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THE TOUR OF
ROOSEVELT
Various Issues of the Campaign Are
Discussed on the Rough Rider's
New York Tour.
POINTED ILLUSTRATIONS
'Ajlixnmplo of Military Strength for
',, rbse Who Fear That the Standing
by Will Overpower the Nation.
Hot Shot for the Disturbers Who
Hurrah for Bryim What Democ
racy Has Done for Trusts.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
noxbury, N. V., Oct. 23. At Pine
Hill there was n splendid Blithering,
with banners and Hags. The governor
jeferred to a banner which was being
upheld In tbe crowd. "I see here on
your banner ' no fifty cent dollars for
us.' ' That Is an issue on which we
have a right to appeal to every sound
Democrat just as much as to every
Republican. I would like to ask you
to take the prophecies of Jlr. liryan,
made four years ago. The first time a
man fools you it Is his fault; the next
time it is your fault. Ho if you get
fooled now, it is your own fault."
At Flelschmnnn's the governor only
spoke for a moment, lepeatlng his
familiar words about workmen's in
terests being identical with those of
their employers.
At Arkvillc, the governor spoke from
n platform erected for him. As he
nllghted from the train and was be
ing escorted to the stand hi; noticed
in the crowd a man dressed In a mili
tary suit.
"What regiment are you in'."' said
(the governor to him.
"I was in the Seventh regular ar
tillery," the man replied.
"Come with me up here," said the
governor, taking him on the platform
with him. The governor said: "What
1 am going to say to you at this mo
ment is due to what has occurred
since I loft the car. As I got off ot
the car I met here one of your fel-low-oltlzcns,
formerly of the Seventh
regular artillery."
The governor asked i!m to stand up
nnd stated to his hearers that their
tdiare of him was eisrhty-slx ono
hundredtbs, or about an ounce and n
half comparing the population to the
size, of they army.
At Stamford.
Stamford, N. Y.. Oct. 23. Governor
Roosevelt and his party reached Stam
ford at 12.25. Considering the size of
the village, a large crowd greeted
them. The vice presidential candi
date had made a short stop at Itox
bury, a few miles below and had been
lingered by a man in the crowd yell
ing. "Hurrah for Bryan." Said the
governor:
lluiiuh for Hi.ia.i. Why ilo j on luai.ih fi'r
Pr.ian? When any in in sai-, him.ih for Ihian 1
always feci like asking whi. (A loiic they
can't" answer.)
"That's It, because Mr. Bi.i.m has an-.inmicil
Sir. Ciokcr is the piophet of T.1111111 111,1 lull ami
the t-talu i.s why they hnii.ih fni Hijnii.
Again, why Imnali fur 1)13.111! Win, mr the
4S-cent dollar, for ll.c pro-put of i ittllntc into
the nation' ileht by the simple piou , of nit
lire in two the n.ition'i, Ihhioi.
Is that 4 good icason for r-jjlng ''lnuiali fur
Brian, huriah fur Ilryani" Why ilon'i jou
liurrah for AruIimMu? ou will gie the guat
est possible coiiifuit In cm 13 .Malay li unlit who
is flici.ting at the flag if ,inu help 1.1 aid the
Riianbecl pcnloiraoy in any w.1.1. 1 make .1
distli.ction between the lii.iutid l)iuioiia
and thu Dcinneuiey of JacL-.on.
The committee at Stamford had se
tured the new opera house for the ad
dresses, and the party were driven
there in carriages. An audience that,
tested the capacity of the house greeted
Governor 'Roosevelt as he walked on
the stage. Ilo spoke principally on
trusts, saying in part:
Democracy and Trusts.
That if the Dimoer.ilie p.nty hul a ih.mce
they would nholl-h tiusU Well, he hail four
jeans in conauss ami dining thai tlniu nun,
of thn million dolars woilli of trusts weie fomieil
nnd I haieu't heard (hat he mImh! his ilngci cr
his oiic tn slop tin in and then ,ou icmcmber
that tlio records of eongies tlum- that nil but
four Democrats in the house voted against the
i-ralleil anti-trust bill ami cue us their ii-.imhi
for 1,0 doing through the moulli of Mr, lllchanl
ton that if the hill was parcel they would haw
nothing to mike a paiatuount Ksuc In the cam
paign. Governor Ttoosovclt finished the sec
ond day ot his Now York stuto cam
paign In Norwich tonight, speaking to
a largo audience. At lllooinvlllo ho
Bald, In part:
I want to tall ,iur alien) km to .1 Utile Inci
dent that oi iiiiied last night in New York. I
think ,miii can Munctiiues know a nun by the
company bo ketps, You ran sometimes' tell
aomethinfr about a candidate by the people who
aro hi inot initio Mipporlerx. There was a
Bryan nicctine; last night in .Vew York, in
Cooper Union, I think. At that meeting the
morning papciii rcpoit thafthc two people who
were most enthusiastically cheered where Agulu
aldo, o( the I'hlllpplncs, and Altgcld, of llll
rols. I think it was entirely pioper to cheer
one, l( .sou ilirer thu other. It was entirely ap
propriate to cheer the man who pardoned thu
miarcldshi in Ihl.s countty and the 1111111 ilw has
been slrlkliiR at our fcohllun on the other khle
of tlio laith. Now think of a pjity that rellej
upon that hind of support njuihollzed by the
men who cheered .Mlijehl ami Agulnahlo.
