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Vol. VI
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1900
No 98
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NEVER SUCH A STRIKE
Organization of the Miners
Pronounced .Superb.
OPERATORS ARE nv IDLE
T!.ct .rc rrrparlns to ITIako a Slron-
ountt r Tloi emeiit, but What It May
i: 1 Only a -"Matter ofSurmlse-They
sPie Into tbe Iloines or the
rKcr,HaIlroad Jltm JInt Fact a
nlrinj Problem.
1
to
Vlnhin. Sept. 20. A special
Uiiiph from Ilazleton says:
iv never wa a strike like this,
zed labor wax never so skilfully
.1. an.l instead of exhibiting its
sT ;rength at tin outset, is daily
momentum, crippling mine af-
t the astonishment of opera
i ! ih ' entire country. But while
;';e leaders are active the opera
, bv no nu-aiis idle. They are
; ;.. Weak tlu bark of the strike,
.. not hesitate to use spies
, r t. learn the weak points of
lino. These spies are sent
:-iki".-s homes, ami the result
,. cii'fit is likely to bring about
developments, ptrhaps next
i: . . ' tain it is that the effect
ra tors' plans cannot be Ionic
U ii snsrgostion has been niale
. .,-;at.-s will work quietly
ir.i-n. endeavoring to induce
i.t'M-n to wo'rk in certain col
: .ec-it:el time, the mines to
. .i v i; hoiit the blowing of a
Sh..iill ths plan fail, it is said
..!! ne of egging the men on
. will be followed in order
-Mi-nirth of the strike might
a wi:h the military arm of the
vitac
10
! killed
killed
M ICIIvT GROWS STRONGER
M-ranion Will Set n Rig Parade and
1a Heellinz Saturday.
S. : i n. ... Sent. 20 The feature
.1
lai'
r.i
-irike situation today was
.wii of the Barton colliery
This has been kept in
i-n bv a few nou-uuion
even these could not be
i - l .
a. ;imi tne macumery ai
- not started. The eondi
urrin breaker have been
only seven men were
V -It:
l.i.
ltna
IV.
;art t
:':i.r '.:
!.-i:-i
' . t.
belonging- to the dif
are somewhat nerv
ion. They are at a
to what to do when
i use non-union coal,
redly ht soon. Master
Howley reached the
ill today, and it is
v. id discuss this sub
n. .-rs of his brother-
V: I ';:.: ' .. 1 headquarters today
i va - !: !;, .! iiit over two hundred
t. - ;ind :s i' . workers from this vi-
: :;v k.-:d ;!: jidy left for the soft-coal
-; "AJ- 'i ,-mv leaving the city every
." - :;! .'.: "i the otlicers. "and if
::!:. ;ii;, : s for any lenfrth of
i. .! u.-. tt :i!;nil'-r of our men will goJ
i' Mr. Dih-her announced
! : min.ir places in the soft
be ready for one hun-
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IT""
W liM
.. l lilt II.
I li. r ivi t ivcd a
: i i - J 1 1 1 with l'ref
summons to
itleht Mitchell
ale! n
i r!
:idfd at once. He was
r onviltation with re-
! U :!: ;atv of affairs at the Kerd-
; !.? ami he may be sent th.re.
; i hl i1., -sire to return here and
back in a few days,
antinie preparations are mak-
r t!n' bi parade and mas-
in-day. President Mitchell
i: :n Ilazleton to review
Mass-ineotinss of miners
was sent to jail this afternoon. He
josenn Uearos. a liuncarlan and one
of the Susouehanna Coal Company era
plojres at anticoke. Last night, armed
with a double-barrelled shotgun, he went
up to Alex Mesnoek, who was loading
coal for the company at one of the
chutes, and ordered him to quit. Mes
noek refused, and Begos cried, "If you
dou't quit I will blow your head off."
Mesnoek quit, and this morning had
Begos arrested. He was .ent to jail
in default of ?1,500 bail. The officials
of the company have advised any others
of their, men who are molested to have
the guilty men arrested. This will pre
venf the ordering out of the deputies,
which would, it is believed, precipitate
trouble at once, as the hatred for depu
ties since the LaWimer shooting has"
been intense among the miners, particu
larly the foreigners.
