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TWO CENTS.
SORANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30. 1S97.
TWO CENTS
MR. HARRITY
TO MR. GARMAN
The Position of the Great
Leader Is De
fined. DOES NOT CARE TO RESIGN
He Has Not Been Removed as
Yet.
Docs Not Propose to Activoly Partic
ipate in Politics ni lie Has Pre
viously Donc-Hut Will Not Itctiro
from His Ollico Until Requested to
Do So by tho Democratic Com nil t-tc--Wlll
Cheerfully Submit to the
Decision ol tlio Nntionnl Organiza
tion, but Mill Not Heed the De
mands ol Small Fry.
Philadelphia, Aug. 29. William F.
Harrity tonight sent a letter to John
M. Garman chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee defining his po
sition on the movement agitated by
certain tactions of the party to oust
lilm from tho national committee. Af
ter referring to the call Issued by
Chairman Garman for a meeting of
the state committee at Reading, Pa.,
tomorrow night the evo of the state
convention "for the purpose of con
sidering the question of the vacancy
In the membership from Pennsylvania
In the Democratic National commit
tee and of filling such vacancy If the
same be found to exist," Mr. Harrity
says:
Tho language of your call practically
assumes that there is no vacancy In ho
Pennsylvania membership of the Demo
cratic national committee, and, as a mut
ter of fact, there Is none. I was elected
to that position by the Democratic na
tional convention, upon the unanimous
recommendation of tho Pennsylvania dele
gation to that convention (sec ptoceedlngs
of the Democratic national convention of
1S9G, pages 167 to 171). I have not resigned
and i have not been removed; nor Is It In
tho power of any committeo or person to
remove me, except In tho Democratic na
tional committeo Itself.
, In the cpinpaign of U98, the Demo
cratic national committee delegated to lto
campaign committee the power to declare
vacancies. In pursuance of that author
ity Chairman James M. Jones, on behalf
of tho campaign committee- of October,
1830, raised the question of my attitude
towards tho Democratic party, and I
made reply to Mm under date of October
20, 1836. My ai nver was accepted as en
tirely satisfactory by Chairman Jones,
and he so declared and so decided. Ho
declined to make- a, vacancy or assent
that one should be made. Enclosed you
will find copies of the letters which
passed at tho time, which I trust will,
with this communication, be submitted
for the consideration of tho members ot
tho Democratic state central committee,
THE DEFEATED RESOLUTION.
Prior to tho correspondence, referred to,
namely, on September 10, 1S3G, the samo
question had been raised In the Demo
cratic state convention, which met at
Harrlsburg, Pa., on tho date mentioned.
Tho following resolution was offered In
that convention and was defeated, viz.:
"Resolved, That tho Hon. James K.
Jones, tho chairman of tho Democratic
national committee, is hereby requested
to exercise his preiogatlvo under the rules
governing said national committee, de
clare a vacancy and appoint a successor
to the said William F. Harrity, who will
bo In hearty sympathy with the Chicago
ticket and platform, until such time as
the state central committee shall till
said "J.'Aincy under rule 12 of tho rules
governing tho organization of the party
In this state."
Tho consideration of this resolution by
tho stato convention thus clearly recog
nized that the power of removal rested
entirely and exclusively with the Demo
cratic national committee. That conven
tion was held In the midst of the presi
dential campaign and you were then the
chairman of tho Democratic state cen
tral committee. You opposed the resolu
tion and so advised -your friends among
tho delegates from Luzerne county. You
then regarded such an attacK upon mo
as both unwise and Improper, and sub
sequent to that convention you so de
clared to others, as well as to me per
sonally. It will thus be seen that at the proper
time for the consideration of tho matter
In controversy, If there was any reason
for raising the question at all, namely,
In tho presidential campaign of 183G, tho
Democracy of Pennsylvania expressed Its
opinion In my favor, and tho Democratic
natlJnal committee, through its chair
man, decided that thcro was not sufll
clent reason for my removal from mem
bership In tho Democratic national com
mittee. Even within tho past few weeks,
namely, on July 23, 1897, Chairman Jones
has written me that "your letter to mo
last fall Imprcr-sed mo as straightfor
ward, candid and manly, and I ncceptcd
it as being entirely satisfactory to mo."
HAD NO POLITICAL AMBITIONS.
In pursuance ot tho public declaration
mode by me over a year ago, that I did
not Intend thereafter to actively partici
pate In politics, as I had previously done,
I have not desired to havo much to say
concerning political management or or
ganization, l havo had no candidates to
suggest and I havo no disposition to In
terfere with tho legitimate work of tho
state convention. I nave, however, ven
tured to suggest that I hoped that wise
counsels would prevail at tho Reading
convention, and that tho outcome would
be of that character that would be an
Invitation to all Democrats to take an
active and aggressive part In the coming
campaign, which may fairly be regarded
us the preliminary skirmish of yie gub
ernatorial and senatorial contests of 183S.
