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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1900
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Between 15,000 and 20,000 People on
the Grounds
fi A GREAT SUCCESS
Visitors All Prosperous Look
ing People.
TODAY EDUCATIONAL DAY
lod school Children IT ill Help Swell
tbr ( rot tl -Football Game Today
Xbe llncf Yesterday and Today
galloon Afffmloni and Various Oth
er Attraction This Fair la In Real
ity a Itccord-breaker and Thousand
0f Viitors romlnz Yesterday Still
Ktmala Thousand More Will Com
ToJaj-Lt All Raleigh Turn Out.
Hr.v-r succeeding Fair is larger and
.-::.- it- predecessors and attracts
v ::m;i throng of people on record
v-.; -.: t the estimate placed upon
;.v . :r.o critics and writers.
K-hv'i the files of the Raleigh daily
: trs for forty years in the inime
it mid it will be found that
y v ith rare exceptions) tuey nave
' vv
::.i ic that statement.
It -a .is always true, of course; but
t..-0 wore "mitigating circumstances
y h w.ul l always operate to excuse!
i ,t M..ir fho '
enthusiastic leporters be.ore tQe
I-!.".. j iry. I
Tv statements The Post is about to I
r r ; murnin- will not break that !
:, wo intend to make essentially
,i:nc perennial declarations only
-a I::t!o more so."
r.i: understand this:
If -we were ever
j :-t:rl J in making them, this is the oc
and they will be made in good
and -with all earnestness.
This IS the greatest State Fair ever
lA in North Carolina in many respects
-ai. 1 I am making the declaration not
C2lr o". nv own account (and the writer
Li- att.-n-l.-d a score or more of them
ni's: ::np.-kssiiie to excen tnat aitracieu
:a-a;-.se t-nwds of people to Raleigh.
In :v particular is the statement more
jist'riM than in its application to the
i:v.i of visitors to date.
Yesterday eing Thurlay. it was as j
Cs-i.il. thr "big day" of the Fair. .
Th .i;iands of people came inft the ;
":; ii : only on the railroad trains, lmt .
fai m.iny miles of territory surround-j
i Ha!-Azli they came, and in every
:iTivaile character of vehicle and
'rh-r means of locomotion. Indeed the
V h'striun from the country was a con-s;;--i-nis
visitor, and yon could find him '
in aiany plares at one and the same
t:ri! Sometimes he would tell you he ;
'i i i walked twenty miles to get here, and j
irte.l on his journey the evening pre-J
vi :s. utilizing the nocturnal rays of a t
! brilliant luminary to guide him ;
:!' the dirt road of at least two j
-:nT:es. But it was cooler and thus
its advantage, he explained.
I ntern Tlionsand on thb Grounds
1 V day was a perfect one for com
Jt:. and in its ability to attract visitors
? the Fair grounds. Until noon the par
t a! cloudiness served the desirable pur
I 'f keeping down the temperature,
''! inring the afternoon, when the-day
is oi.p f tno fairest oJT the fair for
' :r week, the rays of old Sol were not
nnHy nor even disagreeably warm.
An 1 the people recognized the oppor-
1 : -: y anrl embraced it.
X t lev than fifteen thousand visitors
n the grounds at one time for at
-is- rive hours. Between the hours of
1J a:;, -j. probably 1S,000 to 20,000 peo-I-
wre within the enclosure.
A1 i yet those figures do not represent
f!-y tho total number that passed withia
w i.ites during the day for a constant
ft v itn of people was coming and going
ih-.' .biy.
As .;irly as 2 o'clock the street cars
""f liUd down with passengers re-tJrni-?
to the city from the Fair
Fr"'i:iK while those passing them en
t the Fair were fully as heavily
tix.-d.
whoa it is said that about 18.000
t saw the great "show" yester-
the figures must be approximately
crrevt.
Indication oTProsprrlty
AtI slch a crowd!
V t.nn her gates Raleigh has never
jt.rnAj a better dressed, happier and
jTarcatly more contented crowd of peo-
,rer.r one of them appeared fo have
tli? acquaintance of "General
osrx-ritx n, . ii .J '
ricome his intimate friends. In
" z?r won ill
hsr sbarvl in n croa f-
. i ij'm in our iujne in mis
' "I h.AsCl VPar Cf 9bnn(iance or thpro
a?. pondence to-be put in appear-:
But the "signs of the times" go far-
thaa that they all have money.
