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THE - MORNING OBEGONIA2?? TUESDAY, JUNE 1902! . Il SUKE AND A RIOT a t Chicago Teamsters' Tr-ouble Followed by Bloodshed. MANY FIGHTS WITH THE POLICE Efforts to Prevent the Delivery of " 9eat Leads to Several Battles Prospect of More Trouble Today. First the meat owners rescued the meat from the muddy 'street and then, under heavy guards drove to their places of business. The six prisoners were placed In a patrol wagon and tafcen to the Harrison-street police station, after several fights with mobs. In the fight at the Twelfth-street via duct,, where the police were severely han dled, Lieutenant Mborc was knock'ed down and dazed by a stone. He recovered with in a' short time. George Fj-ohling, a butcher, was knocked down and his skull fractured. He is In a serious condition. One hundred and sixty police officers were transferred from the South Side sta tions tOj -the stockyards at midnight to prevent the battle tomorrow. It 1b said that the packing companies have brought into Chicago several carloads of colored men, and thzt the men will be placed at work tomorrow morning. If this Is done it Is thpught there may be an outbreak In the stockyards, and the police are pre paring to handle any trouble that may re sult. During the fighting, S8 prisoners were taken by the police and locked up. CHICAGO, June 2. Blot and bloodshed marked the progress of the teamsters' strike today. There were numerous fights between the police and the strikers and their sympathizers. The fighting began on the West Side shortly after noon, and in different parts of the city continued prac tically all the afternoon. The most serious trouble of the day oc curred in Crosby street in the district known in police circles as "Little HelL." A detachment of police under the com mand of Lieutenant Collins was escort ing a number of wagons loaded with meit .to the distributing stations down town. A large crowd followed the -wagons, shout ing and Jeering, and now and then send ing a stone over the heads of the officers In the direction of the men on the meat wagons. The lino of wagons escorted by the police was frequently stopped by oth er teamsters, who -would manage to pull across the street Just In the proper place to prevent the meat wagons from making any progress. The police would order the men away, and In a few minutes the per formance would be repeated, much to the delight of the immense crowd that was following. Finally, one teamster refused to pull his team out of the way of the meat wagons and the police placed him tinder arrest. , Then the fight commenced. In an In stant a shower of stones, mud and sticks fell around and upon the officers, bruls 'lng some of them badly. Lieutenant Col lins ordered the march of the meat wag ons stopped, and at once charged the crowd. The crowd refused to budge when the police came on. A large number of women who came to the aid of the strik ers were the fiercest fignters of the lot. One policemen "was. knocked down with a brick, and his companions then drew their clubs and made war with such energy that within a few minutes the street was filled with men with bleeding heads. The mob was led by a large man who came from the gashouse near Crosby street, and who called to his followers continual ly to "kill the coppers and hang the scabs afterwards." Finally, a big policeman got to the man from the gashouse, and when It was over the leader was carried off by his friends, bis head and face cov ered "with blood. The police made no at tempt to arrest him, for they had their hands fdll with the hundreds of men and women who crowded around them and fought viciously with anything they could lay their hands upon. Police Charged the Crowd. The crowd increased so rapidly that Lieutenant Collins soon saw that .his men would be overpowered unless he took vig orous action at once. He ordered the men to fall back slowly toward the wagons, and the crowd, seeing In this action a token of victory, pressed in with shouts and volleys of stones came more thickly. The police fell back until they had formed a compact mass close to the wagons, and then, at Collins' order, drew their revol vers and charged the crowd once more. This time the fight was more desperate than before and it was over In much- less time. The police struck down numbers of men and used their clubs and revolver butts with enesgy, and In three minutes the crowd was broken and In full flight. Forming his men around the wagon once more, Collins started on his march. As soon as the police started away, the mob formed again, and although at a re spectful distance, they kept after the wagons until, they reached the barns at Halsted and Division streets. In the fight about a dozen of the policemen were badly bruised and nearly all of them had torn clothing. Many more of the mob were badly used up, but as they were