Iteferrlng to Agulnaldo, he said:
Now think of a p.uly that Is ledmed (o
champion that lP1' of nun. n'e are auu.-ol
of trylntr to koiciii without tho consent of the
fovcrneil. Consent of tho guMiiird, kelf-irovi'in-Uifiit
tor those people, why alter wo took .Manila
a ,ear ui;o last I'lhnury he iuuul, iUioukIi Ids
tecrctury, Sandlia. u proilamatliii In wldih It
was iutplUIUy slulid that ciiiy mm, woman
and ililld not a r'HIplmi i.huult be put o deith,
The ttulemeut was that all piople, nilud ym,
all people not l'lllplii'W, thuild be iwtfiuilii.iled
without nuiej, 1'iist, the auuy of ouupatlou,
ind tin n all ol In r peoplo not I'illpiiuw,
At Norwich, Governor ltoohevclt took
an entirely nuw sttliject tonight, toucii
lug mostly upon state legislation. Ito
feirliiET tn his efforts In framing leuis.
lutlon for this state, he nahl:
I studlrd Willi interest what had be.-u liuue In
Juw Zealand. New Zealand tried Mry boldly a
liiiinlirr uf experiment!) Ill ilrallm; with torpor
ntc wealth, f iiImi thnlkil Hie l.ius ( Masia
ihiKrlts. Hul I (till tell ,1011 one Mule I idtidloit
a Utile beeau.se wc found 110II1I11R In rid that
was Nebraska. They but lutd Populist le.lrrjls
I.1II011 I hero nnd we found some lertlslallon to
mold but wc did not find au.vlhlnir tlurn we
wanted. I hae ulrimif liopeit th.h Nelirnkn will
iro llcptiblic.111 this J car umt if that happen I
am willliHjr to guarantee that two or three jcau
hence ire will find laws nfferllns lihnr and mr
puratlons whltli will be Rood fur us to carefully
utility In refonnlnu our ln., but there Is not
nnylliltii; there now.
In spite ot the rnln storm which set
In before tho meetings, tho governor
talked to two crowded houses tonight.
DOWIE'S ASSAILANTS FINED.
London Police Magistrate Bebukes
the Medical Students.
fly IXelu'Iie Wire from The Associated Trcsa.
London, Oct. 23. When the medi
cal students who were arrested yes
terday for mobbing John Alexander
Dowle, of Chicago, the Zionist, were
arraigned before ICilwnrd Nicholas
Fenwick-Ponwlck, the police magis
trate here, today, the magistrate said
he was shocked that educated men
had acted so disgracefully, and as
sured them that their rowdyism and
violence would not be tolerated. A
fine- of 5 was imposed on each de
fendant. A huge mob awaited Jlr. Dowle at
St. Martin's town hall this afternoon
and the "faith healer" was rushed into
the hull through a double cordon of
policemen. The crowd howled and
charged, but the police checked the
rushes for the doors.
MR. BRYAN TALKS OF
PARIS PEACE TREATY
He Endeavors to Explain Why He
Voted for the Measure The Star
Spangled Banner Argument.
By Kxclushe Wire fiom The Associated Press.
Frederick, Md., Oct. 2:: You -will
hear people say that 1, If elected, will
not enforce the law. That Is not the
danger. They know that If T am
elected, I will put the same kind of
s-tripr-tl clothes on a big thief that are
put on a little one."
This declaration was made by Mr.
J'.ryan in his speech in this city to
day. He came in on a special train
fiom "Washington and louud a very
large crowd awaiting at this point.
Italn fell constantly during his meet
ing. Nevertheless, a majority ot tho
large crowd held on until tho end,
and most of them showed their appre
ciation by freiiuent and loud applause.
Introducing his speech, Mr. Bryan
said:
"The Democratic party is not a sec
tional party. When we build a gov
ernment upon the Declaration of In
dependence and administer It accord
ing to the ideas of Jefferson It Is as
broad and long as the nation. And
when a "party seeks but justice and
promises nothing but equal rights you
can appeal to all people everywhere
who are seeking to make government
a blessing to all and not merely an
advantage to the few. Partiality in
government, favoritism In government,
these have been the curses of govern
ment in the past and today tho great
est fault that can be found with this
or any, other government Is that, In
stead of being administered as a gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and Tor the people it is administered
in the interest of a few, who grow
rich by using the Instrumentalities of
government against "the great majori
ty. " charge against the Republican par
ty today that in all Us policies It is
ignoring the producer of wealth and
disregarding the rights of the plain
people In Its effort to give some great
oppoitunlty to exploit the rest."
During his speech some one in the
crowd, evidently not well Informed,
asked hint why he had signed the
Paris peace treaty.
"i did not sign it," replied Mr, Bry
an. "I was not president nnd there
would have been no such treaty signed
If I had been president."