I regret to notice, however, that the in
dications are that some ot the Demo
cratic leaders, among them some who aro
officially conected with tho organlzatlo
of tho party, are bent upon a courso
which they mistakenly think will beneilt
thomselves, regardless of its effects upon
tho party itself or its future,
Tho attack made upon me by some of
those within the Democratic party In
Pennsylvania is unjustifiable, and In the
main It Is prompted by selfish, unworthy
and malign mothes. By their wilful and
malicious misrepresentations, they havo
misled soma others Into the belief that In
soma way 1 havo been Inimical to tho
Democratic party and it. Interests, jut
such Is not tho fact. I havo never voted
any other than tho Democratlo ticket
nnd havo never supported any other than
Domoeratlc candidates. That has bcon
my habit, I havo no desire to change It,
nnd I do not Intend to do bo. It Is my
hopo nnd expectation to vote for the nom
inees of tho Reading convention.
Allow mo to odd that I do not bollovo
that success ought to or can attend tho
efforts of thoso who nro so narrow nnd
bigoted ns to Insist that tho declarations
of a political convention are so binding
upon tho political consciences of tho
members of a party as to drlvo from Its
membership nil of thoso who do not ac
cept Impllclty every lino and every let
ter of Its every dogma and doctrine
Chairman Jont-s himself was broad
enough to express this same belief when
ho declared my letter to him was 'a
straightforward, manly letter which
seemed to cover tho case completely."
It nt any tlmo In the future tho Demo
cratic national committee, tho only body
now having Jurisdiction of the quallllca
tlons of Its members, since the work and
life of the campaign committee, to which
It had delegated Its power In tho premise,
ended with the campaign of ISM, shall
think It proper to further consider tho
matter, I shall cheerfully submit to Its
authority and bow to Is decision. Re
spectfully, W. F. Harrity.
The enclosed correspondence consists
of a letter from Chairman Jones, dated
Chicago, October 15, 1S0G, referring to
letters and messages from prominent
Pennsylvanlans, declaring that Mr.
Harrity was not supporting the nation
al ticket. In answer to his request for
nn answer to this charge, Mr. Harrity
sent a lengthy letter. In It he quotes
this public declaration made by him
on August 1. 1S9B:
"Yes; It Is true that I have determined
to withdraw from actlvo participation
In political affairs. For several years
past I have been accorded some prom
inence In tho management and leadership
ol tho Democratic party; hut I now de
sire to take my place In tho ranks, ex
cept In to far as I may havo duties to
perform as the Pennsylvania member of
tho Democratic national committee."
Tho foregoing declaration truthfully
states my position. It Is true that I have
not been asked to do much; but that is
probably because of the selection of oth
eis to whom may have been assigned
tho work Incident to tho campaign In
Pennsylvania.
IS STILL A GOLD RUG.
Permit mo to frankly add, however,
that while I havo been nnd am ready
nnd willing to do everything that I rea
sonably nnd consistently could or can
do to promote tho success of tho Demo
cratic party, I nevertheless havo not
felt that I am called upon to alter my
convictions as to the currency question.
I believed prior to tho Chicago conven
tion ns I still do believe, that tho plat
form of principles unanimously adopted
by the Democratic state convention, held
nt Allcntown, Pa., on April 23, 1S9C, de
clared the truo principles Involved In
a sound and stable currency for this
country. My views In this regard have
not changed. They wero well known at
tho tlmo I was unanimously selected ns
a member of tho Democratic national
committeo by the Pennsylvania delegation
to tho Chicago convention, and they were
openly expressed by 'mo nnd thoroughly
understood by that convention Itself
when It formally ratified my election.
Furthermore, my attitude was llkewlso
understood when somo of my factional
enemlos secretly planned to have the
Domoeratlc stato convention of Pennsyl
vania, which reassembled at Harrlsburg,
Pa., as lato as Sept. 10, 183(5, demand my
temovnl as tho Pennsylvania member of
the Democratic national committee. This
cowardly movement was unexpectedly
sprung upon the convention towards tho
close of Its final session, nnd after many
of the delegates had left for their homes;
but It was defeated, notwithstanding that
11G out of tho 454 delegates, nearly every
ono of whom would havo voted against
It, were absent when tho voto was tak
en. This vote of confidence by tho Dem
ocratic stato convention was tho action
of tho highest tribunal of authority with
in tho Democratic party In Pennsyl
vania, and Its opinion and decision are
entitled to be respected as ngainst those
of any Individual members of tho party
In the state, no matter who they may
be, and especially when privately and
secretly expressed.
I was strongly urged to bolt tho plat
form and tho candidates of the Chicago
convention and resign from tho Demo
cratic national committee; but I folt that
my relations to nnd participation In the
proceedings of that convention were of
such a character that I ought not to do
so.
It would seem, however, that my fac
tional enemies In the party In Pennsyl
vania are still secretly at work with
the view of forcing me, even at this late
date, Into a position of hostility that I
have not personally desired to assume.
Thanking you for tho courteous tone
of your communication, I remain yours
respectfully, W. F. Harrity.
BIG CONFLAGRATION
IN NEW YORK
Twenty Stenmors Pump Water Into a
Six Story liuilding--Wcll-Knowti
Property in Danger.