1 r.s. c: - l a number), but after solic- nunning races capture the crowd and Pelican party is conducting a campaign
... t- i kAU,. I fiiuiimuj, races lajiiuit? iuc v-iwu nlntfnrm thnt ormrpflls PVPfV issue.
n:: i:i" lanuiu juuguieui ti uau,ll";' the event yesterday was the most VI j " ' r
r l ,K,ny oM timers" whose eadj ; ;Spll5 Ith the 5reat multititde. Royal
hive --: wn gray or bald and whose , Ilover own(Hl bv Maj. T. L. Emory, , f. "0 th"
;.s vs have been bronr.v! by the suns of Won both heats with ca.e. though in bet- J$Le tw irtv met
: r, annual State F.-.irs. ting circles he was a rank outsider. in t Walv davof
h scarcely an exception they all r.r.nd Ma. was played as the favorke fpJtJon of Liden?Jdence was fts
. r s,,,! ,he opinion that, taken alto- with Mv vie a close second. The first UJtforni lint when it merhere this vear
.-.-h r. the present is the best and ovg- hcat was captured by Royal Rover com-. Jtf.-
s. Fair in the historj- of the North paratively with case. The second heat iJXr imlepenence
r.r na .cru t,ltural Society-the au- was marred by the f , e AbliVan party stands tir
ian .u .... u, X.1.1-. i iu -vv? V4- despotism in
k , , v r . 1 1 w j -ii v n run Tin nrwi i v i i m iii:i i r i .
.?. i that s saying a great deai. ior we was ieit at me iosi. .ur. DUhiican pa
iv,. in. i a number or magnmcent exin-I ton. tne owner oi My ic-, pruii-ieu uu- -.j tliat -
nvhuh at the time it seemed ai- race, claiming mai ne remtcu-umuu,. ronzratnl
111 i ll
Yesterday.
and never was a Fair ufld in North qar
olina when the attendants thereon, both
visitors and home people, spent it more
freely and enjoyably.
Not only were these things noted by
the writer, but my attention was called
to them by a number of observant gen
tlemen, including several Raleigh busi
ness, men. The latter addel that the
"trade" of "Pair wok hnrl Tipver been
so good in many, many years as it has
been this week and 've are all glad to
observe, and it certaiMy is a pleasure to
iho I'ost to note these xnmgs. But
digress.
The Judges Were Busy
The exhibits have already been re- J
-fkrroil in in thocn v!iinm3 snPcimnj nf 1
the handiwork and. skill and thrift and
energy and brain and brawn of our in- i When he arrived at the Broad Street
comparable people. ! station of the Pennsylvania railroad he
lesterday the judges were busy -.OCJ , , . 1 . .
awarding the premiums-tying on the ?as rfeted a mass of people that
blue ribbons generally so much coveted Jammed the big train floor so complete
and so generally deserved this year. As ly that there was scarcely room for his
one of the judges remarked in my hear- i party to make its wa- to the street.
UoZXll -ets surrounding the station were
hcult to select the particular ones in i
each department that most deserve them.
'l he winners will be noted hereafter, !
uen xne irons is imiy completed. ;
The srreat crowd was intensely inter-
! ested, as usual, in the races, and the
people not only lined the. railing around
the track, four to ten deep, but over
flowed into and upon the race track
itself.
The -special police force found it im-
possible to keep the great, mass of hu-
manity back anil during the running
races, especially the beautiful aud speedy
animals had to share it with their ad -
mirers, especially in the neighborhood of
the judges' stand and the grand stand.
But no accidents occurred there. The
only one of particular note was the
breaking down of the old "bleaching-
iH);lr,r Wt within thc circle en,losed l)V
the track as a reminder of the lively
and enjoyable baseball season in Raleigh
spring and summer. Two young
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injury to any one resulted, although the
incident occasioned considerable excite
ment at the tim6.
