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THE MOtmiNG , OttEGONtAK', WftDKESt) OCTOBEB 17, 1900. RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE About to Break Away, prom the Concert of the Powers. BR INTERESTS FULLY SECURED BTot Willing: to Fo'lioTr tlie Irrecon cilable Attitude of Some of the Governments. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 16. The Rus sian Government permits It to become known that its attitude in -China -will be increasing Independence of the concert of -the powers. Russia, it is explained. Is disposed to attach less value to joint ac tion since her interests have been ful'y s&cured by the successful campaign In .Manchuria, Moreover, Russia is not will ing to "follow the Irreconcilable policy of some of the powers."' The expectation, the publication adds, is that the Chinefe Government? Is about to ntillzo all its re sources of duplicity to keep the powers occupied with vain negotiations and pro posals and the dispatching of notes In rder to gain time untilv the Winter; Counting on' the rigor of the climate t- prevent military operations and al'.oV Chl Jia to prepare her resources for a Epr ng -campaign. No Surprise In Washington . WASHINGTON, Oct 16. The cable dis patch from St. Petersburg, Ind'catlng that Russia's Attitude In China will be Independent of the concert of the power, caused no surprise among officials here. It was noted when the aggressive mil -tary movement was begun by Germ-ny ontl the expedition against -Pao Ting Fu started, that Russia was among the pow ers which did not join in the movement. The dispatch from St Petersburg Is looked on. as merely another step. More over, it is regarded as quite in conso nance with the pacific tendencies of the government, which have been directed all along to securing a settlement by diplo matic means rather than, by the sword. AMERICAN SHAKES OP LOOT. Li Huhk Chang: Requests That It Be Returned. NOW YORK. Oct. 16.-A special to the Tames from Washington says: The American share of the foot at Tien Tia is larger than at first reported. Ithss Been understood' that all ahe Americans took, after the capture of Tien Tsin, was gold amounting in value to $278,000. This Report arose from the fact that Li Hung Chang asked General Chaffee to restore that j;um to the Chinese Government. It now appears that this $278,000 was only the value of sold coins and gold bars taken from the Chinese treasury at Tien Tsin and apparently it was only the money taken from the treasury which ooncerned Earl Li as a government offi cial. Things of value were also obtained from other sources, and it is now re ported that the total value of the loot will reach a figure about $100,000 in ex cess of the amount originally reported. The gold coin and gold bars taken from the treasury were melted by order ot General Chaffee. Nothing is yet known about simi'ar seizures In Pekln or at points along theline.of march. The total value of the seizures will probably be very high. Li Hung "Chang's request for the $278. 000 taken from the treasury has xeceii-ed no reply. There is considerable doubt about whether the TJnlted States is en titled to keen this gold, '"Aatever Its amount may finally be detf nnlned to be; because this Government has been pro ceeding on the theory that no war exists in China. The expedition of General Chaffee has been repeatedly defined as a rescue expedition and not an invasion. The United States has Kept up communi cation with the officials and representa tives of the Chinese Government, and has insisted on regarding the whole trouble in China as the result of Internal dis turbance which did not Justify open war. It is thereford doubtful whether the American Government can take the con tents, of a Chinese Government treasury as spoils of war. Nevertheless It Is extremely unlikely that the gold will ever be returned to China, even that part of it Identified and claimed by U Hung Chang. It may not be held as spoils of war for the reason given, but It will probably be held as part payment of the indemnity which America "will demand. It will certainly not be returned until the peace negotia tions are concluded, nor will any final decision about what to do 'With It be made till thai time. Certificates for at least a large part of it have been depos ited in the War Department's account with the Treasury Department They will stay there for a long time to come certainly until the peace negotiations are concluded, and. probably longer. The chief pelnt of speculation now, therefore, is not what will become of the loot but what its amount is. The sums already reported cover only the amount taken at Tien Tsin. Officials have no in formation to give concerning any sums which may have been taken at the cities along the Pel -Ho or at Pekln Itself. There was undoubtedly a great deal of looting at the capita, but whether any share of. It fell to the Americans Is a Question concerning which no informa tion Is yet obtainable. This Is not sur prising, in view of the fact that Tien Tsin was taken In July, and that It -was three