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1
MRS. M'KINLEY
IN ILL HEALTH
She Has Been Taken to San Fran-
gIsgo for Medical Treat"
meat and a Rest.
SHADOW ON THE PARTY
The President's Wife V cry Much
Fatigued by the Long Journey.
Her Illness Casts Gloom Over the
Remaining Members of the Party.
Mrs. McKlnley Suffers from a
.Felon.
Ily i'.M.liilve Vli( from 'I he Aoelateil Prm.
Kan Francisco, liny 1". The sudden
Illness nf Mrs. .McKlnley bus caused an
otpoetcd change in llic itinerary of
President .McKlnley. lie arrived In this
(ily (idlelly tills evening, several hours
nhenil of I In- I line scheduled. The
sate or .Mrs. AlcKlnley's health was
filch tills morning thai the president
hail In Ieu Delmontc and bring his
wife tn tlila city Immediately to the
limnc of Henry T. Scott, where she
could have complete rest for a few
days and where a specialist could lie
consulted If necessary, A special of
two cars and a locomotive was made
up from the picsldent's special and
at 12..".0 o'clock the president, Mrs.
McKlnley, Miss I'.arher, the president'!)
niece, Secretary and .Mrs. ('ortclyoti,
Hr. Itlxey and Mr. and Mrs. II. T.
Scott left I linoiite for San Francisco,
having the remainder of the presi
dential parly nl Delinonte. Only a few
hundred persons greeted the president
on his arrival in this city. His com
ing was not generally known find only
tnose who chanced to see the bulletins
issued liy the icwspapors, announcing
that the president would reach tin: city
.1 I p. in., nwniled the train. The
president, ill order to avoid the crowd
that was expected to assemble ut the
.Southern Pnellle depot al Third nipt
Tow n.-eiid streets, left the train with
his little party at Valencia street, a
station in the southern pari of tho
ity. When the train, consisting of a
baggage car and the president's spe
i ail coach, stopped at Valencia, street
Mrs. McKlnley was carried in a steam
er chair liy two colored porters from
the private c.'ir to a closed carriage
in waiting. She was heavily veiled and
the president, and Pr. Rlxey followed
close behind. Mrs. McKlnley was gen
tly placed in the carriage and the
presldeni and T)r. Ulxey tool; seats in
the same vehicle.
President Anxious.
The president was quite pale and
looked serious. The rest of the parly
followed in carriages. Mr. and Airs.
Scott hnd arrived at their residence
ahead of the president and were wait
Ins to receive their distinguished
guests. Airs. AlcKinley was again-lifted
out of tho carriage and placed In an
Invalid chair and carried into the
house.
Secretary Cortelyou, when questioned
concerning Airs. AlcKinley's condition,
stated that there was nothing alarm
ing in lier present indisposition and
th.il perfect ipiiet and rest for a few
d.is would restore her to her usual
h-altli. It was the Impression, how
ever, ..r thoe who saw Airs. AlelCinlev
1'iat ,,he is very III and that her pres
fiH slate may result in an entire
a. nine of the picsldent's programme,
Should his wire's health improve (lie
president will carry out his Intention
to attend the celebration at San .rose
1 now. If, however, her condition
tomorrow shall he no lienor than to
day, the presldeni will not leave his
wife's side. Inn will allow the cabinet
i.fi-icors and others of his partv to rep-ic-nit
him at San .lose.
At ii o'clock tonight Dr. Ulxey made
mi ioiiowiuk statement:
"Mrs. AlcKinley stood the trip from
Uolninnto much better than I expected
Hit condition Is not serious. She wlli
stay here at least a week am', have
perfect rest, think ,y iimt ,ine she
vlll be able to continue the Journey.
She lias been gaining strength all -if.
tei noon."
A Shadow.
I'eluioillo.Cnl,, .May 12, Alls. AIcKlh
1' illness lias cast a shadow im the
other members nf th,. pi,,.(v Wn, ,.,..
iii.iined here, and there was talk at
Jh'Ht of abandoning the entire .sh., u..
between he.e and San Fruiiolscn. but
Mis. .McKlnley especially ivqnesied
hat the plans or the party should ni,t
be disarranged by )., departure, and
"hen the president left mis morning
the uiide.slan.llng wK lml lhtl ,,.
gramme originally X,.( should he car
lied ..lit. The president has himself
said ho would lejol,, t10 party as soon
as Airs. AlcKinley shall be made com
fortalih. The party is mIicIiici t ,..,vo ,1O.0
ni S o'clock loniorrow morning, (l
after a ten-mlnuio stop m Pajam ,u...
will g to Santa I'mr. for a glimpse of
tlin big trees. It was not the expecta
tion of the president that he could ho
at either of these places, but ho
thought he could meet the cabinet at
Ran Jose, where great preparations
have, been made to receive him and
where- the programme was fur the
party to spend tomorrow night. In (hut
case he imild enter San Francisco
Tuesday afternoon, as originally cop.
templated, without disarranging tho
plans for the ovation arranged for him
there. It Is possible that Airs. AlcKin
ley's condition, if It shall not Improve
as rapidly as hoped, may necessitate u
curtailment of the programme la San
rraiiclscu and for the remainder nf the
trip.