Eliza Ingram, the chestnut mare hy
John R. Gentry, captured the 2:35 race
in straight heats.. This mare was the
winner in the 2:.V) trot Tuesday. She
lowered her record two seconds yesterday,-
making the last heat in 2:27V4-
feiiza Ingram won easuy. tnougn me wc- :
ond heat was finished 'Preb Gentry only f
U rtc ?en 5 fSfo-i,! Mfl !
The second event was the J:4l) class
o,.i t.Ia k- in cfraiht hoita ThU
rr- . .... rkn viininiT arnf I
x lie Miuiuiii i ui im. "'"3 - i
were as follows:
2:3." das-, trotting nurse $J.;U.
Eliza Ingram, ch. m., by John R. Gen
try, (('batman.) 1, 1, 1 v
Treb (ientry. b. g.. Dyer.) 2. 2, .
Ned. II. Woodnut, b. g., (llaight,)
O J
Ja boric, b. h., (Nixon.) 4. dis.
Time. 2:31Vj: 2:.i3U: 2:274.
2:40 class, trotting mirso, ?2oO.
Ida K, b. m., by AMiiskers, (Hadley,)
'Billv Miller, br. g., (Harden,) 4, 2, 2.
Eugo, ch. g.. (Nixon.) 2. dis.
Opal. b. g., (Goodwin.) 3. dis.
Albert M., b. g., t Smith.) dis.
Kate Campbell, ch. m.. (Dyer,) dis.
Time. 2:4r,Vj; 2:374: 2:3GVk
Purse $100, mile heats, running:
Roval Rover. (Imcas.) 1, 1.
Grand Ma. (Jones.) 2. 2,
Kings Pride, (YVhitaker,) 4, 3.
Mv Vic, (Thomas.) 3.
' Time, l'ASVy, 1:50.
The RaTloon Ascension
Professor Bobby Ieach and his little
dog made the aerial trip skyward at the
appointed hour, and both descended
safely in their parachutes. The ascent
rcna not a very extended one. the alti
tude reached being less than is said to
be customary with the professor &na
his canine companion. tiii. u was .
cleverly done and afforded a large pro-.
portion of the great crowd much pleas
ure.
Variety of Amusements
The "free" dog show again proved to
be one of the most meritorious attrac
tions of the day. It is free each day be- myself heard over this vast audience,
cause Secretary Pogue and the Fair j it is very gratifying to have an
management pay the owner of these j opportunity to meo't so many of the
highly educated little animals well for;people who in a short time are to pass
the exhibitions in order that every visi- j judgment on the issues before the count
tor may enjoy them. try. I only regret that my time and
The midway shorws were . all in full
M- onri tHrtna.mda avfliled themselves i
of the opportunity to witness what they
have to show. As a rule they are merito-
rious. but one or two arc real fakes, and
the crowd soen advertised them as such,
These shows have teen noted' already,
and are quite a feature ofUhe Fair, as
thlTuSSris 7 younVladl? ando'ng
menUinvettec aTJSS
oCthreVy WiS!
Ithe head ana snouiaers. aii wok-tne , that our p0sition,6n the old .ques
f fun in good humor and the bombardment tiolnJ is known and 0ur reasons known.
was 'kept up all day.
Ai one 'young;
woman said to me: , .
"1. didn't like it much at nest, and re-
.Af.i ho f o milmritv rvf .n vonnjr man
when he struck me on the shoulder with
his rubber ball. Then he and his com-: Republican party. "1
panions (who included two or three pret-1 The Pennsylvania railroad has refus5
ty girls) said: '- led permission for Mr. Bryan to speak
"Oh. she must be an old maid; let herffr0m the rear platform of any of ; its
alone." 'trains. During his tour of Xew Jersey
"Then I got mad sure enough, and at he will be compelled to, withdraw from
- Ithe railway tracks entirely. , His cam-
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IN TWO MORE STATES
Bryan Crosses the Delaware
to New Jersey
SPEAKS IN PHILADELPHIA
Fifty Thousand Jersey men Greet II I m
at Washington Park Ho Tell Then
lie Feels Sure of Being Elected Be
cause He Is Convinced that He I
Ri7ht-pnntriTnia Ttatirrtxi nit.
ject to Rer Platform Speeches
! Philadelphia, Oct. 25. William J.
