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SETTLEMENT OF
STRIKE REMOTE
Yct.AII Interests Are Willing to
Make Some Concessions.
STRIKERS MAKE BIG GAINS
Miay Mora Me Caoteal to Quit Work-It
li Geacrally Believe' Thai Operat
or! Will H to Rcctf
lit I'bIoi.
PHILADELPHIA. Pent. 28.-Late de
velopment ahow that the effort to
bring about a hurried aettlement of
the bl it coal mln-r' strike arc still In
a chaotic common, while there in
every urf-e evidence of an honest In
jenilon on the part of the mine own
era and operator to grant the more
Important demand of the mine work
er, th dlnVtiltlp In d'-iail In reach-
In: a baal of aettlement grow, more
confuting. The general opinion anionic
Ihi m In a position to romprvhend the
dlffereneea la that a ettement of the
atrlk la yet remote.
All the Inter . Involved, however,
wm to be willing to reach an early
settlement. an.1 conoenslona. It. la un
derstood, would be readily accorded by
both aide In the controversy. The
atrlkera made big gain today In draw
In out men who have heretofore con
tinued at work.
UNION MUST BE RECOGNIZED.
NEW ' YORK. Sept, 2J.-Anthradte
real woa quoted II a ton cheaper today
than It was two day ago. Thla waa
taken aa an Indication that the roll
read and other with atocka of coal
on hand regard an early aettlement of
the miner' atrlk aa -robabl. The
lallrnad official, however, refused to
aay to what point the negotiation to
thla end had progressed, but It waa
learned that the otrators have prac
tically agreed not to entirely Ignore the
union In making a aettlement. The pres
ent plan In believed to be to place
tonceaabma bf re the men at the dif
ferent olll-.-riva and uk them to re
turn to work nndlng the aettlement
of remaining difference by arbitra
tion. The extent to which the mlnera' or
ganization la to be recognized I aald
to be that the men will have the opera
tors' term placed before them at meet
ing of tbe local union.
According to a Wall atreet news
sgency there will not be a uniform
rate of Increase proposed throughout
the dlatrict. owing to the varying con
ditio na of mining at different places.
but there will be no advance of leaa
than ten per cent on preaent wage.
Much Interest wa felt here In the
conference to be held In Shennndoah,
r:i thla afternrm between General
Gobln, Sheriff Toole and representa
tlvea ot the operator and mlnera. It
waa believed here th? conference would
result in the Immediate withdrawal of
troop, whoa? presence :s known to be
very dlataateful to the union miner.
Th? railroad offlclil here expressed
the belief that with the military out of
ths way It would be easier to come to
an agreement "vlth the strikers.
One of the sales agents of the Le
high Valley Coal Company snld that
a few men had charge of the plans for
a settlement of the strike and until the
result M accomplished they will not
discuss affair.
The Evening Post say today:
"While no final announcement of the
ccal strike aettlement Is yet forthcom
ing tb-'r wa todiy reliable author
ity for the statement that the matters
still under discussion are of detail
merely, and that a satisfactory con
clusion will be reached In a short time.
"It Is conceded everywhere In the
coal trade that the price of coal after
the atrlk will never settle own to the
same level aa benre. store than ten
per cent Increase In wages la believed
generally to be the concession the min
ers will demand, and this will mean, ac
cording to reliable estimates, an In
crease of fully 25 cents In the cost of
every ton mined. This will make the
cotit at the collieries about 2,"5 a ton.
The consumer, of course, will pay the
difference. Moreover, there will un
doubtedly be a great demand for coal
as soon as the strike la over, and.
..REMOVAL SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture and carpets will
bo closed out at less than cost. Call
early and avoid the rush.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SO
perhaps a weks or ten daya' d;lay In
aupplylng It."
MITCHELL WILL NOT TALK,
11AZLETON, I'a., Sept. 2.-Thla
morning President Mitchell aald he waa
awaiting further development and had
nothing further to sav on the subject
of th'i rumor of on effort on the part
of mlneowner to settle the strike by
granting conception to the mine
workers. It l apf-trent from hi man
ner that he I expecting new of some
sort.
