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The President
His Southern Tour Today
Ho Changes in Plans Result
ing from the Accident.
He is in Very Good
Condition
Oyer T-T. Sept. 4. Fresi.lfnt Roose
T.t paed reatfal eight t h! home,
ari J n ducd. th worae- this' morn-j-;
.ta yejeTday accident at Lenox.
il I'? 'i cu: aD Terd with a black
jcr.u 3 i j- rlfrht cheek is pretty bad!?
but araide of thi be la feel-
Pr.iect Roosevelt will go South to-c-mw
ad carry oat the schedule as
trr'.-f- ?TftafX Loeb has tbe pro--rx-s.
for tbe trip all ready and he an
1','sscf i It this morning.
At 0 o'clock tomorrow morning' tbe
pt:la ooara tie eyJpa. which
wiU proceed to Jersey City, where the
rfiicat an! his psrty will take the I Roosevelt sent the following reply:
Id o'clock train. In 'the party will be I 'His Majesty, William, German Em
t: prieri. Secretary Cortelyou and peror, Posen:
Suscrapfcera Latta and Weaver.
ecctury I-) co wiu not accompany
Trtt:d.tzi Rxsvelt- It. was Intended
tin he sbiM, as the president consid
trei Secretary Cortelyou'a condition too
H-ro to permit of him taking the trip.
Wori receiver from Hempstead this
crT?r. however, from the secretary,
rh sill tist be was feeltog compara
'.x wy and was perfecUy capable of
rutizilz his duties. The original plans
tirefre be carried oat and Sec
r:irr Cerelyoa will be a member of the
Prif. VTbta the president' party
ruches Washington tomorrow a brief
tt.-p ir.Il be made, only sufficient time
The Motorman Brought
Before District Court
Hearing Will Takt Place In
Two Weeks Craig's Re
mains Sent to Chi
cago for Burial
rxsti, Mass., Sep. 4. Euclid Mad
4 soonnxa, and Jvme Kellet, con--"-"Xot
ca the trolley car which crashed
fcro President Roose veil's rarrfae at
o foot of Howard' hill la this city
yeteriay wtUe te president was en
rate to Leiox. were before the district
exi.i la tiis city tin morning. There
wis tlo hearing, the case fceing continued
tttU Tbarsdav morning. September 8.
The entlnainee iris because of the In-
aitUry of TKi J. Pratt, the Injured
to appear fci court. He wa rest
t i c?siJrraWy tuU morning, but It H
t).1tral if be ni:i fce able tonestify
la rr wedw. If not a further delay
wi3 be granted. la the meantime an
Jcrien wa bo held, when all evidence
eelat!:? to tbe cae will be heard.
When the case comes to trial It Is
try likely c evidence will be bitro
ivti by tb defendants. The Jatter
probasiy b hi for the grand fury,
wb!rb m in January.
The tody of William Craig, the secret
A HOT SENSATION
Gossip Resulting from, the
Shooting of an Editor
..S.Ja F;rfseo, S?t. 4. The case
c:1:-5 Traxtoa Rale, former United
,.4.-' K:a!ter to Persia, and T. II.
-?;tliJ?s J.r- tor shooting Frederick
-i3..:: eluor of the News Letter,
t n:ht. cause up In court today, but
tr.n W3. pvtjon tomorrow.
, turi 0 t that the cause of the shoot
irJi,aa rt5c n the News Letter
j'n . "r hinor. so h induced Wil
Tv " l0 W to Marriott's house.
Z;.. rtr a save their hats to Mar-
rn a raek, he clnirns thfit Deale
, 4 :fr t-' head with bra?s
fell
to .the
floor, and
i.e
ti
w-ar.T nrtu-U -b-V,!.V m,i
rw.b!e lid not jr!r nr..
t'Jt declare! that hl
sva vr t ua
" n i, , i a rreat sen-
l-VJ; J . i "T because of the
1oth Trnxtm and Beale
..?5 1 ."Francijco
," ib known mpd ia radns
bWB caipany, one of the best
" '.n -V, n'e wool com-
s'r- Jn ".Pmnciw He
" 11!" f Cnllfornfa. -Srt Vears ofcl
T-;x. .-'''--"ln of Commodore
;a r t!r f!ther of the
v i-i-u oi ien. r. r.
