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BRYAN'S DAY
IN NEW YORK
The Reception Given the Free Silver
Apostle Becomes an Em
phatic Ovation.
CROKER AND HEARST IN IT
They Try to Walk in a Dignified
Mannor but Arc Hustled Into a
Dog Trot by the Crowd Urging
Them on to the Train The Crowds
Along the Line of Parade Display
Great Enthusiasm A Banquet Is
Enjoyed at Madison Square Garden.
By exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
New York, Oct. 1C "W. J. Bryan ar
rived In this city at '-'. 55 o'clock today.
His reception was an emphatic ova
tion. When the engine of the Bryan
train blew Us warning whistle, there
was a mad scramble to reach the rear
car of the train. In which Colonel
Bryan was supposed to be. Mr. Cro
ker, Mr. Henrst and the other mem
bers of the reception committee dried
to walk in a dignified manner to
ward the train to greet the presiden
tial candidate, but the crowd was too
great. They were pushed and shoved
and hustled along until they bad al
most to break into n run before they
could swing themselves onto the rear
plutform and give Colonel Bryan
greeting. Meanwhile the crowd had
worked itself up to a great degree of
enthusiasm. It cheered and hallooed
as Colonel Bryan stepped out on the
platform. Then, escorted by Richard
Crnker and the committee, he began
the. journey toward the street. A
number of people grasped Colonel
Bryan's hands. The candidate smiled
good-naturedly through it all, In spite
of the fact that both he and Mr. Cro
ker were being rather roughly jostled
about. As he entered the open car
' ringe and took his seat, Colonel Bryan
took off his hat and smiled and bowed
on every side. Richard Croker sat
next to him, while Mr. Hearst and Mr.
Shevlln occupied the other two seats
In the carriage. It took some time to
clear a passage-way, but it was finally
managed and .then the carrluges in
which were the reception committee
members started for the Hoffman
House.
Colonel Bryan reached the Hoffman
House at 3.20 p. m. All the way down
Fifth avenue he was cheered byi the
crowds that lined the thoroughfare.
The demonstration as Colonel Bryan
left his carriage and entered the Twenty-sixth
street entrance of the hotel
was a repetition of that along the line.
Colonel Bryan at once went to his
rooms. A few minutes later he re
ceived a delegation from St. Mathews'
Lutheran church, Brooklyn. Rev. Au
gustus Somers, the pastor, presented
him with a gold-headed cane, which
had been won by Colonel Bryan In
receiving the largest number of votes
at a fair held by the church. He mado
a speech of thanks and then retired to
rest before the banquet.
The Banquet.
The dinner tendered Colonel Bryan
Bt the Hoffman House at 5.30 o'clock
this afternoon was not held In the
Moorish room, as at first intended, but
in the salon Louis Qulnze. Fifty cov
ers were laid, an increase from what
was first Intended. The room was
beautifully decorated with laurel
leaves, palms and evergreens. Colonel
Bryan's portrait, framed in a silk
American flag, was just behind the
chair reserved for Mayor Van Wyck,
the presiding officer. It wus discovered
during the afternoon that the decora
tor had In arrunglng the portrait of
Colonel Bryan lnterwlned tl.o Fil'
plno and American colors about .ie
picture. This was believed to be an
error and at dinner time the colors of
Agulnaldo were conspicuously absent.
Fifteen persons sat ut the table re
served for the guest of honor and the
more distinguished persons, The re
maining guests sat at smaller tables.
All the tables were decorated with (low
ers, roses predominating. The service
was the best the house could provide,
linens of the most costly .sort, the heavi
est plate, cut glass and best china. Al
though Colonel Bryan did not drink his
wine, glasses wero provided Just as for
the other guests.. Mayor Van Wyck
sat l,u an inlaid chair brought from
Arabia, On either side of him, two
end two, wore special chairs, on which
sat Colonel Bryan, Mr. Croker, Adlal
E. Stevenson and William R. Hearst.
When all were routed Colonel Bryan
was between Richard Croker and Mny
olr Van Wyck. The guests ut tho
main table were: in the chair, Rob
ert A. Van Wyck, on his right, Wil
liam J. Bryan, Richard (.'raker, John
B. Stanchfleld, AVIllinm J. Stone, Wil
liam F. Mackey, Kdwaul II. Shcplmrd,
John W. Keller, On the mayor's loft
were Adlal K. Stevenson, William It,
Hearst, Webster Davis, John P. Rich
ardson, Norman E. Mack, John Pewltt
Warner and John M. Ilo.sen,
At each plate was placed 'a s-ouvonlr
programme bound in heavy daik pupi-r
with the imniii of each guest In gold
lettering on the cover. The menu was
en cards, plain except for u portrait
of Colonel Bryan and the American
Bag In colors to the right,
The much disputed cost of tho din.
er was settled by thu Hoffman House
management, who said that tho cost
was $12 per plate, exclusive of the
wines.
