" THE MORNING OBEGONIAy. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2r 1902.
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MITCHELL AN IDOL
Strikers at Scranton Show
. Their Enthusiasm,
ADDRESSES A MASS MEETING
HejrFindaXo Dlsimtlsf notion 'Anions
x5junempioyett ana ue- j
clorcn the Strike
The voal trust ma- .be. powerful and
etreng'. but the American people, whose
hearts throb In sympathy -with the
miners' cause, are stroncer than the
coal trust. The American people, like
a 'At?, have passed upon this conflict.
They heard of the miners' request for
betterment of conditions and the oper
ators' refusal. They heard of the
miners' proposition to arbitrate and the
operators' further refusal. Ninety per
cent of the people have agreed that tho
miners are' right 'and the operators
wrong:. John Mitchell's speech at
Scranton.
SCRANTON", Pa,, Aug. 1. The first of
the strikers' mass meetings planned to
take place at the various .strike centers
was held tpday In the Round "Woods.
Several thousand strikers were present
from all parts of the city and the ad
Joining towns, some locals having
marched four miles to the meeting, head
ed by a band or drum corps and carrying
flags and banners.
President John Mitchell and several of
the district officials delivered addresses.
The crowd enthusiastically cheered all the
speakers and fairly went wild over Mitch
ell. When he was introduced to speak
some one shouted: "Hats off!" and al
though the sun's rays beamed down so
intensely that many were carried from
the crowd exhausted, every man In the
vast assemblage bared his head and re
mained uncovered until his speech was
concluded. Then the crowd surged about
the platform and shook his hands until
Mr. Mitchell was almost exhausted.
Mr. Mitchell's speech was brief and
dealt only with the live Issues of the
fight. He said In part:
"It has been said by some who are not
your friends that tho miners of the Scran
ton region are getting tired of tho strike
and are about to return to work. I come
to find out if this is so. I want to know
if you are going to return to work, dis
honoring your organization and dishon
oring yourselves. (Cries of "Never, never,
no, no! Don't you believe It,!" and the
like.)
"If the strike Is lost, may God Almighty
help the men, women and children who
depend for their subsistence on the min
ing of anthracite coal. If the strike is
lost you will pay the cost of the strike.
"I want to say that the anthracite
miners went on strike themselves. They
voted for the strike. It was not the offi
cers of the United Mineworkers who
called the strike. It will never end until
you vote it ended. From the offices of
the local presidents in New York comes
the declaration that the strike will be set
tled only In their way of settling it. I
would direct your attention to similar
declarations ma.de in the 1900 strike.
' I understand ,there is some dissatis
faction and misunderstanding about the
distribution of the relief fund. The opera
tors have sent men among yon to urgo
you to be dissatisfied. Through the news
papers they have told you that you were
dissatisfied. "We have sent a circular to
all the locals which will explain in detail
the plans for the distribution of relief,
and I trust that when you hear it read
there will be an end to dissatisfaction and
misunderstanding. "WHile we have not got
millions, we have enough to see to it
that no miner will starve during the con
tinuance of the strike. (Loud cheers.)
Distribution of Relief.
"I want to appeal to men with means to
refrain from applying for relief. .Let the
fund be used by those who aro in abso
lute need of help. Be patient with your
committees. Put your tshoulder to the
wheel and do your share of the wojrk.
Don't depend altogether .on your officors
to win your fight. If we are to win wo
must all help.
'The one among you who violates the
law is the worst enemy you have. No
one is more pleased than the operators in
New York to hear of disorder in the coal
regions. I want our men to exercise the
rights that Inure to them under the laws,
but I want no man to transgress the
laws.
"The strike will be won. (Loud and
prolonged cheers.) I have no more doubt
about it than I have that I am standing
here; addressing you. The operatdrs aro
trying to make it appear that the strlko
Is beginning to break up. There is a say
ing that those who come from afar can
lie with Impunity. At Shamokin the op
erators tell the strikers that the men at
"Wilkesbarre are returning to work. At
"Walkesbarre they tell them the men at
Shamokin are returning, and at other
places they tell them tho men at Scran-
ton are working. I fail to see any signs
of weakening here. (Laughter and ap
plause.) "This Is possibly the last time I ever
will talk to you. I want you to listen to
me. I want to impress on you the Im
portance of winning this strike. If you
win, as surely you will, there will be no
more strikes. There will be a basis of
adjustment arrived at which will prevent
fctrlkes. If you lose the strike, the opera
tors will make you pay for the strike
losses by reducing your wages. And if
ycu lose the strike, you lose your organi
sation. I trust and hope and constantly
pray that you will stand as you did in
ISO?." (Cheers and cries of ""We will!")
Before the handshaking episode had be
gun. Chairman Phillips asked all who
favored a fight to a finish to raise their
bancs. Kvery nana went up.
form to the tenets of the Citizens Alli
ance, namely, wink at capital crimes
while inveighing against minor offenses.
