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TUESDAY li . INO.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 16, 1900.
TUESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
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FACE BAYONETS.
Body of 1,500 Marching Strik
ers Turned Back.
Intercepted by Three Companies
of National Guard.
ONE COLLIERY CLOSED
By Another Body of 800 Before
Being Scattered.
An Exciting Morning in Panther
Creek Valley.
Lansford, Pa., Oct. 18. About 1.500
men and 60 women and girls, marched 18
miles from the south side Hazleton re
gion during the night for the Panther
Cre,ek valley where they expected to
close all of the ten collieries of the Le
high Coal and Navigation company, but
Just as the weary marchers were Hear
ing their destination thig morning, they
were met on a mountain road by three
companies of infantry and at the point
of the bayonet were driven back four
miles to Tamaqua and dispersed.
Another crowd of 800 strikers from the
north side of Hazleton also inarched
here and succeeded in closing the com
pany's No. 1 colliery at Nesquehoning
near ilauch Chunk before it was scat
tered. The presence of the soldiers was
entirely unexpected and the strikers
were much crestfallen that they failed
in accomplishing the object of their long
march.
It was probably the most exciting
morning that the Panther Creek and the
.'esquehoning valleys have ever experi
enced. Strikers were scattered over the
various roads, and companies of soldiers
Were scurrying in all directions heading
off the marching men. The troops were
patient with the mob of strikers, while
the labor men. were very careful not to
commit overt acts in the presence of the
troops. For a moment just after the two
forces met on the road in the darkness
it looked as if a clash would come, but
the good sense of those who had charge
of the strikers prevented a possible con
flict. The march on Panther Creek valley
was on the strikers programme for sev
fcral days. The 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, so it
was decided to use stronger methods to
get the men employed in the ten mines
cut on strike. Accordingly it was ar
ranged that a big demonstration should
be held in the valley. It was to have
been held yesterday morning- but owing
to the heavy iain and muddv road3 it
was called oft until this morning. Those
who took part were strikers from Mo--Auoo
Yorktown, Bunker Hill, and Sil
ver Brook, from the south side of Haz
leton, and the Freeland, Drifton. Jeduo
and Beaver Meadow strikers from the
north side. The women and girls all
came from McAdoo, which borough is
, Z"ly one in tne Hazleton region
which has organized female marchers
The marchers came down like two
armies, the south side men marching
by way of Tamaqua, while the
strikers from the north side went over
the, mountain at Beaver Meadow and
entered the Panther Creek valley by
way of Nesquehoning. The south side
army concentrated at McAdoo and ih
order to march was given at 10 30
o clock last night. There were several
fife and drum corns and a k,i
in the line. The women and girls were
conveyed in two large omnibuses The
whole town of McAdoo was out to see
the marchers start. Until 12 o'clock the
night was very dark, it being difficult to
see any distance in the mountain passes
but after midnight the moon came out
from behind a bank of clouds and for
the remainder of the journey the march
ers had plenty of light. As the town of
Tamaqua was entered at 2 a. m. the
strikers began to make as much noise
as they could in order to awaken the
people who were unaware of the coming
of the strikers. The marchers went
through the town without stopping for
rest, and headed for Coaldale, four and
a half miles away.
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 two conveyances contain
ing the McAdoo women and then follow
ed a long line of Hungarians, Italians,
Poles, Slavs and English speaking
mine workers.
At a point half a mile from Coaldale
there is a sharp turn in the road and as
the newspaper men rounded it there
came a command of "halt" and about
fifty feet in front of them stood solid
rows of soldiers who were stretched
across the road with bayonets fixed.
Sheriff Toole of Schuylkill county was
w ith them. The commander ofthetroops,
speaking to the waiting crowd, said:
"In the name of the people of the state
of Pennsylvania. I command you to dis
perse and to return whence you came."
The strikers began to protest that they
could not be stopped on a public high
way and many of them showed a dis
position to resist the soldiers. The offi
cer in charge of the troops, however,
kept his men in position and the strik
ers, seeing that the soldiers meant busi
ness, slowly began returning, toward
Tamaqua.
