THE MOBNISG OREGONIAN, MOKDAjg, OCTOBER 6, 1902-
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ZOLA IN HIS TOMB
Great. Frenchman Honored
by AH the People.
DREYFUS IK THE PROCESSION
Thousands of Worklogmen "Were In
the Ranks-GIoquent Review of
the Dead "Xovellst's Lafcor
Brought Frequent Applause.
PARIS. Oct. 5. The remains of Emlle
Zola, were laid at rest today with simple
but "impressive ceremonies. It was such
a funeral as Zola himself would have
wished, without pomp, but with the ser
ried ranks of thousands pf worklngmen,
many accompanied by their wives, sor
rowfully marching behind his coffin, Mu
nicipal guards, mounted and on foot, lined
the route, but, except for a company of
Infantry which rendered" military honors
to tho body as it was carried from the
house to the hearse, they were there as
guardians of order and not as partici
pants in the'cerenony.
Ex-Captain Dreyfus marched In the fu
neral cortege, according to authority of
the Prefect of Police, but he passed com
pletely unnoticed by the crowds. A little
distance behind came Madame Dreyfus,
accompanied by her father. Dreyfus sent
a handsome wreath, which was placed be
Elde the coffin.
The Temps today says Dreyfus went to
the Zola house yesterday evening and
watched beside the corpse "with the fam
ily. He Induced Madame 'Zola to give
him back bis promise not toattend the
funeral, and he walked 4n the procession
today between La Lance, an ex-Deputy
from Alsace, in the German Reichstag,
and M. Monod, a member of the institute.
Long before 1 o'clock this afternoon,
the hour fixed for the start of the cortege
from the Zola residence in the Rue de
Bruzelles, an Immense concourse began
gathering along the short route leading
to the-ntrance of Mont Martre cemetery,
from hlch the public was completely
excluded from midday. The immediate
Vicinity of the house was surrounded by
a cordon of police, through which only
relatives and Intimate friends of Zola
were allowed to pass. Facing the house
was drawn up a double line of Infantry,
commanded by a Captain on horseback
The soldiers were there to render the
military honors due to a deceased officer
of the Legion of Honor.
The broad portal of the Zola residence
Tvaa bung with black drapery, which was
relieved with silver stars and fringes and
surmounted by three silver Z's. A hand
some hearse, with sable plumes on the
Toof and on the heads of the two horses
attached to it, stood before the door. Pre
ceding the hearse were three other cars,
almost hidden beneath masses of mag
nificent floral offerings from Zola's ad
mirers in all parts of the world, including
an Immense wreath of giant chrysanthe
mums bearing the words "From the
Frenchmen of San Francisco."
aiadamc Zola, Didn't Go.
MaSfeme Zola wished to follow her hus
band's body to theigrave, but her doctors
absolutely forbade her. to do so. She
therefore bade farewell to the remains in
the mortuary chamber. Her grief was
most poignant when the coffin was re
moved to the entrance hall of the house,
where It rested a few minutes. The bier
V--gag then borne through the door. As it
emerged to the street the mounted officer
of Infantry saluted it with his sword, and
the two lines of soldiers presented arms.
The crowd of mourners In front of the
house uncovered, and amid silence, broken
only by the rolling of muffled drums, the
coffin was laid -in the hearse. Beautiful
wreaths of violets were arranged about
it, and the pall-bearers, MM. Chaumle
and Herman, representing the Society of
Dramatists; Ludovlc Halevy and Octave
Morbau, the deceased's publishers, and
Charpentler. Fasquelle and M. Briat, in
behalf of the miners, took their places
beside the coffin, with the tassel cords in
their hands, and the procession started
lor the cemetery.
Among the masses of spectators which
lined the route, there were probably many
who were not admirers of M. Zola, but
the deep respect for the dead which is
inherent In Frenchmen prevented a dis
cordant note, and everybody uncovered as
the hearse passed.
The cortege entered the desefted ceme
tery and followed the avenue through the
-tombs to the cross-heads, where a small
platform had been erected for the fu
neral orators. This platform faced the
catafalque, upon which the coffin was de
posited. Here It rested beneath the "over
hanging boughs of lime trees, from which,
during the speeches, yellow leaves- flut
tered down upon It.
M. Chaumle was the first speaker. He
paid the government was in honor bound
to participate in the funeral of one of tho
SLi Vlfp-IPHf Htorfirv Plnrloa lt Pninna roVinon
death had cast the country Into mourning.
Zola's life work had been dominated by
nmclfttv for slnrprltv ariA truth cnool
er said, an anxiety inspired by his great
..feelings of pity and justice. Alluding to
Zola's part in the Dreyfus affair, M.
Chaumle said that whenever a cause ap
peared to him as a Just one he regarded
it his imperious duty to defend it, al
though he had to brave unreasonable ai?-
ger, suffer furious insults and unjust hat
red and most painful abandonments for
bo doing. These clamors are already dy
ing out, continued tho speaker, and death
Is bringing with It appeasement and calm.
It has hastened the definitive honor of
justice and all truly . high-minded men.
whatever part they may have, taken in the
struggle, now bow before this coffin.
Review of Zola's Labors.
- M. Herman, on behalf of the .Societies
of Authors and Dramatists, then gave an
eloquent review of Zola's labors.