I'-'- nme.i faiiiA Awttt th
f .-. " 3 War an-! then settled in Caii-
tn- f 3". Miss Marie G?e. She
t?, ieaied to lruxt n Beale. iwho Is an
' :r:ai of t'i
-.,. ll escape up tnirs Wil-
f rv' at h:- wonadinj him three
V ' ?? ,fre woa7iJs ia danger
n,' .'.'V'ti-'. 100,1 Poi!"nin? sets In.
-f'i V. v wer arrested Lite
I -J, b'Jt T.ere n-haed on $10,UUO
T'V"; k, 1 i1 tn "isht on Mount
f M?, and ,hflt wih otbers.
I : ts. lafrar',nJ i hotel in her night
i.. iticr. it xi-at said, drove
V:r, in5,nt-t Th article Is de
r,.ve: L by Mi,9 QSe and her
" Reale has held two diplomatic
Starts on
beln taken to allow for a change to a
Baltimore & Ohio train.
OnzratalailoKs frWna Abroac
Washington, Sept. 4. Measagees of
congratulation over the escape of the
president from his accident yesterday
hare come to the state department from
abroad. One of the first was the fol
lowing from Emperor William of Ger
many:
' "Posen, Sept. 4.
IPreeldent, "Washington:
"W-ith all Americans I praise Provl
deuce that saved your life from the ter
rUble accident. !
(Signed) "WILLIAM I. R."
Minister Wu called In person at the
state department early thla morning to
Inquire of Acting Secretary Adee whe
ther any 111 consequences had followed
yesterday's accident anS also to extend
his congratulations to the president.
Upon receipt of Emperor (William's ca
blegram congratulating the president on
his providential escape from death, Mr
I warmly appreciate your majesty
sympathetic message.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The following, among other additional
messages, has been received:
"Montelimar, France, Sept. 4.
"II ts Excellency. Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States:
"The report of awful accident to
which yon came near falling & victim
has just reached me. and I hear that
you happily eecaped. ' I wish to express
to yon my very sincere felicitations and
to renew to you the assurance of my
constant friendship.
(Signed) "DMIDE LOUBET.
service officer who was killed in the ac
cident, waa shipped to Chicago, the homo
of his mother, for burial. . There were
no services here. Governor Crane was
at the undertaking rooms when the body
departed. George and Ilugh Craig of
Hbryoke, brothers of the dead officer,
were also here. The latter accompanied
the body to Chicago.
aiayor England said today that there
Is no doubt that the accident was due
entirely to the fact that his orders to
the Plttsfield Electric Street Rail-way
Company were disobeyed. It was gen
erally understood this company was so
instructed that cars were' not to be run
through the street during tbe stay of
the president in tne city. These orders,
he said, had not been lived "up to. Some
of the memlbors of the Pirtsfield country
club are responsible for the car being
run over the line. The members of the
cluu were most anxious that t'v? presi
dent should etop there for a moment and
add his name to the list of illustrious
visitors. .It is understood that the pres
ident had consented t do this and
make a little speech there. Some of
the members of the club wished to hear
the president's Plttsfield speech and so
made arrangement with the Plttsfield
Street Railway Company to run this car
to the coirntry ciub as soon as the pres
ident finished speaking.
positions, representing this country as
minister to Persia and as minister pleni
potentiary to Greece. Several years
ago he was spoken of as a candidate
for United Starts Senator from Cali
fornia. He was married to Harriet
Blaine, daughter of James G. Blaine,
but he and his wife are separated.
Frederick Marriott Is one of tbe most
widely known publishers on tho Pacific
coast, being at the head of the News
letter and the Overland Monthly.
