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. SCHANT0X JA irjuDAY 3IOKX1NG, .llLV .12, 1001.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
GREAT LABOR
CONFERENCE
The Delegates at Plttsburo Fail to
to Gome to an Agree
ment. WILL SETTLE THE STRIKE
The Representatives of the Steol
Companies and the Labor Leaders
Fail to Arrive at a Settlomont.
Will Probably Decido on the Ques
tion Today Prosident ShaiTor of
Amalgamated Association Pre
sents His Caso.
P F:r1unf Wire from TIip .Vsnnited rrrss.
l'lttslniig, .Inly 11. TIip Rir.it labor
cniifpiPlire tit Hip Hotel Lincoln today
f.Hlrd to i oiiip to any HRicPinrnt. An
other t onfriPiiPP will lio hold tumniiow.
The object of thp lontpipitip ah Hip
Mttlonient ot tin- stilkp oidi'i by thp
Amalgamated Association of lion, Sttel
and Tin wntkeis In tho mills of the
AniPilian Steel .Sheet company and In
those of tho Anirikau Steel Hoop com
pany. The conteience also had aiiothn
l'Uiposp In view, thp ptpvpntion of ti
Reneral sliiLe In all thp mills controlled
bv the Pulled States Steel coipoiatlon,
the two mnipfinlps In whose mills n
FtilKp had been oideied beliiR constitu
ent companies of the steel combliip.
Two sessions of the loufptPiicp were
held today. The tlrst complied after 10
oMoik In the moinlng. At noon the
lneetniR ail join nod foi dinner. At 'i
o'clock In thp aftpinoon tlic .second ses-
i-iun w,is convened and was continued
until .", u'cloik. As it setilemeiit within
a teasoiinblp HniP was seen to lie out
of the question, tho confetenco ad
join nod to meet at 10 o'clock tomoi
lira, The Amalgamated association wa
ippipseiitod at the coiifeionoe by the
executive oomnilttep, the hlRhest body
In the assoilatloii, It Is composed of
the national olllcets and the lce-piesl-ilonts
of the vaiioits dlstilets.
The steel Interests at the eonforenop
weie tcpiesuutoiLJiy John Wat nor ot
New York, chief ot the opotatiiiR do
tal tmpiit of tho Ameilcan Shoot Stool
Co : I. YV. .lonks, of Plttslnitg. mana
Mi' of tin1 American Steel Hoop Co.;
aiyl Preston, New Yotk. late pips
ideiit of thp Amoilcau ' tool Hoop Co.;
Warner Anns and Win. Leeds, New
"J oik, vice presidents of the Anieri
uli Till Plate "and ('has. W. Hiav of
rittRbuiR, ihlof eiiRlneer of the same
(ompaiiy. The I'nlted States Steel mi
poiatlon Is said to Imve been ludli petty
jppiesentrd by Messis. W.tiner and
PicMon.
Shaffer Presents His Case.
At the at tei noon session Pie.sident
Shaffer In behalf of the AnialRatnatpd
association fotni.tlly piesented the case
foi tho oiffauizod woiktncn and the
Ptiikets lie laid stipss upon the fact
that until this yeat tin' union had made
no eflort dltetth to font- a union in
nil combines lor the leason that It was
though best to hae the movement
oilRlnatc and lie can led on anions the
worknnn In the mill. Sim o last p,ii.
l'opet, a new lonilltlon ronfi tinted
ltu union men. The oilli lals nt the va-
l .cms lompanlcs had plainly Indicated,
he s.tld, that they hip winking on a
oil, y lor oppuitln? tlieh non-union
plants in piefeienie to the union mills
, l ..) ixmvin.' i in latlei when It Is
absolutely necessaty, j
it ,s plan it.- lUii.iied, Is foiilnR the
union men to de-cit the oignnlznllini
In older to Rot wink. The Idle mills
tieltiR union and the union men beliiR
povetty stilcken. as the pi Ice for be
ing inonibeis ot the niganizatlon,
means either that the amalgamated
Is roIiir to disband soon or else the
non-union mills will have to be made
union, so that equal Jllstiie will be
given to all. It was it matter of life
Mid death for the AmalRamated asso-
nit inn that the liotl-iiulon mills bo
done away with, as Mr, Shaffer put
the situation. The alliRed method
adopted by the Aliieiliau Sheet Steel
tonipnn.x. In piactlially starving the
ernpln.vcs of the old Meadow mills In
Siottdali' Into a non-union aKieeinent
was claboi.iti'd on and thp demand
made by that company that the mill
lip left out of thp scalp eiitltely In the
future wttH taken as an ludkatlon of
what the ReiiPi.il plan of the company
Is in dealltiR with the Amalgamated
association, it meant, lie said, slow
starvation or elso complete surrender
to the company and the giving up of
all rlRhts to orgnnUo unions In their
plants.
Outline of tho Company's Plans.
In leply to tho statements of Piesl
dent Shaffer, the oflkeis of the Vall
etta prevent compnnlps rhp an outllno
nf tlielr position. They denied any in
tention ot woikliiRnn Injustice towtitd
union wotkets In tlielr mills. The feel
Iiir tor the AmalRamated men had al
ways been ftlendly, they said, and they
bud no deslio to toice any tiouhle
amonR them.
The plea on both sides was listened
to with the closest attention by all of
thp members of the conference. The
tone on each side was amicable, and It
was apparent that tho manufacturcis'
jepiCBcntatlves were juepturd to ro a
Ioiir way to Rain n peiupful endlnn of
ttio present dirtlcultlex.
The liiembeis of the two confeieiuo
roninilttees liepnn piescutlilR niRuuiPiiiH
In favor of their dlffeient positions In
the tiouble and this continued until n
o'clock In the afternoon, when, by
nRieeniPiit. tho meetliiR was adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomoirow. Both sides
wild that they had moio arRuments to
pifegent In behalf ot their cnte.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
A Hospital for Poor Consumptives
Is Rocommondod.
P Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pre.
Heading. July 11 To cnnlilo Us mem
bers to stud the Woineisvlllo asylum,
the statP board nf health hold lbs forty
ninth tncptltifr at the Institution today.
The subject of the provalriue of small
mx In th eountiy was discussed In
detail. Sccietiuy I.pp ruihinltlcd n re
pott on the tpsohitlnn of tlio board,
fnvorltiR the establishment of n hos
pital for poor consumptives anil urging
the governor and c-liuli men of the com
mitter on npptnpilatloiis of both
brain lies of the lpglslntuif to t onsldrr
tho Impnitiintc of a liberal npptnprl-
atinn. PoiMPtaiy I.p presented a rpsn
lutlon ipqitestlng an appioprlatlon of
JII.OOU for tho cniPigoney board for tho
Mlppi cession of smallpox. This was for
warded to the auditor Rcner.it.
It was Mated that theip wcrp I'.nnn
eases In Pennsylvania at present. Pr.
Snimiol T Davis, of Lancaster, was ip
pIpi'IiiI pipsllrnt. TIip h. Hillary tnntll
Hon of the auditorium of Hip t'nltpd
HiPtlucn ramp mrptlng giniiuds at Mt.
Ci tnu Unti i(ii)itid as bad.
BOARD OF PARDONS
MAKES A REPORT
Few Releases Recommended.
Applications Refused Aro Held
Under Advisement in
Many Cases.
Cr rcliuie Wire-t.om The Anocuted Trtw.
HatilshuiR. July 11. The boa id of
pardons iPconiinendpd paidons today
for .lohn WpIsii, of Lancaster, felon
ious entty. .lohn KldildRP. of Bucks,
latcen.; Thomas (. Peck, Philadel
phia, perjiuy; t'harles Boss, of Vpii
aiiRo, assault and battel, and .lames
Btltlei, of Chester, laicPtiy.
Paidons woip also lecomniPiidcd for
.lohn Urlch and .lohn PollRtia. the
Oneida lloteis, and jefued to Thomas
Hal cur.
The (itsps of Stephen liiORtiskl and
tho other iloteis weie held under ad
vlspinptit. These men are seivliiR sen-
tpnees ot fioni one to three cats in
the Pottsville Jail for ilotliiR duiliiR
the anthiacite stilkp last fall.
The lines of Oiar S. Iteod, William
S. Zlnimerinan, William A. Ileppaid.
lMwaid O. y.uoin and Thomas A. Hull,
toimer nienibois of the Shninoklu
council, who are servliiR six months'
Impilsnmnent lor conspiracy, were ip
inlttpd and they will bp lplensed fiom
piison tit tho expiration of tlielr sen
tences on duly 22.
Pardons weie refused Charles Wil
son, of Philadelphia. selllnR liquor
without a lb ease, John 11. MeUlwec,
of Chester, felonious entiy: AliRUste
llreyskp, of AllcRheti. second doRice
nun dor; i:itner Shocinuker, LyeoinliiR,
laiceny. Hobett Bradley, Crawfoid,
aiicssoiy before the fact; C. S. Porter
field embezzlement; Samuel II. Tuck,
Blair, einhezzlemeiit; Pictio Delia
Denna, iiianslaitRhlei . Charles Klnsel-
ni.iii. AinistrniiR. larceny; William .1.1
Mooie, l.coiiiinR. njsiin. and llaisey
Suite, of AlU'Rlu'ii. felony.
The tioHtd lefuscd to lommute the
death sentences of (ieoiRc 11. Clnls
liaii. of AIIORheny. and Mat tin Fiy, of
Cat lisle.
TIip applications of Chillies Poiry
and Homy Ivory, the convlited unit -dei
pis of Pi of. White, of the I'nUcr
slty of Pennsylvania, for comniututlon
of senltnic, woto held under advise
ment. The tasis of John MeCollUk. of l.u
zeine, si mud doRieo unit tit r, and
James Cilllesple. of Schulklll, buiR
lai.v, were alt'u held under advise
ment. A heailiiR was lefused In the case
of IMwaid J. ltan, of Schuylkill, as
sault and battel y.
WELCOMED THE HEROES.
The Parade at Altoona Viewed by
100,000 People.
l I'xi'lu-bP Win" 'rum Tlie AsoiUled I'll"
XliiHitn, I'.i . luh II. One Imiiiliril tlimisitid
icuili NiiHnl the emit niuile in Hill illj Iti-
lunlni: In lumor o tin- Mtoona company ef the
,nli lliml rti'liiient, nlilih rctninwl alter a
unrntifii iniintlM ktiIip In tlie riiilippine ib
.nub Colonel 'Ihioiloir lluu lillclil u.n emu!
liiir-lnl i.t ll.e piinli'. in wlilili nil the tiiillt.tr
and i Mr ami mu.-k.il orfjnl.atlons ot lounly
tn,ik pin.
IIk 1 11 h.ii Intllliiitb lllumtititrd and K.illy
iliiiniiedi l rrit joli and init o( lionoi U'lnaT
iintnl en llie piimlpd ininri. Of the sevi nt -run
nun lm went uilt t" I he rhillpplnn Iwn
nr hillnl. tun illul nl ill.-u-o and one i
umnlfil and cent hume. lhe c iptain, John s.
1 dr. and I'riMite fiiorsi' Steele lmc heeii ap
pointed llentiiiinlt in the irsulir ann ind
siigeanl VU( h hai been moniniended t'l ion
! h lot a mi 'hi of honor foi iihumijI gallantry
tin. I prr.otijl liravrr in nuns the life of an of.
fiur VII" r the piude tlil evenlns the oldlcri
ilt lianiiietted al the la'Kan House.