The final oration was delivered by An
talo France, one of the most-ardent cham
pions of the revision of the Dreyfus case.
M. France said that Zola's work could- be
pompared only to that of. Tolstoi, but
that Tolstoi had built up a city of re
signation, whereas thp ideal of Zola had
heen work.
The speaker dwelt upon the democratic
2 .aim of the dead novelist's works, and'
then burst Into a powerful tribute to
. Zola's part in the Dreyfus affair and a
denunciation of his enemies. He Baid he
would not maintain a cowardly silence
before the coffin of his friend, and .spoke
of the sinister situation in the - country
'When the populace, misled, by monstrous
lies and excited by odious declamations,
believed it had been betrayed and felt
exasperated. -Then Zola.' wrote to the
President of France that terrible letter
in which he. denounced forgery and fel
ony. M. France then recalled the yells
of rage and shouts of "death" which
had pursued Zola to the law court dur
ing the long trial, which, he said, had
been judged? in voluntary Ignorance of
tha case, on false testimony and amid
the rattling of swords. In thosedays, con
tinued M. France, many good citizens
despaired of the salvation of the father-
land and of the moral future of the
country. But all was saved; Zola's cour
ageous words had awakened France. The
consequences of his action, were incalcu
lable. A hew order of things had been
founded; better justice and a 'deeper
knowledge of the rights of all men had
como from his act.
Applause broke frequently from M.
France's hearers during bis speech, and
the crowd at the entrance of the ceme
tery heard and re-echoed it.
At the conclusion of the orations the
relatives of the deceased novelist grouped,
themselves beside the coftln, and a mon.
ster procession, composetTlnalnly 6f mem
bers of labor organizations, was allowed
to enter the cemetery and file past the
body. A 'majority of those who marched
wore a red flower, the Socialist emblem,
in their buttonholes; others wore bou
quets of violets. Each delegation brought
a wreath and deposited it beside the cof
fin. A deputation of miners in their
working costumes carried a .bunchy of
nawers iasjenea. to a poie. xne peopie
plucked the flowers and ferns which had
been strewed on the coffin during the" cer
emony and carried them away as agpve
nirs until none was left. After theJarch'
passed the coffin was placed in- alem
porary vault
' The proceedings were perfectly orderly
until the delegations left the cemetery;
then several of the leading actors in the
Dreyfus affair, such as Colonel Picquart,
Maltre Laborl and M. Jaures. were recog
nized and loudly cheered. Maltre Labor!,
who was greatly excited, addressed a few
words to the crowd, but, fearing that his
words would lead to trouble, the police
induced him and Colonel Picquart tp en
ter the cottage at the gate of the cemetery
and remain there until the Scrowd had
disappeared.
A few scuffles occurred on the boule
vard Declouchy. Groups of Socialists
marched by, singing the "Carmagnole,"
and the Nationalists responded with counter-cries,
but the imposing force of guards
and police prevented serious collisions. A
policeman was wounded during one row.
A few arrests were made, but the pris
oners were afterward released.
boxeris3i ox increase:.
"Woman for n Leader 1500 Native
Christian Have Been .Slain.
VICTORIA. B. C, Oct: 5. Advices have
been received from China of the Increase
of Boxerlsm both in Szechuan and Chili.
in Szechunn the Boxers, some 10,000
strong, attacked Chengtu, the provincial
capital, and there were some canguinary
fights In the streets. The Boxers were
held in check by the imperial forces, and,
a report being proclaimed that reinforce
ments were coming for the garrison, the
Boxers fled from Chengtu and encamped
at Shippantan, where earthworks had
been thrown up,
The Boxers of Szechuan are led by a
woman, Liao Kuan Yin, who Is alleged
to be one of the three sisters who were
arrested at Tientsin during the rebellion
of 1900, it being said that they were "the
Boxer goddesses." Letters from Princer
Tuan, Yung Lu and other Boxer leaders
were found In their house. This woman,
who is described by Chinese papers as
being very handsome, had attracted 10.000
Boxers to her standard. "The Chung King
correspondent of the North China News
says:
"She is the most powerful rebel chief In
Szechuan."
It is estimated that 1500 native, Chris
tians have been killed In this province.
In Chili Boxers are secretly drilling every
morning before daylight, even In the vi
cinity of the capital.
NICHOLAS STARTS FOR HOME.
Discussed , Macedonian Situation
With the Snltan.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 5. Grand
Duke Nicholas of Russia had a long au
dience with the Sultan last Friday, and
discussed the Macedonian situation. The
Grand Duke assured the Sultan of Rus
sia's friendly desire to maintain order
there. The Sultan granted a farewell au
dience to his visitor today, and the Grand
Duke, who has been the recipient of many
courtesies since his arrival here last week,
sailed this afternoon for Llvadia, on the
Black Sea.
Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Con
stantinople on the Russian iron-clad
Georgl Pobiedonosetz, which, owing to the
insistence of Russia, was permitted at the
last moment to pass the naval inspectora
The warship anchored in full view of the
Yildlz Kiosk, and the Mussulman popu
lation of Constantinople was deeply Im
pressed by what was regarded as another
instance of Russia overriding the clause
of the Berlin treaty which closes the Bos
phorus to foreign (warshlps.