LOUISVILLE'S FUTURE
Delay in Advancing Plans
Disconcerts Operators
(Baltimore, Sept. 4. Delay In an
nouncing the plan for the 'future con
trol of the Louisville has caused disap
omtmnt amonz operators who were
active rn the recent movement in thd
stocks of the Seaboard Air Line railway
and is responsioie ir - j navy yaru xor clocking and examination,
the shares of the latter company. c-lHave ordered 'investigation and ln
cording to inMde information the deal i formed commander in chief. Shall pro-
is still on, but the promoters are mv-
Ing slowly owing to tbe determmed op
position of the southern states. One
thing is certain: The Southern Railway
Company will not be known as a party
to the deal, but there is no doubt that
It will enjoy the same advantages as
the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line, which it Is understood will
jointly take over the Louisville & Xash
Tille. Details are being worked out by
J. P. Morgan & Co, and H will be ser
eraJ days before they will be given to
the public.
New Railroad Brfgun
Washington. Sept. 4. -The JPJ
ment of ctate ha. received a telegram
from rhe conaul at Canton. Chma 1 gat
ing that work on. the Canton Ilaukan
railway was begun September 3.
first stake was driven by. General Man
ager. ray. Many tinguished CM
nS and a number of Americans at
?eed the cernony. The viceroy and
al! hgh official are repo -- ;-- --
ing the railway whica win interior
mining properiiea and open the interior
th country to conSmerc
INSURGENTS CLAIM
A NAVAL VICTORY
Colombian Gunboat Fell Into
Their HandsAn Im
portant Capture .
Washington. Sept. 4. A communica
tion was received '.it the state depart
ment today from Felix Ehrman, United
States consul general at Panama, en
closing a translation of a report made
by Rafael Santos, the commanding of
ficer of the insurgent naval force, to
General Herrera. the JeadeT of the in
surgent land forces of the naval battle
of July 30. off the Pacific coast of the
isthmus. The renort savs:
"There fell into our hands the Colom
bian gunboat Boyaca, the gasoline launch
Aurora, three generals of the Colombian
army, five colonels, three . lieutenant
colonels, six serireant-majors. sixtr-five
Officers and 250 individual troons. three
naval cannon, 270 bayonets, six bugles,
swords, twenty revolvers, six field class
es, eight tents, fifteen saddles, and cook
ing and eating utensils," v
A portion of the report is as follows:
"At 5 a. m. we sighted the enemy's
fleet, composed of the zunboats Bovaca
and Chueulto and the gasoline launch
Aurora. We put out directly for them,
trying to prevent their entering the
Aguaunlce river.- On seeing us the en
emy took a southwest course. We pur
sued, and at 3,500 metres ' opened fire
with our bow cannon on the Boyaca,
when the Chueuito commenced firing at
us, which, as in former fights, took the
firecaution to put herself at a safe dis
ance without having hardly made her
g'esence known. At o:30 a. ni. the
oyaca cut loose from the launch Aurora
In order to escape. We saw that the
Boyaca was unwilling to give battle and
was making for- some port of salvation.
After an hour and a half of continuous
fire from pieces on bow, stern and star
board, which was answered by her. we
saw white flags on her forward and aft
masts. Immediately, as honorable com
batants should do, we ordered the firing
suspended. The deportment of the em
ployes of the cruiser Almlranta Padilla
is worthy of effusive applause, who have
once more sitred the honJ- and raised
high the flag of the Liberals and the
glorious name of the ship.
GARS IN A JUMBLE
Many People Hurt in a Cable
Road Crash
Chicago. Sent, 4. More than a score
of men, women and chilaren were hurt.
several of them seriously, in a wreck
on a Milwaukee avenue cable train here
early today.