I have- never in my life sought to con
done an unlawful act. I have thrown the
full weight of my personality and lnflu
ence on the side of law and order; and
l can say without csotism that the min
ers' union and its officers have done more
fox the conservation of .peace, than all
the citizens" alliances that have been or
could be formed by men like yourselves.
whose sympathy with the poor and op
pressed is ni:e unto the friendship Bru
tus entertained for Caesar.
1 did not assume to say that there
have not been some transgressions of
law by members of the Miners' Union,
nut i ao say. and defv vou to success
fully contradict the statement, that there
has been much less lawlessnesa on the
part or the miners and that which has
occurred has been less serious In tiro
portion to their number than on the part
or tne deputies and coal and iron nolice
who are charged with authority, and are
specifically cnmlssloned to preserve the
iaw, against whom you have made no
protest, and your association taken no
action whatsoever. And further, the rec
ords In the Police Courts will demon
strate that a smaller number of miners
have been convicted of crime In anthra
cite mining towns during the progress
of the strike than for a like period pre
ceding it.
"Again, I have no hesitancy in saying
that nc-cr was a great upheaval, either
industrial, political or social, in which
there was as little real lawlessness as
has existed in the anthracite region slnco
the strike was Inaugurated. As I said In
my speech at Nanticoke, to which you
took exception, the minors are as law-
abiding, as patriotic, as liberty-loving, as
any other class of citizens in our coun
try, and I shall not permit you to malign
them or defame the residents of this
community, either by direct charge or In
sinuation, without registering an em
phatic protest."
TO WITHDRAW GRADUALLY
VATICAN'S METHOD OP SETTLTVO
THE FRIAR QUESTION.
General Jacob IL Smith 'Arrives at
Snn Francisco and Learns of His
Forced Retirement,
ROME, Aug. L The Observator Ro
mano, the Vatican organ, reproduces an
interview with the Right Rev.. Thomas
O'Gorman. bishop of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
concerning the Taft negotiations, saying
that these negotiations were harmllv
ended, and adding: 'The gift of the pope
to the President I vM
concluding to the desires of the Vatican."
According to statements obtained from
reliable sources it is the Intention of the
Vatican .that the friars of the- Augustine,
Dominican, Franciscan and Recoletto or
ders, now in Manila, who number about
450 men, should leave In small numbers
at different times, so that when tho mo
ment comes to resume negotiations be
tween Governor Taft and the apostolic
delegation, all the friars will havo left
the archipelago In such a wav thit the
friar question will have solved Itself with
out the necessity of further discussion, .
ine ipregoing plan is Interpreted as a
East. His -sealed orders require him to
report to the Adjutant-General at "Wash
ington, and it is likely that he will lose
no time In starting East.
Repeated efforts made during the day
to Induce, General Smith to- discuss his
campaign. In the Philippines and the court
martial which followed as a sequel to his
work failed entirely. Ho then declined to
take up the subject with Intimate friends.
The transport Thomas brings portions
of the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth In
fantry Regiments and the Tenth Cavalry.
TROUBLE ON THE YACHT
i'KESIDEXT WILL INVESTIGATE
AFFAIRS OX MAYFLOWER.
yvm Give Smith an Ovation.
COUNCIL; BLUFFS, la.. Aug. 1, Con
grcfsman "Walter I. Smith today received
A telegram from General Jacob -H. Smith'
just arrived in San Francisco from tho
rnuipplnes, accepting an Invitation to at
tend the third annual reunion of the Na
tional Society of the Army of the Philip
pines, ana stating that he would arrive
here August 13. the first day of the re
union. Preparations are being made to
give General Smith a magnificent ova
tion, the reports received by the commit
tee In charge of the encampment Indicat
ing that General Smith's standing with
the members of tho society Has not been
injure Dy hla recent court-martial.
DEX QF ASSASSIXS.
Tnyabas Conntnbnlary Cnptnre Kntt-
pnnnn Headquarters.
MANILA, Aug. 1. A force, of constabu
lary discovered recently an extensive
tvaupunan organization in Tayabas Prov-
FEELIXG OF UNREST.
Soldiers Wrtl Remain at Shenandoah
Until the Strike Is Over.
SHENANDOAH. Pa.. Aug. 1. This was
an uneventful day in Shenandoah and
surrounding country. Absolute quiet pre
vailed everywhere and the general feel
ing of uneasiness which had prevailed
is rapidly disappearing. The troops
spent the day In perfecting their camp
arrangements and comparatively few of
them were in town. None is permitted
out of camp after dark.
Much sympathy was expressed today
by the citizens generally over the death
last night of Joseph Beddall, as a result
of injuries received in the riot of Wed
nesday night His funeral will take
place Monday afternoon and he will bo
burled with Masonic honors. Rev. "W.