He then took occnslon to explain
his participation In the matter of the
ratification of tlio treaty and said he
had no apologies to ask for It. Con
tinuing, Mr. Bryan said:
"in this town there is a monument
reared to the man who wrote the 'Star
Spangled Banner.' Do you mean that
when you vote for a colonial policy
you vote to destroy that as the na
tional hymn? A Filipino can't sing
the 'Star Spangled Banner.' "
RETURN OF VOLUNTEERS.
Elrst Instalment Will Leave Manila
On November 1.
By Kucluilre W'lic from The Associated I'ttv.
San Francisco, Oct. 23. At military
headquarters hero It is said thutl tho
first Instalment of tho volunteer army
now In the Philippines will leuvil
Manila on Nov. 1. From that time
until next Juno the transports will
bring homo about 23,000 men at thu
late of from 4,000 to ,",000 a month.
The sick will, if possible, be shipped
on earlier transports, that they may
travel without crowding,
Tho various regiments will ho mus
tered out and paid as soon ns possi
ble, utter their arrival here. By that
arrangement tho camps now estab
lished at the Presidio will bo sufjldent
to occomodate tho entire army.
BURKE AND TIQHE
. ON THE TICKET.
Ily llxduslic Wire fiom Tlio Associated Press.
HariUbuiK. tKt, Al.-ccrctary of tho Common
wealth fiilest tonlcht certified lalivaul .), Ilurko
as tho icsular IH-iiimutlc candidate for the
Icidslatiiic in the filth l.unue district and
Mhli.ii'l .1, TiKho in auothii (oliuuii on tlio bal
lot under the hcud pf "Democrat."
FELTZ GETS DECISION.
Hi i:ilusiic Wilt- fa out The ,Voiiated I'less.
W'IIiiiIiikIvii, !il., (hi, 8J, Tommy IMtr, of
III iil. Iji li. luiiiiiht Mi III ed the ileci.liiu uici
Tony U-Is. ot llirtfmil, Cciiii., In the elk'lilh
liiuud of what .i, to haw betn a fifteen
round bout, 'the rifcin- dei laird I'clU the
winner and stoppid the fight to mv l.euit from
a knockout.
BANK ROBBED
OF $700,000
Announcement Is Mads That G. L.
fllvord, Note Teller ot the First
National, Is a Defaulter.
STATEMENT OP THE BANK
Operations of the Note Teller Have
Continued for a Number of Years.
The Books Skillfully Manipulated.
Discovery of the Defalcation Made
by a Fellow Clerk After Govern
ment Experts Had Examined tho
Accounts.
By Exclusive Wire fiom The Associated Presi.
New York, Oct. 23. Tho announce
ment was made today at the First
National bank that C. L. Alvord, note
teller ot the Institution, is a defaulter
to a large amount. It is stated the
defalcation will probably reach $700,
000. The bank gave out the following
statement lute today:
"The note teller, who has been In the
employ of the First National hank for
many years, is a defaulter to a large
amount. His operations have continued
for a considerable period and have
been skillfully concealed through a
manipulation of his balance book. The
discovery was made by one of the
bank's employes a few dnys after the
completion of an examination of the
bank by the United States examiners.
During the continuance of his pecula
tions periodical examinations have
been made by several distinct corps
of examiners representing the comp
troller's department, all expert ac
countants, and the bank has also had
frequent independent examinations,
neither of which have developed any
Irregularities. The aggregate of the
false entries, amounting to $700,000, has
been charged off on the books of tbe
bank out ot the reserve fund, without
diminishing tho surplus and profits of
the bank, as reported In Its last pub
lished statement. It Is expected that
the shortage will be materially re
duced by a substantial sum, of -which
there is fair prospect of recovery."
The First National bank is one of
the largest banking institutions in the
city and Its president is George F.
Baker, who Is also president of the
Astor National bank and a financial
adviser of the Astor family. The bank
is located at No. 2 Wall street and has
a, capital of $300,000 a surplus of $3,000,-
000 and undivided profits of $4,000,000.
. C. L. Alvord was note teller of the
bank for over twenty years. The man
ner in which the defalcation was
brought about has not been made
known.
Alvord was capable and experienced,
and the discovery of his defalcations
made after he was gone, was a com
plete surprise to everybody. The los
of the money Is hardly disturbing the
bank, which Is one of tho strongest in
the city. s
His Habits Were Good,
Alvord Is about fifty years of ae,
and has a wife and three children. His
home was at Mt. Vernon, and he was
icspected there ati well as In the city.
His habits were good.
It is believed that he lost money In
stock speculations, and that some of
the money can be recovered. He dis
appeared a week or ten days ago.
The crime has been known long
enough to the oflicers here to enable
them to say with some assurance that
Alvord did his work alone. No one else
is under .suspicion.
A statement made by the bank on
September fi showed: Capital, $.ri00,000;
surplus, $3,000,000; undivided profits, $4.,
114,230; deposits, $39,997,81)3; demand
loans and cash on hand, $23,370,270;
time loans, $3,t!34,ei0; and stocks and
bonds, $20,110,409. In this statement thu
bank's total resources were placed at
$32,863,294.