New York, Aug. 29. Twenty steamers
one-third of the number belonging to
the flro department of this city were
kept busy for over two hours this after
noon pumping water Into tho slx.story
factory building at 478 and 480 Pearl
street, which had taken flro from some
unknown cause, and was threatening to
Ignlto tho Five Points mission home on
Park street. After a stubborn fight the
flames were confined to the building in
which they originated. Tho structuro
wns gutted, however, and tho roof fell
In. The total loss Is estimated at $75,
000, of which sum J25.000 Is on tho build
ing, owned by Thomas M. Jackson. Tho
burned premises wero occupied by the
Phoenix Gas Fixture company, Arnoux
& Hochhausen, electric motors; Zahn &
Uowly, mirrors; Crescent Steel company;
William Snyder & Co., engravers' sup
plies, and F, Coxfora, armors.
A short time before tho lire was dis
covered there wero about 300 children In
tho mission house school, back of the
Pearl street factory. They had gone
homo, howover, before tho alarm was
given.
Speculations Lend to Suicldo.
Atlanta a Aug. 29. tleorgo W. Par
rott, Jr., son of George W. Parrott, presi
dent of tho Parrott Lumber company,
and himself ono of tho best known and
most prominent young business men of
this city, corrmltted suicide by shooting
himself In the head with a revolver at
his home early this morning. Heavy
losses In speculation In sugar and other
stocks, amout ting to ecme JflO.000, had
dissipated his fortune and induced his
eelf-dest ruction.
Arrested for the Murder of Wilson.
Baltimore, Aug. 29. James T. Kane
was arrested here tonight and held on
suspicion of being Implicated In the mur
der of William C. Wilson, the old book
seller at his place. 1117 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, on tho night of Aug. 11
The man makes no statement. He was
picked up on the Htreet on a description
issued by Superintendent R. J, Linden,
of the Philadelphia police.
LATEST FROM THE
KLONDIKE REGION
Tbc Long-LookcdFor Miners Arrive on
tbc Portland.
CURS1NQ OR CRYINQ AT SKAQUAY
Thrco Thousand Forlorn fortune
Hunters nt the New Alaskan Cnmp.
None but Thoso Who Htivo Horses
Will lio Ablo to Got Through--Tcr-riblo
fitnto of Affairs at Skaguar
Port Angeles, Wash., Aug. 29. The
Bteamer Portland, which arrived from
St. Michael's, at tho mouth of the
Yukon river, last night, brought a
number of miners from the Upper Yu
kon dlstilct. They say that the re
markably rich claims on Elderado creek
will number 140.
Mr. Olglvle estimates that at the rate
these 140 claims nro now producing,
and considering ground yet to be
worked In tho next three years, $GO,000,
noo should be produced. To this must
be added the likelihood of new gulches
and the development of claims already
found but not opened so as to permit
of greatest production. There have been
other rich strikes on Stewnrt river,
and Hunker, Henderson nnd Indian
creeks, but nono of thess Is as rich
as claims on Elderado and Bonanza
creeks. The wonderful discoveries ot
Klondike which mnde ground worth ten
cents to the pan with one, two or th'reo
feet of pay dirt were considered very
good for the Yukon, and miners mnde
fair money with rockers and sluices This
year miners are passing entirely over
ground of this richness In their search
for sand nnd gravel that will pay like
that of tho Klondike discoveries. Up to
date none of the claims show any signs
of exhaustion, and scarcely .a dozen
are more than well openpd. Every one
has large areas of ground to be worked.
Mr. Olglvle says It Is Impossible to
make anything like an accurate esti
mate of tho probable yield of the mines.
The ground Is not nt nil even In rich
ness nnd the width of pay streaks va
ries greatly.
The most important news from St.
Michaels Is that the Yukon river
steamers left there two weeks ago for
their last trip up the Yukon. It was
not certain that they" would reach
Dawsqn this fall, In which event pass
engers who left the sound on the
steamer Portland as early as July 25,
would only reach Circle City before
navigation closed.
This makes It certain that hundreds
of miners who have left Puget Sound
and California since August 1, for St.
Michaels will have to winter there.
At least they can scarcely get start
ed up the Yukon before .the river
freezes over solid. All vessels touch
ing at St. Michaels this summer have
had great difficulty of passing their
crows, who have caught the gold fever
very soon after arriving. One schoon
er from Victoria was entirely deserted
and her crow, from captnln to cook,
parted up the river for Klondike. The
crew of the schooner J. M. Colman en
deavored to desert also, but the at
tempt was discovered In time and by
a display of firearms the men were
compelled to remain on duty. The
mates of the schooner Jewett and
Colman and the carpenter of tho Fred
E. Sander were paid oft at St. Michaels
and departed at once for Dawson.
Every vessel from St. Michaels has
gone away short handed. The Port
land lost several of her crew, but was
able to obtain new men by paying high
wages.
Tort Tbwnsend, Wash., Aug. 29. An
drew "Wasson, banker and ex-collector
of istoms, who left here with a party
of seven for the Klondike, has written
to his wife from Skaguay as follows:
"There nro about three thousand men
and fifteen hc-ses here, making up the
most forlorn t I ever saw. About half
of them hav given up, and the other
halt either, curse or cry. Taking it all
together, jiihave never e?n such a can
dltlon of'mffftlrs. At Dyea thero are
nearly asvmany as there aro here, nnd
I am told they are in the same condi
tion. "God only knows what will become of
thoso headed this way, for none but
those that have horses will get through.