''Mother" Jones who was in the crowd,
vehemently protested against the action
of the troops in stopping the marchers
but she was shut off and ordered to move
on. The McAdoo women had to be al
most pushed along, so slowlv did they
walk. They continually jeered at the
soldier's 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.
During all of this time the Identity of
the troops was unknown owing to the
darkness, and it was reported through
the crowd that they belonged to the
Thirteenth regiment of Scranton. The
soldiers were really members of the
Fourth regiment which has been station
ed at Shenandoah for three weeks. Eight
companies of the regiment left Shenan
doah at 12:30 a. m.. leaving two com
panies behind. Brigadier General Gobin
was in command. On their arrival at
Coaldale three companies under com
mand of Col. O'Neill were sent out to
meet the South Side marchers. Three
companies were left at Coaldale while
two companies under command of Gen.
Gobin came here. When the soldiers had
driven the stinkers over the mountain a
company was sent back to Coaldale
where the soldiers boarded coal cars and
were 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 col
liery while the marchers were passing
it and later it was also sent to Tamaqua.
The three companies combined in the
latter town and soon had the marchers
well scattered. While all this had been
going on the North Side marchers had
everything their own w ay In the Nesque
honing valley. They reached there after
2 o'clock and succeeded in persuading
enough men to remain away from the
Lehigh Coal & Navigation company's
No. 1 colliery to compel its shut down.
General Gobin sent two companies of
soldiers over there and soon had order
restored.
N EARING AN END.
New York, Oct. 16. Local coal dealers
say that the great strike is fast nearing
an end and that the miners will go back
to work within a week. The heads of
the big coal-carrying roads say little to
confirm such an opinion but one of them,
after being pressed for his own views,
intimated that there would be a settle
ment in the near future. Others laid the
responsibility on President Mitchell,
saying that he has not yet informed
them officially of the results of tha
Scranton convention.
Many rumors have been In the air.
One story was that a' gigantic coal strike
was planned for next April. In which
both anthracite and bituminous coal
miners would combine for still higher
wages. The hinge upon which this story
turned was that the resolution that the
w age schedule as demanded by the min
ers was only to obtain until next April,
at which time the agreement between
the soft coal mine operators and their
employes will terminate. It Is said that
should the miners in both hard and soft
coal mines unite in declaring a strike.
the paralysis that wouldsfollow would
put the miners in a place to dictate
terms on short notice.
President Maxwell of the Central rail
road of New Jersey, took a rather opti
mistic view of the situation. He said:
"The action of the Scranton conven
tion indicates progress toward a settle
ment, but I am not in a position to say
when it will come. The miners appear
to look on conditions with more con
servative views than was at first ex
pected. I have had no formal notice of
the convention's propositions and only
know of them through the newspapers."
Wholesale prices for coal have stiffen
ed. This is due, it is said, to the fact
that wholesale dealers feel that the
strike will soon end and wish to get a
still bigger margin while It is yet possi
ble. Retail prices range from $6.50 to
$6.75 for white ash and $7 to $7.25 for
red ash. delivered to families. The price
before the strike was $5.
Shares of the anthracite carrying
roads were strong in the stock market.
Information was received at the Dela
ware and Hudson office during the day
that the washeries ef that company near
Scranton were in operation for the first
time since the beginning of the strike.
MARCHERS ARRESTED.
Tamaqua, Pa., Oct. 16. Between 25
and 30 unruly marchers were arrested
by soldiers at various points along the
line of march during the early part of
the day. Later all but a few were dis
charged. They were accused of carrying'
concealed weapons and inciting to riot.
Two miners on their way to work today
in the Nesquehoning district were severe
ly beaten.
STRIKERS' MEETING DISPERSED.
Coaldale. Pa., Oct. 16. The local union
of the United Mine Workers met early
today and prepared to welcome in a
body the marchers from Hazelton and
vicinity, but the soldiers got here before
the strikers and dispersed the meeting,
ordering the men to their homes.
STRIKERS WILL NOT WORK.
