THE ' SCtDA JOiBEQtOmiS'iOll SEPTEMBER 16, 1900.
IN ST. LOUIS
Spoke Under the Auspices of
Democratic Travelers -
DISCUSSED THE TRUST QUESTION
Webster Davis, Who Preceded Him,
Spolce on the Boer War and
f
Jjomt His Temper.
ST. LOUIS, Sept15. A less experienced
man than Mts Bryan might very well have
had his head turned by the reception ac
corded him In St. IjOuIb tonight. He spoke
here at the Coliseum Hall under the aus
pices of the National Democratic Associa
tion of -Commercial Travelers. Thb hall is
fiafd to seat 14,000. Not only was every
seat occupied, but every available foot of
standing: room was also covered. There
were no vacancies anywhere when the
hour for calling: the meeting1 to order ar
rived, but other persons continued to" seek
admission for some time afterward.
Mr. Bryan was late in arriving; at the
hall, having1 been detained by his attend
ance upon a meeting of. the Knights apd
Ladles of Honor at Concordia Park, where
he also made a brief address.
, Mr, Bryan had arrived in the city about
6 o'clock, coming here from Bast St. .Louis.
He was escorted across the Mississippi by
a committee of the Commercial Travelers,
who met him in the Illinois city. They
brought him into this city In a carriage
drawn by four cream-white horsesahd fol
lowed by 20 other carriages, all drawn by
white horses and accompanied by a mount
ed guard and a large squad of police.
From tho time the cavalcade crossed
the long bridge the reception began. The
Streets wero crowded and many flags float
ed from the buildings. There, were occa
sional cheers, and altogether the street
gathering was at least a faint index of
what th,e real reception was to be. The
carriages were all decorated in the Na
tional colors and they made an Impressive
appearance.
The time previous to Mr. Bryan's ar
rival at the Coliseum wao filled by other
fepeakers, among them "Webster Davis.
Mr. Davis took occasion to reply to the
recent charge that he had received money
f rpm Resident Kruger for taking a -position
In favor of the Democratic ticket in
tho present campaign. He said that he
had gone to South Africa to visit a per
sonal friend of his, who was Consul there.
He then referred to his career as Assistant
.Secretary of the Interior under the pres
fertt Administration, saying that he had
worked day and night lor tho Govern
ment for three years. In addition, he had
f ough't the battles of the Republican party
for four years, having given several weeks
Of his time to secure the election of Mr.
Hanna to the Senatorship from Ohio.
"When I reached Cape Town." he said,
"I WftB warned by Sir Alfred Mllner not
to go among tho Boers, because of the
danger Of being murdered because I spoke
English. I did go, nevertheless, and I
found only three Boers who' were not able
to speak the English language as well as
X can speak it, I then made up my mind
that the Boers were being lied about
They were being lied about. Just as I am
being lied about today. I have been ac
cused of 'an infamous crime by men I do
not know, and who I have no doubt are
getting big pay for what they are doing.
I challenge them to produce a letter that
I have ever written or to bring forward
any other legitimate proof to substantiate
their charge. They cannot do that and I
say here tonight that any man or news'
paper which says I Tecelved a single dol
lar from Kruger or anyone else is an ln
famous, damnable liar. I will be at tho St
Nicholas Hotel until tomorrow afternoon,
and If any dirty cur takes issue with this
characterization he can meet mo there."
Mr. Davis then said that since he had
taken his, position, his crippled, brother,
who held the plpce-of Assistant Postmas
ter at Kansas City, had been deprived of
ttils office. There were alternate cheers
and hisses while Mr. Davis was speak
ing, and at times the scene was exciting.
Mr. Bryan arrived at 8:45, and the audi
ence rose almost as one man to greet him
as he strode across the stage. A majority
of the vast multitude wore equipped with
small American flags, nnd they waved
them with a will. The demonstration con
tinued for Ave or sis minutes, and it was
In some respects a repetition of the flag
episode in the Kansas City convention.
Mr. Bryan read his speech from manu
script. The points of the address were
cheered, and the entire document was
well received.
Mr. Bryan took for his' text the ques
tion asked by King David. "Is the young
man Absalom safe?" He said:
"I would call the attentl6n of every
father and mother to present political and
industrial conditions. I would ask them
to analyze these conditions, investigate
their causes and their tendencies. Are
you satisfied with the possibilities and
tho probabilities which now open before
your son? Is he safe when foreign or
domestic financiers are allowed to de
termine the monetary system under which
ho lives? Is he safe when National banks
control the volume of money with which
he does business? Is he safe when the
bondholding class determines tho size of
the National debt upon which he must
help to -pay interest? Is he safe when by.
means of taxes laid almost entirely upon
consumption he is compelled to contribute
according to his wants rather than ac
cording to his possessions? Is he safe
when corporate Interests influence, as they
do today, tho selection of those who are
to represent him in the Senate of the
United States? If ho is a wage-earner
and you do not know how soon he may
be, even If he is not now is he safe when
he Is liable to be deprived of trial by
Jury through the system known as gov
ernment by injunction? Is he safe, if -a
laboring man, when he is denied the'pro
tcctlon of arbitration and compelled to
Bubmlt to such hours and terms as a cor
porate employer may propose?
