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ASTOUIA. OKEOON, FBI DAY. OCTOBEK 5, 1900.
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ASTORIA, ORE
Altot W. F. 4 Co, and Faclflo KxprewCo i.
MORE GAINS FOR
STRIKING MINERS
Reading Co. Has Now Only One
Colliery Producing Coal.
STRIKERS STILL PERSISTENT
Are Determlatd lo Mold Out Till liloi It
Rcceiilied- No Ciei ol Need
Aaoif Ike Mlsera Aral
Iralloa Rejected.
8CRANT0N, Pa., Ott. 4.-"On or be-
fore Thursday. October 4" vw the time
limit t fi the offer of ten per cent
Increase ami parate arbitration con
tained In the notices posted by the
DeWware, Lackawanna and Western
Company.
An A"datl Press correspondent
usked Chief Clerk Tobey, of the Lack
awanna, how many men showed i.p for
work.
"Well. I rannot toll you that exact
ly." replied Tobey, "but 1 enn give you
the exact number of collieries that re
mmr.l operations."
"Yes." remarked the correspondent,
"how many?"
"Nt a blamrd one," fold Tob.y. The
;nre nnewrr would upply to the flrxt
lUeatlnn.
No offer, the mlnem aay, that any
company may offer Individually to Ita
men will receive oonKlderiUlon except
In the ayni-rfll convention of th I'nlt
ej Mlncworkera.
Tack to the mine." mut come
from John Mitchell, they declare.
BTrtlKKHS PEACEABLR.
PHAMOKIN. Pa,. Oct. 4-Thre
thoueand atrlkera headed by a band left
Mount I'armtl thla momlnar to march
to Trevertan, tlxteen mllea dlatant, In
Northumborlan J county, to unr the
workmen of the North Franklin co-ll-ry
to quit work tomorrow.
Oii-itf Hartllne. aecretary of the
Ninth dlMrtct. Jnt"r?eptMl the innrch
r and peretndM them to.jco home.
Thn he hurried to thla pliic where
5.000 mineri were irathored. awi'ltlng
the arrival 'f the ma mien. Ilartltne
pleaded with hla auditors to dlpere.
which they did.
CONCESSIONS INSITFICIENT.
SHENANDOAH. Pa.. OH. 4. Concea-
alon announced yesterday by the Phil
adelphia Rending Cool A Iron Com
pany were not sufficient to Induce the
atrlklng miner of the Schuylkill re
gion to return to the colllerlea Kday.
Mr. Pottler. orjninlipr and "eader of
the foreign mlneworkera here, raya he
made a careful ouiva of thla town
and found the atrtkera determined to
remain out until ordered to work by
the mlneworkera convention or by
I'renldent Mitchell.
In anticipation of a long atrlke, the
local foreign unlona today appointed
a committee to Inveetlgate caaea of
need among; atrlkera' famllloa. No
cnnea of dlstreea have yet been report
ed here.
Mora-: collieries shut down.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.-AccorJlng
to fieneral Superintendent Luthcr'a re
port to President Harrta, of the Read
ing Company, three nddltlonnl collier
ies of that company failed to ptart up
thla morning. Thin leaves hut one col
liery In operation out of the 39 the com
pany was working prevloua to the
mlneworkera' strike.
Tlje 8lngle property that la producing
coal today Is the North Franklin col
liery, at Trevorton. In the upper nd
of the Schuylkill region. It employed
about WO men and boys, mostly Amer
ican cltlaens. Most of them, the ofll-
clala aay. own their homes and have
expressed a determination to remain at
work. To thla end the company haa
provided a strong guard.
The Reading Company also haa two
small washerles at work, but they are
producing only a few tona of futd
dally.
NO MEN OO TO WORK.
SCR ANTON. Pa.. Oct. 4. In aplte of
every preparation made by the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Weatern Com
pany to get at leaat one of Ita collier
lea Into operation today. It was unable
to do ao. The atrlkera will pay no
attention to the proffer of ten per cent
advance which tho company said ap
plied only to men who would return
to work today.
The Delaware & Hudson Company
and the Pennsylvania Coal Company
have not yet followed the actl.m of the
other big concern here In posting wage
advance notlcea. The Individual oera
tora lay they can do nothing until the
coal-carrying rallrowla make It poa
lble for them to act.
CONTRACT UROKEN.
NEW YORK. Oct.; 4.-John Markle,
managing partner of Markle Com
pany, colliery operators who have fig
ured more or leas prominently In the
coal atrlke, tald of hla trip here:
"The newspapers ; have gotten a
wrong Impression regarding my move
ments. I am here representing no one
but myself.
"The chapter of arbitration so far aa
we are concerned la ended. On Sun
day night last we got notice from the
employes' committee that the arbitra
tion had been broken by the employes.
We posted a notice Sunday giving the
committee's statement and also a no
tice that the contract between the em
ployes anil ourselves !a broken.
"Our notice waa aa follows: 'We
will start up on Monday and afford
every employe an opxrtunlty to work
so long aa our collieries are sufficiently
manned to work them.' "
ICE DHOPPED ON HANNA.