Sheriff Harvey is generally commend
ed by-the business men for his action
in ignoring the avquest of Coxe Bros, at
Ilazleton, and while the North Ameri
can tvmpany is unable to work its
washeries, it is considered it is better
so than that .the sheriff should incite
the miners 'by ordering out the deputies.
The mpanies are still swearing in spe
cial policemen, usiug their men for the
work and getting ljcal orders for them.
The men a$ yet have had no trouble.
Many of the strikers .appeared at the
wood yard, established by the mayor
and the humane tvxioty, today and were
supplied. Their apial or help in get
ting fuel has met with generous response
on. the pait of the merchants in the
cities, and a pile of old wood and boxes
have been contributed. The mayor says
if the strike continues fr some time
and these people -are refused coal at the
culm bank$, there will be great suffer
ing during the winter.
The coal famine is already being felt.
All the local dealers have exhausted
their supplies and it is impossible to j
get more. The West End Coal Com- ,
pany is selling all it mines to regular
customers, and is unable to supply their or
uemands. so greatly have they increased.
Manj- private houses have not more than
one or two tons in their cellars, the
schools have not more than th month's
! supply, and the light an.l, heat company
! has enough to lust only until Xovem
1 ber 1. If unable to get any more bv
that time, the condition of the city will
be deplorable. The feeling, however, is
almost general among business men that
the strike will be over before then.
- The operators gave out the following
statement today:
"The situation iu the Lehigh region is
the same as yesterday. Markley Broth
ers have more men at work Jn Jeddo.
The Lehigh Valley has fifty more m. u
at work at Ilazleton. The ilazle Brook
mine shipped more coal yesterday than
on any preceding day. Lehigh Coal and
Navigation uiiues working full. Miners
at Mesquihenny drove out organizers
who attempted to call a meeting. The
mines are working ten hours a day.
"Schuylkill miners will receive ad
vanced wages by the rise in coal. There
are thirty-eight Reading mines working.
The Mahouey City nwn refused to go
on strike. All are working, saving at
Centra lia.
"The Lehigh Valley Coal Companv
has ship)ed one-third of its entire dail'v
output since the strike started. There
has been one break in the Shamokhi
section today. The men. went to work
at Enterprise colliery, which had been
Idle. .
"President Mitchell stated last night
that he would not allow any single mine
or company to arbitrate aim said the
operators must act as a unit and they
must rcguize the Mine Workers
Union. No matter if any one operator
agrees to rest if y all grievantos the men
would not be allowed to go to work un-
iless the big railroad comnanies agreed.
W C l m i
iiif rtuMjueaanna v oai i ornpany s
pjroptTty was cited to Mr. Mitchell. It
operates the mines at Nanticoke. The
men had been on strike for some months
and had just gone to work. The men
are poorly equipped for a struggle.
"Supposing a case,. Mr. Mitchidl was
asked, "if the Susquehanna Company
agreed to grant all the demands, would
you allow the men to go to work?"
"No. Even if ah th" men in
got th.'ir t'emands
The men must
e win nave
FILIPINOS SHOW FIGKT
Increasing Activity Gives
Cause for Uneasiness
YOUNG CALLS FOR HELP
CfrcttT0 Reltance to Insurgents Im
possible "Without Reinforcements
Engagement Fonshton the Slxtentb
In Which One-third of the Force En
Caged Wai Killed or Wounded Situ
ation Regarded a Serious -
DRIVING BOXERS OFF
i him. He will review the international
troops there. He" will .-not remain for
more than twenty-four hours.
Iroops Sent to Clear
Country of Them
the
RUSSIANS BEGIN MOVING
One Regiment Retires Toward Tien
Tsln-Chaft'ee Decide to Divide His
Command for the Wlnter-Ll Hung
Chang Hastening to Pebin mission
aries and Other Who Were Mur
dered by Chines
Washington, Sept. 20. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin, Acting Secretary of War,
j today received a long cablegram from
(ieneral MacArthur, relating a serious
condition of affairs in the x hilippines.
The message states that the insurgents
have risen in the countrv north of
ltslg, including all of Bnlacan and of the capital.
