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THE FIREMEN
TIE UP MINES
f ullu 33,000 Goal Dloocrs Idle In
the Wijomlno District ol
Anthracite Rcolon.
NO WORK ON RAILROADS
Tbo Crowa on Noarly All of tho Coal
Branches Are Obligod to Tako Va
cationsStrike Leaders Expoct to
Tio Up tho Wholo Anthracite
Region Tho Coal Company Ofn
clals, Howovor, Believe That Bo
fore This Can Bo Accomplished
tho Minors Will Bocomo Unoasy
and Insist Upon Going to Work.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
WHltes-Burre. Pa.. .Inly 17. Tlir close
of the second tiny of tho stationary fire
men's strike finds tully 33,000 miners
Idle In the Wyoming district of tho an
thracite coal region, which extends
from Diiryca to Nnntlcoko. The num
ber of Idle men was ineionsed today by
the suspension of railroad news on
nearly all tho coal branches. No coal
being mined, theie Is none to haul from
the breakers, consequently theie Ip tin
work for the railroaders.
The total number of men Idle now In
the whole anthracite region by reason
of tho strike is estimated at bii.OOO.
There ate 10,000 mine workers In tho
Lackawanna legion, hut they ate not
all nut. If the strike extends to tho
llazleton nnd Schuylkill and Shamokm
regions, 130,000 men may be Idle before
Ions.
The tle-iii In this region Is complete,
nnd tho strikers are much encouraged.
The hoisting engineers held n meeting
in this city thlfl afternoon and dis
cussed the situation from their point
of view. Although the meeting was
tecret. It Is learned from a pretty ie
U.ihle source that the striking 111 emeu
received the moral stiiport of those
pres-ent. It is almost certain that none
of the engineers will cons-cut to take
the places of the sulking lliemen.
The strike leaders believe that the
work of organizing tho tlromen in other
sectors of the coal Held will proceed,
nnd that eventually the wholo anthra
cite region will be tied up.
The coal company olllclals believe
that before this can take place the
miners will become uneasy and Insist
on going to work. As soon as the miners
make a move In that direction the bot
tom Is expected to drop out of tho
strike. President Mullnhy and State
Secretary Oerrlty went to Lackawanna,
county this afternoon to address meet
lng there. Other officers of the asso
ciation have gone to the llazleton dis
trict. At Pittson several engineers, who
were asked to tako tho places of some
of the striking firemen ami refused,
were discharged. The engineers held
a meeting at Pittston tonight and re-f-olved
to remain out until tho lift
men's strike was settled. A resolu
tion was adopted forbidding any union
engineer to take the place of a striker.
The P.irlsh 1'n.il company, which
granted the demands of tho strikers
this morning, now finds that cars are
scarce and work may have to be sus
pended. The big coal companies con
trol the coal output nnd It may be pos
sible that the Parish company has been
disciplined for making terms with the
utrlkets.
The following oillclal statement was
Issued fioin strike headquarters this
afternoon:
Headquarters International Brotherhood of feu
tionary Fliemen, Pennsylvania pulsion.
WilltCd-niriP, Pa , July 17. lull.
Tho entire upper middle anthracite lesion It
practically iloicd down todiy hy the rircnun'ii
ftrlke. Iteport.-. incited at headquarter fium
Forest City .uid vicinity ami the middle anthra
cite region are tli.it nil mllicUc and nunt m.inii
factorles aie .it fl statuUtill. The Mount' Caimcl
mid Sliiniokin district are ordered out Filday
ni('rnlnc at 7 o'rloik li.v the state ho.iid, utile:.
their demand aie granted. The llaatctnn region
in under the adtiscment of the Hate officials and
subject tn .1 call on a few dais notice.
The first contiact eter entered hiln hy an an
thrarltc corporation wa signed thU ' mnniiii,
by tlie official of the Klngtton, pa., ( ocl coin"
pany and I'arrlsh Coal company, ( Plymouth,
and the Hale ollklal... guiding I ho Ihrmen an
eight-hour day at M.'ft per day their demand.
Many local Industries hate granted the demand
and homly reports bring otheia. All but the
mining companies ttill bate ulten In hcfoie thiee
days arc put, we contldenlly believe, fiom the
report of our district leaders,
Tho engineers hue emphatically refined to
work In all the tenltory now lotucd by the
strike and hate sacrificed their positions in tho
firemen's behalf.
For the tate firemen tte, as officials, pl.ue
rmrscltc on rccoul a not ictiirnlng tn work un
lit etery engineer has been returned to his po.l
tlon. We e.tcnd grateful appreciation to their
organization.
Indications point to an early victory. The
ITnltcd Mine Workers are standing nobly by ui
and are Kiting ctcry aid to our cau-c.
(Signed) J. F. Mullahy.
State Ficjident.