A reporter of the AwKX'latetl Tres re
ceived Information today that a num
ber of foreigner on strike are com
plaining that they are becoming desti
tute and that If the strike I not foon
ended or they do not get help of aome
kind, they will be forced to go back to
work. None of the English-speaking
miner have yet publicly made any
complaint.
Although President Mitchell Is Inac
tive, hi lieutenant are holding meet
ing all over the coal region, and urg
ing the atrlker to 4tand firm.
COMPLETE TIE UP IN BIGHT.
POTTSVILLE. Pa.. 8i pt. 2-The con
vl tlon Is grow ing that It will be next
to Impossible to a.-ttle the atrlke on
any basl not Including a recognition
of the United Mine Worker. The strike
wa ordered and subsequently managed
by the leader of this organization;
the strikers are following almost unan
imously the advice and mandates of
the) leader, and It I generally be
lieved h?re that the men will not go
teck to the mine until they get
word to do so from Mitchell.
In the vicinity of Shamokln a num
ber of men representing the operator
have been making effort to have the
men promise to return to work on Oc
Mut 1. Few If any such promise
were secured and most of the miner
approached looked upon the officers of
the mine owner to make certain con
cession aa a sign of weakening.
In the lower ,-iectlon of the Schuylkill
the recent stry that negroe were to
be Imported from Virginia to take the
place of the strikers baa been re
ceived and considerably discussed. A
rumor was current that aome of the op
erator had actually arranged with the
agent of men In Virginia who make a
business of supplying negro labor to
Import a large number of colored men
here to work In the mines. Mine own
er and strike leader pronounce the
tiry ridiculous. In the first place they
say Inexperienced negroe. or white
imn for that matter, would be almost
worthless In the mine, and It would
require a long time to make any large
body of such men useful in cutting
coal. In the next place even the mine
owners admit that such a move would
precipitate almost a revolution, which
would Involve not only the negroes; and
striker but all the worklngmen of this
Mate.
A complete tie up of the Schuylkill
collieries, possibly excepting the three
mine In the west end. I In sight.
About 400 car of coal were mined at
the Schuylkill region yesterday. This
Is the smallest day's production In
year. Dealers made many offer for
coal at the 'nine at price representing
an Increase ov?r the offer made yes
terday. For some grade an Increase
of 25 cents a ton over the prices of yes
terday was offered. There Is, however,
virtually no coal In the market at the
mines, that mined having been dis
posed of before It was cut and none
of the operators would contract to de
liver. SOLD BY RECEIVER.
Tacoma and Columbia River Railroad
Brought $17,000.
TACOMA. 'Sept. 29. Th Tacoma &
Columbia River railway was sold by
the receiver today, jnder order of the
T'n!ted Stat;. court. It was bid In by
the Stetson Trust Company, of Taco
ma, represented by Charles S. Fogg,
for 17,00fl. Thive year ago the same
road sold for 110.000. It has twelve
riling In operation.
SAMUEL F. CAREY DEAD.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 29.-Samuel F.
Carey, who v.w the greenback candi
date for vlee-preldent (wlth' , Peter
Cooper In 1876, died tonight, aged 87
years. He was elected to congress In
1SS7 on the !abor ticket.
TWENT IT-EIGHT MORE BODIES.
GALVESTON, Sept. 29.-Twenty-elght
more bodies were reported to
have been recovered from the debris
today. To date 2339 bodies have been
officially reported found.
ADMINISTRATION
IS NOW JUBILANT
China Accepts the Suggestions
of the United States.
PRINCE TUAN IS DEGRADED
Power Mull Now Accept tkj America
Policy-Raul Thlak ( Blocked
lag Chlieie Port-Welder-tee
it Tlei Til.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Important
newa came from China at the end of
the day, which In Itself tend to ad
vance materially the: efforts for final
settlement.
