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( J. H. ESTILL, President. )
CZAR’S REPUBLICAN GUEST.
PRESIDENT FAURE ON A VISIT TO
ST. PETERSBURG.
The Explosion of a Bomb in the
Street* of I’nri* Thought to Have
Been Set to Hurt the President Cre
ates Great Excitement—A Well-
Known and DanxerouH Anarchist
Arrested on the President’s Train.
Other Matters Connected With the
Great Occasion.
Paris, Aug. 18.—The departure of Pres
ident Faure on his visit to the czar at St.
Petersburg to-day was marked by a scene
of great excitement, accompanied by the
wildest kind of rumors.
After his departure, a bomb ex
ploded along the route the President
had taken, and although no damage was
done, and In spite of the fact that nobody
was hurt, the most intense excitement
prevailed for a long time afterward, and
the sensational reports had it that those
who exploded the bomb had Intended an
/Outrage of more serious nature.
' The President received an ovation from
the public when he started on his journey
to Russia, large crowds of people lining
the route from the Elysee palace to the
railway station and greeted the President
with enthusiastic cries of “Viva, Viva la
Republlque, Vive, Vive Russia, Vive
Faure,” etc.
Ten minutes after his departure, while
the crowds were returning along the route
traversed by M. Faure, a bomb exploded
at the corner of the Boulevard Magenta
and the Rue la Fayette In front of the res
taurant Duval. The report caused a panic
in the neighborhood, and all sorts of wild
stories were circulated, based on the state
ments attributed to anarchists that their
next effort would be an attempt upon the
life of President Faure. Upon Investiga
tion by the police, however, It developed
that the explosion caused but little dam
age and that nobody was hurt.
The bomb was of cylindrical form, was
covered with yellow paper and appears to
have contained a black substance, possibly
coarse gunpowder mixed with large head
ed nails, similar to those usually found in
the roughly constructed Infernal machines
used by the less Intelligent class of anarch
ists. Fragments of the bomb were taken
to the prefect police where they were sub
mitted to a thorough examination upon the
part of experts, who pronounced the bomb
to have been a comparatively harmless af
fair. It had consisted of an iron tube, 30
centimeters long and five centimeters in
diameter. It was placed in an empty store
elose to the corner of the Boulevard Mi- (
genta and Rue Lafayette. Scraps ol pa
pers were found about the scene of the
explosion, Inscribed “Viva la Liberte,” and
“Viva la Polonge,” apparently indicating
that the author of the explosion was the
same individual who caused the recent ex
plosion in the Bole de Boilogne and on the
Place de la Concord.
President Faure was accompanied on
his way to Russia by M. Ilanotaux, the
minister for foreign affairs, and by Ad
miral Bernard, the minister of marine.
The presidential party, according to the
official programme, left Dunkirk this aft
ernoon on board the French w’arship Pol
huau. The latter will be escorted to Rus
sia by the French warships Brulx and
Surcouf, and will arrive at Cronstadt on
Monday morning next, Aug. 23. The
French president will be received by the
czar in the Cronstadt roads.
The first day of M. Faure’s visit to
Russia will be devoted to his reception
at Cronstadt and at Peterhof, to the ex
change of official visits, a banquet at the
Peterhof palace and a gala performance
at the imperial tehater. On Tuesday,
Aug. 24, the czar and his guest will start
to St. Petersburg. There the French
president will bo welcomed by the munic
ipality of St. Petersburg, and will re
ceive in audience delegations from the
municipalities of tho principal Issues of
the Russian empire.
The president will also on Tuesday lay
the corner stone of the new French hos
pital, and in the evening LNf. Faure will
preside at a banquet which he will give at
the French embassy in honor of the czar.
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, he will be pres
ent at a grand review on the parade
grounds of the Krasnoe-Zolo camp. The
review will be followed by a grand mili
tary breakfast, and the day’s entertain
ment will wind up with a brilliant enter
tainment st the Peterhof palace. Thursday
there will be a grand review in Cronstadt
roads, combined of French and Russian
squadrons, at tho termination of which
President Faure will bld faro well to the
exar and czarina and will return on board
tho Polhuau, which will immediately sail
for France.
The president should reach Dunkirk on
his return journey on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Among the magnificent decorations pre
pared for the visit of M. Faure to St. Pe
tersburg is a very handsome fountain to
be known as the Faure fountain, construe,
ted in the middle of the historic Kazan
square. It Is destined to remain as a per
manent memorial of the visit of the presi
dent of the French republic to the czar of
all the Russia*.
President Faure takes with him SOO med
als in gold and platinum,Bo medals of silver
gilt, and 30 of dul. gold, all of which have
been especially struck for presentation to
the Russian guard of honor, which will
attend tho president during hla stay In
Russia and to the various Russian officials
who will be in attendance upon tho chief
magistrate of France.