Shamokin, Oct. 16. Despite an active
canvass made yesterday by a number of
men to induce miners to go to work to
day at collieries between here and Hick
ory Ridge, no one reported for duty this
morning and the persons circulating pe
titions asking men to resume work
pending a settlement of the terms of the
Scranton convention have been disap
pointed. GETTING RESTLESS.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 16. Some of the
striking mine workers in the Wyoming
valley are getting restless over the de
lay in settling the strike. Many of them
expected to be at work by tomorrow,
but it now looks as though the fifth
week would go by without operations be
ing resumed.
The operators here are still all of one
mind, and say "if the men want to re
turn to work at the 10 per cent, increase
originally offered them they are liberty
to do to."
PREPARING TO RESUME.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 16. That there is
a positive assurance of the end of the
strike of the anthracite miners seems
certain today in view of the preparations
which are being made all through the
Lpckawanna valley for the resumption
of work. The. coal companies are crowd-
ing their mine siding with empty cars
and the end of the week will find thou
sands of cars in place where formerly
only hundreds were to be seen. This is
done in order to be prepared for the
great demand for coal which will neces
sitate the running of the mines and
breakers to their utmost capacity for
weeks in order to get the stock ahead to
meet the winter's dfmand.
WRITS DENIED.
;Hr. Miller and Mr. Carroll Lose
Contest Cases.
Frank Sponable and G. W. McKnight
w on the mandamus suits brought by W.
G. Miller and C. E. Carroll in the su
preme court, as an appeal from the de
cision of the state eleetion board, which
declared that Miller and Carroll were
not entitled to have their names appear
on the official ballot as nominees for
state senator in their respective dis
tricts. The Sponable-Miller contest comes
fromMiami and Johnson county. The
other case is from the district composed
of Geary, Wabaunsee and Riley coun
ties. Sponable and McKnight, both Burton
men, will appear on. the official ballots
as the regular Republican nominees. This
decision ends a bitter fight, so far as the
courts are concerned, but the complica
tions which have ben produced are like
ly to injure both candidates at the polls.
The Mills Dry Goods Co.
Wish to announce that their line of
Black Silk is complete, having been re
plenished from their surplus stock, and
that they have wired to- New York for
a new line of colored Taffeta silks to
be delivered immediately by express.
This announcement is made to dispel
any impression that may be held that
their entire stock of silks was stolen.
GO T0CIIIGAG0.
Attorneys in Grimes Case Will
Follow Mr. Willard.
Announce That They Will Tate
His Depositions.
HIS EVIDENCE NEEDED.
Case Appears to Hare Nothing
to Stand Upon.
Examination Today Brings Out
Little That is New.
Adjournment is Taken Until
Tomorrow Morning.
Attorneys T. F. Doran and J. G. "Wa
ters, prosecuting the case against Frank
Grimes, today announced that they
would go to Chicago to procure the
depositions of Frank "Willard, ex-cash
ier of the Merchants National bank.
The attorneys for the prosecution have
repeatedly expressed in the court room
the opinion that Mr. Willard would be
brought back by the defense, but since
the defense does not seem to be making
an effort in that direction, the prosecu
tion has announced its intention of re
moving the hearing, for a time at least,
to Chicago, for the purpose of obtaining
from Mr. Willard a statement of his
knowledge of the transactions upon
which is based the suit against the treas
urer.
Had Mr. Willard not made the state
ments which he is alleged to have made
to .frank Brown and H. J. Bone, to the
effect that he had personally paid this
interest money to Mr. Grimes, at the
ends of stated periods of time, this case
would probably never have been brought
so the Willard testimony is now regard
ed as a necessity. This contingency
has caused the decision on the part of
the prosecution, to transfer the hostili
ties to Chicago.
From an announcement made today at
the adjournment of the hearing until
Wednesday morning, it is evident that
the prosecution expects to complete the
examination of witnesses in this city to
morrow. If not tomorrow, by noon
Thursday. Thereafter it is expected to
make the trip to Chicago to obtain Mr.
Willard's evidence.
Air. Grimes claims that Mr. Willard
did not make a statement to the effect
that he had paid Grimes money on this
interest account. The prosecution claims
that Mr. Willard did make such state
ment-
Mr. "Willard denied by wire that he
had paid money to Grimes and that Mr.
