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f 7 i s y i t ! ;: ) It' n r ; I lit 11' SHE SIIII MARt HERS GIVE DEPITIES THE M.IP AMI HO GOOD MISSIOX AHV WORK. t. LuiiIn Convention Wan Culled lomiKurnte a llnrk Conspiracy. Say the Court Do Not Go Far Enouuh. Pittsburg. Aug. -'S. The campers a l'lmii creek executed a tliinli niovemoiii it if ii the deputies on guard there short I.. I. ..ll.rl.t !.! kufora thov u'er lj c nn,t iiiib it ..... .. .. - . - discovered they had marched nil around he company's houses mill induced the men to stay at home. When the dep uties iirrived they attempted to stop me uinrcneis, imi mr numuin irmw n attention to the orders shown until they hud tinlHhed their work mid nnirched I If K. fnnill nil' n L'J mi-- miiii't There Is much suffering lit Cnnip Iso lation on account 01 ine hick h ciom Jin' nmi Rhoen. Manv of the men lire barefooted, having worn their shoes tut marching nmi doing missionary work. Siiperlntendeiit Do Armitt vis I tii I a immlier of the striking miners lit their houses enrly this morning, lint fullHil to induce tiny of Iheni to return to work. Hereafter tlie deputies will not interfere with the strikers if they iniircli lifter ! o'clock in the morning nnd keep off the property of the coul companies, hut uU marchers will he stopped before Unit hour. Ahout thirty women innde n dcnmiiHlra lion at Newton this morning Is-fore day light. They curried miniiitiire Hubs, which thev wiived enthiiKiiisticnlly lis they march ed iip nnd down the roml. Kvery now and then the women cheered and they walked Kjnickly to keep warm. Deputies kept away from the women, and the panniers, after inarching up and down for an hour, got tired and went home. The women, who were out looking for victims, had lo go home without finding any. .Not digger showed himself near the marching women. The few who went to work took a rotiiulaliout way to the pits. 'iTie camps nt Turtle and Plum en-eks have been mailitiiined for about four weeks, and the situation today is but little different from that during the first few davs of the ma rrli ing. The New York ami Cleveland tins Conl company is mining 'oal. but not nearly to the capacity of the mines. The men still at work seem sat isfied with the conditions under which thev are employed and doggedly stick to Jhe'ir picks. On the other hand, the strik cr in thu camp seem as determined ns ever. They are wailing until the result of the hearings of the men arrested for violating the injunction show what course the courts will take. In case the men lire released the morn ing marches will U resin I and the P.' Armitt men will have a hard time in hold ing their diggers at work. If the courts hold the defendants in contempt the result is problematical. To May in camp with out making demonstrations can do lint lit tle good and some of the strikers say they will march in spite of courts and deputies. The peaceful spirit which has made the strike the most remarkabl ie on record is being slowly worn away by the vexa tions and disappointments which have Ikm'ii showered upon the strikers. The con tinued want of success in closing the three mine has overthrown the feeling of cer tainty that peaceful means and sympathy I from the public would win their cause, n ud mnler the surface an ugly leoling is spreading. The influence of the lender seeniM as strong today as ever, and while it holds there will lie no violence on the part of the striking miners. (Cameron Miller, district organizer f'"1 J.nitcd Mine workers, returned to 1'itls Ihnrg today and umioiinced that lie had -succeeded in practically closing nil the mines in Mercer nnd Butler counties. It appears probable that about tho only representative of Pittsburg organized la bor who will go to the St. Ixmis conven tion is President Dolan, who will reprc- sent Isith the miners nnd the United La ' hor leiiRne. Other labor lenders whose presence would bo acceptable are pleading . that important engagements interfere. t ol. rend roils over. :Sny Rni-hford, Sovereign and Debs Have Iclicii" on the lonntry. -Oiicago. Aug. 2S.-"The j.romotcrs of the St. l.ouis labor convention, to he held Mondav, will try to use the miners' strug gle as a pretext for the inauguration of a general strike in every trade and indtis trv throughout tiro land." Col. W. 1". Kend, the well known mine owner, made tho nbove statement tonight. He continued: "An attempt will he made to create a repetition of the l'lillinan strike on a far more extensive scale. Appeals in lurid language will go forth to the American workingmeii, telling them that they are being enslaved by capitalist nnd judicial tyranny. With all the grandiloquence of specious patriotism, the lending orators, torn in Kurope or of Kuropenn parentage, will claim they are being robbed of the .precious rights and priceless liberties pur chased by the blood