These medals bear on one side the profile
Os an effigy of the republic and the word*
‘Republlque Francaise.” On the obverse
side of the medals is a wreath of laurel
surrounding the date “August. 1897. ’’
The acinl-officlal Novoe-Vrcmya recently
threw a damper upon the visit O s the
French President to Russia by denying I
that M. Faure would be accompanied bv I
hla wife or daughter, thus recalling the
unpleasant discussion which arose during
the visit of the czar and czarina to Paris
regarding the precedence of which wives
of presidents or chief ladles of the repub
lic are entitled.
The muntctpal authorities of St. Peters
burg will present three silver loving cups
to the French warahiisi which accompany
Preaident Faure to Russia.
Dunkirk, Aug. 18.—President Faure ar
rived here at 1 o'clock thia afternoon and
was accorded an ovat'on. Later, the pres
ident and his suite embarked on board the
French warship Polhuau, which is lying
tn the reads. The embarkation of the
presitirnt unJ party was made at 3 o'clock
amid the cheering of the crowds on the
quay and the booming of the salutes from
<hv w a rah ips.
M Faure and the presidential party on
board the F.tihuau then reviewed the
French squadron at anchor here, and so
•oou as the ceremony was completed the I
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Polhuau put to sea, followed by the Sur
couf and Bruix.
AN ANARCHIST ARRESTED.
He Was on President Fanre’s Train
and Had a Loaded Pistol.
London, Aug. 18.—A special dispatch from
Paris this afternoon says that a man nam
ed Perler was arrested yesterday on the
train in which President Faure arrived
from Havre.
The prisoner was found to have a loaded
revolver In his pocket and is known to be
a dangerous anarchist, who has already
served a term of two years imprison
ment for having in his possession an in
fernal machine.
DISCORD IN THE OFFICIAL FAMILY.
Sagasta, the Liberal Leader, Speaks
ou the Condition Existing.
Madrid, Aug. 18.—Senor Sagasta. the lib
eral leader, is quoted as saying in an in
terview to-day: Even during Canovas’
time dissensions existed in the cabinet and
if they are continued Gen. Azcarraga will
be obliged to decline to hold office. In any
case, his cabinet is certain to be only a
temporary one. I am ready to accept of
fice, and should I do so, I would apply
reforms In Cuba in the widest sense.
DENIED BV THE SULTAN.
No Understanding Between Turkey
and the Ameer to Foment Rebel
lion.
Constantinople, Aug. 18.—The Turkish
government has issued a denial of the al
leged understanding said to exist between
tho porte, and the ameer of Arghanlstan
to foment an Insurrection in India by
preaching through the fanatical priests a
holy war, of Jehad, against British rule
in India.
AID GOES TO CUBA.
Pinkerton Detectives Cleverly Out
witted at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 18.—The fact
developed here to-night that five Cuban
filibustering expeditions have left this city
within tho past few months. The last to
put out, according to information furn
ished, was on Tuesday, when not alone
were provisions taken, but ammunition as
well.
Agents of the Cuban cause have worked
their expeditions so neatly that they put
out under the eyes of Pinkerton detec
tives, who are said to be stationed here.
The expedition of Tuesday, it is reported,
consisted of twelve rapid fire guns and six
dynamite guns. There were also 50,000
cartridges. All these arttffies 1 wcfeffilmfca
on a mud scow and the boat was towed
up the harbor about eight miles, where a
steamer was met and the transfer effected.
Pinkerton detectives are said to have
questioned the Cuban agents while they
were loading the boats as to the destina
tion of provisions and received the an
swer that they were for country places up
the country. This satisfied the detectives
and they left.
SOUND MONEY MEN.
Commissioners Appointed in Line
With McKinley’s Recommendation.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 18.—Hugh H. Han
na of Indianapolis, George Foster Pea
body of New York city, A. E. Williams of
Philadelphia, and J. W. Fries of Salem,
N. C., the sub-committee appointed by the
executive committee of fifteen selected by
the recent sound money conference at In
dianapolis, held an executive session at
the United States hotel to-day and ap
pointed commissioners to act on the recom
mendation of President McKinley in rela
tion to the currency question.
The names of the commissioners will not
be given to the public until their accept
ance is received. The commissioners ap
pointed by the committee are said to be
experts from all parts of the country.
The finance committee is composed of
J. F. Hanson of Macon, Ga.. Orr, and
Mitchell.
REVIEWING A REGIMENT.
Pleasant Pastime of the Presidon tin!
Party at Luke Champlain.
Hotel Champlain. N. Y., Aug. 18.—The
twenty-first infantry, IT. S. A., com
plete. the two companies from Vermont
having arrived this morning by train, was
reviewed by the President and party at
11 o’clock to-day.