Brigands Hold Tnrlc for $15,000.
SALONICA. Oct. 5. Brigands have cap
tured a Turkish landowner named She
flk Bey, at Orlsar, nqar Vedena, 40 miles
from Mona8tir. He is being held for a
ransom of $15,000.
Prince Not Seriously Hurt.
ATHENS, Oct. 5.tA bulletin Issued to
day on the condition of the Crown Prince
Constantino of Greece, who was pain
fully but not dangerously Injured yes
terday by the overturning of. a motor car
near "Villatelor, says there are no comr
plications and that the Prince is without
pain. The serious cuts around the eye
have been stitched, and the remaining
bruises aro unimportant.
French Dnel In Spain.
MADRID, Oct. 5. As an outcome ot
newspaper attacks. General Barges, Captain-General
of Catalonia, fought a duel
today with pistols with the editor of the
Imperial, of Madrid. Neither of the com
batants was injured.
Spain to Restrict Emigration. '
MADRID, Oct. 5. The Minister of Ma
rine, the Duke of Veragua, 1 considering
measures for the restriction of emigra
tion. FIGHTING AT SANTA MARTA
Government Forces Unable to Dis
lodge Rebels.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 5. The Brit
ish steamer Para, belonging to the Royal
Mail Service, arrived here today from
Colon. She brings reports of a serious sit
uation at Santa Marta, Colombia, whither
the British cruiser Retribution has pro-.
ceeded for the purpose of affording pro
tection to the railroad there, and other
British Interests.
According to the reports brought by the
Para, flghtlngs still going on at .Santa
Marta between the Colombian revolution
ists and the government forces. The
Magdalena River is completely cut off
from communication. The insurgents hold
Tenerife, near aSnta Marta, and have
four quick-firing guns at this port. Last
week the forces at Tenerife captured
Senor La Forest, Colombian Minister of
State, who was coming from Bogota.
.The Para also reports that, owing to
sebel success in the vicinity of Santa
Marta, the government has sent back
from- the Isthmus to the vicinity of Santa
Marta a large body of troops pn board the
government gunboat Cartagena. The
fighting in the vicinity of Santa Marta is
attended with considerable success by the
government forces. The government gun
boat Libertador. formerly'1 the British
steamer Ban Righ, and lately known as
the Bolivar, which arrived at Barranquilla
recently In the service of the Colombian
government, is in neea ot repairs. Her
boilers are in bad condition, and she can
steam only four knots.
Peace in Four Departments.
WASHINGTON. Oct, 5. The action of
Admiral Casey of giving notice of his lnr
tentlon to decline to transport combat
ants, ammunition or arms across the Isth
mus of Panama is greatly regretted at the
Colombian Legation. One member of the
Legation staff expressed the opinion that
It -would produce a most unfavorable Im
pression among the people, of Colombia,
should later developments show that Ad
miral Casey's steps are accurately report
ed. A dispatch, received at the legation
from Bogpta announces an official declar
tlon of peace In four of the departments
of the republic. Preparations are making
in Colombia for the election of a Congress
to deal with the Panama Canal and other
important subjects, and the official an
nouncement of the peace Is a preliminary
step to the election of the Congress.
Large Fargo Store Burned.
FARGO, N. D., Qct 5. Th building
and stock of William. M Wall & Co.,
"wholesale dealers in notions and station
ery, were destroyed by Are today. Loss.
$150,000.
PROTEST BY THE PEOPLE
GRANT CODNTY-IS "AGAINST NEW
.:.V ' .FORESTfRESRVE
Withdrawal of Timber Would Retard
"Development and Vroye of Great
Detriment to Industries.
CANYON CITY, Or., Oct. L-(To the
Editor.) The discussion .upon the preposed
Blue Mountain forest reserve has been
read with much interest by me, and the
subject has been occupying the attention
of the people of Grant County since the
order was made withdrawing from settle
ment such a vast area of our county.
This "order was made July 23 last, and
while the order was only temporary In Its
nature, its direful effects upon the busi
ness Interests of this counts' can be read
ily realized by those who have given the
matter any attention whatever. Our peo
ple have been investigating the subject,
and as a result protests and remon
strances are being rapidly circulated
throughout our county, and- our citizens
are practically a unit In signing them.
These remonstrances and protests are
based upon the folowlng facts, which
have been gathered by a careful Inves
tigation: First That the creation of the proposed
forest reserve Is supported by' land scrip
Portion of
G&ANT COUNTY
Not in
Forest Reserve
i
Canyon City
u
Portion of Grant Qounty in
Proposed? ForestReserve
f"i
dealers, who look at It as creating a.
profitable field for their labor.
Second That the creation of said pro
posed forest reserve is supported by advo
cates of the leasing of Government land
in hopes of securing permits for grazing
thousands of head of stock on J.h6 said
reserve, to the detriment of "resident
stockmen of Grant County. .
Third That the creation of said pro
posed forest reserve Is supported by large
land corporations, who. contemplate re
claiming large tracts of land In Harney
Valley under the Carey act. These cor
porations expect, through the protection
that Is given them under the provisions
of said act, to hold said land for genera
tions to come, and if that territory of
Grant County that is drained by the Sil-
vles River, Bear Creek and Silver Creek
and their tributaries can be depleted of
Its population through the operations of
a forest reserve, they hope to have thus
acquired a permanent water supply for
their use In an adjoining county.
