs.1.
Harrisburg, Sept. 26. C. Tyson Kratz
and Jacob S. Kratz, of Norrlstown. to
day filed a petition with the Dauphin
county court signed by tho school di
rectors of the district composed of
Lower Providence, Montgomery coun
ty, asking for a writ of alternative
mandamus against State Treasurer
James E. Barnett and Superintendent
of Public Instruction N. C. Schaeffer
to prevent them from withholding
from the district $129.57, an amount
scaled off the appropriation by Gover
nor Stone's reduction of the fund from
$11,000,000 to $10,000,000.
The district's share of the 'appropri
ation on the old basis was $1,123.20',
wlille under tho reduction It is entitled
to $1.293.6!. The writ was made re
turnable Oct. 10.
Governor Stone tonight made public
certain correspondence between him
self and State Treasurer Barnett, show
ing how he intended to restore the ap
propriation to $11,000,000 with the aid
of the next legislature. In response to
the governor's request on Sept. 11, 1900,
for Information as to the condition of
the state revenues, Colonel Barnett re
plied under same date that the re
ceipts for the fiscal year exceeded the
estimate made at the beginning of that
year about $900,000. "The receipts for
the present year up to and Including to
day," the state treasurer continued,
"and the approximate receipts of the
balance of the year will exceed the
estimate by about $2,589,000, making a
total of $3,4&9,000 of revenue In excess
of the estimate."
Colonel Barnett says in conclusion;
that it could be safely estimated that
there would be a balance in the state
treasury at the end of the present
fiscal year of not less than $2,000,000
over and above any sums that may be
duo and tho present condition of tha
treasury was due to the collection of
delinquent taxes by the attorney gen
eral and auditor general and to tho
executive vetoes and reductions of the
appropriations by the last legislature,
as well as the economy which has
prevailed In all the departments of
state. In reply, tho governor wrote to
Colonel Barnett on September 14 that
at the time of the reduction In the
school appropriation the legislature
had appropriated all of the estimated
revenue for 1899 nnd I'lOO and there
was a deficit In the treasury of about
$3,000,000. "After making all the re
ductions in other appropriations that
Justice would warrant," the governor
added, "I felt constrained to reduce the
school appropriation one million dol
lars for tho two years to partially
liquidate tho deficit In the treasury
and maintain the credit of the state.
Owing to the great prosperity of our
people and the activity of the auditor
general and attorney general in mak
ing collections, our revenue has great
ly increased. Tho deficit In tho treas
ury has been fully paid and there will
bo sufficient funds to warrant the
payment to the school districts of tho
million dollars withheld from them in
the last general appropriation bill, and
if the next legislature shall pass a
deficiency bill appropriating the one
million dollars to the pchool districts
for the years 1S99 and 1900 I will cheer
fully give It my approval. It is my
Intention to recommend this action In
my message."
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Tress.
New- Voik, Sept. 'X. Arrived: Frlcdilcli Per
Crosse, from Bremen; Oceanic, Liverpool; fur
ucssla, Glasgow; Sardinian, (;l.i;"vv. Cleared:
I,a Gascogne, llavie, Kaiser fiiederich, Ham
burg, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Ailer, Die
men. via Southampton. Sailed: St. Taui,
Southampton; Nooidland, Antwerp; Majestic,
Liverpool, Southampton Sailed: Lahn (from
llremen) New oik. via Clicibourg. Sully
Passed; New York, New Voik for Southampton
lloulnsnc Airlvwl: AintcnUm, New ork for
itotterdam tund proceeded). Urimeii Arrived:
KaUciiu Murti Tlu'iesla, New York, via Cher
bourg olid Southampton. Utonhead TaC'i:
Germanic, New York, tor (JucrrMovvn and Liv
erpool. Muni- Passed: I'uerst UUniartk,
New Yoik for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham
burg. Hth Head Passed: Aimterdam, New
Vork for ltolterdim.
CAMPAIGN BATTLE GROUND.
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
New York, Sept. !!fl. Ex-Governor Stone was
at the Pi'iimi-atlc headquarter today, ronmii;
direit from Chicago. In Ids opinion tho contest
in Illinois and Indiana will bo so close as to
require the best elforts of both parties.
SNOW FALLS IN WYOMING.
lly Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Evanston, Wyo., Kept. 2(3. All tho country be
tween Granger and Evanston, Wyo,, is covered
with oltniit flv liifltea of snow OH the level.