The soldiers went through the regular
review and dress parade. A beautiful
flag was presented to the regiment by
Garrett A. Hobart, Jr„ Secretary of War
Algor insdo the presentation speech and
Col. Kline received the flag for the regi
ment.
Mr. Abner McKinley, brother' of the
President, with his wife and daughter, ar
rived at the hotel this morning. This
evening a military bail was given at the
hotel and President and Mrs. McKinley
were among those present.
WEYLER DENIES AGAIN.
Says He Has Nn Intention of Resign,
ing— Yrnty Movements.
Havana. Aug. IS, via Key West.—Cap
tain General Weyler denies the report
that he has resigned or that he has any
present Intention or resigning.
Heavy rains are falling in all parts of
the island. The Insurgents Gen. Alejandee
Rodrigues and Raoul Arango, in view of
the reinforcements of the Spanish columns
under Gen. Molim Aguelera, have with
drawn from their positions at Lomas
Grillo, near Madruga.
Reports from Jaruco indicate that Rod
rigues and Arango, with about 8 0 men,
passed near there on Sunday night. The
rumor that the insurgents have burned
Guantanamex is unfounded.
MONEY COMING SOI TH.
Demand of Cotton Pickers (a use nn
Influx of Gold Into the Treasury.
New York. Aug. 18.—The National
Park Bank deposited one million gold
dollars in the United States sub-treasury
this morning in exchange for greenbacks.
it Is expected that the treasury's gold
reserve will be increased in this way by
banks which need currency in the shape
of small bills for shipment to the south
for harvesting the cotton crop.
THE CURRENCY CRITICISED.
AN ADDRESS BY CONTROLLER
ECKLES TO BANKERS.
An Interesting; Session of the Nation
al Banking Association—Mr. Eckles
Speaks on the Necessity of Famil
iarising the Public With Currency
Questions and Monetary Princi
ples—His Address Is Well Receiv
ed—Other Discussions During the
Day.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 18.—The star attrac
tion at to-day’s session of the bankers’
convention was Controller Eckels. At the
conclusion of his address he was surround
ed by more than a score of members, who
pressed forward to congratulate him and
shake his hand.
A vote of thanks was unanimously given
the young controller for his speech. While
Mr. Eckels was speaking standing room
was hardly to be had in the theater, but
as soon as he had finished the audience
rapidly dwindled, leaving such a wide ex
panse of empty seats that most of the ad
dresses remaining on the programme were
put off till to-morrow. This makes the list
of papers for the final day of the conven
tion a very long one.
A list of nomination will be submitted
in the morning. John C. Hendricks appears
to he the unanimous choice for president,
with Frank W. Tracey of Springfield, 111.,
and George H. Russell of Detroit, appar
ently about even for first vice president.
Tn spite of the rainy and somewhat cold
weather the delegates boarded the steam
ers Pleasure and Promise late this after
noon, and steamed up the river and across
Lake St. Clair. An elaborate lunch was
provided by the Detroit entertainment
committee and the party did not reach the
dock again until well along toward mid
night.
The naming of the committee on nomi
nations was the first business transacted
this morning. A representative of each
state was called upon to give a brief
statement as to the general condition of
business in his locality. This drew forth
in every instance reports of good crops,
reviving business and encouraging pros
pects for bakers. Marked improvement
in business conditions and indications for
better things in the future were the char
acteristic features of all the state reports
as detailed by the delegates.
Henry W. Yates of Nebraska, said the
golden grain of the ripened and ripening
harvests in his state did not reeflet the
calamity tint to which the utterances of
so many of its public men, and the vote
of state last fall had seemed to consent.
John W. Faxon of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
derided Mr. Bryan’s claim thaj. the
of cdiltrols the price of wheavand
says the recent fall of the one and the
rise of the other offered conclusive proof
of the falsity of the claim.
Only a few of the states failed to re
spond with a statement of industrial con
ditions.
When Controller Echels came forward
he was greeted with a most generous
round of applause. Throughout the read
ing of his address, the large audience gave
him careful attention.
Mr. Eckles said he could not throw any
new light on the subject of financial legis
lation, but he urged as a public duty the
continued reiteration of the principles
which the mass of the people must under
stand before they could deal intelligently
with the questions of public policy now be
fore them.
The country stands rid, for some years
at least, of tariff agitation, and irrespec
tive of the merits or demerits of the new
act, every business man knows, in so far
as it is concerned, upon what basis to en
gage in manufacturing, trade and com
merce. The evidence accumulates with
each day's advices that the long continued
depression in financial circles has passed,
and, thanks to five years of forced econo
my and cessation speculation, coupled
with to-day’s abundant harvests at re- <
munerative prices to the agriculturist, a i
new prosperity is coming to the people.
Thfs prosperity, if it is to be of real worth,
ought to be permanent in character and
reach to all classes and Interests.