H. Stewart, of tho "William Penn M. E.
church, said today that Beddall on his
death bed denied that ho was carrying
ammunition to his brother Thomas, the
Deputy Sheriff, who was besloged in the
railroad, station where the trouble oc
curred.
The inquest as to the death of Beddall
was begun today, and after four wit
nesses had been examined, the further
taking of testimony was postponed until
next Thursday. According to the testi
mony of Dr. J. C. Blddlc, of the Miners'
Hospital, Beddall received a terrible
beating at the hands of the mob. The
direct cause of death was a fracture of
tho skull, four and a half inches long and
one Inch wide. Besides this the unfort
unate man sustained other serious frac
tures and contusions. It was testified
at me inquest mat no am not use a
revolver. Two witnesses told the story
of the riot. It was brought out that
Deputy. Sheriff Thomas Beddall, who
was escorting the three workmen from
the colliery, did not use his pistol until
after he had been assailed several times
by a shower of stones and bricks. His
first shot was fired in the air and Tite
second into the ground. There were
more than 100 men In, the crowd and
many Jof them carried clubs.
Brigadier-General Gobin said tonight'
mat Tvnue everything is quiet thero is
a reeling of unrest among-the great army
or men ana hoys. It Is believed the
soldiers will stay in the field to the end
of the strike.
RESIGNS BECAUSE OF POLJCE SCANDAL
MAYOR. A. A. AMES, OF MIXXEATOLIS.
WEST BADEN', Ind., Aup. l.-A. A. Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis, who has
been here for everal days. said today that he had forwarded his resignation aa
Mayor of Minneapolis. He said he resigned In order to ave the city the expenaa
of a special election. Hla resignation, takes effect September 6.
Low-Priced Mine Guards.
miisAtj&uriiLA.. Aug. l. No men
have been sent to tho anthracite coal re
gions from this city to act as mine guards
lor more than two weeks past. Tho rea
son assigned is that the big operators
round the expense too heavy, and that,
moreover, they came to the conclusion
that the large force which had beon en
gaged In this city. New York, Baltimore
and tho South was not required.
Arrangements Have Been Completed
for the Vessel's Target Practice
in Gardiner's Bay.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Aug. L The first
time on a week day since his vacation
began the President today transacted
no public business at Sagamore Hill. No
visitors were received. Mr. and Mrs.
Roosevelt left the house early for an all
day oullng. Miss Alice Roosevelt left
today for Newport, where she will be the
guest or iius Helen Cutting, daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulton Cutting, of
acw York.
Tho feeling of unrest among the crew of
the Mayflower, which led to several de
sertions, has been brought to the attention
oi .rresHient Roosevelt. He received an
inkling of the trouble several days ago.
but supposed that the cases of dissatis
faction were sporadic and isolated. He
had no Idua until today that the members
or the crew were so incensed at what they
regarded as 111 treatment that half of the
141 men were ready to seize the opportu
nity to leavt the ship without warning.
It Is understood that Mr. Roosevelt will
make a personal investigation of the mat
ter, with a view of remedying the trouble.
ii possiDie.
Concerning the stories of ill treatment
of the men, Lieutenant-Commander
Gleaves, In command of the vessel, said
toaay mat gross exasperations of the real
cause naa appeared in some newspapers.
He admitted thero had been some deser
tions, but that really there were no mora
than might have been expected under the
circumstances. He denounced the stories
that the men had been Riven old bread
as absolutely without foundation. It was
announced that Secretary Moody on his
recent visit to the ship had congratulated
commander Gleaves. not only on the con
dition of the vessel, but also upon the
appearance of the crew.
Arrangements practically havo been
completed for the Mayflower's target
practice ;n uardlner's rBay next Thurs
day for the prize of $25 in gold offered
Dy me .president. The President and
Aire. .Roosevelt will be witnesses of the
contest. They will leave here Tuesdav
on the Sylph and probably will board the.
Mayflower that night. The practice will
be conducted under the usual naval reg
ulations, a target 20 feet wide and 16
feet high will be placed on a float. Th
Mayflower, at a distance of 1500 yards.
will steam past tho target at a speed of
seven miles an hour. The armament of
me .Mayflower consists of 12 ranld-flre
guns, two gunners being assigned to each.
competition for the prize will be amonsr
these 24 men. Each gunner will have
two opportunities to demonstrate his skill
in periods of two minutes each. The
gunners may fire as many shots a3 they
care in mo3e penoas, tho firing being
umea Dy a spm-second watch. A careful
record of every shot fired will be kept.
The gunner making tho best record will
receive the prize from tha President
personally.
plate can be completely treated electrical
ly in five hours. Moreover, the. plate Is
declared to be a third lighter for the
same resisting power, which means a
great mvlng to constructors.