"I desire to call special attention to the
growth of the trusts, and to ask you
whether your son is safe under the reign
of private monopoly. If you cannot leave
him a. fortune, you can leave him some'
thing more valuable than money, viz., the
freedom to employ his own brain and
"his own hands for the advancement of
his own welfare. "When there is indus
trial independence, each citizen is stimu
lated to earnest endeavor by the hope of
being able to profit by his own genius, his
own energy, his own industry and his own
Virtue. But when private monopoly
reaches Its full development, 'each branch
of industry will be controlled by one or a
few men, and the fruits of monopoly, like
the '-divine right to rule, will be kept
within the possession of a few from geri
enrtion to generation, while the real pro
ducers of wealth will be condemned to
perpetual clerkship or servitude. "When
private monopoly reaches Its full devel
opment, your Son will buy the finished
product at the price which monopoly
fixes; he will sell raw material at the
price" which monopoly fixes, and if he
works for wages he will work for such
compensation and upon such conditions
as monopoly may determine.
"During the present Administration no
honest effort has been made to protect
the people from these monopolies. The
Republican party controls the executlvo
and the legislative departments "of the
Fcdera Government. It c'an enforce the
laws which now exist; If can' propose
and enact new laws, but it does neither.
No persons can watch the conduct of
the Republican parly " and read the
speeches of Republican leaders and still
believe the Republican party sincere IrV,
its declarations against" the trusts. The
Republican platform on this question and
the President's letter of acceptance,
taken in connection with, the party's
record, prove conclusively that nd relief
can be hoped for from that party IrT
stead of pointing1 out the evils df-trusts,
the Republican leaders spend their time
in exulting over present conditions. The
trust Is a part of present conditions.
"Under the .trust system the traveling
salesman will not be needed. When
every retail merchant must buy all goods
Of one class from a single company, the
work can be done by samples, and no
traveling men wj.il be needed. There will
be no competitfon between different fac
tories, because all are under one man
agment The first man to feel this will
be the salesman, who -will-lose his occu
pation. The next man to feel it will be
the hotel man, -who will miss the trade
of the traveling salesman. The railroad
will lose the mileage paid by the travel
ing man; the liverymen will1 lose their
best patrons, and newspapers will lose
tho advertising, because it will not be
jnecossary to advertise when there is no
competition. All this must be tolerable
if the saving thus made went to the con
sumer, but, as a matter of fact, it goes
to the monopoly.
"The lawyers are finding that with "the
growth of trusts the business Iff gravitat
ing toward the offices of the big corpora
tion attorneys, while less -fortunate prac
titloners are becoming law clerks. The
actors suffer from the theatrical trust.
The small manufacturer is constantly
menaced by the trusts. The merchant
is losing his independence. The trust
fixes the terms upon which he -shall sell
and often binds him by contract nOt to
sell a competing article. "When the mo
nopoly IS complete, credit will be short
ened, and the merchant will be Com
pelled to bear all the risks of trade.
When the trust raises prices the mer
chant usually has to divide the advance
with his customers, so far as-stook on
hand is concerned, but when the trust
overstocks the market- and then lets
the price fall, the merchant must bear
the loss on accumulated stock."
Mr. Bryan quoted statistics ,to show
that oats, corn and cotton had not, On
tho average, brought as much return to
the farmer under the present Administra
tion as" under .the previous Administra
tion, and continued:
"When, however, the farmer attempts
to uso his income in the purchase of the
necessaries of life, he finds that the trusts
have raised prices. He must pay more
for lumber, nails, wire, harness, hard
ware, stoves and agricultural Imple
ments. More also for oil, sugar, cloth
ing, furniture, etc, and," in addition to
these drains upon lls income, he must-
meet an increase in Federal taxation.
Has the farmer's son or the farmer him
self Any reason for giving support to the
Republican party?
"Next to the farmer in point of numbers
and importance come the wage-earners.
What is tho trust doing to increase. the
wages, shorten the hours, improve the
condition on protect the rights of the la
boring man? Is his present prospect ah
Inviting ope? Is he receiving a fair share
of the proceeds of his toil? And if, 'riot,
why not? Republicans assert that the
workingman has a 'full dinner pall.' I ask
in the first place whether "a full dinner
pail Is all that a laboring man needs?
It ie an Insult to the wage-earner to
say that his thoughts are entirely cen
tered upon his physical wants. Repub
Ucan speakers and editors assume theft
the laboring man Is all stomach. They
act upon the theory that he complains
only when he is hungry and Is happy
whenever his hunger is appeased."
"The attempt of the Republican party to
largely increase our military establish
ment suggests another inquiry: Is your
son safe when new ideals are substituted
for the ideals cherished during 1tho paBt
century and when the doctrine of force
is accepted as an American doctrine? Is
jour son safe when a large military "es
tablishment is being built up to protect
syndicates organized to develop distant
lands? Is your son safo when the doc
trine" of equality before the lawlB repu
diated and when the arguments which,
have ever been used "in support of Kinc--'
crafare called .in, to Justify taxation,
wnnous representation ana government
without the consent qt the governed?"
When Mr. Bryan concluded the reading
of his prepared speech, he yielded to tho
generally expressed demand fop an ex
temporaneous talk, devoting about IB
minutes, to an informal general review: of
the political situation. . He was' in hla
best form; the large audience was in
spiring, and he spoke with great force.