IWiashington, Sept. 20. Two impor
tant messages -were received from Gen
eral Chaffee by the War Department to
day. The first dispatch states that one
regiment of Russian troops has with
drawn from Pekin and that the Boxers
are being cleared away from the west
messages follow:
Great Losses Reported
London, Sep. 20. Reports from Shan
ghai reaffirm that tnere were great losses
at the storming of the Pietang and the
Lutai forts, but no details are given.
Various Pekin Items
Petiin, Sept. 16, via Tafcn, Sept. 19,
and Shanghai, Sept. 20. General Chaf
fee has issued orders to stop bringing
further supplies from Tien Tsin for the
use of the American troops. A month's
rations are now on hand here. . The
British have received orders to obtain
winter clothing.
The German legation has been ordered
to leave the city.
The missionaries -are deeply interested
in the fate of the native converts should
Pekin be abandoned by the allies.
General Chaffee gives no encourage
ment for their portection. .
The
ly every night in some
i. P.' I..r
:i - :! Sa
nil
1 i;e,ii nearly
; fin- r:iintry.
. -r.-itoi apparently are about
n trong canl. Ju,st what
' one veems to know, but it is
i.r-l t li.u r their scheme is to mass
'in !! willing to work at several
a:ii put tneni m oeration.
loiiit-rs attempt to interfere
i !-uiaiid will be made .for
tl
nil Organizer Dilcher made a
:it fnday that caused somewhat
-atini. He said that if the mines
n r-ontinued to operate he
- nre a thousand men here and
mi all the way there to .inspire
' il-itrants with the example of
'vi workmen of the Lackawanna
Tli. operators smile at -this and
": that at Lattimer, as elsewhere
p:et. the marching of the men
;gnal for violence and the call
' "f troops, and 'the miners have
1 mi a strike in which troops vere
1 III: UK ST AHRF.ST
1 nn-arlan Hiner Persuades a Work
er tvltb a Shot Giid.
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:'' ine. Pa., Sept. 20. The fight
: i : t -i i Mine Workers in the upper
is luiw dire-teil against the
"! :niie. the only one in the entire
' !i i producing coal. A-force
' r- has been at Mocanaqua
vi Sunday. Strikers' from Lee
'-io'!i have lent their aid. Every
: . 5 n made by the union men
: influence 'to bear on the work-
in : no. but up to this evening
"I induced only forty men and
p work. The colliery worked
today with 430 meu, and the
ay these cannot be induced
President Nichols has sent
ti!; organizers, however, to keep
norts until the mine is idle.
!-"iuing a meeting of the presi
. -eal unions in this city and
1 towns was. held here and
!::t fur conducting the strike
vo:ighly systematic manner were
Ihis city is to be the head-
'l" all the snrrnnnilirttr rlic.
will also -be the central
',' s-'iviug out funds and sup
ine SiriKe l:lts r l,ir
required. President Niehol
t district was to have ben
of did lnvt aniie.ir
' '-' striker in the coal regions to
- eu ior lutimiuatiug
W'oming Vvalley
would not agree,
stand together.
no
the
we
all
re
vision.
?3Ine Workers Dadly Reaten
Ilazleton. Ia., Sept, 20. The most
serious trouble yet in this immediate
vicinity occurred this evening when the
men working at No. 40 mine of the Le
high Valley Conl Company were on their
way to their homes. They were attack;
ed by a mob numbering hundreds and
brutally assaulted. Several men were
so badly leaten that they will be in
capacitated for work for some time to
come. The police protection at th's
colliery is entirely inadequate and show
ed itself "this evenin entirely unable
t-- cope with the mob.
Masters here are ivipidly shaping them
selves toward crisis and in the event
of a mob taking it into its head to make
trouble in the city there as nothing to
stop it. The formation of a committee
of safety composed of reputable citizens
is already talked of. ,
Tie-up Exceeds Expectations
Philadelphia. Sept. 20. 20. Itev. P.
S. Philliivs. of Ilazleton. arrlvrd here
this evening to confer with Archbivhop
Ryan who was suggested as an arbitra
tor between the miners and operators.