The day after leaving .Ww Orleans a
hone felon appealed upon Airs. AlcKIn-b-y's
linger. Her hand became swollen
and gave her considerable pain, and
piodui ell fever that prevented her front
sleeping. Dr. H(xey twice lanced the
felon, ami ,uave her some relief in that
way. Mrs. AlcKinley bore it bravely!
ud urged that the progiainme at tlie
cities and towns should not he modified
in any particular on her account.
It was hoped that the rest hero
would do her good, but she slept little
last night and litis morning, although
bet- condition had Improved, she reluc
tantly agreed to go to San Francisco at
once. The parly got away from the
hotel po quietly that many of tho
guests did not know that the president
and Mrs. AlcKinley had gone.
San Francisco, Alay 12. At !U0
o'clock tonight Seeietary Corlelyou
utive tlie following bulletin to tho As
sociated Tress;
"Airs. AlcKinley stood the trip from
.Monterey extremely well, and in rest
ing comfortably al Air. Monti's resi
dence. Her attack nf Indigestion. It Is
believed, will yield titomptly to rest
and remedies, while the felon on her
hand is healing nicely. Dr. lllrsh
felder, of San Francisco, Is In consul
tntlon with Dr. Ulxey."
It will noL he determined until ft a.
in. tomorrow whether President Alc
Kinley wiy go to San Jose or remain
In this city. Ills programme for the
day will be contingent on the condi
tion of .Mrs. AlcKinley al thai hour.
INTEREST IN THE
M'CORMICK CASE
The Mother Declares That the Body
Brought Home Is Not Thnt of
Her Son Willie.
Ily I'.u'liiilw Wire from 'llio A"nr i.iloii l'rr?.
Xew York, May 1L'. Interest in tlie
AleCnrnilck ease has by no means sub
sided in tills city, though the body of
the boy, who was missing for so long,
was discovered and will bo buried to
morrow. Hundreds of people wont to
the AlcOortnlek house, at lllghbrldge.
today. Tho parlors were tilled with
floral tributes. Some of tlie hand
somest picecs came from total stran
gers. The spot in frninwcH's creel;, where
the boy's body was found, was viewed
by thousands from the central bridge.
The neighbors of the AlcCorniicks ab
solutely decline to accept the police
theory that the boy'i death was the
result of drowning by accident. They
cling to tlie idea that the lad was cur
ried off and murdered. Airs. McCor
miclc declared tonight that, the body
brought home was not that of Willie.
She insisted that there was a terrible
mistake, and would not even go Into
tho room where the cotlln was. Air.
AlcCorniiek, however, and the other
children say they know il was the body
of tho missing boy. They attributed
their mother's refusal to so accept It
to her overwrought nerve's.
THE BURIAfs IN PEKIN.
Miss Pieice Kecnlls Pathetic Scenes
Attending the Deaths of Solders.
By rWcltiiivp Wire from Tin Associated Press
Des Moines, Alay 12. "One of tho
most dramatic scenes during the siege
of PekJn," said Aliss Mary (.longer
Fierce, niece of Minister Conger, who
was with the Congers during the siege,
"was the burial of the American sol
diers killed ill defending us from tlie
Chinese. "When the llrst one was killed
Minister Conger go l permission to
have him burled on the ground occu
pied by Hie Hussion legation, because
that was a more sheltered spot, there
was more ground, and it seemed a
better temporary place than our lega
tion. The burial occurred at night, be
cause it was unsafe to make any
movement, during the daytime. The
Chinese watched us like hawks, and
any movement brought ii a lenewal
of the attack.
"When the grave was dug, the body
wrapped in the American Hag and
lowered into the grave, and tile men
were about to fill the grave with din.
one of the ltnsslan soldiers Jumped
forward and said: 'Xo, no; this man
(ought with me. He is mv comrade.
'and no one but me will cover him up.
I will do this.' So he got into the
grave, made a pillow of dirt under tlie
mldiers head and arranged him in a
natural position, and with his own
hands carefully and tenderly covered
tlie body with dirt and tilled the grave.
So close was the tie of comradeship in
that struggle that nationalities wo
Utli.l'te till'.'Ml ten fm.l vu nil ...... ...n.! I
.-..,. ....r..,. ,,,, ..,-,-, ,,r-i
to be of one kindred struggling to
gether to save each other, with never
a tliiaiRlit of what country we eatne
from or of the rank or wealth of any
of us, All this was wiped out and we
became sisters and brothers In a com
mon canst .
"Might American soldiers, one after
another, were buried in this way in
tlie dead of night In the ltnsslan lega
tion. No one thought when tlie llrst
one was laid there that seven others
would follow him. Tlioy were such
brave fellows-all the soldiers who I
were with us, and tlie death of one, j
no mutter what his nationality, was
mourned with equal grief In every
legation. I see now thnt tlie bodies of
these American soldiers have been
taken up and are to bo sent home."