Beyond tho facts contained in the
ofllelal statement the bank's vice-president,
Frank L. nine, absolutely refused
to'say u word.
President George F. Baker, when
asked regarding the matter, said that
the statement given by the vice-president
contained all he had to say in re
gard to tho defalcation. When asked If
Alvord had been apprehended, tho vice
president said: "I don't think ho has."
At tho local office of the detective
agency which usually takes charge of
bank cases It was said that ofllclals of
that company had heard nothing of the
defalcation as yet, nnd that they had
not at that time been assigned to tho
case,
The First National bank Is a member
of the National Bankers' association.
Invitations Recalled.
Invitations had been sent out for a
grand dinner at the Alvord home a
week ago tomorrow night. The day
set for tho dinner, messengers scurried
throughout Mt, Vernon lecalllug the
Invitations. Friends of tho family were
told that Mr, Alvord was III, Tho dark
ened windows slnco then, and tho fact
that no callers wore admitted, led tho
neighbors to bellovo that his Illness was
serious.
It was not until this afternoon that
tho residents of Chester Hill heard of
his big defalcation. There was i rumor
that he left tho town on the day that
tho dinner Invitations worn cancelled,
and that ho took it steamer for South
America, This could not bo corrobor
ated. Lntn this afternoon Mrs. Alvord, wife
of the missing nolo teller, was seen at
her mother's home. Slio was weeping
bitterly, and would not talk about the
case, Thu family consisted ot Mr. and
Mrs. Alvord and two girls and a hoy.
They kept four or live servants.
In this city Alvord wus known as a
man of very rogulur habits. .Among
his associates ho wns loofted up to and
o'n Wall street was known as "Haiiny
Alvord," because of his cheery ways.
Ills home was in the suburb of Mt.
Vernon. Ills house Is surrounded by
luxurious gnitihds anil there tiro ex
tensive stables. Ills family entertained
lavishly and gave large sums to char
ity. Ho was prominent In church cir
cles, and his wife Is considered onn of
the most beautiful women In ,Mt. Ver
non. N
SHERMAN'S PALL-BEARERS.
Body to Be Taken to Mnnsflcld, 0.,
Tomorrow for Burial.
By Uxelushe Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 23. Following Is
the complete list of honorary pall-bearers
for the funeral of ex-Secretarv of
State John Sherman:
Secretary Hay, Secretary Gage, Jus
tice Harlan of the Supremo court, Ad
miral Dewey, General Nelson A. Miles,
ex-Senator J, D. Cameron, .1. A. Kas
son of the State department, Judge
Bancroft Davis, Senator dlawley and
Myron M. Parker, of this city.
The family of Mr. Sherman has Hent
personal Invitations for the services in
this city to such members of the! dip
lomatic corps as have left cards at the
house. Owing to the fact that Mr.
Sherman wus not at the time of his
death connected with the State depart
ment, It Is Impossible for the depart
ment to issue a gonetal ofllelal Invita
tion to the diplomatic, corps. It Is tho
desire of the family, however, that all
members of the corps now In Wash
ington should feel themselves Included
in the general Invitation.
The funeral train will leave Wash
ington for Mansfield, O., at 3.30 tomor
row afternoon.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL
. VISITS P0TTSVILLE
Believes the Strike Cannot Last
Much Longer Large Crowd Lis
tens to Speech in the Rain.
By r.xcluslre Wire fiom The Avocialed Press.
Pottsvllle, Oct. 23. President Mit
chell, accompanied by several "other
officials of the United Mine Workers,
arrived hero at 2.13 p. m. The 'na
tional president wtis enthusiastically
welcomed by a large crowd ot the sta
tion. On tho run down from Hazlo
tonllho train stopped at McAdoo and
took on board a band of music and
twenty-five of the women marchers oC
that borough. All along the railroad
small crowds congregated on the sta
tion platforms and cheered the labor
leader.
After President Mitchell's arrival, ho
was driven to the starting point of the
parade. Pottsvllle was crowded with
visitors, many thousands coming here
from the surrounding towns to parti
cipate In or view, the procession. The
parade was one of the largest ever
held in Schuylkill county. President
Mitchell, who rode at the- bead of tho
line, was constantly cheered by the
thousands on the sidewalks. The pro
cession was dismissed at the court
house, were a mass meeting was held.
Mr. Mitchell was the principal
speaker.
Italn fell heavily dm lug the meet
ing, but the large crowd, estimated
at nearly G.OOO, did not seem to mind
the downpour. John Fahey, president
of tills district, presided. President
Mitchell's speech was listened to with
groat interest. Ills most important
utterace bearing directly on the end
ing of tbe strike, was as follows:
"I believe It will be but a, few days
longer until the operators in the
Ilazleton, Lackawanna and Wyoming
valleys will consent to post notices
agreeing to pay the ten per cent, in
crease In wages until April 1. T believe
that If you stand together the rest of
this week, by Monday, at least, you
can return to work with everything
you struck for."