Government to Print Its Stamps.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Govern
ment probably will print its own postage
stamps, as the result of tho bids opened
at the Postofflce Department today, for
the Gupplylng of adhesive postage stamps
fox the United States for the four years
beginning October 1 next. It has been
stated that the price caked by the Bureau
Qf Engraving and Printing was exorbit
ant, and that the work would have to go
to a private concern. The bureau's bid,
however. la the lowest. It is as follows:
5 cents, per 1C0Q for ordinary postage
stamps; 7 cents per 1000 fqr postage due
stamps: 15 cents per 1000 for special de
livery stamps: $2 82 per 1000 books con
taining 12 stamps each; $3 45 per 1000 books
containing 24 stamps each, and $4 46 per
1000 books containing 48 stamps each. The
only other bidder wea the American Bans
Note & Engraving Company, of New-
York, whose bid is estimated to be about
515.000 higher for the four years than the
bureau's bid.
Must Leave West Point.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Ex-Delezate
Crandall, of Arizona, was at the "War
Department today Jn the interest of Cadet
Pendleton, who was yesterday found
guilty of hazing at "West Point. Young
Pendleton was appointed to the academy
Dy air. Crandill, and he has a great in
terest In having him retained In the
academy, as he will be ready to enfer tho
Army next year. Ho was Informed that
the law In the case Is very explicit and
that neither the Secretary of "War nor
the President ca,n prevent the dismissal
of a cadet who is found guilty of hazing.
Paymanter Short In His Account.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. L An order was
isued by the Navy Department for tho
trial by court-martial of Past Assistant
paymaster Charles "W. Penrose, attached
to the Michigan. The officer Is charged
with rendering false and fraudulent re
turns of balances to his credit, embezzle
ment, scandalous conduct, absence from
station and duty and negligence In obey
ing orders. The shortage In his balance
is said to amount to onlv SS00. The.
Court will meet the 7th at Erie. Pa
Commander Berry Garst is Its president.
Brooklyn Returns From England.
WASHINGTON. Ausr. 1. The cruiser
.Brooklyn, which conveyed the remains of
the late Lord Pauncefote to England, has
arrived off Nantucket. She will join the
North Atlantic Squadron for the coming
Summer maneuvers. Tho cruiser "New
a one, with Admiral Rodgers aboard, ha3
arriveu at cavite.
ion. A dispatch to the London Times
from Shanghai April 25 quoted a Chinese
merchant to the effect that the Chinese,
native merchants opposed Sir James L.
Mackays tariff plans because of lack of
belief that the British Government would
keep China to her engagements.
VIEW OF THE BOER "WAR.
American Banking- Firm Has Ideas
That Pleaae the Scots.
late but 'significant recognition by the
Vatican that Secretary Root's first
sltion, made to the Vatican through Gov
ernor Taft, was the moat liberal that
could be devised for the settlement of tho
question. The great influence of the re
ligious orders in Rome must be reckoned
with, however, should they think it to be
to their Interest tn rnstcf tUa .
It was thereforo determined to drop at From present Indications this would not
loast SO per cent of the total number en
gagedestimated to be about 5000 and
after that reduction occurred to fill the
places with men who could be secured for
tne work at lower wases. All of those
who were hired in Philadelphia received
$2 50 per day. About 3000 were thus con
tracted for. Of these it is believed that
300 to 400 have returned home. Their
places were filled with men who could be
got in the coal country itself for ?2 a
aay.
seem to bo so. as the ceneral of the An
gustinians will soon leive for the United
btatcs to choose Augustlnlans to replace
the Spanish members of that order now
In Manila.
Habeas Corpus for Strike Lender.
CLARKSBURG. TV. Va.. Aujt. 1. J
Nathan Goff, of the United 8tates Circuit
Court, this afternoon Issued a writ of
habeas corpus for Thomas Haggcrty and
Diner striKe ioaaers sentenced to jail at
x-arKersDurg ny judge Jackson for viola
tion or tne injunction Issued bv him
Judge Goff ordered the Marshal to pro-
uuce xiaggerty ana otner prisoners here
ior appearance next Tuesday.
Tin-Plate Plant Closes Down.
MARION, Ind.. Aug. 1. The American
tin plate plant, at Gas City, which em
ployed 500 men, was closed tonight for an
indefinite time, on account of the em-
floyes of the company voting to refuse a
reduction in wages of 2o per cent.
MITCHELL REPLIES TO CITIZENS.
Says Miners Commit No More Crimes
Than the Coal Combine.
"WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Aug. 1. Presi
dent Mitchell, of the Miners' Union, to
day replied to the open letter addressed
to him yesterday by the Citizens' Alli
ance of "Wilkesbarre, an organization
made up At business and professional
men and others. Mr. Mitchell recently
criticised the alliance because he assert
ed it wanted to prosecute all miners who
violated law, but overlooked the many
violations of the law committed every
day by the coal combine. The alliance
replied In an open letter. In which they
enumerated many outrages said to have
been committed by strikers and others In
the coal region since the strike began.