Narrow Eacape of the Senator From
Dangerous Prank of a Mla
chlevou Boy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Senator M. A.
Hanna waa the target for a 10-pound
chunk of Ice tonight at the Thirty
first wnrd Republican meeting. The
missile waa dropped through an aper
ture In the tent directly over the
speaker's atand. It dll not miss Han
na'a head over two Inches and had It
struck him would have knocked him
down and probably fractured his skull.
The police wh3 surrounded the speak
er'a stand were astounded for a mo-
mnt and they then made a rush for
the street. Senatcr Hanna retained hla
composure and quietly seated himself
while Congressman J. Mann went on
with the specchmaking. The police
found the place where tha lc had been
Plnced on the sidewalk but could get
no trace of the person who threw It.
They aald It. waa probably the work
of some mischievous boy. Senator
Hanna loft the tent escorted by a dou
ble row of poilcs.
HEARST MAKES A BIO OFFER.
Will Double Every Dollar That Clubs
Raise to Help Elect Bryan.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 4. The an
nouncement waa made today to the
Democratic clubs that the Democratic
national committee vas In need of mon
ey and that for "very dollar raised
by Democratic clubs and members
thereof President W. R. Hearst, of the
Democratic club, will put up'an equal
amount to help elect Bryan.
The meeting was addressed tonight by
r.ryan and Bourke Cochran. At 10
o'clock tonight. the club adjourned sine
die.
REDUCED RAILROAD FARES. .
General Passenger Business Through
out the Wert Is Likely to Be
Affected by the Rate War.
ST. PAUL. Oct. 4. It la stated to
day that the Northern Pacific and Soo
lines will meet and possibly go below
the reduced rates announced yesterday
by th? Great Northern. The cut In
rates thus far Is In hnmeseakera' rates,
but railroad officials In this city think
It likely that the general passenger
business throughout the West may be
affected.
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN.
New York Man Ran Four Hundred
and Forty Yards In Forty,
seven Seconds.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-M. W. Long,
of the New York Athletic Club, this
afternoon broke the world's 440-yard
running record, going that distance in
47 seconds.
The former record of 47 seconds
waa held by Wendle Baker.
..REMOVAL SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture and carpets will
be closed out at less than cost. Call
early and avoid the rush.
AMERICA AND
GERMANY AGREE
Instructions Sent Conger Along
German Lines.
NEW PROPOSITIONS MADE
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
Minister Is CkJoi Will Deterstlse Whether
tb Chlaeie Ooversmeat It Safflc
Icitly Psslibiaj Iht Oullty
Parties.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-Proposltlons
of a far-reaching character concerning;
China are being presented In rapid
succession to thle arovtroment. The
state department had no sooner dis
posed of one of these propoalUons to
day by delivering; a reeponae to the
German government than It was con
fronted by an even more important
proposition submitted by the French
government and within a half hour
formally seconded by the Russian gov
ernment. Aside from the specific purposes of
the note sent In reply to Germany, It
is regarded aa Important chiefly In es
tablishing most satisfactory relations
between the governments at Washing
ton and Berlin.
The Franco-Russian proposal takes
a much broader scope and submits a
program under which negotiations for
complete settlement can be carried for
ward. The French charge. M. Thle
baut. handed the proposition to Secre
tary Hay shortly after noon today and
held a brief conference concerning It.
A half hour later M. De Wollant. the
Russian charge, arrived at the state
department and handed to Mr. Hay a
cable expressing Russian approval of
the propositions Just submitted by
France.
Hay gave no formal answer to the
two communications as they will go
first to the president at Canton.
The Impreaslon here. In advance of
action on thse propositions by our
government. Is that they contain noth
ing essentially unfitting them to be
subject of consideration in the final
settlement. The difficulty which la
likely to arise lies In the placing of
proper limitations upon the scope of
fach head.
What the United States government
particularly desires to avoid is the en
tering Into of a program that leans
in any manner toward the maintenance
of a foothold on Chinese soli,
and If the other propositions
relative to the maintenance
of a line of free and eafe communica
tion between Pekln and the sea and to
legation guards could be modified In
the direction of temporary expedients, I
they would be more likely to receive
the support of our government. j
ENGLAND ASSENTS.
BERLIN. Oct. 4. Lord Salisbury, ac
cording to the Berlin correspondent of
the Morning Post, has replied to Ger
many's last note In terms of approval.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONGER.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-The United
States government has taken a decis
ive step In the development of the Chi
nese situation In a note delivered to
day by Secretary Hay to the German
charge d'affaira, Baron' Von Sternberg.
In the note favorable action by this
government on Germany's latest sug
gestion . concerning the punishment of
Chinese criminals Is taken, and the an
nouncement is made that the United
States has already sent Instructions to
Minister Conner along the lines Indi
cated. The Instructions to Minister
Conger are that be shall learn the
names of the Chinese offenders who
are to be punished: also whether the
punishment to be administered Is ade
quate to their offenses, and finally,
whether the punishments are actually
administered. The American note is
considered the most Important In the
establishment of complete unity be
tween the United States and Germany.