It took from 5.45 to 7 p. m. to dispose
of the many courses and soon after
Ihe party got in their carriages and
were driven to Madison Square Qui-.
den.
Xeettng at Madison Square.
For hours before the time set for tho
spenlng of the doors, 5.30 o'clock, Madl
on Square Garden, where Colonel
Bryan and the head of the state Demo
ratta UJt. John B. Stanchflela,
spoke, wns besieged by crowds.
Throngs gathered and massed before
the two main entrances to the building
on Fourth and Madison wvenues as
early as 2 o'clock, hoping to get In
when the doors wero first opened. At
1 o'clock ut least a thousand people
wero In the nmphlthcatrc, hnvlng
gained admission on tickets which had
been distributed, and which were given
precedence even over box sent tickets.
About 200 men from the different city
departments were on hand to act as
ushers, and nt 5 o'clock the police de
tails arrived. Deputy Chief Cortrlght,
with nearly a score of captains and a
corresponding number of sergeants
and roundsmen, was In charge. In the
half hour preceding the opening of tho
doors the policemen marched anil
countermnrched about the garden,, tho
crowd cheeilng. The policemen woie
their dress coat uniforms and white
gloves.
The garden was decorated In the na
tional colors only. Streamers radiated
from the center of the loof, underneath
the skylight, to the heads of tho Iron
pillars over the galleries, and festoons
of Hags, with the colors of different
states, lined tho galleries. The speak
ers' stand was draped simply with
American Hags and red, white and blue
bunting.
At 0.30 o'clock the only seat remain
ing vacant In the entire garden was an
occasional box, the tickets for which
remained good until 7 oclock. Tho
' crowd was orderly, and frequent per
formances by the band brought out en
thusiasm. I Colonel Bryan entered the garden at
j 7.15 o'clock. As the face of Mr. Croker,
behind which appeared Colonel Bry
I an's, was seen, the crowd burst forth
in one great prolonged yell. Everyone
stood tiptoe on his seat, und the gar
' den was a state of waving tlags when
Colonel Bryan stepped to the railing
about the stand, as the throng broke
afresh Into enters. He raised his hand
for silence, but the cheers did not sub
side. Colonel Bryan was dressed in a
. black suit, with u short sack coat.
Camera Fiend Ejected.
"Three cheers for our next presi
dent!" came up from the audience,
Colonel Bryan raising his hand In dep
recation. The crowd was about to be
come quiet when, with a boom and a
flash of Are, a flashlight bomb went off
in the center of the room. Women
shrieked and the crowd veiled, not
( knowing what It all was. There was
' great excitement and disorder for a
i moment and calls for the police. A
dozen policemen rushed to the spot
i where the man sat who had fired tho
j bomb, giabbed him and hustled him
I and his camera out into tho aisle and
out of the garden.
Colonel Bryan had stood quietly at
the rail on the platform. There was
another attempt to renew the cheering,
but hisses greeted it, and Colonel
Bryan commenced speaking.
He began quietly, his voice being
scarcely audible a few hundred feet
away from the stand, but he gradually
spoKe louder and in a moment Ills
voice could be heard in the gallery.
The crowd was quiet for a time, but
when the speaker declared that the
Democratic party recognized the right
of ability, of mind and muscle to the
fruits of Its toil the crowd broke forth
into cheering.
Colonel Bryan concluded his speech
at 9 o'clock precisely, having spoken
for one hour and fifty-one minutes.
The crowd rose and cheered as he left
the platform in company with Mr.
Croker, shaking hands as he left.
Mr. Stevenson's Address.
The applause for Colonel Bryan as
he went away blended with that for
Adlal Stevenson as he rose to speak.
The cheers died out and the noise of
the crowd going out prevented Mr.
Stevenson from speaking. Three min
utes after Colonel Bryan left there
were vacant seats all over the build
ing, large patching showing every
where, on galleries and main floor. Mr.
Stevenson began speaking, but his
voice could not be heard fifty feet
away. More than half the people left.
Frequent attempts were made by
Chairman Shephard and Mr. Steven
son to stop the exit and quiet the audi
ence, but they were unavailable. A
few crowded close to the stand to hear
above the noise and he wns cheered
faintly.
DEMOCRACY AT WAR
IN LUZERNE COUNTY
The Leaders of the Fighting Fac
tions Are Unable to Bring
About Peace.