I do not believe that one In a hundred
will get there. Many have started out,
but Just as many h'ave returned foot
sore and disheartened."
CARRIED OFF BY A MOUNTAIN LION.
Poster-Child of n Shccp-IIcrdcr Re
lieved to Have Occn Killed.
Casper, Wyo., Aug. 29. A 2-lcar-old
child was carried away by a mountain
Hon on Casper mountain on Thursday
morning. A fruitless search has been
made by herders of flocks and miners
day and night to find the baby. Tho llt
tlo ono Is an orphan, whose mother died
last year and whoso father had put It
Into the care and keeping of a family by
tho namo of Hcr.derson, which Is herding
sheep ten miles from Casper at the head
of "Vy" canyon.
At daylight on Thursday Mr. Hender
son aroso and followed his flock, leaving
the wlfo and tho orphan chargo sleeping
In camp. When he returned at 8 o'clock
for breakfast tho woman was still fast
asleep and the baby was gone. It had
awakened and toddled off In Its night
dress. A search was at onco mado for
tho llttlo one, nnd Its bare foot prints
wero found leading to a spring nearly a
mllo away. Near the spring were found,
also, fresh tracks of a huso mountain
lion. No other trace ot tho babe has been
found. Thero Is known to bo a den of four
lions on Casper mountain. No hopes aro
entertained of finding tho babe alive.
STRANQER THAN FICTION.
w
E. Lord, a Grand Army Vctcrnn,
Pinds Relatives After 34 Years.
Albion, N. Y.. Aug. 29. W. E. Lord, en
listed In 1SS3, when a boy at Lake Mills,
Wis., and went to the front. Ho wab not
heard from atterward, and was given up
for dead. His family moved hero soon
after and wero overjoyed by his appear
ance today.
Lord, who Is now superintendent of pub
lto works at Pittsburg, attended the
Grand Army encampment at Buffalo, and
while there learned of his family's where
abouts. Jumped Into a Cistorn.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug,. 29. Mrs. Cora
Vandenburg Hasklns, aged 30, wife ot a
prominent citizen ot Schuylervllle, com
mitted suicldo today by Jumping Into a
J cistern.
PENNSYLVANIA'S GOOD TIMES.
Thousands of .lion Employed in tho
Steel Works.
Harrlsburg, Aug. 29,-Tho ndvanco
ngent of prosperity Is doing business nt
Hteclton, whoro tho Pennsylvania Steel
works are giving employment to over
4,000 men. During the week ending to
day tho works wero rushed In overy de
partment every day. The output nt tho
rail mill was largo. Tho open-hearth de
partment Is Increasing Its output. Tho
Inquiries for estimates and prices con
tinue, indicating a continued prosperity.
The orders booked this week nt tho brldgo
and construction nnd machine depart
ments will keep them busy for some time.
Tho fiog, switch nnd signal department
Is running full day nnd night shifts. As
fast as tho material Is turned out It is
shipped. .
G. W. Crelghton, superintendent ot the
mlddlo division of tho Pennsylvania rail
road, said today that tho freight tratllc
for July was 20 per cent, greater ttvan
for the samo month a year ago, and 80
per cent, ahead of Juno this year, whtch
was far in ndvanco ot Mny.
There Is a better feeling among tho
South Hnrrlsbury Iron manufacturers.
Tho orders aro promising, and while tho
prices are still low the outlook Is moro
encouraging. All the mills nro In oper
ation and work Is fairly steady.
STRANGE ASSAULT.
Unknown Jinn Visits the Wifo of an
Engineer nt 'A O'clock a. m.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 23. Mrs. J. Melvln
Couch, wlfo of n engineer nt Manchester
cotton mill, was assaulted by nn unknown
man at 2.30 this morning. She was choked
Into Insensibility before being ablo to see
whether he assailant was white or black,
but hlnks he wns black. Her wrist was
bitten badly, presumably In the brute's
effort to llnd whether she was dead nfter
his purposo had been nccompllshed. She
was In the house nlone and the front door
was left unlocked ns her husband was at
a neighbor's across the street. In tho
struggle, Mrs. Couch managed to bite a
piece out of the man's face and this will
bo the rrenns of Identifying him.
Lynching Is highly probablo If the man
Is captured.
m
AN ANGRY MAN
COMMITS MURDER
In n Fit of Ungovornnblo Rage Ralph
Moore, ol Contcsvilic, Kills His
Grandfather.
Coatesvllle, Pa., Aug. 23. In a fit of
ungovernable anger this afternoon, Ralph
Mooro fired with a shotgun Into a group
of four men at Mortonvllle and Instantly
killed his grandfather, Reuben Segner,
who was one of the party. Victor Seg
ner, tho young man's uncle, was dan
gerously wounded, and Charles and Ben
jamin Mooro each got a portion of tho
load in his body. How seriously they
are hurt cannot be ascertained.