and treasure of their American forefathers. To regain lost lib erties, to rebuke dcRotie judges and re store free speech aud to save the country will tie the theme and song of socialistic speakers. They will raise the cry that labor must unite in a general sympathetic strike that will stop the mines, mills nnd factories and the wheels of every indus- 4i-v "A triumvirate of agitators lias been formed to formulate this purpose and exe- .i .: : 'm.,. ...nni,:nnn.nn .f (Hie tins luiifiuiat . jiii.' nuiAiuhiuvu tn this country should he warned in advance of this dangerous plot. Who are its pro jectors'; Who are these great champions if labor's cause? One is an extreme so cialist; another is an industrial tireuranu, TI,A THAT ROCKS I IIK flhllll THE CRADLE rules the world, But few appreciate the danger to which the expectant mother is exposed, and the foreboding with which she looks forward to the hour of approach- 1 n g motherhood iiy the use oi Mother's Friend" the body is made to yield pleasantly to the change. Headache and nausea are dispelled, the depressed and nerv ous feeline yields to one of hopeful ex pectation. Danger to life of mother is avoided, and she passes through the trial quickly and her recovery is rapid Scot by Mall, on receipt of price, f 1.00. Book JLti "Fxpeouot Mothers" free upon application. 1st Braantia Beg amor io., aiiaiu, ut. OLD BV ALL DRUGQISTS. and the remaliiing member of this trio of sedition is a Judas and a traitor to the cause of lalior. , , "Debs, Sovereign and Itatchford have united together in this evil design. Such a general strike as contemplated by them would be a colossal crime against the en tire countrv. But the workingmeii of America will not heed the evil counsels nor follow the fatal leadership of thesi; three conspirators. , "When the strike was declared it (ippenr e,l the part of wisdom to settle it as speed ilv as ics.iilile on some basis just to both interests. I saw Katchford and offered for mvself a proposal of settlement by arbi tration. Me positively refused the offer. On .Inl v V.i 1 again wrote him. repenting the offer. His reply contained another emphatic refusal. "In the public press, however, he pro claimed that he desired arbitration, while treating every proposal to arbitrate Willi either rejection or evasion. "The earnest effort during the past week put forth by the Pittsburg oi.era tors to effect a settlement by arbitra tion failed through the unyielding o i stliuicy of Katchford, who relused In succession five proposals. ..!,.. i,i 1 1,. ,t ruh-iicss anil justice could suggest was offered by the opera tors at the joint :"""'. V ;', h. minded man can deny this, but Kat lv ford wants no Immediate settlement. He wants to enlarge the scope and char acter of the strike until it becomes a national war between lalsir mid capital. He and us associate nave .... r. ... . t i iuiiiice the rl. I.o s niiiiriHi-N, i.-. - L , ...... .i-.-'a in e iirv nnd linn revue om , i.,,u to nssiill and paralyze our conirtr bus iness. Iiilliniiniaiory i ei . ... .u i,i .,. .ii in rekindle IHHIieO IO IHIT nilifm " . .. a a contlngnitloii of passion nnd itejiMlii e. The men belonging to a union have tlie same rights as the rest ol us and no more. The laws and edicts ol the labor iililr list not be placed above the laws and decrees of our state and fe I- iifi..,, tii.. In Imr leaders erai comm. "m,, - . . iiHiirt power more despotic than tnai asserted by any civilized government. The present strike Illustrates this dan gerous usurpation id' authority. l.,ir is tit lllfrll fit Lilt? right to use what Is theirs by aws of civilized society ami laws 01 .nim'".' Cod. Things have come to a prettj pass ... ...!,.... .. ..,.tMi-l nf such men ill .-iint-i ii it , .... can declare industrial wars at their will and pleasure. It is time lor me .. ie. lean people to wake up to a realization of these grave perils thai coiuioni them. , . u i i .. "If inv counsels had been heeded a just compromise would have been reached lv milium coihcbmimi bltratlou in a few weeks when existing ...ii i.l.l I t litlltl Ml IWII I bv contracts taken last spring would be removed. I wouljl then advocate the granting of the full li!-ceut rate demanded by the miners. "This strike will soon end. '1 he min ers will then condemn the fatal course and insane conduct of their leaders. Says Strike Will Soon He Off. ui I j.nirf Am?. 28. James M. ('arson. slate president, of the I nitei I Mine Workers of Illinois, says the big coiil strike is on the eve of settlement, lie i. :.. :.. ...wuLuuion nf letters from sins in i !..-",.-.-. -----business men all over tho country, sym pathizing with the miners und offering to assist them in various ways. ..-mi. .. I ,.i,i,.,.f 1,1 I In. bur labor 1 III" I'l II" ii" "'.!' ' ; - . , conference here on Monday." he mud, is to place before the pui ine nn. . ..