already taken off by their friends, Jt Is impossible to guess at the number. By the time the barns were reached, the anger of the crowd had grown to fever heat. An attempt was made to cross Hal sted street, but in less than a minute a blockade had been formed which It took two hours to release. The trouble at this point began when a Halsted-street car stopped directly on tne crossing. The car was filled by passengers on thBlr way from work. It was a peculiar coincidence that just as the packing-house wagons approached the crossing, the current went off. It was said that the trolley wire had been cut. Hundreds of factory hands were being dismissed from the neighbor ing shops. .Scores of heavily loaded wag ons drove up, and in five minutes Hal sted street was packed and Jammed with teams and wagons for four blocks. The crowd shouted and Jeered at the police while tliey attempted to Induce the team sters to move on. The police attempted a display of force, only to arouse the crowd again. Stones were thiown at the police, and the rlotGrs "were clubbed and dragged Into patrol wagons. Finally, af ter pushing and fighting for a long time, the police managed to get the meat wag ons, to the barns and the doors were closed. Another- Serious VlghU ' Tonight a serious fight took place at Twelfth and State streets. Meat was be ing removed from the packing-house plants by two retail firms, Frohllng & Heppe and Hettinger and Hoffher. There were six wagons belonging to the first firm and two to the second firm. In the afternoon the wagons had been loaded and a police escort was secured to ac company the loads. The owners of the butcher shops were with the loads to en I courage their men and offer such assist ance as they could In the event of trou- jble. A crowd awaited the wagons at the packing plants, and the drivers were booted and jeered, but there was no vio lence until the wagons reached the Twelfth-street viaduct. There the crowds became so large and so threatening that it was deemed advisable to return the wagons to the packing-house plants. Prom a few hundred the crow d had grown to thousands, and after the wagons had been turned back they could not bet driv en through the masses. The three policemen accompanying them tried to frighten the crowd by a display jjf weapons, b'jt while the policemen were attempting to do 'this, the strikers and their sympathizers removed the nuts from Ithe hubs and cut the traces. They then Imbed Into the wagons and threw the leat into the street. The three pollce len and the eight drivers, aided by the jwners of the shops, fought the mob, 3Ut they were being rapidly overpowered. Police Sergeant Mooney came to their isslstance. As he did so he was seen by Kdward A, Allen, a colored man. The liegro, wielding a razor, threw himself at he police sergeant. The two grappled nd fought In the mud until the colored nan, it is saia, naa cut tne sergeant trice on the head. Allen was than pulled way by another policeman. Mooney was iken to a hospital, .tiis Injuries are not ttal. Patrol wagons from the Central, Harrl-n-street. Twenty-second-street, Cottage eve-avenue and Thirty-fifth-street po- e stations were sent to the scene. The Ucemen surrounded the wagons and 4ght back the crowds. Slowly the at king party gaye way and in the scrlnt ige the police arrested six men, among m Allen. Five patrol wagons were de- Jed to accompany the meat wagons. IX SHAMOKIK DISTRICT. Ninety-five Per Cent of. Men Went pn Strilce Yesterday. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Juno 2. Miners made no demonstrations at any of the 19 collier ies within a radius of 12 miles pf this place today, other than to collect In groups on public roads, endeavoring to learn wheth er pumpmen, firemen and engineers' would report for work. At least 95 per cent of the three classes of workmen went on strike for the eight-hour workday. The firemen's places were filled by company hands, principally sub-bosses. Rather than take the place of strikers, a, number of sub-bosses resigned. Strike leaders say they are highly gratified over the situa tion. Officials of coal companies also declare they are pleased that enough men were found to keep up steam In most of the flrerooms. It Is the intention of the strik ers within the next 24 hours" to persuade men npw at work to quit, in order to make the tie-up absolute. No policemen guarded any of the local collieries today, and strikers remain away from the mines. An official of the Union Colliery report ed that strikers threw stones at engineers at one of the operations last night, no damages resulting. The Shlpman Coal Company, employing 357 at the Colbert Colliery, and Connell & Co., employing 4H workmen at the Enterprise Colliery, granted firemen, pumpmen and engineers the eight-hour work day. The men are manning fire engines and pumps at those operations. GENERALLY OBEY ORDER MIXE