J. A. Cltrrity, State Secretary.
SITUATION AT PITTSTON.
Tho Stevens, Clear Spring and
Floronco Collieries Are Working,
Special to the Scrantcn TrlMmr.
PIttfcon, July 17. The second day of
'.he stationary firemen's strike found
no material change In the situation In
and about Pittston. The only three
collieries working wete the Stevens
and Clear Spring at WeHf Pittson, nnd
the Florence at Dupont, all of which
announced their granting of the de
mand yesterday, and which were
therefore not In tho least affected by
the strike.
If anything, the firemen huve a fir
mer hold than yesterday, for two or
three of the Erie's collieries, which
were nt work yesterday, were Idle
today. The, fires havo been drawn at
Nos, 5, 6. 11 and 8 collieries", and the
pumps and fans at these places are
therefore not moving, hut there Is but
lltU water at these places and It la
thought but little damage will re
sult. Things are different nt the Havlno
shaft. About a year ago this mine
was flooded to iiuonch u mine lire, unci
within several months the water lias
been drawn from the upper veins nnd
the coal was being mined from other
connecting collieries of the same com
pany. At present, however, the water
is rapidly llslng, nnd this afternoon It
was rumored one of the larger pumps
In operations would be below the water
line by morning and would hnve to
bo abandoned. Fear Is also expressed
that the water may reach such a
height as to overflow Into No. 10 col
liery through the veins which nrc con
nected. All the lirle t -mpany's mules
have been removed from the different
collieries, but whether this Is because
the company expects a long struggle or
they fear they may bo tumble to keep
tho fans going and thereby allow an
auc'iuuulatlon of afterdamp that would
result fatally to the animals. Is best
know n to themselves.
A new complication has been added
to the strike by the discharge of a
number of engineers, some of them
men who have been in tho employ of
the compnny for years, because of
their lefusal to take the strikers'
places. The engineers' union will be
compelled to take action to protect their
men, At a Joint session of tho lire
men and engineers last night, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It lias rome to our knowledge tint
members of tho engliiecis' union mid others hate
been nked to wattli water and to Instruct green
men at the holler rooms where our men are on
strike.
Nlureas, The t.itnnir.v firemen rcilbe tint If
suih person continue to do Midi work it will be
ilelrimeiit.il lo our rau.-o; theiefore be it
Hesoltcd, That the cnglnccirf and (he llrcmen.
In iolnt seloii UM-c-niMrd III SI. Alo.isim hill,
I'itNton, do beicby condemn such work and ask
thoc ingaged In 11, a nun, to quit doing such
work fiom now until our trouble Is over.
J. A. (lerrity, Secretary.
, Another meeting of the llrcmen was
held In St. Aloyslus hall this evening,
nuU-tlic situation thoroughly discussed.
District President Clenlty has been on
the hustle all day. Inoklpg after mat
ters, and was at ofllclal headquarters
for only a short time. This afternoon
he' was In conference with leader.", at
Wllkes-Hane, nnd this nlternoon left
for Scranton.
DOES NOT REGARD
STRIKE SERIOUS
President Truesdalo, of tho Lacka
wanna, Says That Strikers Places
Can Be Filled at Any Time.
By Exclusive Wire fiom The Associated Tress.
New York. July 17. President W. II.
Trttosiiale. of the Lackawanna rail
road, made tho following statement to
day, with reference to tho situation in
the mines under the control of the
road:
"There Is no change In the situation
since yesterday. Up to tho piesent,
tho strikers have succeeded In closing
only six of the mines, nnd we are not
at all worried about that, for we can
iill the places of those who have
struck at any time. However, as tho
strike Is not causing us any Inconven
ience, we shall tako no steps at pies
ent. but when wo are ready we shall
fill tho vacant places and go ahead as
usual.
"The mines affected are those in tho
Vllkes-Hano and Plymouth districts,
and we do not anticipate that tho
trouble will extend beyond them. Per
sonally. I do not look upon this strike
as a serious one."
STRIKE AT HICKORY RIDGE.
Labor Leado?s Threaten to Tie Up
Pennsylvania Collieries.
Hy Kxcluslte Wire from The Associated I'rcst.
Shnmokln. Pa.. July IT. Five bundled
men and boys went on strike at Hick
ory Hldge colliery today because the
L'nloii Coal company would not per
mit a commission of United Mine
Wotkers to Inspect carda of workmen
of company lands. Labor leaders
threaten to tio up all of tho Pennsylva
nia collieries In tills district, as well
as In the Wllkes-Uarre and Nantlcoke
legions, unless the company permits
the impection of cards at the various
collieries.
The Pennsylvania company controls
the Union and Mineral companies,
which employ 6.000 men and boys In
the local region.
VANBERBILT WILL RACE.
That Is, His Thoroughbreds Will Be
Soen on the American Tracks.
fly Exclusive Wire 'com The Associated Press.