HARRY MANN DEAD
Well Known Theatrical Manager
Expires at Saratoga,
lie l.vihishe Wne (torn The Woiiated l'ren
Siraiosi, N V, .IiiU II Ham Minn, the
ttii.ltiiill uiauiKii of New VorU iln, died here
t. il iv of llnnlil'8 di-ia.e Tin name Hairy
Mann .is aumed h.v l.manuel Hi.vman, when
he vunt into the theatrical bu5lne.
He vv,u a hrother nf M and Vlf. Ilavmin,
both of nhoui are thealrkal tiianaceif. He u.n
limn in Wheilluu. W. Va, Nut. T, ,'J, and
u.n cilumtfd at N"nrrltnii, 'a , college. He
hid tnanik'cri a liuint er ef leadlnit play hnu.iH,
amontf Ihim lieinir the MadUnn Square, Klllh
aMiiiie, Kouiteeuili meet and Knlikerhoiker, nf
iw oik, and Hie Colunibta, of nrookl.in, and
the Pallfornli and llildnin, of san Kranil.io.
The hod will he mit tn Newvjork elt to.
inorron and the luneral lll take plate tundaj.
Interment lll he at Wnn'lUnn,
Steamship Arrivals.
Dy HxeluIve Wire from The .oelated Pre.
Sew York, .Inly 11 silled! I.i N'ortiundle,
Hitn; IliuKehland, Ilimhurir. via I'I.mmouIIi and
oheilioiinr, Koenlsin luie, llrenieu via lit r
hour.' and 1 nithiinpton. i)iiientimn iilpih
(,1'inianli, New oil foi I.Uerpool Mlleds
iliiauii, Niw ork Clieilinurs Arrived: I'mu
Vli-maiik. Niw ok vU PImiiuiiIIi for llain
hiui! Iloiteidaui billed: Itolterdiui, Iloulnnne
and Nov Vork l.lrard I'anwdt l.a t'hainpamie,
New ork (or Havre. Ilrowhead Passed; '1 auric,
New Vork for Liverpool.
PensionsOranted.
Py l.velinlte Wire from Tie Awoelated I'rrn.
VVaihltiKlnti, Julv 11. A M2 petition ha hecn
crintcd Ann K. Hal;, widow, bcrautou.
WRECK ON THE
NICKEL PLATE
Ten Emnloucs Arc Killed and Ten
Others Are Injured In
the Smash-Up.
TRAIN THROUGH A BRIDGE
Three Heavily Laden Cars Aro
Pushed on tho Structure at Spring
field, To.., Which Drops a Distanco
of 55 Feet Into a Ravine Killed
and Injured Men Nearly All Em
ployes of tho Railroad Hoavy
Passenger Train Had Just Passed
Safely Over tho Bridge.
tly Exflusbe Wire from The Audited TreM.
Cotineaiit, O., July 11. Just after 10
o'clock today three cars of the east end
local freight went throtiRli the Nickel
Platp brldRo at SpilnRileld, Pa., klllltiK
ten men and luJuriiiR ten otheio. Tlio
ttaln left Connoaut only a few min
utes befoie the accident In iIi.iiep of
i:tiRincer William Cirltllth, of Buffalo,
and Conductor Phil A. Mooie, of Buf
falo. The latter was killed otitilRht.
The brldRo rbur was at work on the
bildRc, and tho dead and Injured aro
mostly workmen.
The lls"t of dead Is:
(OMlft intt PHII. . MlMinr.. rrnneaut.
.1. sKvtlOsS, norUman, t'levrland.
i.KfltlUi; sWMtlZ. werkiiMii, Sprineflfld.
IKIMI.K ltl.l kWiril, ton-nun, ( oniieaut.
Hi; trI.IVs, nam" ai ft mikiionn.
CMtl. IHSHU.1., Wrt spiinRttcld.
A till was beliiR made at the IiiIiIrp,
and nbout twenty-llvo woikmen weie
about the structure.
Thp tonihle nflalr occtined Just attor
a passenger train had pulled thioURh.
The local, after the passcnRcr ti.iln had
passed, jnished tin co ears, heavily
ladni, out onto tho stiucluio to unload
stone for the niat-ons workliiR beneath
on the larso stone foundations. The
wotk of tinloadiiiR had baldly bpRim
when, without any warning, the vholo
stiiaturc, bearing tho thiee laden cms
tilled with Inboicrs, fell with an awful
ciash into the valley.
Ambulance Train Dcspatchod.
As soon as tho news of the .uildent
leached Conueatit the wicikliiR ttaln
and a hurriedly lonstiuctod anibuljnce
train was dispatched to the scene,
vvheip the wounded weie tlrst attended
to nnd then broiiRht to a hospital here.
Tho place whole the hoi tot omitted
was at Ciookod Cioek, diteitly noith of
i:.ist SpiliiRfleld, Pa. l-'or many ycain
the cieok has been spanned by a heavy
Httuetuial steel luidRo. On May 1 tho
woik of filling up the valley was lorn
meiiced. Down In the lavlue, lilt -the
feet below, masons were at woik build
ing a latge stone abutment. The stone
piesented a honlblo appearanie. Tho
steel was wienched and distorted Into
one huse mass. Tho lailioad men ic
gard It as little less than miiaculoiib
that It withstood the btraln of tho
heavy laden passenger tiain, while
inovlnR slowly over It, and live min
utes later fell, while only the welRht of
three muouplcd cms weie stiindlnR on
it.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Two Italians Blown to Atoms.
Several Others Injured,
Lr Kxclubc Wire from The Asocltted Trejt.
Denver, Colo., July II. A dynamite
magazine near the lit ant Mueller px
ploded today. Two Italians weie Kill
ed and several hurt.
Fragments of the 'victims woto
sttpwn over the pialiie for bundiods
of yaids. Windows In tho Union stock
ynids banks, a quarter of a mllo away
weie shattcied. TIip damage is estim
ated at $n,0U0, i:.ttomo heat Is sup
posed to have caused the explosion.
PYTHIANS LACK FUNDS.