Bryan arrived in this city at 9:25 o'clock
this morning from Wilmington, Del.,
where he spent the night after his trip
through Maryland and Delaware yester
day. Mr." Bryan was escorted by the Demo-
; cra tic . city committee-of Philadelphia.
a,u crowuea wnn tnousanas or people
curious to see the Democratic candidate.
Mr. Bryan was taken to a hotel close
t0 the statioUf where he wag tQ rwt
his tour of New Jersey. Here, however.
thousands of people crowded Broad
street, cheering and exhibiting much en
thusiasm. As soon as Mr. Bryan reach
ed the quarters assigned to him the
hotel tilled with men desirous of greet-
ing him. and an impromptu reception
began which precluded all thought of
rest for the candidate,
i Mr. Bryan left his hotel after 10:30
1 o'clock, driving down Chestnut street o
' the office of the Philadelphia Times,
! which he reached about 11 o'clock. He
""was met by Colonel A. K.- MeClnre,
the aged editor of that naper, and es
corted to a balcony on the second floor
of the building. Thousands of people
crowded the streets and cheered him.
Mr. Bryan was introduced by Colonel
'MeClnre. He snoke in part as follows:
"I am glad to be able to stop a moment
m this city, and 1 am more delighted
to speak to you from the building where
this paper is so intelligently edited for
American, as against European ideas. I
believe the only reason our principles
are not as strong in the east as in the
west is oecause the east has not .the
same opportunities as the west. Our
party is not the party of the few, but
the party of the masses. It ' seeks no
.nnf.. .-, '-;Knt ik
ffVn? ill - l' somc;bnt liaI
TThe Democtie party is making 'a
M1,VJ1 nf n-tfnrm that srntps its
caunss oi a. piatiorm tnac praies us
the Philippines. . The Re
rty has no remedy .for any
onfronts the farmer. Instead.
ate.s the farmer on irood
and the laboring man on his full
i
I dinner pun, as ii Jie hs Ull Muumui.
! I want you to know that the full-dinner
1 :1 ! e T. M M11 1a n .V
i nml nrcnmpnt oops not need a resnonse
from those who carry tne dinner pail.
They want something moreThey want
relief from taxes and from government
bv injunction; they want representation
in the President's cabinet; they want
settlement of disputes by arbitration;
they want laws that make it an offense
to organize trusts. . . . :
"I. recommend .that yon read the arti
cles by that distinguished Pennsylvania
Democrat, ex-Governor Pflttison, who
has just returned from Porto "Rico, and
you will find that the Porto Ricans can
write a complaint that will rival the
complaint our people had against Eng
land before the Revolution."" -
Mr. Bryan went to Delaware Ave
nue, which skirts the river front. Here
workmen gathered around his carriage
and showed much enthusiasm. He
drove half a mile down this avenue, re
ceiving an ovation all along the line to
the point where he boarded a steamboat
for Washington Park, N. J.. about sit
miles down the Delaware river.
When the boat touched the wharf and
from there to the speaker's stand the
ovation was pronounced. The people
not only crowded the streets,, but hun-
pnran( It is estimated conservatively
that lhore .were 50,000 people there to
h him. . The ovation given him was
comparable only .with . the . demonstra
tions at Peoria, 111., and Madison
Square Garden, N. Y. . :r
In opening his first New Jersey speech
Mr. Bryan said:
T A at'4- l-nw TrTiAtTiftr T nr m nlin
strength are not sufficient .for me to I
rome in contact with every voter
r ana,
j defend our . cause in every part of this
country. . r
I "I am confident that we are right, and
lit i.my faith in the ultima'te tnumph
of that which is right, as well as; my
observation, that makej me believe that
1 -t
intelligent and PSn--4lBhS
-c. tvtint n Afr. PiiT-r. aa.
votedchimself to the questions involved
in the campaign, giving his first atten-
i - i.u .i.kA..iiAn V. nVai.no;
;of. inconsistency on the part" of the
jpaign managers made a protest against,
this today and the . railroad company
agreed to erect temporary stands along
its line. :!;-. - f-
Brian Talks Trui in New Jersey
"Trenton, jx. J., Oct. 25. William J.