- dilioii of the striking miners and to in voke its aid in bringing to a speedy set tlement the differences l"'tV'':; "ie miners and operators. 'I hat it will 1 a large ami rcprewiiuiin.- - not the least, doubt, and I expect much from the conference. The commit lee on arrangements for ..,... p............ ii-i.r.i iii session all .noiiiiu.v s iiiiin-it - ..... ..... . dav and until midnight, receiving , ' cations and assigning tiiem io iioi. j. When the committee censed work -"" mimes of men friun nil parts of the coun trv. representing an lu-uui nc .- . i . i- .. 1....I I....... n,,.r,t.l. Mnnv ized iiiihii. lino -- prominent IiiIh.i- leaders arrived todaj. I lie iirriiiigemeiiii - - vet formulated n set program. It has : . I....: 1...1 l l.i dure 11 COIltcr- IM'CH oei'liieii. iiifi.. .... ,". ence of nil the labor leaders at Masonic hall Monday afternoon, ami n ib meeting nt night. AT WIIKKMVCi. .abor Day Celebration Was In Heal Uy a Drmonstratlon In Favor o( the Miners. .. on Tiiliir wns T.nbor it neeiiiiu, --- i i.. wi.nnu..,r at.il II wns made til Ull.V ML t llt-cmi. roil Hiv n demonstration in lavor ol ine striking coal miners. In the paraae, wnu-n """c""vu , o Clock, the miners were given uk -" of the column, and tnere were o-i thousand of them In line with repre sentatives from nil the mining districts - T.,.,iin.i.li,. unit eastern Ohio. Their banners and devices were picturesque nnd unique, ouui and sentiment, the chief burdn of their declaration Itelng against the 'pluck-, me stores" and government by Injunc- ' 'inl ..i.,..t nt nniil fi-om the Kanawha valley has been cut to almost nothing by the strike, lint in -ew rnei nunc is an increase, nearly an ine unri having gone to work today. Striker In Complete Control. 11....11..1. t'.i Anir 5S All of the Van Wickes' coiliers nt Heaver Meadow. Cole rain and Milnesville were idle today, and the strikers are in complete coniroi. mm morning nn engine attempting to remove a tig train load nt cars irom .uoiitriin was prevented from dsing so by the strikers. Cornered Coal. l u i. ,1. ...... nv "S ttv the end of next week 'all the coal in the Monon ....v.,.1.. ,iiui.i..t will iii-aeticiillv le KUILi-lil. inn v...... ..... . in the hands of one hrm, and prices will be made nv ine iuck.v possesoia vk valuable mineral. There has been a steadv increase in the price of eoal all week,' aud at present the run of mine coal brings from 10 to 10 l-l'e. When the present strike negau ine m-m m John II. Jones &. Co. saw that prices nt nor ml vtitti'O nm I thev nllletlv went to work and liought coal"every where they 'ould at prices wnicn now seem twj heap. They have lieen keeping this .....i .....I ...in- iirneileiillv control the trade in this vicinity. Mr. Jones today admitted that his firm held over ."iH, (HH bushels. Inquiries among other eoal nrms de veloped the fact that there is very lit tle coal outside of that held by Jones Co., and that that hrm would lie ante th..li nwn iirlee. Tim1:iv thev to ....... .loL-ln,. il 1 ,. fiir run of mine and 10 l for lump coal. This is an ad veRteriln v. and it is predicted that eoal 'will be selling at 1-0 on .Monday. The I'.lnnor Miners Strike. nnbois. l'a.. Aug. S.-T1ie Klanor miners joined the strikers this morning and with the Keynoldsvtlle miners inarched tWt strong to Walston and Adrian. The Klanor miners were orlg intillv iiini.li nnnnspil to Rtrlkiuir. but such' strong pressure was brought to liear that they quit work. The Hey noldsville miners camped at Klanor last night and the marchers left that place .. . ' . . 1 . .. 1 . . 1- 1 .. n.n.nlnn 111 1 u VIOl ft. una muiuin(,. Preparing for the Labor Meeting St. liouis, Aug. 28. The resident heads of Tanous labor organizations have perfected arrangements for the big labor AtTSTIN WEEKLY 8TATESMA3. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897. C Best Couk B;rap. Tai tee Good. TJse F" I, In time. Bold by dnigKlrtn. f convention to be held here beginning next Monday. Such men as J. W. . ar son, state president of the United Mine workers of Illinois; Kugene V. Lebs. president of the Social Democracy; C. itatchford. international president of tlie Mine Workers, and Mr. Lloyd, interna tional president of the Carpenters' and Joiners' union, are expected to partici pate in the proceedings. "It will be a United gathering of nil the heads of organized labor," said (irant I.uce, chairman of the committee on arrangements, "and its purpose is to further the interests of the mine work ers. We exiM'ct to get together all the heads of the various organizations Mon day afternoon and to hold n big meet ing Monday." firemen nnd Telegrapher Say Xay. Peoria, III.. Aug. '2K (Jrand Master Sargent, of the Hrotherhood of locomo tive Firemen, dwlared today he would not nttend the meeting of union labor leaders at St. Ixiui on Monday, and that the brotherhood would