He spoke of the danger of too active ,
competition of banks in times of prosper
ity; of the necessity pf great conservatism |
in tho matter of loans, that they might
not have to answer for the disordered con
dition that would follow the boosting of
unstable business affairs. He also point
ed out the obligations that bankers were
under to their depositors, not. he said, a
mere relation of borrower and lender.
There is always danger when a banker
construes his relation to his depositor in
the naked legal light of merely being a bor.
rower from a depositor and that depositor
merely a lender. If this be the legal sta
tus, no banker who has a proper concep
tion of his duty and is worthy of his pro
fession, should find refuge in defense of his
acts within such narrow confines. Despite
the legal limitation of the case, there en
ters into that relation the position of trusu
tee bound by all the sense of honor which
underlies every fiduciary obligation. The '
future success of commercial banking must
rest upon these lines. When it is placed 1
upon this level there will be no cause for '
anxiety among depositors and no demon
stration on the part of the public in the
moat trying time of a sense of shock when
a bank failure is announced. ,
He dwelt at some length upon the im
portance of the currency question to the
American people.
One of the world’s most distinguished ,
philosophic historians has declared that
“the indispensable thing for a politician '
is a knowledge of political economy and '
history.” If the statement be correct, a
review of the currency legislation of the
United States for a third of a century
demonstrates how few If any politicians ‘
in the historian's sense have had to do 1
with It. In all its range evidence Is ev- 1
erywhere to be had of a disregard of the '
underlying principles of political economy '
and a woeful ignorance of the facts of
monetary history. An analysis of ita ’
parts beats testimony to the truth of the ;
assertion. A consideration of the whole •
places it beyond cavil. That which we
term our currency system Is one in name 1
only. It lacks every element of what
rightfully can be called a system. It vio- ’
lates tn every essential feature what In all 1
other departments of governmental af
fairs we dominate a system. It is not an
orderly combination of parts Into a whole,
according to some rational principle or <
organic idea. Everywhere there is want
of unity, and instead of presenting to the '
world financial completeness it exhibits it- 1
self as a work of “shreds and patches ”
He reviewed briefly the history of our '
currency legislation and the origin in the ‘
exegencies of war of much that is now a
fixture and a burden on or the monetary
system of the country.
Nowhere in any nation of equal Impor- '
tanee is there to be found a currency and
(Continued on Fifth Page.) i
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1897.
MUTINY AND MURDER.
Meager Details of a Fearful Tragedy
on the Deep Seas.
Boston, Mass., Aug-. 18.—A cable re
ceived in this city from Buenos Ayres,
says that Capt. J. W. Whitman and
Mate William Sanders, of the schooner
Olive Pecker, which sailed from this port
on June 27, have been murdered by the
crew.
The principal owners of the vessel are
J. P. Ellicott & Co., of Boston, who also
sent out the barkentine Herbert Fuller, on
which Capt. Nash and his wife and Mate
Bamberg were murdered. The Pecker was
built at Belfast, Me.
The message containing the information
was from a banking firm in Buenos Ayres
and gave only the bare facts of the dou
ble murder, together with the statement
that the vessel was afterwards burned,
but that the crew escaped and landed at
Bahia. The owners hope they are in the
custody of the United States consul
there, who would naturally assume
charge of the wrecked men.
The Pecker was a staunch three-mast
ed vessel, and her cargo consisted of 677,-
888 feet of pine and 81,030 feet of spruce
lumber.
Capt. J. W. Whitman of Rockland, Me.,
was in command, and he had a crew of
seven men. The Pecker was a fine vessel
of 832 tons net. She was built at Belfast,
Me., in 1889, by George A. Gilchrist. The
captain held a large interest in her. The
valuation of the vessel is placed at $30,000,
upon which there is a partial insurance.
The cargo carried by the unfortunate ves
sel was shipped by the Export Lumber
Company. They decline to put a valua
tion on it, but it is fully insured.
As far as information received by the
owners of the schooner is concerned the
vessel was making good progress on her
course and must have been between forty
and fifty days out when the murder oc
curred. Thjs would bring the Pecker well
along toward her destination. T?he opin
ion is borne out by the news that the crew
landed at Bahia, or, as tffe owners be
lieve, Bahia Blanc, which is about seven
ty miles north of Buenos Ayres.
From the meager details received the
owners form the theory that the crew
mutinied, killed the captain and first offi
cer and seized the schooner. It is difficult,
however, for them to expect the burning
of the vessel, unless, unrestrained by the
presence of superior officers, trouble ensu
ed between members of the crew and the
fire was caused by accident. It is pointed
out, however, that Sanders, the mate,
was not known either to the captain of
the Pecker or the owners, as he was
shipped the day before the vessel left this
port.