Supreme Lodgo May Impose a
Special Assessment on Members.
P Lxclinive Wire from The Avon tied l'rci.
tlinnzo, Julv 11 The supreme Indse, KnlchU
of l'.itlilaj, di elded tndi.v that the mot evpe
dient way tn meet the difliienev of SOnn.fluO In
the treaur of the endowment rank I to rale
the Inmnme rate tn the inaviuiuui preMrllml
li the National Kntirii.il oiiBie. If in Una
va money nhall not he fortluomlnir, it N likely
that a Kpcelal axc-mcnl of 0 mils will Lc put
on ever member of the older for the benefit
nf the endowment tank. Thlt will i-ptedlly ral.e
ifjvi.eufi.
The nrilv Inmiedinte ai lion whlih will be
taken, it is .in1, will be the Institutins of fome
forriloMire aitlta In an endeavor to iceiie ,n
iniuli as jiowlfile of tho mone aid to have been
latelesaly invested.
Rector of Georgetown Unlvoralty.
Py r.icluslie Wire from The Associated I'leta
Wahlncton, Julv 11 Ttcv. -Tamei Dmshertv,
S. ,1., today tuneeiled Ile. .lohn 1). Whllne, s.
,1 , at rector of Oorsclown unheitlt. 'ho
thanse wat ordeud direitl from Home father
Whltniy wan appointed three car ai.o,
Louisville Swelters,
Ily Excluhe Wire from 'Hie Aoi atcd I're-s.
Loul.vllle, duly U. fler Piijnjluj- roniparv.
lively inol weather for a week. IoiilUllc todiy
twelirred under tlie holtett weather of the reason,
the weather buieiti theimnmetcr at li n'tluik
reUteilnu Wl desrre.
General Wood Improves,
IP Dxeluslve Wire frrm The sanrUlnl I'ren.
IUmiih. Jul II. i u'lilinc tn in olihlal re.
port potted at Ihe pal up lids eienlna", (Srnri.il
Wood, who has bien ill for lome time, thowi a
dcildul Impiovimctit.
Tho McKlnleys at Canton.
Py F.xrluslie Wire from Tlie Associated Press,
Canton, O. July II.-President and Vlrs, Vie.
Mnley and Ahntr MiKinlry went (or an eMended
dtbe dui In; the tjcrcnoon.
DEFENSE IN 3HINN CASE.
Will Endeavor to Show That Apple
gate Was Not Murdorod.
Ry Exclmbc Wire (rum The AnocUted Prm.
Trenton, N. J July 11. The piose
ctition In the tilnl of Samuel Shlnn, for
the murder ot Thomas A ppU'RittP, closed
this niornlnR with a short eioss-exani-Inatlon
of Mrs. ApplcRate.
TIip Ipfenso opened with a stateniPiit
by the cuur.iel for Shlnn that It would
be piovcd tliat ApplcRate was not mur
dered. The theory advanced Is that
ApplPRatP, while In the stnblp, was
seized with veitlpo and was kicked to
death by tils hotso. Dr. Jolinoii, of
Allontown, N. .FT, testified that he
tliotiRtit this theory to be correct.
EDUCATIONAL
CONVENTION
Resolution Is Adopted in Favor of
tho Establishment by the Govern
ment of a National University
Ily F.xelmhe Wire Irom The Awielateil Pres.
Detroit, Mlth.luly 11. Despite strong
opposition on the pal t of those opposed
to n national university, the Nntional
Kducatlonnl association adopted a ieso
lutlon icalllrmliig Its former deilara
tlon In lavor of such a unlvetslty. The
lesoltitlon, which was offered b Presl
dPiit Jesse, of the University of MIs
sotnl, at tho business session Omnieril
ately follow Ins the niornlng session,
read:
"BPsolved.Tlint this association here
by leafllims Its foimer detlatatlnn In
favor of tho establishment by the na
tional government of a national unl
vetslty devoted not to collegiate but to
true university work."
Dr. X. M. Butler.of Xew Yoik, moved
that It bo laid on the table, but was
voted down overwbelmlnRly, and the
original lesolutlon adopted. The repoit
of the committee on nominations, which
named Mr. Bteadschlr, of Iowa tollcge.
for piesldent. and C. M. Kejes, of
Hartfoid, Conn., for tieaouier, was
adopted, and Dr. Breadschlr led to tho
platfotm, vshete lie made a brief talk.
"All for one nnd one for all," he said,
"would bo his sentiment as president
of the association."
Pi of. Ocnigp Cuntim, of Xew York,
who followed, In his paper on econom
ies In the public schools, said:
Kiotiomle M an eiiiillv Important tiidy with
hUton and it cvrn belli r fli a lnentil training.
HUtni n rhiell a nutter of tnimorlrine and
while It I Importat t lint rhildrin slioubl know
the Boat rpmlu that hue p.wrd it U more
impnitint tint the mi'..e. know whit deter
lnlnr W1RP4 and what is the elfet t of tonihiiu.
tlons of opttal on the w.lfirr of the ronimunity.
IntelllEenl elttzinliip I mil ilemandt a hioader
compichenlon i f the trreil putiHi ne.tlonx thin
w.ih neiesai lift i in .inn. It li the function
of the tftcher to Kiie the elementary prlm.1
ple nf eionomlea to i hihlren ax simple ,n po.
wide.
Iteuboii Post llallock followed vith
ti paper on "The Teacher its a Soclat
and Kconomlc Power," was the last
one of tho session
Tlili a f tot noon was occupied bv
mectliiRS of twelve of the depait
iiients. In the depai tnient of nit edu-
patlnn, Ktcdotlck W. Cobnrn, of Xew'
Yoik, lead the paper of tho aftprnnoti
on "Tho Kconoinic Value of Art lMu
ciitlou." rollowlng the pipsldpnts address in
the dopni tnient of Imslupss I. O. Crls
cy of Albatij. tend addiess.