The train, which "was composed of a
grip and two cars, was bringing a heavy
load of worklngmen i down town, when,
between Girard street and Evergreen
avenue, the grip struck a raised plate
in the track. The second car plunged
into the grip and tbe trailer crashed
into the car ahead. The passengers were
piled into confused masses in the three
cars. A panic followed and all the
available patrol wagons in the district
were sent to the scene to extricate the
passengers from the wreckage. Many
of the injured were penned in until the
wreckage was chopped or sawed away.
It is believed that none will die.
the'bSoklyn
badly bruised
New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 4. The
crrflser Brooklyn, which struck a rock
In Buzzard's bay yesterday, left today
under her own steam. The extent of
the damage sustained by the vessel, if
any, is not known here.
Washington, Sept. 4. Acting Secre
tary of the Navy Darling has received
the following telegram from Bear Ad
miral J. B. Coghlan, second in command
of the North Atlantic station, giving
a report of the accident which befell
his flagship, the cruiser Brooklyn, in
(Buzzard's bay yesterday:
MWhi!e withdrawing from manoeuver
attack here today Brooklyn struck and
ran over an uncharted obstruction.
Bxamination of ship shows that about
six frames under a 08 and a 90 are
bent inward, Inner .bottom plates bulged
and compartment making some water;
also under No. 1 fireroom, port side,
frames bent Inward from six inches at
frame 35 to nothing at frame 59, but
only making little water at frame 37;
bearings taken and position accurately
determined every few moments. Do not
consider blame attached to any person
concerned
Keconimend that ship go to
ceed to Block island and If he (Admiral
Iligginson) cannot be found, will go to
TompkinsviUe for orders.
(Signed) "COGnLAiN."
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The Ticket in Craven
New Bern, N. C.. Sept. 4. Special.
The returns from the primary held in
Craven county Wednesday show a fair
v?te: B1dale was renominated for
sheriff by over 500 majority; O H
Guion was nominated unanimonslv for
the legislature; Y.'jlliam Watson was re
nominated for clerk, and D. L. Roberta
for treasurer. The fight between E. M
Green, the present register of deeds, and
0rge B. Waters, his opponent, was
very close. N ators winning by onlv one
vote. The utmost harmonv prevailed
throughout, and the entire prhnarv elec
tion passed off without any ill feeling.
Suspected Criminal Arrested
Salisbury, X. C, Sept. 4.
r-iO &mun. wno claim.4 tn ha. 11 .n
m- -mr!L tr' W.as, arrested here! in a Mobile & Ohio coach and were wer. wiping. He was last seen leav
er min a lofhP ?mnCw of bein? a i turned over to the Atlantic Coast Line j a restaurant on the Maryland Je
-Lt?! "?.a,ne wanted in here. There were about thirty native Ann-wip wm.hieton. Vhere
reward of.?1.000. Smith is in jail awalt
ia advices from Georgia.
CUBAN COTTON TRADE
Minister Squires Gives a
'Pointer to Manufacturers
Washington, Sept. 4. American man
ufacture! s are overlooking certain in
dispensable requirements for the cap
ture andretention of the cotton goods
trade iin -Cuba, accordinz to a reooit
from Minister Squixea at Havana dated
August 12. which was made public nt
the sjate department today. The min
ister declares that! 'American houses
should send representatives to Cuba to
work up their trade instesd of rerring
on the export commission houses in
New York to engage business for them
thexe and he also points out number
of derails in. the packing acd .Invoicing
of good 5estlne3 for Cuba which are
not taken into - account in the United
States. The British, says the minister,
already have a larzer Dart of rh Cu
ban cotton goods trade thn the United
States and Spain is a close rival for
econd place.
SOLDIERS AS RIOTERS
,7 4 - '
No Room in Jail for Law
breaking Strikers
Pottsrille, 'Pa., Sept. 4. Peter Haley,
William. iMoran, William Auma and
Frank iMoran of New Castle, soldiers
serving in .the state troops under Gen -
eral Gobln, appeared before-Judge Bech-Tall of hot ashes, and a tidal ware de
tel this afternoon, In criminal court and : stroyed the whole of the ea front of
pleaded 'guilty to riot and disturbing- the'ke Carbet. .
peace. - Judge Bechtel said he would "People returned here from Marti
suspend sentence until they were not ' aiqiie only last week to take back their
needed in the service of the state. -families to Fort de France."
