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THE EVENING BULLETIN
VOLUME XIX.
MAYSYILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1900.
N'UMBKK 277.
WITH FIXED BAYONETS
Strikers Were Met lly Soldiers After
Long and Weary March.
EXPEDITION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.
Mnrclicr5Were United on the High-
way uud Forced to Turn Back.
JlcAiloo Women uud Mother
Jones lu the Procession.
Lansford, Pa., Oct. 16. About 1,500
men and CO women and girls marched
18 miles from the south. Bido Hazelton
region during the night for the Panth
er Creek valley where they expected to
close all of the 10 collieries of the Le
high Coal and Navigation company,
but just as the weary marchers were
nearing their destination they were
met on a mountain road by three com
panies of infantry and at the point of
tho bayonet .were driven back four
miles to Tamaqua and dispersed. An
other crowd of 800 men from the north
side of Hazleton also marched heie
and succeeded in closing the com
pany's No. 1 colliery at Nesquehonins,
near Mauch Chung, before It was scat
tered. The presence of the soldiers
was entirely unexpected and the strik
ers were much crestfallen that they
failed in accomplishing the object of
their long march. It was probably the
most exciting morning the Panther
creek and Nesquehonlng valleys have
ever experienced. Strikers were scat
tered over the various roads) and com
panies of soldiers were scurrying in
all directions heading off the march
ing men. Tho troops were patient
with the strikers, while the labor men
were careful not to commit overt acts
in tho presence of the troops. For a
moment just after after the two forces
met on the road in the darkness it
looked as if a clash would come, but
those who had charge of the strikers
prevented a conflict.
The march on Panther Creek valley
was on the strikers program for sev
eral days. Tho United Mine Workers
ever since the strike started have been
attempting to close the collieries of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation company
in this region. Organizers were con
stantly in the region, but as 'a rule
they did. not meet with much success,
bo it was decided to use stronger meth
ods to get the men employed in the 10
mines out on strike. Accordingly it
was arranged that a big demonstrat
tion should be held in the valley. It
was to have been held Monday, but
owing to the heavy rain and muddy
roads It was called off until Tuesday.
Those who took part were strikers
from McAdoo, Yorktown, Bunker Hill
and Sllverbrook from the south side of
Hazleton and the Freeland, Drifton,
Jeddo and Beaver Meadow strikers
from tho north side. The women and
girls all came from McAdoo, which is
the only borough in tho Hazleton re
gion with organized female marchers.
Ordered to Turn Hack.
Five carriages containing newspaper
correspondents who had been trailing
along at the rear of the procession
were requested to take the lead so
that they would not Interfere with the
plans of the strikers. Following the
newspaper men came the other con
veyances containing tho McAdoo wo
men, then followed a long line of Hun
garians, Italians, Poles, Slavs and English-speaking
mine workers. At a
point about a mile from Coaldalo
there is a sharp turn in the road and
as tho newspaper men rounded It
there came a command of "halt," and
about 30 feet in front of them Btood
Bolld rows of soldiers who were
stretched across the road with bayo
nets fixed. Sheriff Tdolo of Schuyl
kill county was with them. The com
mander of tho troops speaking to (he
waiting crowd said: "In the namt of
tho people of the state of Pennsyl
vania, I command you to disperse and
return whence you came.'
The strikers began to protest that
they could not be stopped on a public
highway and many of them showed a
disposition to resist the soldiers. The
officers in charge of tho troops, how
ever, kept his men in position and the
strikers returned toward Tamaqua.
"Mother" Jones, who was in the
crowd, vehemently protested against
the action of the troops in stopping
tho marchers, but she was shut off and
ordered to move on. The McAdoo wo
men had to be almost pushed along, so
Blowy did they walk. They continual
ly Jeered at tho Boldlers, calling them
all kinds of names, and threatening
them with punishment if they should
dare to visit McAdoo. It took from 3
o'clock until after 6 to drive the crowd
back to Tamaqua.
The soldiers wore eight companies
of th'e Fourth regiment which has been
stationed at Shenandoah. General
Gobln was in command.