Aliss I'lorcc's letters describing tho
siege of I'ekin, written homo to her
brothets In Pes Alolnes published hi tho
ties Alolnes papers and telegraphed
from heie all over the country, havo
been translated and published in near
ly every Ihnopean country, The story
she told was ope of the most graphic,
because It was a simple, straightfor
ward story of what happened, seen
through the sympathetic eye of an in
telligent woman. She was greatly sur
prised when she learned of tho extent
uf circulation jwhleh her letters had.
Esterhnzy the Author,
Ily I'.MludU' Wire fir.ni 'I In- Asocial) 'nv.
Iluirl. Al.iv Vi -'I lie Indeiienikneo llelge
mt)i;,liM jlliiUUt, ilscnei! Iij ('cunt I'tMlnanrl
Wd.l'i Ihterlijy ln'fun llie Cii'iuli (oiwit ,n
l.iiinj.iii jilniiiilni,' Hi" autlioit.ip r( II"' Pii'vfm
Imrili'icJil unl iIiiIjiiii',' IKu Hip linrileicm vjf
vuliMi villi ihe eiiiinli.mil' nf f'oloucl Sjivllu-r,
ivihi.f ul llic i.eui'1 hililliireiKO lnne.ni.
Bomb Fiends at Malta.
t. i:tlualte Wiu front Tlie .UsuiUteil Piens.
U'lulon, JIjj .i. The Hilly Malt mlihhm the
fulliiwinv fiiini Milla: " lituub vj rNplmliil
ji nii'li.lht air.iin.-t tlie tc-iileiue of the urcli-l'i-lh'),
tun no fi'ilmis ilitnast u doat,"
DETROIT IS
FLAME SWEPT
The Suburbs ol tlie Gltu Visited
bu a Fire That Destrons $800,-
000 Worth ot Property.
LUMBER YARDS SUFFER
Tho Conflagration, Which Stmts in
the Sallioto nnd Turgason Mill, Is
Fanned by it 35 Mile an Hour
Wind and Consumes Thousands of
Dollnrs Worth of Valuable Lum
ber. Ity Km lusive Wire from The Aneiateil I'rfffl.
Detroit, May 1-'. Fanned by a thirty
five mile an hour wind, tire this after
noon swept the west bank of the Kongo
river in Uel ltay, n suburb to tlie south
Oi Detroit, for three-iiuarleis of u
mile and destroyed over $SOU.OOO worth
of property. Following are the losses:
Salllote & Fiirgason, lumber mill,
$.'0,000, covered by Insurance; Brown
lee &. Company's saw mill, Salt block
nnd part of their stock of lumber, $!.;,
000, Insurance, Sl.'.OOO; the Western
1'nlon Telegraph company, loss on ce
dar poles stored in a yard which was
swept by llamcs, about $600,000, insur
ance unknown: Carkin, Stlckney it
Croni. los's on dredge, which was tied
up at Sallioto it Furgason's dock, $70,-
000, Insurance unknown; Alaltby Lum
ber company, cedar poles and saw
mill. S.'O.UUU, insurance, .$2.1,000.
The lire originated on the roof o
the Salllote & Furgason lumber mill.
The mill had not been running for sev
eral months and the roof was as dry
as tinder. The building was soon In
ashes and tlie fire swept quickly to
the other places.
Telegraph Poles Burned.
The flames linally jumped Into the
large yard which the Western Union
Telegraph company used as u storage
yard for their cedar telegraph poles.
The yard Is tlie distributing point for
ten states and over 100.000 poles were
stored there. The lire swept through
the great yard in less than two hours,
bill tlie poles blazed until far into the
night.
"When darkness fell the glare from
the burning poles illuminated the sky
lor miles. The firemen worked on the
f.rst almost all night, but it was only
to keep it spreading to other properly,
for they realized that it would simply
have to burn Itself out in the yard.
While this fire was burning tlie lumber
yard of (5. A. Hnupp it Company, in
Kcorse, about a mile from Del Day,
was set on tire by sparks from a pass
ing engine and ."Oii.ooo feet of lumber
destroyed. Tho loss Is about $7.1,000,
co-. ered by insurance.
YEAR BOOK FOR 1900.
The Work on Agriculture Will Be
Beady for Distribution July 1.
Vy Kvvltislin Wire from The .Vvieulcil I'tem.
Washington. Alay 1'J. The year book
of the Jutted States department or
agriculture for 1000 is now in mess
and will be ready for distribution about
July 1. In addition to the report of the
secretary and the appendix this vol
ume contains thirty-one articles. In
which division of original work Is rep
resented. A new feature is the publi
cation of requirements for admission
to the ngricuUutnl department of the
land grant colleges and tlie cost of at
tendance, Tlie year book N a volume of SSS
pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece
and eighty-seven plates, of which nine
are colored and eighty-eight text lig
iii es. Tile regular edition Is ."iOO.OOO
copies, of which 170,000 are by-law re
served tor me exclusive use ot con
gress and ;:0,00i'i for tlie department.