Grimes had nothing to do with his de
parture from Topeka. Mr. Grimes says
he obtained a pass for Willard but was
not instrumental in inducing him to
leave Topeka on account of fear that
Willard s evidence might prove damag
ing to the defense in this case.
Mr. Grimes today furnished a box of
cigars for the prosecution and defense,
and the newspaper men.
The demand for A. B. Crum, the Osage
county attorney who signed the Grimes
petition, reneved this morning by the
attorneys for Mr. Grimes, was not un
availing, because the prosecution was
prepared, with letters, to show Crum's
whereabouts. One letter, submitted by
Mr. Doran follows:
"It is absolutely impossible for me to
go to Topeka today, as I have engage
ments for all week. The Republicans
are making a hard fight on me and I
don't want to get left. Go ahead just
the same.
"You don't need me. You have auth
ority to do anything that I could do."
Another letter, written to Mr. Waters,
contained practically the same referen
ces to the case, but the lawyers were
amused, by the personal appeal to Mr.
Waters, which in part follows:
"The g. o. p. bosses are after my
scalp on account of Grimes and I must
stay here and fight back.
"Now captain, we are billing you for
Lyndon October 29, and for Burlingame,
October 30. We guarantee good music
and an enthusiastic audience. Don't
forget the dates. I myself will guaran
tee your expenses. I want you to come,
because you can do us more good at
those towns than anyone, and I know
your coming wiil help me."
Following the perusal of the letters, by
the attorneys and parties to the case,
Justice McClintock announced his decis
ion in the demand of the prosecution
that F. W. Freeman, cashier, be requir
ed to produce the books of the Mer
chants' National bank.
Mr. McClintock held that he had no
authority to require the production of
the records, showing Frank Willard's
cash and note account.
The justice held that Mr. Freeman's
offer to present a transcript showing a
record of the Grimes transactions was
sufficient, and that the court could not
compel the bank to do more.
Proper legal exceptions were noted by
the prosecution the attorneys announc
ing that the case would be pushed until
it reaches the point where he original
records can be; brought into court. The
lawyers for the'prosecution have not de
termined what steps will be taken to
bring about this result, but say that
something will be done later on.
However, the taking of depositionswill
be continued at this timev
Mr. Hite asked Mr. Doran if -he had
requested Mr. jGodard to assist in the
case.
"No,", was the reply.
"Frank Thomas is here. Do you want
him?" said Doran.
"No, he's loaded," said Hite.
F. W. Freeman, cashier of the bank
was called, and ordered by the justice to
produce a transcript of the Grimes ac
count. '
Mr. Waters then resumed hia direct
examination of Mr. Freeman.
"Have you any record or knowledge of
interest paid state treasurers?" said
VV aters. i
"No, sir."
MR. FREEMAN AGAIN REFUSES.
Mr. Waters asked for the accounts of
profit and loss, and all expenses, but
Mr. reeman declined to do more than
furnish the Grimes transcript.
"Have you any account in which oav
ment of interest to Grimes might be
eniereo. r
"No."
"How would you enter It?"
"I have never confronted that nossl
bility, but we would have to make a
special account?"
"Do you attend the directors' meet
tags?"
"Yes."
"Make the records?"
"Yes."
"Is there anything on the minutes
showing that the payment of interest to
Grimes was ever discussed?"
"Not since I have been in the bank
two years."
"Prior to that time?"
"I do not know. I have never gone
DacK through tne records."
"Has Grimes sent money, checks or
aratts to your Dank?
"Yes "
"With deposit slips?"
"Yes."
"Will you produce those slips?"
"No, sir."
"We demand that these slips be pro
duced," said Mr. Waters.
"Mr. Grimes has no objections," said
Mr. Hite, when Freeman again refused.
"If Mr. Grimes has no objections, I
do not know that t have," said Freeman,
"but I would like to consult counsel. I
desire to furnish all the information I
can legitimately."
"And, we do not desire to cause you
any inconvenience." said Waters.
"Can you consult your lawyer and give
us an answer concerning these deposit
slips tomorrow m ming?" said Waters.
"Yes, sir," said SYeeman.