When the soldiers had driven the
strikers over the mountain a company
was sent to Tamaqua to quell any dis
turbance the scattering strikers might
stir up there. Further along the road
a company was deployed to protect a
collery while the marchers were pass
ing it. The three companies met at
Tamaqua and scattered tho marchers.
While all this had been going on the
north side marchers had exerything
their own way In the Nesquehonlng
valley. They persuaded enough men
to remain away from the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company's No. 1 col
liery to cause it to be shut down. Gen
eral Gobin wnt two companies of boI
dlers there ujd restored order.
END JS IN SIGHT.
Bo Think Operators Who Are Pre
paring to Resume Worn
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 1G. Assurance
of the end of tho strike of the anthra
cite miners seems certain in view of
tho preparations being mads all
through the .Lackawanna valley for
the resumption of work. The coal
companies are crowding their mine
sidings with empty cars and the end of
the week will iind thousands of cars n
place where foimerly only hundreds
Were to be seen. This is done in order
to be prepared for the great demand
for coal which will necessitate the
running of the mines and breakers to
their utmost capacity for weeks in or
der to get stock ahead to meet the
winter demand.
Becoming Impatient.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 1G. Some of
the striking mine workers In the Wy
oming valley are getting restless over
the delay in settling the strike. Many
of them expected to be at work by
Wednesday but it now looks as though
the fifth week would go by without
operations being resumed. The op
erators here are still of one mind and
say "If the men want to return to
work at the 10 per cent increase origi
nally offered they aro at liberty
t do so."
Couldn't Coax Strikers Duck.
Shamokln, Pa., Oct. 16. Despite an
active canvass by a number of men to
induce miners to go to work at collier
ies between here and Hickory Ridge,
none reported for duty and tho per
sons circulating petitions asking men
to resume work pending a settlement
of the terms of tho Scranton conven
tion have been disappointed.
Soldiers-Very Busy.
Coaldale, Pa., Oct, 16. The local
union of tho United Mine Work
ers met early and prepared to
welcome In a body the marchers from
Hazleton and vicinity, but the sol
diers got there before the strikers and
dispersed the meeting, ordering the
men to their homes.
Strikers Arrested.
Tamaqpa, Pa., Oct. 16. Between 25
and 30 men were1 arrested by soldiers,
and all but a few of them were dis
charged. They were accused of carry
ing concealed deadly weapons and in
citing to riot.
Dciuiiml Kor Troops.
Hazkton, Pa., Oct. 16 Frank Pardee
of A. Pardee & Co., made a demand on
tho governor for troops. Tho Lehigh
and Wilkesbarro Coal company has
also requested that soldiers be sent
to McAdoo.
Blackburn's Son-in-law Suicided.
Washington, ' Oct 16. Thomas F.
Lane, son-in-law of ex-Senator Black
burn, committed suicide at his homo
here. Mr. Lane shot himself lu the
presence of his little daughter, while
his wife was resting on a couch In an
adjoining room. Death was almost in
stantaneous. Mr. Lane was the Amer
ican representative of the London
ordnance'flrm of Vickers SonB & Max
im. He was well-to-do, prominently
connected and a familiar figure iu
Washington society. It is said he was
driven to tho act by brooding over hia
ill-health. He was told some time ago
that he had brlght's disease . which
preyed on his mind. Senator Black
burn was in Hagerstown, Me., when
tho news of tho suicide reached him.
He had been on a campaign tour of
tho state. He left as soon as possible
for Washington and it is likely that
the occurrenco will force him to aban
don any further active work in tho
campaign.
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Lone Lost Lansing.
San Francisco, Oct. 16. The British
ship Lansing, which left Port Blakely
Juno 1, bound for Port Plerle, Au
stralia, Is now out 136 days and 20 per
cent Insurance has been offered on
her. She has a cargo of nearly 2,000,
000 feet of lumber. A story Is current
In shipping circles that the crew mu
tinied, killed Captain Chapman and lo
cated on Bonham Island, in the South
seas, after wrecking the vessel, but tho
report lacks verification.
ROOSEVELT ON DECK.
Doinj: His Stunt In Iluckeye State
While Hryan Vhifs Uoih in,
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE CAMPAIGN.