New York. July 17. The Evening
World says tonight:
"It was announced this afternoon that
William K. V.inderbllt hail decided to
race In this country next season, and
his colors were registered with the
Jockey club today. Heretofore Mr.
Vanderbllt has confined his racing to
France, and has gone to the extent of
Importing American thoroughbreds."
Matilda Martha Pattoroon Arrosted
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Vctv York, July 17. The woman givln her
name as Matilda Maltha Patterson, who appeared
tt'Htcrday in Pateuon, X. .., claiming to be the
only heir to the great estate of the late Jacob s,
llugcis, was today anvstid and detained in Jail
pending an inquiry Into her sanity, bhe has no
friends or relative and her whole talk indicates
that she Is mentally unbalanced. Today she j,ato
both llarrisburK and Vllkcs-llarrc, Pa., ua her
home.
General Butterilold Bead.
By Exclusive U'he from The Associated Press.
Poughkeepsie, X. Y., July 17. (ieneral Hanlel
nulterfield died at his home, Tragslde. at Cold
tqulng. ut s.:l tonight. He had been In veiy
poor health for a tear or more and has been In
u condition of semi-paralysis for tome time.
He haves a widow, but no chlldien. About fif
teen yeais ago he married a widow of I'lednick
James, of Cold Sprlm;, and she survives him.
Oldest Jeweler Bead.
Dy Excluslto Wire from Tie Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July IT. William Idler, the old
est jeweler in this city, died last night, aged PI
tears. He had a wide reputation as an authority
on American antiques and coins. His collection
o inlonisl inoiiey stamps and signatures it con
sidered one of tint hat In tho luuntiy.
JAPAN USES
MODERATION
She Waives the Demand for an In
crease ol the Indemnltij to
Be Paid bu Glilna.
WILL SUFFER GREAT LOSS
Owing to tho Fact That Roproson
tatives of Othor Nations Clamored
for an Increase, Japan Has With
drawn a Just Doruand in Ordor to
Romovo tho Dangor of Anothor
Blockado in tho Nogotiations Mr.
Rockhill Instructed to Assent to
Discussion of Increnao of Chinese
Maritime Customs.
By Kxctiishp Wire from The Associated Pres.1.
Washington, July 17. Thu Japanese
government has met the dllllciilty
growing out of the preference of her
request for an Increase of her indem
nity by withdrawing that request. Tho
lesult Is a substantial loss to Japan.
She nskod originally for $un,OOO.nno.
This flcure was more moderate than
that ot any of the powers which played
any prominent 'part In tho Chinese
campaign, and represented the barest
expense of the undertaking. It was
fixed upon under tho impression that
payment was to be made In cash Ijy
Clilnn. Confronted with the bond pay
ment, tho Japanese government asked
that her allotment be Increased to
$27,000,000 In bonds to make good tho
loss she would suffer through tho sale
of tho bonds.
As soon as some of thu other na
tions found that the allotment, an orig
inally fixed, was In danger of being
disturbed they came In with Increased
demands, nnd now Japan, finding that
insistence upon her demand would
blockade tho negotiations at this
phase, has withdrawn her request for
the present at least. It Is safe to as
sume that the United States govern
ment will do what It can to obtain
compensation for Japan In some other
way In the future.
Mr. Rockhill, special commissioner at
Pfkln, has been Instructed to give the
assent of the United States to the dis
cussion of the proposition to increase
the Chinese maritime customs dues In
order to provide means for thu pay
ment of tho International Indemnity.
Our government Is still opposed to this
project, and the Instruction Is cent only
In deference to the universal wish for
a speedy conclusion of tho negotiations
at Pekln. It it learned that the hitch
In these negotiations, the most hauling
that has yet occurred, Is duo entirely
to the Issue raised as to the increase of
customs.
Russia Causes tho Dolay.
The delay now seems to be due to th"
demands of Russia for a largo Increase
of the maritime customs' duties in tho
event of a failure by China to raise
from other sources the revenue needed
for settling the Indemnity.
Great Britain has refused to consider
this proposition at this time, and will
not promise to consider It at any time.
She says that In the event of China's
failure to raise the necessary revenue
she will then bo ready to consider what
steps shall be taken, but that she can
not at this time consent even to con
sider a proposition for raising revenue
which would bo harsh for China and
would bear seveiely on Great Britain
and the United States the two great
commercial nations and hardly at all
on Russia. The United States, -while
making no formal objection to that par
ticular method of raising the icvenuo,
has said that It will take the matter
up when tho proper time comes and
when It shall have been demonstrated
that tho methods already devised are
inadequate.
Pennsylvania Fairs.
By Kicluslto Wire from The Associated Press.
