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fln Exhaustive Address Delivered bu
ttie Secretary at the Old Home
of President McKlnleu.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
The Affair Announced for Youngs
town Is Transferred to Canton
Through Efforts of the Local Com
mittee Secretary Root Delivers a
Speech in Which Nearly All of the
Questions Involved in the Cam
paign Are Covered A Glance at
the Result of American Diplomacy
nd Progress in Foreign and Other
Fields.
liy i:cliisive H'iic troni The Au.ucl.ilei! Press.
Canton, O., Oct. IM. Secretary Hoot's
meeting here tonight was all lm
liromptu affair. It was conceived, ur-l-anged
and under way in u period of
a little more than three hours. The
secretary and Airs. Hoot are lure tor
a social visit with President anil Mrs.
AlcKinley at their Canton homo.
The recent illness and present con
dition of tho secretary have prevented
him from taking an active speaking
part In the campaign, but lip came
west expecting to deliver one address
and that in the old AlcKinley district.
Tho meeting was announced for
Youngstown tomorrow evening. As a
mark of respect to the late Secretary
Sharman all political meetings ar
ranged for Onio Thursday and Thurs
day night were called off, including
the one at Youngstown. When the
local committee heard of these circum
stances it prevailed upon the secretary
to speak hero. The efforts resulted In
a crowded hall and a most enthusias
tic meeting. The Grand Army band
and the Canton Kepubllcan league
marched to the AlcKinley home to es
cort the secretary. An immense crowd
followed and there was an enthusiastic
invasion of the AlcKinley lawn. Tho
president himself escorted the sce'v
lary to the carriage, elbowing his way
down Hip dark walk and then across
the lawn to the street where tho
hand was stationed. He bowed ills
thanks for the Impromptu serenade
and then retired to the porch amid
deafening cheers.
Secretary ltoot delivered an exhaus
tive address, lasting nearly three
hours and covering all questions in
volved in the campaign. lie was fre
quently Interrupted by applause. lie
said in part:
A heavy limt-u of pronf rests upon (hose who
115k tin: Ami'liiMii pimple to lejec-t I lie further
seriiees of tlie Iteuhlii-.iii uiliiiiiiisli.itiun. Un
der that nilmiui.striitiou Hip lfKltiiu.ite nhjerts
of covei ntucnt have been uttiiitifil to j ileniee
which challenges comp.iri.son ultli the happiest
periods in tho life of any nation in any ace.
Noirr ill human history innwhere on eiulli have
secmity for lite anil properly, lmfetlcicil op
portunity for intellU'inio ami oneiKy, linliuilu.il
freeiloni, ami the seU-iespei t of nnnhooil, at
tuineil a higher letel than now ni.iiks- (he con
ilition of this fuiltiii.ite. icpiilillc.
The material refills of wise ami MUTrsstul
pm eminent are iMhle on ewiy hainl. We nev
er befoie h.no hail so in. my million people own
in? their own homes unencinnlieieil, mi many
million people with auuinulateil earnlni:-, in
Mvitips lunks, mk.Ii utiiu'i.-.il eiuplotiiieiil of
Inhor at Mich iinml w.ij-es, ueh alninil.ml pro
duction from farm and l.ntiny ami wmkhop
of all material things wliiili ineel Ihe neivs!
tics and coiitiilmte to the lomloit ami pleasure
of lite. The lu.uKct.s for our pioiluets are ex
truding over the whole r.utli. Aluiiul.iiit home
capital is- ohtaiuahle at lower Kites nt iniive-t
tlian were ever Known hefoie foi the pioduil
ivo cnttrpuse wliiili cmplo's- lahor ami tie.ilei
wealth. We. aro rapidly pailm; our ilehN to
Kiirope for the money lioinmcil to hulhl our
railroads ami develop our couutiy, so thU Ihe
constant dialu upon our earnings for the pay
ment of intriesl ahro.ul ii iim-Iii-; ami we .no
lending money to l'uiope, so that the i intent
of annual pajnienU is sitthur in nur .dlieellon,
Thcro never was in this wiuM a uieater Imilv
of people hO well fed, Hell i lolhiil and well
housed.
Universal Opportunities.
Above and beyond all these iu.ileri.il things .lie
liuberaal ujipoitunlties fur eduiatiou and the
cener.il exeitise and liainliiK of liilelllccnio.
The iicw.-paiicr, tlie maiM.luc ami ihe ImoK Innl
their way into the humblest home. 'Ihe doors
of our lice schools am open lo eiei.v iliihl, and
It is rare indeed that pou-il.v withholds their
access. Tho patllotlsni of the liili is deiotln
millions to the ImililliiK up of iollenes, leih
nlc.il bchouls and meat imlveisities, hi wliiili
the pooicst boy ran rise lo ihe luiticst biiuhts
of learning am! iiitelleitu.il power, I'utiIuiii t
thought, tieedom of speub and the constant
consideration ami ill.scusslou ol pulltleal pioli
leuis aru ti.ilnlnu and cveieMuu: tho wnole
people to a ileitice of loinpelemy foi -.It-KOM-rnineiit
noicr befoie cipi.iled. The .iiistoe.
lacy of Amciiea is Ihe aiistoiraey o .alileve
liient. It is with iiilc-1 liitiu I and iiiiu.il ipiuli.
ties that our people achlew fame and fin tune.