All other than crop correspondents
must apply to their senators or repie
sentatlves In congress. The articles
In. hide:
'Smyrna Fig Culture In the United
Slates:" "Amplification of AVeather
Forecasts;" "Commercial Plant Intro
duction:" "Forest Intension In tho
Middle West;" "Inlluetice of Itye on
tlie Price of Wheat;" ".Mountain
Hiiatls:" "Ftuiguous Diseases of For
est' Trees;" "itabies; I'lm Scale In
sect and Allte Kuemlcs of Cirtus
Trees;" "How P.lrds Affect the Or
chard:" "Hot Waves;" "Potatoes as
Food:" "Practical Forestry in the
Southern Appalachians;" "Conmierelal
Pear Culture;" "Developments of tho
Trucking Interests;" "Tlie Date
Palm;" "Practical Irrigation;" "Free
Delivery of Itural Alalls;" "Successful
Wheat Uruwing in Seml-Arid Dis
tricts." CANTEENS OF WOOD, NOT TIN.
Major Reade of the Army Says
Change Is Soon to Bo Made,
fly Inclusive Wire from The .Wixlatnl I'rcw.
Milwaukee, Alay 13. Major Philip
Hondo, of tlie regular army, was hero
yesterday consulting with local llrnis
regarding a wooden canteen to take
tho placo of the canteen now In use.
in the army,
.Major Heade said the tin canteen
would have t" iro, and that tho change
would be made as soon as a paint Unit
will not be affected by hot coffee or
other liquids that may bo put In the
canteen Is found,
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ADVANCE ORANTED BUT
UNION NOT RECOGNIZED.
fly Kxclmlvc Wire Irom The Avoelalctl l're$.
Wellington, li., May 14 'I ho plait of the
Tjlrl Tulie ami 1'ipc ifniii.iny, wliiili h.w Imi,
iille for MYfr.il weeks is n reMilt of . kIiIKo
tl the ;'.iV (iniilojiv, will iiMiiiie eiei,illin9 tn
iiidii on morn intr, with ;i full folic of null .it
work. 'Hie men t.riiU lor im lmie.w in v..ve.
nut recn-nllioii of the l.ilur union. Tlie U"n
funy oftleliU ,'ranliil the ailwiui', hut iefucil
to rrroynlii the iiiil'in jiul the nun iwIjj av
ceptiil the propo-lllon.
EVANS TROPERTY ON SALE.
Famous Houbo in Pnils Will
Go Under the Auctioneer's Ham
mer. Ily i:iliele Wire from The, Anrl.itnl Pre.
Paris, May 1?. Rev.er'al of the resi
dences forming part of the estate of
the late l)r. Thomas W. Kvnns, (the
fiiinotis American dentist, long n. resi
dent of Paris, who, during tho Franco
Prussian war, facilitated tho escape of
Kmpress Kugcnle) were put up at
auction to-day. The hotel Dos S'ott
verains, as ll became known during
the Paris exposition, was offered at. tho
upset price nf L'.SUO.OOO francs, but did
not find a purchaser.
The property on th-! Iltto Do l,n
Ponipo was offered ot the upset price
of fifo.oo francs, but this also was not
held.
The house on theViventte Kleber was
Mild for l.'O.OOO francs. '
MINISTER CUILTY OF RIOTING.
Topeka Pastor Who Took Part In
Raiding a Joint Is Convicted.
Hy I'xeluilve Wire from The Associated l'resi.
Tokepa, Kan., Alay 10. rtev. F. AV.
Kmerson, pastor of Urn-principal Chris
tian church here, nnd Dr. At. H. ATiteh-
II, a well known physician, were to
night found guilty of participating In a
riot.
The two were members of a mob
that broke into a saloon in North To
peka at the time the Xatlon agitation
was at Its height.
COLORED HERO OF
CERELINE MILLS
He Stands Aside to Let His Mar
lied Friend Escape and Is
Cooked by Steam.
Ily l'.i'lu-.ip Wire fiom The Aoeijtcil fiess.
Indlanapolis.Alay 12. AVIIltntu Phelps,
of lUchmond, Ky., and James Stans
bury, of this city, were cleaning tlie
inside of an eight-foot upright boiler
at tlie Cereallne mills this afternoon,
when an employe turned on the steam,
thinking tlie cock was tight. It leaked
and the scalding' steam poured in on
the two men. The only exit was up a
ladder to the manhole in tho top. Roth
the men jumped for tho ladder. Phelps
reached it first, took one stop and
stopped, lie .lumped aside, and shout
ed: "Von go first. .lini, you are niar
lled." Stansbury sprang up the ladder and
escaped with slight burns about the
face and legs. Phelps followed tit his
heels, his act of heroism costing him
his life. Doth men were being cooked
when Phelps jumped aside. By the
lime he had followed Stansbury up the
ladder the flesh was dropping from his
limbs. Ho was cooked alive and with
supreme effort dragged his scalded
body from the manhole, lie lived for
two hours in terrible agony, but did
not let a groan escape him. "It was
.lim's right to go first," fald he quietly,
"lie Is married." Phelps had been
boaiding at Stausbury's house. Uotli
men are colored.
PENNSY'S BRIDGE SCHEME.
To Connect Hobokon to Manhattan.