China has accepted the augglons
of the United Statea contained In the
ansr to the German proposition and
ha begun voluntarily the punishment
of the reactionary Chinese leader who
Wire responsible for the Pekln out-
races.
It v 111 be recalled that In our answer
th state department wa careful to
state thit, Ahlle It did not believe In
demnndlng the surrender of the Chi
nese ringleader aa a condition prece
dent to negotiations, it wa resolved
firmly, aa Secretary Hay had said In
hla -Me of July J. that all the guilty
partie should be held to the utter
most accountability. The Chinese gov
ernment ha taken this Intimation to
heart and. perhaps hastened in Its ac
tion by the recent manifestation of dis
satisfaction by the United State gov
ernment at the reported promotion of
Prince Tuan. already begun the pun
ishment of him and the other Chines;
leader who are held guilty.
The decree recited by Sheng Is felt
to be of the utmost Importance as In
dicating a complete change of heart on
the part of the reigning dynasty. It
means that the reactionary Influences
which have been dominant In Pekln
through the uprising and have even
continued of late day have suffered a
complete overthrow. n that their
most conspicuous figure are degraded
and on trial
It Is believed here that If this ac
tion 1 genuine It will be hard for any
of the powers to find a reasonable pre
text for longer refusing to heed the
appeal of the Chinese government for
opening negotiation looking to settle
ment. The Importance of the action Is
shown by the determination to try
Prince Tuan before the imperial rlan
court. This Is the supreme judicial
tribunal of China and Is the only one
having jurisdiction over members of th.?
Imperial family. It is noted also that
even before the trial Prince Tuan Is
stripped of his salary and his official
servants.
TUAN WILL BE TRIED.
WASKINGTOIN. Sept. 29.-The de
partment of state Is informed by Consul-General
Goodnow at Shanghai that
Sheng. Chinese director of railways and
telegraphs, has handed him a decree of
the emperor and empress, dated at
Taignan. September 23, blaming their
minister for encouraging the Boxers.
The edict orders the degradation of
four princes, and deprives Prince Tuan
of his salary and official servants. He
is to be brought for trial before the
Imperial oourt.
WALDERSEE AT TIEN TSIN.
TIEN TSIN, Sept. 27.-Count Von
Waldersee and hi staff arrived here
today.1
FRENCH OCCUPY TWO TOWNS.
PARIS, Sept. 29.-A dispatch received
here from Taku says a French battal
ion from Pekln has occupied Lou Kou
Ohio and Chan Tsln Tien, thus obtain',
leg commjrclal stores.
PRINCE TUAN IMPEACHED.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. A dispatch
to the Herald from Shanghai says:
It Is learned from reliable Chinese
sources that the friendly southern vice
roys, Liu Kun TI, Chang Kl Tung and
Yuan Shi Kal. have Impeached Prince
Tuan, General Kuang Y and General
Tung Fun Slang in a memorial to the
throne.
General Slang is still In command of
the Imperial troops.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Frora the
m&ss of conflicting reports In circu
lation relative to China, the adminis
tration has deduced these facts, says
the Washington correspondent of the
Herald: "
That the return of the Imperial gov
ernment to Pekln will rot be feasible
until all the Interested powers give
guarantee of protection to the empress
dowager as well as to the emperor.
That the Imperial government, which
at this moment Is the empress dowager.
Is still highly favorable to the Boxer
movement, though hope is expressed
that the information of the degrada
tion of Prince Tuan la correct, as in
such event this government will be
able to art to preserve Chinese terrltor
lal entity. The state department un
dcrstand. however, that Sheng Is au
thorlty for the new of Prince Tuan's
appointment as grand scretary.
That all the power except the Unit
ed State propose to retain In Pekln
considerable frce. not ao much to
preserve order a to wau h over the In
terest of thHr respective governments
and that none of the power, notwith
standing the withdrawal of American
troop from China, contemplate tak
Ing trr In the same direction. ThU
government ha no disposition to pun
ish physically the empress dowager,
and when pare negotiations are lnau
gurated Minister Conger will be author
lzd to extend American protection to
her as he wi do In the case of the
emperor. LI Hung Chang ha not
reached Pekln and Prince Chlng will
not begin negotiation until he ha had
nn opportunity to discus the sltua
lion with him.