"The strikers now have the situation
well in hand," he said, "and they are
gaining'in number and in frtrength every
hour. The tie-up has reached much
greater proportions- than even the most
hopeful of the union leaders antici
pated." .
WHAT WILL GROTER DO?
This
1 lie
1,
a workman
Iroquois Club Invites .Cleveland and
Olney to Speak for Dryan
Chicago. Sept. 20. The Iriqnois Club
has asked ex-Iresident Cleveland and
ev-Secretary Olney to speak here soon
under its auspices against McKinley and
for Bryan.
Mr. Olney has promised to do so.
There is doubt as to Mr. Cleveland, bt
the club has, at is intimated, encour
agement to believe that it will hear from
him. It has been represented to Mr.
Cleveland that he can put himself , and
his followers back into the party mast
fittingly through the Iriquois Club which
fought for him in the west.
Ralfour and I Chamberlain Aspire
London, Sept. 20. Arthur J. Balfour,
government leader, and Colonial Secre
tarv Charm berlain have issued addresses
asking re-election. They, say their re
jection will be equivalent to a denuncia
ftion of the government's nolicv in South
Africa.
Tayahas province, Luzon. The Filipinos "Pekin,
are very active, according to the report. ! crowding
and have been giving fight in small,
bands. Brigadier General Young has de
manded reinforcements and has ac
knowledged his inability to cope with the
enemy unless given a large force.
An account -of an engagement at Ma
is given, in which the American
suffered a loss of twenty-four
and twenty wounded. The list of
included Lieutenant-Colonel David
D. Mitchell, Fifteenth Infantry, and
Lieutenant George A. Cooper, Fifteenth
Infantry.
The message follows:
Manila, Sept. 19.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Considerable activity throughout Lu
zon. Fighting reported vicinity Carig
and Estella, Isabella province. Insur
gents estimated O0, probably much ex
aggerated, but sufficient force to "make
trouble in district heretofore quiet. In
the Ilocan provinces, Saniueb B. M.
Young (Brigadier General) reports
numerous small affairs an has called
emphatically for more ' force. Kings
bury's squadron. Third Cavalry, and
Borden's battalion, Fifth Infantry, have
liceii sent him. Another battalion of the
Fifth Mill be sent to the same destina
tion upon arrival. The country north
of Pasig, including all of Bulacan. very
much disturlel and numerous contacts
with small parties throughout that dis
trict south of Pasig. including Tayabas
proviucc (Luzon), same conditions ob
tain. This activity has leen anticipated and
reported noon in letters August 2." and
cable August 111. Sentembfr" 10 David
I). Mitchell, captain, r "-teent " Infantry,
and ninety men. Company L, Fifteenth
Infantry. from Siniiloan. Lngitna
province, attacked insurgent General
Cailles, who had 800 men in position at
Mavitac, .same province.
Desperate fighting ensued, which was
pushed from the front with great perti
nacity by Mitchell across a causeway
and through water waist..; deep. Co
operative attack under George F. Cooke,
captain. Fifteenth Infantry, with forty
men, Company K. Fifteenth Infantry,
ami ten men. Company D. Thirty
seventh Volunteer Infantry, could not
reach the enemy's position because of
high witter in the arm of the lake, which
could not be crossed. The entire coun
try was afloat in eonseouenee of recent
rains, and this very much impeded of
fensive action. After one hour and
twenty minutes fighting the command
withdrew to Siniiloan.
Upon Tenewal of operations on the
lSth found that insurgents had escaped
from Navitac the previous night,, most
of them no -doubt going back into eon
ticuous barrios to appear for the time
being, or until called into the field again,
as peaceful amigos.
The casualties, which all occurred in
Mitchell's command.! consisting of 130
men and officers, wee Company L,
Fifteeuth Infantry, killed and died of
wounds: David j. Mitchell, captain,
Fifteenth Infantry; Geo. A. Cooper,
second lieutenant. .teenth Infantry;
First Sergeant William Fitzgerald, Ser
geant Evermond Dehart, Corporal Lau
rite Jensen. Privates Edward C. Coburn,
(Jeo. 11. Ilorton. Thomas P. Kelly,
Thomas Mulrey. John I. Brink. William
L. Banker, Arthur S. Mansfield, Thomas
I. Pitcher, Scott L. Smith, Richard Tay
lor, Edward M. Neal, Fred. Duggnn and
Emanuel Kaufman.