ENGINEERS, FIREMEN PUMPMEN STRIKE. AND Real Test Will Besln Thla Morning No Disorder In. the Anthracite Field Other Labor News. WJLKESBARRE, Pa., June 2. The or der of the United Mlneworkers of America calling out all engineers, firemen and pumpmen employed at collerlca where the eight-hour workday with present wages was not granted went into effect today, and a majority of the men obeyed the order. Neither side can claim a victory at this time, because the struggle on this phase- of the anthracite coal miners' strike has Just opened. There was only a par tial showing of strength today. The real test of whether or not the mine pumps shall be manned will begin tomorrow. Al though a majority of the men quit work, the companies, generally speaking, suc- tonlght Issued a statement, in which, he says: "Reports received at headquarters from all districts Indicate that tha firemen have obeyed the order to strike to a- man, and no doubt within the next 24 hours every fireman will fall into line, unless an eight hour day is granted." DENVER LABOR CONVENTIONS. Opposition to the Socialistic Decla ration. ' DENVER, June 2. The Western Labor Union transacted a. good deal of routine, business this" morning- Resolutions were adopted pledging the support of the or ganization to the tteamsiers and other worklngmen's unions of Butte, which are now on strike for an eight-hour day. The resolutions committee of the union Is still preparing a Socialistic or political resolu tion, which will be presented to the con vention. The principal opposition to the Socialistic declaratltn comes from the Montana delegation and a. few Idaho mem bers." Th city central committee of the Socialist party today Issued a challenge to the clergymen of Denver for a joint de bate between any three ministers of the city and Eugene V. Debs. Rev. William H. Wise and Rev. T. H. Hagerty on the theories, doctrine and philosophy of so- 1 clallsm. A committee consisting of "Will lam Cunningham and William Leahy, of Unanimous Response at Hasleton. HAZLETON, Pa., June 2. There has been an almost unanimous response In Hazleton district on the part of the en gineers, firemen and pumprunners to the strike order of the executive board of the United Mlneworkers. All the compahles filled the places of the strikers -with non union men brought here from Philadel phia, and their agents say the operation of pumps will not be Interfered with. In order to avert trouble, the coal com panies will keep their special officers at the mines until the strike Is over. The presence of these men in the city, espe cially at night. Is likely to be the cause of an outbreak. Colliery clerks who re fused today to take charge of fires or pumps were discharged. WILL .BE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER, AT TURNER CAMPMEETINr AT THE HOTELS. THE PERKINS. Chas Johnson, "Wasco (Eugene TV Vast. St L Frank Murray, do Fred Roth. Walla W C Storplwr. Dallas. OrR H Schrldcr, Colfax Mrs C W -Shank, Star- H N 8chrider. Colfax buck. Wash )F Ch&lmer, Tuaion, JLr C II Bid well. Ield City I Mrs F Chalmer. do P B Gallagher, San FrjMrs Isaac Stephenson, T Wlpman. Ean Fr Marinette. Wis Gus A Hares. LosAngl R J Maff&nl&y. Chicago Chris I, Little. Heppnr W W Patterson, "Warnesbunr. Pa Mrs V W Patterson, do t w rtun. puiciwu Q L. Gilbert, Rochestor I N Sargent. Dalles John W Towle, Omaha Mrs J TV Towle, do E Kunnel, Pe-EH W S Lons. Kclao S Jerek. Corvallls E Blake, Wlnlock Chas E Blake, do j F Anderson, uacomaij a Minnie?, can iran J B Thompson, Leb anon. Or Mr J B Thompson, do A N Rlfess, Tacoma. J w Riggsjacoma. C A PoiEueTSan Fr A Tarrlngton, Eugene W t, Bulten.Mllwaukee Mrs a Tarrlngton, ao I James Reagies. USA mps Mlli L S Logan. Eugene C H Brewer. Stajton J H Bruner. Staj ton V B Smith, lnd F E Conrad.' St Louis Mrs F E Conrad, do . J a rckner. St Louis Mrs Fisher, St Louis A M Roth St Louis Mj-9 J F Conrad, do. D E Richards. Wis Jos P Hoeftel. do F W Wardwell. do Jas W Ewart. Colfax Jas C&Rsid). Narfivllle R H Mandle. Redding H E Bickers. Salem B F PlUe. Morp. Or Mrs B F Pike. Moro C M Mecklad, Moro J A Beal, Boise G Thompson, Wasco John Moron. Wac Mrs John Moron, do Mr G W Long, Bla- John Johnson. Wasco Mrs John Johnson, do Jas Morrison: Colfax W L McGInnis sart Fr A Q Donough. San Fr J Probst, KirksvllKMo J R Dowdle. Meridian, Miss Miss Lachlln, Spokane L A Pratt. Oregon Walter F Hughes, 5 F H Anderson. Los Angls E S Evan, Seattle A D Ralston, Astoria W E Stravbl. Mich Ben Bishop. Bridal Veil Mrs J B F coates L F Farrle. N Market Miss Jennie Armstrong, Forest Groe Dr Sedgwick. "Vancvr Mrs H C Harrison, As toria F McDonald, Chicago Wm Earles Robert L Grant, San F A H Riddle, Battle Geo May, Astoria A 'ROMANTIC CAREER ADAM BIIHLER SAVED THE CROWN PIUXCE OF PRUSSIA. REV. CHARLES REIGN SCOVILLE. TURXER, Or., May 20. The annual convention of the Oregon Christian Mis sionary Society at this place is an