Ilarrisburir, July 17. Deputy 'seirctary ol Agri
culture Martin has Mibmltled to Secretary Hamil
ton a list of the county and local aerk-ultutal
fairs to be held in Pcniis.vlvanh this year. Tho
attendance at forty-nine of these societies in 100')
was 1,113,071. The total premiums paid by theo
societies are recorded at sfllO.sso.iJJ. Tlilrty-nino
societies offer a total in picmtumj fur l'JOl of
133,3J(I.
Chairman of Lehigh Valley Bircctors
Hy Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated Prc6s.
Philadelphia, July 17. At the regular monthly
met-tine of the board of directors of the Lehigh
Valley railroad todiy. Director h'hen 11. 'llunn.il
vva elected chili man of the board. Picjldmt
Walter lias hitherto acted in that capaclt). Olll
clals of the company nay tlure Is nj slenltlcanco
1u Mr Thorn is' election, lie is aUo chairman of
the executive' committee ot the lino laiiioad,
Sower Bill Approved.
By Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated Press.
lUrritburKi July 17. fiorernor Stone today
approved the hill nutliorlzlni: any municipality
to connect with the sewer of any oilier munici
pality and tovtnhlp of the first clan for sevvir
jkc ptup0i.es. lie aim disapproved the bill uu
thorl.lmr county commlsjlonern to divide vvaidi
containing 7,00(1 or more Inhabitants in cltki
of the third class Into assessment districts.
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Killed by a Live Wire.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Wilmington, Del., July 17. While strlnvlnj
wires for a line of the people's rallnay this
morning, Daniel McCllroy mado a omlvt be
tween the tvirc lie vvas vvorMug with and the
live vvhe of another line. He was Imtantly
Wiled by the shock. Mcfiilroy ttas 10 )cai old
and llted lo I'lilladelprlla.
British Loao Seven Men.
By Kxclusltc. Wire from Tim Associated Press,
Imdon, July 17. The South African ra.ualty
ll.t ibued today Indicates that slurp lighting
occurrrd July 11 near SSuurrUktr, twenty-four
miles from Allvtal Noith, The British lot seven
killed and two olrlcers and seventeen men wound
ed. S . w. n
Will Accept Carnegio's Gift.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l"ress.
New York, July 17. The hoard of e.tlmites
adopted a resolution today aneptlng the IV-UiV
nun gilt of Andrew farneglo for sixty-five II.
buries.
MINING STATISTICS.
Compiled from tho Report of Chiof
Inspector James E.
Rodorlck.
By Exclusive. Wire from The Associated Press.
IlarrlHburg. July 1. The annual re
port for the year MOO of James K. Hod
crick, chief of the bureau of mines, the
advance sheets of which were made
public today, shows In tho ten bitumin
ous coal districts there were mined 79,
HIS.SW tons of coal. There are 30,120
coke ovens In Pennsylvania, with a pro
duction of 12.IS3.lll! tons. The number
of persons employed nt the mines anil
tho coke ovens was 109,018. They worked
on an uvorntre 219 days In the year.
The number of deaths by accident was
2fi5 and there were DS4 non-fatal uccl
deuts. In tho eight nnthraclto districts theie
were mined a total of 51.217.31S tons of
coal, the miners working an average of
171 days dining the year. There were
employed In and about the mines, 143.
S2(! men nnd boys. During tho year 111
poiwms were killed and there were 1,
037 nun-fatul accidents.
FREE FOR ALL PACE
AT DETROIT
Conoy, tho'Favorito, Makes a Re
markable Record Anaconda
tho Winner.
By Kxrluslte Wire from The Associated Press.
JOotrlot, July 17. In the frcc-fnr-all
pit co this utteruiion at the Orosse
1'oinL track, Coney, the favorite, went
the fastest mile ever traveled In u
content on the track, koIiir the dis
tance In the first heat In L',02, which Is
thice-quai'lPi's of u pecond hotter than
tho Kt'ldliiR's previous tecord. Anrii'on
da, however, took the noxt two hints
and the race In 2.02'i and 2.0;!2.
In the second heat, Coney broke
badly and Anaconda paced the Hist
half mile In Mi',, one of the best pur
loi malices ever been.
Metellns, the black stallion pur
chased yesterday by Nick HtiblnRrr,
who was a heavy favorite In the li.17
trot, was taken sick In the second heat,
and was drawn, after havlnir won the
His heat in impressive style. Dan
Patch was an almost prohibitive favor
He In the .11 pace and won In straight
heats. The LM0 trot was practically a
two-horse race, between Dolly Dillon
mid Satin Slippers, which Dillon won
by a. scant margin. Kummaiies:
llu-dl Houmj purj.0, $2,5110, i.17 class, trot
tin;: Chirlcy Mr., by McKlnney (Durfce) ..2 1 t 1
s.tbil II. (Colby) 3 2 2 3
Al. K. (Turner) 13 5 2
Belle Ciiny (Mirth) 5 3 3 ."
