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THE MOBBING OEEGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902. ENEMY NOT VISIBLE Higginson Cannot Locate Pillsbury's Squadron. ! SECOND DAY OF MANEUVERS ISarXc Mfflit Favors tli Attacking Fleet The White Sonndroa Lauds Spies at Points Along: the Coast ' ROCKPORT, Mass.; Aug. 22. At mid Slight 36 hours had passed of tho possible 120 for the naval conflict between the at tacking squadron, in charge of Commander Pillsbury, and the defending squadron, , commanded by Rear-Admiral Higginson. Ihe coming of another day was recorded, but the anticipated meeting between the hostile fleets had not como to pass. After ' a day which had been on the whole devoid jof any sensations, the night, thick and cloudy as it was, with the moon obscured, developed so many confusing situations and so many extrordlnary reports that the Higginson squadron had Just cause :for grave uneasiness. Somehow the feel ing grew that It would not be such a dlf Ucult attainment after all for the three auxiliary cruisers of the "white" squad ron to slip In and anchor at some harbor, protected as they would be by the darkness which prevailed. J Perhaps the greatest danger iVhlch came .to Admiral Higginson was that of yield ing to the temptation to withdraw the Kearsarge and leave only the Albany and the Massachusetts, and go In search of the enemy, reported on apparently reliable authority to have been sighted at either this point or that point along the coast Such reports were, in fact, made. The xeason that the Admiral steadfastly re fused to leave his anchorage in the harbor here was that he dared, not leave Rock port exposed to the enemy, which, taking advantage of the needless passage of the defending battle-ships to another port, night easily creep in and drop anchor In the very heart of the operations of the "blue" squadron. It was these consider ations that forced Admiral Higginson to the conclusion that on none but the sure'st .authority would he leave the Rockport station to Join other members of his squadron in tho work of putting the enemy out of acticn. The complications which developed to 3ay, in the shape of news that Commander Pillsbury had secretly landed some of his wlficers ashore to spy upon the movements of the "blue" squadron, served only to In crease the perplexity of Admiral Higgln eon's position, and this reported shore sys tem of spying was one of the things which led the Admiral to establish the new signal Btation off Straits Mouth Point, and also to remove his ships, as he did early in the evening, to a point Just inside Thatcher's Island. On Board the Flagship. Rear-Admiral Higginson, while anchored at Sandy Bay Harbor, at Rockport, yester flay, received information that an enemy's fleet had been sighted off the New England CoasL The telegram was received on the flagship at 11:40 A. M. Immediately (everything was bustle and activity, and the mimic war maneuvers were under "way. Orders were given in rapid suc cession, quickly followed by the blare of , "bugles and the setting of signal flags. From that moment the flagship Kearsargo and the other vessels of the defending , fleet have been in readiness for the ap proach of the opposing vessels under Com mander John F. Pillsbury. "When the orders to move came, the Mayflower and a torpedo-boat were the flrst away, starting out north of the en trance of the harbor of refuge for stations off Portland. The Brooklyn and the Olympia were close behind, steaming In a more easterly course. The Scorpion took her course about southeast, while the Montgomery arid the Lcyden also went to the southeast. The torpedo fleet scat tered to various points off shore. The Kcarsarge, Massachusetts, Alabama and Gloucester took a general station about Ave miles off the Bathers' Light. The point Is about midway between Port land and Provlncetown. Up to midnight the movements of the ships were not very Important. The battle-ships passed back and forth until Just before midnight, when ;the Commander-in-Chief signaled orders 'to come to anchor about a mile north of 'Thatcher Island. Orders were given to keep fires In the boilers, so that a start csuld be mado at a moment's notice. No lights were permitted. Twice during the llrst half of the night torpedo-boats lightly and noiselessly steamed in and out through the fleet, hut, receiving no signal from 'the flagship, they quickly departed to their 'stations. Sleep was not indulged in to any extent. The Admiral -was on the bridge up to midnight. At 5 o'clock th's morning he again made his appearance on deck. A few of the scoutshlps came In, but reported noth ing of consequence. Aboard the flagship 'the regular Thursday morning duties were 'observed. At 9:30 general quarters were Bounded, and for an hour practice work was Indulged In. About 10 o'clock the Gloucester steamed off In an easterly dl rectlon. and about the same time torpedo boat No. 6 came in from the sea. The cruiser Montgomery had a slight ac cident to her machinery yesterday, but the damage was repaired without difficulty. A Dnrk Nifcht. Not for a