Twenty-six strikers were convicted of ! Castries, Sept. 4. Passengers who
have arrived here by the steamer Y?re
the costs and give bail for their good
I,, , n j. n r
conduct. All were taken to jail. Coun-
ty commissioners will release them from
tne payment or tne costs and they win
be allowed to go free. The commission--ers
decided upon this course of action;
otherwise the county jail would not con
tallV all the rioners. The grand jury
today indicted John Meyers for murder
in the first degree. Meyers killed Abra
ham Lewellyn, a striker. -
PORTO- RICO POLITICS
Shootiner Affairs Are of Fre
quent Occurrence
Son Xjan, Porto Rico, Sept. 4. There
have been frequent shooting affairs
arising from the political quarrels be
tween the Republicans and Federals at.
Caguey during the past few days. . An
American army officer reported last eve
ning that the town was then quiet, but
at 10 o'clock the night before the Re
publicans attacked the Federal section
of the dty. Hundreds of shots were
firedy The police assisted the Republi
cans. Four Federals were badly wound
ed. The city is in a state of anarchy.
The mayor has called upon the com
manner or Tne umcea """i
protection. The officer recommends that
the governor should act. as the life of
no Federal is safe. The troops are. not
permitted to leave their barracks.
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ABSURD REPORT
Annexation of Hayti Has Never
Been Considered
Washington, Sept. 4. Acting Secre
tary of State "Adee today characterized
as absurd and untruthful the published
statements to the effect that the state
department Is seriously considering hei
annexation-of the island of Hayti. Mr.
Adee said that the department has not
for a moment had the s-ubject under con
sideration and that all statements to
the contrary are doubtless actuated by
sentiments of self-interest. The report
is more than untrue, he said
jIr. Adee said the report may possibly !
have emanated firom those whose inter-'
ests in the Island -would be materially !
affected for good ny tiie puoiication 01
a report that the United States has un
der consideration the annexation of
Hayti.
New Monitor on Trial
Washington, Sept. 4. Judge Advo
cate General Lemly of the navy this
evening received a telegram from the
naval constructor stationed at the Un
ion Iron works, 'San FrancMco, report
ing a very satisfactory builders' trial of
the monitor Wyoming. The monitor
ot.ly made ten knots an hour, while her
ccntracf speed calls for twelve knots,
hut this is not considered as, important
as the Wyoming did not team under
forced draft and was not nara pusaeu
at any time. The AVyoming is a sisxer
ship of the Nevada, now building and
OOtA TeStTlS aic I'iaoi ucj.vtc -
tors of the eame class of the Puritan.
They are Intended solely for harbor
work, lie very low in the water and high
speed is not desired.
.
Mormon Converts Migrate
Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 4. A ftir load of great excitement at Hambleton, W. va.,
Mormon converts ief t this fj?: over the mysterious murder of Harry
night last night over the Atlantic Coast "VCi f
Line for Leftwitch, Canada, far to the Sayre, the postmaster at that place,
north of the Rocky Mountain states. gaTre had been missing since last Sat
The Mormons were conrerted to the j h, fa d fonnd this af.
Tann m J.ayior roumy, nonua, u.v a
Arnn ucaw ar, hr nnnp.irod
v infiiiran n n A Ttrii.-y-Li.- nMvn1ft.
- .i - , j : i?i. '
converts in the party, consisting of whole
families. They know very little of the
country to which they are going. I
Mont Pelee's .Fireworks
on a Grand Scale Again
Tremendous Quantities of
Volcanic Dust Thrown Out.