Sanders was 36 years old and belonged in
Higby, Nova Scotia, where he leaves a
widow and several children. JHe was for-
i fir3t ifltt'tc WTlie Dus?Jh"
Viator, but left that vessel to join the
Pecker.
NEWS FROM THE KLONDIKE.
The Alkl Brings Reports From the
Alaskan Gold Seekers.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 18.—The Alki brings
news that a few miners have crossed the
divide. Several hundred men will winter
at Dyea and go down the Yukon in the
spring.
The Alki leaves again to-morrow for
the north. The body of Dwight Fowler,
a well-known young man from Seattle,
who was drowned at Skaguay, was
brought down on the Alkl.
THORP STRUCK IT RICH.
He Made n Fortune in the Klondike
and Is Coming Home.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 18.—The steamer
Alki arrived this morning from Dyea,
Alaska.
This afternoon Willis Thorp was hand
ed a letter by a man who came down on
the Alki from Dyea. It was written by
Edward Thorp and came overland, saying
that he had cleaned up $130,600 in the
Klondike in eight weeks and was coming
home on the steamer Portland, which is
due in Seattle on Aug. 28.
Thorp left Seattle one year ago, having
gone northward with a drove of cattle.
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STEAMERS NORTH BOUND.
Three Ships With Miners and Sup
plies Oil* For Alaska.
San Francisco, Aug. 18.—The steamer
North Fork, with the stern wheel steamer
Mare Island, left for St. Michaels this af
ternoon. after having been’delayed for sev
eral days after her departure was an
nounced. She carried eighty-three passen
gers and was heavily laden with supplies.
A large, crowd witnessed her departure
and a scene of great enthusiasm ensued.
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 18.—The steamer
City of Kingston sailed this afternoon for
Dyea and Skagaway, Alaska, with sixty
nine passengers. The number will prob
ably be increased to 200 at Seattle.
SILVER TAKES ANOTHER SLUMP.
Farther Decline of the W hite Metal
in New York and London.
New York, Aug. 18.—A further decline in
the price of silver occurred to-day, the
quotation for bar silver in New York, re
ceding to 52*4 cents, an ounce, a decline of
1% cents from yesterday.
The London quotation for bar silver was
24*4 pence, a fall of 9-16 a penny from yes
terday’s price. Yesterday’s prices were low
records up to that date. Quotations for
Mexican dollars were only nominal at 41
cents.
Just before the close of the market the
price of bar silver fell an additional %c to
making the total decline for the day
2% cents.
The closing price in London was 24 pence,
a total decline for the day of 11-16 pence.
At to-day's New York price, the value
of the silver in the standard silver dollar
is 40.13 cents.
Bishop Branded as a Rebel.
Havana, Aug. 18.—La Lucha demands
the dismissal of the Bishop of Havana as
a rebel, for his failure to respond in a
patriotic manner to the request of the
queen regent for appropriate funeral cere
monies in memory of Premier Canovaa
del Castillo.
The Tennis Championship.
Newport, R. 1., Aug. 18.—The tennis
championship in doubles, stays in this
country. Ware and Sheldon to-day de
feated Mahoney and Nisbet in an excit
‘•ug contest on a Wet and soggy ground.
STRIKERS ARE DISCONTENTED.
THEIR EFFORT SEEMS TO HAVE
ENDED IN FAILURE.
Operators Will Resume Work liner
the Protection of Deputies—The
Camps Becoming Depopulated.
Some of the Strike Leaders Main
tain an Attitude of Defiance in the
Face of Failure.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 18.—This was oper
ators’ day, and from present appearances
they have made a most effective move
and nearly, if not check-mated their op
ponents, the striking coal miners.
The court’s decree makes permanent the
preliminary injunction and restraining the
miners from camping, or marching or in
any manner interfering with the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company’s
miners, and has had the effect of almost
depleting the camps about those mines
and apparently general demoralization
among the campers exist.
In order to follow up their advantage, the
operators held a largely attended meeting
to-night at the Monongahela house, and
arranged for the starting of their mines
with or without force. If force seems to
be unavoidable, it is the intention to start
a certain few mines at once under the pro
tection of deputies and whatever expense
may result will be shared pro rata by the
mine owners. This scheme to start the
mines was adopted to break the national
strike in 1894. The operators then agreed to
bear the expense and two mines were put
in operation and the men were guarded by
deputies. The mines selected were the
Manown of the Youghigheny Gas Coal
Company and the Durr mine of Osborne,
Saeger & Co. At the former mine 88 cars
were loaded the first day. It was expen
sive coal but when the bills were settled
no operator could be found to tell what
that coal cost. Various estimates were giv
en, and it was conceded by some that it
did not cost a cent less than $5 a ton. But
it had the desired effect.
A similar successful effort was made by
the operators several years ago when a
number of colored men were brought from
the south and foreigners were imported
from other localities. They remained af
ter the strike was ended and are still in
the district and among the surplus of min
ers.