VERSIONS OF THE
READING STRIKE
Statements of Labor Leaders and of
Company Officials Regarding
tho Situation.
Dr Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated Press.
Heading, July 11. Tho Philadelphia
and Heading railway today, accoullng
to tho stilkors' statements, continued
Us policy of trying to secure tho io-
tuin of old employps In onler to break
thp backbone nf the stilke. Supeiln
tendent Prince is confident that ho will
win. Higher officials, It Is said, aio
awaiting to hear from Piesldent D.iPr
by cable on h)s anlval in l.uropo. The
.stilkors say the company Juki n num
ber of men todny visiting holleimnk
em and blacksmiths nt their homes,
olfeilng them Inducements individual
ly to i etui n, but this eftort, It Is snld,
met with no success.
At the sttlkprs' executlco conimltteo
bendquartPis It was said today that
tho company's locomotive englneeis
have met and piesented giievances, In
cluding a demand tdr an Inctenso In
pay. It was nNo reported this after
noon that foity palntPis quit when
asked to woik ill tho car shop wheie
the .stilke Is on.
Xo luither confcicnccB havo been
held looking toward the ending of tho
stilkp at the Heading Iron cnmpan's
vvniks. The men deny that theie has
been any hitch In tho negotiations, or
that thPio has been any mlsundoi .stand
ing wltlu VUc-I'ieslilcnt Hmink, as has
been lcpoited.
At tho hoadquatters of the men It Is
claimed the men oio solid In line, that
the Height business Is cilppled, that
the car bhorw me woiklng with a lim
ited fouo, and that the boileimaklng
and blacksmith depaitments ate entlic
ly Idle. Hpip lf the statement of a tall
way oiiher:
All freights brine hindled prompll throush
the Heading )ardi. Ihe men arc ilolntr well and
tlie fni'jht Ktutlnn i in better dnpc today and
woik went alens smoothly. Purlin; June the
Iteadlne ceniiiinv handlcil on the lteadlnu dnl
Ion more c trs thin It did for the same mouth
ilurins the previous jear. The frelsht .vards of
Hi Ibadlli.! luinpaii in Hilt ilti aic in ailKfae
loiv lomllilon. VII the tars rent here aro hrinc
piomp'b liiiiilleil. Al Ihe firlglit Iioiim1 moio
men hive nppllrd for work than the oifklaW tan
llnd pi nes for.
t tin' I'liiladelphla and lleidiui; ttore bou.e
Mifhilint mm hat bei n uMired in enilde the
i ntiip nit lo nimir Ihe nhipnunt ot iniiirlal.
iinnibi r of mm hue hem rmplnjiil In tint
ilepiitiiiint Ilipilr work at tlie ear shops Is
pnniON-Inc as I ipldl.v in the ilriunitauci'S will
pirnilt and with the fone ot nesrl .t.nnn men
cuzaaed hi tint line of work nnn.li It bclnn- ac
compll.bnl. Mrs. Davis 111.
Portland, Me,, July 11. Mrs, Jrfferion Puis,
widow of Ihe former prialilenl of tho ('tuiftiler
.,1, U quite III at the Colunihla hotel in this
Lily, where (he tamu u few daji a.'o to tpend
the tumiucr.
THE GOVERNOR
SIGNS BILLS
Ford Gompulsoru Education Meas
ure Is Approved-Repeals Acts
ot 1895 and 1097.
A NEW APPORTIONMENT
Number of Congressmen Incroased
from 30 to 32 -Tho Bill Providing
for Relief of Indigent Soldiers and
Widows and Minor Children of
Same Is Vetoed on Ground That It
Would Create a Soldiors' Pauper
List Tho Proposed Act Providing
for Appointmont of Inspectors of
Scalos, Weights and Moasuros
Also Disapproved,
Br Exclusive Wire from The Aoelled Preu.
llairlsbuirr, July 11. ISovernor Stone
today apptoved the I'oid compulsory
education bill. The measure lepcnls the
Acts Tif 1S93 and 1897, although it Is In
many i expects similar to those laws.
The bill tuovldcs tor the attendance
and reports of attendance of children
In schools, and for the enumeration of
children for that piiipwc. It ptovldes
alf-o for the appointment of atteudanip
offlcpis, dptlnps thplr powers and duties
and tlxes their compensation. Tho gov
ernor also signed tho congressional ap
pottloninent bill, which lneieases the
number ot congiessmen from thirty to
thltty-tvvo, to confoim with the fed
eral apportionment. 1'nder thp new ap
portionment there will be no congicss.
men-at-large. Philadelphia and Allc-
ghpny county aro each given an addi
tional congressman by the act. Tlusc
bills weie ulso nppioved:
ltahlMilnE a separate orphans' loutt In ban
carter count,
l.i.ilillililmr wpinte mpliini lourt in I.aika.
uatini luunt.
lleculitlnir the fce to he charged hi nherlfK
rueil
jui
l'roldln(; I
I'rfu iillnt: for an additional U juduc In l.u
erne county.
Tho covcrnor aNo aptuoved the joint rcolu
tion creating a roiiiinirsinn of three Mintois and
tour members of Ihe house to inquire Intn the
condition of the indigent lnine of I'rntis.vlvanl I.
Piovldintc that no corporation or limited pirt-
nership nssoiiation nrcanied for manufacturing
purpo.es whose nianufacturlng p.iut or plants
in whole or in part aie, or ma be, leued to
another coipoiatlon, limited paitncrJiip, indi
vidual or inditlduili, shall b reaon of sinh
Icj.lne be diprlrd of the evemptlon from taxa
tion upon its capital stoik or any pirt thereof
to which uiidei evlHtltu; fiws it would be en
titled if Huh leave had not been mule.
Bills Disapproved.
The following bills weie disapproved
today by Ooveinnr Stone:
Providing for lh- lellcf of indigent t'nlon sol.
tin if, sailors an I utilities and the Indigent
wiic, widons and minoi thihlien nf Indigent
or dcicjNcrl I nion soldiers, sailou or marines.