The applause was frequent and at times
deafening. The demonstration was espe
cially marked when Mr. Bryan referred
to President Kruger's defeat and slow
retreat before "an overwhelming foe," and
said that it was humiliating to live under
an Administration which could so easily
express Its sympathy over the death of
Kings, but could find no word of regret
over the destruction of two entire .Re
publics. The sentiment was cheered to
the echo, many rising In their seats and
waving flags.
Democrats Counting: on Jones.
CHICAGO, Sept, 15. Chairman J. G.
Johnson, of the executive committee of
tho National Democratic Committee, re
turned today from Columbus, O., where
he attended the. -opening of the campaign
in that state yesterday. Today. Chair
man Johnson held a conference with tho
Democratic jcouniy and state party
workers of Indiana at Indianapolis. He
said that the pTbspects for Democratic
success in that state were excellent,
"A letter of Mayor Jones, of Toledo,"
continued Mr. Johnson, "In which he
comes out squarely for Bryan, is relied
upon to swing a large number of his sup
porters in lino for our ticket The pro
hibition movement in Ohio is very strong,
and will divert 25,000 votes from Mo
Klnley." At the meeting of the National Asso
ciation of Democratic Clubs, which will
bo held in Indianapolis October S, the
speakers will be Mr. Bryan, Mr. Steven
son, W. R. Hearst, Bourke Cockran,
James Hamilton Lewis, Augustus Thom
as, the playwright, and others.
FRENCH TAKES BARBERTON
Boers, Completely Surprised, Aban
don the Place.
LONDON. Sept llLord Roberts re
ports to the War Office under date of Ma
chadodorp, September 14, as follows:
"French occupied Barberton yesterday
with the cavalry, which he took across
the mountains. - He met slight opposition,
the enemy being completely surprised.
Twenty-three officers and 59 men, who
were prisoners, were released, and 43 loco
motives and other rolling stock, were cap
tured. -The former will relievers ol great
difficulty, as we have to put up with a few
rickety engines. French reports that he
has sufficient supplies for three -weekslor
his force, and for a, week for his. horses.
One hundred Boers, with many Mauser
rifles and a quantity of ammunition, were
captured. There are large quantities of
cattle and sheep In the country, which is
good hews. French Intercepted large con-"
voys, showing that Barberton was used
as a depot of supplies for the Boers in the
south and southeast The bulk of French's
force is still 35 miles behind tho cavalry,
owing to the difficulty of getting the
wagons over the pass leading to Barber
ton." . .
Famine, Prices at Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG, Friday, Sept It
The- provisions are selling at famine
prices here, sugar bringing 2 shillings and
6 pence a pound and pork the same price,
while matches are sold at 1 shilling per
box. Other -staple articles are propor
tionately dear, while many necessities are
not obtainable at any -price.
. - , -
Boers Flgat Among: Themselves.
LOURBNCO MARQUES,- Sept 15 Boers
who arrived here yesterday evening aver
that the burghers "are fighting among
themselves at Halsprult and are looting
and burning buildings.
1
. S&lna-Ie Mill Destroyed.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 15".The North
TacomB. shingle ?mlll was entirely de
stroyed by Are tonight "Xi0ssnotm6wi
OTHER TOWNS M0 HELP
DISTRESS Iff TEXAS GUMEP COAST
DISTRICTS. '
Traveling: Men Appealed To Govera
zaent May NotRcstore Galves .,
ton Fortifications.
. - '
HOUSTON. Sept 15. The following
statement Was sent to the Associated
Press bv R. W. Kliitf. of Alvln. Tex,l
"I arrived In Alvln from Dallas andwas
astonished and bewildered by the sight of
devastation on every side. Ninety-five
per cent of the houses in this vicinity; are
in ruins, leaving 6000 people without abel?.
ter and destitute. Everything id the -way.
of crops is destroyed, and unless there; is
speedy relief there will be "great suffer
ing. The people need and must haveks-'
slstance. Need money to rebuild their
ndmes,and buy stock and implements'.
They "need food flour, bacon, corn. They
must havo seeds- for their gardens, so" as
to be able to do something for them
selves, very soon. Clothing is badly neecb
ed. Hundreds of women and children! are
without a change, and are already suffer
ing. Some-better Idea 'may be had of the
distress when it is known that box-cars
are being improvised as houses and hay
as bedding. Only 14 houses in the town of
Alvin are standing on their foundations,
and theyiare badly damaged.
"The necessities -of the people must-be
met or great suffering and starvation ;wlli
follow. It is believed that a generous
publlo will quickly" respond when they
know the dire distress among this people.
While the 'great sympathetic heart of this
grand Nation is responding so generously
to the stricken City of GalveBton, it should
be remembered also that the smaller
towns where the same condition of total
wreck exists, though miraculopsly -with
smaller loss of life need Immediato help
from the people." ,
President Mlchaux, of the Texas Travel
ers' Association, has Issued the following!
appeal- to members of the organization
throughout thef-Unlted States: . t.
"Whereas, A great calamity has befallen
the City of Galveston, thousands of dead,
dying and wounded to be; cared for by
our' united and benevolent people; and
"Whereas, numbers of the traveling as
sociation are reported seriously wounded,
therefore, to care for the immediate
wants I deem it necessary to call up&n
the traveling men to contribute as much
as In their power to help, aid and assist
our stricken companions. .
"Our association is able to and will take
care of all -its unfortunate members, and
I appeal to you in the name of charity
and love to assist us in caring for them.