President Dolan of the miners organiza
tion does not believe it will be a success
this time, as the strikers are more in
earnest than in any former struggle.
The operators now talk about their in
ability to pay the advance on account of
having taken contracts at the 54 cent rate,
said he. When they made those contracts
they were fairly warned that a higher
pratr demandteA? for
conferences and told them not to make
any contracts based on the low rate for
digging. So that there could be no pos
sibility of a misunderstanding, we issued
a public notice and had it printed in the
daily papers. They were told plainly not
to make contracts based on a 54 cent min
ing rate. We did not take any advantage
of them for they knew what was com
ing. When I spoke of a strike they mere
ly laughed and said: We will have you
starved out in two weeks. They see now
where they were mistaken, and want to
start, but they will not. We will estab
lish a camp and march at every mine
where the attempt is made to operate. We
will fight to the bitter end.
Camp Determination, at Turtle Creek,
was reduced in numbers to-day from 200
to 50. The men, who were told to go home,
gathered in an angry crowd and denounc
ed the officials bitterly.
Secretary William Warner came in for
a large share of vituperation from the
crowd. They demanded of him work or
assistance. He replied rather curtly that
he would get them jobs in the workhouse.
After Warner left, a number of them
threatened to return to their respective
homes and go to work In their mines.
They said the strike was a fizzle. Some
of them left for the Greensburg
district, where they will look for work.
Uriah Boilingham, in charge of tjie camp
at Plum Creek, put a damper on the camp
ers at that place to-day. He had just re
turned from the city, where he had heard
the court’s decision. He told the men
there would be no more marching arid no
need of such a large number of men at the
camp. He advised them to disperse to
their respective homes and get work
wherever they <?ould. At this camp, where
there were 500 men, to-night there is less
than 100.
Sandy Creek camp is practically aban
doned, and it is not known whether it will
be opened again or not. All told, there are
less than 150 men now encamped about
these mines.
It is said the men, who are still in the
camps will remain there, and will march
as usual in spite of the sheriff or court’s
order. President Dolan said to-night that
his men would continue to march, and if
the sheriff arrested them, other men
could take their places at once. Said he:
The sheriff will have to do his duty if
we violate the law, and arrest us. If he is
of the opinion that we are violators he
will have to take up to jail and punish
us like any other criminals. I sent an or
der to all of the camps to-day to continue
the marching on the same peaceable
lines that we have been following, and I
am willing to abide by the result. We do
not intend to give up an inch of what we
have gained. If wve are arrested, we will
go to jail and submit to whatever pun
ishment is dealt out to us, provided it is
proven that we have broken the law. We
do not wish to swerve the sheriff from
his duty.
The small showing of men at the camps
has apparently encouraged the De Ar
mit’s, and it is expected they will make
the attempt to start their mines in full at
once. A meeting of miners from the Muck
lerat mines waited on Supt. R. D. Dick
son of the Mucklerat mine of J. B. Corey
and asked him if he would open the mine
if they returned at the 54-cent rate. He
said he w’ould not and that the mines
would not be opened until the next season.
WILL EMPI.OY PINKERTON.
Trouble Feared in the Replacement
of Old Miners by Non-Union Men.
Cleveland, 0., Aug. 18.—The decision
reached by the of the Pittsburg
district at their conference here last night
to open their mines regardless of the con
sequences will probably cause serious
trouble, according to local coal men.
It is the intention of the Pittsburg op
erators to engage Pinkerton men to pro
tect their non-union men. This action on
their part will probably precipitate a ter
rible climax to the great strike, and the
operators admit that blood will probably
flow.
In speaking of the probable result of
the operators’ decision, Loftus Cuddy, of
the Cuddy-Mullen Coal Company, said to
day: If it is found necessary to do so, a
whole army of detectives will be employ-'
ed to protect our men, and if the worst
comes they will be supplied with Gatling
guns and other equipments to convince
the strikers that we mean business. There
will be no delay in inaugurating this
movement, and the first step will be
taken Thursday, although I do not state
what the first action will be.
Mr. Cuddy’s statement Is upheld by J.
P. Zerbe, president of the Ohio and Penn
sylvania Coal Company, wlho said: “We
are determined to operate obr mines again
In spite of the strikers, and I see no rea
son why we should not succeed. There
are plenty of non-union workmen in the
country who are willing to fight for their
protection, although 1 am of the opinion
we will be able to protect them ourselves.
I think when the old miners find they can
not prevent the mines being operated they
will go back to work again peaceably.”
The operators conference last night was
adjourned to meet again next Wednesday
in Pittsburg, at which meeting all the
firms represented Tuesday will be present.
WILL OFFER A SETTLEMENT.
Result of the Pittsburg Operators’
Meeting—Work to Be Resumed.