Fourth That if the proposed forest re
serve Is made permanent, no timber is
left In Eastern and Southern Grant Coun
ty to supply lumber and building material
necessary in the growth of its towns and i
the development of its farming and min
eral lands.
Fifth That only a very small part of
the land withdrawn In Grant County con
tains tiniber of any great value. .
Sixth That large tracts of land Included
in the temporary withdrawal are com
posed of lands, that would at no late date
be entered under the homestead laws of
the United Statea
Seventh That -the proposed forest re
serve Includes large tracts of mineral land
that have not yet been prospected or de
veloped, and If made permanent, with no
provision permitting prospecting and de
velopment of such properties, would for-,
ever exclude miners and prospectors from
a territory that only a few years hence
would contain hundreds of producing
mines. ,
Eighth That said proposed forest re-J
serve includes many townships in Grant
County that are thickly settled and con
tain many prosperous homes.
Ninth That if the forest reserve is
made permanent, it will eventually com
pel many a poor settler to leave a home
within its boundary and locate elsewhere,
and thereby result in greatly reducing the
taxable property of Grant County.
Tenth That said proposed forest re
serve, as temporarily withdrawn, includes
numerous sections of land In Grant Coun
ty that contain no timber of ahy nature
whatsoever.
The foregoing statements of our rea
sons for protesting against the forest re
serve we believe to be true, and are sure
ly enough to cause the people of Grant
County to be up in arms in defense of
tnelr -business interests. At the first ses
sion of our County Court, after the order
was made withdrawing these lands from
settlement, the County Court of this coun
ty placed upon its journal a protest
against the permanent creation of this re
serve, and placed that protest there in
language strong enough to convince tho
most skeptical that they mean what they
say. f
Hundreds of families live within Grant
County in homes of their own, which they
have secured from our Government under
the homestead laws, and who are living
comfortably upon the profits from a few
head of cattle, which range around their
homea These families, many of them,
live within the borders of the proposed,
forest reserve, and If compelled to give
up their homes, will be left with prac
tically nothing for their support.
I am reliably informed that since the
order-withdrawing from settlement these
lands, more than 200 applications have
been sent to the land offices by homeseekr
ers, for lands lying within the boundaries
of the proposed reserve, all of which have
been rejected by the officers of the land
offices. Were it not for the proposed re
serve, all of these applications would be
prosecuted to a perfect title, d these
,landsx would be placed upon the assess
ment roll of our county, thereby adding
materially to the resources of our cqunty.
Grant County is surely a stock-raising
and mining county; there are enough cat
tle, horses and sheep, within the borders
of this county to use the grass which
grows within the- county, and if allowed
to -use the same without molestation by
those living outside of our county, and
who pay no taxes in this county whatever,
there will be no trouble between the vari
ous classes of stockmen In our county;
but for many years . past .large herds of
sheep have been driven Into our county
from adjoining counties until there is now
a general -scramble for grass: the rights
of resident stockmen have been imposed
upon, even to feeding of the grass In
their dooryard, until forbearance In some
cases ceased to be a virtue. A few fam
ilies are scattered along 'a creek, each
having a few head of cattle, which range
around their homes, a sheepman comes
along with one herd of sheep, and 'In one
i season eats the grass out so closely that
every f amlljroh the. creek, is compelled to
go out of business," leave their homes and.
seek new pastures. The resident- stock
man nf rtrflntrToimtv have asked the
sheepmen to leave them grass for1; their
stock, but their appeals have been in
vain: and while the people of Grant Coun
ty are just as Jaw-abiding as any people
on earth, they still believe that tnef are
American citizens,1 and have as much right
to the products of their own county as"
any one, especially any one from other
counties, who pay no taxes In our county.
Again, I am reliably informed that prior
to the order withdrawing these lands
from settlement, persons holding some of
the most Important official positions and
who are In positions to. know" what our
Land Department is doing, bought every
vacant school section within the bounb
ary of tho proposed reserve. Let them
tell the- people of Grant County why they
bought this land and why they are now
favoring the permanent creation of the
proposed reserve.
The Woolgrowers . Association, which
recently was In session in Pendleton, fa
vored the forest reserve. Why? Was. It
not that they t;ould get the Government's
protection to come Into Grant County and
eat the grass away from the resident
stockmen of our county to the Irreparable
Injury of our county and Its citizens?
These sheepmen are many of them al
ready rich, while the stockmen of Grant
County are mostly small stock owners,
working to secure a competence .with a
few head of cattle on a homestead which
our Government has been good enough
to give them.
In behalf of the citizens of Grant Coun-
ty I wish to say. that the wives and chil
dren who live on the homesteads among
the rugged hills of Grant County are just
as near and dear to the husbands and
fathers and are Just ae much entitled to
the consideration of our Government as
are the families of the 'Shylocks" who"
deal In land scrip; that the grass which
God in his wisdom has placed upon the
ranges of Grant County Is more the right
ful property of the taxpayers of Grant
County than Jt is of the Woolgrowers'
Association of the State of Oregon; that
the waters of the streams of our county
are here more for the use. of our miners
and stockmen than for the use of the
large land corporations of Harney Val
ley: and to thli end that Itistlo mnv hft
dene we .demand, f rom our Government a J
cureim investigation or tne racts, ana
that our Government give due considera
tion to the rights of the citizens of Grant
County and to Its business Interests. Re
spectfully, A. D. LEEDY.