President Mitchell said that this
ought to have been a. jollification
meeting. Schuylkill county, he said,
lias already won Its fight In that the
Heading company has agreed to all
the miners ask. He said reports had
gone out that the men of the Schuyl
kill region will not. stand by the men
of tho other regions, but ho knew the
reports were wrong, . and added that
he felt sine that not one man would
desert his fellow-workmen. He hoped
that nil would stand together until
un olllclal notice is sent out declar
ing the strike at tin end. President
Mitchell then made a plea Unit all the
miners remain loyal tn the organiza
tion nfter the contest is over, just
as they aro doing now.
Other speakers were Fred Ditcher, of
Ohio; George Purcell, of Indiana; W.
H. Falrley, ot Alabama; AV. H, Ma
hon, ot Detroit, International presi
dent of tho Amalgamated Association
of Street Hallway Kmployes of Ameri
ca, and other local labor leaders.
President Mitchell nnd his party left
for llnzleton at S o'clock.
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.
Dy Htclushe Wire from Tho Associated Press.
IlarrMuin,', Oct, 2.I. Charteii, weie Issued by
the state ihpartuiciit today to the following cor
porations: Standard Chair company, Union rily,
capital iO.nOOj Matu.li Chunk Township Water
company, I.iimtoul, capital fi,000; C'aibon Coun
ty Telephone and Tcleuiaph cnmpiny, Jlauch
Chunk, capital flO.OOO; linincnoml People's haul.,
Coiry, capital jSO.ouO; Itahn TowiMilp Water
company, Tainaqua, capital $j,000.
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COCHRAN'S ADDRESS,
Dy llccluslte Wire fiom The Associated 1ips,
Cincinnati, 0 Oct 2-1. llourhc CocUan ad
ihcwil n l.i w and ciitlufeiaillc audience in
Mmlc hall line tonight for our to houi:i on
imperialism, incident illy lefrirliu; to inillUiisin,
but not to thu trusts or any other loin's, Anion;
I lie piouilueut men on the plalfoini wire JuiUori
llauiiou, attorney general in tlio cabinet of I'kj
blent (1eulai.il.
KILLED BY A TRAIN,
Ily llicluslie Wire fiom The Associated I'lesa.
llaiiMmig, Oct. 2.). William A. flainer, aifcd
10 j ears, js ill ink liy it paeuiicr Itilu and
Instantly Mlled today on the I'cnir-.ihuuU tail
road ut l.nililel.
FALLING TREE KILLED HIM.
fl., i:clusho Wire from 'the Associated Press.
ShaiuoMu, M. II. While felling a tree mar
111- liou.e In Tli'H'rton taut ewiiln;,- ,1 lluili ttiuik
Jacob Oxci.lidcr l.ll tho head, l.lllih,' blni 111
Mautly, lie was d .icars old and uumaarlcd.
FRENCH PLAN
IS FAVORED
The Representatives of the Various
Powers at Pekin Examine
the Paris Note.
INCLINED TO ACCEPT IT
To Be a Basis for Negotiations with
China Announcement at a Cabi
ent Council in Paris United States
Minister Reports Little Progress.
Washington May Give a Qualified
Adherence to Anglo-German Agree
ment. Pails, Oct. 23. At a cabinet council
today, M. Delcasse, the minister of for
eign affairs, announced thnt the min
isters of the powers In Pekin met le
eently to examine seml-otllelnlly tho
French propositions as a basis for
peace negotiations, and showed them
selves favorable thereto.
Washington, Oct. 23. It Is not the
purpose of the United States miyern
ment to act on the British-German
agi cement In respect to China nt once.
The subject Is of sufllclent importance
to wnriunt carofpl consideration, and
especially Is it desirable that some
further light be shed on the third
clause of the agreement. A mutinied
adheience may be given, however,
early.
The department Is hi correspondence
by cable with Mr. Conger, who Is ad
vising it freely on the various propo
sitions that come before the bodv of
ministers resident In Pekin, who nie, In
conformity with the terms of the
French note, consulting with the ob
ject of beginning negotiations with the
Chinese government. It cannot be
gathered, however, that any marked
progress has been made up to this
moment.
SOUTH CHINA GREETS REBELS.
Welcomes Them as Friends Canton
Consuls Warned.
Dy UvJtuhe Wire from 'the Associated Pr-ss.
Hong Kong, Oct. 28. The situation
in Canton is comparatively quiet, it
is reported that the consuls have re
ceived letters warning them ot dan
ger. Refugees from Hul Chow say the
rebels are welcomed everywhere. They
take nothing without payment and are
treated as guests instead of as ene
mies. Their leaders, It is supposed,
number ten. Each commands a sep
arate band. The head of the one oper
ating In the How-Lung hinterland is
a mere stripling, but he is every
where successful. It Is reported that
he defeated a large body of Imperial
troops and killed 100 of them. H
The surnames of, four of the rebel
chiefs are Fong, Ho, Ching and Chan.
TROOPS LEAVE PEKIN.
Fourteenth United States Infantry
and Welsh Fusileers Depart.