Mr. Freeman v-s excused until Wed
nesday morning; and Edwin Knowles,
cashier of the Central National bank,
was called.
EDWIN KNOWLES ON THE STAND.
The examination of Mr. Knowles was
conducted by Mr. Waters.
"Has Mr. Grimes, or any one for him.
or in his name or benefit, approached
you, asking for the payment of interest,
or bonus, for the use of state money
left in your bank?"
No, sir."
"Are you paying or have you paid him
any such interest or bonus, directly or
indirectly. Please answer this without
any mental reservation, whatever."
"No, sir.
This constituted the testimony of Mr.
Knowles, who was excused without
cross-examination.
MR. BONEBRAKE WAS "AP
PROACHED." P. f. Bonebrake, president of the Cen
tral National, was asked If Grimes had
ever talked to him about interest on
state funds.
"Yes. Soon after Grimes was elected,
we had a talk during which Mr. Grimes
asked me if it was the custom of the
bank to pay interest on state deposits.
told him that it was not and the mai
ler dropped at that."
That was all the conversation yoa
have had with Grimes on that subject?"
said Mr. Waters.
"Yes, sir."
MR. HENDERSON SAYS "NO."
Mr. Bonebrake was excused without
further questioning and William Hen
derson of the First National bank was
called.
"To your knowledge has your bank
ever paid, in any manner, or through
any person, Mr. Grimes any money for
the use of state fund3 left in your
bank?"
Continued on Sixth Page.
tFrom the Chicago Journal.l
IN THE CAMPAIGN MUSEUM.
BROWN TELLS ALL
Details His Conrersation With
Frank Willard.
Ex-Cashier Told Him of Dealing
With Mr. Grimes.
CALLED TO HIS OFFICE
Said Treasurer There Made
Proposition.
Wanted to Earn 5,000
6,000 Above Salary.
or
FIGURE TnE INTEREST
Carried the Money to the State
Treasurer.
Amount Paid Was Charged to
Expense Account.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Bone
Corroborates Mr. Brown.
Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 16. Harry J.
Bone and Frank L. Brown, who have
been here ten days attending federal
court furnished the following signed
statements today regarding the suit
against Treasurer Frank Grimes and
concerning Frank Willard:
"The Topeka Capital last Thursday
charged H. J. Bone and myself with an
attempt to bribe Frank Willard to make
a false statement concerning the charges
against Frank Grimes, state treasurer
relative to the deposits of the state mon
ey and such charge carried w-ith it an
insinuation that this was being done by
us for the purpose of defeating a candi
date on the state ticket. It is with re
luctance that I make the following
statement for the reason that in some
quarters my motives will be purposely
misconstrued.
"The Capital article was unjust, but I
would yet refrain from making this
statement had I not recently learned
that Mr. Willard, himself had given in
formation of our conversation to the
friends of Mr. Grimes, who in turn, gave
it to the Capital, evidently for the pur
pose of trying to make the Republicans
of this state believe that on the eve of
election we were in a plot with Mr. Le-
land to obtain evidence for the purpose,
as Mr. Grimes says, of persecuting him.
"Neither Mr. Bone or myself saw Mr.
Leland from the time of our conversa
tion with Willard until a day or two af
ter the suit was brought against Mr.
Grimes. Until the Capital article ap
peared I had not detailed the conversa
tion we had with Mr. Willard to any
one. The interview was more tor tne
purpose of protecting a Republican offi
cial from exposure at this time than
otherwise, and but for this reason the
Capital article would have been refuted
immediately on its publication.
'So far as I am concerned, if Mr. W ll-
lard had not talked about this matter to
Mr. Grimes' friends or if they had not
used the information gained from Mr.
Willard to my detriment with the Re
publicans of Kansas, the conversation
would have been as though it had never
occurred.
'Since Mr.Grimes and his friends have
chosen to distort the facts as to the
matter in such a way as to injure me, I
feel it my duty to tell what the facts
really are.