COLOMBIA'S SOVEREIGNTY
Instructions From Washington Seem
to Override It at Panama.
PANAMA, Oct. 5. After the conference
held last Week by General Salazar, Gov
ernor of Panama, Colonel Mader, of tho
Colombian forces on the Isthmus, and
Qtommander McLean, of the United States
cruiser Cincinnati, further difficulties were
feared, for it was believed that General
Salazar was 4 satisfied that landing of
American marines on the isthmus had for
Its only object the maintenance- of .free
railroad transit between Panama and Co
lon. The arrival at Colon of Rear-Admlral
Casey on the batcle-ship Wisconsin,' how
ever, has quite changed the situation.
It now appears that the instructions
brought by Rear-Admiral Casey, to the
effect that the transportation of arms,
or of unarmed .military employes of the
Government, or of war material of any
kind, by the Panama Railroad, may re
sult In serious complications. At a con
ference with Admiral Casey yesterday on
bonro the Wisconsin, General Salazar says
that the United States, according to t.e
convention of 1846, had contracted two
inseparable obligations, namely, to guar
antee positively ana effectively free tran
sit across the Isthmus, and to guarantee
In the same manner the rights of sover
eignty and property which Colombia pos
sesses over the Isthmian territory. He said
further that if the Colombian Government
be not allowed to transport Its troops
and war material by rail over tne
Isthmus, not only does the United State's
not fulfill Its obligation, but It. attacks
Colombia's rights of sovereignty and vioi
lates all principles of morality and jus
tice; that he, as the representative of the
nation and government, could not accept
such an Interpretation of the convention
and against which he must energetically
protest., Governor Salazar said that an
interpretation of the convention of 1846,
which did not permit Colombia' to trans
port its troops and war materials over
the Isthmian Railroad, constructed on Its
own territory, while allowing other na
tions and even those openly In rebellion
to transport war material over the road
under the protection of American ma
rines, must necessarily be entirely errone
ous. To General Salazar Admiral Caeey an
swered that he was complying with, in
structions received. He also said that he
would consult with Washington and see
what could be done In the matter.
It Is the general Impression in Colom
bian circles here that Admiral Casey has
misinterpreted his Instructions. It Is con
sidered fortunate that General Salazar has
acted prudently in this matter and that
cordial personal relations exist between.
him and Admiral Casey.as these facts may
do much toward preventing the very se
rious complications which are now
thought to be Imminent. It Is believed
by Colombians here that unless the Wash
ington "niithorlMH send instructions to
their representative on the Isthmus
which do not have the appearance of at
tacking the sovereign rights f Colombia,
the manner of handling the Isthmian
question which does attack Colombia's
sovereignty may decide the vote of the
Colombian Congress on the canal bill.
Orders Issued by Admiral Casey.
COLON, Colombia, Oct. 5. Under recent
orders Issued by Admiral Casey, who is
at Panama on the battleship Wisconsin,
no Colombian military officers or troops
or ammunition will be allowed to be
transported across the isthmus by rail
unless by special permission. 'This order
ignores the passes issued by the. railroad
company". k
Exchange at Barranquilla Is riBlng by
leaps and hounds. An American dollar Is
now worth $85 In Colombian paper cur
Tency. .
Spain has Increased by only 3,000,000 inhab
itants in the laat 45, years.
COALMINERS STILL FIRM
NOT HALV. OF TJIE lT.OOO AT WORK
- "AREJ MINERS.
One Strike Settled Favorably for the
JHenj-IlllnoIsans In Full Sympathy
WItk PennsVlvanlnne.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., Oct. 5. The be
ginning of the 22d wek of the strike
shows no material change in the situation.
The operators told President Roosevelt on
t'ridajf.ithat 17,000 men were at work, and
that 15 per cent of the normal production
was being mined. President Mitchell to-
are mining coal. He said the operators'
were including In the 17,000 all the engin
eers, firemen and pump-runners (of whom
There are about 9000), fire bosses, clerks
and other employes He also denied that
15 per cent of the normal production is be
ing sent to market, and said: "If the
statement was true, the operators owe It
to the public to sell coal at! the normal
price, Instead of charging dealers 515 to
$20 a ton." f
While the superintendents hereabouts
will not talk of future plans, there is an
Impression among Citizens generally that
a strong effort'wlll be made this week by
the coal companies to. resume operations.
The officials ot these companies have all
along maintained that men are ready to
return to work, but fear personal vio
lence. r
Mr. Mitchell says he has no apprehen
sion of the .strikers breaking away. He
declares the companies are keeping a con
stant pressure .on the workers to return,
but without success. At Drlfton, he said,
the coal company officials had made a
canvass of the community, and . found
only one.boy, the son of a nonunion man,
who was willing to return. Mr. Mitchell
said he received this report from there
today.