event to which many members of the Chris tian Church look forward with much pleasure. This year the meeting will be held June 20-30, and the attendance promises to be larger than ever before. The principal speaker will be Rev. Charles Reign Sccvllle. pastor of the Metropoli tan Church of Christ. In Chicago. Rev. Dr. Scovllle will be. In Portland June 12, and dedicate the new Christian Church at Park and" Columbia streets. He cornea highly recommended as an able and convincing speaker. He will deliver two addresses each day during the convention. In Doing; So He Disobeyed Army Or ders and Was ' Exiled His Pardon Came Later. Choico between exile and death this was the reward a man got for delivering a regiment from destruction., for saying the Crown Prince of Prussia from cap ture by thevFrench. Years ago, says the Des Moines Leader, Adam Bllhler came to the town of Eddyvllle. In "Wapello Coun ty, and ppened a small shop. He talked little. Ho worked hard. His business grew and prospered. Then, he ,wenfc back tp German!'. And that wa3 all the peo ple knew. Adam Bllhler, the' butcher, thar met In a business way every day. They did not suspect that his life his tory was different from that of any other German Immigrant. But in a moment of confidence he told his s.tory to a few friends who had gathered In hls'Bhop. Later It began to be noised abroad; at Jast It became public property. In an early period of the Franco-Pjrus-j siaa war a regiment commanded, by the Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia, was encamped on the "west bank of the Rhine In the valley of a. small tributary stream. Tho troops were bound for Paris, but had halted In, their expedition to await reinforcements. There had been one or two slight skirmishes with the French a short time before, and guards had been pested on the sides and "summits of two hills that hemmed In the valley on either sldey Stationed upon the very highest point of one of these, whence he nad a view of the surrounding country Xor many miles, was Adam Bllhler, He could Jiear, far down In tho valley, laughter and shouting, for the soldiers, fancying security from attack, had given them selves up to revelry. He could discern the white tents of the officers, and the little rivulet flashing In the sun. But in the oppoBite direction there was no Sound, nothing was to be seen only themonQtp nous hills, green In the foreground, .then hazy, then lost In the distance. Back and forth, to and fro, he paced, stopping now and then to rest on a stone, now gat ing towards the camp-and longing for the hour when the relief should come, now scannlns the hills for some sign o the enemy. ' "Leave your post under no circum stances." These were his orders. Once he thought He saw something black mov ing afar off, hut concluded it only ex isted in his imagination. With a. yawn ho turned to watch his comrades In the valley. Tired of that, too, he shouldered hli guit and began the weary round once more. But as his eyes rested in the near-by hills he was startled at the sight of a body of men winding over the passes and through ihf defiles. Slowly, cautious ly they advnncf-d. sometimes pausing, then imimins their march. Could they bo fnends? No. Not coming from, that direction. As they approached the mound on which he stood they divided, one party Bklt'tlng It on the left, the other on the right. Plainly, then Intended to surprise tho German forces, fall upon them from both sides nt once, and slaughter them ai leisure hi a trap. What should he dor Call No one was within hearing dis tance Signal.' Impossible! Allow his frlertdi to mHcrebl perish? Never! Dis obedience of otCera was the only alter native. He had but one life to give for his country. When could ha offer It In nobler sacrifice than now? Colombia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, Dalles. Cascade Locks and return dalyr except Sunday, from Oak-flt THE IMPERIAL. C W. Kndulta, Manager. A C Hawley. MlnnpW J G Jones, Peoria v w DonhanK Cinclnn F A Tattle, Decatur Mrs G W McCoy, do Mrs J J Carr. Boise J 5 cooper, Indp, Or wnaoor. city Mr H B Armstrong. cathlamet P C Williams. St Paul A N' Gilbert. Salenf J T Gregory. Ashland, "Wis J J Glnn, Spokane G McLauzhlln. do Wm Kelly. Spokane U Kelts. Spokane R Glendon. Spokane ' J McKevltt. Spokane J KastaL Spokane W Howells. Spokane C Russell, Spokane u Donanue. spoxana 1R Fray, Spokane. c Green. spoKane Mrs F C O'Kell, Okla homa City J Waton, Vancouver Mm Watson, do IMra R C Smeelcr, do G II Phelps &. son, Fargo. N D H J Mclnnls. do J D Lee, Salem Harry M Campe, B T D J Hanna, San Fran F M Dunn. Oaklnd.Cal Mls M Patterson. S F Mrs Marsh, San Fran J H Ackerman, Salem Allen BDnebrake, Gol dendale ' Mrs Chas L Houston, Astoria Mrs M J Weatherford, San Diego, Cal F A McBrtde. Oregon Frank K Lowell. S.alem T E Flaherty, N Y Mrs S P Btgger.Salem c Taieynoias, (juincy, 111 J B Sweetrlng. do