"Some days before we met Mr. Wil
lard it' had become rumored that pro
ceedings were to be instituted against
Mr. Grimes regarding the conduct of the
state treasurer's office. It was also ru
mored that at least a portion of the ev
idence against him would be procured
from Frank Willard, formerly cashier of
the Merchants' National bank. I knew
Mr. Willard well and because of certain
statements he had made to me about the
conduct of the treasurer's office, I was
satisfied that if called upon and he told
the truth, it would do Mr. Grimes much
harm and possibly injure the Republi
can ticket. Mr. Bone and myself met
VIr. Willard and told him what we had
heard concerning proceedings aginst Mr.
Grimes.
"I stated to him that if the rumor was
true and he was called to testify I
knew from things he had said to me it
would be embarrassing to him. He eaid
it would embarrass him very much and
he hoped he would not get mixed up in
it, but that if forced to testify he would
tell the truth about it which was sub
stantially as follows:
"Shortly after Mr. Grimes took pos
session of the . treasurer's office, he.
Grimes, asked me to come to his office,
which I did. Grimes took me into his
private office and immediately stated hia
business with me. He said:
"Willard. I want to make $5,000 or
$6,000 a year out of this office, aside from
my salary and I think your proportion
of it would be about $1,1!00 a year.
"I replied: "I will not agree to pay
you any rate of interest on state money
left in my bank but I will agree to treat
you right and if at any time you are not
satisfied, just speak out in meeting and
you will be satisfied in the end.
"Mr. Willard said that was the sub
stance of their conversation: that from
time to time. he. Willard, would figure
up Grimes" daily balance on deposits of
state money in his bank and that he
aimed to allow him from 1 to 2 per
cent interest on such balances; that he
would place currency to the amount due
Mr. Grimes in an envelope and take it
personally to the state treasurer's office
and hand it to Mr. Grimes. He further
stated that he did not know how much
he paid Mr. Grimes while he was cashier
of the bank and Mr. Grimes was treas
urer, but he thought about $1,000 or
$1,200. He said these amounts were
charged to expense on the bunk books.
"Mr. Willard made some statements
implicating other parties which I do not
deem it necessary to repeat at this time.
"The day after this conversation. I
met Mr. Albaugh, chairman of the Re
publican state committee, at noon and
hurriedly told him that something was
going on, of w hich I would tell him what
I knew later in the day as I could not
then spare the time to do so. That ev
ening I met Mr. Albaugh and told him
what I had heard about the intention to
bring suit against Mr. Grimes and sta
ted to Mr. Albaugh that I was fearful
they would prove the charges.
"I did not detail Willard's statements
to him, however, for the reason that the
conversation with Willard was consider
ed confidential by all of us. I also, the
same day told H. J. Allen, private sec
retary to the governor, of the proposed
suit against Grimes and that unless the
suit could be stopped they would prove
the charges. I would hardly have car
ried this information to these two gen
tlemen had I been in a plot to injure the
state ticket. (Signed)
"FRANK L BROWN.
Mr. Bone's statement follows: "I have
seen the statement made by Frank L.
Brown concerning the interview Mr. Wil
lard had with us at Topeka, and I de
sire to say that Mr. Brown's statement
relative thereto, is absolutely true and I
believe on Mr. Willard's return he him
self will so state.
"I desire to say further that the ar
ticle in the Capital charging Mr. Brown
and myself with attempting to bribe Mr.
Willard is positively false and without
any foundation whatever. The Capital's
unwarranted and libelous attack upon
me, together with the fact that Mr.
Grimes and his friends are seeking to
discredit me with the Republicans of
Kansas in order to shield himself, is my
justification for this statement.
(Signed) H. J. BONE."
STATEMENT ABOUT BROWN AND
BONE.
Under the heading "Leland's Hench
men at Work," the Topeka Capital, j
Thursday of last week published the fol
lowing, to which Mr. Brown and Mr.
Bone, today reply:
"From a- source that is undeniably re
liable, news came last evening of an at
tempted deal by two of Mr. Leland s
supporters to obtain testimony against
Mr. Grimes.
The story is that Frank L. Brown
and H. J. Bone were at the Elks' club
one day last week, and called up Frank
J. Willard. at Lakeview. They asked
Mr. Willard if Treasurer Grimes had re
ceived interest on state deposits in the
Central."
The Capital probably meant the Mer
chants' bank, because Mr. Willard was
not cashier at the Central National.