National Board Member John Fallon, of
this district, and "Adam Rescavage, vice
president of District No. 1, went to Free
land, which is near Drifton. today, and
addressed a meeting there, The three" an
thracite i district presidents will "arrive
here tomorrow for a conference with their
chief. Tomorrow night the four will leave
for Buffalo, where they will meet a com
mittee from the National Association of
Manufacturers, which organization hopes
to be abls to deylse some plan by which
the mining of coal can be resumed. There
was a rumor here tonight to the effect
that, while, at Buffalo, the -strike leaders
would. hold a conference with bituminous
operators, bilt this was denied by Mr.
Mitchell. National Secretary-Treasurer
Wlteon, of the Miners' Union, will also at
tend the meeting.
' One Strike Settled.
A telegram was received at strike head
quarters today, announcing that tho
strike of the employes of the Kanawha &
Hocking Valley Coal Company, Involving
between 5000 and 6000 men. In West Vir
ginia, has ended satisfactorily to both
sides. Tha men," It was announced, will
receive their pay monthly, will be granted
a nine-hour day, will be paid at the rate
of 2000 pounds to the ton, will have the
right to employ their own check weigh
men, and will not be compelled to deal at
company stores.
Among the visitors at strike headquar
ters today was Henry Tiepke, & Commis
sioner of Industrial Statistics "of the State
of Rhode Island. He was accompanied byj
a stenographer, and spent about one hour
with President Mitchell. It Is said his
visit was for the purpose of gathering
statistics for the 'State of Rhode Island.
Rain fell continuously today, making
thtngs around the camp of the soldiers
unpleasant. Excepting a little trouble at
Kingston, across the, Susquehanna River
from this city, tonight, there has been no
disorder in this territory. It has been de
cided by the authorities to keep a bat
talion of the Ninth at Plymouth, and the
troops were sent there tonight.
Tightening Their Lines.
The Washington conference between
President Roosevelt, the coal ' operators
and representatives of the anthracite coal
workers paving been "without result, the
strike leaders are now engaged in tighten
ing their lines and preparing themselves
to combat any movement by the 6p"erators
to break the ranks of the strikers. The
first step in this direction was taken to
day, when W. R. Russell, president of
District No. 12, of- the Miners' Union,
which comprises the, entire State of Il
linois, came here by direction of President
Mitchell, for the purpose of devising relief
measures. Mr. Russell had a conference
with his, chief, laBtlng several hours, and
at Its conclusion It was announced that
steps would Immediately be taken to car
ry out "a plan by which the relief fund of
Illinois at least will be Increased. What
the plan Is, both Mr.- Mitchell and Mr.
RusBell declined to say. Mr. Russell said
that if It were necessary to do so, the
Illinois millers stand ready to increase
the asaesanient. Hex said they were tak
ing a great interest In -the struggle, and
would go deep Into their own pockets to
help the Pennsylvania workers;
President Russell also said the soft coal
operators are also In sympathy with the
strikers In this state. He said these oper
ators believed the union was a good thing
for both the men and the employers, be
cause, since the organization was recog
nized in the Western country, conditions
have improVed.
While the Illinois district president did
not say so, he Intimated in his conversa
tion that' some of the coal operators In
the West have shown their sympathy with
the hard-coal.mlners In a substantial way.
When he was asked the direct question,
he .declined to say anything about It. Tho
36,000 mlnewofkers in Illinois are now con
tributing to the Pennsylvania strikers 10
cents a day on every ton of coal mined by
them. The boys employed In that state,
too, are giving up 10 cents a day. In ad
dition to this- tax the Illinois miners are
paying 1 cent per ton Into their own gerf
eral defense fund.
FOUND SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES.
But No Arms In Sight Bocr'c Offer to
, Submit to Court.
SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 5. Just before
daybreak this morning a squad ot Thirteenth-Regiment
men stationed near the
Grassy Island colliery came' across an
Italian striker named Guiseppe Paprielto
prowling about the outpost with a shot
gun. He fired ih the direction vfrom which
the soldiers were approaching, afterwards
alleging he was shooting at a bird.
Colonel Waters had received informa
tion that Paprielto was receiving arms
and ammunition, and this evening a de-
tachment of two companies was ent to
his house. The soldiers found there 1200
rounds of cartridges for shotguns. No
arms, however, were found. Paprielto
was turned over to Sheriff Schadt.
Twice during last night sentries about
the Thirteenth camp were stoned, and
early in the evening a train bearing
troops from Oliphan't to BIrdseye encoun
tered a pile of rocks and a felled tree
across the track.
There is a srong feeling prevalent,
especially among the business men, that
a convention of the strikers should be
called to pass upon the Baer proposition
to refer to the District Court any dis
pute that cannot be satisfactorily adjust
ed between the miner and his employer.
The opposition declare that if such a
convention was hld and a .secret ballot
taken, the vote In favor of going "back
to work on these terms would be almost
unanimous.. The mineworkers' leaders
say the" proposition Is a sham Intended
to deceive the public. It Is wholly Im
practicable, they say, and before the week
Is over locals throughout the whole re
gion will pass resolutions commending
President Mitchell for taking It upon him
self to ignore the proposition.
MinersVTalk AboRt Arbitration.