M.ci.inr (Kinney) f. . 7 K 0 4
( I-Hi Kiinldc (l.iiiil.scii) (i 4 I 15
Melrlbis (Milli'iic) 1 7 dr.
Time, 2.1:!'.-, 2.1I4, 2.IP5, 2.13!3.
Wa.vnc Hold purse, $2.30i), 2.11 elas, p.tclne:
Ilnii P.ilih, by lot- I'atchcn (Mcllenry) ..111
(apt.iili Sphinx (Vclie) 2 2 ii
Annuel (Mellundd) I a 2
I 'red the Kiel (Trimainc) S I t
Lcly Allrlfht (Both-.) 0 5 3
Time, 2.n",4, 2.0i, 2.IVV;.
Kieeforall, pace; piilc, 2,W):
Anaconda, In- Knight (Tioul) 2 t 1
(oney (Mrl)ovvill) 1 2 3
Connor (Mil'otuld) 4 .1 2
Indian (MtCaithv) 4 4 1
Time, 2.U2, 2.112,. 2.0.1U.
2.1U cl.i-.., tiottlnu; puie, 1.."00:
Holly Dillon, by Sidney Dillon (Mcllenry) ..1 1
Satin Slippers (Colby) 2 2
Kir.c Chimes (Ihtis) 4 3
Stamhotiht (Van Itokkelcn) 3dis
l'horhr Childeis (Kliauiphy) ells
Annie Burn (I). WiNon) dis.
Time, 2.11'i, 2.12!,.
STRIKING MACHINISTS
RETURNING TO WORK
Forty Men Resumo Their Old Places
at tho Allis-Chalmers Mill
at Milwaukee.
By Kxclmlvc Wire from The Associated Tress.
Milwaukee. July 17. Forty addition
al striking machinists returned to work
at tho shops of tho Allls Chalmers mill
this mornlncr and were Riven their old
places. This makes a total for this
plant ot nlnety-llvo men In three days,
A number of other men have ar
ranged to return tomorrow or Friday.
The Filer and Stowoll company sny
a few men are returiiliiK every day
and that the strike Is over so far as
they are concerned.
MRS. BOTKIN LOSES A POINT.
Application for a Writ of Haboas
Corpus la Dismissed.
By Lxclii.lve Wire from The Associated Press.
Pan Francisco, C'a., July 17. Attor
neys for Mrs. Hotkln have lost their
llrst points in their !op;nl battle to pre
vent her from underROInt; a second
ttlal. JutlRo Cook today dismissed tho
application for a wilt of habeas cor
pus and remanded Mrs. Hotkln lo cus
tody nt tho sheriff.
Tho JtnlKo took under advisement
the application for writ of error to
Federal courts.
ANDERSON OVER THE DAM.
Young Man Is Drowned While His
Mother Looks On,
By Excluslto Wire from The Associated Press.
Altoona, July 17. While his mother
nnd hundreds of other spectators look
ed on from tho shore, Robert Ander
son, IS years old, of this city, was
c.trrled over the dam nt Alexandria
this afternoon and was drowned. Tho
distracted woman wanted to Jump In
the river after her boy, hut was pre
vented. Mother nnd son had pone to Alex
andria with a picnic party.
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Northorn Paciflo Directorate.
By F.xcluslto Wire from Tho Associated I"ress.
New York, duly 17. Ollielal announcement wsj
mado today by .1. P. Moican that ho had seleit.
rd James J. 11111. P.. II. Harriman, William
Uockifeller, II. McK. Tvtoiuhley and Samuel Ilea,
to rill the vacancies to bo treated In the direc
torate of the Northern Patltic railway. It is ai
ertcd that complete and crmanent harmony
uill result under the direction of thcae men in all
Interests conmiied.
THE GOVERNOR
CLEARS DESK
Has Passed Upon the 260 Bills
Left with Him at the Close
of the LcQislatuTC.
GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT
Reasons Given for Reducing Appro
priationsHas Gono Over tho Bill
with Groat Caro Though the Ap
propriations Have Boon Reducod
Ovor Two Million Dollars, Thoro
Is Still an Excess Over Reasonable
Expectation of $200,000.
By KxdiiMVp Wire from The Associated Press.
IlnnishuTK, Pa., July 17. Governor
Stone has cleared his desk of the 260
bills left with him nt tho close ot the
legislature and will tomorrow make
public his action on them. Anions
them M-o the Fox capltol, Judicial ap
portionment and the school, deficiency
bills, the general appropriation bill and
the appropriations to the stnto and
semi-state Institutions und ptivato
charities.