Hie governor states that the enaitment of this
bill would create a soldiers' pauper list and
would plate this honorable class of our cltlren.
ship In the position of objects of charity and
that he is sine that the old soldiers and those
dependent upon them would very pioperly re
srnt sinli action. "It la needless to say," he
add., "tint 1 am In tator of all legislation
whlih will b,..efir the soldieis, sailors and tin.
rines, but I do not consider tint this is a ineas
ine In their interest."
Direiting count commissioners to take, milii
tiin and a-sunic mntrol of town1iip and borough
bridges over foity feet In length, and providing
for the rediiilhling of an bridges which miy be
destroied and the building of new bridges.
Authorising the governor to appoint siuli num.
her ot lnpcctors of stales, weights and ineas
uns as ma be dodgnitcd bv tlie lounty iom-iias-tonrrs
In cities of tlie hrst cli-s ind sueh ot
in. pee tors as nuv be designated by the clt re
corder In cities of tlie second class. In vetoing
this bjll. (Sovrrnnr stone sua: "Doubting the
power of the legislature to create the riffle e ami
make the appointment in tlie ininuer piolded
in this bill, I feel ecn-tl.llned to withhold my
approval."
('ranting a pension to I.dia P Whitley,
widow of Willi. in A. Whltles, eleceised, a pil
vale in Company K, Thlrly-hfth regiment, l'enn
fliania Mite nillltli.
llegulating the lnanufaetiire and n1( nf boiled
or proeess butter. A similar hill wat apioed
jclenhv bv tlie goiernnr.
Aiithorilng tlie niidllor general to resettle
tli. loll- for adirrlUiug the mercantile appiais
crs' lists for the eir 1110 In ceililn casej.
HICKORY RIDGE STRIKE.
Caused by Mine Workers Who In
sisted on Inspecting Cards.
Py Kxeluslve Wire from Tlie Associated Press
Shamokln, Pa July 11 Hickory
Itldge colllety operated by the Union
Coal company wits completely tied up
this morning by tho noo men and bo
employed by tlie company going on
stilke bpcnuso a conimlttpp of tho
United Mine Wnikets were dlsehatged
ypstetday tor standing at tho head of
tho slope and lnshtl"g on Inspecting
miners cards to see If they belonged to
the union.
Morocco Mon Elect Ofilcers,
Py Kvlusiv W'iro from The Awoelated Press
tlantli ( ily, Julv 11 t the annual meeting
of the Nitional soelatlon of Moroeeo Mtnufai-
Hirers held here toda.v the following otfkcis weie
rin led: President. Hem T. villi hell, of I'hila
dilphla; v he president, Prank Thomas, o .
initigton, Pel s sfcretari, C. I". C. stout, of
Philadelphia i treasurn, (5. 11. McSeel, of Phila
delphia, Hie convention decided to meet nevt
ear in Wilmington.
m
Rospite for White's Murderors.
P Kxclushe Wire fiom The Associated Prrss.
IhriMiurg, Julv 11 (ioirrnor Mmc this eien
lug granted respites In Chailes I'eir.i and Henry
ort, of I'lillailelphli, Ihe tonv ic Inl niurdenrt
nf Professor rto.v Wilson White, of tlie Cnlveisltv
of I'enn.ibanii. fiom Jul HI to Sipt, I'll, and
(jeoige W VleVluiia, of I'ltt.hiug, from July
M to sepl. 2il,
Pennsylvania's Now York Agont.
Py Eicliistve Wire from The Associated Prrsv
Philidrlphli, July 11-(!coige T. s-mlt It hit
been appointed guieral aseni of the Pennijl
vanla Itailrnid eompanv In Nin iiV, vlec n.
J, (Seer, tranvfrrred, Mr. smith hat been gen.
, .......i..,..,.,.., -i ic. i. a.-, it.... i.. v ..
Irial u'rinirfii,rfi, o, ,,.,- luivh ,,,iv in ,.v,.
York for a number of jean.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
T
Weather Indications Toda!
PARTLY CLOUDY.
1 General -ThciiIV four I'pnortli Leaguers In
jured In a Itillroail Wreck.
Ten hilled Hid Tin lniirrtl ut Sprlnaficld, Pa.
I1IIU l'a.ed on by the llournor.
2 (Juiera! -L'arbondale Depirtment.
3 In. il -Common Counill and Illegal Contracts.
Hearing l Wlnani Hull,
I IMItorhl.
ote and Comment,
S lairal tteeordrr'x Vetoes Sustained,
Work In the IMm atb.nil Contest.
Proposed Trolley lioad Denied a Kranehlse.
l.nial Wext 'iranlon ind Suhtithan.
7 (Jenenl- Vortheantern lVnnbanlv,
rinimlal and Common Ul.
8 Imal Mine Worker lle-ileU Old (IIAiers.
Indiixtrial and l.ibor.
THE YORK STRIKERS
ARE SENT TO JAIL
Judge Stewart Expounds the Law
to tho Leaders Who Disregarded
the Injunction of Court.
By Rtcluslir Wire from The Assoihtrd Press.
York, In July 11. In thp couo'y
court today .Iiidge Slevvart icudered
his opinion In the contempt ensps grow
ing out ot the mottldci's strike here In
which Ueo. W. Tost, corresponding
jeprcsentatlve of the Iron Moulders
union of North America; John P. Fioy,
of "Worcester, Mass., fourth vice-president
nf the union, and Howard Wit
her of the local union weie mljiiduetl
guilty of contempt of court in violat
ing the court's Injunction restraining
them from picketing and otherwise
Intel fei lug with tho York Manufactur
ing company. Test and Krey the load
ers of the strike weie sentenced to pay
a fine of JJ.'O anil costs nnd undeigo
Imprisonment for SO days, and Wlbner
was lined S'.3, which he paid and was
released. Test and Troy being unable
to pay were sent to Jail.