Tliirty-three per cent is a profoundly
impressive loss, and indicates the tijb
bornness of the fight, the fearl?s leadr
ership of the officers, and the splendid
response of the men. The Insurgent loss
as far as known is ten killed and
twenty wounded: among the former be
ing Colonel Fidel.
Mac ARTHUR.
September 10. To avoid
in. Pekin have had in mind
a division of any force -between Pekin,
Yang Tsun and Tien Tsin, at the lat
ter place, leaving one battalion only be
cause the ground at Tien Tsin is low,
damp and unsuitable. Other coanmand
ers have no instructions, but they as
sume that some at least of their troops
will remain in Pekin during the winter.
I state this as indicating what is to be
ascertained here, not knowing, of course,
the action being taken by the powers
and United States.
"Only one regiment of Russian troops
retired toward Tien Tsin. Condition of
Chinese some better; gardeners enter
ing the city freely, relieving the distress
prevailing some days ago. Slight resump
tion of trade. Other conditions very
fair, rendering the situation quiet. Ex-
4edit'oii today, Wilson commanding, to
expel .Boxers to the westward in order
to free the country for coal supply from
the mines to Pekin. Headquarters- one
squadron Sixth cavalry Yang Tsun to
camp. Telegraphed you 30th railroad
to be -repaired. Li IInngN Chang left
Shanghai 14th. Remey reports Roek
In'A expected Taku,14ih."
Another German Proposal
Berlin, Sept. 20. A Shanghai dispatch
to The Lokalanzeiger says that Peit
Sang and Lutai were captured.
. The paper claims to h a ve"trust worthy
.information that Germany will urge the
, powers to make the dismantling of the
coast defences and the Yang Tse forts
a condition precedent to peace negotiations.
TTThe other dispatches follow
"Pekin, Sept. 17. Further reply .to
tout number &S. Following accented
eWJ1 o if ia1 Til A . 'I 1 n ii (yK f vva J f 4 J 1 ge
Taynan July 9th; Clapp and wife, four
others murdered Taku, July 31; Atwa
ter,' "wife and two children and six oth
ers murdered by their escort near Pineh
ovfal, .ujrnst 15th, mornim?, in Shensi
prorkice. " Same .message reports six
persons 'Dixon and wife, Oeeurren and
wife, single gentleman and a single lady
as having escaped into the mountains
from a mission 30 miles -north of Ta
kuan. They escaped on horseback and
possibly may have escaped their pur
suers.
The following dispatch was received
at the Navy Department this 'morning
from Admiral Remey, announcing that
Li Hung Chang has left Taku for Pekin:
"Taku, Sept. 10. I have called upon
Li Hung Chang officially. Arrived Sep
tember 18th in a merchant vessel. He
will proceed at once to Pekin. He de
sires that I render his sincere thanks for
the consideration he has received from,
the United States government."
Minister Wu called at the State De
partment today and presented messages
from the viceroys of Nankin and Wu
Chang asking that this government de
sist from sending any more troops into
the provinces, and to use its good offices
in preventing the other powers from
so doing. The messages also ask that
this government designate at once some
envoy with whom peace negotiations
can be opened immediately. Acting Sec
retary Hill promised an answer witnra
a few days.
Order maintained in Canton
London, Sept. 20. A dispatch to The
Times from Hong Kong says that the
acting viceroy of Canton is strenuously
and "successfully endeavoring to main
tain order within his jurisdiction. He
complies promptly with the request of
the British authorities.
Chinese Forts Captared
London, Sept. 20. The Peit Sang and
Lutai forts, which are reported to have
been cantnred, have lately been report
ed as therateuiing the line of communi
cation of the allies -with their sea ba.se."
Their destruction was therefore decided
upon. It is not known what forces at
tacked the forts or whether the attack
was made by sea or -land.
A brief telegram has. reached Rome
from. Admiral Candiani saying that the
attack would be renewed when re-in-forcement'S
arrived. This dispatch, which
was sent from Taku, bears no date.