The pathway to the hiujiisl distinction Is open
to every boy who thumbs Ids piinur ji: tliu
common school, Inlieiilcil weallli is a hlnd'ai'ie
rather tluu an aid in the lute of life, ('.ill lin
toll of tlioso whom tliu nation ins houoini--thi.
president and his cjhluet, Ihe ureal udue, lie
treat senators, the bicU loiime-smin, Ihe au.c
(overnois call the loll ot Ihe nitn wlni.e r.-u
tirtunes arc the c.uisej of mvy and dispai-.v;
lent, inn! anionic ihem all jou will liml ilui
ic nun who cannot look li.uk upon u y
M privation and sllUKiih', with no capital bin
glr own emiuy ami .imhltlim, Is Ihe iieptlon.
Shic soften I Mi: and ennohliiit, Inllueiice. of ihai
Ity and religion llml wviiy In eveiy loiuiuiiulty.
loiltals and as.vluins and llbi.nles and sihoo'ls
ml churches ciow a pare with homes ami ui.inii
faclories, ami tbo swill iepoun to uteiy appeal
of humanity foe the ii'llil of nilsforiune aiisweis
to tho ijuUkcuiil iiilhily id imluslil.i en i
lrisc.
Wise Government Evokes Enterprise,
Of (out?. Ibis happy prmilillon i.n m,t l,,,.,,
created by uuicrumrut, but wiihout uo.,.1 uv
ernnient it could not h.ne been iic.Hid. With
out sound iwiiimcnlal policy and ui-c ami rl
teieiit itorciniiiciital admiiiNtuiiun, 10 . ),...,.
ings which we hate inuuitraiiil would lute l".'ri
Impossible. Iioieriiiiiviit does not nuke uojis
grow, or weave cloth, or mould hull; but nUo
jovrrnrnent opens Ihe uuikets for crops ami for
rlolii and for iron, and foi hi waul uf I'
ecu ami I hail' been coin buiiinl tot iuil In
the alley oi the Mississippi, cloth im,ilahli
l.-atlicilntr itiut In I lie ualtlioiiea ol New Kim.
laud, ore's iiniuairiiil and luniues iiiillinl
smoiipr the hills of l'cniisianii ami Malunia,
am! the iioductivc p.i.vii of millions of .Sio.io
f Coi '
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PBOSPERITY FESTIVAL.
The Mmquotte Club Enjoys Dough
nuts and Cider.
By Ktclnilrc Wire from The Atfnclatril Vttm.
Chicago, s Oct. 1. The Jlarqttette
club, Hepttlillcan, held a Prosperity
hurvest liomu festival at the Coliseum
tonight. Twenty-five hundred people
sat nt the banquet tables on tho main
iloor and besides these were n num
ber of spectators In the galleries.
Tim hall was decorated, giving tho
appearance of an old-fashioned coun
try fair. Four columns twelve feet
high, stood behind the speakers' plat
form, wreathed with corn and oati.
The supper consisted of turkey, pork
and beans, doughnuts, cldor and other
viands. James JI. Whedon, president
of the Marquette club, presided, and
speeches were delivered by Senator JI.
A. Hanna, ,1. K, Cttbblson, of Kansas,
and Henry D. Kstabrook, of Chicago.
EXPLOSIONAT
INDIAN HEAD
It Is Believed That Powder Mills
Have Been Destroyed at
the .Proving Grounds.
By KxehisUe Who from The Associated Press.
"Washington, Oct. 2-1. It is reported
that an explosion occurred at the In
dian Head proving grounds t-lout 11
o'clock last night. A flash of light,
visible some distance, accompanied the
explosion, which was followed by a.
tire. The explosion shook the windows
of houses in Alexandria, 19 miles from
Indian Head.
There is no direct communication
with the proving grounds by which
details can be had tonlgl)!. The prov
ing grounds are twenty-five miles
down tho Potomac river from Wash
ington. It is believed the powder
mills and other buildings -,vcre de
stroyed. A number of other explosions
followed the first one at recurrent :i -tervals,
illuminating the surrounding
country and the opposite bank of tho
river.
MR. WANAMAKER
IS FOR REFORM
He Is Certain That Mr. McKinley
Will Be Elected and Desires to
Hegulate the Machine.
Hy llxiliishe Wire liom The Associated lVs".
Huntington, Pa., Oct. 24. Hon. John
"Wanamaker who lias frequently ap
peared In Huntington never delivered
an address to a larger or more an
preclativu audience here than greeted
him in the opera house to-night at the
anti-Quay meeting. There were dele
gations present from the Kast ttroad
Top and Ilroad Top districts, and from
all the surrounding country towns. The
seating capacity of the opera house of
l.L'OO could not accommodate the throng
who sought admission to the meeting.