Dy Kxclualie Wire from The Associated Press.
Wilkcs-IIure, Oct. 1ft All cuVuts to brine
aliotit a compromise between the two waring (ac
tions ot the Luzerne Democracy havo failed. The
leaden o( belli factions iae hem in Ihirrishuig
Hie p.ul two illje trjlni; to pitch nutters up
before the Dauphin county court lenders a lie
flklnn ub in whlih faition was entitled to n
place en the ottlii.il billot but they icturncd In
nistlit dUieruntlcil n-.nl luting ulwii up all hope
of biliiKlns about peace,
It Is now said that the Dauphin county court
will linn! ilimn a decision lomoirow deilarliiR
both lUliels nominated nt the late county con
vention irrciculir thereby Icaviri; the Democratic
patty without rcpuKiitallieji on the oir.dal hal
lo, t.
AMERICANS EVACUATE
TIEN TSIN ARSENAL.
Relief Expeditions Meet with No Op
position in China,
Dy Exclaslto Wire from The Associated Piesj.
'lien Thin, Oct, 15, la Shanghai, Oct 10. The
expedition auilnst I'm Tint,' Fit had nut with
no opposition to Oi tolwr It,
Iteporti rm-iti-ct by cornier say that a column
of WW Ficnch, marching to listen lUlcn tc
iidltt) a party of French priest, met with no op
position In the tl days' march to the couth.
The fourth bilicade of tho British U now arrlt.
in?.
The Americans have- evacuated the arsenal,
which has been turned our to the protisional
city cournnient.
MOTT RETURNED TO JAIL,
By Ux'.luiltf Wire from The luoclitcd I'riu.
Uncaite r, Oct. 16 -William M. JJott, who shot
and Killed Madame Alberto, hit aliened wife,
and Mrs. KlUabetli Stelnbauer, his boarding house
pilstieo, at Columbia, on the Mb inst., vat
given a prcllinlnaiy hearing today and reminded
to Jail (or trial it the November court
SETTLEMENT IS
STILL DELAYED
Some Days Will Probablu Elapse
Before the Negotiations Are
Finally Completed.
OPERATORS' SENTIMENTS
Many of Them Are Against Recog
nizing the United Mine Workers
for Fear of Encountering the Same
Trouble as That Experienced by the
Bituminous Operators A Secret
Conference at Philadelphia Dis
appointment at Shamokln.
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pre.
Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 16. The represen
tatives of the coal carrying companies
here have been In communication with
headquarters in New York today, re
carding the settlement of the miners'
strike. The resolutions adopted by the
Scrnnton convention were mailed to
all the coal companies and Individual
operators. They bore the seal of the
United Mine "Workers' organization
and there was a request that a prompt
reply to the communication would bo
thankfully received. The communica
tion still remains on the desks of
some of the coal companies unopened.
The reason for this is some of the
operators do not wantl to commit
themselves In any way ns recognizing
the miners' union.
To enter Into any negotiations with
the officers of the organization would,
In the opinion of the operators, be an
admission that the operators recog
nized the union. One operator said to
night: "Once we enter into correspondence
with the United Mine Workers, we
are going to have the some trouble the
operators In the bituminous region
have. There will be nothing but cor
respondence nil the time, and the
owners of a mine will not know
whether they are running It or
whether the United Mine Workers are
running it for them."
The Associated Press correspondent
called at the home of General Superin
tendent Lathrop, of tho Lehigh Val
ley Coal company tonight. Mr. La
throp is the chairman of the organiza
tion of operators of the Wyoming and
Lackawanna valleys. The correspond
ent was told that Mr. Lathrop was
out of town. The supposition is that
he is in New York in conference with
the presidents of the coal roads.
The strikers here profess not to be
discouraged with the outlook. They
say eventually the companies will givo
in and the men will be ordered back
to work.
Secret Conference.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. A secret con
ference was held today In the ollloe
of the Philadelphia and Reading- Hull
way company between representatives
of various coal carrying railroads and
a number of Individual operators. The
participants wore pledged to secrecy
as to the object of tho consultation
and nothing could be learned of t hat'
transpired. There were two sessions
of the conference. The first began at
11 o'clock In the morning and contin
ued untn 1 o'clock In the afternoon.
After an adjournment for lunch an
other meeting was held, continuing un
til nearly 5 o'clock. Those In attend
ance at the morning session were:
President Harris and Directors J. Low
ber Welsh and George F. Baer, of tho
Reading company; John B. Garrett,
vice-president of the Lehigh Valley
railroad: Dr. Herbert H. Howe, of A.