Yunjr Im Pears Arrest
Berlin, Sept. 20 The Shanghai corres
pondent of the LoKalanzeiger revives the
story that General itiug Lu, who has
been named as a peace commissioner,
fled to Paoting jvu fearing arrest for
the part he took in the anti-foreign up
rising. N
The correspondent adds that Sheng
Chan, a Tartar general, as collecting a
large force in Manchuria to make a last
the -Russians,- Generals
Citing ".nd Chang, with Io,000 troops,
are iiw Shantung. ,
X
FIREMEN IN A TRAP
Five
the foreman,
m., saw smoke
story windows,
an alarm heavy
TERRIBLE RUSSIAN ATROCITY
Thousands of Chinese Killed Reeard
les ol Age of or Sex
Txvndon. Sent. 21. The Moscow cor
respondent of the Standard sends a lurid
storv of alleged massacres of Chinese at
BlagOTeschenck when the troubles oc
curred there. iHe declares that the whole
Chinese population of 5.000, including
women and ehildren, were escorted out
of the town one morning to a spot five
miles up the river. Then they were led
in hatches of a few humlriM at a time
, tuZ,r " ;r rX,l 1 to the scarcity of operators,
the Chinese side. No boats were pro- ,Prince Ching today visited the various
VlllCAl. ilUU LJJtr in i? nine m l.
An Obscure Dispatch
London, Sept. 20. The secretary of
State for India has received the follow
ing dispatch which in some pjlaces in
obscure:
"Tien Thin, September 12. Occupied
(headquarters?) Boxers at Teliu, 23
miles from Tien Tsin, on morning of
September ,10th with 1,300 (British?),
500 Japanese, 200 Russians, 200 Amer
icans. 1,000 Italians. We were not op
posed. The enemy fled in the direction
of Sheng Fang. Teliu was destroyed, but
the large neighboring city , of Chiughai
was spared on. condition that a mission
ary, two women and two children who
were known to ibe in hiding at Hsinanh
sieu should be broubht to Tien Tsin.
The mararin accented. Sheng-Feng is
XTleu Rescued After Reins Over
" come by Smoke and Heat. .
New York, SeptX20. Fivel firemen
were overcome and $1,000,000 ,in proper
ty lost in a fire which today swept the.
Terminal stores, a warehouse occupying
the whole "block from Twenty-seventh
to TwentyJeighth street, (between Eleven
and Twelfth avenues. The warehouse
was one in which Wanamakeiv Ehrdch
Bros, and other large firms store their
fmrniture. x
William H. Reddin,
going to work at 7 a.
issuing from -the sixth
Before he could turn in
iron shutters bulged, out and burst open
and flames, shot out' of the .windows.
The firemen vho were overcome be
longed to engine No. 19. They entered
the building from a ladder, going into
a window on ths sixth floor. A moment
after the last man got into the building,
flames swept .between him and the win
dow, cutting off escape in that direc
tion. Almost stifled by smoke and heat,
the 'five men groped about until they
jfreached the elevator haft. The elevator
was at the bottom. Jumping for the
cables, the men slid down to the top of
the elevator. They lay there almost over
come and were rescued with great, diffi
culty by their comrades from the floor
above. Tiie rescued men were laTd on
the sidewalk and resuscitated, after
which they returned to work.
A LARK IN ILLINOIS
to
30 miles from here and is tne
Boxer resort near Tien Tsin.".
last
CHING tiOES VISITIKG
Is Sent
At the German Legation He
About His Rnsiness
Pekin, Sept. 6, via post by Tien Tsin
and Shanghai, Sept. 10, 9:55 p. m.