Frank W. Steward, chairman of tliu
anti-Quay county committee called the
meeting to order and introduced Thus.
A. Appleby, an anti-Quay Republican,
of Mount Union, as chairman, air.
Wanamaker was greeted witli an ova
tion when he arose to speak and ids
address was frequently punctuated
with tlie heartiest applause.
In beginning his address Jlr. Wana
niaker expressed himself as certain of
President JlcKinley's re-election. Af
ter describing the condition of politics
in the state or Pennsylvania, Sir.
Wanamaker said:
"Wo desire reform. AVe desire it
so sincerely that, haviisg thus far
fought in vain In our own iparty, we
are ready to co-operate with any class
of our fellow citizens or with any
party, or with any faction of any parly
wlui will unite with usto accomplish
it. Kx-Senator Quay addressing1 tlie
people of Chester county, uttered ono
sentence of large slgniiloance. He de
clared that in his judgement, a' con
stitutional convention Is the short cut
to ballot reform.' This Is n.y judy
nieiit also, on record with the reasons
for it. as far hack as December last,
and attain In -March. In his speech
nt West Chester Jlr. Quay admitted
the existence of a regular system or
election frauds, minimizing, however,
the extent anil consequences of them
and avowliiK' his own readiness to aid
In extirpating.
"Wo are happy to welcome the c7i
opeiation of Jlr. Quay, Hut experience
tenches us that a leader, however great
and distinguished, is of small service
In the cause of reform without his
followers. When we have seen tlie
'organization' otherwise known as the
machine,' with Its mighty train of ex
pert servitors, turn In behind Jlr. Quay
for ballot reform, our coulldcneo In tho
Jesuit will bo largely Increased,"
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
lly i:oluslte U'lie fiom The ,ssoaeil l'ies.
New Voile, Oil. 21, Aniteil; Oceanic, fiopi
l.lvcipool; Xuoiill.mil, Antweip; llieiiuih.uin,
Aulwcip. dentil: l.a lliil.KJIie, Uatiei Kaler
I'lleiliiib, ll.iiiiliiiiu U I'l.lliioiilli and ('liiihouiir.
Mllcil: M. I.oiils, Southampton! lui.sinutoii,
Antweip; SlaJ(se, l.licipool. Soulh.nnpluii
AlliU'd; N, Paul, tiom .New Yoil;, Salleils'
I..1I111 (loiu llienun), .New Vm!; Wa Uieilnunsr,
lliniifii Airiinl; K.1U1-U11 .M.11I.1 Tbucia, ,,w
V01K ti.i Soutliamploii. Iliow bead - Passed!
S'lila, ,"cw iuk lor Jiucntown ,im l.uer.
I I. Itoleidani-Aiilvid! ,M.i.id.nn, New yoil;
ia Itouloune. IJucciislnwn Alllledi Scivla,
Xew Voils for Mtclpnol ji tt proicediil, Hum-,
lif.id-l'.issidi (ifiiiuiilc, ctt- Veil; fnf ijijv-icj.
iowu ami I.Uerpool,
DEATH OF DR. TURNBULL.
11 i:cluslte Who from The Associated IVia.
1'hlladelpliir., Det, -JI. After mi illne.s which
iMitlimei! inei a .ai, Or, hawitmc 'lurnbull,
Hi, imlliei.t ph.vsUtau ai.i (lieinlst, ulul today
at his home hcie, aifisl T'.l caia. )r, I'mulnill
was a nallte of Lanarkslilie, Si-ollund, 4n. ejl'ie
to this euuiill whin ii iar ot tgt; He was
Xl.uluifeil I null be Philadelphia College of I'lui.
in!ii, and ilu .litfcrMiii Medical lollece. Dr.
Tuinbiill was (he j-nbor of many miIki'iK w.itl.s
on ijisrae ot the cji- and e.
BRYAN'S IDEAS
OP FINANCE
Pointed Out bu Governor Roosevelt,
Who Galls Attention to Recent
Nonsensical Utterances.
MONEY LENT TO EUROPE
An Explanation Calculated to En
lighten any Who May Have Been
Affected by One of the Silverite'a
Witty Eort8 The Grinding: Mill
of Adversity the Only Thing- to
Bring Some Men to Their Senses.
The People Who Visit the Sea
shore. By Exchiiive Wire from Tlie Associated Trow.
Earlvllle, N. Y., Oct. 1. Governor
Itoosevelt found a preat gathorinK ot
people hero despite tins threatening
weather. In addition to things tho
governor had already wild, he grew
a trifle facetious In dealing with some
of air. Bryan's statements. He said,
in part!