Thero was a dispute among tho fivo
men In front of old Segner's house, nnd
In tho cross fire of words young Mooro
grew terribly incensed ngainst the oth
ers. For some tlmo past he has not been
on good terms with his relatives, and
during tho quarrel ho mado all kinds of
dire threats against them. Finally he
declared that ho would shoot their heads
oft and went Into tho house. A mo
ment later ho appeared at an upstairs
window with a gun, and, pointing It nt
tho men below, fired beforo they fairly
realized what ho wns about. He only
shot one barrel but that did terrible ex
ecution. A wildly excited crowd gathered In a
moment, and carried tho victims of tho
tragedy Into the house. In tho confu
sion Moore mado his escape from a rear
door, leaving his coat and hat behind.
Ho cut across four miles of country to
his homo nt Boxtown, a suburb of
Coatesvllle, but soon after ho was seen
thero ho disappeared. Chief of Police
Umstead was soon on his track with a
warrant, and other officers Joined In tho
search. Lato In tho evening the fugl
tlvo was arrested by Constable Nnfc.
Charles nnd Benjamin Moore, who were
wounded, are no relation to Ralph. They
aro residents of Coatesvllle. With Vic
tor Segner, they nre In tho doctor's
hands. Just how serious Mr. Segner's
wounds will prove ennnot bo told, ns
much depends on whether Inflammation
can be prevented. Reuben Segner, who
was killed, was about C5 years old.
ANOTHER CUBAN
EXPEDITION
A Detachment Under Colonel Mcndez
Lenvcs Tampa, rioridn--Thcy Are
Joined by Chileans.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 29. A largo Cuban
expedition under tho command of Colonel
Mendez got away last night, taking a
special train in the suburbs undor cover
of darkness, Tho train was rushed over
the plant system to Cleveland, on the
Pace river near Punta Gorda, where tho
tug Fearless, commanded by Captain
Merwln, Is supposed to have been ready
between 10 and 11 o'clock to tako tho men
and their equipments out to sea to meet
a larger boat on which tho trip Is to bo
completed. 7ds party has been hero for
nearly two month's.
Within tho past fow days a number of
Chilean officers have Joined them. Dur
ing tho Btay of the men here, knapsacks
have been mado for thorn by a prominent
ship chandler and tho regulation brown
duck uniforms havo also been supplied.
The Cubans managed to get out of tho
city without attracting attention, somo
of their number being left behind to make
themselves conspicuous about the streets
as a blind and tho special train also loft
tho railroad yard early In tho evening,
without being noticed by tho Spanish de
tectives, Tho Cubans say that their expedition
is tho best equipped with men and mu
nitions of any they havo succeeded in
sending away.
MARKET FOR AMERICAN COAL
OpcrntorS'to Mnku an LITort to Iutro
duco It Into Mexico.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 29, Tho recent
lifting by act of congress of charges on
Mexican vest els loading coal at American
ports, which vas based upon a reciprocal
act by Mexico, has Induced southern oper
ators to mcko a serious movement on
Mexico with southern coal. Heretofore
Moxlcan vessels got their coal both for
steam purposes and domestic use at Eng
lish ports, because England lovled no
charges upon them. The action of con
gress places American coal on an equal
footing with tho English article, nnd
southern operators bellevo that they can
now usurp the Mexican market.
Tho Tennessee Ccal,.Iron and Railroad,
company has arranged with tho Louis
ville and Nashvlllo railroad to havo tne
coal carried to Pcnsacoia and to tako It
thence to Vera Cruz by ships. Tho first
cargo ot five hundred tons la now load
ing at Pensacola. An expert will ac
company the cargo to introduce the coal
and make arrangements for the extensive
trade that Is believed wilt follow the first
shipment. Tho Mexlcun Central railway
will bo a large consumer of tho Alabama
output, it la believed.
MINERS' WAGES
ARE ADVANCED
fJcncrnl Manager Robinson's Circular Is
Out.
DEFINES THE COMPANY'S POSITION
Ho States That tho Loss in Tonnngo
Will lto 1'olt Long After tho Agitn
tors Havo Dopnrtcd--Othcr Inform
ation Given In tho Circular.
Dubois, Aug, 29. General Manager
Robinson today Issued a circular to
tho Rochester and London striking
miners, in which he grants an advance
to forty cents per net ton and gives
the company's side of the controversy.
On Tuesday, after tho committee noti
fied Mr. Robinson that the miners hnd
decided to strike, notwithstanding
his request for them to work until
Saturday, when he would reply to their
demand for nn advance, ho told them
ho would havo no further communi
cation with DuBols. In his circular
today, he says he deems It his duty
to send them a communication, as they
have been misled and misinformed.
After explaining tho position of the
company and its efforts to obtain con
tracts, Mr. Robinson says: "The effect
of tho lost tonnage you will feel long
nfter these agitators with Incorrect
and careless statements of faots have
disappeared." The circular also con
tains the information that the Pittsburg
miners are working under this scale
of 51 cents for screened coal. The for
ty cent rate here is In the same pro
portion at the 69 cents In the Pitts
burg region. Tho granting of the ad
vance asked ought to result in im
mediate resumption. Nothing definite
can be stated until the miners have re
ceived tho communications and acted
upon It.