Bryan debreied two speeches here to
day before the convention of Democratic
clubs of the State in a local theatre and
the other, from his carriage at the
iSwanip Angel," & street corner adjoin
ing the State school air. Bryan was
escorted ' through about three miles of
streets, receiving the cheers of an im
mense crowd and at the convention his
reception was enthusiastic Fully 2,500
people were; present an . the theatre and
there was , a big demonstration. There
were many Republicans in the: audience
and f hey were hearty in their applause.
Mr.H Bryan devoted himself primarily to
the trusts. - He said he was almost
afraid to suggest a remedy in Xew Jer
sey, ine uonie or monopolies, ror ne
would insist, first, that every drop of
watered stock be "wrung out dry, and
this would make a tidal wave "in the
State -which would equal the flood at
Galveston. Next he would put every
trust. hiade artiele on the free list and
insist upon a Federal license for corpora
tions doing business outside the State.
."Then," hfe continued, "the trusts will
A . A. y . "11 1 r
xurn huu eat you oecause you wiu oe
the. only, thing in sight."
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Bryan Speaks 'to Princeton Stndents
Princeton, N. J., Oct. 25. William J.
Bryan addressed the students of the
University late this afternoon for fifteen
minutes' at Princeton Junction on trusts,
destiny "and the colonial policy of the
Republican administration.
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At Andlenes of Fire Thousand
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 2o.-hCo1o-nel
iBryan spent half an hour in this
city and spoke from a platform on the,
court house steps to an audience of 5,000
people. His reception was enthusiastic
and he said he was flattered.
Fire Speeches in Jersey City
Jersey City, N,J., Oct. 25. William
J. Bryan wound up an arduous day's
campaigaing jn New Jersey, the "ohem
of the trusts," by speaking tonight to
a vast audience of I.-tmocrats here al
rjost as soon as his train arrived. Mr.
Bryan arrived at the Marion Station of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at 8:15 and
as he alighted from his special car he
was greeted "with cheers from 8.000
people and handshakes from Robert
Davis. ' Democratic leader in Hudson
county, and Peter Hahck, Democratic
candidate ;for elector in the Seventh
Congrt skmal district. He was escorted
by a squad of police under Chief Mur
phy toa truck about two hundred feet
from the depot where he was intro
di.ced by,Mr. Davis. He said he under
stood that arrangements had been made
to have him malr- five speeches in Jer
sey City, but he remarked that he did
not see any use of holding any more
meetings as it looked as if everybody
had turned out to see him at Marion.
Hp said the Republican party stands for
industrial despotism at home and politic
ca! despotism in the -Philippines.--. .We
want."ipTdcstrial independence," he said.
wherever the flag flies." He declared
that there is no good monopoly in pri
vate hands, adding 'we might as well
defend a monarchy.
I hate a monarchy that produces a
king and I hate a trust that nroduces
a monopoly. If I am elected President
I shall lose no time in driving all the
trusts out of the United States, and
make it impossible for trusts to thrive.
Mr. Bryan in closing said dramati
cally: "If a Republican president can haul
down the American flag in Cuba, a
Democratic president can haul down
the flag seven thousand miles away."
As Mr. Bryan closed the crowd made
a rush and he had difficulty in getting
into an open barouche drawn by four
horses and driven by two coachmen,
each wearing glossy silk hats. He was
escorted by several Democratic clubs
dcrn Newark Avenue, and two or three
thousand people followed. Many houses
al.r-1-r the lisc of march were decorated
and Mr. Bryan's eyes were puzzled by
the brilliance of red fire, Roman can
dles and sky rockets. He spoke at four
other places in Jersey City tonight.
TO REPLACE STRIKERS
Slavs and Huns Bronght to Coal Ke-i
gtont by the Train Load.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 25. Some of
the commercial operators are apparently
bringing ax number of men from New
York city to take the places of strikers
who have left the regions or to replace
some of the strikers who will return to
work when the strike ends. For some
days past special cars have been arriv
ing at Drifton, Eckley and Upper Le
high in the Lehigh region, full of Slavs
and Huns, with about five or six women
in every car to do the cooking. Thee
men are distributed in houses in the
three towns, and while they can tell
nothing about what is expected of them
the reason of their arrival is clear o
the , strikers. The men say they were
put in the cars at New" York and told
that they were going to some place
where they could get work. More than
that they do not know. Eckley and Up
per Lehigh are chiefly occupied by
workers at the Coxe collieries. The
Coxe's have not-yet offered the ten per
cent increase, and there is a rumor that
they will, attempt to replace strikers
by the new men.