Pittsburg, Aug. 18.—The meeting of
Pittsburg district coal operators, which
was begun at Cleveland last night, was
concluded here to-night shortly after mid
night.
None of those attending the meeting
would divulge the proceedings. The only
statement given out was that the action
of the Cleveland meeting was ratified and
emphasized, and that President M. Hitch
cock had been empowdered to appoint a
committee to-morrow who will seek a con
ference with the miners officials looking
to a settlement of the strike. It is under
stood that the basis to be urged for a
settlement by the operators is the 54-cent.
rate for mining, and should the miners re
fuse to accede to this and their old em
ployes decline to return to work the oper
ators will at once import men and start
their mines at any hazard.
THE TRUST COMPANY SECTION.
First Annual Meeting of an Influ
ential Branch of Bankers.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 18.—The first annual
meeting of the trust company section of
the American Bankers’ Association was
held at the Hotel Cadilla this morning.
Henry M. Dechert of Philadelphia chair
man of the section, spoke of the impor
tance of trust companies and the diversi
fied interest they represent.
The complete returns show that the cap
ital stock of the trust companies in the
’tTnited Stitres is X£2+,606,000. Mr. Dechert
alluded to the 80-called trust companies
that had been organized by scheming men
for the purpose of selling inflated deben
ture bonds and mortgages, and he was
glad to say that these companies had been
ruled out and their organizers had fled or
been punished.
One of the matters that will be taken
up by the trust section will be the enact
ment of laws to prevent the operation of
such frauds. Breckenridge Jones deliver,
ed the report of the executive committee.
He outlined the work that is before the
section and the hopes of the committee are
that uniformity in laws of the several
states in regard to trust companies will
be promoted and greater similarity ob
tained.
Ralph Stone of Grand Rapids read a pa
per on “Statutes of the Several States Re
lating to the Trust Companies.” There
are twenty-nine states that have no such
statutes. But one state in the west has a
law prohibiting the formation of pools,
trusts and other combinations in restraint
of trade. From information furnished by
the attorney general of the state, the only
trust doing business in the state was the
Standard Oil Company. Mr. Stone de
duced the moral that it would be an ex
cellent plan for all trust companies to
advertise to such an extent that the peo
ple become conversant with the operations
of the companies.
. Francis S. Bangs, president of the
State Trust Company of New York, read
a paper on the powers and duties of trust
companies when acting as trustee under
corporation mortgages, and Henry M.
Dechert contributed a paper on the rela
tion of trust companies to trust estates.
The papers were generally discussed by
the delegates in speeches limited to five
minutes each.
Francis S. Bangs of New York, Henry
M. Dechert of Philadelphia, and Gordon
Abbott of Boston, were elected members
of the executive committee to serve three
years. The committee held a short ses
sion after the section had adjourned and
selected Mr. Bangs as chairman and
George S. Southard, of Brooklyn, as vice
chairman.
RAILROADS NOTE REVIVAL.
The Awakening of Trade In Felt in
the Demand For Traffic Facilities.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 18.—A high of
ficial of the Pennsylvania railroad said to
day that business Is showing a material
increase and that the company is taxed
to its utmost to furnish the cars.
Owing to the heavy grain movement
which is now coming east there is a great
demand for box cars. While there is not a
car famine, there is a scarcity of cars and
those that have been in storage are now
being utilized. The greatest demand is for
box cars and for coal cars. Most of the
box cars are used for carrying grain. This
business is east-bound, but the cars are
being returned fully loaded with general
merchandise.
The railroad officials say that to all ap
pearances a general boom has set in and
the company is taxed to move its new bus
iness. This company is doing an immense
business in anthracite coal trade as well
as receiving a large amount of grain
which is being loaded on vessels at Port
Richmond. It is stated that rates
are better maintained and that
there is no inclination on the part of the
lines that are members of the joint traf
fic association to cut rates.
A LYNCHING IS PROBABLE.
A Tramp Attempts an Outrage Near
WUHamxhnrg, Va.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 18.—At Williams
burg to-day a negro tramp attempted an
outrageous assault upon a 4-year-old white
girl. The mother gave the alarm and the
negro escaped.
Parties are hunting for him. and if he is
caught there will probably be a lynching.
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WHEAT IS GOING SKYWARD.
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A DAY OF GREAT EXCITEMENT ONI
THE EXCHANGE.
The Legitimate Cause of Supply ancf
Demand Figures in the Flurry—A
Big Demand For the Cereal Front
Foreign Countries-The Weather!
Is Bad For Harvesting.
New: York, Aug. 18.—High-water mark
for the season was reached in the wheat
market to-day, not only on the values, butl
as to the volume of transaction as well.