Governor and Mrs. Stone left tonight
for Wcllsboro to visit friends. Before
startlnr; the executive Issued tho fol
lowing statement:
"The estimate of tho revenue of tho
stnto for tho year beginning June 1,
1901, as made In December by tho au
ditor general and state treasurer, was
$1.1,000,000. There was no estimate
made by these ofllclats for the follow
ing year, but from all the Information
that 1 could gather I did not think and
do not now think that wo are Justified
In expecting more than $12,500,000 for
the second year, making a total of $23,
fiOO.000 for tho two years beginning
June 1, 1901, Adding to this $1,000,000
of surplus revenue for the past two
years, $200,000 saved from tho sinking
fund by the repeal of the Inw direct
ing the deposit of $100.0000 each year;
and $100,000 now In process of ndlust
ment with the war department for dis
bursements made by the state dining
the Spanish war you have a total rev
enue of $20,800,000 for the next two
years. It is neither safe nor prudent
to depend upon receiving more than
this sum.
Purchase of Forest Lands.
"The entire appropriations, together
with the amount estimated to be nec
ensury for printing, steam heat, light,
etc., amount in round numbers to $28.
7."0,000. To this must be added the
money that will likely be reunited for
the purchase of forest lands. The com
missioner for forestry Informs me that
the state has already agreed to pur
chase lands amounting to $200,000 and
Is negotiating for lands, the estimated
cost of which will be $300,000, making
it total of proposed disbursements of
$29,250,000.
"I have gone over the appropriation
bills with the greatest care, aided by
those familiar with the facts. We
have considered each Item In every bill
and reduced these appropriations $2,
250,000, still leaving $200,000 of appro,
prlatlons In excess of the reasonable
expectation of revenue. There are,
however, several appropriations condi
tioned upon their being sullltient rev
enue In the treasury and upon the
people In the localities where hospitals
exist, raising a specllle sum. which
will probably ofTset this amount if
there should bo a deficit. I have done
tho best I could. I do not think the
Institutions whose appropriations have
been reduced will be crippled In any
way for want of state aid, as each In
stitution has received for maintenance
as much or more than tho amount
which it received two years ago and
many Items for buildings nnd repairs
In state Institutions hnve been al
lowed because of their evident neces
sity. At the same time I think the
treasury is amply protected."
LUTZ APPEAL REFUSED.
Supreme Court Declines to Interfere
with Death Sentence.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July 17. The Supreme
court today refused to Intcrfeto with
the sentence of death Imposed upon
John Lutz, of AVllkes-Barro, by tho
court of Luzerne county for the mur
der of his wife. The case attracted con
siderable attention, because of tho fact
that Luta was twice convicted of the
murder.
At tho first trial one of the jurors,
after being out fifteen days, said that
he had been Intimidated, lie had been
sick, and had signed the verdict for
conviction to get out of tho Jury room,
although It was against his conscience
to do so, On tho strength of this state
ment a second trial was granted and
resulted In u verdict of guilty In tho
first degree. Appeal then was taken to
the Supreme court, which was i of used
toduy,
m
Steamship Arrivals.
By Exclusive Wire from 1h Associated Pre
New York, July 17. Arrived! Oceanic, Liver
pool and ijuccn.lovvn. Cleared: L'An.uitane,
Havre; Frlederlch der (Jroe, Bremen via Cher
bou IK. Sailed: St. Louis, Southampton; Majes
tic, Liverpool via Quccnium n ; Frle-land, Ant
werp, Southampton Arrived! St. Paul, New
York. Sailed! Kaiser Wilhelm Per (ircwe (from
Bremen), New York tla Chcibourir. Cherbourg
Air hed: Pcutwhlarid, New Yoik via Plymouth
for HamhurB (and proceeded). Queentovtn Ar.
rived! Stivia, New York for Lltcipool (und pr
eceded). m
General Cavero Killed.
By F.xclulve Wire from The Associated Press.
Saragossa, Spain, July 17. (Ieneral Cavero, a
Carlist, ttas killed and nearly fifty ulhera tveie
wounded in encounters today between Catholics
and (reu thinkers In Saracoa, The office of the
Xotldro, a Catholic newspaper, was wrecked.
Fire nt Marshall.
By Eieluiive Wire from The Associated Press.
Marshall, Mo., July 17, Fire in tho business
portion of Marshall today cauicd a lots of more
than ftiO.oou,
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
Weather Indications Todayt
QOOABIONAL THUNDERSTORMS.
1 General Thirty-three Thousand Miners Idle in
tic Wyoming District.
Oovemor Stone Oars Ills Desk of Bills.
No Overtures of Peace In the Steel Stilkc.
Japan's Moderate Demand on China,
2 Ceneral Carbondale Department.
3 Local- Important Supreme Court rieclslonj.
Suit Against the Haute. Da7il Man.
IMitorlal.
Comments on Prevailing Strikes.
5 Local Forty CVdllrrics Idle on Account of
Firemen's Strike.
Advance Detail ol the Thirteenth Off for Mt.
firelna.