Will Be Largest in the World.
llv Kxiluilw Wire from 'tin- A-.oei,ited Press.
Xew Vork, Alay 1l The AVorhl will
say tomorrow:
William .1. Amend, counsel for tho
.North Uiver Bridge company and one
of its directors, yesterday made the
definite announcement that the Penn
sylvania railroad is back nf tlie com
pany's scheme to build a bridge from
lloboken to Alaiihattan. lie said that
contracts weie now being negotiated
between the bridge company and the
various railroad companies whoso traf
llc will be accommodated by tile hridgo.
As soon as these could be executed,
be said, work on the structure would
be commenced, it is estimated that
the bildge can be completed within
four years,
The bridge is to lie only for the
transportation of passengers, and tho
plan Involves the erection of an enor
mous terminal, hound by Sixth and
Seventh avenues, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-eighth streets,
Tlie bridge will be the largest In tho
world. There will be sixteen tracks for
railroad trains, and tho strength of the
structure will bo such that they can
be run at full speed. Above them will
be trolley tracks, driveways, bicycle
paths and footways,
Tile estliunteil cost of tlie bridge,
with Its approaches and the passenger
terminal, is $so,ooo,ooo,
CARDINAL CELEBRATES MASS.
St. Aloyslus Church Is Thronged to
Hear Martinelll.
It) i:iliMir Wire fimii 'I he Aoil.ilril I'rriw,
Washington, Alay 1:. Cardinal Alar
tlnelll celebrated pontlllcal high mass
today at St, Aloyslus ehuivh. The edi
fice wis thronged, many Catholic cler
gymen nttending to hear his eminenco
at his first mass since his elevation to
the cardlualate.
Tlie cardinal was robed in blnek,
with an almost Invisible red border,
lie wore tin red boretta, Count Col
aclccltl, the papal messenger, stood
throughout the services, arrayed In his
brilliant red uniform, always olose to
the cardinal. The sermon was deliv
ered by Hev, William O'Brlon P.irdow,
formerly provincial nf the Soelety of
Jesus,
Tho Plow Combination,
lv l.ulihlvi- Wire fiom II." V-S'iei-.tdl Vu.
Moline, 111., May 12. The Molliu Won- coiiip.iny
if Mollue, tho lJrTt plow taitory in the uulltl,
Imi gii ll nil ontioa In Ni'W Yolk cipiUhMj
wliiili, If closeil within (he limit of sl.vly iln,
will bring tills loiiceiii tutu the iO.iiOii.ihi plow
loiiihin.ilioii. 'the ioinp.no, tinplnyi) l.imo nun
iii.l Urn option 1 for upward uf $l,om),iinii.
Long Automobile Trip,
H.v i:ila.lie Wire from The Awclatcil I'riM.
irtli'j, Sljy Ii Mr. ami Mis, Kohert luw, of
Mclgn. p.l-J-llI tllloll,'h 1 1, i s city je.,teijy mi
jii uiiloiiiohlle tour fiom New Vmk In t'liiijsr,,
Mr. Wuw wi.pieil ifti.iHWi Out he iniihl nuke.
Hie (lip in 111 lii'iirs iu:imiiir lime, ami tioie. In
make it In 1'Jn hvm or 10 i!jj ot 13 hour
i-ai.lt.
THE TURKS
DISPLEASED
Thcu Arc Not Satisfied with the
Forclim Post Offices In
Constantinople.
POSITION OF THE U. S.
One of the Few Powers That Does
Not Support a Postoffice of Its
Own in the Turkish Metropolis.
Turks Anxious That the Foreign
Offices Shall be Closed.
Ily Kduivo Wire from the Avorlatcil Prci.
Washington, Alay 12. Mr. T.elshman,
our minister at Constantinople, up to
this time has not communicated wltli
the state department respecting tlu
trouble at tho Turkish capltol . ver the
efforts of the parte to suppress the for
eign postofilees. Inquiry here discloses
the fact that the Cnited States govern
ment Is one of a few' great. powers
which does not maintain an absolutely
independent postal service between
Constantinople and the outside w-'ld.
Tiio other powers have a system of
closed mail pouches by which the malls
are not permitted to pass through
Turkish hands while In transit be
tween tlie border and the embassies
at Constantinople. The British govern
ment has a line postofllce building not
far from its embassy and Austria and
Franco also have suitable postal fs
tnblishnieiits in Constantinople. Those
were established originally not so much
from a lack of conlldenee in the in
tegrity of the Turks as from lite very
infeiior character of tlie Turkish
postal service some years ago.
It is possible for any foreign citizen
resident in Constantinople to receive
his malls directly upon application to
the postofllce at Ills embassy. Tho privi
lege is not limited to embassy attaches
or ofllclal mail and this fact long lias
been a matter of discontent for tlie
Turks, who having sought to improve
their own postal service by placing it
under the direction of German experts,
feel that they have a right to get rid
of these foreign otliccs which they
claim facilitates smuggling. The
United States government not having
a postollico of its own. always has
made use or the facilities of the
French, Austrian and British postal es
tablishments in Constantinople.