Pardee & Company; M. S. Kemmerer,
of Mauch Chunk, and William Connell,
ot Scranton, and John Markle, whose
collieries are at Jeddo. General Man
ager Henderson and General Superin
tendent Luther, of the Rending com
pany, were called In at various stages
of the conference. President Harris
and Mr. Welsh did not attend the af
ternoon meeting. It Is understood that
another conference will be held to
morrow. After the conference George F. Baer
remarked in a general way that It
might be some few days before a set
tlement of the strike Is reached.
Troops at Hazleton.
Hazleton, Oct. 16. A report that
Frank Pardee, manager of tho Calvin
Pardee & Company colliery at Cran
berry, hittf requested the governor to
send troops Into Luzerne county Is not
exactly correct. Mr, Pnrdee tonight
denied that he had dono so, but sulci
he anil Governor Stone had talked on
tho advisability of having soldiers In
this region. It Is Mr, Pardee's belief
that If troops wero stationed here it
would hnvo considerable effect in the
way of keeping the peace and prevent
ing marches. Mr. Pardee added that
the governor told him he would rofer
the matter to Brigadier General Gobln,
who Is now on duty In Schuylkill coun
ty. This was nn excendlngly quiet day
around the headquarters of thu United
Mlno Workers. President Mitchell spent
most of tho day In disposing of the
mall which had accumulated during thu
miners' convention last week, Mr.
Mitchell said he had received no com
munication or even an Intimation that
tho operators would accept tho propo
sition mado by tho convention.
It was lone after nightfall when the
last of tho strikers who marched to thu
Panther Creek valley returned, They
were, for tho most part, footsore and
weary. Tho distanco of eighteen miles
from Hazleton to Coaldale Is principal
ly down grade and the walk there was
scarcely noticed by the enthusiastic
strikers. The uphill march back home,
however, with the added facts of a
sleepless night and a failure to accom
plish their purpose, tended to damnen
their ardor.
Shamokln, Oct. 16. Mlnets in this re
gion were disappointed this evening
over the failure ot the operators up to
this time to concede to the terms of
tho Scrnnton convention. It wns fully
expected that by this time the opera
tors and coal-carrying companies would
have nnnottneed their determination to
accede to tho demands ot tho men. As
yet no cases of destitution among tho
men have been reported toistrlko lead
ers. . m
SENATOR HANNA'S
WESTERN TOUR
Fourteen Towns in Minnesota and
South Dakota Are Visited Short
Speeches Are Made.
Ry Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Watertown, S. D., Oct. "'l5. Senntor
Hunna's train stopped at fourteen
towns In Minnesota nnd South Dakota
during tho day, with Watertown for
tho principal stopping place. At near
ly every town of any lmportancui
through tho valley ot tho Minnesota
river and across tho prattles of west
ern Minnesota and eastern South Da
kota. Senators Hnnntt, Fryo and Vic
tor Dolllver, of Town, mado speeches,
varying In length from two to twenty
minutes. Large crowds wero present
at nearly evety stopping place, far
mers In some Instances composing a
largo part of the audience, nnd the
speakers were Interrupted many times
by questioners, though always, appar
ently In a friendly spirit. In one or
two Instances In Minnesota, through
that part of the state noted for Its
dairy Industries and stock raising, the
speakers paid some attention to the
tariff question. Tho most of tho
speaking, however, AV93 on the subjects
of trusts and prosperity.
"That's all the people seem to care
about," said Senator Hanna tonight.
"All they want, apparently, is to be
assured of tho continuance of tho pres
ent conditions. Tho sentiment seems
to be all one way too. I can see noth
ing but nn overwhelming vote for
McKlnley in this section of the coun
try." The presence of school children in
the crowds was a feature of the day.
Six hundred school children were In
cluded In the audience at Marshall,
Minn.
At Mankato, Senator Hanna said:
"If a change from the present policy
and the present administration Is made
and Mr. Bryan Is put at the head of
the government of the United Stater,
not only will a .financial panic follow
Immediately, but our industries will be
prostrated and will not recover In ten
years."
At New Ulm, the homo of Governor
Llnd, Mr. Hanna spoke for about ten
minutes.
"I bring you good tidings," snld he.
"From nil over this country, north of
Mason nnd Dixon's line, the Remibll
cans, sound money Democrats and ill
other good citizens who feel ns we do,
that a continuation of this prosperity
Is our salvation, are rising In their
might and they are going to say on
the sixth day of next November, 'Bry
anlsm Is dead; MeKinleyism is our
faith and prosperity is our goal.' "
Bilef stops were made at Sleepv
Kye, Springfield, Sanborn, Tracy, Min
neola and Canby, Minn., and at dusk
the triln crossed tho South Dakota
state line.