months later before any offi cial statement could be -obtained about the seizures there. In fact only five days ago ijt was denied on high authority that General Chaffee had sent any report on the subject although he had. EXECUTION OP CHANG YEN HOOK. Ex-aiin later to United States a Vic tim of the Empress. WASHINGTON. Oct 16 -Confirmation has been received here of the execution on July 20 of Chang Ten Hoon. the ex-Chinese Minister to the United 'States. Chang was a loyal adherent of the Emperor and a warm supporter of the latter's reform movements. When the Empress Dowager supplanted the Emperor two years ago iie was ordered beheaded, but through the interven tion of the American and British Minis ters, his punishment was commuted to banishment in the distant province of Kashgarla. It now appears that the Em press Dowager, taking advantage of the late reign of terror atPekin, and knowing Chang's Influence with the Emperor, or dered his execution by decapitation. Chang was considered T)y those familiar with Chinese affairs as t)ne of the ablest men in China. He had been decorated by the Queen of Great Britain and by the Emperors of Russia and Gerntanr. He was pre-eminently the most liberal and enlightened of the Chinese statesmen, and had Ills life been .spared till the occu pation of Pekln hy the allies, he doubt less would have been recalled and taken an active part In the pending negotia tions and future government of China. CONGER. THANKS MISSIONARIES. For Their Help During the Dark Days of the Siege. VICTORIA. B. C. Oct 16. The follow ing letter was given by United States Minister Conger to the missionaries at Pekln: "Besieged American missionaries, one and all of you so providentially saved from certain massacres, I desire in this hour of our deliverance to express what I know "to be the universal sentiment pf our diplomatic corps, sincere appreciation and profound gratitude for the inesti mable help you .and the Native 'Christians under you have rendered toward, our pres ervation. Without your Intelligent and successful planning, I lelleve our salva tion would- have been Impossible. By your courteous- consideration of -me,' and your continued patience unde most try ing cccashms, I have been most deeply touched, and for It all I thank you most heartily. I hope and believe' that sorae how in God's unerring plan your sacri fices and danger wllf bear rich fruit in the material and spiritual welfare of the people to whom you have so nobly devot ed y&ur lives and work. Assuring you of my personal respect" and gratitude. Very sincerely yours, E. H. CONGER." REPORT NOT CONFIRMED. Rumor That Pao Ting? Fu "Wn Cap tured Is Discredited in London. LONDON, Oct 17, i A. M. There is no confirmation of the reported capture of Pao Ting Fu, of which, according to the Shanghai Echo. M. Dochine, the French Consul there, has" received news. The re port is generally discredited in London, especially as there is no direct telegraphic communication between Shanghai and Pao Ting Fu. Hong Kong dispatches tell Of the con tinued spread of the southern rebellion. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Dally Express sends a report that the British torpedo-boat destroyer Handy shelled 2000 rebels who were advancing on San Chun, killing 40 and wounding hun dreds. -This is not confirmed from any other point ' The evidence" of Prince Tuan's continu ance in. power causes anxiety. Accord ing to the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, it has produced' a serious depression In trade there. Two Chinese hanks have failed; others are expected to close, and It Is rumored that the Russo Chlnese Bank Is in difficulties, owing to the removal of the Chinese court to the Province of Shen Si. Shanghai telegrams xeport that the local mandarins have re ceived a dispatch from Prince Tuan an nouncing that the court Is now in safe keeping and exhorting them to hae pa tience until Winter decimates the allies, to keep tne arsenals Inconstant work and "everything in readiness for a masEacre of all foreigners when the proper time arrives." , , It Is also reported that the Empress DowageY has Issued a decree removing .Liu Kung Wl, Viceroy of Nankin, from his post, and ordering General Yung Lu to Join her at Sinan Fu. The Shan Tung Boxers are returning to their homes. "Twelve thousand of them were utterly defeated outside of Tsang Choa near the Chi LI border, by SC00 of the Governor Toun Shi Kal's troops un der General Mel. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES. List of Those In the Province of Che Kinng. WASHINGTON, . Oct. 10. The Statf Department has made public a list of missionaries resident in the Province of Che ICiang, with the exception of those in the Hang Chla Fu circuit at the end of June, together with their whereabouts as far as known on the 10th of last Au gust The information was obtained by the British Consul at Nlng Po and was transmitted to the State Department by Mr. Henry White, Secretary of the United States Embassy at London, through the courtesy of Lord Salisbury, who .fur nished the American Embassy with the data collected as folows: Amercan Baptist Mission Americans: Rev. J. S. Goddard, Miss Goddard and Miss Corbin. stationed at Ning Po. had left for Shanghai; Rev. T. D. and Mrs. Holmes, Miss RIghter, MIs Miunlss and Miss Relyea, stationed at Kinhwa, left for Shanghai; Miss Newell, at Shao Sing, also had left for Shanghai. British: Rev. and Mrs. Stuart were at Nlng Po; Rev. and Mrs. O. E. Bousfleld, at Shaohshlng, had left for Shanghai. American Presbyterian Misslon'-Amer-Icans: Rov. J. E. Shoemaker, stationed at Yuao, was at 2Hng Po; Mrs. Shoe maker, his wife, had left for Shanghai; Miss Morton, Miss Cunningham and Miss Roolestone, stationed at Ning- Po, had left for Shanghai. Thene Is also transmitted a further -list of American missionaries affiliated to British missionary societies as follows: Rev. and Mrs. "E. F. Knickerbocker, stationed at Ning Hen, were leaving for Shanghai on that date; Rev. A. O. Loos ley, stationed at Tien Tal, was at his post with Alberstonr stationed at Kal ChyOU, and Miss Richter. stationed at Lugyca, had returned to Nlng Po. MEETING OF -AMBASSADORS. Congrer Alone Objected to the French. Proposals. PARIS. Oct 16. A dispatch received by the Havas agency from Tien Tsin, dated October 15, says: "The British Ambassador, being in formed from London of the basis of nego tiations proposed by M. Delcasse, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, called a meeting of the- diplomatic corps in Pekln. The French propositions were unani mously approved, and appreciation was expressed of France's Initiative. United States Minister Conger alone raised an objection, not against the propositions, but against the method of procedure. Mr. Conger deemed that the French proposi tions would have to be Imposed upon the Chinese during the negotiations. While these propositions are formulated as. be ing the basis of negotiation, different Min isters, among others the British and Ital ian, presented certain demands, especially the replacement of the Tsung 11 Yamun by a Minister of Foreign Affairs, and posting for two years of the decrees con cerning' the punishment of the Instigators of the anti-European movement These demands are approved by all Ministers. " According to the same dispatch, should Pao Ting Fu resist the demands of sur render, the place will be bombarded and the inhabitants punished. FRENCH NOTE ACCEPTED. Announced at a Meeting?- of. the Cab inet Council In Paris. PARIS, Oct 1C At a Cabinet council held at the ElySee Palace today, the Min ister -of Foreign Affairs, M. Delcasse, an nounced that all the powers have accept ed the' French note as the basis for ne gotiations. The Minister added that he had been informed that Li Hung Chang has just ordered the Black Flags and Kwang SI troops, which are traversing the province ot Hu Nan, on their -way to Join the court at Sinan Fu. to abandon their march and return to Canton. The Cabinet has decided to convene the Cham bers for November 6. ' Denver Missionaries Safe. DENVER, Colo., Oct 16. Rev. Joshua Gravett pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, today received a letter giving assurance of 4!h safety of Mr. and Mrs. Allen M, Cameron, of this city, who went to China two years ago as missionaries, and from whom no tidings had been received since Juno 1 last Mr. and Mrs. Cameron reaphed Shanghai, with other mission aries from the interior, late in August Mr. Cameron wrote September 1 that he desired to return to the' Interior, October 1, and appealed for money and tracts and for more missionaries to -work in China. Reformers Dispersed. "WASHINGTON, Oct 16. Secretary of State Hay has received a dispatch from Consul MeWade, at Canton, saying that the Imperial troops have recaptured Hui Chow, and that the rebels have dispersed to the eastward. Russians Occupy Ta Ling:. BHANGHAI, Oct. 16. Official Informa tion tias been received of the report that the Russian Southern Army has occupied Ta Ling, the terminus' of th"e Shan Hal Kwan "Railway. The occupation was ef fected October 4. Br. Sanfordrs Liver Invlgrorator. Th best Liver Medicine. A Vegetable Cure f pr Liver Uto, BlUousheat, Indication, Coovtlpfctloa. SHIELDS WAS- WOUNDEfr SERIOUSLY HURT IK FIGHTING IN MARIKDUQUE. General MacArthur Sends a List cl the Casunlies Amougr the Captain's COUlnittndi "WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. A cable dis patch was received from General MacAr thur today giving the casualties of Cap tain Shields' command in the Island qf .Marinduque, Captain Shields' and Ins men were captured by the insurgents and afterward rescued by General Hare's troops. The list follows: Killed S2p!e-nber3, Twenty-ninth R-g-lmenr, William Andrews, Elmer Rurare, Erwin Nlles; September 14, Frank Weigh and. v Wounded'-September 13, Captain Dover eaux Shields, neclc, "mouth and shouldeVi serious! Lfowrt Sfc Colvmyhip, slight; Rob ert T3. Jackson, chetk, slight Oliver G. Johnson, head, slight, arm," serious: John B. Pole, head, slight; John Chew, head and wrist, slight, shoulder, serious. General MacArthur gives