"In a speech two or thru weeks ago,
Mr. Bryan expressed great resentment,
at the fact that certain people. stoolc
their families to the seashore and pre
sumably bathed there. He said thai)
only rich people did it. I wish he
could come to Coney Island some sum
mer, and he would find lens oC thous
ands of people whom he would not call
rich, who are enabled and have been
enabled during tho past four years to
go down to the seashore for a day oft
with their wives and their little ones.
Now, if Mr. Bryan is elected it won't
bring to the seashore one man, woman
or .child who does not now go, hut It
will keep some T am tempted to say
hundreds of thousandsfrom going,
who noi go. That is what It will do.
It won't give anyone a better chance.
It will give everyone n. worse chance."
Cazonovn, N. "V., Oct. 1M. Governor
rtoosevolt at this point devoted him
self to a discussion excited by re
marks by Jlr. Bryan concerning our
foreign loans. He said, in part :
"I want to call your attention to
just one or two points. This is the
homo of the Democratic ex-secretay
of tho treasury, Charles S. Falrchlld.
Mr. Falrchlld Is with ns this trip, be
cause In the first place he believes in
honeit money, and because, further
more, he believes in civic, hoisty
generally and in orderly liberty under
the; law.
"I will not. If any human being
two Hepublicans who were shaky
about fi'ee silver, and it was suggested
that it might be well for me to say
something on the silver question to
them.
"I wl! lnot. If any human being,
after tlie experience of the last four
years, is capable of still believing that
trre silver would bring anything but
ruin, tempered by free soup, to the
country, there is no argument that
will reach him. That typo of man can
only be reached by being put through
the grinding mill of adversity, as lie
would be if Bryan came in and we
had free silver. It would be 11 good
thing for him, but, unfortunately, wo
would have to go through it with lilm.
Sending Money to Europe.
"Xow the other day -Mr. Bryan said
in substance that there was talk about
our lending money to Hurope and then
ho asked who In tlie audience hud lent
any money to Kui'ope. Of 1 ourse, the
money is not ipnt that war. 1 Know
that Mi', Bryan is not well acquainted
with financial methods, eltiitr govern
mental or private, but 1 think lie must
know more about them than that
(luestlon would Imply. When money is
loaned as It has recently been loaned
to the Herman government for In
stance, It is not loaned by any of us
private citizens, but It is loani.d by
the big Institutions which get their
money from us private citizens. For
instance, these big foreign loans will
be taken by Insurance companies,
savings banks, which get their money
from their policy holders or depositors,
money which we and thoso like us pit I
In. We deposit money In a savllit'a
bank, get a rale of intercut for It.
The savings hanks don't take that
money for the purpose of keeping it
idle. If they had to do that they
would refuse to accept It or to pay
any Intel tHt to uso It, It H the same
way with the insurance companies:
when we take out policies the money
we put In Is not kept Idle, One gr..:u
Insurance company in New York has
recently taken a large part of that
Herman loan, Since 1SHG the total
amount of savings bank deposits in
this stiito have gone up from s-jv-nty
hundred odd millions to close on a
thousand millions and the number ot
savings bank depositors have Inc-cci-ed
nearly thirty-three and a third per
cent., nearly four men able to deposit
their savings in savings hanks noy as
compared with three In ISM. That 11
one of the Instances going to niak
up prosperity, that makes the j'eason
of our being able to lend nioivy uf.--ns.s
the water, Instead of borrowing i'.
When we lend money in Uu-iuaiiy, it
means not only will that money ulti
mately come back to this tiHiniry, lust
that meanwhile lutei-esi s ;uM for
Its hlt'o and we receive mono' from
across the water instead ol lie'iur, as
when we nro 11 debtor nation, paid by
us to the, utljsj' Hide, Mr, Hryaii so'i.is
unable to learn that the prosptrlty of
each of us depends vej-y largt ly upon
the prosperity of till. Take '.he (ai
mer, Four years ago you would have
just as good it season as you have
now, but you would ttot get us tnui h
money for your crops, although you
j'alsed tho same crop us novo, simply
because no one could buy them. There
was not ns many people who could uf-foi-d
to buy them. He could be pros
perous only when prosperity came to
all und the people could afford to buy
hi si crops."
Utica, N, V., Oct. .M. fjov. ltooie-
velt's third day of campaigning- In
New' York statu embraced several fea
tures not heretofore marked lit his
reception at other places. At Nearly
every place at which he stopped en
route there were huge erowds of people-In
this city to-nlght the day's work
ended with 0 review of an immenso
(lemionstrnitlon. Durlnjr the day he
made nine siieeches, some of them
extremely long ones while travelltn;
through three counties Chenango,
Madison ami Oneida. .,
A feature of the day's trip was the
meeting hei-e of the Vlee-presidentlal
candidate's truln and that of United
States Senator Depow und the group
ing together on one stuge In this cltv
within a period of three hours of ex
Comptroller of the Currency Kekels.
Fnltetl Htates Senator Depew and Gov.
Itoosevelt.
Another feature was a preconcerted
attempt at Home 'to compel Gov.