Tho South Dakota (owns at which
stops were made tonight ver Garry,
Altmont and Watertown. Two meet
ings wero held in Watertown tonight.
Senator Krye and Mr. Dolllver made
the principal addresses at those meet
ings. Senator Hanna talking very
briefly.
Tomorrow's Itinerary includes stops
at seventeen Muttons between Water
town and Huron, S. D.
MR. QUAY AT ALT00NA.
He Addresses a Large Meeting at
the Opera House Gov. Stone;
Also Makes a Speech.
Dy Exclusive Wue trom The Associated Press.
Altoona, Pa., Oct. 1C Ex-Senntor
Quay addressed a large and enthusi
astic meeting In the opera house this
evening. He devoted considerable time
to ballot reform, claiming that he was
the original reformer on that line. Ho
referred to fusion ns an attempted
marriage or illicit Intercourse between
the Democratic party and certain Re
publicans of the state, the fruit of
which is looked to arrive In November.
Fusion has already prevented tho elec
tion of a United States senator and
brought shame on the state. Gover
nor Stone was tho next speaker. Ho
hi Id the people did not live under Pres
ident Cleveland; they only existed. Tho
Republicans wore bettor business men
than tho Democrats, Tho Democrats
helped to buy the Philippines and Wil
liam Jennings Bryan was as much In
favor of their purchase as anybody.
The governor said he was In favor of
buying nny old defunct country. He
concluded by scoring fusion.
Attorney General Klkln compliment
ed tho Blair county Republicans. Ho
hnd not been such a large and enthu
slustlu meeting since the party began
Its tour, He plead for tho re-election
of ex-Senator Quay and claimed that
fualon wus dead.
Other addresses were mado by Major
Alexander McDowell, Adjutant General
Stewart and William Shaffer, of West
Chester,
Previous to tho meeting a street pa
rado wus given, the streets being
thronged by an Immense crowd of peo.
pie, who came from all parts of Blair
county,
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EXCUSED FROM JURY DUTY
ON ACCOUNT OF STRIKE.
Dy i:xclusHc Wire from The Associated Prts.
Philadelphia, Oct. ia.-ln the United States
circuit court today .lames T. O'lltarn, of bhen
andosh, was excused from Jury duty on the
ground that owing to the mine workers strlU
his presence In Sheiiindoali is neciiiary,
Judgo Pallas rccchcd a letter from Sheriff
John Toole, of Schuylkill county, statins that
Mr, O'lleani was a leading citizen of the county
and should be permitted to remain at home to
assist in preserving llw mi1 order, II wu ac
cordingly released from duty.
NO SIGN OF A
SETTLEMENT
Something Mau Be Doing Towards
That End, but Evidence of
It Is Wanting Here.
HOPEFUL REPORT AFLOAT
New York City Sends Out Stories to
the Effect That the Additional De
mands of the Miners Will Be Ac
ceded to, and That the Philadel
phia nnd Reading Will Take the
Lead in Announcing This One
Plan of Meeting tho Objection
Made by the Operators Against
Taking Cognizance of the Conven
tion's Demands Gibbons Coal
Company's Drift to Open Up.
Locally, nothing developed yesterday
to indicate nnythlng other than that
the operators and strikers say just
what Is so, when they declare they are
doing nothing and will do nothing
further to settle the strike.
A tour of the coal companies' offices
found a uniform sentiment prevailing
and this was that the New York heads
of the coal world may do something In
the way of amplifying the orlcrlnal
offer, but are not likely to, no matter
how much any outside influence may
work upon them to do so.
The miners seem to rely upon the
hope that the Influence which brought
about the offer will not be content to
rest until the original end In view Is
fully accomplished, now that its ac
complishment Is made as the miners
view It a comparatively easy matter.
Onlookers pin their hope for speedy
settlement on the politicians. If, as is
claimed. Senator Hanna set out to
settle the strike, he must complete his
job, they argue. Up to the time of the
convention the operators could say, "It
is up to the miners," and the nubile
would accept this statement as a fact.
The convention came out with a coun
ter proposition and the strikers said,
"Now It Is up to the operators." Tho
operators say, "Not so," we have heard
nothing of any action on our offer:
wo made an offer to our men, and are
waiting to hear from them.
They Think Differently.
This, to those who sit down and weigh
the matter, appears reasonable, but tho
general public, which takes in things
at a glance, does not see It in that
light. Tho general public thinks It Is
up to the operators; the politicians
must soon realize this; and realizing
It, the politicians can not afford to do
les3 than Induce tho operators to take
sumo action that will settle the strlkp,
or at least put tho situation once moro
up to the miners In such it plain, un
mistakable way that "ho who runs
may read." Anything short or this
makes tho work already done by tho
politicians go for naught. All this. It
Is again mentioned, Is the talk of tho
neutral onlookers.