Mrs Sweetring. do Miss M Haslett, Clay ton. Ill ., , Wm Appel, St Louis Fr"ed Herbert, St Louts Lily Herbert. St Louis W T uarncti. lerre Haute, lnd Mra Barnett, do Regulator Ltne Steamers. Dalles, Cascade Locks. Return dally, Oak-st. dock. THE ST. CHARLES. Geo Miller. "Warren IP M Llgenbcrg,ETcrett W G Johns. W-arren Q A, Anderson, Roots, Mrs O M Lane.Warronl Or Chas J Bertram. Day-W Agee, Roaeburg ton T A Tlbbltts &. wife, Stella H K Daniels. Stella Geo Cashdollar Stella T Ulretch. city H B Crocker, city W Witts, cfty Jas Richards, Snohom ish. Wash Claudft Banjer. do M G Williams. La Grd Chas H Parker &. w.do! Mls M Parker, dot Chas HInman. Buttevl C F WTtherell, Carson C C Wetherell. Carson jR Tlllotson, Carson L A Klncade. Corbett L Smith. Salem W J Welsh. Shedds, Or B P Simpson. Rogers- ville, Tenn Miller Lea, do J P -Good, city Geo L Nen. city Mrs J F Duncan, Day ton, wash J B Thomas. Aberdeenfs W Dunham, do Mrs A B Hunt, do Jas E Coale, do T J Hart. Astoria Mrs F A Hart, do J N Blckondorf. S P J J Whltcomb. Col burn, Idaho W W Patterson & wf. St JoMph, Mo Mrs C E Starbird, Kelso Miss J Stone, Kelso J Brwn San Fran W H kelson, Catlln Mrs H Nelson. Catlln Chas Kelson, Catlln Henn- Nelson. Catlln W N Chamblln. River side Cal Louis' Nlcond, Cath- lamet J T Robertson, Dalles T Adams, Heppnfcr W L Fouts, Heppner J A Harhke, lone H W Noble, lone W A Curtis, do N K Simmons. Biodgett F Renfro, Blodgett Mrs wrojsbeii. ao P E Wagner. Forst Gr F M Wllllama. Seattle J D Casey, Seattle R C Hill & wf. Forest Grove D M Western, do J W Bennett. Rldgefld ( Mary Tllden, Thatcher Thos B Hill & son. Al- banr Mrs "Albert Carroll, do 3 B Scott & w, Eugene Mtso May Scott, do Frank Burn?, San Fran xnos cooiey. san Fran jurs jas cooler, uax land. Cal Miss Llla James. Osden jj J Tyler & wf, do Mlstf Kate Jones. Al bany 1MI& L D Henderson, do Hotel BrunsvricU." SentOe, European p'lan. Popular rites. Modern Improvements. Business- center. Near depot. Tacomn Hotel. Tncoma. American -plan. Rates. 1$ and" up. roneltr Hotel, Tncntnn. European plan. Rates 50c and up. ceeded In keeping, their pumps In opera tion. The operators feel that thoy have theadvanta2c, but they are not'fao san guine as to the future. The exact number who quit work todifr could not be ascertained, Each side re fused'to make public JLs figures, but ,gave out Information that, roughly estimates the number of men affected. These esti mates are far apart. NatIonal,Presldent Mitchell, of the miners, gave out a state ment. In t which he says: "Reports received from every Important mining community Indicate triat where the elght-hcur day has not been conceded fully &0 per cent of the firemen, pump men and engineers have ceased work. The number will be materially Increased to morrow. In some sections mine foremen have positively declined to perform the work of engineers, firemen and pumpmen. In some places firemen have manned the pumps and clerks have also beefureaulred to perform this labor. A perfect army of Irresponsible men have been employed by the coa! companies to act as coal and Iron policemen. The services of these men, are unnecessary, and their presence unwar ranted. There have been no violations today by the mlneworkers, and I am san guine there will be no overt acta on the part of the strikers." In -explaining tho fltt sentence of his statement, Mr. MJtshell said that several of the Individual. operators had .conceded the demands or the men during the past 10 days, but that not one of the big com panies had done so. ' On the other hand, a leading, official of one of the leading companies made this statement: "President Mitchell's estimate Is too high. "We, have received estimates from all our collieries and general superintend ents of all the other coal companies, but they are not to be given out, as It wou'd not be policy to reveal our weak spots or to betray our strongholds, as far as they. relate to the collieries Individually. I can, however, say that about 65 per cent of all the Lehigh Valley's men. who are scat tered from near Scrantoh down to Shnmo kln.'went out. The Delaware. Lacka wanna & Western, the Delaware & Hud eon and the Erie Companies, whose oper ations are mostly nDrtfi of here, fared a little 1efter. t The Susquehanna Coal Com pany's collieries, which are controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and which are located at Nantlcokc, south of here, were crippled less than any big company In the region. The Reading Company, with 40 collieries In the lower region, was the worst sufferer, more than 70 pqr cent of its men refusing to go to work. The indi vidual companies lost more than 50 per cent of their men. Notwithstanding the big desertion of men, every colliery In the district which made fho effort was able to get up steam and to" maintain It." Notwithstanding the large number, of men Idle, the coal fields Tvere very quiet all day. The small army of coal and Iron policemen In the field Ib not much In evi dence The companies have instructed the men to avoid trouble, and that they must not make themselves conspicuous. 