(latum Horn-so With First Buy's
Speaking But Ho Does .Nut Let
Up SU;V l.hOII JoillH 111',, tin In
fcow York Jones' Letter.
Hamilton, O., Oct. 16. At this place,
25 miles fiom Cincinnati, Governor
Roosevelt made his first stop Tuesday
on his tour of Ohio speaking to a
large crowd. The speakers' stand was
a block from the train and thither the
governor was escort"d by Governor
Nash, Food Commissioner Blackburn,
L. C. Laylin, candidate for secretary of
state and others. A feature of the
program here was the presence on tho
platform of the mother of Captain
Huston of Oklahoma. Captain Huston
was an officer in Colonel Roosevelt's
regiment during the war with Spain,
and on the breaking out of the trouble
in the Philippines he went thither,
where he died. Governor Roosevelt
shook hands with Mrs. Huston and es
corted her to a seat at his side. "I re
call your noble son," he said, "and
knew him well as a brave man and
soldier." "Yes, Governor," was the
reply, "I gave one son to my country
and would give another if I were
blessed with one." Captain Huston's
trody was buried here.
At Dayton there was a public recep
tion at the Berkel hotel, and atterwar'l
the governor was escorted in a parade
to the fair grounds where he address
ed a largo crowd. Stops had been
made at Mlddletown and Miamlsburg,
where the governor spoke to large au
diences, nt the latter place using the
front porch of the Miami Steel com
pany's main office as a platform.
Governor Roosevelt and party reach
ed Columbus after 7 o'clock. There
was a big procession, which escorted
him to the Auditorium, where he and
Senator Foraker and others spoke.
Bryan In New York.
New York, Oct. 1G W. J. Bryan
reached Utica at 8:58 a. m. en route
from Cleveland to New York city,
where ho made his first speech In the
state at night. Mr. Bryan was accom
panied from Cleveland by Mayor Jones
of Toledo, who will be with him dur
ing tho greater part of his New York
tour. He was joined at Cleveland by
Norman E. Mack, Democratic national
committeeman for this state. Mr.
Bryan entered his stateroom immedi
ately on returning from the last of his
Cleveland meetings and did not emerge
therefrom until breakfast was an
nounced. There were several calls for
him by crowds on the way after leav
ing Cleveland, but he did not respond,
it had not been his intention to make
any speeches on his way to New York
city, and the train stops were not long
enough to permit his doing so if he de
sired. Mr. Bryan prepared no speech
for New York, but talked extemporan
eously in all his meetings there. Mr.
Bryan expresses his gratification on
the success of the Ohio meetings. A
large crowd gathered at the station at
Albany to see Mr. Bryan as he passed
through. He was joined there by El
liott Danforth and James Oliver. Mr.
Bryan arrived at the Grand Central
depot at 2:55 p. m., and was greeted
by an enormous crowd. Mr. Bryan is
In good health, but his voice is some
what hoarse- Ho spoke at night at
Madison Square Garden, Cooper Union
and Tammany hall.
Circular to Democrats.
Chicago, Oct. .16. Chairman James
K, Jones of the Democratic national
committee and William R. Hearst,
president of tho National Democratic
clubs, have Issued the following cir
cular: To Democratic clubs: In the
free exercise of tho right of suffrage
lies the safety of tho republic Every
patriot, every honest man, is Interest
ed in preserving this right at all haz
ards. Will you, therefore, every man
of you, please report promptly to one
of us every Instance coming to your
knowledge of any attempt to coerce or
intimidate any, voter, by any employer,
whethe- a Blngle person, a company or
corporation, and whether attempted
by threat, by the pretence of orders
received conditioned on the election of
McKlnley or otherwise? Every Buch
offender deserves, like Cain, to be a
"fugitive and a vagabond" on tho face,
of tho earth and tho public ought to
know who Ihey arc.
Ilaiiua In Minnesota.
Waseca, Minn., ""Oct. 16. Hoarse
from his efforts Monday, Senator Han
na began his speechmaking In Minne
sota at an early hour. The first stop
was at Owatonna, Minn., in Congress
man Tawney's district. In his speech
Mr. Hanna re'eired to President Mc
Klnley as the Moses of the Republican
party. Waseca was the next stop. Mr.