Continuing the Capital said:
"Mr. Willard refused to give the de
sired information, or to talk about the
case in any way, even after being urged
by Brown and Bone.
"After this a conference is purported
to have been held with Mr. Willard by
Messrs. Brown and Bone, and another
determined effort made to get a state
ment from him. Upon the emphatic re
fusal of Mr. Willard to make a state
ment, the other two are said to have
made the effort to bribe him.
"It is further alleged they told Mr.
Willard that if he would give the state
ment asked for and consent to its use
as evidence, Mr. Leland would see that
he obtained a good position in the In
dian service. The position would be ob
tained for him by Mr. Leland at once
if he would make the desired state
ment. "Mr. Willard, however, steadfastly re
fused all the overtures of the Leland
men, and flatly refused to help them in
any way."
RUSSIHOLTS,
Declares Independence of Con
cert of Powers.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 16. The Russian
government permits it to become known
that its attitude in China will be in
creasing independence of the concert of
the powers. Russia, it is explained is
disposed to attach less value to joint ac
tion since her interests have been fully
secured by the successful campaign in
Manchuria, Moreover, Russia is not
willing to "follow the irreconcilable
policy of some of the powers."
JONES AM) HEARST
Issue a Circular to Democrats
Throughout the Countrv.
Chicago, Oct. 1G. Chapman J. K. Jones,
of the Democratic national committee,
and Wm. R. Hearst, president of the Na
tional Association nf iJemoeratic clubs
tday issued the following circular:
"To the Democratic Clubs:
"In the free exorcise of the right of
suffrage lies the safety of the republic.
Every patriot, every honest man. is inter
ested in oreserving this ri-hr at all haz
ards. Will you. therefore, every man of
ycu. please report promptly to one f us,
every insraroe coming to your knowledge,
of any attempt to coerce or intimidate
any voter by any employer, whether a
single person, a company or corporntlon,
and whether attempted by direct threat,
by the pretense of orders received, con
ditioned on the elect'on of MeKinley. or
fthirle. Every such offender deserves,
like Cain, to be a 'fugitive and a vaga
bond' on the face of the earth and the
public ought to know who they nre.
. -JAMES K. JONES.
"WM. R. HEARST."
Wichita Will Vote.
"Wichita, Kan., Oct. 16 The county
commissioners today granted a petition
and ordered an election to vote IsO.OtiO
bonds to the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient railroad.
PAOTIilGFU
IS CAPTURED.
Surrenders to a Force of 7,000
- Allies From 1'ekin.
French Basis of Negotiations
Accepted by All Towers.
MR. COGGER OliJIXTS.
Not to the Proposition, but the
Method of Procedure.
Ministers Want to DoAwaj With
Tsunjr Li lumen.
London, Oct. 16 A dispatch from
Shanghai stales that I'ao Tins lu v. a.
captured on Saturday by tl.e fori " 'if
7,000 allies sent from J'eklu for thai pji
pose. Paris, Oct. 16. At a cabinet mum I
held at the Klysee palaco today the min
ister of foreign affairs. M. Ielcuin', an
nounced that all the powers have in
cepted the l"rench note wt the bat-is for
negotiations.
A dispatch received by the Havas
agency from Tleu Tsin, dated Ortobir
13, sa y a :
"The British ambimsndor frHng in
formed from I.ondon of the ba.is "f ne
gotiations proponed by M. J lei- a!-i"l
tKreneh minister of f-reln itttalii.
called a meeting of the diplomat ! coil
n Pekin. The Krench propot Ions wi -i
unanimously approved and Hpiireeiat ion
was expressed of V t-ancc s initiative.
"United States Minister Conger ulimi
raised an objection, not against lb"
propositions, but against the method "t
procedure. Mr. Conger deemed that
the French propositions would have to
be imposed upon the Chinese during (lit
negotiations. While these pmpusli bd.
are formulated as bein the Iiuj.h of
negotiations, different ministers, ntnotig
others the ISritlsh and Italian, presented
certain demands. et-peclHlIy the replaee-
ment of the Tsung L.I Yairieu by a min
ister of foreign affairs and post (Mining
for two years of the decrees ore. nun j
t he punishment of the Inst lat "t ' of tin-
anti-Kuropean movement.- These de
mands are approved by all ministers.