Mr. Mitchell was called upon to define
bis .position and to issue a proclamation
to his followers, warning them to keep
on the side of law and order.
President Mitchell, in the course of his
reply, says:
"Permit me to say that I do not recog
nize, your right to make demands upon
me to specifically declare myself opposed
to any special classes of lawlessness. Ao
a citizen of the United States and the
chief executive, of the miners' organiza
tion, I have declared on innumerable oc-.
caslons arid in language not susceptible
of misconstruction, that I am opposed, to
lawlessncesln even, character, and J do
not propose'to alter myrvlews to con-
FIRE NO HINDRANCE. -
Brewery Horses, Loosed During a
Fire, Started oa Regular Routes.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Educated brewery horses played an in
telligent part In a fire that was discov
ered in a stable in Martha street, at
tached to the WeSssbrod &. Hess brewery
shortly after 2 o'clock Tuesday morning.
There were 100 horses upon the first
floor, and they were quickly turned
loose when the hay upon the third floor
started to blaze. For a moment the
horses cantored about in wondermont.
Then each animal found his team mate
and off they started to do business As
calmly as though attached to brewery
wagons the teams trotted oft upon their
various routes. At a tavern near Rich
mond and Ann streets, one team came to
a stop at a watering trough where they
dally stop. After waltlngthe usual length
of time they started to resume their
route when captured.
Another team was last seen trotting
contentedly side by side out the Bustleton
pike, bound for a farm where they had
been out at pasture last week.
Officers of the brewing company tele
phoned the branch office of the Bulletin
in Kensington to report all stray horses
seen standing In front of saloons. Many
of the horses are still missing, but It is
hoped that after finishing their usual
round they will return to the brewery.
The barn was destroyed and the loss
will reach $60,000. Upon the second floor
were 22 carriages of various kinds be
longing to members of the firm. The
barn was situated midway between Ad
ams and York streets. Just opposite is
the main building of the brewers, while
other buildings surrounded the barn
upon all sides. One of them is another
barn that contained 50 horses, but thoio
did hot get an opportunity to show ticir
training, .
GENERAL S3IITH BREAKING DOAV.V.
FJrst Hears of His Retirement on
Landing at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. L Standing on
the bridge of the transport Thomas.
eagerly waiting with tho ship's captain for
a glimpse of his native shore. General
Jacob H. Smith, tried by court-martial
for having ordered the Island of Samar
transformed into a howling wilderness,
was doomed this morning to first learn
that tho President had retired him from
active duty. The pilot boat which met the
Thomas just outside the Heads at 2
o'clock this morning brought to General
Smith the first news of the President's
action. In the faint light of a binnacle
lamp, the veteran read the message that
apprised him of his fate.
An hour later the dawn came, and with
it the sight of land, but General Smith
had retired to his cabin, where, with his
wife and chief aid. Lieutenant G. H.
Shields, of the Twelfth Infantry, ho dis
cussed the outcome of the long ordeal
tnrougn which he has passed. Six hours
later, when the Thomas reached the quar
antine station in the harbor. Major Du
val, of the transport service, boarded the
ship with his secretary and met both .Gen
eral Smith and Lieutenant Shields at tho
door of the General's cabin.
A sealed document from the "War De
partment was handed to General Smith.
It contained the official notification of
President Roosevelt's action, and, upon
reading it, General Smith retired, over
come with emotion. He was not a train
seen until tho IJnlted States customs ton-
aer, tne xiartiey, was ready to take the
General and his party ashore. He then
denied himself to all Interviewers, who
wero met by Lieutenant Shields. To
other with hla wife and aids. General
Smith proceeded to the Occidental Hotel,
repairing then at once to Army head
quarters in the Phelan building, where
he remained during the morning.
"General Smith has absolutely nothing
to say for publication," said Lieutenant
Shields to. a representative of the Asso
ciated Presa "He Is. not at liberty to
talk, ana, furthermore, has nothing to
say. Ho has been hopeful that the Presi
dent would not take action against him,
and, of course, feels keenly the force of
the blow he has received. The General
admitted to the court-martial trying him
that he had Issued ordora which in effect
expressed his dosiro that tho enemy. f
obdurate and unconquerable, be not
spared; in fact, that the country be laid
waste and no prisoners be taken. The
literal construction of these orders and
their exact Interpretation made up the
bulk of the evidence against the General
at the court-martial. There is no doubt
but that General Smith did not mean all
he said. He certainly did not expect the
action which the President has taken."