Remit what you cah. afford by postoffice'
or express money order to James B. Lud
low, secretary, San Antonio, Texas. Sec
retaries of ali local T. P. A. posts will
receive and remit your subscriptions I
trust this appeal to the-traveling men will
be met by a- quick response. Sincerely
and fraternally, D.-W. MlCHAUX,
"President Texas T P. A. of America,
Houston, Tex."
CREMATION AT GALVESTON.
Authorities Rapidly Disposing: of the J
Dead. . ',
GALVESTON, Sept 15. The interment
and cremation of human bodies and car
casses of animals is being vigorously
prosecuted, tt Js conservatively estimated
now that the loss of human life will ex
ceed 6000, with half that number wounded.
Of probably 1000 living Mown the island,
at .least one-third were lost There, are
200 bodies on the beach between th Mntt
place and the city 'limits. Eighteen peo
ple in this neighborhood got together and
began burying the deatL. They are out of
provisions.
Bishop Gallagher, of the Catholic dio
cese, states that no member of the clergy
or of the Sisters in the City of Galveston
was lost The only losses of Sisters Were
-the 10 at the Orphanage, down the island.
Daijy papers and illustrated papers have
been wild for photographs of the Galves
ton disaster. The town Is under military
law, and the people are not In condition
to brock photographers. Three photo
graphers who" ventured out had their in
struments smashed and themselves
pressed into service burying dead bodies.
Emergency hospitals have been estab
Jlshed In everj' ward for the treatment of
the sick .nd wounded. The Ursullne Con
vent has been converted into a great
general hospital for the more serious
cases, with a full corps of physicians and
trained nurses. All public and private
hospitals are filled to their capacity. Med
ical supplies are still much needed.
Banks and some other branches of busi
ness have resumed. Others are actively
preparing to resume. Preparations for re
building have been going on in the busi
ness part of the city.
Telegraph and railroad linos are being
rapidly restored. This morning the Pos
tal Telegraph Company had four wires
working Into the city, and within 48 hours
will have Its system almost re-established
to the basis existing before the storm.
The Western Union is in even better
shape, but with both companies the string
ing of wires has been but temporary, tlmo
being the all-Important consideration at
present
Theodore Bohl, who lives 12 miles down
the island, reports the following killed:
John Schneider's whole family. Henry
Schneider's whole family. Fltzhopper's
whole family. William Schroeder lost his
wife and seven children. Klem Kemp,
colored, lost all his family. Fritz Bohl
and wife, Ansle Bohl lost wife and three
daughters. Oster Mayer and wife.
Only six houses remain between South
.Galveston and the city limits.
The British steamer Induna, in coming to
quarantine, fouled an obstruction in the
Jetty channel and sustained slight in
juries. It is supposed to be a mine casing,
carried into the channel when the torpedo
station was destroyed.
Colonel L. L. Polk, of the Santa Fe, has
received a very enthusiastic and encourag
ing message from the headquarters of his
road, declaring confidence in Galveston,
urging the business community to proceed
at once .with the work of reconstruction,
,and promising every help in their power.
.As a result of the receipt of the message, ,
vjoionei .toik saia to a representative ox
the Associated Press:
"The railroad interests have decided to
combine their forces in order to rebuild as
quickly aB possible a bridge from Virginia
Point to Galveston. A large number of
men will go to work in the. morning with
this end in view. You may aay to the
country that In six days a bridge will have
been built and trains, running over it I
have had a consultation with the wharf in
terests and they have promised us that
they will, be prepared to handle ingoing
arid 'outgoing shipments by tho time tho
"bridge is finished. The bridge' we shall
build will be of substantial, but temporary,
character. We shall subsequently replace'
It with a .more enduring structure. There
is po reason why Galveston ought not
commercially to.resume normal conditions
in 10 days." . .
Colonel Prather, president of the Board'
of Regents of the Medical college here,
"and Colonel Breckinridge, member of the
board, were among the late .arrivals. They1
mot General MoClbbln and were driven
to the institution. They found the build
ing in a.badly battered condition, but on
their return .it was announced that the.
college would be immediately reconstruct-
ea oy private Denencence, u tne staio is
unable to bear the cost. .. ,,
Durinjr the late hours of the evening a(
decided improvement was made 'in tho
citys condition, jsiectncjiignt wires nan
been strung as rapidly as the linemen
could work, and in the evening 'the cur
rent was turned oh. During the day;
bodies were'fpupd at frequent intervals,
and just at 3unset seven were found in
the ruins of one houso.l ' '
The 'residents of Galveston are plucky'
in the extreme in their determination to
rebtylld ahd make tialveston' ft greater
and'better- city thdri it has ever beeaTJe-
.'fore, buttia, One direction, a.Vleast, they
have 'Suffered a. loss that fs beyond re
pair, and that lies in the extent of tije
territory wrested from them by the
Storm. The waters ot the. Gulf now
,406ver 6,300,000 square feet Aground: tftdf
Was formerly a part of Galveston. This
loss has been suffere.' entirely on the
tsouth side 6f the city.wher the finest
residences were built- facing the .Gulft,
ana -wnere iana,vwaa held tm higher
valuation" than in any other'-part of the1
city, with the esoeptlon of- the business
district ' "' 7- " XZ
. MAYOR JONBS REPORTS.