MASS MEETING
OF THE MINERS
Organizer Dilchei- Addresses the At
tendants and Says That the
Threat to March on Harris
burg Is Not an Idle One.
3i- Exclusive Wire from The Avorlateil Pre
AVilkes-Barre. Alay 1L A big mass
meeting of miners was held at Ply
mouth last night. The action of two
assemblies in of the United Aline Work
ers in expelling two of their members
who went to llarrisburg to oppose the
mine bills before the legislature was
endoryeil.
National Organizer Ullcher made a
speech in which he condemned the
course of the men, whom lie claimed
were false to the miners' union, which
they pledged themselves to support.
Air. Olleher uNu said that the threat
ened march of miners to llarrisburg
was no Idle threat. If tlie senate failed
to pass the legislation demanded by
the miners 40,000 hard coal workers
would mi rely start on a inarch to the
state capital. They would go as law
auldlug cltl'.eus looking for their rights
under the constitution.
Speaking of the national convention
c: miners to be held al Indianapolis
riei January, Air. DilchV said that
unless the demands nf the men were
granted every miner In the bituminous
and anthracite regions would rpiit work
on the fame day .
PAN STRIKE AVERTED.
All Carpenters at Buffalo Will Work
Today.
Py lluliiihe Wire fiom The AsMieialeil Press.
llulfalo, Alay VI. The booth In tho
niiinufacturers and liberal arts build
ing at the Pati-Ainerlcan grounds,
which lias caused so much friction
between tho labor unions and the ex
position ofllclals, and which threatened
to Involve all the men employed on tho
grounds in a general strike was re
moved today and it Is now believed
that all tho carpenters will go to work
tomorrow morning, Tho booth object
ed to is the only one In apy of tho
buildings manufactured In mills where
non-union men are employed, and, as
tills Is the only cause of complaint that
tho union carpenters have, the ofllclals
urn conildent that there will be no
liioro trouble,
Tho uttundanco at the grounds today
was good, notwithstanding that It
rained for about two hours during that
part of the day when most of the
sightseers visit the exposition. Sacred
concerts turiiished entertainment for
tho visitors.
Will Resist America,
fly i:cluslie Wire from the Atwlatfd 1'rfs.i.
Vienna, May 12. Tlie Weiiier AHeKinieiue Zcit
nip ivYiYliig: Hi- rmnt ifpoii, of tuniblmil
I'liiope iiillcn iiitJimt I lir I'lilieil sun in the
1miiitlri.ll unrlil ini'lU that (ieini.iuy ,im i.
tri.l mo lieuotLitiui.' ullh u lew o the fouim
th ll ot d KuioiieJIi le-Biie to ii-Ut Amnlian
loinpeliliou,
Comet Visible at Lima,
Ily i:eluaUr Wire fiori 'I In virlit?i Pivn.
I.liiu. Pom, May Vi. The mini I, ii h v.u
llit teen fiom Swift America ahoiu a fortnight
iu'ii, ami uhlili h.it hetn iinWhl" ii.hu h. le
for tie l.i-t thru- nlyhts, ii-appeaifil .itl iili'hl.
It apiuiently h.ii two tilU, om nf wlikli Is now
longer than when it v.j Uet aeiu.
TUB NEWS THIS MOMMA.
Weather Indications Today!
PARTLY CLOUDY.
1 Cleiur.it I'orle l)liie.iM-il villi I'melxn I'o'l.
Olll 'I'll.
IMliill'd SiiIiiiiIm Sttfjit liy 1'l.ltiiea.
Mi. McKlnley PrvtiMtcil hy I'.itiaue,
I'lentmu Sxi'kcM in a Trolley Sinojliiip.
i! fii'iieiiil -Ciirtionuale Department.
3 l.n(nl linuiMltigiln Wall Street Wniie Thin
Monte Carlo.
T. II. Pale Spcnlu In l'.lm IMik Chinch.
4 llditoiial.
Note ami Comment. .
5 I.oeal Senator Vaiiphau T.ilM of the ltecor.
ilei'M Velo,
fire Dep.ntliieut Ifowlp.
(I I.oe.il We.l Semntnti noil NiIiuiImii.
7 (ifiifr.it Inauguration of The Tilliune'-t Sec
onil Kducitt1on.il Content.
8 Alhtltl-(l!Hllt,
V (frner.tl XorlliiM'tiTtl 1'eiilii.ilviuJ.i,
Tins M.uki'K
10 Local M.itleii of lntoi'ral tit tin nil-men,
Mention of .Men of tlie Item'.
lnilu.slrl.il ami l,.ilior.
AN APPEAL FROM
JACKSONVILLE
The Baptists issued Request to Their
Brethren, of the Churches Mili
tary Still on Duty.
Dy r.tili:.'no Wire from The AMoeiated Prem.