Owing to the large amount of military
business being transmitted over the
Taku-Chefoo cable the newspaper cor
resnondents have bepn refused the use
of the line. tnefoo is now tne nearest j
point at whica. the correspondents can
file their messaees and this causes great i
delay. The American military telegraph ,
is also overloaded with messages and
there as much delay on that line owing
river is a
this point. Men. women and children
were either thrown into the river, or' on
the least show of resistance were
stabbed or shot hy the escort, which was
composed of Russian Workmen and
some peasants. Any of the Chinese
mho attempted to land after Le'ng
thrown into tbe river, were either
clubbed or shot. None escaped. The
river bank was strewn with corpses for
mile " above and below the town. Te
massacre, the correspondent says,- was
undoubtedly performed under direct or
ders from the authorities. A tide- of
slaughter was thus Jet loose throughout
the Amur region. Henceforth every
Russian knew that he was fully licensed
to kill as he chose. "
Not less than 7.000 Chinese, were sim
ilarly murdered in .villages on the ; Rus
sian, bank. . , . ,
his
the
legations for the puroose of paying
resnects to the representatives- of
powers. He was accompanied by a pre
tentious, retinue of Chinese servants and
a Japanese cavalry escort. The Germans
refused to receive him, and he was in
formed that he would only be received
when he visited the legation in an of
ficial capacity. He was further told that
the txermans had no use for Chinese
officials personally.
Mr. Conger, the American minister,
received Prince Chine, not as an official,
but 'as an old friend.
Waldersse Expected in Shanghai
: Berlin, Sept. 20 Field Marshal Count
Von Waldersee, who will command the
allied forces in China, is expected to ar
rive in Shanghai tomorrow. Great pre
larations have been made to receive
Republicans Want the President
Help Them Ont of the Diteh,
(Chicago. Sept. 20. President McKin
ley may make a speech here before the
end of the campaign. Senator Hanna
will leave tomorrow for Canton to meet
vMr. McKinley" on lus return from Wash
ington Saturday, and .urge him to visit
Chicago next month. The Republicans
are alarmed ami this means asking help
from the president to put some life into
their campaign. The Chicago trip, if
the President .yields to the solicitation of
the chairman of the Republican Xa
tioual Committee, will probably be the
only campaign trip the president will
enter' upon this fall. iSenator Hanna
is said to be displeased with the situa
tion in Illinois which he attributes to the
laibor trouble "which has led in this
city since last, winter.
Stanrhfleld Severe on Trusts
New York, Sept. 20. Mr. Stanchfield,
Democratic nominee for governor of
New York, made a bitter speeech against
trusts today, "saying: .
"The trusts have demonstrated two
propositions :
"First, they have caused the neces
saries of life which the, people have - to
buy to bo increased in price; and, second,
they have caused the commodities which
people have to sell to be decreased in
price. Wages have remained practically
the same, s-ta-tionarv, and the farmer of
New York State loses more than ever
before." : , -. I . ;
Cuba Wants Cattle
Havana, Sept. 11. Cattle. experts are
to be sent to Florida and Central Amer
ica to buy stock that will be likely to
thrive in - Cuba. The" cattle -thus im
ported w ill be sold at cost price to bona
fide cattle raisers. Those who cannot
pay cash will be . allowed credit, paying
four per cent interest on the amount of
their purchases. ' -
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Two Secretaries Return to Their Desks
Portsmouth. X.1 Y.,; Sept. 20. Secreta
ry of the Navy Long and Secretary of
the Treasury-Gage left here this morn
ing' for Washington.
UP
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Their Army Reduced to a Few
Roving Bands.'
NOTHING NOW TO FIGHT
A General Tumult Attended the Dis
persal of Their Forces-Long Toms
and Other Artillesy Destroyed-British
Forward movement RIeets with,
No Opposition Worth, fflentionlns
Released Prisoners Arrive in Camp.
London, Sepfe 20. According to a re
port from General Roberts, the South Af
rican war is' practically ended. Tlx
British commander in chief announces
that there is nothing left of the Boer
army except a few roving bands. He
says that when the burghers realized that
their cause was hopeless a general tu
mult ensued and the federalists destroy
ed considerable ordnance.
The British generals are continuing
their forward movements and are meet
ing with comparatively little opposi
tion. -
General Roberts' latest dispatch to the
War Office is dated Nelspruit, Septem
ber 18, and follows:
"Out of 3,000 of the nemy who re
treated toward Komatipoort as we ad
vanced from Machadodorp, 700 have
crossed into Portuguese territory. Oth-
nave deserted in various directions.
balance crossed ' the Komati river
are oeeupyins the Lebonibo. moun
tains, south of the railway between
Portuguese territory and the bridge. A
general tumult occured when the ene
my realized the hopelessness of their
cause. Long: toius and several field guns
including some captured from the Brit
ish, were destroyed.