Light on the Rice TWjrstery
New York. Oct. 25. Charles F. Jones,
accused, with attorney Albert T. Patrick
of forging a check of $25,000 on, the;
dead millionaire, William 31. liice, nas,i
it is reported, confessed and cleared the
mystery surrounding the death of the
aged millionaire. The district attorney
today admitted that new and important
testimony had thrown light on the case
It is thought that the report of Robert
Witthaus, the chemist, who has been
trying to ascertain whether Mr. lucej
i 1 . - T
died from poison, might have hastened j
Jones confession. Whatever statement
he made to the district attorney, was vol-
untary. : ., , : j ; -:
- PoatoSlce Swindlers Indicted
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Atlanta, Ga., Oct.' 25 The United;
dietments against former postmasters j
3iat slaw- juipy uus xciuiucu -!.- m
and carriers in Polk, Harrison and
Paulding counties, this State, chargingf
conspiracy to defraud the government, l
It is claimed by the postoffice authorities!
that the 13 defendants went so far as to
give-away stamps in order to cancel
them, and sent bulky packages through j.
the office, it is stated that a dog was
sent in this way and that pieces of pine '
bark were stamped and mailed.
STRIKE CALLED OFF
Coal Miners ' Will5 Returri to
Work Next Monday.
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MITCHELL ISSUES ORDERS
Victory So Nearly Complete tnat Ho
Good Can lis Served by Prolonging
the Strike Powerful Organization
Established by Means of Which
Grievances May He Remedied min
ers Urged to Idaintaln Union Intact
Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 25. Shortly before
nine o'clock tonight a statement declar
ing the great coal strike off except at the
collieries where the advance in wages
notices have not been posted was given
OUt. .. . '"
President Mitchell had nothing to add
to the statement other' than,. to say it
would not- be- necessary- for these' com
panies where the .strike v was continued
to actually post -the notices. It would
suffice for them to notify their employes
that they would pay the same scale of
wages and' make the same concessions
as the other companies. ; Mr. Mitchell
will go to Scranton tomorrow and will
then make a tour of the anthracite re
gion to. make. addresses at meetings of
mine workers. The temporary head
quarters at Hazleton will be retained for
the present. Following is the formal
order calling the striffe off, ordering
140.000 men iu the anthracite ; region
back to work, Monday next, October 29.
Temporary headquarters, United
vMine-Workers of America.
-Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 25, 1900. -To
the miners and mine workers of the
anthracite region. '
Gentlemen:. After carefully canvass
ing the entire strike situation we, your
officers, district and national have . con
cluded that your victory is now nearly
complete that no good end could be serv
ed by your continuing the strike longer.
The contest has now been in progress for
thirty-nine days and the companies em
ploying you have, with few exceptions,
signified their- willingness to pay the
scale of wages agreed upon by tho
Scranton convention of October 12 and
13. We are aware that some disappoint
ment and dissatisfaction has been caus
ed by the failureOf the operators in
districts 1 and 7 to separate the reduc
tion in the. price of powder from the ad
vance in wages: but after careful in
quiry we are satisfied that each mine
employe will -actually . receive an ad
vance of ten per cent on the wages for
merly paid. In the Schuylkill "and Le
hiirh regions the largest companies have
agreed that the sliding scale -should 'be
suspended anov that wages snoiua reinam
stationary at fen per cent, above the rate
paid in September until April l, luui;
thui removing one" of the iniquities of
which you - have complained for many
years. While it is true that you have
not secured" redress for jail your wrongs,
while it ' is true that " the increase h
your earnings will not compensate you
for the arduous work you are compelled
to perofrm in the mines, you have es
tablished a powerful organization which,
if maintained and conducted on business
principles, . will enable you to regulate
many of your local grievances and make
vour. employment less hazardous ana
more profitable than before the strike
began. The companies in their notices
agreed to take up , with their mine em
ployes all grievances complained or. we
would, therefore, advise j that; when
work is resumed committees be selected
by the mine employes and that they wait
upon the superintendents of the com pa -nies
and present their grievances in an
orderly, business-like "manner and ask
that they be corrected.