Itoosevelt to answer questions con
cerning the removal of Mayor Van
AVyck, the prosecution (if the Ice trust,
the prosecution of tlie alleged canal
thieves and otheis relating to the
ofllee of governor. That this attempt
was preconcerted Is assumed from the
fact thut men in thcirowd asking
these questions held In their hands
printed slips and thut Upon their fail
ure to compel the candidate to answer
numbers of these slips were thrown
In his carriage.
The governor positively declined to
given any expression of opinion as to
tho circular, or their authorship or
to answer any of the questions con
tained in them. With tho exception of
a short trip of half an hour to Herki
mer where a brief address was made
the culminating speeches of the day
were at two immense meetings In this
city, Senator Depeiv preceding the
governor, spoke at some length on
trusts. Governor Roosevelt followed.
In the course of nls speech, he said:
"Mr. Bryan said yesterday in answer
lo a question that If ho hud been
president he would not have signed
the treaty of peace by which the Phil
ippine Islands became ours. He went
on to congress and advised that that
treaty should be ratified by the H?nnte;
he did all he could to have It ratltied,
and now he dares to say that he
would not have signed it. If his words
mean anything supposing that they
do mean anything they must mean
that he wished President McKinley to
do what he himself would not have
to and the only reason for saying that
must be that he wished President Mc
Kinley to take action which ho could
attack in the campaign. Now that
seems incredible. I would li.i't. invu
believed any man who would have
said it of Mr. Bryan, but 1 have got
to believe it when Mr. Bryan says it
himself.
"Now. Mr. Bryan lias been heard in
this state, for which I jim.- graU'Iul
to him. Down in New York ho said
great was Tammany Hal! and Mr.
Croker was its prophet. Well, Mr.
Croker and Tammany Hail have just
performed the same feat for the Dem
ocracy in this state that Mr. Bryan
and the Bryanites performed for the
national Democracy they have swal
lowed it, including Mr. 1111, so that
Mr. Croker stands now as 'he arch
typical representative of. tlie New York
Democracy and the Issue )r presented
of Bryanism for the mil ion and Cro
kerism for the state."
Governor Roosevelt reviewed the
parade tonight.
TROUBLE BREWING
AT WILKES-BARRE
Strikers Refuse to Allow Men to
Work at Washeries or Haul Coal
from the Culm Files.
By Kiilushe Wire from 'Ihe Asoeliiteil Press.
"Wllkes-Barre, Oct. 24. The striking
miners of tlie Wyoming Valley are
anxiously waiting news from Hazleton
to-night which will end the strike. Tlie
men believe that nothing can prevent
a settlement now and thut thev will
all be back to work hy Monday sure.
Tlie J-ehltfh it Wllkes-Barre Coal
company did not attempt to operate
Its washeries to-dny. Hud the attempt
been made there would surely have
been trouble, as tlie mob of men that
collected In the vicinity of the wash
eries was desperate and determined
not to allow any one to go to work
even though It cost some lives. A great
many of the men were armed.
Several teamsters who were hauling
coal from coal hanks lit Wllkes-Barre
township ttnd outside of the city lim
its, were ('topped by tlie strikers, or
their sympathizers, and told that they
would not he allowed to haul tiny more
coal until the strike was settled. The
Wllkes-Barre Klectrio Light enmpauy
luis been gutting a supply of coal for
its boilers from a coal bank nt Min
er's Mills, but this afternoon the men
at work on the bank wore driven off.
The company has only a few days'
supply of coal ahead and unless tho
stills).) Is settled soon It will bo badly
crippled. A half-dozen men wore
screening coal at a hank In George
town. Tlie strikers look their picks
and shovels away and warned them
not to show themselves there again,
Tho tie-up in the Wyoming valley Is
now more complete than ever. I'p to
within a few days past, 110 sdiIouh
objections was nindo to gathering
coal from the hunks, bin now the
strikers hnvo cloned every avenue of
seeming coal.
Most of the miners employed at Mr.
colliery of the West Wild C'o.tl eoinp'iuy
at Mocauaiiuti returned lo wnilv tills
afternoon. It is said tin- iWves of the
men imulo them go bank to work,
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
which controls the Lehigh and
Wilkes-liuiTe mines, Wheiu tun trouble
ot the past few days has occurred,
found 11 serious obstacle to running
their passenger and freight trains be
tween Ashley and Wllkes-Barre, Tito
tracks had been smeared with soap
for a dlstanee of an eighth uf a mile,
The company otlhiuls were ulso afraid
that some of the track might bo torn
up during the night so they decided
to run all their trains over the tracks
of tliu Lehigh Valley railroad.
MITCHELL WILL
DECIDE TODAY
Promises to Indicate Whether Strike
Shall Be Continued or
Declared Oit.
MINE WORKERS' POSITION
It Is the Belief Around Headquarters
That the Promised Statement Will
Contain Practically n Declaration
That the Contest Is Ended Con
ference of Strike Leaders at Hazle
ton Yesterday Companies That
Have Not Posted Notices.