General Smith, who Is wearing civilian
attire, appears exceedingly nervous and
worn. His C2 years are plainly read In
his every action, and his Intimate friends
fear he is breaking down under the se
vere strain to which hp has-ieen sub
jected in recent months. It is not known
as yet. when General Smith will proceed
lnce. and captured the headquarters and
.-wiua ol tne organization. "When th.
police attacked the headn nnrters v no
tives fled, leaving six prisoners 'and one
dead man. A confession made hv n nrio.
oner and the documents taken revealed
me existence of an extensive active or
ganlzatlon.
Running Flffht TVIth Ladronca.
Tho constabulary columns In Cavit.
have met again the bands of Felemrrin
and Montalon and scattered them, in run
ning ngnts. captain Bamagon, a bandit.
icu iiuu c trisuruu was iorcca to
nKnnnn V.T- 1 '
Ascent of Mnyon.
a party or soldiers has succeeded in
ascending the active volcano "of Mayon.
It took the party 20 hours to reach the'
crater. This was the second ascent of this
volcano ever made.
Governor of Parnfrna.
Captain "W. A. Phillips, of the Tenth
Infantry, has been appointed Governor bf-
tne island of Paragua.
Accidental Electrocutions.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 1. Harry Grum. a
laborer, met a frightful death while en
gaged In moving a barn this afternoon.
Grum was on the ridge of tho barn and
grasped two wires that were in
the way, with the Intention of re
moving them, receiving a shock of
2000 volts, which continued to flow
through his body for four minutes.
The upper portion of Grum's body was
almost roasted to a crisp, and when the
remains -were lowered. It was necessary
to quench his burning clothes with
water.
MISSOULA. Mont., Aug. 1. Eugene O.
Ketcham, night electrician at the Bonner
Electric power plant, was electrocuted
somo time" last hlght. His body was found
this morning lying beside a dynqmo. From
the nature of tha bums it Is believed
Ketcham fell against the dynamo. '
Hot Day In Colorado.
DENVER, Aug. 1. This was the hottest
day so for this yrar in Denver and many
other parts of Colorado. At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the mercury registered 100.3
degrees In Denver. Reports from various
points in the state show that the tem
perature was 1C9 in Greely, 100 at Long
mont, 92 at Idaho Springs, and 90 in Estts
Park. The last two places' are In tho
mountains, and the figures named are unprecedented.
Forest Fires In Colorado.
DENVER, Aug. 1. Specials to the Re
publican announce the breaking out of
serious forest fires In Leyden Gulch, four
miles north of Golden, Colo., and ajso on
Clozler Mountain. 12 miles north of ISstes
Park. The extreme dry weather Is re
sponsible for the spread of tho flames.
The only property so far destroyed is
valuable timber.
Rogers Again After Lajolc.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1. John-1. Rogers,
of the Philadelphia National Baseball
Club, today filed proceedings in the Com
mon Pleas Court to compel Napoleon La
jole, Elmer Flick and W. ' H. Bernard,
members of the Cleveland baseball club,
to quit Cleveland and return to Philadel
phia to play ball.
Fatal Mosquito pite.
"VRW VAT? T" Aur I A crnnllm' tn a
recent death of Alfred Croneberger, 14
months old, was due to the' bite of a.
mosquito, which caused erysipelas.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
dniy Statement Shows an Increase
of Fonr Millions.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. L The monthly
statement or tne National debt showa
mat at tne close of business July 31. 1902,
the deot, less cash In the Treasury.
amounted to ?978.910,3P7, which Is ah in
crease, as compared with July 1, of
$4,453,126. This increase Is accounted for
by the reduction in the amount of cash
on hand. Tho debt la. recapitulated as
follows:
Interest-bearing debt t. 931,070,340
ueui on wmcn interest nas
ceased since maturity 1.274.R10
Debt bearing no interest 395,637,?16
Total 0.327,534,96(3
This amount, however, does not Includa
JS41.933.0S9 In certificates and treasurv
notes outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount of cash on hand held for
the redemption. .Cash In the Treasury Is Association has offered to concede an ad
ciiiasiuuu as iuiiuws; uum reserve iunr.. i ue ui i per cent, out lis omcers sav
"Western Gold Deposits.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Payment bv tho
sub-treasury for account of arold deposit
ed at Seattle and San Francisco to July
31 amount to ,317.752, against $3,777,175 In
me corresponding period last year.
Transferred to Fort Worden.
"WASHINGTON. Aujr. 1. An order wns
issued at the War Department today
iransierring tne blxty-second Comnnnv
oast Aruiiery, irom ifort Mason, Cal.
to i?ort worden. Wash.
BOILERMAKERS GO OUT.
General Strike In Contract and Job
Shops at Chicago.