EXECUTION OF CHANll YKN IMOV.
Washington, Oct. Ifi. Contirmat inn
has been received here of the exeeuin i
on July 20 of Chang Yen H'm. tl"
former Chinese minister to 1h" t " n i t I
States. Chang -vas a loytu adheri nt. -r
the empiTor and a warm rupporler "f
the latter's rt form movement. Wlmi
the empress dowaser supplanted i!h
empTor twoyeats ajn be is banlshe I
to Nebradoo, but through tin- hit' ivi i-
tion of the American and 1-crltish min
isters, his punishment was -orntnnt. t.
banishment in the distant provinc m
Knshinrin. It now atmears that lh
empr s dowager, taking advantage i t
the late reign of terror at I'lkm, and
knowing Chjing's Inlluetiee with tin- em
peror, ordered his execution by decapi
tation. Chang was considered by H""-"
familiar with Chinese nfluiis m on- of
the ablest men in China. He ha 1 l.e. ti
decorated by the queen of ireat Hritani
and the emperors of Russia and ;!
many. He was pre-eminently the most
liberal and enlichtened of Chines'
statesmen, and had his life been simr.-l
till the occupation of pekin by the al
lies he doubtless would have been re
called and have taken an active part
in the pending negotiations and future
government of China.
seveTeIosses.
Sustained by Lord Roberts in an
Encounter With Doers.
London, Oct. 16. Lord Roberts re
ports from Pretoria, under date of Oc
tober 15, as follows:
"French started from Mai hadodorp
towards Heidelberg to clear a putt of
the country not yet visited by our
troops.
"Mahon, commanding the mounted
troops, successfully etiKaged the enemy
on October IS. but our losses wet" -vere,
three ofhceis and eight men being
killed and three ofli' ers and 2b im n
wounded.
"French occupied Carolina yesterday,
capturing a convoy during his march."
Lord Roberts also reports a number
of minor af airs, showinu that the lioci
are still active over a r'" t'"l I
The Pu'-han rnrre- porah nt tf the Stand
ard, wiring yesterdav. .n:
Railroad commnticnti"ii north "f
Ptanderton has been suspended .lnc"
Thun-day. There nre jr l t. nt rutnois . r
i.oer niiarks on tne railway i ..ici.im
wole tmeasiness ha been r-invd lv lli-
pt stponcroeiit of J-oru itniieris ucpai-
1'ire.
The oueen will appoint Lord T:..h. ris in
be bon. r..ry clotiei tit the new rtglmem
of lri.-ih giia.-.ls.
The mavnr or Liverpool nns rwn"!
ii-pateh irom T-ord Robert, say Inn licit,
he will be unable to nt'end to nc- ive tne
fre-d'itn i.f tht city l. f .re J.ininu v.
Cape Town, Oct. lti. -l,or.l It-.berto hi."
rrdered that the return of r- f iitre. s to !!
Transvaal colony be postponed lor the
preterit.
OPIE READ TO STEAK.
Will Bo Iq Kansas Campaigning Tor
Republicans.
Opie P. Read, the writer of southern
stories which a great many people en
joy, is coming to Kansa", to spend n!
week making ppee hes for tic f'epuh
lican state committee which is now in
ranging the dates and places at nhicli
Read will appear.
Senator J. W. Thurston of Nebraska
is also coming to the state n- xt W' k.
Mark Twain Arrives.
New York. Oct. IS Atnonir the pas
ger who arrived "n the i-:erirn. r 1n
tiaha were s. 1j. Clemen i. XI. ik T
ilm. Clemens and the .:i e ( 1 tn n
McKeever Wins in Loador
London. Oct. 16 At the National Sr
,.rt-
ing club. London, this evetd ii;. Chi-r'ey
McKeever. welter-weight of 1 iiliadeiphu.
defeated Dido Plum, of London, In the
lourteenth round.
Weather Indications.
October, Oct. 16 Forecast for Katisii:
Fii.ir tonight and Wednesday; variable
winds.