Walston, Adrian and Helvetia mines
worked yesterday, while six hundred
striking miners from Reynoldsvllle and
Eleanora camped on the fair grounds
at Punxsutawney. Meetings were held
at each of these places this afternoon
and addressed by agitators. A voto
taken resulted In favor of continuing
woi k.
AT HAZLETON.
Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 29. The strike
situation here Is more unsettled tonight
than It has been for some days and
rumors of a general shut-down are cur
rent. These have excited no little ap
prehension among tho people who were
Just beginning to feel tho effects of the
improved condition of the anthracite
coal trade and the activity at the mines
due to the Increased demands created
by the depleted stock of bituminous.
The foreigners control mining matters
here and this fact Is coming home to
the operators with greater force now
than when they Imported them for
hard coal production nnd preparation.
The Mllnesvllle collieries alone havo
furnished steady work, for miners dur
ing the past few years and the native
workers who found employment there
considered themselves very fortunate.
Those naturally chafe under the dic
tation of the foreigners now who pre
vent them from working. No attempt
will be made by tho operators to start
Van Wlckle'a collieries tomorrow.
Should the English-speaking miners
attempt to do so independently, the
foreigners openly say violence will fol
low. Meetings were held In different
places today and tho decision was
"strike."
The Lehigh nnd Wllkes-Barre com
pany's men who went back to work last
Monday declare that another strike will
be ordered If the company does not
give positive evidence by Tuesday of
keeping faith with them on the wage
and investigation basis.
COL. REND'S STATEMENT.
Chicago, Aug. 29. "The promoters of
the St. Louis labor convention to be
held next Monday will try to use the
miners' struggle as a pretext for the
inauguration of a general strike In
every trade and Industry throughout
the land." Colonel "W. P. Rend, the
well-known mine owner, made this
statement last night.
PRESIDENT DOLAN'S SPEECH.
His Statement of tho Miners' Side of
the Question Is Clearly Given.
Pittsburg, Aug, 29. Beforo going to tho
St. Louis convention tonight, Patrick Do
Ian, district president of the United Mlno
Workers, expressed himself very freely
concerning tho statement of the press
committee of the coal operators of yester
day. Tho ctai statement charges M. D.
Ratchford, tho national president, with
making certain assertions that arc un
true. It gives the details of the ofters
made by tho or era tors and shifts tho bur.
den of the blamo to Ratchford.
"It Is unfair to tho miners and their
officials to have such statements go beforo
the public, for they are misleading and
In tho main untrue," said Dolan. "Let
mo tell something concerning what passed
between us at that conference. When
Ratchford had given his ultimatum and
tho operators wero excited and somo pf
them very much out of humor, I took tho
floor, I told them that I looked Into tho
faces of many operators who had re
poatedly told mo that If tho miners' offi
cials succeeded In bringing about a sus
pension In certain mines that were pay
ing a lower rato, they would agree not
only to pay C9 cents, but $1 a ton, I told
them that we had brought about the sus
pension they asked for and they know I
referred to the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company's mines. It seemed ab
surd to them to accept our proposition
to go to work at tho C9-cent rate pending
arbitration. I explained to them that wo
had brought about a suspension In tho
mines that seemed to bother them to
much and wanted them to keep their
promises.
Of course, It Is 'well known that they
would not listen to our proposition I
then appealed to them to uso their ef
forts to bring about a conferenco of
operators and miners in all tho states
Involved. I told them that every ono
present should make an honest effort to
bring about such a conferenco and as
sured them that tho miners' officials
would do all In their power to bring the
parties Interested together. If after every
other effort had been exhausted to bring
about such a conference had failed, I
told them that I would bo willing to cut
loose nnd net Independently for the Pitts
burg district and have the support ot
tho local organization. Now, If this wns
not fair, I would llko to know of an ar.
gument against It. They refused to be
as good as their word on the' first propo
sition and on tho Becoml did not even
exhibit a desire to bring about a confer
once ot tho various states, as I suggested.
We are In favor of bringing tho question
1 to an honorable and fair settlement and
on a just basis. This effort to put tho
odium on tho miners Is na unfair as It Is
unjust nnd tho public should know It.
It hns been decided to start a com
palgn nmong tho miners of tho Wheel
ing division of tho Bnltlmoro nnd Ohio
railroad, Tho minors formerly employed
In tho Anderson, Hnckctt, Qcrmanla,
Nottingham, Snowdcn, Gastonvlllo and
First Pool mines will hold a mass meet
ing at Flnlcyvlllo Wednesday morning.
It was learned today that tho Gaston
vlllo minors who wero served by an
oirtclal of tho Pittsburg and Chicago Gnu
Coal company with notices to vacate
their houses, will resist the eviction.
Nearly nil of them forfeited wages ag
gregating $9,000 when they went out on
strike, under conditions imposed upon
them by tho lron-clnd contracts they
hnd signed. They claim the money Is
duo them and they intend to remain In
tho houses until the nccounts aro
squared. Tho meeting Wednesday Is to
bo nddressed by M. P. Garrlck, Oamcron
Miller and others.
BREWERS' SCHEME FAILS.