Estimates the Namteer of Dtfaa From'
' ' 8000'to 800oV
AUSTIN; Teit, Septals. Governor Sayers
"foceived the 'i ollowihg official report as to
conditions in Galveston i ' '
"Galveston, TeX.Sfept lS.fiton. JoS. Dr
Bayers, Governor: After tho- fullest possl-
uie investlgatldn here we .feel justified In
saying to you and through you to the
Ameriparf 'people that no flUoh disaster
has eV6r overtaken any community or sec
tion In the histo'ry- of our country. The loss
of -Ufa is appalling and' can never be accu
tately determined, tt is estimated at 3000
to 8000 people. There is ndt a home' in
Galveston that has not been injured, while
thousands have been destroyed. The
.property loss represents accumulations of
bo years and more millions than can be
safely Stated. Tinder these conditions,
with 10,000 "people homefess and destitute,
With thfe entire population Under a stress
and strain difficult to realize, we appeal
directly In our hour of great emergency
.to the sympathy ahd aid of mankind.
"WALTER JONES, Mayor.
'. "R. B. HAWLET,
"Member Congress, Galveston District
"MoKIBBIN.
' "Commander Department -of Texas."
The.Infdrmation reaching here from an
official source states that reports of pro
mlscuous shooting 6f vandals at Galves-,
ton has been exaggerated.
GAIVESTON'S FORTIFICATIONS.
A Government Board Will Decide
Whether They Can Be Restored. "
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. With a view
to, the restoration of the fortifications
In, the harbor of Galveston, If such a
thing is possible, General Wilson, Chief
of Engineers, today organized a board
of engineer officers, consisting of Colonel
Robert M. Henry, stationed at New York;
Major Henry M. Adams, stationed at New
Orleans ; Captain Cha'rles S. Rlche, sta
tioned at Galveston, and Captain Edgar
Jadwln, stationed at New York, to meet
at Galveston, at the call of the senior ofll-'
cer, about October 20.
The board Is Instructed to make a care
ful and critical examination of the jet
ties and fortifications of Galveston and
to report to the Chief of Engineers what
action is necessary fqr the repair and
restoration of fortification and harbor
works.
Inqnlries to the Mayor.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept 15. The follow
ing telegram from Mayor Jones was re
ceived here today: .
"Galveston, Tex., Sept 15. The Asso
ciated Press, Memphis,,. Teim.; I am In
receipt of thousands of telegrams offering
assistance and inquiring about absent
friends and relatives. All of these 'have
been promptly answered, but restricted
communication has probably served to
cause delay in transmission and delivery.
The telegraph companies are doing all
in their power to restore prompt communi
cation with- the' -outside world, and have
already partly succeeded, -and I am as
sured that within the -next few days
normal conditions with reference to tele
graphic communication will prevail.,
. "The situation in Galveston has been I
in most instances uccuruiaiy reported,
and the distress of the people is great
j&alveson , and vicinity need atbnee the
assistance of 'all the ndottle. Remittances.
'itt ifrtonev should be.nm&$ to John Sealer.
treasurer 'Relief Cowaittee; ' "aoknowl-
edgmerlt of which will Bo made In due -
course oi ume as promptly h conditions
will permit r -,, , . ., ,
"WALTER JONES Mayor."
ROOSBVELT AND COWBOYS.
New York's Governor Spoke in Bis
, ranrck Last Night.
BISMARCK, N. D., Sept. 15. The Roose
velt special1' train" arrived at Bismarck at
6 o'clock today and remained here during
the night. This is a place familiar to
Governor Roosevelt, and he met many of
his old cowboy friends at the station and
the train. Among them were some who
had been with him on his ranch. A street
demonstration had been prepared in his
honor, consisting of a parade and fire
works, In the evening, together with a re
ception1 by the citizens.
Governor Roosevelt spoke in, the even
ing at the Athenium to an overflowing
crowd. After -relating some r&niniscences
of his cowpoy days in this town, he spoke
of tHe financial, question, dwelling upon
the general .prosperity of the country un
der the n MoKlnley Administration, and
then discussed the Philippine question,
much as h'e.has in other speeches during
the' present' trip. Speaking of the trust
issue, he said:
"Of course, when prosperity comes It
comes to the unjust as well as to the
just; and just exactly as hard times
strikes a decent man, It also strikes tho
man that Is not decent. There has been
much complaint against President McKin
ley nnd his Administration because trusts
have flourished. They did not flourish
four years ago. Nothing flourished four
years ago. We have had four years of
going forward. New abuses are sure to
come. We want to devote our best ener
gies to get rid of those 'abuses.
"We have had a 'little experiment of
that kind In my own state. Now, two
years ago I ran for Governor In New
York. Against me they had put up judge
Van Wyok, who was a special protege of
Mr. Bryan v and a bosom friend of Mr.
Croker. (Laughter and applause.) You
seem to have heard of the gentleman.
Now,. Mr. Croker and Mr. Van Wyck were
very severe . upon Corporations. They
Said they Were down on corporations; that
they (were against them. I say I Was no
more against corporations thn I was
against a redheaded man. I will do jus
tice Ho 'the redheaded man. If he is a
bad man, I will cinch him. If he is a
good irian, I will stand by him. If a
corporation does Its duty and acts sauare-
.ly it is air right and I will stand up
for it. If It don't do so, I will make It
do its duty If I have the power. Now,
you. see I have the advantage of talking
the sway I did' because I could keep my
promise. I made the kind of promises
that could be kept. We igot a law en
acted. There are defects In it, of course,
but the result so far has been that we ,
have put upon the assessment roll for
taxation something like $200,000,000 of cor
porate property that has previously es
caped taxatiop. That was something
tangible. You never can accomplish
everything at once.''