Brilliant Display About
the Crater, Heavy
S ... Loss of Life
London, Sept. - 4. The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Castries, -St. Lucia,
has cabled! the following account "of -the
paenoiaecon witnessed at the time of the
recent eruption of tMont Peelee:
"Between 8 and 9 o'clock in the even
ing of August 3 a spectacle of terrific
grandeur was witnessed from here. A
IJltcn black cloud hung over the - island
0i Martinique, through which allot at
intervals pillars of Haines high in the sky
which "broke in fantastic forms of colored
fire and scattered as showers of fiery
sparke. AJbout nightfall clouds were
j uarting about like millions of jponster
fireflies and above ail those large auro
ras appeared in the sky."
The correspondent then proceeds' to
confirm the details of the eruption as
already known. He ays:
There .were tremendous earth -ruai-
Mings and explosions. The ground
. rocked and nothing could stand on tables
or shelves. Boats for St. Pierre were
! unable to reach the town owing to the
m .rFor e France fully confirm the
, x cvi iB ui uciomhu'JU n lUUK-UL u lilt?
i,0.f 0,-r;rtT, rt ti -t.
about 2,000 persons were-
killed.
Numbers of the inhabitants are leav
ing the island, abandoning everything.
Legislation '"Proposed as
a Remedy for the Strike
Governor of Pennsylvania Re
quested to Call an Extra
Session of the Leg
islature to4 En act
- , an' Arbitra
tion Law.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 4. 'Governor
Stone was waited upon by a committee
from the state executive board of rail
road employes of Pennsyivania today
and requested to ;t,ake immediate steps
to bring about a. settlement of the strike
. ,
the anthracite ooal refpow; if nec-
essary can an exira session or me jcb-
islature for tlhe. enactment or a com
pulsory, arbi'tration lav.
The committee presented a signed
statement aettting forth that the strike
is causing much distress among the an
thracite miners and their families, hard
ships to millions of people, and proving
disastrous to the business Interests of
Che state. The committee stated that
railroad employes depend upon the coal
Serious Situation in
Plat Top Coal Region
Bramwell, W. Va., Sept. 4. The eitu-
ation-in tho Flat Top coal field is daily
becoming more serious and it is, only
a question of time until troop vll be
ordered to the scene.
A-t Simon's Creek as the non-union
miners, were leavtng -the mines last
night ' a volley was ( fired at them by
strikers hidden on. Ifhe mountain . side.
Guards returned to the fire. So far as is
known no one was injured.
The officials at Simon's Creek and
other operators in the Flat Top field
have asked bath "county and state au
thorities for protection but it.' seem
imposbJe for tho ,s1iiff to find enougrh
men whom he cr.nIsVear in as deputies
to preserve order.. More. than half the
men sworn in in the past week or two
by the sheriff have refused to act.
So far Governor White has refused
to send any trsop3 to this field, not
withetanding many appeals are made
FOUND IN A RIVER
Murdered Postmaster Miss
ing Since Last Saturday
Cumberland, ' Md., Sept. 4. There , is
. T1 , , -a.,, wifli a
ternoon m Black vvater nver wira a
imllAt wound in Lhe back 01 3j3 neaa.
tti a n-nrl .vnKiiip-rs !)!? money
" , ,a j. -i- hlf mil
to body jraa found aut half a mjj
KL While officers are
Mont Telee was In eruption from 9
o'clock ! st night' nntil 3 this morning.
The Hr.ines or the crater ascended to
a great ie"ight. 1
The steamer Savtn, from Grenada, has
just arrived!. Captain Hunter report
a terrible eruption of La Soufrtere oa -the
island of St. Vincent, at .8 o'clock
this morning. When rne Savan was ten
miles south of St. Vincent she tort
into a dense cloud of ashes. She steered.
Jwenty miles off the coast, but feand th
ame conditions prevailing , there. SbV
was enveloped in the cloud and in al
most total darkness until 9 o'clock this
morning. She saw nothing of the island
of St. Vincent. The steamer is caked
with ashes. Captain Hunger believes1;
that the shocks, explosions and the asbea
must have been felt severely at Kings
town, the capital of the island.