It developed today that, as a result
of the doubt cast upon LI Hung
Chang's credential by the United
Ftates. the Imperial government Issued
the recent edict granting to him and
Prince Chlng full authority to ngotl-
te and aggreeing In advance to ac
cept any term which they made. Mo
Information ha been received at the
tate department confirmatory of the
report that Great Britain will not ac
cept Earl LI a a peace envoy unless
he b- provided with more definite ere
dentials.
TUAN MUST EE DISMISSED.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. A special to
th Times from Washington say:
If the protest regarding the appoint
ment of Prince Tuan. forwarded by
Minister Wu Ting Fang, remains with
out effect and Tuan Is kept In the privy
council, the United State will refuse
to negotiate with China unless assur
a nee are given that the action of the
envoy shall not be subject to review
by the Chinese emperor.
This Is an unusual step but the cir
cumstance of the case are held to
make It necessary- In the ordinary
course of diplomatic procedure, a sov
ereign would have the right to accept
or reject a treaty negotiated by his
envoys. If Tuan la kept In the privy
council it Is certain that the peace
treaty would have to pass through his
hands In order to get to the emperor,
and to prevent that the United States
will insist that the emperor dives, hlm
ReJf of all powers by making those of
Prince Chlng and Earl LI absolute.
When Chlng and LI were first ap
pointed, the Chinese papers announcing
their appointment were somewhat am
biguous. Some of the power were told
that LI and Chlng were lnveted with
full authority to negotiate peace while
others were told that their proceedings
were subject to review by the emperor.
It Is learned today that the United
States Insisted on a definite under
standing with the result that the pow
ers of Ching and LI were broadly de-
lined by the Chinese government. Be
fore negotiating, however, the United
States will Insist on having tt definite
ly understood that no papers shall pass
through the privy council.
This Is all based on the assumption
that the Chinese government will re
fuse to dismiss the lew privy council
lor. It Is absolutely necessary that
such a demand should be made, for the
reason that the first demand of the
peace envoys will be for th degrada-
Hon of Tuan and the punishment of
the Boxer chiefs, and It Is evidently
iM.iiuie mm sucu uei.wuu bhuuiu
ne suomittea to mm even ror trans
mission to the emperor.
Nothing Is known here of the al
leged appointment of Wang Wen Chao
to succeed Tuan In the privy council.
War.g has been described as friendly
to the foreigners, and the fabricated
story about the massacre of the minis
ters In Pekln told how Wang was killed
at the head of his troops while bravely
defending the legations. Nothing is
known of his attitude at the state de
partment, and the government officials
have no knowledge of his views except
those obtained from the reports sent
In by the Shanghai correspondents at
the time of the imaginary massacre.
The report from St. Petersburg that,
owing to the hostile attitude of the
Chinese fleet at Shanghai. Russia pro
poses to blockade the Chinese "naval
ports," created much Interest at the
navy department and In government
circles generally today. As there Is no
statement to the effect that It is to be
preceded bv a declaration of war, It
is assumed the blockade proposed
comes und?r the designation in inter
national law of "pacific blockade."
A pacific blockade Is considered some
thing of an anomaly and, though its
justification Is not recognized by some
writers on International law. It has
been resorted to on several occasions
during the past century and It is now
recognized as a measure of constraint
short of war. It has been Instituted
sometimes by the Joint action of sev
eral powers, sometimes of a single
power, in soma cases against all ves
sels and in other cases against only the
vessels of the nation concerned. The
penalties generally have been the seiz
ure and confiscation of the property
and cargo of the offending nation or
seizure and detention.
If the report from St. Petersburg
should prove to be correct the suppo
sition Is thnt, as it Is based on the a'
leged activity of the Chinese lleet. the
blockade would be directed against
Chinese ports where there are naval
stores, dry docks or coaling stations.