NO SOLDIERS
FOR HAZLET0N
Governor Stone Sees No
Necessity for Them
at Present.
'TROOPS ARE IN READINESS
Upon the Slightest Overt Act Regi
ments Can Be Brought to the Town
in a Short Time Sheriff Harvey
Does Not Propose to Attempt to
Handle a Mob with Deputies Tho
Markle Men Will Continue Work.
Few Gains Are Made by Strikers
or Operators Coal Production Is
Steadily Decreasing.
By Exclusive) Wire fiom Tho Associated Tiess.
Huzleton, Sept. L'l3. The request
made yesterday by Sheriff Harvey for
troops, although not refused, was not
granted by Governor Stone. The sher
iff and the state officials, however,
have an understanding between them
and if the necessity arises, soldiers
will be thrown Into this region In
short order. If this be done, the first
to arrive would probably be one of
the commands now stationed at Shen
andoah. The sheriff had a long talk
with Adjutant General Stewart over
the telephone and they agreed that
In view of tho calmness now prevailing
throughout the Lehigh Valley It would
bo Inadvisable to send an armed force
here at this time.
The sheriff gave out the following
for tho Information of the citizens of
this region:
"The fact that I have called upon
the sovernor for help Is true. I have
since been In communication with hlrrt
and also General Gobin, who assures
me that upon the slightest overt act
by the unlawful assembling of men
that ho will have troops here within
an hour and also assures me that they
will stay until all the trouble is over."
Mr. Harvey was seen today by a
reporter for the Associated Press In
regard to his request for state help.
He said that he would go from one
end of the country to tho other;, that
demands upon him for portraits had
become so numerous that he began
to realize the importance of his posi
tion. He said: "Under no circum
stances will I fire upon these men, nor
will I permit the deputies to fire upon
them, for I don't want ri repetition of
the shooting of some time ago."
There were no disturbances reported
In this region today. Rumors of con
templated marches of strikers are con
stantly In circulation, but as far as
can be learned there Is no truth In any
of them. Tho march early yesterday
morning from Cranberry to Derrin
ger was kept a secret until the start
ing time and tho strikers may again
get away on a similar march. Tho
sheriff is kept well informed of every
move tho strikers make in the way
of marching and will try to be on
hand In every instance to see that
life and property is not placed in jeo
pard. Three Strikers Arrested.
Three strikers were arrested by coal
and Iron police today, charged with un
lawful assembly and trespassing, while
walking along the railroad tracks on
Lehigh Valley Coal company property
between this company's No. 4 shaft
and No. 3 slope in the eastern part of
the city. They were released after a
hearing this afternoon.
The crisis at the mines of the G. 13.
Markle & Co. has been reached. There
were many expressions among the men
today of dissatisfaction against some
of the firm's answers to their demands.
The principal grievance of the men is
the wage scale. They ask for only
about half of what tho United Mine
Workers are demanding. Operations at
the Markle collieries were suspended
today, so that the employes could hold
meetings to discuss the firm's answer.
The meeting was held in the forenoon
and this afternoon the committee,
composed of employes of the several
Markle mines, with the exception of
Ebervale (which Is completely tied up),
made known to tho firm the decision
of the employes. They accept the firm's
proposition in regard to the hoisting of
men from the slope, acquiesce in the
refusal to pay the engineers by the
hour, and want to arbitrate all the
other grievances excepting those relat
ing to semi-monthly pay and the loca
tion of powder houses, which have
been adjusted by the answer of Markle
& Co.
Tho men nlso decided to remain at
work pending the arbitration negotia
tions and ngreed to ask the Arm to "do
duct from the pay of each family that
returns to work their quota for the
payment of the arbitrators selected by
the men."
Judging only by the talk of the men
It looks as If a considerable number
of men will not go to work tomorrow
morning. Tho force of men at each
of the Markle slopes Is now very short
handed. The firm for the time being
refused to discuss nnythlng In con
nection with its future actions.
Few Gains on Either Side.
With regard to the general strike
situation In tho Lehigh Valley It can
not be said that many gains were made
on either side today. Some who quit
work yesterday at the Coxe, Tom
hlcken, Derringer and Gowen mines
returned toduy. The Lehigh Valley
Coal company reports more men work
ing today that at any time since the
strike began.