A Plan to Form a Gigantic Trust Has.
Fallen Through,
Pittsburg, Aug, 29. Tho big scheme of
brewers of Pennsylvania to form a gi
gantic trust has fallen through and will
probably not be renewed. It was tho
purposo of Philadelphia capitalists. In
cluding a number of wealthy browcrs
to consolidate all of tho beer makers
of the state and shut out foreign makers
as much as possible. It was also a part
of tho plan to cause a repeal of tho
Brooks law and establish such other le
gal action as would conform with tho
syndlcato arrangements.
Ono of tho largest brewers In Alle
gheny county tells tho story of the syn
dicate's failure. He says his plant is ono
of those the phtladelphlans wero after.
Ho told them ho valued his property at
$1,000,000. After the trust people had en
countered troublo In appraising other
breweries, tho combination fell 'through.
Of tho original fifteen brewers of Al
legheny county, who were In tho schemo
only eight remain willing to Join tho
combine, tho others have recalled their
signatures.
Tho gentleman who gives this Informa
tion says ho thinks tho New York syndl
cato plan, which was under negotiation
when the Phlladclphlans forced it out,
will be taken up again and carrlod to
completion.
NOTED EVENTS
AT FREMONT
President McKinlcy Will Attend a
Wedding nnd a Reunion of a Noted
Regiment in Ohio.
Fremont, O., Aug. 29. Tho first and
FCcond days of September will havo noted
events here, at both of which rresiaent
McKlnley will bo In attendance. Sept. 1
occurs tho wedding of Ensign Smith
nnd Miss Hayes, tho daughter of tho
ex-presldent, and on Sept. 2 occurs tho
reunion of tho regiment In which Hayos
and McKinlcy served during the war.
The Twenty-third, his regiment, claims
the distinction of having among Its of
ficers moro men who attained high posi
tions during and after tho war than any
other regiment In tho United States.
Two of Its officers becamo presidents of
the United Btates-R. B. Hayes and Wil
liam McKlnley; ono reached the office
of United States senator and assoclato
Justice of the supreme court of tho Unit
ed States Stanley Matthews. Its first
colonel, W, S. Rosecrans, was appointed
brlgadcr general In tho regular army be
fore his regiment reached tho field. Tho
next In command, E. P. Scammon, was
afterward made major general of volun
teers and was equally successful In busi
ness life. The fourth colonel. James M.
Comly, was mustered out with tho regi
ment and afterwards was known as a
distinguished Journalist. Lieutenant Col
onel Russell Hastings, now a resident
of the Bermuda Islands, Is known as a
successful man of business In Ohio slnco
tho war. Captain G. B. Glddlngs was
appointed major In tho United States
army. Lieutenant B. P. Kennedy was
later lieutenant governor of Ohio,' nnd
nlso a member of congress. Lieutenant
L. Botsford was made captain and a
general on tho start of General Scam
mon. Lieutenant General W. Blcks was
mado colonel of a Now York regiment.
President McKlnloy rose from the
rnnks to second lieutenant Sept. 24, 1862.
Ho was promoted to first lieutenant Feb.
7, 18C3, and to captain July 25, 1SG4, and
was afterwards brevoted major.
Tho regiment saw severe and trying
service In the mountains of West Vir
ginia, and participated honorably In the
engagements of South Mountain and An
tletam In 1S62. It was especially con
spicuous at tho celebrated battle of Ce
dar Creek, Oct. 19. 1S61, when Sheridan
mado his ride to Winchester.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Midnight Special on tho Chicago and
Alton Thrown Oil" tho Track by a
Spreading Rail.
Alton, III., Aug. 29. Tho midnight spe
cial on tho Chicago and Alton was
wrecked in the outskirts of this city
this morning by tho spreading ot a rail.
Fireman C. A. Johnson, of Bloomlngton,
had an arm broken and received serious
Injuries. Engineer Rafferty, nlso of
Bloomlngton, was Injured Internally. No
passengers wero hurt. Damage, $10,000.
Tho engine and baggago car were com
pletely wrecked by going down an em
bankment. m
Intercept a Filibuster.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 29. The Brit
ish cruiser Intrepid arrived at Port Royal
yesterday and reports having Intercepted
on Wednesday, near Fortune Island, a
filibustering vessel. The cruiser nlso
boarded several steamers. After coaling
the Intrepid will go to Inagua, one of tho
Bahama Islands, to stop other filibuster
expeditions,
Steamship Arrivals.
Antwerp, Aug. 29. Arrived; Western
land. New York. Havre Arrived; La
Bretagne, New York. New York Ar
rived: La Champagne, Havre, Queens
town Sailed: Etrurla, from Liverpool,
New York.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNING.
Weather Indications Today!
Generally Fair.
General Mr. Harrity Defines His
Position.
Indian Rebels Are Aggressive,
Miners' Wages Advanced.
Sport Saturday and Sunday Base
Ball Games.
Sporting Gossip.
Local Sermons by Rev. Dr. Nichols
In Second Presbyterian Church.
Fell from a Swing at Nay Aug Park.
Editorial.
Faulty Processes of Statuto Making,
Local City Solicitor McGlnley's Opin
ion on the Right-Hour Low.