'Committees of the local unions were busy tonight canvassing the men who re mained at work today. Hundreds of them, however, cannot be reached, as they are quartered within the confines of the col lieries. There was quite a flurry here to day when It was Iearred that a party of negroes had arrived over the Jersey Cen tral Railroad. It was learned later that the negroes were only engaged to cook for the nonunion men 'temporarily living at the collieries. y The several brptherhoodsvof railroad em ployes In tils locality held a meeting nere today, at which the general strike sltua. tlon was discussed. No action of any kind was takrn. The railroads, are in hearty sympathy with the striking miners. y. J. Mullany, state secretary and treas- urer of the Stationary Firemen's Union, Montana, and Casper "Wright, of Colorado, was appointed to confer with a similar ccenmtltcc from the "Western Federation of Miners on the question of consolidating the two organizations. The greater portion of the morning ses sion of the "Western Federation of Miners' Convention was devoted to consideration of the report of the committee on presi dent's address?. Prior to taking up this report the committee postponed indefinite ly the matter of a home for indigent and disabled miners. A delegation from the Colorado State4 Suffrage Association made a pleaifor the cause of woman suffrage". The question of forming a woman's aux iliary' to the Western Federation and also to th,e "Western Labor TJnlon was dis cussed. It Is estimated that by organiz ing the wives and daughters of the members- about 200,000 votes will be added to the political strength of the organization In the "Western States where woman suf frage has been established. A communication from Paul Corcoran, the Coeur d'Alene miner who served a sentence In the California penitentiary aa an outcome of the riots In the Coeur d'Alqne district thanking the "Western Federation of Miners for Its Indefatigable efforts In securing his release from prison. was Tecelved and read amid much ap plause. The report of the committee to whom was referred the report .of President Boyce was then taken, up. The report concerning honorary membership to those who have served the cause of labor well was approved President Boyce was au thorized to employ an editor for (he Min ers' Magazine, the official organ of the Federation. Denver was chosen as head quarters for the ensuing" year, Strlklnj-r Bakers Enjoined. KANSAS CITY June 2.-Striklmr union bakers were today enjoined by Judge John F. PhiHips, of the United State Circuit Court, who Issued a temporary order re straining them, from, patrolling in front of the GTand-Avenue Bakery Company, or otherwise Interfering with the employes of that concern. The action grows out of the lock-out At the 'union bakers by six leading firms, members of tho Mas ters' Association, because the union bakers demand ihat the drivers of bakery wag ons be allowed to organize a union. The strikers annoyed the bakers. The bakers appealed In vain to the polIce,and In or der to place Its case within, the Jurisdic tion of the Federal Court recently re Incorporated under the laws of Colorado. This made It a nonresident Knnnnn Conference Failed. PITTSBURG. KatW June 2.-Tbe at tempted conference between the miners and operators set for -today failed In its purpose on account of the absence of the operators. Another meeting will be held tomorrow, at which Jt Is hoped a disposi tion of the new scale may be had. The miners have prepared a statement of their demands, and are preparing throughout the district for a strike, which they say will be declared at once In case their demand!-, ttre not granted. Labor Commis sioner Johnson Is here In an effort to ar bitrate the dispute. "Will Use Strike-Breakers. POTTSVILLE. Pa.. June 2.The leadlmr f bosses and fire bosses-refused to take the places of the striking engineers, firemen and pumpmen in the Shenandoah dis trict tdday, and the machinery taking the water -to the surface la at- a standstill as a consequence". The operators say they must use "strike-breakers." The day was saved. Warned .Just In time, tho Army had withdrawn from the ominous shadows of the hills and had taken Its position In the opep. Thre by force of greater numbers and superior bravery. It had won a glorious victory. Adam Bllhler had seen all from his station on the heights. He" was at his post when the guard came to relieve him. The soli tary crow thrtt kept him coippany, even if It had had Intelligence, would not have noticed his absence. But he had disobeyed. He i was placed under arrest and .thrust Into the guardhouse. He had expected it, and was neither sorry nor resentful. In a day