There ar but six of these ports on the
Chinese coast not within the spheres
of foreign powers'. namely: Niu
Chwarg. where there is a mud dock;
Taku and Tlon Tsln, where there are
Chinese government docks and yard?;
Foo Chowv Amoy and Whanpca. v.h. r
there are granite docks owned by the
Chinese government.
ORATORS ADDRESS
GREAT AUDIENCES
Roosevelt Again Interrupted by
Democratic Rowdies.
SPOKE TO 22,000 PEOPLE
Boarke Cochna Addressed Over Tweln
Thoataad Pcrioai it Chicago
Score of Met aad Wo
me Fainted.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 29.-Immtdl-
ately upon the arrival of the Roosevelt
speclul train at this place this even
ing the governor wa escorted to Shaw
nee Park In Armourdiie, Kas.. where
an Immense open-air meeting was held.
On being Introduced to the vast as
sembly an organized effort was made
by a large number of men and boys
on the edge of the crowd to prevent
hi making a speech. Crhn and In
terruptions were frequent duiing the
firet moments. Each Interruption was
followed with hard hits from the speak
er until oulet wa restored and the
greater part of the speech listened to
In respectful silence.
On the conclusion of his Armours-
dale address Governor Roosevelt was
driven to convention hall.
The vast auditorium was filled. The
Immense galleries had not a vacant
seat The seating capacity of this hall
Is said to be 22,300. When Governor ,
Rooaevelt mounted the platform the
audience broke Into waves of applause
which lasted 20 minutes.
Governor Roosevelt will spend Sun
day at Midland Hotel.
He will rest and sleep and prepare
for his Nebraska tour during the com
ing week.
ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE.
CHICAGO. Sept. 29. W. Bourke
Cochran, of New York. In opening his
western campaign Itinerary here to
night spoke to an audience that crowd
ed the Coliseum, bvilt to seat 12.000
persons. The speech was made under
the auspices of the Antl-Imperlallst
League and attracted thousands who
were unable to enter the auditorium.
The crush at the doors when Cochran,
accompanied by Mayor Harrison and
others, arrived was so gTeat that scores
of men and women fainted and both
Cochran and Chicago's executive were
jostled and half suffocated.
Mayor Harrison Introduced Cochran,
who immediately began an attack on
the expansionist policy of the govern
ment REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU.
Enumeration of All Cities but Three
Has Been Completed.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-The cen.
sus bureau today finished the enumer
ation of all the cities in the United
State of over 25,000 Inhabitants with
the exception of Los Angeles. Seattle
and TaroniA Th. work nt annnnnnlntr '
(fjhe statea w)n come next boning
j wth Arkansas, probably next Monday,
or Tuesday. The states will be
an
nounced In short bulletins giving the
total population. Increase over two pre
ceding census reports, population by
counties and population of each of the
cities under 25,000 including all Incor
porated towns within the state limits.
The present :ensus will cost In the
neighborhood of J13.000.000.
The population of St. Joseph, Mo.,
as officially announced today, is 102,979.
an Increase of 36.81 per cent over 1S90.
POPULISTS WILLING TO FUSE.
But the Idaho Secretary of State Re
fuses to Recognize the Author
ity of the Committee.
BOISE, Ida.. Sept, 29.-The Populist
executive committee, by vote of 3 to 2,
decided to place Democratic delegates
for governor and attorney-general on
the Populist ticket. They offered to
file the nomination of Frank W. Hunt
for governor but it was refused by
the secretary of state on the ground
that there was not suHielent showing'
of the authority of the committee to
make the nomination. They also again
offered to file the nomination for Demo
cratic Elector Rich, but it was refused
for the same reason.
DEATH OF FAMOUS LAWYER.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Thonjas q,
Shearman, a famous lawyer and single
tax advocate, -lied at his home in
Brooklyn tonight.
His death followed a surgical opera
tion. HOBSON ASICS FOR LEAVE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-LltUien.int
Hobson has applied to the navy depart
ment for six months' leave of abs-nce.
because of trouble with hi eyes.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. Sliver, Wt.