Dy Ksclusiie Wile from 'lhe Assoc iilcil Preis
Pekin, Oct. 21. The Fourteenth Uni
ted States infantry has departed from
the city. It was escorted beyond the
walls by the other American troops.
The Itoyal AVelsh Fusilleis have also
departed.
The date of the meeting of foreign
ministers with Prince T.l Hung Chang
has not been diflnltely fixed, Some of
the ministers have not received in
structions from their governments.'
Two are absent from the capital, and
one is ill.
TRAIN IN A LANDSLIDE.
Twenty Cars Down an Embankment.
Fireman Killed.
Uy i:chi-he Wire fiom The Associated I'iils.
Klmlrii, N. Y Oct. 23. A freight
train on the Pennsylvania division of
tlio Central Hudson, ran into a. land
slide at Pine Cieek tonight.
Twenty curs were tin own down an
embankment and the fireman, Joseph
H. Ttyun, of Corning, was instantly
killed.
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Ily Kxclushe Wire fiom 'lhe Associated Press.
Altooni, Pa,, Oct. 23. I'ichl w oilers con-iinied
the entire two first senium of the state Kahbath
Hhool comcutlou hero today, rteneral Hccietary
l)r. Chubs Iloads, of Philadelphia, picildul,
Out klsty county and clUtrlct presidents at
tended. Thu home to house ilaltatlon uoik
aroused the greatest intcict, It was tliown that
hi Altoona, theie werf only two per cent, of lion-cliun-li-Bneri.
In Philadelphia there Is the per
cent, and in other placcs'whcio tlio lellgious
census has been taken, roirespondlnnly low,
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KENTUCKY'S GUNS.
By Exclusive Wire from Tlio Associated Preu.
Wdfcliinglon, Oct. 2.1, Tho n.vy ilepailmeiit to.
day iiicliid the folluulutr telegram from Cap
tain Chester, detailing the results of the at
tempt made to adjust the timet iciins of the
battleship Keutuch.i ;
"TonipUluaWllc, Oct, 2.1. -Jim cj u nailctatlon,
iniy ilepaitmeut, Washington. Kentucky u
turned from succeuful test of onn cjun; find
three) charge., Will adjust other luotinU; be
icady for sea TIiiiimIi, (sinned.) Clicstri,"
PATRIOTIC ORDER
OF AMERICANS,
Dy Kxcluslvo Wire fiom The Associated Press.
Illnuhamloii, X. V,, Oct, 2-1. 'Iho national con
entloii of tho Patriotic! Order of Aiuc-riuns
opem.ll n this city today. The national picsl
dent, Ml. Ituudolph Jones, of Scianton, prold
ed. Tho delegates' number about one hunched.
The convention will last three da.is.
ADLAI IGNORES SILVER.
Ily IXihuhe Wiic fiom The Associated Press.
II i.v f'lty, Jllci., Oct. 2:i.-Ottiir to a mlup
ot dales. StciiuMiii did not speak at Saginaw- to
night. Ju this illy he addres.Mil a larp: audience
in Iho armory, Ilo deiote.l hid remark to im
perialism and tuists, ignoring the ilhtr ques
tion, lilt speech was similar to thu one lie do
lhcrcd at (Jrand llapids Monday night.
THE Ni;VS THIS MOKNIN'U
'Weather Indications Today,
CLEARINQJ COOLER.
1 ftener.il Coal Operators Simplify Their Offer
of i Ten Per Cent, Increase.
Ooiernoi- ltooscvclt's New York Slumping
Tour,
Ilank Clerk Oets Am i.v with 700.nno
Porters Afrrco with I rnmo is to China.
2 (.'ener.it Northeastern l'enns)lanla.
financial ami Commercial. '
3 Local Court Procrcillniss.
Will llxtcnd the Itural Pu-tnl Sen Ice.
1 niltoil.il.
News ami Comment.
5 Loral llcv. Dr. Latiihur TaRs of Municipal
Corruption.
0 Lout 'Vest Siianton and 'ulurban.
7 Hound About the County.
S Local !.li Xchs of the Indinlilil World,
NOTICES POSTED
ARE SATISFACTORY
Last Offer of Big Companies Is a
Forerunner of a Speedy Ending
of Coal Strike.
Ily i:eluslie Wire fiom The Associated rre.
AVIlkos-llurie, Oct. 2.1. The action ot
the big coal companies at Seranton to
day is the forerunner of a speedy end
ing of tho strike. At 4 o'clock this
afternoon the Lehigh uiwl Wllkes-Hairu
Coal company posted the following
notice:
"Iteferrlng to the notice posted Octo
ber 1, in addition to tfie reduction to
$l.fi0 per keg for powder, 216 per cent,
will be added to the price of the car to
make the advance of 10 per cent., as
proposed."
At C o'clock men started on their
rounds to post the same notice at flip
collieries of the Delawaie and Hudson
company.
General Superintendent l.uthtop, of
the Lehigh Valley company, could not
be seen tonight, but it is understood
tha't tho Lehigh Valley will not stand
in the way of a settlement. The Indi
vidual operators will make the same
concessions.