IK i:ulusie Wins fioui 'ilu' A."oil.iteu i'ns.
Hazleton, Oct. 24. President Mitchell
to-nlght announced thut he would to
morrow, probably late in tlie after
noon, or evening, lssue a statement
defining the position of the United
Mine Workers in the present sit tint Ion
of the strike. Ho. also said that his
statement would in all likelihood Indi
cate whether the strike would be im
medlatclv declared off or whether It
would lie continued. This announce
ment was made as a result of to-day's
conference between the national and
district olllcers of tlie United Mine
Workers. Tlie Impression around head
quarters to-nlght is that the state
ment will contain practically si declara
tion that the contest is ended.
Coal companies controlling about SO
per cent, of the anthracite coal product
it is learned 'have posted notices, but
President Mitchell will not say that all
of them comply with the terms of the
Scranton- convention.
Tho big companies In this district
that have not posted the notices are
the "Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.;
i. B. Markle & Co.. and Coxe Bros.
& Co. The Marklos have granted no
increase of wages of any kind. To
day's conference was in session three
hours and was adjourned until 10
o'clock to-morrow morning-.
Those present were W. It. Fuirley,
of Alabama: Fred Dlicher, of Ohio;
George Vurcell, of Indiana: Benjamin
James, member ot the national ex
ecutive board; President T. D. Nichols
and Secretary John T. Denipsey, of dis
trict No. 1, and President John Fahev
and Secretary George Hartleln of dis
trict No. 9.
Plans Discussed.
President Mitchell, at the conclu
sion announced that the situation was
partly canvassed and that the review
would bo completed tomorrow. The
conference discussed plans as to what
should lie done in the event of one
or more ol" ,the coal companies declin
ing to grant tlie demand of tlie min
ers as set forth in the resolution
adopted at the Scranton convention.
No delinite conclusion was, however,
arrived at.
Mr. Mitchell declined to say whether
the statement of the United Mine
Workers that no man will be pemltted
to return to work unless they all go
in together still holds good.
The notices posted by several of the
larger companies in the Lackawanna,
and Wyoming regions today which
announced that tlie mine workers will
be given two and one-half cents on
every car or ton in order 10 make up
ten per cent, came In for much con
sideration at tho conference. Many
of the miners, according to President
Nichols, of District No. 1, prefer-this
method In making up the Increase,
to that which makes the advance by
the reduction in the price of powder
alone, but some of the labor leaders
believe, however, that the two and
one-half cents are not sufficient lo
give thm the ten per cent. Increase.
When the conference adjourned this
evening, this matter was still under
discussion,
ROGUES iMAKE A HAUL
ON FORGED CHECKS
Have Probably Obtained $100,000
From the New York Bankers
with Paper Bearing' Mr,
"Muhleman's Name,
lly KNiiiisitr t'n fiom 'flu' .ssui nitrd ii.s.
New York. Oct. 14. Operating under
the cloak of agents of the Uepubll
caii national campaign committee,
rogues have succeeded in obtaining
prubably $100,0(11) on forged checks in
this city and through the slate. Their
method of operation was shown In the
case of II, A I, Cook wlio was arraigned
in a police court to-dtty on the charge
of passing bogus cheeks bearing the
name of M. L. Muhlenian, treasurer of
the Republican national committee.
Cook It Is alleged Induced William J.
Wright to deposit checks, purporting
to repiescnt' $1,100 to his account In
the Mount Morris bank. Thci-o all
Ikii e .Mr, Muhleman's name,
Cook explained that they uuie ton
tiihullous to the Itcpuhllciiii t'u ml and
the committeo not deshiim to let the
tiittuimt of the subscriptions be gen
erally known, had arranged to cash
the cheeks in different banks,
Wright gave Cook $l,100tln cash and
a few days ago the prisoner appeared
again with $1,700 In checks, The baulc
oillclalH began an luvestluallon and
found that the checks had been forged.
Other similar transactions have boon
reported from the interior, which leatl
to tho supposition that the total re
ceipts hy the forgeries will not fall
short of 1100,000.
THREE MEN DROWNED.
Bjr Kicluihr Wire- from The Awoclalcii Preu.
.vmMiiip, .. i.-., uei.t.ij, ii, UMlnini. (lull.
rt Knvl, Hlilunl RiWioll, rmplutM on (itoiuf I
W. Vauiierbitt' Ililtiuore estate wM drowned f
in French broad riier tcilir, nine rnllr with
vt AshwUle. Tlitir bat wn uwituinttl.
THE NKWS THIS MOKNINU
Weather lrU!ctlon Today,
CLEAMNQl COOLET.
1 ChipmI IIauI "s'iumI.i n'. Clinton,
Not I'IojhiI Utll till' I'ct.ii.
MIlHiffll lo Pi-flit.) 'fiul.iy.
Hi;. m'.s Idea r( I'lnanci-.