Now York city keeps sending out
stories to the effect that the additional
demands of tho miners will be acceded
to without delay and that tho Phila
delphia and Reading company will be
the first to announce a willingness to
comply with the demands of the coun
ter proposition, Its officials do not con
firm this, but neither do they mako de
nial, "it Is not time to discuss It yet,"
Is about the burden of their remarks.
There Is some talk of the union send
ing to each operator a committee com
posed of his own employes, to lay bo
fore him the modifications ho Is ex
pected to make to his offer, if he wants
the men to come back, nnd after thee
committees get a response, report will
bo made to the district presidents and
through them to President Mitchell. If
a majority of tho operators ucree to
guarantee the continuance of the ten
per cent, offer nnd tho Reading to abol
ish the sliding scale, us soon as cir
cumstances will permit, the strike will
be declared off, It being a surety In tho
minds of the strlku leaders that what
a majority of the operators or tho con
trolling company In a district inav do,
tho others will have to do, whether it
Is to their liking or not.
Set a Good Example,
The local Mine Workers' ofllcers aro
bent on setting a good example in tho
matter of granting concussions, Tho
District executive board Is considering
thu application of the Gibbons Coal
company to raise the strike ut that
colliery that tho school district con
tract may bo filled, and Secretary
Dempsey said last night that vry
likely the request will bo granted.
The company has everything prepared
to resume today or tomorrow,
Two more wusherles have been
added to those that are operating.
They are those of the Delawarn and
Hudson company at Curbnndale and
Olyphant, Both were Idlo for n month
before the strike and had not worked
from that time till Monday, Ilfforts
on the part of strikers to prevent men
from working at the Carhondalo wasli
ery proved unsuccessful. An Hungar
ian, who was among (he workmen who
refused to quit, was attacked at hla
home Monday night and severely
beaten. Ho was unable to go to wotk
tho next day.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
THE MEWS TUtS M0KNINU
Weather Indication Today.
PAIR) COOUM.
1 ficnual N'o Indications of a Strike Fctllemcnt,
b'liniunllcd I'.nthtmlastlc ltoocrclt Demonstra
tion. Ilrjan'a nouln(t Hcctptlon In New York.
2 Ociicrnl Northeastern Pennsylvania News.
3 Loral Councilman flrlcr on Trial for Solicit.
Ins Money for Ills Vote.
Criminal Court Proceedings.
4 lMlforlnl.
Xev3 and Comment.
0 Local ItoiMlns tlcputillc.in Rally at OI)pliant.
Scranton Archdemomy Mccti In Christ Church.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Hound About the County.
8 Local Councilman Crier on Trial (Concluded),
Western company U turning out
washed coal to tho full capacity of Its
four wosherles. On Saturday 3,800
tons were prepared and Monday 4,200
tons. Much of It Is mixed with soft
coal, nnd tho engineers claim It makes
a rousing fire. Tho larger sizes pte
pared at tho washerles Is being sup
plied to hotels and other quasi-public
Institutions. The company's stock of
hard con! Is being husbanded as a
precaution against n long strike. Only
two of Its trains are not using soft
coal on the locomotives. These nre the
two llycrs, Nos S and 4 and S nnd 6.
Request for Relief.
Requests for relief are dally occu
pying the attention of the local officers
of the United Mine Workers. Just
j how many applications have been
I made cannot be ascertained, but
j It Is understood they aro quite
j numerous. Today tho strike is
i a month old. Prom this time
on, it can naturally be expected the
men who weie told they would re
ceive relief fiom the union If the
joined the strikers, will be demanding
that tho promises of the organizers
be made good. On Saturday lust
President Mitchell said no plans for
dUtrubutlng relief had been made.
Local unions are nightly holding
meetings to hear the reports of their
delegates to the convention. So fur,
every meeting has endorsed the action
of the convention, and voted to stay
out till tho union gives the word to
go back.
A meeting of the officers of the var
ious county locals was held yester
day afternoon, In District No. 1 head
quarters, and tlnj business of the par
ado wound up. Thnnks were formal
ly expressed to nil who made contribu
tions of music, carriages, or the like.
A FEW QUESTIONS
FOR ORATOR BRYAN
They Are Propounded by the Repub
lican National Leaders.
By UxclusUe Wire from TI12 Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 18. The leadeis of
the Republican national campaign havf
prepared against the coming of Mr.