At Valley City, Governor Roosevelt
spoke at the Opera-House, which wa3
filled to 'overflowing. Senator Hansbrough
presided and introduced the Governor,
who said In part:
."We have the right to appeal to all
men, who are indeed men. who are in
deed Americans, to Uphold the policy that
tells for National greatness. We stand
at the- threshold of a new century. ' We
begin that century as 6he of the greatest
nations of the world, standing In the
forefront. If we are true to ourselves wo
shaJJ establish for this Nation during, the
century to come a record unequaled In
,the history of .mankind, but it, can only
be done by facing each task as! It comes
and not flinching from It. You men of the
West who have made this commonwealth
what it is today, have not done it.by
seeking an easy time, not by trying to
find otjt how to avert every difficulty and
recoiling fro,m it and being afraid of it,,
.b3 overcoming It, by wresting your
livelihood from a hostile 'Nature and by
building 'upfarm by fafm town bytown,
thin rr!ftt stfltA " r -r ' .& : '"-1 '
LthiB great state,"
TBI STRIKE UNDER WAY
' " , .;
:KB&Wr?llSG OF 'HE STRUGGLE! IN
' TB ANTbSlCITB REGION.
'Both Sides Are Confident Some Op-
"cratora Preparing: for Trouble
Miners' Meetings.
, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. The much
talkeo6f, striRe of the fanthraclte mine-
workers in the coal regions of Pennsyl-
vanla, arid which affects about 145,000
union and nonunion workers, was prac-
Uuiyv irtieuu tuuuy, uuu icyuiLo icuoivcu
from the various sections indicate that.
Monday morning, when the strike official
ly begins, according to the strike order
issued by President' Mitchell, of the Mine
workers' Union, very 'few of the collieries
will.be in operation. Just how many'nen
will obey-the strike order can only be
Conjectured. t The union bfflolals stead
fastly assert that all 'the union men will
remain away .from .WQrk, and will be
further strengthened by a large majority
of nonunion mem The operators, on the
other hand, pre confident that the pro
portion of striking miners has been great
ly exaggerated Monday morning alone
can tell which is correct. ,
The situation tonight is practically one
of strfke. Reports from Luzerne.,. Lacka
wanna, SchUylklH, Carbon" and Northum
berland Counties, where the most impof
tant coal workings are, presage a strug1
gle between ,the operators and.' their men
that many ear may lead to disturbance,
and perhaps worse. The men' in several
collieries in Luzerne today decided to
continue at work 10 days longer, because
of ah agreement made several years ago
to discuss all grievances with the com
pany and allow 10 days in. which to effect
a settlement on. all points of difference.
Tonight all Is quiet Miners' mettlngs
were held at a number of polntsf and the
speakers counseled quiet, orderly conduct
on thej part of the men. That some of
the operators are preparing for work is
Indicated by their fencing In and string
ing barbed wire about their breakers. The
union officials today tendered 25,000 men to
the Sheriff of Luzerne County to guard
the mining properties. The only workers
not' Included in the strike order are en
gineers, firemen, 'bam bosses and pump
runners. Indications 'Point to Failure.
FmLAtoELPHlA, Sept 15. A special
from Haxleton, Pa., says:
"Judging from. the best information ob
tainable, it is probable that about GO per
cent of the 143,000 miners employed in
the anthracite coal fields will lay down
their tools. Should tho number fall under
50' per cent the men will be disheart
ened.' If 60 per cent go on strike there will
be a fighting chance for both miners and
operators, with the latter holding an ad
vantage, it the workers display a
strength approximating 80 per cent, they
may see speedy victory. But the indica
tions would seem to point to & failure to
get out'' expected numbers, especially in
this district, arid to collisions between the
union and nonunion elements a3 a conse
quence." - -MINEWORKERS' STATEMENT.,
Every Effort Mndo to Secure Arbl-
tration. ..
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15. The follow
ing statement to the public was Issued
from the United Mine Workers' headquar
ters today:
,"In view ,of the lingering Impression
that seemsj to 'exist In the public mind that
we are trying to force the Coal compa
nies to recognize, the United Mine Work-
exs Ot vmericu. we oeairo tu aimo w"v
prior .to the i ojjer' of 'arbitration made by
us, a
, .sued,
and before tire strise ornery was is-
we imdde the following proposition
to the coal' companies through the service
of an intermediary, JWho voluntarily of
fered 'to act? iri 'that' capacity:
' "1. That "the coal companies meet com
mittees of their own employes in the
same town on the'same date, place and
date to be mutually agreed upon.
"2. That falling to accept the first prop
osition, the companies to post notices
simultaneously not later than September
20; that on and after October 1 the in
crease in -wagos asked for be granted
and the other evils complained of reme
died. "'
"Concerning the proposition to arbitrate,
an offer was made by the employes pt the
coal' companies and sent out from Hazle
ton, September 7, and following that the
officers of the United Mine Workers on
behalf of the employes sent to the agent
of each railroad company controlling an
thracite mines, offering to submit the
whole question to arbitration. The tele
grams were sent from the Postal Tele
graph office at ,IndlanapolIs at 12:50 mid
day, Wednesday, September 12, and no
answer has yet ljeen received, while the
order to strike would not take effect until
Monday, September 17, giving ample time
to accept any proposition to arbitrate.