The labor leaders claim accessions to
their ranks from both tho mines at
Eckley and Lattlmer.
The dally production of coal in the
district is steadily decreasing. This is
shown from the shipments of coal to
day, which indicate a falling off of
more than 75 per cent.
Edgar Gudllck, general superintend
ent of Coxe Brothers & Company's col
lieries, who was arrested yesterday on
the complaint of Peter Gallagher, .t
striking mine workers at Freeland, was
today fined $3. The superintendent was
charged by Gallagher with driving his
horse Into him and otherwise annoying
him. Gudllck refused to pay the fine
and will probably tnke the case to
court.
HANNA WORKING
TO SETTLE STRIKE
Presidents of Coal Roads Deny That
Conference Has Been Held Mr.
Hanna Is Reticent.
ny Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
New York, Sept. 2G. Tho Times will
say tomorrow:
Senator Hanna made another visit to
the oillces of J. P. Morgan & Co., in
Wall street, yesterday, which was
more protracted than his call on Mr.
Morgan the day before. A conference
was held at Mr. Morton's office, which
was attended by al) of tho presidents
of the coal railroads except President
Olyphant, of the Delaware and Hud
son, who is ill. Mr. Morgan Is work
ing hand In glove with Senator Hanna
to bring about a settlement of the an
thracite coal strike, and a report got
abroad in Wall street after the con
ference that the strike had been
settled.
President Fowler, of the Ontario and
Western, and other railroad officials
declined to talk. Some of the olllclals
would not even admit that they had
attended tho conference.
President Truesdale, of the Lacka
wanna, discussing the settlement re
port, said: "There Is not a word pf
truth In It. As a matter of fact, we
are no nearer a settlement today than
we have ever been. We started In to
light the miners' union and wo pro
pose to continue that fight to the end.
"As for the report of a conference
of the railroad presidents I do not care
to say anything about It one way or
the other; certainly there is no settle
ment, conference or no conference.
"In regard to the story that Arch
bishop Ryan called on me Tuesday, I
can only say that he did, but that I
waH out and that I did not meet him.
I do not know of any representatives
of the miners coming to see me."
When Plerson Hamilton, of the firm
of J. Plerpont Morgan & Company, de
clined to make a statement about the
conferences supposed to have taken
place in the office of his firm, he con
tented himself with saying that there
was nothing to be given out and noth
ing had been given out.
President Thomas, of the Erie, who
was reported to have admitted that a
conference took place, later absolutely
denied that he made any such state
ment. Vice-President Warren, of the Jersey
Central, had certainly not been repre
sented. John Edmonds, agent of the Phila
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company, said that he had heard noth
ing of such a conference.
Tho strike. It Is said, was discussed
at Republican national headquarters
yesterday at a conference attended by
Senator Hanna, Senator Scott, Treas
urer Cornelius N. Bliss, Joseph H.
Manley and Fred S. Glbbs. Before the
meeting Senators Piatt and Depew, of
this state, and Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, were consulted. The
session lasted more than two hours.
Senator Hanna was very reticent
when asked about what was being
done to settle the strike, and pro
fessed to know nothing about It.
"IJut you went to see J, Plerpont
Morgan, the head of the coal syndi
cate yesterday and today to see what
could be done about a settlement, did
not you?" he was asked.
"I was nt Mr. Morgan's office," re
plied the senator, "but I went there
to see a man from St. Paul."
"Have you been Informed that a
settlement has been reached?"
"No," Senator Hanna answered, "I
have heard that some of Markle's men
have returned to work, but nbout all
the information I have is what I
glean from the n?w.snapers."
It Is reported Senator Hanna is not
only doing all In his nower to end the
strike, but he almost succeeded In
averting It before It was ordered. His
efforts would have probably been suc
cessful, but for the Interference of a
self-constituted committee that upset
his plans.
WILLIAMSTOWN MINERS
DECIDE TO STRIKE.
Rev. Father Logue Follows Agitator
and Advises Men Not to Strike.
rty Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Harrisburg. Sept. 2fi. A meeting of
the miners at the Wllllamstown col
llery was held this evening in the pub
lic square, at which It was unanl-
ll'untinued on Taco 2.1
T1IK MSWS THIS MOUNINtt
Weather Indications Today,
FAini cooLen.
1 General No Troops to He Sent to Hazleton.
Operators MaMliv Heady to Stall Mining.