Bryan a few simple ctuetlons which ho
has thus far failed to answer. Should
Mr. Bryan not please, then tho request
will become a challenge.
The Republican lenders dare Mr.
Bryan to answer the following ques
tions: I. Mill j mi, if elcctul, piy the natiuinl nbliua-ti-ns
111 L'old or in silver.'
'.'. Will jou, if iKiteil, ni.iKe i.se of ilu United
Mates amiy to forcibly estnhliMi a stable E1"'
eminent for Astiln.ihlo
II. Air jou In favor uf ro-cmc tine; the Wilson
tariff lau, or one similar thereto?
I. Aro von in favor of ilisfraneliisiw; ilie col
oird citizens of the south?
j. Do jou approvo of tho action of the Demo
ciat in coiiffress in deflating tho antl-truit
amendment last June?
0. Vou have recentlj- i;nn" on record ns oppos
ing a life tuiuiv in the civil service, iiuw Ions
11 tenure- would jou permit F
7. You have lately tlurgril the Kcoiibllcins
Midi collettlnfir a large fund from iroimpnliis,
and cocicins niters. Will jou mention any
munopory from v.hiih the HepublkMn have
1. I. (I....,!-.. 1 -I ..i!
1 III lilt- Mill! lUlll'l lll'll, illlll .111, 1111-llllUll Ullt.
pccluc iac of coercion:
BLOODLESS FRENCH DUEL.
The Count Boni De Castellane One of
the Seconds.
Dy Kicluslie Wire from The Associated Press,
V.uis, Oct. I') M. 1'ilialn fiohhr, the antl
lnllltary journalist and author of the book "The
Army Against the Nation," which iicatcd .1
I Miisation in 1"IK fought a duel with pistol;; to
I day, his opponent being Count He Sibrau Pon
j teles, without anj" icsiilt, The illsmitn which
led to the mooting was an article published In
. the Auruie, vvhlili tho count coniideicd oltcnsive
to him.
Count Ilonl l)e C.ntell ine wax one of the Count
Dp Sabinn l'mitcvc-' Mconds.
SCHOONER ASHORE.
Tho Fiona Sinks and a Crew of SO
Men Are Browned,
fly txcliulve Wlr. from The As-wilatcd 1'iess.
St. Johns, X, I' Oct. in. The St, Pierre
sihfioncr I'loni duftnl ahoic ill 1'ortiinc bay
iluiins,' the leient stale, ami her nitho new of
twenty men wen- ilrunncil, 'llio ochooucr U a
tot ill loss.
'Iho bihoonus Amelia, llosibud and Angler,
with clew uggregiillng iWitccn men, wcic alo
lust, The M-huoncr limitless il ahoic nn the
iJibioilor coast, rile of lirr crew were dioivncd.
BANKING COMMISSIONER
REKDER QUALIFIES.
Uy' Kxchulre Wire fiom Thu Afsoilatcd Press.
lljirUbnrg, M K ficniiil 1'iiinlc Ilcedcr, of
i:aMon, chaliiiian of tho Itipublicaii ttatn mm.
mltti'C, tr,il..y qualified us hulking coinmlbslnmr
and ttiuiid upon the ilUchiiri of the itui !.
lie M'luriU Colonel 'I hum 11 J. Power, of Phil.
aiUdphia, who vrjs killed ri'icnllj by falling fiom
.1 uiluud tialu in loutc to that illy from At
lantic C'llj.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
fly Itjclnslio Wire from The Associated Pre
N'ew York, Oft. 10. Anlved: Amsteidam from
Itotlerdam; Maimiette, London; KimJngtnn, Ant.
wuy. Cleaied flcun mle, l.lvcipoolj Western.
land, Antwerp! SI. Paul, tioulliauipton. balled:
DcuUihland, hiiihurn' via Plymouth and Cher,
buuig; KaUcriu Maria Theresa, llrcmcii via South
ainpton; Kcrvta, Uvrtpool. Houloipie Arrived;
Itotcrdam, New York (tor Rotterdam. Plymouth
Sailed; Graf Waldersco (from Hamburg and
Cherbourg), New York. Southampton Arrived;
Lthn, New York for Bremen.
COL. ROOSEVELT
AT COLUMBUS
Enthusiasm Unequalled Since the
Great Blaine Demonstration In
the Gampaian of 1886.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
The Governor Arrives nt 7.30 In the
Evening and Rides for Two Hours
in a Brilliantly Illuminated Elec
tric Car in a Great Parade Through
the Principal Streets of the City.
Thousands Are Unable to Gain En
trance to the Auditorium Hi
Speech.
Dy Exclusive. Wire from The Associated PreM.