not be officially represented. The Order of Hailroad Telegraphers will not be represented at the meeting, said (Jrand Master l'owell. Martlnelll Participated. Philadelphia, Aug. 2!). Archbishop Miirtlnelll. the nanal ablegate, partici pated In a double celebration at St. Augustine's church today. It was the one hundred and first anniversary of the founding of the church nnd the first anniversary of the consecration of Mgr. Martlnelll as archbishop of Kphesus. In the evening pontifical mass was cele brated, the distinguished prelate having the assistance of Archbishop Kyan and Kishon Prendergast, with twenty pas tors of city churches. Hev. Dr. Hooker, secretary of the papal legation, preached a sermon on the life and achievements of St. Augus tine. There was an elaborate service of music. Millionaire Much Improved. New York. Aug. '2H Charles 1'leish- miiiin. the tjliicinnaii millionaire, no was taken ill on his yacht Hiawatha, lying In lOast river this morning, is much letter and has proceeded on tne yncni to his summer house in the Catskllls. lie wna attacked bv vertigo, ami not. as at first supposed, stricken by paralysis. Two .enrroes Whltecapped. r 'liiromliin. Ark.. Aug. 28. A ritiz.cn in the en stern Dortioii of this county today reported the whitecapping of two negroes near lilackton, atk.. a siniiu suuiou fifteen miles east of here. One negro is reported to have been badly treated nnd is fatally injured. The other one not so l.ml Thev were tied nnd whipped. The sheriff of Phillips county has one white man named I.nttner under arrest and two others, whose names have not been learn ed, are also under arrest. There is no cause given for the whitecapping other than that several negros, inciuuiiig me two whipped, had become obnoxious to a certain class of citizens in that pint of the county. If the Baby la Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-knowa remedy, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup fnr e'hildren teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea J wmty-nve cents a Doiue. The Snsar-Coffee War New Orleans. Aug. 28. In the merry war between the sugar trust and the Arbuckles in the coffee line the smaller mills have as a rule not been ''la It." Hut today the Crescent mills of this citv, owned by Smith Hros. & Co., the large Importers, joined the procession bv announcing a cut of l-'2e on their Star and Crescent brand. They are the largest coffee importers In the south ami are In a position to keep in the fight for some time. 1 TWO JiOTED KVKVI'S Will Occnr in Preemonl. Ohio, Sept. 1 and 2 MeKlnley Will Attend. li'reemnnt. Ohio. Aug. 2!. The first und second (lavs of Septemlwr will have noted events here, nt both of which President McKinlev will lie m attendance. rep- temlor 1 occurs the wedding of bnsign Smith aud Miss Hayes, Hie daughter of the ex-porsident ; and on September 2 occurs the reunion of the regiment in which Hayes and McKinlcy served dur ing the war. . Tlie Twenty-third Ohio regiment claims the distinction of having among its ranks more men who attained high positions during and after the war tint ti any other (Hiring anil niier me war iiiiui iiii.y i ' regiment in the United States army, Two of its officers became president of the United States-H. B. Hayes and Wil- limn McKinlcy; one reached the office I7niti.il Stiiii.s senator and associate justice of the supreme court of the United States Stanley .Mat news. us uri colonel. William S. Hosecrans, was ap pointed brigadier general in the regular army before his regiment reached the field'. The next in command, K. 1 . Scammon. was afterward made major general of volunteers and was equally succssful in business life. The fourth colonel. James M. Comely, was mustered out with the regiment and ntterwanis was known as a distinguished joiinalist. Lieut. Col. Hussell Hastings, now a resi dent of tht Bermuda, islands, is known as a successful man of hnsiness in Ohio since the war. ('apt. (!. R. Giddings was apKinted major in the United States arniT. Lieut. H. 1. Kennedy was later lieutenant governor of Ohio and also a memlier of congress. Lieut. James L. Botsford was made captain nn the staff of Gen. Scammon. Lieut. W. W. Hicks was made colonel of a .New York regi ment. . , , President McKinlcy rose from the ranks to second lieutenant September 24, 1802. lie was promoted to first lieutenant reb rnnrv 7, 18v!, nnd to captain July 2.), lStVt", and was afterward breveted major. The regiment saw service and trying service in the mountains of W'est Vir ginia, nnd participated honorably in the engagement of South Mountain and An tietaui in 1SI12. It was especially con spieiotis at the celebrated battle of Cellar creek. Octolter H, lSt!4, when Sheridan made his ride to Winchester. The Preslilent Attended Chnrcli. Cleveland, O.. Aug. 2!. President Me Klnley attended divine service this