PITTSBURG, Oct 5. The Avenue The
ater was crowded this afternoon with an
audience composed' mostly of orsanlzed
workmen who had assembled1, to listen to
President John Mitch ?4I ap4- Secretary
Wilson of thej&liners DhlwXpressat the
anthracite strikers' cauge., Mitchell
was unable to be vpresent olng to' mat
ters of importance engaging his attention
in the sirlke 'region. Secretary' Wilson,
however, waaT present, and 'tiigde a. rous
ing addrees. Several othgr speeches were
made by the local people, and the senti
ment that predominated all ot the talks
was "arbitration." Strong resolutions
were adopted condemning the stubborn
aland taken by the operators and their
treatment of President Roosevelt's volun
tary effort to bring the strike to a peace
ful conclusion: extending moral and finan
cial support to the strikers, and. authoriz
ing the appointment of a committee to
raise contributions for the aid of the
strikers and their families. A aollection
of $535 was taken up in the audience.
Ask American Federation to Help.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 5. The members of
the Ohio Federation of Labor, who are
to meet at Cambridge on Monday, passed
a resolution asking the American Federa
tion of Labor to assess Its million and a
half members 10 cents a week for the
benefit of the striking coal miners. If the
matter is acted upon, a sum. of J150.000
weekly will be raised. The United" Labor
Council of Cleveland has contributed $500
per week to the strike fund of the an
thracite miners.
More Miners Go on Strike.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 5. If the or
ders of the officials of the United Mine
Workers are obeyed 4200 miners In the
employ of the Tennessee Coal, Iron . &
Railroad Company will be Idle tomorrow."
The strike began several days ago on ac
count of the refusal of the company to
deduct $1 from the miners' wages with
out a written consent from each miner
has extended to the Blockton and Blue
Creek fields. ,
Benefit for Striking Minerit.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 5. Three thousand-
people crowded Into a local theater
tonight td attend a vaudeville perform
ance for the benefit of the striking mini
ers. "" Probably $2000 will be the net- re
ceipts. THAT GLENS FALLS RIOT..
Militia Called to Quell the Mob Sun-
. dar Fairly Quiet.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y.. Oct. 5.-As a re
sult of renewed activity by the striking
motormen of the Hudson Valley Electric
Railway Company, soldiers of the Nation
al Guard are again guarding the peace of
this town, and an uneasy feeling prevails,
though today there has been no rioting.
The militia company of this place, which
was dismissed to Its armory Thursday
last, was called ,out again last night, and
is now protecting the powerhouse and
other property of the railway company in
Glens Falls. A squad Is also guarding a
bridge at Sandy Hill, having been sent
there following a report that ono of the
canal bridges was to be blown up.
The riotous mob which held 'possession
of Glens Falls for four hours last night
was composed of sympathizers with the
strikers, and the police force was power
less against it. A mass meeting called by
the labor prganizations to express sym
pathy for the strikers was the origin of
the. disturbance. It was planned to have
the mass meeting in Bank Square, and
when permission was refused ill-feeling
resUlted. Headed by a band, the strikers
and labor leaders formed In a parade
through the principal streets, the ranks of
the paraders being augmented by sym
pathizers and boys, who, at the first op
portunity, created disturbances.
The riot was precipitated by the arrest
of a man who made insulting remarks to
one of the nonunion employes, and each
car passing through was the object of a
demonstration. At Cool's Switch four
cars were stalled at one time. They were
soon abandoned, thefmonunion motormen
and conductors placing themselves In the
hands of the police for protection, or de
serting to the strikers. The car windows
were smashed and a fusilade of bricks
and stones hurled at the cars.
Conductor Currier, of Brooklyn, was so
badly Injured by rough handling' that he
is In the hospital in a serious condition. -
. The last car from the north, which came
Into town about 11 o'clock, carried mall
sacks, which were removed to. the railway
offices. About this time Company K, Na
tional Guard, under Captain Mott, made
Its appearance, and, marching to the jail,
took the motormen and conductors under
'protection. In marching to .the cars, dem
onstrations were made, and the militia
used the butts of their guns, and threat
ened to shoot several times. Under a
heavy guard of. soldiers, the seven .stalled
cars were run down toward the power-,
house, followed by a mob.
In the outskirts of the city riotous
demonstrations, were made and stone
throwing indulged in, to which the sol
diers responded by volleys of bullets,
shooting In" the air. Farther on ai pole
had been sdwed In two, and, falling on a
car. It delayed further progress.
Chief of Police Patterson fired' at two
persons who attempted to prevent him
closing a window In the Jail, and who
threatened him with two revolvers.
Mud Is being thrown at. cars and pas
sengers In Fort Edward today. There has
been no rioting this evening, as the com
pany did not attempt to move any cars.
Captain Mott being unable to furnish
enough men to guard them.
COMPANY MUST OPERATE CARS.
Otherwise New Orleans Authorities
Will Attack FranchlMc.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5 The condition
of Inactivity that has characterized the
street car strike for eight days will un
dergo a change tomorrow. Mayor Capde
ville. notified the railway company today
that it would have to operate Its cars
upon all lines on or before 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. As the alternative ac
tion of the city authorities, it- is stated
In the letter "that steps may be taken
to attack the franchise of .the company.
The company sept an advertisement to
the papers offering 20 cents an hour to
experienced motormen and conductors.
While not directed to the strikers, the
advertisement is evidently Intended as a
concession to them, as it is an advance
of 2 cents an hour on what , they were
getting on the other contract. It is be
lieved that the company has received
nearly 200 contracts under the calls print
ed two daytx It Is positively asserted
by the company that cars will be run to
morrow.