UttlUAuO. Aug. L Boilermakers and
shipbuilders and their helners to the num
ber of 1500 men, employed in the contract
and job shops in this" city, struck todav
because the Master Boilermakers' Asso
ciation refused to concede demands made
by them. The nrlnclDal demand In nn
increase In the .wage scale of the holler
makers .from 30 'cents an hour to 33 cents
ior inside work.-and 50 cents for outside
work. Other demands are: Recognition
of the union; nine-hour daj inside and
eignt-nour day outside; double time for
holiday work, and time and a half for
overtime.
J.ne bollermakers and helners flpninro
they are prepared to continue the strike.
indefinitely. The Master Boilermakers'
iou.wu.iwu; trust xunas, M,ueo,!9: gen
eral fund, J2C6,514,509. Including $126,152,591
In National bank depositaries; total, $11,-
27S.4S8.59S, against which there are demand
liabilities outstanding amounting to $934.-
c04.999. leaving a cash balance on hand of
$353,974,539.
Circulation Statement.
The monthly circulation statement, is-?
sued by tho Controller of the Currency,
shows that at the close of bustne3, duly
31, 1902, the total circulation of National
bank notes was $35S,9S4,1S4, an Increase for
the month of $2,312,093, and an Increase
for the year of $2,831,281. The circulation
based on United States bonds amounted
to $316,614,767, an Increase for the month
of $2,375,956, and a decrease for the year
of $1,414,606, The circulation secured by
lawful money aggregated $42,369,417, a de
crease for the month of $63,862. and an In?
crease for the year of $13,255,657. Th
amount of United States, registered bonds
on deposit to secure circulating notes was
$31S,5SS,480, and to secure pi'olle deposits
$124,750,650.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The monthly comparative statement of
Government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of July, 1902,
the -receipts amounted to $49,305,691, and
the expenditures $S6.8l3,o67, leaving a de
ficit for the month of $7,507,576. Tho re
ceipts from the several sources of rev
enue, compared with July, 1901, are given
as follows:
Increase.
Customs $24,430,543 $3,166,760
Internal revenue 21.61S.124 6,720,006
Miscellaneous 3,256.823 638,637
Decrease.
The decrease In the receipts from inter
nal revenue Is due to the revenue re
duction act, passed at the last session of
Congress, which went Into operation July
1, 1902. The expenditures on account of
the "War Department show an Increase of
$l,sx,000, and on account of the Isavy De
partment an Increase of $1,375,000. An un
usual expenditure during July was about
$3,250,000 paid to several of the states
under a ruling by the Controller of the
Treasury for expenses connected with
raising troops during the Civil "War-
Coinage in Jnly.
The monthly coinage statement issued
by the Director of the Mint shows that
during July, 1802, the total coinage exe
cuted at the mints of the United States
was $4,io6,SC0, as follows:
Gold (double eagles) J2.120.00o
Silver 2,254.000
Minor coins ......v aCEUO
it is Impossible to grant all the demands
of the union. It Is feared the strike will
tie up an work In the branches affected.
it was reported by union officials that
nunareds of bollermakers were leaving
Chicago to seek work in adlacent ernes
Practically all work at boiler shops has
ceased, and hardly any work 13 in opera
tion. Employers predict that the strike
will kill the boilermaklng business in this
city. Already, they declare, other cities
can secure workmen at much chpnner
wages than are now paid here, and as a
consequence work is being diverted in
their favor.
Important victories were won bv the
men during the day, three of the largest
snops in mo city having siened tho
union scale, and 200 of the men will re
turn to work tomorrow moraine. Thn
firms that agreed to the terms were the
Allls-Chalmers Comoanv. the Waiiei-
Down Draft Company and the Hamler
uoiier & Tank Company. Coming on the
nrst day of tne strike, the acquiescence
of these firms to the union's demands Is
hailed by the strikers as an indication
mat me strike win be of short duration.
Offered Rewards for Assaults.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. Charged with payine
rewards for assaults on nonunion work
men, the scale varying according to the
degree of injury inflicted, 11 union brass
molders were Indicted by the grand jury
today. All of the accused are members
of a brassmolders' union, soma of them
having been officers of the organization
"Witnesses told the grand jury that the
omcers of the union, through the business
agent, offered from $a to $25 for assaults
on nonunion men. If the victim was ner
manently disabled, they said, the men who
am the work received $25, and In other
cases $3 was added.
NEW ARMOR-PLATE.
Overtakes New Explosive In Race
for Snprcmacy.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Navy neo-
ple hope to offset the recent development
In high explosives and armor-piercing
projectiles by the Army through a con
siderable Improvement In the resisting
power of the armor-platlne of a battle
ship. Lieutenant Cleland Davis, attached
to the Naval Ordnance Bureau. has pro
duced an armpr-plate which recently was
tested at the proving grounds at Bethle
hem, and the results encourage the naval
offlcera here to believe that the armor-
plate has again overtaken the gun in the
never-ending struggle for supremacy.