morning nt Epworth Memorial M. r-" church. He was accompanied by Mr. James V. Hhodes, the historian, and Mrs. Hhodes. The church was crowded to Its utmost capacity. The president L'iivf close attention to the sermon by Hev. Ward Beecher Picknrd, and join ed in the congregational singing. At tne conclusion of the services the president shook hands with a few ladles and gen tlemen, but went to his carriage as quickly as possible and was driven to the home ot Senator l lamia. The afternoon was passed quietly, and this evening a dinner party was given lir Spnntdp lTillllin. The president will remain at Mr. Han na's home tomorrow and will take part In no social or public functions. Sena tor Hanna announced today that the name of his home was not Windemere, as it has been called la the newspapers, but "Glenmere." U ION lilt illi!. CHAPI.AI MILBIRN OP THE SENATE HAD TO SAY SOME. THI.VG TO DE NOTICED. TICED. Contrasted Their "Spread Eagle, Bunkum Oratory" With English "Aristocratic Hesitancy" Sen ator tiray and Collom Talk. London, Aug. 28. (Copyrighted, 1807, by the Associated Press.) The rain, cold weather and violent thunder storms which have prevailed throughout Great Britain. and the continent during the Week have interfered with pleasure at all the seaside resorts, from many of which the visitors are returning in large numbers. Hev. W, II. Milbtirn, chaplain of the United States senate, delivered a lecture at Aberystwith, Wales, on Monday last, in which he contrasted the "aristocratic hesitancy" of the English public speaker with the spread eagle "bunkum oratory" of the American politicians. The Globe thereupon says: "This is just the kind of thing we wish our American friends not to say. It may be true, and Mr. Bayard said something like it. but we want our American friends to have influence on the other side, and if they say these things, they lose it al together." Senator Cullom of Illinois, Mrs. Cullom and their daughter. Mrs. Hidgley, and Senator Gray of Delaware and the hitter's family have been traveling in England this month. The Grays sail for home on Tuesday next. The Culloms have gone to the continent. Both senators declare there is it surprising lack of interest in American questions in Great Britain ex cept in the ense of the tariff. Senator Cullom said: "There appears to be great rejoicing among the British over the prospects that the tariff bill may not yield sufficient reve nue to support the government. They do pot realize thut the law has not been in effect long enough for judgment to be pro nounced as to its effectiveness as a reve nue producer. "I have heard no opposition to the an nexation of Hawaii expressed by the Brit ish, for they realize that the American rights are paramount; but there is natural jealousy because the United States sees tit to increase its territory." Senator Gray, referring to the tariff, re marked: "It is most mortifying for Americans traveling abroad to find that we have erected a barrier against foreign nations which provokes the ill will of a nation which would otherwise lie more friendly. Continental traveling this summer has been the worst for many seasons past, and there has been quite a panic among the traveling public of Austria iu consequence of the frequent railroad disasters and the continuous robbing of passengers on the expresses. The bimetallic commissioners who re main in Kurope are enjoying a holiday while waiting for tlie reply of the British government to their propositions. Sena tr... nn.l Mr Woleott are in Carlsbad and nv.Viee President Stevenson nnd Miss Stevenson are sojourning in Paris. v..iva from Hie Anglo-Ks.viitian expedi tiou up the Nile comes slowly nnd wi:it isfactorily. largely owing to the absurdly stringent and humiliating regulations of the British commander, Sir Herbert Kitch ener. The newspaper correspondents are not allowed to mess with the officers of the expedition and are forced to take forthwith six months and sign the slurring regulations drawn up by Lord Woisloy dur tim iiwivloiis camiiaigii. They are not allowed to go to the front, but are kept .....ii ;,. tin, v,.ni. nmi are furnished with inst what information tlie authorities please. , , ,, f 1 Im!. it, hi will tin-side at the con gress of women in behalf of national dress reform at Oxford in September, ah mi .i..i.....,i,m nm tn wear bloomers. Thrt tVir.il trleiil venv of London has reached the lowest level of its ebb tide, and the coming fortnight will usher in the ndvance guards of a new season. i'i..... ...... h.ilf ii dozen theaters ot I 111 IC lilt imi ...... .. , the first class whose doors are open tins week, but Ixindoners do not lack for amusement, for all ot tlie -km music nans, great and small, which the city support, are under full steam. ,.., .L-.i 1,1,. the music hall s ages is re a kab U . Despite the abundance ot the the.it