8 Iocal West Sainton and Puburbin.
7 (ieneral Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
S Local Description ol Two Mora of the Edu
cational f.'ontett netvards.
tnclit-ctrlil and Labor.
COMPANY I LEADS
, THIRD DRIGADE
Inspector Qonoral's Report Shows
That tho Ahove Company of tho
Thirtoenth Regiment Has an
Average of 00.60.
By Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated Press.
Hanisburg. July 17. The report of
Colonel Frank O. Sweeney, Inspector
general of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania, on the spring Inspections,
was made public today In general or
ders Issued by Adjutant General Stew
art. The reports of the division in
spector, the brigade Inspectors and tho
chief of ordnance are also .embodied
In the orders.
flenernl Stewart says that matters
that were the subject of unfavorable
comment nt tho spring Inspection of
1900 seems to still exist, this being
particularly noticeable In the failure to
forward enlistment papers and the
proper cure of state property.
The reports Indicate In some In
stances that captains of companies
fall to avail themselves pf the help
that the adjutant general says should
always be rendered by lieutenants and
thus make their positions unnecessar
ily Irksome. He suggests that brigade
examining boards carefully supervise
nnd determine tho quallllcatlons of of
ficers to be commissioned.
Company K. First regiment, leads
the First brigade, with n, general av
erage of 06.3; Company C, Sixteenth
regiment, the Second brigade, with a
general average of ftS.AO, nnd Company
I. Thirteenth regiment, the Third bri
gade, with a general average of !)!).,
Adjutant General Stewart also Is
sued orders today chr.iif.iny: the date
of the encampment of Buttery A, from
July 20-2;. to Aug. 31-Scpt. 7. at such
place as may pe approved by General
John A. Schall, commanding tho First
brigade.
The same orders announce the ap
pointment of the following assistant
surgeons; Wilfred B. Fetterman, Jr.,
First regiment; Malcolm T. Stlne,
Sixth regiment, and John F. Sinclair,
Battery A.
BATHING TRAGEDY
AT 0WEG0
A Woman and Two Men Drownod
While Attempting to Rescue
a Companion.
By Excluslto Wire from Tho Asoclatcd Trets.
Owego, N. Y July 17. Three lives
were lost here today by drowning In
the Susquehanna river. The llrst was
a little girl named Sadie Casterllne,
who lost her life In an attempt to save
her sister, the latter being tescucd.
Another fatality occurred this even
ing, by which two of Owego's best
known young men lost their lives,
Frank T. Stanhrougli and Alva S. Odell
were In bathing In tho river with two
young ladies. Getting Into deep water
Odell lost control of the young lady
who wus with him, and called to Stan
brough for assistance. In the struggle
all three went down, but the lady was
tescued by a rowboat. When Stan
biough and Odell were finally gotten
out of tho water they were dead.
MRS. PATTERSON'S DREAMS.
The Claimant of the Rogers Millions
Has Soen Black Rabbits.
By Kxcluslte Wire from The Associated Press.
Altoona, Pa., July 17. Mrs. Mary
Maltha Patterson, who In New York
yesterday claimed the millions left by
Jacob S. Ilogers, because M. M. stood
for Mary Martha and Metropolitan
museum, Is an Altoona woman, who
lately figured In dispatches from
Greensburg, where she attempted to se
ctiro the Beers estate, because she had
seen n black rabbit In her dreams some
years since.
The Westmoreland county people
could not see what hare culture had to
do with the Beers estate, and tut net!
her down.
Elijah J. Fulford Dofeats Contestants
By Exclusive Wire from The Awociated Press.
New York, July 17. Elijah J. Fulford, ol
ltlc.i, X. Y., uiithit a field of fctcnty-ciijlit
contestants in the prellmlnaiy handicap at 100
targets per man at Interstate Park, L. I., today
and won the event, with ,i cash pile of J7.1 and
a silver trophy tallied at 3n. He broke ninety
five out of one hundred tausets and ,liot from the
I'ighttwn-.taid mark.
'
Chickasaw Minors Stfike.
By Exclusive Wire from Tin Awiociated Press.
Atlanta, (Sa,, July 17. A pedal to the Journal
from Birmingham, Ala,, a.: "Six hundred
Galloway and Olilikasatv covl miners havo struck
it the Carbon Hill coal fields. The mlner in
sist that the various companies renew last year's
stale of wages, vt I 111 all other conditions. There
seems to be no likelihood of settlement of the
trouble at the prfkcnt time.
Amasa Howl and Dond.
New York, July 17. Amas.i Huwland, aged 7S
years, died today at Sandy Hill, N. Y., where,
In ISjO, he began the manufacture of piper. Mr.
Howlind organised and was pi aided ol the
llottland Paper company.
NO OVERTURES
OP PEACE
President Shaffer Disposes of a
Rumor jo the Effect That Steel
Strike Had Been Settled.