moment during the afternoon ;flld the battle-ships give up their watch fulness. Soon after the noon hour a heavy storm came on, the sky being decidedly 'black. In the driving rain, the impression entertained by the sailors was the prob . ability that Commander Pillsbury would f strike his blow on such a night as this I promised to be. But the adverse weather ,inade the stations of the defending squad don along the Atlantic coast line all the more active and alert. Messages camo in from various points, from Portland to 1ProvIicotown, with remarkable quickness. In an hour the rain had passed, but the thick weather remained, and as dark came on a mist crept over the surface of the water. It was a dark night Tho darkness was Just coming on when Admiral Higginson gave the order to his battle-ships to weigh anchor. So hur riedly had messages been given and so many trips did the dispatch launches Tiake between the shore and the Kear sargc, that It was thought the move this time was out to sea. Tho Admiral, how ever, allowed the squadron to pass to the 'couth; in fact nearer shore and in hailing distance of Thatcher's Island. This change of anchorage was brought about for two reasons. The Admiral wished to keep his ships in varying locations, and to puzzle the spies of the "white" squadron, who, it was firmly believed, were strung along the coast Again the Admiral wished to get in touch with the Straits Mouth Point life-saving station, where was established tonight an elaborate system of rocket signaling. " .. . As the night wore on the sky lost little of its blackness, and a constant stream of messages from the north to tho south showed clearly enough that the defiendlng squadron feared the approach of Com mander Pillsbury. JtAXK OF MARINE OFFICERS. Department's Decision Will Involve a Readjustment. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L Tho Navy Department has made, a decision which affects , the rank of marine officers ap pointed from civil life under the naval personnel act Under that act tho Presi dent was authorized to fill vacancies in the Marine Corps from civil life, and sev eral groups of appointments were made. the largest being IS, May 21. 1900. The appointees, after passing- their examlna tlons, were commissioned by numbers and took rank according to their standing at tne examination. In thus ranking these officers, the Navy Department followed tho law and practice In the case of cadets graduating from Annapolis, who rank ac cording to standing. Recently, one of the marine officers, Lieutenant Arthur J. O'Leary. questioned the action of tho de partment in view of section 1209 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that the officers of the same grade, when appoint ed and commissioned on the same date. shall take rank according to previous servico. Lieutenant O'Leary himself, like most or the other marine officers appoint ed from civil life, had seen service as a volunteer during the Spanish War, and he claimed the benefit of the statute. The department upon the recommendation of Acting Judge-Advocate-uenerai Hanna, has sustained his contention. This ruling will Involve a readjustment of the rank of all marine officers appointed from civil life since the Spanish War. IT HAD EFFECT. Tnrker Brought to Terms br SXinrp Note of Minister Lclshman. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 21. The sharp rejoinder of United States Minister Lelshmaa to the Porte Is having the de sired effect of hastening the carrying out of the tatter's encasements for the settle ment of pending questions. One of the minor American demands heretofore dis regarded, namely, the return of a package of Insurance policies seized by the authori ties, was complied with yesterday, while indications point to the Porte being desir ous of preventing further friction by set tling the other matters, Ipcludlng the re building of the American mission-house at Kharput Turkish Armenia, destroyed at the time of the Armenian massacre there, and the granting of permission to Armenian women and children to Join their husbanus and fathers, who are naturalized Americans. Teats of Field Gans. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Tho tests of the seven Hold guns subjected to trial at Sandy Hook, N. J., and at Fort Riley, Kan., with a view to the selection qf a new weapon of this type for use in tho United States Army are practically com plete. The Board of Ordnance and Fortifica tions, under whose auspices the tests were conducted, will meet next Tuesday and begin the preparation of Its report and recommendations. It Is the general opin ion of Army officers who have witnessed the working of the guns that the choice lies between tho three long recoil weap ons, the ordnance gun, the Bethlehem piece, otherwise known as the "Lewis gun," and the Ehrhardt gun. The com plaint against the short recoil weapons was that they Jolted themselves out of range time and time again. Irrigation Survey In Colorado. STERLING. Colo.. Aug. 2L A laree corps of Government surveyors today be gan making a preliminary survey for a ditch to carry water from tho Platte River to the Great Pawnee Teservolr. which, it Is believed, tho Government will build. It will require from two to three weeks to complete the survey, and it is estimated the cost of the ditch will be fully $1,000,000. The ditch will be 75 miles long, six feet deep and 50 feet wide at the bottom and 75 feet at tho top. From expressions made by members of tho sur veying party, the impression is gained that the Pawnee Basin has practically been decided upon as the site" for one of the great National reservoirs. aintter of Travel Pay. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2L The Control ler of the Treasury has rendered a decis ion In which he holds that the restric tions as to travel pay of a certain class of disabled soldiers, in the act of March 18, 1S36, have been repealed by subsequent acts. The effect of the decision is that hereafter enlisted men who are dis charged by order of the Secretary of War for disability caused by their own miscon duct will be entitled to travel allowance from the place of discharge to the place of enlistment, enrollment or original muster into the service, the same as other honorably discharged men. WILL MEET IN SEATTLE. Next Session Trans-MlssIsslppI Con gress Will Be Held on the Sonnd. ST. PAUL, Aug. 2LSeattle was tonight selected as the city in which will be held the next session of the Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress, in 1903. New Orleans was the only other candidate for the honor of en tertaining the congress. The feature of today's session was tho animated discussion of the resolution in troduced yesterday by William Henry Eustls, of Minneapolis, demanding that the address of F. B. Thurber, of New York, as Mr. Eustls' resolution declared, a specious plea in behalf of tho so-called beef trust be eliminated from tho rec ords of the congress. Mr. Eustls argued that the printed proceedings of the con gress should not be made the vehicle for disseminating literature of this class, which, he asserted, did not represent tho views of the majority of the delegates. A number of other delegates warmly sup ported Mr. Eustls, while others as warmly opposed him. Those opposing took tho ground that Mr. Thurber, hav ing been invited to address the congress, was entitled, as a matter of courtesy, to have his remarks embodied in the printed proceedings. After much discussion, which at times became rather personal, Mr. Eustls withdrew his resolution, de claring Its purpose accomplished, as the discussion upon its merits would bo em bodied in the minutes of the congress, and in this way the public would be able to see that a great portion of its members did not favor the so-called trusts. The committee on resolutions reported late tonight and its report was adopted. No attention was given the resolution in troduced by Colonel Wctmore, of St Louis, putting the congress on record as against trusts, or to that of F. B. Thur ber, in which an opposite view was taken. The committee refused to consider them and they were laid on the table. The res olutions adopted favor the admission as states of Arizona, Oklahoma and Indian Territory: call for tho extension of the system of irrigation for the reclamation of, tho arid lands of the West; favor a nine-foot channel in the Mississippi from the Missouri River to tho mouth of the Ohio; declare for an Improved merchant marine, whereby American products may bo carried in American ships; indorse the good roads movement; favor the estab lishment of a Department of Commerce, whose head shall be a member of the President's Cabinet and demand an im provement in the foreign consular serv ice. Cholera Deaths In Philippines! WASHINGTON. Aug. 2L Between June 25 and July 10. 72 deaths occurred among the enlisted men of the Division of the Philippines. Of the total number of deaths, 25 were due to Asiatic cholera. The War Department has received this cable from General Chaffee at Manila, to gether with a list of .those soldiers who had died. In addition to the 35 who died of cholera, 17 died of dysentery, six of malarial fever and the remainder of var ious other diseases. Of those who died of cholera, nine were Philippine scouts and natives. Senator Frye Xot Engraeed. LEWISTON. Me.. Aug. 2L Senator Frye. who Is at Poland's Springs, today asked tho Associated Press to send out an emphatic denial of his reported en gagement to a Lewiston lady. He states that there is not the sllghtes't foundation for such a report BARTHOLIN THE BEAST COROXEIt'S JURY ACCUSES HIM OF KILLING HIS MOTHER. Jury Found the Woman Came to Her Death by Strangulation Story Told by a Neighbor. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Tho Coroner's Jury at the inquest today over the body of Mrs. Bartholin brought in a verdict recom mending that her son William Bartholin be arrested and held as principal for her murder, and that Oscar Thompson and Edward Counsclman, who are under ar rest accused of complicity In the murder of Minnie Mitchell, be held to tho grand Jury as accessories to the crime. The Jury found that Mrs. Bartholin came to her death on or about July 1. death being due to strangulation. During the Inquest Mrs. May Brown, a neighbor of Mrs. Bartholin, testified that the old lady was suspicious and lived la deadly fear of her son. According to Mrs. Brown's testimony, Mrs. Bartholin, In a conversation a few days before her death, had told tho witness that young Bartholin was nothing but a beast, and that the Mitchell family would regret that they allowed Minnie Mitchell to have anything to do with him. Mrs. UnrthnHrv in rolating her troubles, declared that uarinoun was dissipated, and that she believed him capable of almost anv crime. The testimony In the afternoon was large ly routine and a repetition of stories told 10 me pouce in the past fortnight Mrs. Brown testified that Bartholin hnd nnnr- reled with his mother and struck her. She said Mrs. Bartholin had a considerable amount or money Just before she disap peared. A new clew to the possible solution of the Minnie Mitchell case was found to day when it was learned that n mnn rv. sembllng Counsclman had called unnn Dr. J. L. Wilgus, on August 1L with a young Dr. Wilgus says the man wanted him to take the young woman as a patient but that he refused. This story, together with that told vestcrdav that thf eirl was in a hospital, lends further color to me meory tnat tne girl may be alive. This morning the bodv of a rfrl tens found upon the beach in Rogers Parlt the northern limits of the city. It was first supposed to be that of Minnie Mitchell, but the description does not tally with mat oi ine -micneu girl. HINT AT FOUL PLAY. Brother of Robert Remington Not Satisfied With Suicide Theory. WILLIAMSPORT. Pa.. Aug-. 21. Tt wna reportea tonight from an authoritative source that Edward P. Romincton 1b not satisfied that his brother, Robert, died oy nis own hand. When it became known tnat ne was entertaining a suspicion of foul play. Which nrielnntort ViAfnro ho lift Newport with the body, an Associated jcress representative called on Mr. Rem ington and requested a statement. He re plied that he would neither denV or con firm, reports relative to his brother's death, except that tho autopsy performed today revealed that the buljet in the mouth caused death. When asked If the bullet found Imbedded in the dead man's brain fitted the revolver found by his side, he declared that he had nothing further to say. Asked if developments in the caso could be expected, he said they alono would tell. Mr. Remington and his attorney, Seth T. McCormlck. as well as the physicians who performed the autopsy, were together in secret conference until late tonight, and their action is surrounded by much mys tery. They positively refuse to give out any further information. Not Believed nt Nerrport. NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. 2L Thq,report that Edward P. Remington bellevCS that his brother. Robert Remington, was mur dered in this city; "was" received with in credulity here tonight Chief of Police- Richards, when inter viewed by an Associated Press repre sentative, said it 'was absolutely impos sible that Mr. Remington could have been murdered. He said he thoroughly Investigated the affair-soon -after it hap pened, with a view 'to-finding whether there might be any possibility of murder having been committed, -and that thero could be no doubt -that tho man came to his death by his own hand. He said that while the body was lying here awaiting tho arrival of tho brother he examined the revolver with which the shooting was done. He found that it was an old French revolyer and that it had not been bought in this city. Medical Examiner Ecroyd, who viewed tho body, and who deemed an autopsy unnecessary, stated tonight that there was nothing to indicate that tho . man died other than by suicide. The only mystery about the whole affair, he said, was that he could find traces of only two shots, while three barrels of the revolver were empty. The undertaker who had charge of the body also gave It as his opinion that It must havo been a case of suicide. 1 SERIOUS RACE WAR. Trouble Between Whites and Blacks in Mississippi. TUPELO. Miss.. Aug. 21. A telgram was received here early today by Sheriff Long from Deputy Sheriff Sam Young, at Shannon, asking that the Sheriff como Immediately to that place. A report was current here that three negroes had been killed, and that James Randolph, one of the best-known citizens of the county, who had assisted In the arrest of other ne groes, had been shot This report caused much excitement and fears were enter tained that further trouble might follow. Later In the day it was ascertained that Mr. Randolph had been shot seriously. The trouble grew out of the Etcaling of somo corn from the field of tho Messrs. Eubanks, four miles west of Shannon, by a negro named Davenport who was caught In the act and made to pour tho com out of his sack. The following night the Messrs. Eubanks went to tho field to look for thieves, and on returning were fired on by about 40 megroes who were lined alongside the road. None of the shots took effect Messrs. Randolph, Rog ers and Barnett were deputized to arrest those