Your latterition is respectfully called to
the fact that the laws of the State of
Pennsylvania provide that miners should
be paid semi-monthlr upon demand. We
should -theref ore advise that each mine
employee serve notice on the company
that he expects to be ; paid his wages
twice monthly as is provided by law. .
The! practical' benefits ito the miners
which accrue from thorough organiza
tion haTe J)een so clearly demonstrated
during this strike that it should be need
less for us to urge upon you theneces
sity of maintaining your union intact.
We ,trust, however, that those who are
now members" of the , union will be un
ceasing in their efforts to induce all oth
er mine workers to ally themselves with
the United Mine Workers of America at
once, as it. will be impossible for you to
secure higher ; wages in the future, or
even maintain the present rate of wages
unless youNire prepared to offer a united
resistance if any. attempt is made to re
duce your earnings upon the expiration
of the present offer.
Asvthere'are some few of the compan
ies who have neither 'posted notices nor
signified in anr othejf; manner their "will
ingness to pay the ten' per cent advance
in wages and suspend the sliding scale,
we should advise that unless the men
employed bx such, companies receive no
tices before Monday that the advance
will be paid, ther remain away from the
mines and ;on.Unueoir strike until the
companies employing them agree to the
conditions : off ered by the .other compan
ies; the employes , of. companies who
have offered - the advance or ten . per
cent and appusnea tne siiams scaie are
nereoy aumuiwcu w S T
day morning, October, 29, and to be pre
pared, if ' called upon ' to contribute a
reasonable' amount of your- earnings for
the maintenance of those who may do
compelled to continue on strike. '
(Signed) JOHN MITOHELL,
- : President,
The . order is also , signed by the na-
tional secretary and district president
an(j secretaries.
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A Government Powder Magazine Ex-
,,iwiihT.rr:flF.iho!(.
Washington,. Oct. 25. The official re-
port of Lieutenant fctrauss, as w iae
blowing uf the-government; powder
station at Indian Head.: last night was
made today -to Secretary Long. .In his
report Lietenant:StrauSg gys tharthe
magazine;4 a stone building about -o reet
square, was considered one of the safest
in the country. It was opened at 10
o'clock yesterday morning and a small
quantity of powder was -taken out lor
testing purposes. Before being clod
the temperature was taken and found
to be only 64 degrees, which is consider
ed very low, as the temperature of many
magazines averages i)0 'degrees. Tbq
doors were then secured for the day. At
4:30 o'clock in the afternoon the watch
man made his usual examination and re
ported everything safe. At 8:45 p. m.
he made his second round and again
reported everything well. He carried
no light.
At 10:15 o'clock there came a terrifies
explosion, and the magazine was blown
rut of the ground. The explosion set
fire today to the filling house, a franid
structure, about 100 feet away, and a
small phiotgraph house, about 600 feet
distant. The flames spread rapidly'
around the filling-house which contained
fifty pounds of six-pound shells, 550
pounds of three-pound shells, and 25,000
pounds of smaller ammunition. These
at once began to explode, and for more
than an hour theair was filled with fly
ing fragments! shells. Only a few of
th. shells faleto explode. The maga
zine containerjthree kinds of powder
supplied byAa score of factories so that
it is impossible to tell which ignited
first. There were In the vault 8,000
pounds of black powder, 30,000 pounds
of smokeless powder, and 7,000 pounds
of brown powder. Some of the smoke
less powder was found scattered around
the ground unexp'oded.
The smokeless powder factory, which
is two miles from the magazine was noc
injured nor was the railroad track,
which is close to the, scene of the explo--sion.
The living quarters of the officers and
men are located about 600 yards from
the magazine and were not damaged,
save for the breaking of windows.
The officers say they are puzzled ns to
the cause of the explosion. They declare
that it could not have been spontaneous
combustion, because there were no fab
rics or fiber in the magazine.