or two the court-martial would try him, and sentence him to Ihe death of a coward, Lying awake In the dead of night, he heard a noise outside his cell The door opened. Te faint light of the waning moon revealed a group of men. Their facts were m-ipked th-ir voices B&r r&gv S-t&JkSl Mrs. Ttntlan PardeBed. TOPEKA, Kan., June " 2. Mrs. Carrie Nation walked, from tho -Shawnee County Jail today a free woman. Governor Stan ley has Issued her a full pardon, also re mitting the $100 fine. Mrs. -Nation was Imprisoned May IS. on tho proved charge of smashlntr b to red saloon fixtures. She was. to serve 80 davs and the 41Q0 fine at' w Th New Wheat-Melt Coreai etdds to Mental and Physical Power - ., Ask Itv Grocer .' niLUifiinLuy)!A And Other Itching, Burning, Scaly Eruptions with Loss of Hair. Speedy Core Tr eAent SS.80 Bathe the affected parts with. Hot Water and Cutlcura Soap, to cleans the surface of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry, w.thout hard rubbing, and apply CutJcura Ointment freely, to aliay itching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and lastly, takeCuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood. A siagle set is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, disfiguring, Itching, burning, scafy, pimply humours, eczemas, rashes, irritations, and chafings, with loss of hair, when all else fails. The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, -as in eczema; th$ fright ful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss, of hair aud crusting of the scalp, as in ecalled head; the facial disfigurement, as n pimples and ringworm; the awful suffering of: infants and the anxiety of worn-out parents, as in milk crust, tetter, and salt rheum, all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope with them. Such are the Cuticora remedies, the purest, sweetest most speedy and economical curatives for the skin scalp, and blood ever compounded. Mothers are their warmest friends. Millionsof Women Use Cuticura Soap Assisted by Cuticura Ortchsst for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, aucf dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, lor softening, whitening, and Roothing red, rough, and sore, hands, for baby rashes and chafings, in the form of bath3 for annoying irritations and inflammations of women, or too free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves, aa well aa for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. PHTIPI10! DrCniUCSJT Dill C (Chocolate Coated are a new, tasteless, odor uUlluUnA nLOULlLtil riLLo less, economical substitute for the celebrated liquid Cutiouka BraptvsXT, ai well as for all other blood purifiers and h.uour cures. Put up In screw-capped pocket vials, containing 00 doses, price 25c. Ccticcba. Pilia are , alteratire, antiseptic, tonic, and digestive, and the pareat, sweetest, most successful and economieaj of blood and skin puriflera, humour cures, and tonic-digesth es. CimccsA BunDicire told thrmi jhont tho vorid. Bpir, tteOtsTirejrr. JOc. Pulb, SJc. BritUh Depot 2T-2, Chxittrhotue g . London. French DtpotvA Kn d Is Pn. Ftrt. forxzx Dxco A3D Czuu. Cosr SoUProp.,Bo:a.U.al. "jUUboBttiwaMn. Sealp, and &Or," free. subdued. "So soon" he thought, as he vras ordered to step out. He knevr that among them were the Crown Prince and others of his officers. But there was no word of recognition only a hoarse com mand. "You have horses. See how fast ycu can go." He was hurried to the door of the prison and placed in the saddle. Two "mounted attendants rode beside, him. On, on, they sped through the night. At each post fresh horses awaited them. Not stopping ft)r eleep, hardly for food. they pursued their mad race to the north. On the second day they reached the "Bremer Haven" and the three parted. Strangers met Adam Bilhler and placed In his hands passports and money. "5?ho ship Is ready, now sail." they said. In. a" few days he landed in New York, an exile. After a short stay In the East he came to Eddyvllle, where lived an elder brother, the village tailor. Time passed and messages began to arrive from the Fatherland. His King knew that he had saved the llvefi of others, but he was still an exile. Bismarck could not allow such, a breach of discipline to go un noticed. William died and Crown Prince Fred-v erick succeeded to the throne-. Bismarck's -Influence was no. longer great enough to keep the hateful penalty In force- Adam Bllhler was notified of an Imperial decree permitting him to return to his cduntry a free man. In 1SS7, after disposing of his property In Eddjville, he went back to Germany, A purse, of more than 100.COO marks, or 533,000, was presented to him by the Bmperor. He married a little later, and two years ago died, surrounded by, the friends of his youth. Xe-w Corporations- for May- NEW YORK, June 2. In Its compilation' of new corporations for May, the Journal of Commerce