Hanna was interrupted several times
by people In the crowd, who asked
questions about various trusta. Mr.
Hanna denied there was any coal or
wire nail trusts, but admitted amid
laughter there was an Ice trust. A
stop of 45 minutes was made at Man
kato, beyond which tho itinerary in
cluded brief stops at New Ulm, Tracey
and Marshal, Minn., with an evening
meeting at Watertown, S. D.
YOUTSEY'S TEIAL.
Unconscious Body lu Court Judue
liefusod to Dismiss U.tse.
Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 16.-When
Youtsey's trial was resumed Youtsey's
bed was pulled up to the door in plain
view. Wharton Golden, W. H. Culton,
Arthur Goebel and Lieutenant John
Ricketts testified. Colonel Crawford
then made the statement to the jury
for the defense. Youtsey was reported
worse at wdon, his temperature having
Increased and his jaws so tightly clos
cd that no food could be given him.
At the afternoon session the defense
moved to discharge the jury and con
tinue the case because the defendant
was still unconscious and in a worse
condition than before. Judge Cantrill
overruled the motion.
The defense asked that Youtsey be
called as a witness. Tho sheriff called
Youtsey, but he did not answer. The
defense asked that he bo brought Into
court.
"He is already In court," said the
judge.
"We want him on the witness
stand," said Colonel Nelson.
"Very well, bring him in, Mr. Sheriff
and put him on the stand," said the
judge. Tho deputies and guards
brought Youtsey in on his bed and set
it down in front of the jury. Colonel
Nelson asked Youtsey several ques
tions, but got no response, the defend
ant lying a3 one dead on his bed.
"We can get no response from the
witness," said NelBon.
"Very well, let him stand aside,"
said the-judg;, and the bed was carried
back to the jury room.
Colonel Nelson made another mo
tion to discharge the jury because tho
defendant was not really in court fac
ing his accusers, but simply an un
conscious body. The Judge said the
law provided that before lie could dis
charge the jury the defendant must
be adjudged a lunatic.
FIGHTING WITH FILIPINOS.
Three Americans Killed' Several Were
Captured Treachery of Police.
Manilla, Oct. 16. A detachment of
20 men of the Twenty-fourth regiment
while engaged in repairing telegraph
wires Oct. 10 at a point near San Jose,
Nuevo Ecclja province, Isle of Luzon,
were set upon by 200 Filipinos and
were overpowered and scattered. Sev
en of the Americans reached San Jose,
but It is probable the remainder were
japtured.
The Filipinos surprised a party of
scouts of the Forty-third Infantry at a
point three miles from Takloban,
Leyte island, killing three Americans
at the first volley- Two escaped and
gave the alarm, but the cneu."y suc
ceeded in evading their pursurers. The
native police at Takloban had con
spired to surprise the Americans. The
bodies of the dead soldiers were badly
mutilated.
Bobbed on it Train.
Marietta, O., Oct. 16. Three men
held up and robbed John Kopte, a Rus
sian Pole, on a Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train east of Athens. Kopte
had been In America one year and was
returning to his family at Bremen,
Germany, with his earnings in the
coal mines at Corning, amounting to
$100. Tho robbers left him penniless.
They escaped.
Cement Exploded.
Detroit, Oct. 16. An explosion of
rubber cement occurred at 1:30 p. m.
in the building at 15 Jefferson avmue,
occupied by Wltchell Sons & Co.. shoe
firms. One man jumped from an up
per window and was instantly killed.
A number of others were iujured and
ononis missing. The building was com
pletely gutted by tho firo that ensued.
Kurds Becoming Troublesome.
Constantinople, Oct. 16. Tho tribal
risings among the Kurds aro assuming
threatening proportions. The authori
ties are greatly concerned. Tho troops
have had to Intervene in tho Dlarbclllr
dlstrict where a number of Christian
and Mussulman villages wcro razed.
Indians BlssatLfletf.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 16. A small
band of disgruntled Creek Indiana in
the territory is reported to be prepar
ing to giYo tho government trouble
They oppose paying the tribal taxes
and will fight the ineasuro. The In
dian agents are preparing for any
emergency. The Indians want the old
custom to continue In voguo.