It developed later that the union adopt
ed an ultimatum, which It gave the rail
way company until 9 P. M. to accept. It
was delivered at 8:24, and was allowed to
gd by default. It was In effect the same
proposition which the merchants asked
the executive board to consent to Friday,
24 cents an hur and eight hours a day.
The railway sent their answer to the
Mayor Just "before midnight, 'stating If
he was ready to furnish protection they
were ready to run the cars.
EXPRESS DRIVERS TALK STRIKE.
1400 in Chicago likely to Quit To
dayWant Recognition.
CHICAGO, Oct. oV-Unless the pleadings
of the teamsters' Joint council are heeded,
1400 members of the Railway Express
Drivers' Union will go on a strike to
morrow. The members of the union at a
meeting today by a practically unani
mous vote decided to call an immediate
strike and their action was reported to
the joint council tonight for Indorse
ment. The council refused to sanction
an immediate strike and asked the men to
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Do not gripe nor irritate the alimen
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CrirQ Comfort
Sold by all druggists. 25 cents.
postpone 'action for 10 days, during which;
time further efforts might be made to
bring, about a peaceful solution of tho
trouble.
The strike which was voted today is
aimed at all the express companies doing
business in Chicago. The companies re
fuse to recognize the union or to pay
the scale demanded by the men. The men.
on the other hand, insist that their de
mands shall be met. Neither Side seems
to be willing to recede from the position
it has taken.
t a conference late tonight between the
teamsters' Joint council and the executive
committee of the Teamsters' Union it was
decided to abide by the decision of the
council and another effort will be made to
tettle the difficulty peaceably. The men
were anxious to go on strike 'tomorrow
morning, but after a good deal of arguing
they were prevailed upon to withhold the
urder to strike.
Against Special Oi'der Clothing.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5. A boycott which will
throw 4500 men out of employment Is to
begin here tomorrow. Customs cutters and
trimmers hereafter will refuse to cut
clothing for shops employing members
of the Special Order of Clothing Makers.
The trimmers are affiliated with the
United Garment Workera, and it is to
assist them in its fight against the
Special Order that the action is to be
taken. Nearly all the large clothing fac
tories of Chicago- will be affected by the
boycott.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
Indictment of 1G Men at St. Louis for
Bribery.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 5. The June grand Jury
which has been In session continuously
since It was called Into being, has made
its final report and has been discharged.
No written or verbal communication ac
companied the report.
Of the five Indictments handed in four (
related to criminal cases other than brlb
ery. The other indictment contains two
counts m which 16 men of the Municipal
Assembly combine are jointly charged
with bribery. The men accused are:
John A. Sheridan, Emll Hartman, Ed
mund Bursoh, Otto Schumacher, Charles
Denny, Adolph A. Madera. John Schultler,
Charles Gulke, Louis Decker, Ted Al
bright, John Helme, Julius Lehmann,
Charles F. Kelley. J. J. Hannigan. Will
iam Tumbiyn and Harry Faulkner, against
whom bench warrants have already been
issued and information filed.
The, final count of the indictment re
cites that on November 28, 1S0S. the fore
going, acting. In their official capacity as
members of the House of Delegates, enr
tered Into a corrupt bargain with Ed But
ler, by the terms of wh,lch they were to
use their, influence and, votes to secure
the passage of the measure known as the
city lighting bill, in consideration of the
sum of $47,500 paid by Ed Butler to Charles
F. Kelley, to Be distributed among the
aforesaid de!egates. The second count of
the indlctmpn't Is an exact counterpart of
the first, except as relates to the Identity
of the person with whom the alleged bar
gain was made and who Is charged with
having paid the $47,500. The third count
alleges that the bargain with the delegates
was made and the money paid over by
"some person or persons to the grand
jury unknown." (
Prosecution Anks for Delay.
'ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5. The trial of Henry
Nicholas, charged with bribery, which was
to have beun Monday in- Judge Ryan's
court, will be postponed until October 20,
at the request of City Attorney Folk.
"It will be Imnofsible for me to take up
the case Monday," sai(LClrcuit Attorney
Folk. "When we 3tartea with the Snyder
trial Monday morning I did not believe
It would last longer than Wednesday
night. But we have been on it all week
and, I have had no opportunity to- pre
pare for the Nicholas case. The case is
one of such importance that I shall not
enter it without having made all due
preparations. .
"This coming week I shall give my at
tention to preparations for the trial of
Ed Butler, charged with attempted brib
ery, which is to be held in Columbia. I
do not believe more than three or four
days will be required for that. The caso
is set for October 13. One week from
that day we' will be ready to try Nicholas."
Pullman Car Chained to Track.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.. Oct. 5. Sher
iff Henry Robertson levied on a Pullman
car for taxes amounting to $633, which the
Pullman Company neglected to pay. and
In order to prevent-.the removal of the
car, chained It to the" track. '
' Souffrlere Again; Shows Signs.
KINGSTOWN,1, St. Vincent, Oct, 5; Af
ter a week of. tranquillity. La Souffrlere
showed signs,, of .disturbance again yes
terday. There was a slight eruption at
6 o'clock at -night. Today the volcano resumed-Its
quietude.
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