no details of the manner of. the rescue ot Captain Shields' party, but there Is eyery reason to suppose that It .was due to the per-; e THE BRYAN-AGU1NALDO ALLIANCE, What General Lawlon Wrote Just Before His Death. "I "wish to God that this whole Philippine situation could. b6 known 'by every one in America as I know it. If the real history, inspiration and conditions of this insurrection, and the influences, local and external, that now encourage the enemy, as well as the ac tual possibilities of these islands and , peoples and their relations to this great East, could be understood at home, we would hear no more talk of Unjust shootlnff of government Into the Filipinos, or' hauling down our flag in the Philippines. "If the so-called anti-Imperialists would honestly ascertain the truth on the ground, and not in 'distant America, they, -whom I be lieve to be honest men misinformed, would be convinced of the error of their statements and conclusions, and of the unfortunate effeopf their, publications here. If I am shot by a Filipino bullet, It might aa well come from one of my own men, because I know from obser vation confirmed by captured prisoners that the continuance of ,the fighting is chiefly due to reports that are sent out irom Ajmerlca." sistent efforts of the forces under the command of General Hare, Captain Shields' party consisted of himself and 51 men. all but one of whom were members of Company F, of the Twenty-ninth. SURPRISED BY TAGALS. Recent Engagements in Lnzon and , Leyte. MANILA, Oct. 14, via -Hong Kong, Oct. 16. A detachment of 20 men of the Twenty-fourth Regiment, while engaged in re pairing telegraph wires, October 10, at a point near San Jose, Neuva Eclja Prov ince, X.uzon, was set upon by. 200 rebels and overpowered and scattered. Seven of the Americans reached San Jose, but it Is probable 'that the remainder were cap tured. The enemj- surprised a par,ty of scouts of the Forty-third Infantry at a point three miles from Takloban, Leyte Isl-. nnd. kllllne three of the Americans at the first volley. Two escaped and gave 1 the- alarm? but the enemv..succcc,aea m evading their pursuers. The native police of Takloban ,had conspired to surprise the Americans, The ,v bodies of the dead soldiers were badly mutilated. MacArthur' Cnsnalty List.v WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. General Mac Arthur today cabled the following list of deaths -in the Philippines: Dysentery September 29, Company K, Sixth Infantry,, Francis B. Bowling; Sep tember 2j, Troop C, Eleventh Cavalry. John J. Curry; September 17, Company A, Nineteenth Infantry, James McShearer; October 10, Company D, Forty-fifth In fantry, Peter Sodergren; October 12, Com pany I, Thirty-third Infantry, Jules D. Statexanders; Company A, Forty-fifth In fantry, Daniel E. Robb; Company G, Thirtieth Infantry,- Homer W. Poland; October 11, Troop G, Fourth Cavalry, John D. Herndon; Company K, Seventeenth Infantry, Walter E. FesSenden; October 7, Company F, Thirtieth Infantry, Daniel Currle. Ulceration of Intestines October 8, Company K, Thirteenth Infantry, James P. Sullivan; October 6, Company C, Twelfth Infantry, Joseph B. Halley. Enteritis October 12, Troop F, Third Cavalry, John Lyton. Typhoid fever October 9, Company E, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Ermine Cook; October 4. Hospital Corp3, Edward C. Roth; August 27, Company L, Forty-fifth Infantry, Thomas B. Riley; September 29, Company H, Twenty-sixth Infantry, John J. Dolan. Malarial fever October 7, Hospital Corps, Henry G. Pitterson; October 5, Company A, Forty-ninth Infantry, Arthur Hunt Drowned October 4, Troop M, Fourth Cavalry, Leroy W. Plants. Tuberculosis Odtober 2, Company L, Fqry-ninth Infantry, Corporal James Robinson. Cardiac dilation Octqber 10, Company M, Twenty-fifth. Infantry, Smith .Berna han. w " Pneumonia October 8, Company B, Thirty-seventh -Infantry, Edward Sum mers. Died from wounds received in actlon September 30, Company M, Forty-fifth In fantry, Edward Byland. Accidental discharge of plBtol July 30, Hospital Corps, William D. Sharper. Killed by comrade October 7, William Kllpatrlck. Conditions in Guam. WASHINGTON, Oct! 15, Late reports from Commander Seaton Schroeder, who succeeded Captain Leary as naval Gover nor of Guam, have been received at the Navy Department. "Governor Schroeder has Issued an order opening all hospitals in the island to all patients free, and those who are suffering from disease are urgedto go to the hospitals for treat ment One of the Governors of a Guam province was found using public road la borers orf his own place. He claimed that this was an old Spanish custom, and that he was unaware of any wrongdoing. He was removed and punished. The health of the island Is said to be fairly good. Thero are no typhoid cases and only-one of fever and a few of intestinal troubles. Telegraph in the Philippines. WASHINGTON, Oct lC-GeneralGrec. ly has received a report from Manila, saying that GO miles of cable, for use in the Philippines has arrived and will en able the Signal Corps to complete a num ber of telegraph -lines in the islands. Lieutenant Clifton R. Berry, Signal Corps, has been discharged on account of ' disability. He was serving in the Philippines. This is the first officer of the Signal Corps who has had to retire on ac count of ill Health. American Interests Threatened. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. A special to -the World from Hong Kong says: Americans and their extensive interests in the far south of China are imperiled by the rebellion in Kwang Tung Province. Already the Tevolt has grown to such pro portions that the Chinese authorities are unable to suppress it Mr, Wlldman, the Consul-General at Hong Kong, has gone to Manila to confer over the critical sit Uatloft flth General MaeAr thur, the com mander of the American. troopS in the Philippines. WELTER-WEIGHTS FOUGHT ; Matthews Defeated Ferns After 15 Rdunds ot Fighting. &ETRC1T, Oct llMatt' Matthews, of" New Y6rki and Rube Ferns, dt Buffalo, met Wdro the Cadillac Athletic Club to night for thejsecond time for the welter weight championship, and after 15 rounds of fighting. Referee Slier gave the de cision to Matthews. ,.The decision on their former "fight went 'to Ferns.. The latter -was handicapped tonight by a bad left bhoulder. Two weeks ago blood pois oning developed in it, and he has had three operations performed. Both men were weighed In at 140 pounds at 3 o'clock this afternoon, Matthews was In 'the pink Of condition, and Ferns Was in good fihape, aside from his bad shoulder. Knocked Out by, tinns. DENVER, Oct i8.-Joe , Galls, of -Bal tlmofe, put out Otto Setihoff, of Chicago, in the ninth l&und of What WAS scheduled t& be a lO-round go before the Olympic Club here tonight. The end came during a mtx-up, when Joe placed right and left uppercuts to the" Chicago boy's chin, which he, in his weakened condition, was unable to stand up under. .Sellhoff was not a match for Cans from a standpoint of skill, though he shqwed'a willingness to engage the Baltimore lad, and took his drubbing well. Gansoreed the fight ing, ind ivas fresh at the end of the fight. The fighting was clean, and 2000 people who saw It were well pleased- with the result. THE DAY'S RACES. Rnccn at Mprris Park, NEIW YORK; Oct 16. Summaries at Morris Park: Seven furlongs Rlnaldo won, Olea sec-1 ond, Fatalist third; time, 1:31. Six furlongs Inshot won, Talcose sec ond, Billllonaire third; time, 1:11. The Silver Brook, Si furlongs Temple ton won, Lief Prince second, Maxlmus third: time, 1:05. Tlie DIxIana, one mile Gonfalon won, KillahandTa second, Water Cure third; time, 1:13.- One mile King Barleycorn won; Ham mock .second. Herbert thlrdY time," 1:45. One and one-sixteenth miles Prestldlgl tator wan, Miss Havor second, Belle of Orleans third; time, 1:49. Races at Newport. CINCINNATI, Oct. 16. Results at 'New port: Mile and 70 yards Meggs won, Beana second, Colbert third; time, 1:46. Six and one-half furlongs Donna Seay won, Jake Weber second, The Sluggard third; time,. 1:21. C'crven furlongs Hernando won, Our Lady second, Russian third; time, 1:30. Mile and 50 yards The Rush won, John Balsey second, Miss Soak third; time, 1:44. One and one-quarter miles Nettie Re gent won, Amelia Strathmore second, Clay Pointer third; tlnie, 2.0S. Six and one-half furlongs Lamity won, Fairy Dell second, Irish Jewel third; time, 1:16. Races at St. Lonia. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16. Results: Six furlongs Hungarian won, Tennyson second, Easter Oard third; time, 1:14. ' One mile, selling Jack Adie won, Miss Patron second, Stuttgart third; -time, 1:43. 4 Five and one-half furlongs Tea Gown won, Oudenarde second, Belle of Harris burg third; time, 1:03. Seven furlongs Felix Bard won, Bohul second. Captain Gaines third: time, 1:28. Five and one-half furlongs Curd Gil lock won, Kitchener second, Elsie Barnes third; time. 1:07. One and one-eighth miles Llndeneila w'onVWlll Fay second, Blghor third; time, 1:55. Races at Harlem. ' CHICAGO, Oct 16. Results at Harlem t Five furlongs Red Signal won, Lord Lisa second, Albert Enrlght third.; time, 1:02 2-5. Six furlongs Emma R. won, Gray John second, Fausturo third; time, 1:14 2-R ( Six furlongs Our Lizzie won, Sim W. second, Rival Dare third; time, 1:13 4-5. One mile Albrown won, Fancywood second, Wllliapi Ack third; time, 1:40 3-5. One and one-sixteenth miles Advance Guard won, Ohnet second, Van Hoorebek third; time, 1:46 3-5. One mile, selling Sir Kingston won, Dissolute second, Sldbow third; .time, 1:41 1-5. Fire in Oshltonh. OSHKOSH, Wis.. Oct 16. Fire broke out today in the lumber district destroy ing 13,000.000 ffjjof lumber and part of the Hollister-Ahfes Company's mills and the plant of Challoner's Sons, Company. Thettotal loss amounts to a3most ?3OO,00O, of which the following losses are the heaviest: Holllster-Ames Company, saw mills, lumber, logs and shingles; loss, $0,000. Diamond Match Company, lumber-yards containing between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 feetf lumber: loss, $175,000. Challoner's Sons Company, pattern hopes and warehouse; loss $20,000. All losses are fully covered by Insurance. Met With No Opposition. TIEN TSINi Oct 15, via Shanghai, Oct. 16. The expedition against Pao Ting Fu had met with no opposition up to October 14. Reports received by courier say.that a column of 500 French, marching to Hsien to relieve a party of French priests, met with no opposition in the six daysl march, to the south. - , The Fourth Brigade of the British 1b now' arriving. The Americans have evac uated the arsenal, which has been turned over to the provisional city government. Troops Sail on the Grant. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1G. The United States transport Grant sailed for Manila today. On the vessel are 507 casuals and recruits ' representing every regiment of the regular service in China and the Philippines. A large number of hospital corps men accompanied the scldiers. Pain-Killer a Household Remedy. Cures cramps, also burns and bruises. STOPPED BY SOLDIERS MARCHING. STRIKER? FOUIfD THE " R6ADS BARRED. sacceed&d in Closing' Only One Col liery lit Panther Creole Valley Conference in Philadelphia. LANSFORD, Pa,, Oct. 16. About 1500 men and 60 women and girls marched 18 miles, from the south side of the Hazle ton region, during the night, for the Panther Creek Valley, where they expect edto cltse the 10 collieries of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, 'but just as the. weary marchers were nearing their destination this morning they were mCt on a mountain road by three companies of infantry, and at the point of the bayo net were driven back four miles to Tama qtia and dispersed. , Another crOwd of 800 strikers from the hSrth side of Httaletoti also marched here and succeeded In closing the company's No. f eoillery at Nesquehonlng, near Mauch Chunk, before it was scattered. The presence of the soldiers was entire, ly unexpected and the strikers -were much crestfallen that they failed In accomplish ing the object of their long march. It was probably the most exciting morn ing that the Panther Creek and the Nes quehonlng Valleys have ever experienced. Striked were scattered over the various roads and" companies of soldiers '-were scurrying' in all directions, heading off the marching men.1 For a -moment just After the two forces met on the road in -the darkness, it looked as if a clash wouM edniC, but the good sense of thosa who had Charge Of the strikers prevented any conflict. "" . , The inarch oil Panther Creek Valley was on --the strikers' programme for several dayv The United Mlneworkers, ever flinco the strike started, have been at tempting to close the collieries of the Le high Cdal Sc Navigation Company in this region. Organizers were constantly In the region, but as a rule -they did not meet with much success, so It was declaed to use stronger methods to get the men employed In the l& mines out on' strike. Accordingly it 'wjas arranged that a big demonstration should be held In the val ley. It was to have been held yesterday morning, but owing to the heavy rain and muddy roads It was called off until this morning. Those who 'took part were strikers from McAdoo, Yorktowh, Bunker Hill and Silver Brook, from the south side of Hazleton. and the Freeland, Drif ton, Jeddo and 'Beaver Meadow strikers from the north sl'de. The women and girls all came from McAdoo. The marchers came 'down like two ar mies, the south side mfin marehing by way of Tamaqua, while the strikers from the north side 'went over the mountain at Beaver Meadow and entered the Pan ther Creek Valley by way of Nesqut-hon-lng. The south-side army concentrated at McAdoo and the Order to march was given at 10:30 o'clock last night There were several fife and drum corps and a brass band In the line. The women and girls were conveyed In two large omni busses. The whole town of McAdoo was out to see the marchers start. Until 12 o'clock the night was very dark. It being difficult to see any distance in the moun tain passes, but after midnight the moon came out from behind a' bank of clouds and for the remainder of the journey the marchers had plenty of light As the town of Tamaqua was entered at i A. M. the strikers began to make as much noise as they could In order to awaken the people, who were unaware of the cpming of the strikers. The march ers want through the town without stop ping for rest, and headed for Coaldale, four and a half miles away. Carriages containing newspaper corre spondents who hnd been trailing along at the rear of the procession were re quested to take tho lead, so they would not interfere with the plans of the strik ers. Following the newspaper men came the two conveyances, containing the Mc Adoo women, and then followed a long "line of Hungarians. Italians, Poles, Slavs and English-speaking miners. At a point half a mile from Coaldale there Is a sharp turn In the road, and as the newspaper men rounded It there came a command of ''Halt," and about 50 feet In front of them stood solid rows of sol diers, who were stretched across the road with bayonets fixed. Sheriff Toole, of Schuylkill County, was with them. The commander