Prices advanced 4% to 5 cents for the day,
and sales reached the big total of 16,315,000
bushels. Excitement prevailed in the mar
ket from start to finish, but particularly,
in the last hour, when the advances be
came so rapid that frequently the fluctu
ations were marked by %-cent fractions,!
instead of and 1-16-cent change. A lots
of operators, who had been fighting the
advance all day, were among the fore
most buyers in the afternoon.
The phenomenal character of the up
ward movement and scarcity of wheat fol!
sale fairly staggered them. The demand
was particularly active in December op
tions, which, from a discount of 1% cents
under September at the start, narrowed
the difference to % cent at the close.
The total range on September was frorrs
9114 to 94% cents, against 89% cents, the
lowest price of yesterday, and 92% cents,,
the previous top notch for the season. Ths
advance to-day began with a sensational
rise in Liverpool quotations this morning,,
instead of the weakness generally ex
pected. 'This was followed up by rumors
of a big jump in curb prices at Paris, that:
market being closed on account of a holi
day.
On top of these factors was a big demand
from foreign houses, reports that all of last:
night’s offers to the other side had been ac
cepted, Including three cargoes for France-
Spring wheat news also brought in lots ofl
buying orders, it being considered very,
bullish by the trade here, as the weathefl
is too cold and wet in many sections for,
harvesting operations.
Not in years has there been such an ex
traordinary movement in wheat values aa
took place to-day. Even the old traders
were amazed at the stubborn advances
while those who have heretofore scouted
the dollar-wheat theory were obliged toi
admit that there was every prospect oC
September reaching that price on the mere
theory of supply and demand.
The official market closed at a net ad
vance of 4%@5 cents on wheat. On the
curb September sold from 94% cents down
to 93% cents.
CARLISLE ON THE TARIFF.
, ..
He Gives Ills Views on the Section of
the New Import Duty Laws.
Washington, Aug. 18.—Ex-Secretary|
Carlisle to-day submitted to Attorney,
General McKenna a brief containing his
views on section 22 of the new tariff acti
relating to the imposition of the 10 pen
cent, discrimination duty on goods im
ported from foreign countries through
contiguous territory.
Mr. Carlisle, who represents the Bos
ton and Maine railroad, appeared withi
former Assistant Secretary Hamlin, rep
resenting the Associated Board of Trade
at Boston, and submitted oral arguments
on the question.
Mr. Carlisle contends that there are only,
three possible constructions of the law-
According to the first of these, it was de
signed to encourage American shipping
Interests by discriminating against goods
produced in non-contiguous countries
and brought into a contiguous country byi
vessels not of the United States, ancj
thence Imported into the United States.
Secretary Carlisle examines the lan
guage of the section: to show that even
in its amended form, it still relates ex
clusively to goods carried in vessels, and
on this branch of the question he con
cludes that the act relates to all goods
actually imported In vessels not of the
United States and not entitled to benefits
of commercial treaties, and secondly, te
ali goods which, having the product of al
non-contiguous country, are Imported into
a contiguous country in vessels not of the
United States and thence Imported into
this country in wholesale quantities. Mr.,
Carlisle contends that, if the foregoing is
not the true meaning of the section as
amended, that the only other admissible
construction of the language of the sec
tion is that the provision was designated
to discriminate against the wholesale
trade, the people of the United States and
the people of Mexico and Canada in goods
produced in non-contiguous countries
and imported into this country from
Mexico or Canada.
The third possible construction is that it
puts a discrimination duty of 10 per cent,
on all’goods, dutiable and free. Where thejs
are the product of non-contiguous coun
tries and which nearly pass through the
territory or Jurisdiction of Mexico or Can
ada from their places of departure for tha
United States. This construction, he in
sists, is wholly unreasonable and contrary
to the real Intention of congress. It would
impose the discriminating duty upon goods
simply because they are carried through
a contiguous country; it would remedy no
existing evils; it would inflict immense in
jury upon our railroad and other trans
portation interests without any benefit to
the masses of the people and would un
doubtedly provoke retaliation on the pare
of Canada.
WAS CRUEL TO HIS MEN.
A Tyrannical Naval Commander’!
Sentence of Suspension Ended.
Washington, Aug. 18.—It was stated at
the navy department to-day tha? Com
mander Bowman McCalla would soon ba
given command of a ship.
McCalla has been on shore duty for sev
eral years. About seven years ago he
was in command of the Enterprise and
was court-martialed for alleged ill-treat
ment of the men under him.
The trial was quite a sensational one,
and resulted in McCalla’s promotions be
ing stopped and his suspension for a time,
M’LAURIN’S CONDITION.
He Had a Back-Set Yesterday Caused
by Too Much Company.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 18.—A special to
the State from Bennettsville says: Mr. Mc-
Laurin is better to-day. He had too much
company yesterday, consequently had a
back set. His physician has forbidden him
seeing any more company at present and
he is resting easier to-day.