This plate is obtained by a novel process,
carbon being driven directly Into the sur
face of the hot plate by an Intensely pow
erful current of electricity, the result be
ing a face as hard as glas of any thick
ness desirable, supported by a tough
back, which it Is declared cannot be
cracked. The depth oi the hardening- Is
ruled by the lensrth the current nlavs
upon the plate. It. Is said flint an average
Press Feeders' Strike.
NEW YORK. Aujr. 1. At a meeting nf
uie executive Doard of the Franklin As
sociation or rressmen a resolution has
Deen adopted recommending the order-
"5 a Beiierai siriKe or. iwo press
feeders In 49 printing press establish
ments, for an advance of from $12 to $14
a weeic. a general meeting of the 1S00
members of the association will be called
to take action upon the recommendation.
No Strike at Hoop "Works.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 1. At a conference
today between officers of . the American
Steel Hoop Company and" the Amalgama
tea Association of iron and Steel Workers.
tne points ot laaue regarding foot notes
of the scale were amicably adjusted, and
the conference adjourned. There will be
no strike.
Serious Hitch at Shanghai.
LONDON, Aug. 1. A news agency dis
patch rfom Shanghai says a serious hitch
has occurred between Sir James L.
Mackay and the Chinese treatv commis
sioners, threatening to Interrupt the ne
gotiations looking to the adoption of the
rormers scneme for Chinese tariff revls-
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Edinburgh Scotsman.
The following appears in the Times, of
Thursday over the signature Vincent Call
lard. National Bank of Egypt, 92 Cannon
street, E. C: I enclose an extract from a
monthly communication received from a
well known banking firm in New York, in
the belief that the views therein ' ex
pressed, coming as they do from a for
eign source. Of the term.s nf non rarrtor?
to the Boers and of the manner in which X!
uie war was conducted by the British, are
of considerable Interest:
The comerclal and financial effect (of
the peace). Important as it Is, by no
means covers the case. There are times
when an event becomes an epoch, and this
is one of the occasions. The terms upon
?i vh peace was concluded reflect the
highest honor on both sides, and especially
to the victors. There has never been a
serious doubt as to the final outcome of
the conflict, but, meantime, the loss of life
and treasure has been so prodigious that
the spirit of revenge and reprisal might
reasonably have been expected on the part
of tho final conquerors. The war was
forced upon the British; to defend their
rights (and those of other foreigners who
had borne part in the development of tho
mineral wealth of the Trnnciv,?n tha
British have spent hundreds of milUous of
dollars and given ud thousand nf
And yet it is safe to say that no con
quered adversary has ever yet been grant-
cu tu magnanimous and generous terma
as have the Boers. This was but a notable
sequel to the methods In which the British
have conducted the war. So far as It m
posible to do so, the humane spirit pre
vailed. War is cruel at the best. Individ
ual suffering wholesale darastation if
you please are necessary accompaniments
of battles, of marches and sieges. Witness
the march of Sherman to the sea In our
civil war. Go back more than a hundred
years and read the orders of General
Washington to the officers who wero en
gaged against the Indians. But severity
and destruction are not necessarily barbar
ism, and the Boer war has not been con
ducted on barbarous lines. Now, when tho
end has come. Great Britain shows her
stalwart manliness, her dignified and un
quenchable courage, her generosity to a
beaten foe, by a settlement upon such
terms as, we venture to say. have never
been paralleled in the history of warfare.
No indemnity is enforced or demanded for
the enormous cost of the war; but, on tho
contrary, she advances money to put tha
conquered people on their feet once more.
No estates aro confiscated, but the burgh
ers are to be helped back to comfort and
prosperity. No onerous punishments aro
Inflicted, but the leaders are taken into
friendly conference to determine how
best to enrich their own condition and re
coup their country's losses. As one writer
has forcibly put it. 'The Boer war has
been the greatest test of the British char
acter since the nation found Itself pitted
against Napoleon with his Continental
system,' and nobly has she stood the test.
Not the least evidence of this Is the pres
ent attitude of the men who have stood
at the head and front of the Boer ranks
through the stubborn contest. Brave and
skilful beyond question, misled Into pro
longing war by false hopes, an unfounded
assurance of foreign intervention, they
came at last to realize the hopelessness of
Its continuance, and they have accepted
the result as brave men .should, and hence
forth will work side by side with their new
rulers for the development of South Af
rica. 'As time goes on the world will more an-i
more appreciate this historical event. It
will stand out as an cramnle to tha nn-
tlons of the world. Its influence will Le
felt In countries which have shown a dis
position to criticise British policies ar.i
ways. And in the United States bound to
England by ties of a common language,
religion and devotion to civilization It
will serve as a strengthening influ?nce In
the strong alliance between the mother
country and her vigorous offspring on this
side of the sea."
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