implicated in the shooting, and fol lowed three negroes Into Chickasaw County. The negroes barricaded them selves In a barn, armed with shotguns. When they refused to open the door or como out. the door was broken in and Randolph struck a match, when the ne groes Immediately opened fire on him, hitting him Jn tho head and shoulder. Tho negroes ran out and one of them was struck by the shots fired in the dark ness. It Is reported by the persons who came hero this afternoon from the vicinity that three negroes have been killed. Depu ties brought to Jail tonight eight negroes. Sheriff Long has returned from Shannon and reports everything quiet GREEN GOODS SWINDLERS. Bis: Round-Up by Federal Authori ties. NEW YORK. Aug. 2L What is said to be the biggest round-up of green goods swindlers ever mado by the Federal au thorities Id this city was announced to day. Five men and a woman were taken into custody, and an entire green goods plant.was captured. Four of the prison ers, Joseph R. Baker, Elmer Brown. S. Gottlieb and the lattera wife, were ar rested in Newark, and George Brown and Thomas Henry were arrested in this city. According to Postoffice Inspector Boyle, he has secured as complainant against the prisoners Antonio Caperess, a butcher of New Haven, Conn., who paid JSOO-ln cash and received grcca paper in return. Many complaints of green goods vicuoia nave rcaccea me postomce De partment recently, and tho alleged "plant" was located in Newark after much work. Yesterday the Inspectors oiiw a man come to tno nouso m tne company of Elmer Brown, the alleged "Steerer." and fnllntrAil hv TLiVai- urhn it is said was the "trailer." The pair entered the house and later came out The victim carried a miniature trunk aDout 10 inches long and four Inches wme. -xne "steerer" took the victim to an exnress office. tvhri th mtJ trunk- Which the Victim thmie-ht Vnnfnlnml 'Wrt In bills printed from stolen Government piaies, was snipped to New Haven. Then the Inspectors placed the "steerer" and the "trailer" under arrest The victim said he had paid $300 for the supposed money, and was thunderstruck when the Inanetons ppurd th tnmV and showed him that it contained nothing out sups or green paper cut to the eize of bills. A few moments after Brown and Baker hnd hpn nrtfe1 tho "nlrtnf" was raided, and tho Gottlieb were tnfcpn into custody. In the house all manner of green goods paraphernalia was found; circular letters, a dozen or more of the mue trunks and piles of green or paper. Henry and Brown were arrested last night at the terre. All the prisoners were arraigned today ana neia in 500 ball each. Retired Army Officer Shot. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2L Maior A. A. Armes, a retired Army ofilcer. was shot out not seriously Injured at his home a rew miles outside of this city, by J. D. Johnnon. According to Major Armes ac count Johnson was formerly one of his tenants with whom he had some dlfilcultv. and who threatened to shoot him. Major Armes says he was sitting on the porch of his house when Johnson approached and fired two shots, the first taking effect In tho right breast Tho second shot went wild. Escape From Guardhouse. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 21. Three prisoners escaped from the guardhouse at Fort Douglas, between midnight and 4 o'clock this morning. They are A. E. Brown, serving two years for desertion irom tne One Hundred and Fifth Artil lery; W. B. King, an unasslimed rfiriilt serving 18 months for desertion, and Har rlman, of the m Twenty-second Battery. line sentence, xne prisoners ef fected their escape by filing away the sieei oars or. a window. Tax Frauds nt Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Fraudulent records In the Countv Treasurer's office involving large sums of money, were brought to ngnt nere today when It was announced that a forged receipt had been Issued for $2C.u0 taxes assessed against tho Mnsonlp Temple had been issued and that fraudu lent entries had been made on the tax books, showing the taxes to bave been paid. It Is stated that similar frauds in volving other large properties have been commuted. Mutiny in nn Iowa Jail. CENTERVILLE, la., Aug. 2L A mutiny occurred in the County Jail here earlv this morning, resulting in the serious wounding of Snenff Davis. The Sheriff's wife seized an-ax. and with the assist ance of Deputy Bcvlngton, who had a revolver, forced the prisoners back to their cells. Tho mutiny followed a series of attempts to break Jail within tho past wecK, two of which were successful. Divine Healer Flogged. TEXARKANA. Tex.. Ausr. 21. A mnn named Perkins, an alleged divine healer ana propnet wno nas been posing as an angel of Christ who, he declared, would appear in a few days, was taken out of town last night. by Whitecaps, flogged, his hair cut short and then given 30 min utes to leave town. A notice left on Perkins' door read: "Same fato to sym pathizers." PADILLA AT CORINTO. Revolutionary Gunboat Goes North for Supplies. PANAMA, Aug. 21. The steamer City of Para arrived here today from Central American ports. Her passengers report