GERMANY'S SECOND NOTE.
BERLIN. Oct. 4. An official of the
foreign office informs the correspondent
of the Associated Press that Germany
haa Issued a second note to the powers
regarding the method of securing pun
ishment for those guilty of the outrages
In China. The note Is Issued as a re
ault of the edict of the emperor of
China beginning proceedings against
Prince Tuan and others.
The note Is as follows:
"The emperor of China has addressed
to the powers an edict, dated Septem
ber 29, In which he orders the punish
ment of a number of princes and, dig
nitaries, mentioned by name, or hav
ing encouraged the Boxers. On the as
sumption that the edict Is genuine, the
German government. In furtherance of
the procedure proposed In Its circu
lar, note of September 17, has further
proposed to the powers to come to an
agreement to Instruct thejr diplomatic
representatives In China to examine
and give their opinion on the following;
points:
"1 Whether the list contained In the
edict of persons to be punished Is suffi
cient and correct.
' "2 Whether the punishments propos
ed meet the caw 7
''J In what way the powers can con
trol the carrying out of the penalties
Imposed?
"The Information received up to the
present concerning the reception of this
proposition by the powers Justifies the
belief that a general understanding on
this matter may be looked for."
FRANCO-RUSSIA? PROPOSAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. The French
govrnmrit, through M. Thlebaut, the
French charge d'affaira, has presented
to Secretary Hay a program for the
complete settlement of the Chlrese
difficulties, and at the same time the
Russian government, through M. d
Wollan. seconds the French proposal,
thus making It a Joint Franco-Russian
proposition. The proposal Is undr four
heads, as follows:
First Punishment of the guilty Chi
nese officials.
Second The Interdiction of arms and
munitions of war to China.
Third The payment of Indemnity to
the powers.
Fourth A sufficient Chinese guar
antee for the future.
The proposals further ask for a com
petent legation guard at Pekln. the
razing of the Taku forts and their des
truction, and the establishment cf a
line of communication between the sea
board and Pekln. This Franco-Russian
proposal has been sent to the pres
ident. TEMPLE FOR KETTELER.
TAKU, Monday. Oct l.-The dow
ager eir.pres has deputed the highest
officials of the empire to make all nec
essary arrangements for a moat Impos
ing funeral In honor of Baron Von Ket
teler, the late German minister to Chi
na. She has) also ordered the trectlon
of a suitable temple at the capital to
his memory. The superintendent of
trade at Tien Tsln has been ordered to
meet the body on Its arrival here and
the highest officials of the port will
pay the highest honor to thefdead.
RIOTING NEAR HONG KONG.
NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Hong Kong- says:
The whole delta land between, the
Canton and West rivers Is In a state
of dangerous Irritation In consequence
of the circulation of bogus edicts tel
ling of the defeat of the allies and of
the machinations of secret societies.
Rioters are marauding and plunder
ing the villages, especially the converts
house. British and French gunboats
are patrolling the waterways. This has
had a salutary effect In preventing at
tacks on steamers.
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT. ,
NEW YORK, Oct. 4. A special to
the Herald from Washington saye:
Consideration of the propositions sub-
MORE FIGHTING
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Many British and Boers Killed
and Wounded.
SOUTH AFRICA DEVASTATED
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Huadreds of Miles Feaclnf Daws aid Pott
Baraed Eogflsk Oovcramea t Ceatct
Seidlnt Snpplle From
New Orleaas.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Lord Robert haa
cabled aa follows to th war depart
ment: "Hart returned to Krugersdorp Oc
tober 1. He had been thirty-three
days from hla base, marched "510 miles,
waa in contact with the enemy twenty
nine days, killed an unknown number
and captured 98. The British lost
three killed, three prisoners and twenty-four
wounded. Hart brought back
2,720 head of cattle and 3.231 head of
sheep.
"Euller ha returned to Lydenburg
from Spltzkop with a thousand aheep.
There are skirmishes with the Boers
daily but they are small affairs.
"The Dublin fusiliers made a night
assault with bayonets on a Boer laa
ger between Pretoria and Johannes
burg and captured nine men, mostly
Important Boers who have troubled the
district.
"A party of Boers has penetrated the
southern part of the Orange River Col
ony and entered Dewetdorp and Wep
ener. Detachmenta are after them."
CONDITIONS IN TRANSVAAL.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1-An intertst-
ing picture of the Transvaal and Free
State In August, after the wave of war
had passed over the country, la pre
sented in a report to the state depart- -s.
ment from United States Consul-Gener-al
Stowe at Cape Town, dated August
17 last He had Just returned to the
cape from "a trip through- the, twa ,re-.'v
publics.
He says that for hundreds of miles all
the wire fencing Is down and cannot
be used a?ain. The posts have been
burned for fuel and must be replaced
with Iron posts, owing to the scarcity of
timber. The plowing In progress is 1
limited compared with former years,
and there will be a large market for
American cereals. By March, 1901, ag-'
riculturat machinery will be wanted.
Meat and live stock will continue to
be imported. Johannesburg had only
three days' supply of meat when Mr.
Stowe left the town. While the Boers
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