ALL THEJJMD GET,
American Looters Didn't Overlook
Much at Tien Tsiii.
BIG SUM OF GOLD WAS TAKEN.
things of Value Krom Other Sources
hwcll the Volume to Immense
Value LI Bung Chang Wants
l'lio Gold tilveu Buck.
Washington, Oct. 16. The American
share of the loot at Tien Tsin is
larger than at first reported. It has
been understood that ail the Americans
took after the capture of Tien Tsin
was gold amounting in value to ?278,
000. This report arose from the fart
that Li Hung Chang asked General
Chaffee to restore that sum to the Chi
nese government. It now appears that
this ?27S,000 was only the value of
gold coins and gold bars taken from
the Chinese treasury at Tien Tsin and
apparently it was only tho money
which concerned Earl LI as a govern
ment official.
Things of value were also obtained
from other sources and it is now re
ported that the total value of the loot
will reach a figure about ?100,000 in
excess of tho amount originally re
ported. The gold coin and gold bars
taken from the treasury were melted
by order of General Chaffee. Nothing
is yet known about similar seizures in
Peking or at points along the line of
march. The total value of the seizures
will probably be very high. Li Hung
Chang's request for the ?27S,000 taken
from the treasury has received no re
ply. There is considerable doubt
whether the United States is entitled
to keep this gold, whatever Its amounts
may finally determined to be, because
tills government has been proceeding
on the theory that no war exists in
China. Nevertheless it Is extremely
unlikely that the gold will ever be re
turned to China, even that part of it
identified and claimed by Li Hung
Chang. It may not be held as spoils
of war for the reason given, but It
will probably be held as part payment
of the Indemnity which America will
demand.
Americans Kndangered.
New York, Oct. 1G. A dispatch from
Hongkong says Americans and their
extensive interests in tho far south of
China are imperilled by the rebellion
in Kemang Tung province. Already
the revolt is grown to such propor
tions that the Chinese are unable to
suppress it. Mr. Wlldman, United
States consul at Hongkong, has gone
to Manilto to confer over tho critical
situation with General MaoArthur, the
commander-in-chief of the American
troops in tho Philippines.
All Accept French Plan.
Paris, Oct. 1G. At a cabinet council
held at the Ely'see palace, M. Delcasse,
minister of foreign affairs, announced
that all the powers have accepted tho
French note as the basis for negotia
tions. Ho added that he had been in
formed Li Hung Chang has just order
ed the Black Flags and Kwang-sl
troops, which are traversing tho pro
vince of Hu-Nan on their way to join
the court at Sian-fu, to abandon their
march and return to Canton.
Cluing Was ( hopped.
Washington, Oct. 10. Confirmation
has been received here of tho execu
ton July 20 of Chang Yen Hoon, the
former Chinese minister to the United
States Tho empress dowager, taking
advantage of tho late reign of terror at
Peking, and knowing Chang's Influ
ence with the emperor ordered his ex
ecution by decapitation. Chang was
considered one of the ablest men id
China. Ho had been decorated by
Queen Vctorla and by tho emperors of
Russia and Germany.
Approved by Ministers.
Parte, Oct. 1G. A dispatch from
Tien Tsiq, dated Oct. 15 says the Brit
ish ambassador, being informed of tho
basis of negotiations proposed by M.
Delcasse, called a meeting of tho
diplomatic corps in Peking. Tho
French propositions wero unanimous
ly approved. United States Minister
Conger alone raised an objection, not
against tho propositions, but against
the method of procedure.
Pnotlng Taken.
London, Oct. 16. A dispatch from
Shanghai states that Paoting Fu was
captured Saturday by the force of
7,000 allies sent-from Peking for that
purpose.
Ktnvoitnnii .'Inlneil It r villi.
Camden, N. J., Oct. 16. Hon. Adial
E. Stevenson, who spent tho night as
a guest of ex-Judge Carrow in Mer
chantvllle. N. J., left hero at 9 a. ni.
for Now York to participate in tho
Bryan demonstration at night
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