'i lli'iioi.ll N'crllii'.Hlnti IVnnsih.inl.i Nut,
I'ituitii'iiil .itnl (.'iiinnioi'rlid,
a l.uiillClirr to He Tllnl Ailnllw
I'.inule ot the I'ltr l.ailillo.
t I'lllunhl.
.News mid (.'inniiidil.
" l.i.i'.il-.Mr. SIioiik Itiiuic fiom .M.isU.i,
Not lir.ui'tl with pi-luy tCuiiiluJ-il).
it I.1K.1I Wost Stuntou 11ml Sulnuli.in.
7 ItiHiiul .ilmiit I ho County.
S I.uimI-P.iI.iiIp of I'lio I..I'IiIIm (Cumluili-il),
BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN
IN DELAWARE
Makes Nineteen Speeches During the
Day, and Answers Questions
Concerning His Intentions.
By llu-lii'iw Wlie fnmi Thf As.sotl.ilol l'ii-.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 24. Air. Hcy
an nindo two speeches of length in
tills city tonight, after having made
seventeen other addresses dining the
day. neglunlng at St. Allchacls, on
the eastern shore of Maryland, he
spoke In succession at Kastoli. Pres
ton, Tuiinck, Vienna, Salisbury, Iter
lln. all of which plates are In Mary
land, and at Frafikfort, Georgetown,
Milford, Harrington, Dover, Clayton,
Middletown, Klrkwood and New Cas
tle, In Delaware. The audiences of the
day were, as a rule, fair; and a ma
jority of them were thoroughly appr
clatlvp.
At u few of the stopping places In
Delaware there was apparent lack of
enthusiasm. The llrst of Arr. Bryan s
night meetings In this city was held
in a big lent, and while the meeting
began much earlier, Air. Bryan did not
appear until !) o'clock. He had a long
itnd busy duy, and found it necessary
to tnke an unusually prolonged re--:
after his arrival in this city. The tent
was crowded to suffocation, and there
were far more people on the outside
of the tent and In Us immediate vicin
ity than .there were on the inside of
the canvas. The great crowd yelled
Itself hoarse when Air. Bryan ento'.td
and some time was required to secure
unlet.
After Introducing his speech by
expressing ills gratification at being
present. Air. Bryan took up the Issues
of the jiaiTtpalpn. He .took cngnlnnc,
of a series of questions propounded to
him by John P. Nields. of this city.
The questions were as follows:
I. Will ho. if I'li.rldl pi'rs'uYut, in coiiini.inder-ln-clik-t,
iiiinicillutuly withili.tw tho jnny fiom
the Pltihiiine LsLimlsV
2. How" -mill ilui'S ho inn'.('lllil.ltf tli.it .1 .st.ililp
foutl of gnw-l'lillicut (-till In- itivou In llto Philip
the Philippine isl.inils'
.1. How .soon ntUi" 11 st.itih. toun of nuvi'in
nient In ist.il,lu,lirl i'oi's ho pinpose tli.il o-lioi-m
.slull uYi-l.irc tho inilfpenilemo nf Ihi'so M.imls?
I. (low soon iiftu :i t.i!ili (own of uot'tnuii.'ut
is ost.ihiislu.il mill iiiilopfiuleni 0 is dt-ct.iirtl ilom
ho ptnpose th it tho Auitiic.in iiroti-i lor.Ho out
tin- I'hlliplno l-liiihl. sh.ill eoullnuoV
.1. Will lie p.iy (lie nliHiMtions of Ihfs uumi-.i-iin'iit
In siht'i or tiohl, if vlrili'il pn-'iient ,
Air. Bryan read the ijuestlons '.id
replied as he proceeded to each of
the Inquiries. He said In effect that
he would get the army out of tho
Philippines as soon as possible and
with reference to the payment of the
national debt that he would obey tho
law.
MR. HILL ON THE ISSUES.
He Speaks of Imperialism and Finds
Fault with the Porto Rico
Tariff.
Hy I'ulu-lti' H'iio I'luin Tin' A-Miii.ilril I'lf-ss.
Detroit, Mich.. Oct. .'!. David T5.
Hill, eJC-setuitfor from ."v'ew VorlC
state, addressed '!,"i00 pet sons in Light
Guard armory tonight un the Issues
of the cimpuigii from a Democratic
standpoint. Ills audience gave him nu
enthusiastic welcome ti nil his speech
wus Interrupted throughout by loud
and continuous applause,
Air. Hill declared at the beginning
of his addiess thai, the paramount
issue of this campaign Is Imperialism,
lie said that the control of the Philip
pine Islands should have been left to
the Inhabitants, and asserted that this
government had no claim op them
that was moinlly tenable. lie said
that from tlu vague, uncertain declar
ations of the Bepuhllrnn platform as
to the disposition of the islands, II
was reas'opable to suppose that they
were to be h as colonies and as such
governed by congress according to Its
sole discretion and outside of the pro
visions of the constitution, The evil
effect" of a colonial system were then
pointed out and the ex-senator said
thai 11 meant tin degradation of
American citizenship. He severely
eilllcldcd the Porto IJIciin tariff law
and Me attitude of President .McKin
ley on that measure. In discussing
ihe Kansas city platform. Air. Hill
took up ihe plank thai declares for
tip' ele.-'llou of seiuitois hy popular
vote and declared, "I tun In favor of
thut plank, llrst, last and all the
linn."