"Nothing is left of the Boer army
but a few marauding - bauds. One of
these has taken up a position in the
Dornburg, northease of Winburg, and is
being watched by Kelly-Kenny.
"Ruridle attacked the enemy Septem
ber IS. from Bronkhorsefontein, and
captured one gun and thirty wagons.
Knox overtook the rear guard at Klom
pjesdoorns. His only casualty was one
wounded. Hart is moving successfully
against another band near Potchef
stroom. Hildyard has arrived at Groet
vel, sixteen miles southeast of Utrecht,
and took three prisoners without oppo-
sition.
"Two British officers who were, cap
tured at : Cyphragat recently, were re
leased Sepremhber 11 and reached
Bloemfontein on the KJth.'
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Senator Appointed Tor Utah While ths
Governor Was Ont of the State,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept.20. While
Governor Wells and State Secretary
Hammond were in Idaho last night to
meet Governor Roosevelt and escort him
to this city, Judge O. W. Powers, a Salt
Lake Democrat, was appointed United
States Senator to succeed Frank J. Can
non, of Ogden, . whose term expired
March 4, 1899. The "appointment was
made by Aquiila Nebeker, president of
the State Senate, who was acting
governor according to' the State con
stitution. It was signed a little while
before midnight, at which time the train
bearing Governor Wells was expected to
cross the line into Utah. ' "
The last legislature was Democratic,
although the State-officers are Republi
can. There was a fight for the senator
ship between A W. McCume of Salt
Lake, and Representative W. H. King.
Adjournment' was taken without break
ing the deadlock and the seat has re
mained vacant.
The suggestion was made in Demo
cratic State headouarters iast night that
a United States SSenator be -appointed
by the acting governor on the same
basis as was done in Montana. Mr.
Nebeker consulted a lawyer and was told
that be had power to make the appoint
ment. He accordingly did so. The State
seal was locked up and it could not b-r
obtained, but Mr. Nebker's legal ad
visers maintained that his , action - was
valid. ,
, Judge Powers is a Salt Lake politi
cian, and he declares that he will, make
a fight to retain the seat; The appoint
ment was drawn carefully in legal
form, signed and witnessed. ;
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TRAVELING FOB Hll HEILTff
Why the Dutch Offered a-War Vessel
to Kramer,
Amsterdam, Sept. 20. In the first
chaonber of the Dutch Parilament todaj
Dr. D'Badfort, minister of foreign af
fairs and president of the ministerial
council, stated that the government of
the Netherlands had given "notice to
Great -Britain that it would claim in
demnities for the capture of members
of the Dutchr ambulance corpsin South
- 1 n At 1 ' m . . ,
Ainca, ana lor ine e.ipuisjon oi .xLuica.
men from the latter country. He stated
also that the government had notified
Great .Britain that it had offered to place
a warship at the disposal of President
Kruger for his conveyance to Europe.
The British government replied that it
would' not interfere with the vessel on
her journey. Dr. D'Baufort went on to
explain that President Kruger was trav
eling for the benefit of his health, and
the offer of a warship to 'bring him to
Europe was simply'an act of couTtesy.
He emphasized the fact that England's
consent to this arrangement has- not ,
been asked. The government of the
Netherlands had simply notified Great
Britain that it would take this action.
In regard to Chinese. affairs the minis
ter stated that the commander, of the
Squadron in Chinese "waters had been
oirdered not to interfere in hostilities ex
cept for the protection of Dutch citizens.
Charlotte Democratic Club. ,
Charlotte; N. C, Sept. 20. Special.--An
enthusiastic meeting of the demo
cratic Club was held here toniyht.'Ofri
eers were elected and' plans for th
coinins campaign were mapped out. .Del
egates 'to the State convention- wer
elected as follows: F. R. MeNineb,' T.
Jl. Robertson, Allen Tedder Heriot
Clarkson T. T. Ross. J. II. Weddinzr
iton, W. C Dowd. -
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