that the revolutionary gunboat Padilla Is at Corlnto, Nicaragua, where she is be lieved to have gone to secure coal and ammunition. The revolutionists at Agua Dulce are said to "havo but a limited supply of ammunition, as a result of tho severe fighting In that district Government officials hero havo ex pressed the hope that following the nego tlatlons opened In Washington tho early part of this month for the establishment of an entente cordlale between the Gov ernments of Colombia and Nicaragua, conducted by Senor Concha, the Colom bian Minister, and Senor Corea, the NIc araguan Minister at Washington, Nica ragua will cease helping the revolution ary General Herrera, unless that country Is actually desirous of creating complica tions with Colombia. General Salazar, Governor of Panama, received a telegram at 11 o'clock this morning from the Colombian Minister of War at Bogota, saying that 300 men had already been dispatched to Colon to re lnforco the troops on the isthmus. Minister Hart Reports, WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Minister Hart, at Bogota, Colombia, has cabled the State Department in regard to the situation In that country. After referring to. the un rest and rather serious condition that ex ists, and the fact that troops are being hurried to the front by the government he discusses the subject of the seizure of vessels by tho Colombian Go-ernment, As the seizures concern British vessels alone the officials of tho department here will noty make public or discuss the contents of Minister Hart's dispatch. The United States treaty provides for the seizure of vessels for war purposes upon the pay ment of proper indemnity. Seizure of the Ecuador. PANAMA. Aug. 21. J. W. Peet local agent of tho Pacific Steam Navigation Company of Liverpool, declines to make any statement regarding the action of the Colombian authorities at Bucna Ven tura In the case of the company's steamer Ecuador, and says he knows nothing about tho sailing of the British cruiser Phaeton for that port The Governor of Panama, GeneraPSalazar, however, has received a cable message from General Velasco, In command of the troops at Buena Ventura, saying that the English company abso lutely refused to transport troops to tho Isthmus. Wilson Not Executed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Minister Mer ry, of Nicaragua, lri a mall dispatch to the State Department dated August 6. says: "It now transpires that Dr. Rus sell Wilson did not land at Bluefiolds with the Colombian revolutionary expe dition In the gunboat Plnzon.'and the re port regarding his execution by a sen tence of a Nicaragua court-martial was without cause." Chicago Gas Trust. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. By the merging of the Northwestern and Cicero Gas Compa nies all the gas plants in Cook County outside of Chicago have been brought un der one ownership. While not consoli dated with the People's Gas Light & Coke Company of Chicago, the new company's management Is friendly to the entire gas business in Cook County, including the city, and is practically under the same control.- The name of the new organization is the Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Com pany, and Its capital 13 $10,000,000. Fo'rlc and Hoe Trust. TRENTON. N. J..'Aug.'.2L The Ameri can Fork & Hoe Company, capital $1,000.- 000, has been Incorporated here to manu facture agricultural implements. APPEAL TO END STRIKE WILKESBARRE WANTS THE CON TEST ARBITRATED. Union Officials Do Not Believe Morgan Will Take Steps to Terminate the Struggle. WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Aug. 21. T. W. Hart, chairman of the Public Alliance of Wllksbarre, Issued an address to the press and public tonight In which he urges that every Influence be used to bring nbout the settlement of the coal strike by arbitra tion. He says the situation Is now be coming acute and threatens every business In the strike region. Doubt Is expressed at strike hcadqudrtera whether J. P. Mor gan will use his Influence with the presl dents of the coal-carrying roads to bring the strike to a dose, and the subdistrict officers of the United MIneworkers are of the same opinion as their chief ofilcer. President John Mitchell, that the battle will have to be fought to a finish. ' Only a. Christening. SHENANDOAH, Pa.. Aug. 21. At mid night Superintendent Hayes, of the Penn sylvanla colliery, at Morea. asked General Gobin to send troops to that place. He said the foreigners were on the streets discharging firearms, and he feared an at tack on nonunion firemen and engineers. The Governor's troop was dispatched to Morea, but found the place quiet An In vestigation showed that the Hungarians had been celebrating a christening. The authorities there, .however, are of the belief that an attack on the nonunion workmen was averted only by the pres ence of the cavalry- Settling Union Pacific Strike. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Aug. 21. It Is re ported here tonight that the Union Pacific strike will probably be settled In a week or 10 days, and that a state official is In receipt of a letter from Presdent Burt, In which that official Intimated that he would call a conference with tho strike leaders as soon as he could complete certain ar rangements. No confirmation of the re port can be obtained, nor can any state official be found who has received such a letter. The strike leaders are positive. however, that some sort.of a settlement of the controversy will be made In a few days. Funeral of Patrick Sharp. LANSFORD. Pa.. Aug. 21. Tho funeral of Patrick Sharp, tho strike leader, who was shot and killed at Nesquehoning Monday night took place here today, and probably was tho largest ever witnessed in the coal regions. Over 6000 persons, among them 1000 women, participated in tho two-mile march to St Joseph's Church, at Summit Hill, where services were held, and followed the remains to the Catholic cemetery. It took 24 men to carry tho floral offerings. The procession was led by the Miners' Union band, of which Sharp was manager. Coal Famine Threatens Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. An Immediate hard coal famine threatens Chicago. In the entire city there are not more than 50,000 tons on hand, and as one-half of that has alreday been contracted or bought outright. the public has only 25,000 tons of the hard fuel available for purchase. Usually at this time of the year there are 300,000 tons of hard coal within the corporate limits, Heretofore unlimited quantities could be purchased at $7 25 per ton, but today the majority of the dealers were asking $S 50 a ton, and some wanted $9. West Virginia Mines Resume. -MONTGOMERY, W. Va., Aug. 21. Two or three hundred miners resumed work today at this place, Redash and Loup Creek. Twenty-seven mines. are now be ing operated in the Kanawha and New River fields, the greatest number, by far, since the strike began. Operators assert that they have assurances from union miners that many will resume before the week Is over. New miners are arriving dally from tho East There is no violence. ' Six .Collieries in Operation. SCRANTON. Pa., Aug. 2L The Von Slorch mine, of the Delaware & Hudson Company, resumed operations today with about 0 men. Tho washery of the Nayaug Coal Company also resumed today, and it is expected that West Ridge colliery, of the Ontario & Western, will tesume to morrow. The Van Slorch make's six col Ucrics in this city now in operation. Mitchell Returns to Coal Field. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. President Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkera of America, who came to Chicago Tuesday night to meet the officials of the Illinois Mine- workers' Union, returned to Wllkesbarre, Pa., tonight Before leaving for the East Mr. Mitchell declared that he knew noth ing of any steps to bring the strike in the anthracite fields to an end. SCHWAB SAILS FOR EUROPE But Does Not Know Where He Will Go or What ne Will Do. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, sailed for Europe today on La Loralne. He appealed to be in good health, except for the fact that he leaned heavily on a cane which he held in his right hand. "My arrangements for my trip abroad." he said to a reporter, "were made so hurriedly that until I arrive I do not know where I shall go or what I shall, do. You can say. however, that I have not resigned, and also that I am not in bad health. The reason for my hurried departure Is not because of Ill-health, but because I want and need a vacation, hko every one else. I must go away now If I. want 'to go at all; If I should wait much longer Winter would be here, and It would be too late. Business will not enter into my trip abroad at all." As Austrian Papers View It. VIENNA, Aug. 21. The newspapers comment characteristically on the re ports of the alleged retirement of Charles M. Schwab from the presidency of the United States Steel Corporation. The Fremdenblatt pictures him .s flying away from the land which made him great while it broke him down, and de scribes J. P. Morgan as the "lone guard ian of the avalanche of capital." The Neuz Welner Journal Is "surprised at the steadiness of the American market under the circumstances." FUEL AND IRON FIGHT. Gates Party Will Apply for Dissolu tion of Injunction. DENVER, Aug. 21. The situation In the fight for the control of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company Is practically unchanged tonight J. F. Valle, one of the attorneys for the Gates people, eald tonight that application would be made for a dis solution of the Injunction Issued yester day by Judge Mulllns, of the District Court restraining the holding of the stockholders' meeting, but he did not in dicate Just when such action would be taken. The practice of Colorado requires that five days' notice accompany such ap plication, which would bring the matter up for consideration some time next week. should the application bo filed tomorrow. Judge Mulllns is arranging for a short va cation in the mountains, and evidently does not anticipate that he will be Inter rupted by any legal steps In the cose. 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