Jacksonville. Kla Alay 12. The Bap
tists of Jacksonville Issued the fol
lowing appeal to the Baptists of
America today:
Pear llri tln-rti: .laiksoiiville, the metropolis
Jin! pale of IToriila, is In mill-. The great Ills
of May ::, the greatest that the neiv south haa
c.ir Kiinuii, hurneil l.'tt hloeta in the molt
tl.hl.ly M'ltlcil poitlou of tin- lily ami destroyed
eM'iy ihiinh mil eeiy Mhnol Imlliling In the
oily pmpir. Th" liit H.ipt fvt rlnmli with, iti
eotiteiits a.s ilestneil. One iastor and family
-.mil oily the i Inthes o.t their backs tulillc
lihr.ir.v .-mil fuiniiiiie went up In ll.unes. Seorci
of mil' rlimi'li penple re lu.uiele-s. Many of
them are destitute ,ind ni'.ist he helped. A 111:1
joiity of our nieiiiln'is h.ite lost their hu-iness.
The well-to do hive heroine poor and arc till
aide to a-iit.
Our tlumh nni-t lie leimilt anil In that end wn
are lienillinr every energy. In inn- weakness nnd
siifeiiiitf I rnni the dcpthi of dep.iir wo call on
all I'.iptists tlirniisliout the eountiy to analit us
in lai-hn; a Icmiile In the Lord that Ills work
in iv he iiiuied on and Ills name clodded. Please
semi your eonliiliulioiis to Pr W. A. Holvson,
pa.-tor, or K. V., 'lei eland, chiiiiman hoard of
llf.tCOII.'i.
There is abundant work for every
body who can do manual labor and
(IKIU'tilly is beipg experienced in get
ting tlie colored men to work.
The commissary department and tnf)
labor department are working together
to change this order of things and tho
man who will not work tomorrow will
lind himself cut off from rations.
The military are still in possession
of the city and will remain hero so
long as the committee of tho associa
tion thinks best. The liquor men have
approved the action of the governor in
closing the par rooms and In meeting
endorsed it by resolution.
Xo more dead bodies have been found
in the ruins and the work of cleaning
up the streets Is progressing rapidly.
The electric light plants arc both in
operation and tlie main streets of the
city all will be lighted again In tho
next three or four days.
ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE.
The Situation Continues Encourag
ine;, Considering the Season.
Dy rAilinivo Who from The Associated Pre.n.
Philadelphia. Alay 12. The Ledger In
Its coal article tomorrow will say:
The anthracite coal trade continues
In show the fair demand, considering
the season of the year. Tho companies
are using efforts to keep down the out
put to market requirements, but at the
same time find a comparatively better
demand than at this time last year.
The April output In 1001 exceeded tho
April output of 1900 by about 320,(100
tons, and reached a. total of 3,GSn,000
tons. There is a good movement of
coal up the lakes, nnd as tho naviga
tion was fully opened last week by the
breaking of the lee blockado in St.
Clair river, all the lake ports can now
he reached, and this stimulates the
shipments of coal, and somo nf them
were bare of supplies. The seaboard
movement, as usual at this season, is
light, and this has made the freight
rates favor shippers, Prices are main
tained and another ten cents per ton
advance will come in June.
ENRICHES AGED
WOMAN'S HOME.
William Bateman Leeds Gives $35,-
000 To a Richmond Institution.
Py Rxrluttvo Wire bom The Associated Prcs.
Illchmond. Iud Alay 11. It was an
nounced lo-diiy that William Hatenian
Leeds, nt one time n resident of Itleli
niond and later of (.'hlcago, but now
a millionaire tin plate trust oHlclal.
with licaihiuartoti's In Xew York, has
arranged to give sw.nfln to tho Alar
garet Smith Home for Aged AVotiioti, a
loin! Institution, the same to bo a
memorial to his mother, Hannah S.
Leeds.
Air, Leeds has elaborate plans for
buttering the Institution, and will ad
vanco more money than the sum stated
If necessary, His mother's namo Is lo
1m coupled in some way with the Instl.
tulion. ,
DEATHS OP A DAY.
By llxiii'iltc Wiic f i bin 'l.i! 5?ei'i..le.l Piiti.
P.ilU, Mar 13. M. Henri I'laneoN (hailes Pe
Viriiiuio, i lie picsidtiit of tie .senate, U il".el.
lie W34 lioru Miy Is, IMI.
Chit into, May Ii. Winder tn, Mho was
tiipciintcnilcnt of I ho city polkc department under
1 In- eh In- UariisQiiN ii'liiiliiUtiatluii, dlid lure
today fiom pneumonia. Poks was uell laioun
lliiiniuli'iiit the I'liiKd suitx for liU ileur de
In tio wod,.
Washington, M 'v Ii. -Moult, a T. Scedhain,
popularly Known ,is llo. N'eedli.nii, llie seenlary
and lica.-iiiiT nt the WdJii'igluu lu-c lull iluli,
'Hid lure l.ei liliht of Ijphoid imcinui'iiia. lie
iiii-i I'.; yc.ils of aue and uuuiaiiied. llic icnuiiis
h.ne lent lakui lo hi. I'i'iimi' home at lioil,.
fool. III. NVt'il'..-.m a.s foimeil) siortlns edilor
ct the Prt.-iiv i'ifti Pios ami the Dl. iu fcutv
1ouin.il.