Hoodlums Att.uk Governor ltoo-,cult.
Policy of Waiting as Keginls China.
2 General No Troops for Ititlctvn (Con.
eluded.)
Uiyan After the Nebraska TruK
3 General Northeastern Tinii'ylvanla.
Die Tribune's Educational Contest,
4 Editorial,
News and Comment.
5 Gcneral--Cjndenscd American Political His-
tory,
U Local Si hool Dim ton In a Squabble,
CarpcnUrs and Woodworkers Will Not fuse.
7 Local Operators Making lteady to Start
Mli.in,- (Com bided.)
Opposition to fie New BouUvard.
8 Local Wot Scranton and Suburban.
0 Hound About tho County.
10 Local Court Troc cedlnjrs.
financial and Commtrclal.
COMPANIES
PREPARING
Making Ready to Take
Advantage of a Favor
able Opportunity.
ARE TO FORCE THE ISSUE
Small Army of Deputies and Coal
and Iron Police Have Been Sworn
in Commissions for Four Hundred
of the Latter Have Been Received
by Recorder of Deeds Warnke Not
Content to Walt Much Longer for
the Strike to Break Up Coming
in of Bituminous Coal Is Causing
Concern to Everybody Tie-Up Un
changed. ,
if corroboration was needed for Tho
Tribune's story of yesterday that thu
operators are contemplating the open
Ing up of some of tho collieries in this"
region, that corroboration is at hand In
the shape of four hundred coal and Iron
police commissions issued by Governor
Stone at the Instance of the five big
companies, and received hero yesterday
by Recorder of Deeds Warnke.
These officers, together with the
scores of deputies that have been sworn
by Sheriff Pryor at the request of th
coal companies since tho strike began,
will give the operators a forco largo
enough, It Is figured, to cope with any
emergency that might arise In connec
tion with the proposed activity.
The operators will not. say outright
that they contemplate any immediate
move In this direction, but none deny
that such a. thing is inevitable If tho
strike Is prolonged to any considerable
period.
It Is simply a question as to how
soon the move will be made and ths
answer to that question is to be seen
In the occurrences of the next few days
In the Schuylkill and Hazleton regions.
if the men In the Schitylklll region
fall to return to work and the strikers
In the Hazleton region continue to
maintain their strong front. It will, of
course, mean a long struggle unless
something effective is done by tho
operators in the way of striking back.
This something Is now unquestionably
under way and by the early part of the
coming month It can be looked for to
eventuate.
The plan Is to have the Delaware
and Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, Pennsylvania, Hillside
Coal and Iron and Temple Iron com
panies each open up one, or, If possi
ble, more collieries, nnd keep them go
ing at any cost. '-Several individual
operators are counted upon to
be able without any difficulty to
resume operations as soon as their men
see any of the big companies' collieries
at work. Once there Is any consider
able number of men at work dally ac
cessions are figured upon, and when
it Is seen by the strikers that tho oper
ators can and will keep some mines
going, the wavering ones will, the op.
erators contend, break, and the strike
will be at an end.
Every one, including the operators,
realize that all this will not be ac
complished without Inviting turbulence,
but they assert In reply that
they must do something in self
defense, and are ready to take the risk.
If the strikers do not soon begin to
lose gtound in the lower districts the
operators will force the issue here.
EVENTS OF DAY
IN THIS REGION
Mine Workers' officials throughout
the whole region are greatly agitated
over the coming of soft coal into
Scranton, and have taken steps to
find its source and, if possible, cut off
the supply by closing down the mines
from which It is shipped. President
Mitchell, when asked yesterday con
cerning this matter, said he had not
made a thorough Investigation as yet,
but would proceed at once to do so
and have it stopped.
Tho "soft stuff" continues to come
in dally and those who are receiving
it claim to have guarantees that they
can get all they are able to pay for
delivered any time they want It. The
fact that the cars In which It Is car
ried are carefully divested of any
tags tending to show where they were
loaded or by what route they came
would seem to combat the Mine Work
ers' contention that the coal, in nil
probability, H sent from some of ths
Isolated regions in which tho union has
not been planted. Be that as it may,
Continued on Tage ".J
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X WEATHER FORECAST.
4-
-f Washington, Sept. 0. forecast for -f--f
Thursday and frldayi Eastern Tennsyl-
-f vania-falr Thursday and frldayj cool-
4- er; freli south to cast winds.
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