Judge stpwaid In concluding bis
opinion said:
The York Manufacturing eompanv Is entitled
to emplo whom It choo-es upon hiuh terms is
tliev and it may see fit to agree upon. Woik
mm have tin right tn contract with and work
for whom Hie pleise upon such terms and ton.
illtlniH and for such piv as thev ma be willing
to nieipt. Theo aie rights whlih lannot be
questioned or denied Thee exlt in tlie very
tnture of things and are written nt Hie consti
tution of the state, and anv pei-on who under
tikes bv force, meniees or thiciK illrett or in
dlrett, though cloiked In the sofiet languiKC,
to vdolite or inteirupt them. Is guiltv of a wrong
and such conduct will lie and must be restnlned
b the courts.
COLUMBIA WINS RACE.
Constitution Second and tho Inde
pendence a Romarkably Good
Third Breezes Stronger.
Py Ixclutlve Wire fiom The Assoc later Press.
Newport. It. 1., July 11. The Colum
bia, won today's ince In line style, with
the Constitution second anel the Inde
pendence a leinarkably good third. The
Boston boat sailed an excellent lace
with tho two lleripshoff jachts and led
the Constitution nt tho outer mark,
only to bo beaten by hei a little over
two minutes on the iuii to the finish
liefoie the wind. The biceze today was
much stionger than on pieviotis davs,
and the Independence salleel the fifteen
miles to windward without her jlbtop
sall anel secmeel to bold higher, at the
same time footing: Juft as fast.
Tho official time at the finish is as
follows.
fnlumbil 1'iaM
( iiiistilnllnt 1.3' li
Independence 5.01.0
Columbia beat the Constitution In
corrected time four minutes, thlity
seven second: Constitution beat Inde
pendence two minutes, (If teen second.
The lestilt of today's i.ue leaves the
question of the supremacy of the thiee
ninety footeis uncertain, the Inde
pendence being not so slow titter all,
while the Constitution has f t to
pi iivp her unquestioned superloilty to
the other two yat hts In anything on
eppt ery light alls Tho hopes of
the Ilostnn contingent have therefoto
gone upwind with a bound and to
night the experts are trying to llgure
what tho Independence will dei when
it blows still a little harder. Tho
race Itself was very ovitlng. especial
ly when a llttlp less than an hotii af
ter the start thp Independence, by
kppplng iipar the N'auagaiiM'tt shote,
foi ceil the Constitution about and for
a fevv minutes was the leading boat
in the lace.
STUCK ON SUFFRAGE.
Tho Virginia Constitutional Convon
tion Is nt a Stand-still,
P.f K.xeluslie Wire from The Associated Press,
Illihmond, j , lulv 11 Ihe Virglnii tont.
tiiiimul coin nil inn is at a standstill and It is
rildent tint it will an miplhh nothing fuither
iiulll the sftillmilil regarding the siifTiago ipiej.
tion atsumes a drjlnltc shape Todn'a session
lasted nnlv half all hour and involved only
routine business.
Tlie thief feilure of the div was the Intro,
duetion of a icsolullou pmilding tint the com
mittee on -utliage slnll report no siiffiake pro.
vUiou, eelileh Is to be submitted tn an unre
stricted eleetotite. In other wmds, the nida
tion proud, i that those who are tn be illsen
liauehistd .lull not line a ihiiiee to vote upon
Ihe new (onstttutionil pmtUlou Tlirrc was no
drhito upon this matter mdii, but It will eioke
much discussion in a week or lo.
Census Bulletin.
Dy Fxclutlve Wire from The Associated Press
Washington, July 11 The return olrtce Issued
a bulletin lodi concerning Ihe urban population
ot the loiinlr. Il .hows tint 24ll,ii1! people
In the I nltnl states Hie In cities and towns of
nut ,(l prople. This is 117 .1 per mil of tlie
i nl lie population, a gam of almost A per eent.
sliue llio eciisui nf Ivfl, when the peictntago
.. ... , n '
Will Succeed Stato Senator Kyle.
Py KcUlse Wire from The Assiclited Press.
Picric, f. r., Julv II. f.'oirrnor llenled to.
day appointed V. II. Klttiedge to hll Ihe un
expired tvtm ol tlie late t'nltcd btatci btnator
K)lc.
THE LEAGUERS
IN A WRECK
01 Twcntu-Four Excursionists In-
inrcd In the Glilcnoo and Alton
Disaster Two Mau Die.
IN THE TOURISTS' CAR
Most of tho Victims Woro Epworth
Loaguo Mombcra Going to San
Francisco A novisod List of Nine
teen Doad Five of the Injured
Havo Oono to Their Homes.
Dy Kxeluslie Wire from Tin Assoihtrd Press.
Kansas City, July 11. or tho twenty
four persons Injured In the Chlrngo
nnd Alton wicck, who arc still In Kan
has City hospitals, two aie not likely
to live thiongb the night nnd thteo
otheia nio fatally butt, but piohably
will survive until loinoriovv. I'Tve of
the Injured left for their hollies this
moiulug. A lovlsed list of the nineteen
dead follovws:
MltS J. S VIM I', aged O. Ilonpeslown, 111.
Mils III I.IIV HVV.M.II'. aged .V!, t bennni. III.
MIIS X A P. HVIlltV, agid l.fl, llnoprstown. III.
1IKV. I). W IIOOKI'll, ngnl 71. Mraeuse, N. Y.
M VIII. I, llflos, ,1K(,I .1, Kcnllatid, bid.
Vlls I.I l.t Id IH.lt. agid 'Jj, Keutland, Ind.
Mils IIIIIKW (.11. MAS, igcd "'i, Cnndlaud, ind.
Vllts. s , li VY, agul u VVIIniington, 111.
Mils Hl.VIII.ill lllON, aged In, ilmlni-
Ion, 111.