e which strive for the entertainment .f Lo i Phe number ot American s i ioiiiii i- Loii' doners, there are no less than a i o.e.i new ones in process oi neing iimiu " the stream or compcuuon no i.n r.. i tl.vIo is onifnged unoii a new plav. which will be staged at the H.i. ma'rket theater in the course of the se.i- ""J1'. -.i.i....i r .,.i,. ,.i ni-eseiit there is plentFof talk'about France. India ami President Krueger. each contri buU g a sensation tnrougn i" the rise In wheat has set loose nn ora torical flood regarding the agriculture of Kngland. All of these topics prom ise abundant sequences, both material '"ftr accomplishment of the French Russian alliance, which some of the conservative newspapers are inclined to denv. expostulating that the czai s words could he applied to any friendly nation, is. however, accepted b the maioritv as an undoubted fact. This is recognized deliriously iu Prance, sneeringly in Austria, uncom fortably In Germany, and he re In Lon don they are slowly awakening to the underlying meaning of the al llan,;e as It Is understood on the continent. Prance is delighted for three reasons. Reasonably or unreasonably the al liance is "accepted as ioreshadowng the retrocession of Alsace-Lorraine which France holds Russia ' would be glad to assist in, as a snub to (.erman. Secondly, the alliance upsets (. manv's desire to bring about united con tinental action against Great Britain. Thirdlv. the alliance largely shitts the control 'of F.urope back to ! ranee. The popular opinion of London le joices at the alliance ns Itelng entirely directed against Germany and Is well voiced by the Saturday Review, which 1 "The emperor of Germany has re ceived a rebuff which he will oitterly resent There is no doubt the ionnal alliance of France and Russia makes it henceforth Impossible for him to be that arbiter of the destinies of Europe which he aspires to liecome. I he dual alliance Is nt least ns powerful as the triple alliance was formerly. It is no longer a dream." . In France, one curious result of 1 res ident Fnnre's visit to Russia has been the creation of Priuce Louis Napoleon as a new pretender. The I rench news papers are all convinced that this was a political motive in his refusal to ac cept the Legiou of Honor decoration nt the hands of President Faure, although the prince distinctly stated that his re fusal was based on the fact that he had received from Napoleon III, while still In his cradle, the grand cordon of that The Indian troubles have let loose a flood of criticism which blames every body connected with the governme:'".. Sir Ellis Asnmeau-liartieu. in u i.,. i.. ict ...ii.iiuho,! declares a spirit of fanaticism has been aroused which will be most uimcuii io "Every gallant life now lost In the on slaught of the northwestern fanatics io .-i..tiMi tho roek-less nerseeutiou of Turkey, which has been the British policy since ISIKi, and whlcn nas run the Armenians, prostrated the OreeKS, revolutionized Crete, lowered British prestige and alienated the Mussulmans In India." Professor Arminius Vanberry. the well known authority on all oriental questions, partly coincides with this view of the situation, though disclaim ing that the sultan has had any particu lar hand iu the present troubles, whlcn are Pan-Islamic. The Saturday Review, while exciiljKit lag the sultan, declares that Lord Lou erts of Katidahr is believed by many of the best-informed people to Is? at the bottom of the affair, which is classed as a legacy of the Laiisdowne-Roberts administration, whose motto was mili tary aggression. The Spectator, touching upon the same subject, says: "What we are paying for and deserve to pay for, Is our unwillingness to grasp the Turkish nettle boldly. Had It been known in India that we alone had dared to coerce the sultan aud that he trem bled at our words, we should have had no outbreak on the frontier." In spite of constant denials, it is lit tle doubted in official circles that the ameer of Afghanistan has had a hand in the present troubles and that his at titude toward Great Britain is unfriend ly. It has been known for months past that the ameer has been ordering enor mous quantities of nrms and ammuni tion from agents in England, and this so attracted notice of late that his or ders were not accepted. In the meanwhile no news Is permit ted to leak out of Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Every mall is closely scrutinized nnd all suspected letters are opened. Sir Walter Pyne, the ameer's right hand man, has been expected iu England On his annual visit for weeks past, but no news has been received regarding his movements and it Is quite possible that he Is detained at Cabul by the ameer. President Krueger's sensational de fiance of Great Britain is accepted cold ly by the British ns amounting to noth ing and to which the transfer of Brit ish protectorates from the foreign ollice to the colonial ollice Is a reply. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, has absolutely affirmed the suzerainty of (Jreat Britain over the Transvaal and is determined to assert It hi no uncertain fashion. The Saturday Review utters a dissent ing cry, declaring that the convention of 18S4 was expressly framed to define the complete independence of the Boers. The International congress of Catholic students and scholars, the tourtn or a series organized in 1.S88 by Mgr. Hula of Paris, has been in session during the week at Freiburg. Switzerland. Seven hundred delegates representing nil tint tons, have been present. Among them was a notable band of Anglo- Americans and Irish-Americans, includ ing Dr. Zuhn. the Catholic evolutionist of Indiana; Mgr. O'Connell. president of the American college at Home, and five professors of the Catholic univer sity at Washington, D. ('.. and Baron vm'i llnertliiig of Munich. Scores of papers were read, and they were all conspicuous for their frankly modern advanced tone. At the same time the delegates were absolutely loyal to the church. An In fan I'm Sad Death. Moscow, Tex., Aug. 28. (Special.) Your correspondent here has just learned of the death of the child of Mr. Will Turner, who lives near Colitn, this county. The mother placed the lamp on a chair so the other little fellows could see to wash their feet and turned her at tention, to something else. When the baby, who was crawling around, tried to elinib tip by the chair on which the lamp was sitting, the chair toppled nnd the lamp fell on the little fellow. The oil from the lamp (lowed freely over the body of the child nnd burned it to a crisp before tlie parents could extinguish it. - la Was Xot Open Enonirh. San Francisco. Aug. 28. Judge Carroll Cook this morning rendered a decision upon tlie motion of the defense in the case against W. Hussell Ward of Santa Mon ica to dismiss the action, granting said motion and ordering that the defendant be discharged on the ground that the in formation did not state facts sufficient to justify the holding of Ward to answer to the charge of adultery inasmuch ns it was not shown that he and Mrs. John Bradbury lived together iu a state of open and notorious adultery. Texas Press Meetlnie. Dallas. Tex., Aug. 2S.-( Social.) -The executive committee of the Texas Press association met at the office of the Farm and Ranch today at 10 o'clock, pursuant to a call by President S. M. Vernon. The committee decided to hold a special meeting of the association at Dallas in conformity with a resolution adopted ut Greenville at the last annual session, said meeting to he held on October 29 and :'.0. rreinntore Strike Report. Texarkana, Tex., Aug. 28. (Special.) Tlie news sent out from here last night to the effect that there was a strike in progress among the employes of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad is not true. There has been some dissatisfaction among the laborers on the system ns regards the shortages in salaries and ns yet the complaints continue, hut no materialization thus far is manifest. Schedule of AkkIk nnir n t. New York, Atlg. 28. The schedules in the assignment of the United Press filed today in the supreme court, shows lia bilities of .$129.41"), with nominal assets estimated at the same amount and ac tual assets estimated at $:S,800. The bonds of the assignee were tixed at .fiO.OOO. A Blir Libel Suit. Wichita Falls, Tex.. Aug. 28. t'Spe cial.) M. A. Kemp of this city today filed a suit in the district court of Wichita county against Frank P. Hol land, the Texas Farm and Ranch nnd A. A. Fittick. editor of the Farm nnd Ranch, all of Dallas, for the sum of Sl.'iO.OOO. for libel, the suit being bused on editorial expressions. Matched With Mlchnel. Boston. Mass.. Aug. 29. Lucien Lesna. the French rider, who cut down the 2."i-mile paced record at Charles River park on Saturday, has been matched for a 2."-nule race with .Timmv Michael on Septenilier l! at Charles River park. Found Dead In Church. Xew York, Aug. 29. George StulU aged I50, assistant janitor of Holy Trinif Catholic church, Brooklyn, was found dead in the vestibule of the church lat night. He was lying in a pool of blood, bis head was crushed in, his watch was missing nnd it is supposed he was mur dered' .. .;;f MES. REINER'S LETTER r1 About Change of Life. 'I suffered for eight yours und 'M End no permanent .x- --- ago. My trouble was Change of Life Igtricd Lydia E. Pinkhum's cgetaUo Compound, and relief came almost in,- vuut i,., t .i n hilt I Il'S of mediately, 1UUVC """ thocgctauiei.om- i j r pound, iui-cb boxes of Pilis and have also used tlie Sana tive i aui, and must say, I bave never had, anything help so have better health than I ever had ia my life. I feel like a new person, per fectly strong. I give the Compound aU the credit. I have recommended it to several of my friends who are using it with like results. It has cured me of several female diseases. I would not f- PinVhAm's remedies do wtinouii mi - , . for anything. There is no need of so much female suffering. Her remedies are a sure cure."