Local View of the Harrity Imbroglio,
Local West Side and City Suburban.
Lackawanna County News,
Neighboring County Happenings,
Financial and Commercial.
FIGHTING IN
THE HILLS
Indian Rebel Tribesmen
Are Now on the
Aggressive.
ANOTHER REBEL SUCCESS
Police Posts on the Frontier
Attacked.
Ilritish Officers Wounded Tho Situ
ntion Mot Improving, Though the
Attempted Raid on tho Kohat Dis
trict Has Occn Repelled.
Simla, Aug, 29. News has been re
celved hero of nnother Insurgent suc
cess. Tho Daulatzals on Thursday
last captured the police post at Ma
homcdzal, which was garrisoned by a
detachment of the border police. The
garrison retreated to a new post held!
by a detachment of tho 2d Punjab In
fantry, reaching there the next morn
ing. As tho flying column commanded by,
Colonel Richardson which left Hongu
on Thursday to reinforce the post on
the Samana Range, which was at
tacked by insurgents, was returning
after repulsing the enemy, the latter
rallied and attacked the British force
on the plain. Thfc tribesmen, how
ever, were again driven off with heavy
loss. On the British side Captain
Balrd-Smlth and Lieutenant North, of
the Scots' Fusiliers, and eight men ot
tho Punjab Infantry were wounded.
The British post at Lakka was at
tacked yesterday. The 15th Sikhs,
with two guns, were sent to reinforce
the garrison, but their advance was
stubbornly opposed.
There was heavy firing all last night
in the direction of the Sunnawnrl post
on the Samana range.
Colonel Vaughan, commanding at
Fort Lockhart, hearing of the large
and threatening gathering of the Ora
kzals above Fort Gullstan, on the Sam
ana range, started to the assistance
ot the garrison with 150 rifles. Tho
colonel reports that Bhortly before his
arrival at Fort Gullstan yesterday
morning, a reconnolterlng party, under
Major Desvoeux, who commands at
Fort Gulltstan, was compelled to re
tire under fire. In addition, Lieuten
ant Blair was severely wounded while
cutting oft the enemy's water supply.
But the British force succeeded in driv
ing back the enemy's pickets,
NEWS FROM THB FRONT.
Tho latest news from the front Is not
of a more hopeful character than that
received during the last few days,
though it Is true that the attempted
raid on the Kohat district has been re
pelled, and that the Orakzals have
taken to the hills. But against tho
temporary successes of the British
arms must be set tho serious state ot
affairs prevailing at Quetta, Beluchls
tan. There is little doubt that If tho
fort there Is attacked the chances ot
tho garrison's safety are slight. The
fortifications are practically worthless,
and the place Is said to be inadequate
ly manned. The commander-in-chief
cannot dispatch too speedily a relief
force to Quetta, for that place Is al
most entirely isolated.
Another note of alarm, and a rather
Incomprehensible one. In view of the
gallant defence made In the cases of
Fort AH-MusJld and Lundl-Kotal,
comes from Jamrud, from which place
a dispatch announces that the British
military authorities yesterday deemed
It wise to disarm the Khyber Rifles,
forming a part of the garrison of that
place.
The situation of the outlying garri
sons on the Samana rnnge Is, next to
Quetta, the centre of Interest, In view
ot tho urgent need for reinforcements,
nnd Colonel Gordon tomorrow will lead
a column ot troops through the Kohat
Pass Into the Samana district.
On the other hand, there is a hopeful
sign In tho well-authenticated report
that dissensions have broken out among
the Afridls.
DIED VERY SUDDENLY.
Chnrlos II. Ilackus, of Ninth Street,
Pound Dead Thi Morning.
Charles H. Backus died suddenly at
his home, on Ninth stret, at 1.S0 o'clock
this morning. Ho was about as usual
yesterday and as far as could bo
learned had not been ailing of a seri
ous affectation lately.
The family would not vouchsafe an
explanation of the cause of death when
a Tribune reporter was at the house at
2.30 o'clock. He was 48 years of age.
STOLE A POISONED WATERMELON.
Seven Persons Aro Dead and Eighth
Is in a Critical Condition.
Louisville, Ky Aug. 29.-A social to
tho Courier-Journal from Paducah, Ky.,
says; Tho mergro particulars of a whole
sale case of poisoning have reached the
city from Caloway county. Eight per
sons uro reported to havo been pots
oneil by eating a melon stolen ftom a
neighbor's patch. Seven of the number
aro dead, and the eighth Is In a critical
condition.
Tho report has been confirmed by elml
lar reports by wlro from Murray and
Dexter. The names of tho victims havo
not been secured.
Tho Herald's Weather Forocatb
New York, Aug, 30. Tho Herald's
weather forecast; In the Middle States
and New England today, fair to partly
cloudy, slightly warmer and moro sultry
weather and fresh southerly to north
westerly winds will prevail, with local
rain or thundorstorms In tho western and
northern districts followed by clearing
and decidedly cooler conditions at night.
On Tuesday, in both of these sections,
clear, slightly warmer weather will pre
vail, with fresh to light, northwesterly,
winds becoming variable.