of the troops, speaking to the waiting crowd, said: "In the name of the people of the State of Pennsylvania, I command you to dis perse and to return whence you came." Strikers Forced Back. The strikers began to protest that they could not be stopped on a public highway, and many of them showed a disposition to resist the soldiers. The officer In charge of the troops,, however, kept his men In position, and the strikers, seeing that tho soldiers evidently meant business, slowly began returning toward Tamaqua. "Mother" Jones vehemently protested against the stopping of the marchers, but she was shut off and ordered to move on. The McAdoo women had to be almost pushed along, so slowly did they walk. They continually jeered at the soldiers, calling them all kinds of names, and threatening them with punishment If they should dare to visit McAdoo. It took from 3 o'clock until after 6 to drive the crowd back to Tamaqua. During all of this time, the Identity of the troops was unknown, owing to the darkness, and it was reported through the crowd that they belonged to the Thir teenth Regiment of Scranton. The sol diers were really members of the Fourth Regiment, which had been stationed at Shenandoah for three weeks. Eight com panies of the regiment left Shenandoah at 12:30 A. M., leaving two companies behind. Brigadier-General Gobln was In command. On their arrival et Coaldale, three com panies under command of Colonel O'Neill were sent out to stop the south-side marchers. Three companies were left at Coaldale, while two companies under com mand of General Gobln came here. When the soldiers had driven the strikers over the mountain, one company was sent back to Coaldale, where the soldiers hoarded coal cars and were sent to Tamaqua to quell any disturbance ...e scattering strik ers might stir up there. Further along the road a company was deployed to pro tect a colliery, while the marchers wero passing it, and later It was also sent to Tamaqua, The three companies combined in the latter town and soon had the marchers well scattered. WMlp n'l K' had been going on. th north-side marchers had everything their own way in the Nesquehonlng Valley. They reached there after 2 o'clock, and succeeded In persuading enough men to remain away from the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company's No. 1 colliery to compel It to shut down. General Gobln sent two companies of soldiers over there, and soon had order restored. Superintendent W. F. Zohner, of the company, stated to a representative of the Associated Press that if SherinTBrislin, of Carbon County, In which the colliery Is- located, had performed his duty In a proper manner the Nesquehonlng colliery would not have shut down. Mr. Zehner said the remaining nine collieries of the company are working, most of them full handed. Between 25 and 30 unruly marchers were arrested by soldiers at various points along the line of march. Later all but a few were discharged. They were ac cused of carrying concealed weapons and inciting to riot. Two miners on their way to work in the Nesquehonlng district were severely beaten. The Coaldale union of the United Mine workers met today and prepared to wel come In a body the marchers from Hazle ton and vicinity, but tho soldiers got v n ill i uiii until And Every Distressing Irritation of the Skin - anri Snaln insian!!v Believed bv a Bath With GUTIGURA SOfi! 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The heads of tho big coal-carrylng roads say little to con firm such an opinion, but one of them, after being pressed for his views, inti mated that there would be a settlement in the near future. Others laid the respon sibility on "President Mitchell, saying that he has not yet informed the officials of the results of the Scranton convention. Many rumors have been in the air. One story wus that a gigantic coal strike was planned for next April, In which both anthracite and bituminous coal miners would combine for still higher wage3. The thing upon which the stories turned was the resolution that the wage sched ule as demanded by the miners was only to obtain until next April, at which time the agreement between the several coat mine operators and their employes will terminate. It is said that should the miners In both hard and soft coal mines unite in declaring a strike the paralysis that' would follow would put the miners In a place to dictate terms on short notice. President Maxwell, of the Central Rail road of New Jersey, took a rather opti mistic view of the situation. He said: "The-action of the Scranton cdnventlon indicates progress toward a settlement, but I am not In a position to say when It will come. The miners appear to look on conditions with more conservative views than was at first expected. I have no formal notice of the convention's prop ositions, and only know of them through the newspapers." Wholesale prices for coal have stiffened. This is due, it Is said, to the fact that wholesalo dealers feel that the strike will soon end and wish to get a still bigger margin while it is yet possible. Retail prices range from $5 50 to 35 75 for white ash and 57 to $7 25 for red ash, delivered to, families. The price before the strike was ?5. CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA. Secret Meeting? of Representative of the Coal-Carryins" Roads. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16. A secret conference was held In the office of the Philadelphia & Reading RaUway Com pany between representatives of various coal-carrying roads and a number of in dividual operators. The participants were pledged to secrecy as to the object of the consultation, and nothing could be learned of what took place. There were two ses sions of the conference. The first began at 11 o'clock in the morning and continued until 1 o'clock In the afternoon. After adjournment for lunch, another meeting was held, continuing until near S o'clock. Those In attendance at the morning ses sion were President Harris and Directors Loeber Welch and George P. Baer, cof tho Reading Company; John B. Garrett, vice-president of the Lehigh Valley Rail road: Dr. Herbert M. Howe, of A. Par dec & Co.: M. S. Kemmerer, of Mauch Chunk: William Connell, of Scranton, and John Markle, whose collieries are at Jeddo. General Manager Henderson and General Superintendent Luther, of the Reading Company, were called in at va rious stages of the conference. President Harris and Mr. Welch did not attend the afternoon meeting. It is understood that another conference will be held tomor row. After the consultation, George F. Baer remarked, in a general way, that it might be some days before a settle ment of the strike is reached. ONE COLLIERY ACCEPTS. Sonth Scranton Company Agrees to Miners' Demands. SCRANTON, Pa.. Oct. 16. The Gibbons Coal Company's colliery In South Scran ton is being put in order for work, and the company says It will begin opera tions tomorrow or next day. This com pany has agreed to grant the strikers demands If the strike is raised, and fur ther, that it will only mine enough coal to fill its contract with the school dis trict. Socretary Dempsey, of the United Mlneworkers, said today that the board had not acted on the matter, but that, in all likelihood, the request of the company will be granted. The D. & H. Com pany's two Tvasherles at Carbondale and 01l,phant have resumed operations, after an Idleness extending a month beyond the beginning of tho strike. That there Is a positive assurance of the end of the strike of the anthracite miners seems certain, in view of the preparations being made all through the Lackawanna Valley for the resumption of work. The coal companies are crowd ing their mine sldlng3 with empty cars so as to be prepared for the great demand foi coal, which will necessitate the run ning ot the mines and breakers to their utmost capacity for weeks in order to get the stock ahead to meet the Winter's demand. NO DEMAND FOR TROOPS. A Quiet Day at Haxleton Return of Marchers. HAZLETON, Pa,, Oct. is. 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It Is Mr. Pardee's belief that If troops were. stationed hero It would have considerable, effect in the way of keeping the peace and preventing marches. Mr.. Pardee added that the Governor told him that he would refer the matter to General Gobln. who is now on duty In Schuylkill County. This was a very niiet day around the headquarters of the United Mineworkers. President Mitchell spent most of the day In disposing of the mall which had accu mulated during the miners' convention last week. Mr. Mitchell said he had re ceived no communication or even an in timation that the operators would accept the proposition made by the convention. It was long after nightfall when the last of tha strikers who marched to Pan ther Creek Valley returned. They were, for the most part, footsore and weary. The distance of 18 miles from Hazleton to Coaldale is principally down grade, and the walk thero was scarcely noticed by the strikers. The, up-hUl march baqk home, however, with the added facts of a sleepiest night and a failure to. accom plish their purpose, tended to dampen their ardor, somewhat,. None Reported for "Wort. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 13. Desplto an active canvass made yesterday by a num ber of men to induce 'miners to go to work today at collieries between here and Hickory Ridge, no one reported for duty this morning. THE DAY'S CONVENTIONS. Horseshoern' Convention, MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 16. Discus sion of the alien law took up the time of the Master Horseshoers' National conven tion today. The law. as in force in Michigan and Oregon, was advocated, and the conclusion reached was that similar legislation should be sought In all other states. The law afforded a desirable protection to the horseshoers. Street Rail-way Men. KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Oct 16. Tho American Street Railway Association opened its annual meeting here today with several hundred delegates and visit ors present from all parts of the coun try. 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