-MR9. Ella Kbiseb, Knightstown, Henry vo., YOl'KG WIDOW LADY FATALLY SHOT A NEGRO AT CREE VILLK, TKX. The Laity Awoke and Fired I'oor ShotH XeKro AVaM Soon After Found Dylnfton the 1'remisen. tieorifln Hope ('axe. Greenville, Tex., Aug. 29. (Special.) Mrs. Floyd Crawford, a young widow, who lives on West Pickett street, was awakened at an early hour this morning by a man who was cutting the screen at her bed room window. She seized her pistol, a iiS-caliber, and fired four shots and then ran over to a neighbor's. Officer Howard was notified, and with others, searched the premises and found a young negro on the porch in the throes of death. He was identified ns Jordan Osbrook, who lived with his mother just across tlie street. His mother was sent for and came up saying he had met the fate he deserved. Osbrook was considered rather unruly by the other negroes. Osbrook was shot in the top of tlie head, evidently as he was pushing has head through the screen, lie died two hours afterward. A LYXC'lUXti IS PROBABLE. (dm) K'7tAs.'l 1 ".-.I '-IH rid in flu i ii r ur in riiTrniiii urn nrnnnnii M A Wliite Lady ANMaulted at Macon, (in.. Presumably by a Negro. Macon. Ga., Aug. 29. Mrs. .7. Melvin. Couch, wife of nn engineer at Manches ter cotton mill, was assaulted by an un- known man at 2:110 o'clock this morn ' j ing. She was choked into inseusibilitf i? before being able to see whether her nsl sail:) nt was white or black, but thinksV s u ....... i.l.i. ir... ...Hi. i.n.n.. 1117 IIS 111111. IV. 11CI H 1113b n.19 U1141I.T bitten, presumably in the brute's effort to find out whether she was dead after his purpose had been accomplished. She was in the house alone, and the front door was left unlocked, as her husband was at a neighbor's across the street. In the struggle Mrs. Conch managed to bite a piece out of the man's face, and this will be the means of Identifying him. Lynching Is highly probable if the mail is captured. GOT A WHITECAP NOTICE. Cleburne Editor Received a Threat ening Letter, Probably Front a Delinquent Subscriber. Cleburne. Tex'., Aug. 29. The rumor referred to in these dispatches today that some white persons had received whiteeap notices had good foundation and was withheld by the recipient of it that his paper might print 1t first. The editor of the Daily Review received no tice through the mail yesterday morning making all manner of threats against both white and colored citizens of Cle burne. Mr. F. B. Hiilllio, business manager of the Daily Review and owner aud so licitor of the weekly of that name, was in Dallas yesterday, but was seen by your correspondent today. He says that he does not attach any importance to the note, us he does not believe there Is any one here going to harm any good citizen, white or black. Mr. McGill, the editor of the Review, seemed somewhat exercised over it, and in a two-column article this morning condemns in unmeasured terms the sender of the notice. The officers take about the same view as that of Mr. Baillio, and say It Is evidently the work of some sensationalist or mischievous boys desirous of creating a stir. A FIFTY-YEAIt-OLD FIEND. f He United a 4-Yrnr-Old Girt atlf! LnuiN-v lllr, Ky. Louisville, Aug. 29.-Dnn Harris, a motorman, .TO years old, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of rape. The offense is alleged to have been com mitted about 9 o'clock Saturday night. The victim was Ruby Berrv, aged 4 years. The little girl was playing in front of her home witli her sister, nged 6. when Harris enticed them into nn alley, and, it is alleged, assaulted the child. Mr. James Hendricks, who lives in the neighborhood, Rav the act and frightened Harris away. Mr. Hendricks-gave the alarm nnd started in pursuit, but Harris escaped. Mr. Hendricks reported the crime to the little girl's father. Mr. W. S. Berrv, a street car conductor, and he called in defectives who arrested Harris this afternoon. Mr. Berry after reporting the matter to ihe police took his daughter to Dr. t,oniiis, who made an examination and found that she was in a serious condi tion. At a late hour tonight little Ruby was i suffering great agony, but Dr. Comb's is of the opinion that she will recover nwl'i" rofu;Ts t0 m,,k0 nn-v statement nhout the matter. H,!;:pJ,i"10 H'" ofrhis nmst l"1 was in the employ of the Louisville Citv Rail way company. Both Are SHU Alive. TomTn'j'xV TnA' Au- 28.-(Special.)-xVWind 1Iose Cavett, who were shot yesterday, are both still alive, but the former ts scarcely expected to recover. NKwk iw-aA.'v.'- ..-yar.' ". ;;i ; ; .v ,t-."i ' ' ' C 'I'.:- 1