"JOHN MITCHELL,
"President
"W. B. WILSON.
"Secretary-Treasurer United Mine Work
ers of America."
The strike in the Jelllco, Tenn., district
was settled yesterday. About 5000 men
have been Idle for a good while.
WILL AFFECT FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Urgent Demand in Europe for Amer
ican Coal.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15,-Should the
anthracite coal miners strlke.be of pro
longed duration, it Js possible that foreign
countries will ''i eel Its effects as seriously
as they will be felt in this country. If not
to a greater degree. The National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers Is 'almost dally
receiving inquiries from abroad which in
dicate how urgent is tho demand in Eu-.
rope for American coal. Tho letters are
from coal merchants who want this coun
try's fuel to 'supply their regular trade
and from, business men whp see in the
scarcity of ooal on the Continent an f op
portunity to engage in a profitable busi
ness. The National Association of Manu
facturers sends all communications of the
kind to mine operators and shipper,
bringing buyer and seller promptly, to
gether. Within the past few days Inquiries have
been received from Glasgow, Dusseldorf,
Paris, Berlin and Zurich regarding the
prices and facilities for furnishing Ameri
can coal. S. W. Hanauer, formerly a
Philadelphia manufacturer, and at present
Vice Consul-General of- the United States
at Frankfort, Germany, writes as follows
to the National Association of Manufac
turers:
"The coal famine in Germany continues
and Is much worse than before; the coal
trust has raised its prices. on new con
tracts for coal, coal briquettes (com
pressed -blocks) and coke. . Tho price for
coke now is 244 marks per metric hun
dredweight (110 pounds English) against
1.40 marks 12 months ago; and as the syn
dicate cannot -fill more than about 00 per
cent of. the orders, German wholesale
dealers in coke and indilstrial works using
It will have to procure the balance from
foreign sources, although the price may
be much higher."
' HOPES TO ARBITRATE.
Archbishop Rys& Belicvesvthe Strike
' May Be Averted.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. Archbishop
Ryan, of this diocese, which includes
many, of the coal districts, who yester
day consented to 'serve as an arbitrator,
ih .connection with vthe mineworkers'
strike, should his office be desired in that
connection, said, .today that he believed
arbitration was yet possible" .
Calvin Pardee, who "has been a coal
operator, for SS years, and I,s at the head
of Lattimer &.Ha:rwood colliers, in the'
'Lehigh region" of Luzerne "'County, ex-
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addressing DR. HARTMAN, COLUMBUS, O.
pressed the opinion In an Interview that
the demands made by the United Mine
workers are absurd, and that a sufficient
number of collieries can be kept running
to break the force of the strike, no mat
ter horW long -it last3, while the miners
will gain absolutely nothing in the end.
"There is no controversy between my
men and myself," said Mr. Pardee, "As
far as I know, few If any of them
probably not more than 50 belong to this
association, and there are 1000 men In
the two collieries. The leaders must nat
urally do something to. maintain their po
sitions. As to the union supporting .the
strikers, I think that is a false hope,
and that Is the sad part of it It simply
means on the part of the men defeat;
It means suffering for their families. They
do not stand the slightest chance of suc
cess, no. matter how long they hold out."
Caution to Strikers.
SHAMOKJN. Pa., Sept 15. At a meet
ing of the executive board of district No.
9, at this place, last night, a proclama
tion was Issued to the miners of North
umberland, Schuylkill, Columbia and
Dauphin Counties, advising them to re
main at home next Monday, obey the law,
avoid the use of intoxicating liquors and
not to become Involved in quarrels of any
description. The clergy, business men and
public at large are ' asked to aid in the
fight against the operators. The men were
advised to"be very careful wheh soliciting
miners to refrain from work, and also
advised that' no one shall be coerced.
Shut-Dovrn Complete.
SORANTON, Pa., Sept 15. The day
closed with as near a complete shut
do'wn of collieries in the entire Lacka
wanna Valley as can be imagined. Tho
number of men and boys idle In the dis
trict covering' the Lackawanna and Wyo
ming Valleys is estimated at headquarters
to be fully 40,000. Already the railroads
are laying off .many, of their coal train
cfews. It was, .given out today that there
,is a general, determination among the en
gineers and trainmen, of the Lackawanna
read to haul no coal' not mined by union
men.
Detectives at Hasleton.
HAZLETON, Pa., Sept 15. Detectives
are said to be arriving on every train,
and fully 2G0 are reported in various
mines in this neighborhood. The mines
will probably be fenced In and barriers
erected around the breaker houses.
FfcENCH ARMY MANEUVERS.
Automobiles Being: Tested on An Ex
tensive Scale.
PARIS. Sept. 15. The grand maneuvers
of the. French Army, which have been
proceeding for the past week in sec
tional form, entered their final and gen
eral stage today. The scene of the opera
tions, La Beauce, Is the great wheat
plain of, France. Four army corps aro
taking part in tho mimic warfare.
Tho plan supposes Paris to be besieged.