Columbus, Oct. 1G. Not onco since)
tho great Blaine demonstration In 18S0
has this city been so crowded with
visitors an It Is tonight, tho occasion
of the appearance here of Governor
Roosevelt. Every hotel Is full and
thousands of those who came to heai'
or see the governor are being cared
for at the homes of residents ot Co
lumbus. Ten speeches, made to largo
audiences since leaving Cincinnati at
8 o'clock this morning, had not im
paired the governor's vocal organs,
nor did ho show any evidence of fa
tigue when he was lntroducd at the
Auditorium at 9.30 p. m. An impa
tient throng had been awaiting hitnl
nearly two hours. The Roosevelt spec
ial arrived here at 7.30 and for two
hours tho governor rode In a brilliant
ly Illuminated electric car In a great
parade through tho principal streets
of the city. Tho parade was more
than two hours passing a given point
and Its course wns marked by a blaze
of colored fire, rockets, tiring of can
non and bursting of bombs.
When ho strode across the platform,
the governor wns greeted with a roar
of applause, yet he looked upon a
smaller number of personsthan com
posed the outside crowd that had been
unable to find standing room in tho
building. Removing his brown Rough
Rider hat, he bowed his acknowledg
ments to the audience as he took his
seat between Governor Nash and Em
mett Tompkins, the chairman. Before
tho governor was Introduced the fa
mous Columbus Republican Glee club,
which has a membership of nearly ono
hundred and which was organized dur
ing tho first Grant campaign, sang a
parody on "I'd Leave My Happy Homo
for You." Above tho speakers' stand
was a picture of General Lawton and
the soldier's assertion that If ho wero
to fall In the Philippines he might as
well die by a shot from one of his own
men as by a Filipino bullet. " ,
When Governor Roosevelt arose to
speak he was given such an enthusi
astic greeting that for five minutes he
could not make his voice be heard in
his endeavor to restore order. He said,
in part:
Mr. Iiijan has been advocating a course In
the Philippines that would stiln indelibly with
the Etaiu of bhanio our national history. Now,
1 a.sk in consiiliring Air. I Irian's piopbccics to
remember two or three fait to remember
who the 1'ilipino liisurgtnts aie for whom Mi.
Pij'an appcils by quoting the doctrine of con
sent by the goiemed. 1 ak jou to remember
two or three things in view of the Filipino
pioblem. In the first placs there are over eighty
trlbfs in the Philippine islands. Only two of
t'ictf tribes are against u. The proposal of Mr,
Ilryan is that we bhotild turn over the friendly
Filipinos to thneo who have, been shooting at
our soldiers, tliat we fhoiild with incredible base
ness dcncrt the soldiers, that wo should desert
the men who have been faithful to us and who
havp trusted In our good faith and turn them
over to the wicked mercies of those who havo
been opposing us. He invokes the consent of
the governed doctrine for the Filipino. I can
onlj bllgmithle that as insincere and hjpocrltia
until he invokes this i-amo doctrine for our fcl
leiw Atnci leans, 'vho arc colored, in North Caro.
Una.
Tho governor -will leavo Columbus to
morrow morning at 7.3' over the Hock
ing Valley railroad, for his second day
In Ohio. Tomorrow night ho will speak
In Cleveland, and nt noon Thursday ho
avIU arrive in Wheeling-, W. Vn., hav
ing mado twenty-seven speeches in
Ohio. t
AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Injured Several of the Pupils of tha
High School.
Students nnd teachers alike In the
High school wero startled yesterday
morning by hearing a loud report from
tho chemical laboiatory about 11
o'clock and on rushing up stairs found
that an explosion of gas had occurred,
which created great havoc In the
chemical apparatus and had resulted
In hovural of the llfty students In the
apartment being more or loss Injured.
Fred Athcrton and Miss Laura Mel
drum wero the most seriously hurt of
tho pupils Avorklug In tho laboratory
when thu oxplpslon occurred. Mr.
Atherton's fuco was burned and nearly
all of his hair was blngod from his
head. lie was can led from tho room
by Professor Wells and then removed
to the olllcu of Pr. Coolldgo, on Wash
ington avenue, llo was taken to tho
htimu of his parents, Mr, and Mrs, B,
1). AtUetton, on North Main avonuo.
Miss l.ama Mclilrum, of 1114 Rich
mond nvemiu, was also burned about
the face, William Finn, son of Wade
M. Finn, wus another of the students
who felt tho force of tho explosion,
being hurled witlt great force to tha
llllOV.
The explosion was caused by gas
leaking fom one of tho pipes Avhlch
run through the big desks AVhlch ex
tend across tho laboratory.
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