Tho strikers In this section aie satis
fied that the great lockout is ended.
There wns opposition to the first propo
sition made by the companies of the
Wyoming and Lackawanna regions, be
cause tbe onorators Insisted on paying
the Increase In wages out of the pow
der furnished the miners. The latter
figured It out that under such an ar
rangement they would only receive an
increase of 7 per cent. The operators
figured It another way. They claimed
that the offer would net the men a 10
per oent. Increase. By granting the ad
ditional 21i per cent, per car, the com
panies put nu end to all quibbling.
The strlkeis say, if President Mitchell
should call off tho strike tomorrow,
most of the men will be back to work
by Thursday.
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PLOT AGAINST HAYTI.
Filibusters Organize in Jamaica to
Depose President Sam.
By I'ac1usIc Wire fiom Tlio Associated Pics.
Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 23. The
Gleaner publishes a report that a fili
bustering expedition, headed by a well
known Haytlan exile, is being prepared
here for the overthrow of the govern
ment of General Slniun Sum, piesident
of Haytl.
CLEVELAND A MYSTERY.
Dy i:rlnlc Wile tioiu 'the Associated I'iciS
Trenton, X, ,1., Oct. 2J. 'the Trentnu Tine
Amciicau will tomuiiew cpiule ct-Prcsiilini
Clewland us Mjhar;
"I am not an-iii of having made ai-y slaic.
iiicnls ill it Mouhl jiMity the aiillou 'hit I urn
nuin? to Mippmt Mr. McKlnley."
Mr. ('Ieiel.ii.d dot lined In make any M.ite
lnbent lcKiidlmr hU piedlUm and the winds
uuutcd Mere nude in lc-poiiM- to u MUi'itloii
bom the npuitir tl.it a lucent letlir of hi- ie
iaiatinir lilt lln.niial ii of lfc'ij was belni;
cm. -tilled us meaiilmr he iulenilcil to :uppirc .Mr.
.McKlnley In the pii'-enl campaign.
New Voile, Oct, 'J.!. The Join nil and Adw-i-tl-ir
which will in I ii L 1hu lunio stab incut In
muirou' s.i J -i lit tt Mr. l.'lav eland added thai In.
had :eeeiud a letter fiom the we-t juiuh weiks
auo a-Mnir if he had i banned l.l.s iews in
fin inc I.il ipie.-liou- uuil.be leplieil that ' i'i had
not. Mr. Cleveland addeil that he had letlied
firm political actltlty uiul must decline tu he
ihawii into a ilIy:iM,lon of a polllkal character,
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
By Kxclusbo Who fiom The Associated Piesa.
New- Viiil,, Oct. SI. Arrhed: Kal-er Wilhehn
Per (iiiiuo from llieuicu. Cleaiedi KcieduKtmi,
Antweipj Majestic, Lhcipnol; HI. LmiK South
ampton, SalleiliTuiuli', J.licipoul. ('heibourir
Salted: Piedcriclc Per firosse, fiom llunieu and
Siulliinipton, New Voile, (ilhultar Passed:
McaiucT Kaiser Wilhehn If, trout (lenoa and
Naples, New Voik, lloulngnc Anhed; Maas
dam, New Yoik, for Itolteulam, and pioeeedid.
Piawle Point Pawed: Deutstldaiul. New Yolk,
for Itollerdam. Southampton Auiud: Kaiier
in Mai la Theresa, fiom New York, for llieuien,
llambint: Aiiliul: HclgraUa, Hum New Yin Li
Doutschlaud, New York,
WELL KNOWN ATHLETE DEAD.
fly Ktclusbe Wire from Tho Associated Piess.
New Yoik. Oct. 2.I. llcniy II, Oilier, llullalo
manager of the lutein iliniul Paper lompiny,
died suddenly In a Mieil cai till-, eiculiig, Mr,
Oilier lias 21 Jens old and four .lean aj,n
gl.uluateii Hum the t'uiieislt.i of Pcniiolwuii.
He v.,1-. a well kiiunu .illihiu ami bu upie
sentul tlio l'iilu'i-.ii.v of IViiii-ih.uii.i in Its loot
ball and utw, lie bad abo giaduiied fiom
l.ala.M'lte Tollege. Ills paieuU lohle at 1'attiin,
P.i. It is hflicu'd Olinr wa slilekui with
heal t disease,
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ALTGELD AT CHICAGO,
By Kxrhislin Who fiom 'lhe Associated Piess,
Chicago, Oit, 2.I. J'ouncr tiotcinor John P.
Allgcld was the piiutlpal speaker tonight at a
Democratic mas iiitctlu;,' at lhe Audlminmi.
The Hireling was uuu of a teiles tu be held
dining t lie final wicks ol the campaiii In Chi.
c ago and the gical hall was packed to the
doors, fioiciuor Altgeld 'Icwitcd most of Ids
time to a dUtiuloii of tho Pldlippiiia question
ami bitteily denounced tho administration policy
In regard to theso islands.
MINE INSPECTOR APPOINTED.
Uy Kxclushe Wire from The Associated Tress.