DR, CUR R IT IN WINSTON.
Mill and Other Buildings Swept A way
by a Clond-bnrst in Wlllt.
Winston-Salem. N. C, Oct. 25.!pe
cial. Dr. J. L. M. Curry, of Washing
ton City, who is devoting his time and
splendid talents to the cause of educa
tion, spent the day here and visited
the various schools of the Twin City, in
cluding the colored industrial academy.
He made addresses to the pupils of the
white graded schools, and Superinten
dent Tomlinson invited him to deliver
the literary address at the next com
mencement of the Winston scnools, and
it is believed Dr. Curry will accept.
He left tonight for Hampton, Virg.nia
to visit the negro industrial school there
which has one thousand students. Dr.
Curry hopes to get the Copan Springs
educational conference to hold its next
session in Winston.
Reports were received here today of a
cloudburst at Roaring River, Wilkes
county. A large mill and several other
buildings were washed - away. No loss
of life is reported."
Mr. W. S. Pearson, Democratic candi
date for elector for this -congressional
district, who has been making a joint
canvass with Frank Linney, Republican,
fell at Pilot Mountain last night and
broke his knee, cap, necessitating him to
cancel his engagement for today. It is
feared that he will not be able to resume
his canvass. . . . . ..
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Changes Contemplated AVhleh Will
Bring Lee and Wilaon Ilome for Duty
Washington, Oct. 25.A; further
chamge in the military organization - of
Cuba is now. under consideration by the
officials of the War Department and
may be put into effect as early as the 1st
of November. The change will bring
about the abolition of the militaxy de-.
partments of Matanzas and Santa Clara
formerly under the. command of General
James H. Wilson, and Havana and
Pinar Del Rio, now under General Fitz.
Lee. By making this change th' mili
tary departments -would - be reduced to
but one under General Wood, and - take
in the entire island. Garrisons and posts
would stilf.be maintained, however, until
a further reduction in the troops can be
made. It is the intention of the secre
tary of war to bring General Lee back
to the United States and assign him to
duty in command of one of the mintary
departments in this country, probably
the Department of the Lakes-with head
quarters at Chicago. It is understood
that fifmprnl Wilson will soon return
from China "and he will also be given
command or some department in uus
country.
The reduction of the military depart
ments in Cuba would release. from ser-f
vice there a number of regular army offi- ,
vice with their commands in this country
ana tne ir-nuippmes. . .
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Gen. S. D. Lee Visit Antletam t
Hagerstown, JMd., Oct. 25. Major
General S. D. Lee, who was chief of ar
tillery in Longstreet's corps at the bat--tie
of Antietam, arrived here last night
and today went over Antietam battle
field in company with General E: A.
OrmiinJ fJpnPral Lee is.nresidenf of th
Vicksburg battle field commission and
is visiting the various -iattie-heids with
the. view of ascertaining the lest and
most approved methods of marking the
fields. He ' has been at Chattanooga,
and from Antietam will ro to Gettys-.
burg.
Conger Ordered to Go Ahead. ,
.Washington, Oct. 25. As. far as this
lymronnmonf la.poncerned ra rpxnn pi
ists for any further, delay in general
peace negotiations at Pekin. , In order
tn hrinnr nhniif thpir initifltiOT) immediate.
ly Minister Conger has been instructed
to enter into negotiations with Li Hung
Chang and Prince Ching, the. Chinese
plenipotentiaries, on the basis of the
general ' preliminary propositions oa
which the powders are agreed.
, " Sent to County Roads
Tr. John -Nichols.- as - instica .of th
peace, 6ent a young white man o the
county roads for ten days and costs
yesterday. He was , convicted-, .of
jumping over the fair ground fence yes
terday and trying to in that way evade
the payment' of the regular admission
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Sherman Iald to Rest
Mansfield, Oj Oct. . 25. The funeral
of ex-Secretary Sherman took place
today. It was simple at his request.
The President attended with Senator,
Hanna. Business was suspended. Thou
sands were in attendance. P , ; . .
Germans Kill Two Hundred Roxers
Kiau Cha'u, Oct. 25,-A detachment of
German-marines, in a battle near Kauhii
with Boxers, killed 200 of the latter.
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