A French army from the southwest,
advancing to its relief, encounters at
Chartries an army of the enemy sent
to hold It In oheck. The headquarters
of the Generalissimo, Brugere, are es
tablished at Chartries, where the foreign
attaches are also quartered. Lieutenant
T. Bentley Mott, the American military
attache at Paris, represents thb United,
States. The maneuvers will conclude
September 20 with a review of 100,000
troops by President Loubet at Chartries.
A striking feature' of the operations is
the Introduction on .an extensive scale of
automobiles, in order to secure a practical'
test of their military utility. Several ot
the Generals and moat of the members
of their -staffs have been furnished with
fast, light motor cars, which have proved
of the utmost value. The Generals' alds-de-camp
covered unprecedented distances
in a few hours yesterday. General Bru
gore's orderly officer ran 170 kilometers
in the morning, making a complete cir
cuit of the two contending armies and
furnishing General Brugere with full de
tails of the situation by noon. Heavy
forage and provision auto wagons are
also doing valuable work for the com
missariat. The roa'da around Chartries
simply "swarm with autocycles, motor
cars and wagons worked by electricity,
petroleum and steam. Accidents are in
evitable, but they have been 'few, con
sidering the nuniber of motors.
'
Double Murder by Mexicans.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept 35. News
reached hero this morning, of a fearful
double murder at Guthrie, ' near Clifton.
While John IMcGeeban and John MoBride
were asleep at McGeehan's saloon, a par
ty of Mexicans visited the place for the
purpose of robbery. The sleepers were
awakened and opened fire, but both fell
before the bullets of the robbers, and
were dead before assistance arrived. A
hat left by one ,of the assassins fur
nished a Clew, and the owner and one
other Mexican were arrested and taken
to Clifton. The populace was greatly
aroused aftd a guard was set around the
prison. One of the guards, Longfellow
Saledo, was killed by a bullet from a'
gun carelessly handled by Manuel Brist-'
los, another guard. '
Collision Caused Three Deaths
STOCKTON, Sept. 11 Three men
drowned and two gasoline launches sunk
Is the result of a collision between th
small craft and the steamer Dauntless,
of the union Transportation Company, of
this city, at Bouldln Island last night
The dead afe: John Doan, David Kent
John DaviB, all of Sacramento.
As the steamer n eared Bouldln the pilot
noticed tWo gasoline launches coming up
stream. They had a light out and ohe
was towing the"other. The pilot whistled
fof the" boats to go to the right, but they
wentitb the left, crowding close to the
bank. Thd steamer also went In close
to the bank, with the result that 'the
launches were run down and sunk.
' Packing-Houses fo Close.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 15. it is believed that
the failure ot the Cattle Butchers Union
to secure an adjustment of the Wago
scale at Kansas City will result In 20,000
employes of the pucker in the large cities
being thrown out of employmentat once.
THE COSGROVE PROCESS,
Netr Method of Making Compound
Steel In cots.
PITTSBURG, PaTT Sept J5. Experi
ments just concluded here of the new
Cosgrove process for making compound
steel Ingots is exciting great interest
among steel manufacturers, from the fact
that the discovery may have an effect
upon the letting of armoivplate con
tracts next month. The experiments were
under the direction of W. D. Corcoran,
of the 'Crucible Steel Company of Ameri
ca, and the results of the tests, it Is
claimed, were a surprise to all. Perfectly
solid ingots of graduated carbon from
one side of the ingot to the. others on
from the center of the ingot to its sides,
were made. In the manufacture of armor-plate
It Is claimed that any desired
thickness of very high carbon can be
given the surface of the plate, rendering
it, with a low carbon back, absolutely im
penetrable. You Just Bet It Does.
Chehalls Bee-Nugget.
Portland show an Increase In her cen
sus of 94.95 per cent, a gain from 45.3S3
in lSdO to 90,428 in 1900. This Is one of
the most creditable showings made by
any city in the Union. Portland has not
the reputation of being a very progres
sive city that Is to say. It doesn't get a
swift gait on it like some of Its more
lusty neighbors on Puget Sound, but it
Seems to get there just th'e same when
it comes td a showdown. Its citizens are
to be congratulated on the dlty'3 growth.
It is sufficient evidence that there is
something substantial back of it.
Will Be a Bunco-Steerer.
Walla Walla Union.
Brian's Filipino .allies are still shoot
ing at the American soldiers and patient
ly waiting until Willie has a chance to
redeem his promise of giving the people
of the entire Philippine Islands into the
hands of the Tagals. There Is little doubt
but Willie will be looking for another
job ere the Ides ot November pass, and
that his friend Aggie will be discourte
ous enough' to refer to our little Wllllo
as a bunco-steerer.
Seven "Wiere Drowned.
MILWAUKEE, Sept 15. Eighten men
employed by tho Northwestern Lumber
Company at Eau Claire, Wis., started to
cross the river, and when the boat was
about a quarter of a mile from shore It
was overturned and seven of the men
drowned. Two swam to shore, and tho
others clung to the boat and were res
cued. Susan B. Anthony Slolc.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept, 15. Susan
B. Anthony, the woman suffragist, id ill
at her home on Madison street, having
suffered from a collapse last Monday
'evening. Members of her family say her
condition is not alarming. She la 80 years
old.
Disfigured Skin
wasted muscles and decaying boned
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