Castries, St. Lucia,. Sept. 4. La Sou
friere, the volcano on the island o 5t'
Vincent, was in eruption throughout "last;
night. The names were visible here and
loud detonations were heard. Ashes
from the volcano fell on this island.
Kmgstown, Jamaica, Sept. 4. Tac
Germa nst earner Castalia, which arrived
here from St. Thomas, D. W. I., today,
reports encountering a heavy fall of
volcanic dust while 800 miles at sea.'
She also reports that the ctast of Ilaytl
was completely obscured by a haze
caused by dust.
Paris, Sept. 4. M. Doumergue,ninirs
'ter for the colon ie has sent a telegram
to the governor of MartinfiiTie" warning
him not to ranees the people of the l-slaud
at Fort de France and advising: that they
be scattered in the olllages to-tlie south
where it will be easiei to feed them.
Fearing that a tidal wave migh oc
casion great damage at Fort de France
he cabled the mayor to take measures in
case of an emergency to suddenly re
move the inhabitants tx the hiills befhind
the town and then store provisions there
in readiness for any trouble. The gov
ernor is further instructed to' establish
posts for the observation, of Mont Pelee
in order to signal immediately any signs
of fresh activity of the volcano.
traffic for four-fifths of their living
and that they were not making ae good
wages as before the s trike. The spokes
man for the committee said te board
wag preparing a bill which its memb
believed would end: the strike and pre
vent strikes in the lutur if it should
become a law,'
Governor Stone' replied that- if, by
calling a special session of the legisla
ture a law could be passed that woull
be constitutional and would settle tl;t
strike and prevent others, he would
r.ot hesitate to call -ir special session.
He also said he regarded thp strike
of sufficient public interest to justify
an extra session of the legislature if
it would solve the difficulty, 'but ha
would not call a special session in th "
interest of, speculation or for poli ilca!
effect if ito .satisfactory Trw could bo
passed or good come out of it.
HarrlsbuTg, Pa.. Sept. 4. Governor
Stone has taken no action regarding an
extra session of the legislature, but in
view of the fact that the Republican
state committee yesterday appoint! a
committee to wait upon him with a vier
to design something to end the coal
strike, it is believed here that an extra
session will be called. -Senators Qu.it;
aud Penrose ' are in earnest and -will do;;
what they can to settle the trouble. '"
daily. The mine ofScilals greatly fear
explosions in the mine as the result of
the fire and it is difficult $6 get men '
who will push far into the interior to
fight the fire.
Advices from the Elkborn field are
to the effect that 100 strikers have re
turned 'to work there, chiefly Hunga
rians who cannot speak a word of Enjr
Vsh. It is more than likely the strikers
will endeavor to prevent them from
again entering the mines and trouble
may result in that T'eld. The situation
as a whole is not improved.
The officials of tbe Pocahontaa col-
lieries state that the fire In the Po-
cahontas mine is now burning more
fiercely than ever and is gaining bead
way daily. Strikers on -line Virginia
side of the line set fire to thi mine
ecT-ly dn the week. The Virginia strik
er are aow quiet and Governor Monta
gue will not order troops to the sceae
Uiiless there 4s fnr'.her rioting.
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without a clue, a' suspicion point to a
gang of desperate jnegroes, who havt.
been working in that locality! who it is '
believed murdered Sayre for the rooay
and then tried to cover up their crime
by throwing the body into the rivar.
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Nominations in Robeson
Lumberton, N. C, -Sept. 4. Special.
The Democratic connty convention of
Robeson county assembled in the court
house square today, was presided over
by Hon. Thomas Watson, and nominated
Thomas McBryde for the Senate, E. J.
Britt and Capt. George 'Hall for the
Legislature and renominated the pres
ent county, officers W. H. Humphrey,
clerk of the court; G. B. McLeod. sheriif;
J. X. Bule, register; Thomas Kiniaw,
treasurer.
The convention was in session only a
short time and wa quiet and orderly.