JUnlsbuig, Oct. ;.!. Oomnor Stone today re
appointed Hugh McDonald, of I'lllston, mine in
eucctor ot the llilrel Anthracite district.
TO SIMPLIFY
THEIR OFFER
Operators ftarce to Reduce Powdei
to $1.50 a Kea and Allow 2 1-2
Per Gent, on the Gar.
ADOPT STANDARD BASIS
The Reduction in the Price of Pow
der Is to Be Figured ns Equivalent
to a Seven nnd One-half Per Cent.
Increase in Wages The Remain
der of the Ten Per Cent. Advance
Is to Be Allowed on the Car Big
Companies Still Refuse to Specify,
any Time to Which the Offer Is to
Extend Misunderstanding Created
by Inaccurate Reports Mina
Workers' Conference.
A meeting ot superintendents repre-s
sentlng most of the larger companies
of tin; Lackawanna-Wyoming region
was held yesterday In the offices of the
Temple lion company hi the Board of
Trade building, and an agreement was
made to post tho following notice:
In older to acoiel the complications that would
result fiom tigiuiu1 tlio amounts due each miner
on the notices that hue been posted, the com
panies h.nu concluded, after .1 caicful com
pilation of statistics for the past jear, to adopt
.1 giueial .neiagc and sell to their miners pow
der ut fl.fiO per Keg, and add the balance 2'4
per cent to the pi ice of the car or ton.
This, it is iouldcicd, is not only a fair hut a
libeinl lui-i-, as shown by htutistlco, and it puts
lhe niluti' in a iu;ition tn know exactly whit
hi- is going to pet, and itl-o in u position to en
able him to figure out Jiiit how much is clue his
laborer, iiutl molds the complications tint would
niie liy h iiitlliiur the matter on a per cent.
Iia-is, which would hasp to be explained in de
tail to the miner and laborer each month.
s an example, on the .Standard Diamond uir,
wheie the pii".ent piiee is n"j,4e cents, the new
piice would bo OS cenN, and ttie miner wnuhl
get his powder for t.oU, or ffl.Ii less than ho
is now pailng.
The meeting was attended by Gen
eral Superintendent C. C. Itose, of tho,
Delaware and Hudson company;
f!"iipral Superintendent K. 13. Loomls,
of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and
Western company; General Managor
AV. A. May. of the Hillside Coal and
Iron company; General Superintend
ent VT. ,T. Richards, of the Lehigh and
AVilkes-Harre Coal company, and
President T. II. "Watklns, of tho Tem
ple Iron company. These companies
operate sixty-nine collieries.
Watkins' Statement.
President Watkins, of the Temple
Iron company, stated to a Tribune
reporter ufter tho meeting that it
would be cheaper for tho companlea
to figure out in each individual nuln
ers' case Just what per centago of
expense would be saved by receiving
a reduction of $1.2r on powder, but to
make the matter clear and avoid an-,
noyances that would likely ensue)
every pay day, It was decided to fix
a standard percentage for the wholo
region. In some cases, especially with
mincis who have hard places the fix-"
Ing of seven and one-half per cent,
us the ratio of powder expenses saved,
will mean an increase in wages of
mom than leu per cent.
One company showed that a reduc
tion lit powder of .51.2.". per keg would
mean a nine and one-half per cent. In
crease In wages and some of the men
in this company's mines, If there wern
no fixed standard, wuuld find that
their whole ten per cent. Increase In
wages would have to be made up oC
tho dcciiui.se hi powder. These, how-,
ever, nm exceptional cases,
A copy of tlio notice wus shown at
strike heudiiimrlors yesterday after
noon nnd the action of tho operators
was commended by all tho men pres
ent. Executive Committeeman Nicho
las llurke, who Is at present In charge
of the hendriuarters, said, "Well,
that's something like it. There was
no head or tail to the other arrange
ment. This Is dellnltu und tho men
xjll bu pleased with it, I am sure,"
'J No Specific Guarantee,
The big componles still refuse to
make any speclllc guarunteo as to
how long the ten per cent, loffor Is to
run, and from conversation had with
it number of them It can ho said with
every assurance) that they will not
make any speclllc guarantee,
"Our position wns thoroughly and
aceuialely jiicsented In your paper
yesterday," said Superintendent
l.oomls, of Iho Lackawanna, "Wo cr
not feel culled upon to make ofildiivlt
that our offer was given In good
faith."
A fclgnlllciiiit ulternneu came yester
day from it prominent operator who
hits complied with till the demands of
the miners, even to posting tho timo
guarantee; "I want to s-ee tlustrlk
settled," snld he, "but I am not so
sure) that nil tho operators aro of tho
same mind,"
It Is generally expected that thJ
strike will bo called off In a few days,
All that seems to stand In tho way of
un Immediate settlement Is the refusal
of some o'C the) companies In tho Lack-
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Washington, Oct. '23. Forecast for -f.
Kastriu Piiumltauia: Cliarinr and -4-
cooler Wednesday i 'ihurbday, fair; frraa
southuly wUuls becoming wcstejly,
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