TRAGEDY ON A
TROLLEY LINE
Sad Endlno o? a Straw Ride Near
GollctiG Point, Loiiu Island.
THE FATAL COLLISION
A Wagon Load of MerrymnkerB 19
Straok by a Trolley Car Owing to
tho Miscalculation of tho Driver.
Two Aro Dead; Flvo In the Hospi
tal Four Badly Injured Tho
Street Car Wrecked Joseph PlcKel
Hurled 30 Foot in the Air An Ac
cident at Fort Lee.
lie llxclttslvo Wire from Tlie Asioctotfd TrcM.
New York, Jiny 12. Of twenty-sis
young people who stnrted from College
Point, L. I Inst night, on what Is
locally known as a "starlight" ride,
two wore carried homo dead this morn
ing, flvo are in a hospital, four worn
allowed to leave the hospital, after
having their wounds dressed, anil
every one of tho remainder was morn
or less bruised. A collision with n
trolley car caused tho accident. Tim
dead are:
Michael Schnolr, 2.1 years, and Joseph
PIckel, 20 years, both of College Point.
The merrymakers were on their way
to a hotel ten miles away, whore they
were to have a dance. They were ail
In one wagon, the bottom of which had
been filled with straw. It was almost
midnight when they reached Distler's
hotel, on the edge of Jamaica. When
in front of the house the driver of tho
wagon saw a trolley car approaching.
He thought ho could cross tho tracks
in time to avoid a collision, but made
a. miscalculation. He applied the lash
to tho horses, to no purpose. Plokel
and Schnolr were the ones occupying
the end scats at tho rear ot the wagon.
The car hit tho wagon at the rear
wheels, back of the hubs. The vehicle
was demolished, the rear end being
broken to pieces.
Hurled Thirty Feet.
Pickel was hurled into tlie air and
fell thirty feet away. As he descended
his head struck a fire hydrant. Ills
skull was crushed in. Ho was carried
into Distler's hotel, but died as he was
beng placed upon a couch in the par
lor. Ruhnelr was also thrown into the
atr. He landed head-first on the ma
cadamized pavement, lie was uncon
scious, and was carried into tho hotel.
A few minutes later an ambulance
from the Jamaica hospital arrived and
started with him, as tho most seriously
injured, for that institution. He died
before the hospital was reached. Miss
Mattle Doboiso sustained a severe con
tusion of the chest and hips, and was
the worst hurt among the injured.
The car, after breaking tho rear end
of tho wagon, pushed it to one side and
then stopped. The car itself was badly
wrecked. The front dashboard and tho
front platform were demolished. Tim
side of tho car nearest the wagon was
broken. No one on board of the oat
was injured, although tho twenty-live)
passengers were more or less shaken
up.
The motorman was arrested, though
claiming to be without blame iu tho
mnttcr.
New York, Alay 12. An open trolley
car, on which were packed about un
persons, got away from the motorman
today, near Fort Lee, N, J and dashed
down Leonln hill, Kvery person on the
cur was bruised, three were seriously
hurt and one of them is likely to die.
Frank Sunstruck, the conductor, It. Is
feared, may lose his life on account ot
posslblo Internal injuries, and .1. K,
Uoblnson and wife, of this city, are tlnj
two others who were seriously hurl.
Tho heavily loaded car had started
down an Incline n quarter of a mile in
length, when tlie motorman lost con
trol. It was going so fast no one dared
to Jump off. The road Is a winding
one. At the font of the hill ll curves
sharply.
AVhen the front trucks lilt the ourvo
they stnrted around It and made It.
The rear ones followed part of the way.
Tho wrench upon the car, however, as
It swung about was so great that the
body wns lifted and torn from tho
trucks and rolled over and lilt tho
ground. Tho passengers were caught
in nnd under the car, and were plleit
in a heap.
MACHINISTS' STRIKE. '
150,000 Men nt Washington Threat'
en to Go Out on May 20.
Py Kii'lusire Wire from Th" Avorlitrd Pre.
Washington, Alay 12. A general
strlko involving directly ino.OiM) ma
chinists and Indirectly 500,000 men In
metal working trades, Is expected to
take place on Alay 20 unless some ar
rangement Is effected In the meantime.
This Is the statement made tonight
by President .laiiici O't'onnell, of tlm
International Association of Alaehiii
Ists, who has his headquarters hi thii
city.
The demands of the ineti. the refusal
of which threatens to precipitate tlm
strike, Air. O'f'oiineli said, aro for a
working day of nine hours and an in
creases of l:,Mi per cent. In wages, or,
in other words, ten bonis pays foi
nine hours work.
Steamship Arrivals.
Ily Kuliisivi' Wile lioni '11 1 Ani'Litcd Pie-.
New Yolk, May IS. iuwd: lioltinijm, liot.
(inl.iiit ami P.oiilocui'i liimniaii, l.iinp.ji.1,
(lucciittovii Saili-il- I'lnluli (fiom l.hiipnoll.
New- York-. o'ii luiiipii.n--S.11I11I: Itnliaioi
tfiom Urfiui'iil. N.h- Vul..
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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