Ml the fori going were cvuushmUls bound to
the l.pnorth h igue i monition at Sin 1'raniisen,
V!ll ITIVMIs W XLKKIt, asw dS lliookljn,
N. .
Vllls IIIIOIIV fl lllls. aged (IT, Wmp.ou, Kin.
flDNKV. .IHM's tiiliiitlfiiallon nut positive)
agul about l"i, ( lihagn.
DVSH I, IKI.NM 1.1, , nirinau.
II WILL VI, WW, lonductnr freight train.
P J. WIKlt0, englmer freight train.
hliWK llltliil.s, (tigiuetr pisiriiKcr tr tin.
I. II ItiKSKItS I', .s. cxnens mesengcr, Chi.
cago,
TWO I KOW MIA, burned and mangled
beond reiognltlon.
LIM.II. L. CiH.llt'ltS, aged 21, ot I'm paw,
Midi.
Miss .ti III! L sril.L, of Hornelsville, N. Y.
These teo arc not cxpitted lo live flirough tho
night.
The following are fatally Injutcd:
Mrs. Vimie Vlorrlsou, of ValpirNo, Ind., aged li7.
VlUs Kva folnnn, aged '.'t, diiigbtcr of Mrj. Mor-
tison.
VIUs Mi)der, Jasper, 111 , igcd II.
Mr. Julia M. Ilavslip, Clunona, 111., aged M,
Tlie hospital atlcndinU rtport that the leu
Eerioiisl Injured patients aro improving rapidly.
Most of the victims are Kpwortb
League pciustonlsts going to San
Kranolsco and weie in the tourist car
In which the gieatcst havoc was
wrought. Most of tho uninjured and
slightly Injured leagneis have proceed
ed on their Journey.
PACE OF THE RACES.
Bernice, Ownod by W. K. Smith,
Makes a Now Record.
Py Kxclu'be Wire from The U.oclited Press.
litiistlllc. Pa, .lull 11.- Peinlee, owned and
drlicd bv W. K. iiiltli. of liftin, ., made
new track record this afternoon. The time wat
2UU, a half noli It better, than the mark last
car. l'or Mug luik In the list two heats of
the '."il ila-, Ncclo, driver ot Castanet, was
fined $ 30. Ninunar :
First llaio-s.ll diss, psetng; piire, $lfi.
Cambridge lMh' won, I'baro, mcoiuI; II. J. P.,
thiol. Time, i IPs. J !'.. J.H'a.
hmiiiel It ice Ine for ill. piiej purse, ino.
fl mice won, Lille Pom is, second; Vlpha, third.
llmi. 2ii'i, .,iriil.. i.m.
Third Itiee .'.'.( ehsi, tint:, purse, tnn. Ituth
VI. won; Pari vl, seeomT; lastanet, third
Tan.', Jit'.. '-Ms',. 2 :o',
1 Ilea. N. Y , tidy 11. Ite.ults:
2 17 eliss, piling, purse, inn, nirehhud, K
m , Vlillnr and Minbei, svrini.i, won; Tjatini,
snond; (onitt third, lle-t lime, 2 li.
2 2il das-, trotting; purse, I0U. Mir P, rh.
m, P. II. Himon, Itoihester, won; King Vasco,
s,ioiid; Paiola. thlnl. Ilet tune, 2 21'-.
2 11 ills, pailng; pulse, 4iki, Mil Wilkc,
b. m, W s iiuiki, Chisier, won; Prime A.,
second; Axioe, third. Pest time, 2.2u1i.
SHOOTING OF PRICE.
Milos B. McDonnell Tolls a Dramatic
Story of tho Murtlor.
By Kvrluie Wire fntn Tiin snoiiated Press
New nrL, .luh II Miles II Mi Ponnell, who
la mi trial lief ue luslnr I'ur.iiuu for the minder
of l.eorgi Prni, tostiltid in his own behalf to
iltv aii.l told i ilritiiitn loiv of ihe shifullng of
Prln. Hi adniiltid tint it wis he who had
killed Pine lie noted out bv suing tint for
mil eiars befoie the shooting he had teen in
tlie gmihlliig business and hid Ind some trouble
wllli loin" Keiinrdi, On the night of tho
shooting viclMiinell vunt to tlie On mm iafe,
wheie he found Ki imeilv and several friends,
aiuong tin m Price. Ilirv pulled jeiolvers on
him, whireupoii he shot and wounded Kennedy
and killed Price.
I line wis a stir III the court room when Me.
lliunell said he shot I'rne. Tlie pro-eciitu n
Ind hieti unable to establish that point. VI,
llonnell on uosa examlnitlon slid lie sliot I'rne
hoc du-o he thought he wis iboiil tn he killed
himself. Ihe use went nier until tomorrow.
Philadelphia's Water Loan.
Py r.uluilvr Wire from The As.oeiited Tress.
Phllidilphii, July IL City rounclU todiy
parsed an intended ordiuame inireaslng the In
leie.t of the .(irti.onil loin In imprnie tho
water supply fiom ,1 per irnt. to 3' per cent
The nia.ioi. wlio is now snjouinlng In the Mis
ghcrw iiiouni ilii, will sign tlie measure. IPs
thief ilerk will leave heie tonight with the bills
und it is ixpritiil I ue moor will alrk ids tlgnt
turt" tomorrow and that the new loan will won
be adurllvd.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
Local data for July 11. pmit
Highest tiinpriatiire l degrees
I,nrt temperature fit degreea
llclative lliimldll:
is a in " per eent.
8 p, m s per cent.
Preiipitatiun, 21 hours ended 8 p. in, u 10
Inch. ,
"
-f
WEATHER FORECAST.
4-
a)- Washlotlon, Jul 11. -Percent for Klrt. -f
4- em Penn.lunia; Pull eloudv Frldiy; 4-
-f pinbahly showers In the eirly mornlntr. 4-
- hjliiiday, fair, variable winds, -
V
t I
i' ioL..r,lss'lllr s&Mr u