shows that new companies1' having a total capitalization of 521S.000.O0O were authorized during the month to do business This Is a decrease of S1S.000.000, I compared with April. As usual. New Jer- sey heads the list with $121.050.000. fl Brewfcd in a plant as clean as the cleanest home kitchen always open to g i your inspection 5,97 visitors last yr. Jg CHAS. IvOIIX & CO., Distributers. Portland. LOOK liCiTC Men, Young and Old, Read Thi wSmm dffl&Hn J. IIEXItr KESSIER, M. D. 3Innnscr. This Is the oldest Private Medical Dlspen.ary la the City of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started In the city. Dr. Kessler. the old rel'able specialist, has been man ager of this Institution for 20 years, during which time thousands of caes have been cured, and no person was eier refused treatment The St. Ioulsv Dispensary has thousands of dollars lrt money and property, and able financially td make Its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St. Louis Dispensary, over 20 -j ears ago, hundreds of traveling doctors have ome to Portland, advertised their sure-cure ability in the papers, gat what money they could from conrtd lng patients, then left town. Dr. Kessler Is $he only advertising spe cialist who can give references to all plasecs. You may ask bankers, mer chants and all kinds of business men. They will teH you that Dr. Kessler Is O. K. Lots of DeODle com ing from the country deposit their money with him. No other specialist on the Coast cap give such reference as this old doctor, GOOD DOCTORS. Many doctors In country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler. because they know he is prepared to treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. PRIUATpDIeeases. This doctor guarantees to cure any case of Syphilis." i minii. Gonorrhea, Gleet. Stricture cvred, no difference how long stand ing., Spermatorrhea, Loss of Manhood or Night Emissions, cured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuso effectually cured In a short time. YOUNG MEN Your errors and follies of youth can be remedied, and thl3 lubMiu "- old doctor will give you wholtsome advice and cure you make you perfectly strong and healthy. You will be amazed at his success liC curing Spermatorrhea, Seminal Losses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. K3DXEY AM) URINARY C03IPLAIXTS. Painful, difficult too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural dis charges. carefully treated and permanently cured. Piles, Rheumatism and Neuralgia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. Patients treated in any pqrt of the country by his home system. Write lull particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps, and we will answer -you -promptly. Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city. . RPAfl THIS Take a clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate In the bottle, set ni""u ,wo aside and look at it fn the morning. If it Js cloudy or has a cloudy settling In It. you have some kidney or bladder disease, and should oe attended to before you get an Incurable disease, as hundreds die every year from Bright's disease of the kidneys. Address J. HENRI KESSLER, 31. D., Portland, Oregon. St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. 230 1-2 Yamhill Street. 4 Address C. P. HUJE and MRS. CHAN Chinese IVIedicine Company, Celebrated Chlneie Doctors. Make a specialty of curing Chrcnlc Diseases of long standing, through the use of powerful herbs, roots and vegetables, whose medicinal value Is known only to the Chinese. Cures guaranteed in all private dis eases of men. women and children; eye diseases, ca tarrh, lung trouble, rheumatism, nervousness, stom nch, liver and kidney diseases and syphilis. Chinese drug prescriptions for all diseases. Examination free. i emaie examinations by Mra Chan. C. P. HO?: and MRS. S. K. CHAN, 48: ' Third st., l)et. Conch. and Dnvln sts., Portland, Or. OlUcc hoars, O A. 31. to 8 P. 31. ggRflANHOOD- RESTORED "GUP1DENE" Tnjs jrrcnt Vegetable Vltallzer, tho proscription of & fmons French ohjsicl&n. mil quickly cnr younf all nervous duepnd cnroa wcak&nes. aacaasXiOSl jTXanhead. Icnuta. tin. JPaln In the Back, Trembling. ?icrrou Debility, Pimples, UaflraeM to 3imrr. arJcorel'. and t oaidpnl Ion. uire thn bounce, tb brace, of real W CrPtOKXJS cleuM the liter, the-kidney? and tho uri'tryorpaniot allinpnriuV. CCPIDKNEMrenetheryiand restorrnaUnr&inv The reason suffer an Dot cnrd hr doctor 1 bcan. ninety irctrt ar troubled with Proal&titl. 1'IIPinr.SE is tlis onlr known rented ti care without n operation. S30O trMtmonials. A written cuanntei fnen and rqoncr returned if aix boxes do not effect a permanent care. 81.0O a boxrsu, (or $5.00, by null. Send fot Cre cueaUraad tUmoniI. Addie w DAVOI4 3KDIcr?fK CO., P. O. Box 070, San Traaeiiice, Cml. For sale by S, G. SKIDM ORE. & CO., Portland, Or. SfSSI Mk -Mi.W'i Jl per day. 1