INSANE WOMAN'S CRIME.
Kills Her Three Children and Cotn
mits Suicide.
lly i:i.siW! Villi- liom Thf Wsiiil.ilul I'ipv".
Chuiiotte, N. '., Oct, .'4. Carrie
Cardwcll 11 negro woman who lived
The woman cut both of tho children's
itfiunty, N. 1'.. to-duy killed tier three
children and committed suicide.
In the northern part of Mecklenburg
throats wltha razor und then killed
uerseu wiui wie sume (usirument. Her
husband was aTay from home at Hie
time, The woman is supposed to have
been linaaue.
NOT PLEASED
AT THE DELAY
Strikers Disappointed When Word
Game from Hazleton That the
Strike Had Not Yet Been Ended.
A GRAIN OF CONSOLATION
President Mitchell Sends Word That
There Will Probably Be Some News1
by Noon Today He Is "Likely;
Withholding His Announcement
"Until He Can Accompany It witH
a Complete Statement Indepen
dent Operators and Coal Carriers'
"Representatives Expecting th
Strike Would Be Called off Ar
ranged to Confer Today, Regard
ing Readjustment of Tolls New;
Notices Are Well Received
Trouble at a Washery.
There was a marked display of dts
appointment among the strikers)
around district headquarters last
night, when the news came that the
expected order calling off the strlko
was not forthcoming and that thero
was no assurance It would come to
day.
The belief that the strike was to be
ended yesterday was heightened dur
ing the afternoon by the publishing
of a call for a meeting of all the local
officers this afternoon, supposedly, to
receive the formal order for the men
to return to work, and by a f urthei'
announcement that President Mit
chell had accepted an Invitation to
stop off on Saturday on his way homo
to say farewell to the mine -workers
and receive a. committee of breaker
boys who aro to present him with u
badge. This made the disappointing
news all the more disappointing.
A grain of consolation was found In
a message that came from President
Alitchell to District Committeeman
Nicholas Burke late in the evening,
it said, ' fay no attention to what
any . newspapers may say about the
strike being settled. Nothing has
been done yet, but you will likely hear
something about noon tomorrow."
Cause Not Known.
.lust what is causing' the delay does
not develop. President Alitchell. ac
cording to the Associated Pressv dis
patches, says it is due to tho fact that
the whole situation has not ns yet
been canvassed. It i-i not impossible
that a decision has been practically
arrived at, but President Alitchell
does not want to make it public un
til it Is accompanied by a complete
statement of his position and a, recess
was taken to give him time to pre
pare this.
In expectation of the strike being
settled to-day, the coal carrying com
panies and independent operators aru
to get together In Philadelphia, tills
morning, to arrive at some under
standing In the matter of freight rates,
T, H. "Wutklns, Iteese a. Brooks, and
K. I.. Fuller of this city, will uttund
the meeting. They left yesterday
afternoon for Philadelphia, on the A;'27
Delaware and Hudson train.
When the order went from New
York for the companies to offer a. ten
pee rent. Increase In wages, the Inde
pendent operators made complaint
thai they could not. Join with the Ids
companies in making any such offee
unless the coal carriers would allow
them butler tonus. A committee,
consisting of T. II. AVatklus, It. G.
lirooks, Dr. Howe and John Kem
merer, representing tho Independent
operators went to Now York to de
mand a better rale.
Get Sixty Per Cent.
At present the carriers taku
the . coal from th" Independent
operators at tho hitler's break
ers und give' them sixty per
cent, of the tidewater price for It.
The Independents, for years, huvo
been demanding slxty-llvo per cent.
and now when the action of tho biff
companies forces them to Increase
their expense of mining about four
per cent, they Insist on their long
standing (ialni being acceded to.
When the coiuinlltee waited on tho
coal carriers' representatives they
were told that It would be inexpe
dient to do anything In the matter
until It was seen whether ur not the
leu per cent, offer would be accepted.
If II was accepted, Die carrler'H rep
resentatives said, tho demand fin bet
tor tolls would be taken up. The of
fer Is now as good us accepted, It Is
tUought, und (he Independents are
(eiiewlug their dem Hid,
Air, Fuller, It is understood
Is to attend Iho meeting only
In an advisory capacity, Ua
was originally utt" uf the mem
bers of the Independent operators
conunltlee, but because of tils promi
nent participation In Mo inovement
for a new road to light the present
lidowaler carriers, he thought it liesc
that ho should decline to serve. Now,
however, his presence at tliu confer-
ICnulliiucil on l'J(;i' .'1. 1
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