PERSIFER SMITH'S FIGHT
His Bnttlo nt Wellsvillo Is Being
Followed Closely by tho Workmen
An Opon Public Mooting to Be
Hold Today, When President
Shaflbr Will AddiW tho Mooting.
Manager Smith Will Bo Asked tr
Also Addrose tho Mooting.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Ph., July 17. "Wo hnv
not heard from tho other side, nt any
time, In any way, or on any subject
since wo parted at the Lincoln Hotel
last Saturday." This positive state
ment, made by President Shaffer, of
the Amalgamated association, this
evening .disposes ot .the rumor from.
New Yoik today that the strike had
been settled. Mr. Shaffer stated fur
ther th.it no actual negotiations wero
on between President Bishop, of tho
Ohio state arbitration board and him
self, tending toward arbitration. A
letter tecelved by Mr. Shaffer from
Mr. Bishop, asking If ho would con
sent to a reopening of tho conference,
has not been answered ns yet.
Tho principal events In the dny's
sti Ike history were tho falluio of tho
sheet steel people to reopen thu Wells
vllle plant with non-union men, the of
fer of iliiancial assistance made to tho
Amalgamated association by the twri
mine members of tho American Feder
ation of Labor, and by the American
Window Glass Workers' association;
the concerted action of the association
to organize the Immense sheet steel
plant at Vandergrlft. and the fact that
several of the closed plants are being
patrolled by armed watchmen and
guards. '
The Amalgamated ofllolals tonight
profess great satisfaction over the re
sults accomplished since the strike be
gan, but olllclals of tho companies, as
heietofore, will say nothing.
The only man on tho company's slrto
who has said anything up to date la
Perslfer F. Smith, manager of the
Sheet Steel company.
Porsifor F. Smith's Fight.
The light he has on at fWellsvllIe la
being followed closely by the workmen,
and tomorrow an open public meeting
will be held at Wellsvillo. when Presi
dent SWiffer, In person, will present tho
striker? side of the case nnd endeavor
to overcome the efforts of alleged mis
statements concerning the late confer
ence. Manager p. F. Smith has been invited
to attend the meeting nnd make a
statement for the sheet company. Tho
entire community of Wellsvllle la
worked up over the strike situation,
and friends and enemies alike are ex
pected to bo present nt the meeting.
While Wellsvllle Is the strike center
now. the battle-ground will be shifted
to McKecsport next week. If the report
bo true that the W. IJewecs Wood plant
of the American Sheet Steel company
will tesiimo operations. This would af
ford one of tho most trying situations
of the strike. It would necessitate the
Importation of non-union men from
other places, and the bitter feeling en
gendered by such a move would bo hard
to control.
The platform of Knterprlso lodge of
the Amalgamated association, which In
cludes most of the employes of tho
Wood mill, is opposed to all violence.
During the strike last spring no effort
was mado to hinder men from going to
work. The same policy. It Is salt, will
bo followed In tho present struggle and
every suggestion of vlolcnco will bo
frowned upon.
The following dispatch comes from
McKeesport tonight:
"There was but little chnngo in the
strike situation at McKeesport today,
except tho posting of notices at the W.
Dewoes Wood plant. The notices are
to the effect that they will allow their
employes of the forge department to
return to work next Monday morning
at union wages. But the men do not
seem to care about accepting this
proposition, nnd nay that they will not
return to work until the Amalgamated
association has been recognized. The
mill olllclals repeat that they will not
recognize the Amalgamated association,
and both sides appear to be firm In
their stand. Amalgamated organizers
aro woiklng with might nnd main in,
McKeesport nnd surrounding territory,
their efforts being directed particularly
to organizing the men of W. Deweea
Wood plant. If tho stiike shall not bo
ended by Monday, Important develop
ments aro looked for In thla locality."
Corporations Chartcrod.
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Associated Press.
Harriaburu, July 17. Charters were Issued hy
the state department today to these corporations:
MahnnlnK Has company, Allcnlown; capital,
$1,(100. Itoe Valley association, Philadelphia
capital, JJS.nno. Northern Pennsylvania Tele,
phone company, Wellshoro; ipltal, I2,SIK),
Maliumntr Powder company, Scrjiiton; capital.
i1,0i.m.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
Local data for July 17. rmii
Illtchr.t trmperatuie t M decrees
l,flwi'i trinperntiiie , 7j decreet
Helitlvo llumidit);
8 J- m S2 per cent,
S p. m oi per cent.
Precipitation, 'Jl hours ended S p. m., 0.04
Inch.
i i in, m i i i
WEATHER FORECAST.
Waslilnstnn, July 17. -Forecast (or East
ern Pcnri.tltanlai Partly cloudy Thurs
day and Friday, with occasional local
thunderstorms; light south to southwest
f
winds.
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