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( THE MORNING NEWS, j
. ESTABLISHED 18*0 INCORPORATED 1888 V
l i. H. ESTILL, President. )
HINCKLEY’S HOLOCAUST.
Relief Rapidly Extended the Homeless
Unfortunates.
Oraphio Details of the Catastrophe-
Train After Train Leaving’ Heavily
Loaded for the Stricken District
and Returning With Vast Numbers
of the Homeless -Burial of the Dead
—Careful Work in Estimating the
Number and in Identification of
Bodies.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 3.—A special cor
respondent. investigating the result of the
fire in the towns burned on the St. Paul
and Duluth road, counted 312 dead bodies.
There are 217 dead at Hinckley, 17 at
Sandstone, 22 at Pine City and 50 between
Sandstone and Miller, with the interior
yet to hear from.
So far as .heard from the forest fires
which have shut Duluth outof cotnmuni
cation with the outside world for over
twenty-four hours both by wire and rail,
have almost completely wiped out six
towns. Hinckley, Minn ,at the junction
of the St. Paul and Duluth and Eastern
Minnesota railways, population 1,200 or
1,500; Sandstone, fifteen miles north on the
Eastern road, a quarry town, population
1,000; Partridge and Mansfield, small
stations farther north near the Wiscon
sin border, population 300 each; Shell
I.ake and Baronette, Wis., on the Omaha
road south of Spooner, population 2.000
each, both lumber towns. Besides these
Bayfield and Washburn, Wis.. on Lake
Superior, from which nothing can be
heard, have probably suffered consider
ably, and numerous little settlements all
through the northern parts of Wisconsin
and Minnesota. No names can be obtained
on account of interrupted transportation
and telegraphic facilities.
THE SEARCH FOR THE PE AD.
A relief train returned at 10:30 o'clock
this morning from a run down the St.
Paul and Duluth road, bringing about 250
destitute and blistered people from points
along the line. At Sandstone fifty bodies,
most of which have been identified, were
found. The work of searching for the
dead still continues. Another train is
being made up here to carry supplies,
clothing and doctors, and will leave for
the burned districts early this afternoon.
A PLACE OF MOURNING.
Hinckley, Minn., September 3.—A gen
tle rain is falling to-day and quenching
the burning embers of the immense for
est tires, that did so much damage in this
city Saturday afternoon and night. The
blackened ruins of two or three brick
buildings is all that remains standing of
the once prosperous town of Hlnck’ey.
with its 1,700 people and its busy railroad
and lumbering interests. This is to-day
a place of mourning, aud the burial of the
charred and unrecognisable bodies of the
hundreds of victims has saddened the sur
vivors even more than the disaster itself.
The fire was so overwhelming in its im
mensity that none could, in the first terror
of the moment, realize how great was their
loss. Each was so intent on saving
his own life that little thought
was given tc the disaster in general by
most people, although many cases of hero
ism have been reported. The bodies
thus far recovered have been placed in
rough pine boxes for burial and the ma
jority of them have been buried w ithout
there being any knowledge of their,inden
tity.
The company has but 12,000.000 feet of
timber remaining,-which is so located
that it can be saw'ed to better advantage
at other points than by rebuilding here
at a probable cost of $50,000 to $75,000.
The timber hereabouts and in the immedi
ate vicinity is well cut and burned off,
and there is no chance of any other com
pany coming in. Without an enterprise
of this kind there is no future for Hinck
ley except as a junction point.
The total loss of life will never be
definitely known. There were scattered
through the woods settlers, clearings and
lumber camps, with their watchmen, and
many people undoubtedly burned whose
bodies were completely destroyed and
will never be found.
SITUATION DIFFICULT TO PORTRAT.
At 1 o’clock p. m. a baggage car came
from Pine City loaded with provisions,
bread, canned corned beef. etc. The car
was guarded by soldiers of the First regi
ment. Many who had been working
since yesterday in the cemetery without
food were first attended to. Then the
crowd of homeless refugees who surged
around the car were led. Tho
caboose which came up on tie
train was started back to Pine City and
it was crowded with rofugees. It was a
pitiable scene. These people had loaves
of dry bread which they had got from the
supply ear and they ate it with ravenous
appetite. Many of them had noteateu since
noon Saturday. It is difficult to portray
the situation at Hinckley. A few refu
gees. a half score searchers, a team or
two transporting boxes containing dead
bodies, the place where a town had been
—that is the picture.
THE ONLY BUSINESS.
The only business in progress is bury
*n* the dead. Identification is an exoeed
mgly difficult matter, and most of the so
cailed identifications of dead bodies are
more guesses. It will be fully ten days,
perhaps longer, before all the missing are
Positively located. The registration com
mittee, of which H. H. Hart is chairman,
18 misily engaged trying to locate people,
ascertaining their condition and necessi
ty's of all applicants for relief, and this
means nearly every survivor from the
burned district. Rain has fallen through
out the eutire region to-day, so that the
danger of further loss by the lire is over
NUMBER OF THE DEAD.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 3.—A correspon
deit of the Pioneer Press at Hinckley
* a J'S: ‘‘The latest verified reports of tho
number of dead do not materially alter
the former estimates In fact, that esti
mate is proving remarkably exact, con
sidering the confusion of the first day.
< >ne element that makes close figuring
yer.v difficut, is the fact that bodies seen
>n the woods and along tho track are
not infrequently reported to two
1 oints and sent out from each as
among its dead. Then, too, the teudency
sf V>e occasion, bad as it is,'is to exagger
ation. However, eliminating these doubt
ful elements as far as possible, from its
approximation. the Pioneer Press is con
'l,ll V l ' l hat the total is as nearly exact as
possible. The Pioneer Press correspond
rtit has actually counted 194 of these, aud
11,8 margin allowed about all that
I s .1 ~u The figures are as
aiim S: Hinckley, 200; Sandstone, 02;
8 filer, 12; between Skunk Lake and
I'idler, 12; Pokegama. 28; in lumber
namps and scattering (estimate) 90. Total
04.
lardmaster David Williamson of Du
1c i rece * ve< i a message from Miller last
■J* 81 which said: "There are 150 people
r, Sandstone without food or shelter.
“rood’s sake get them out of there."
, tthln an incredibly short time an on
•me in charge of Yardmaster Williams
was on the way to Sandstone. The en
tire road, after the burned district was
reported, was patrolled and the -engine
kept up a continual whistling so that any
persons who were near by would come at
at once to the track. When the train ar
rived at Sandstone Junction, or Miller, as
it is generally called, it was met by nearly
th ® entire Population of Sandstone
and Miller. The depot platform at Mil
ler had been burned ami there was not
a house left standing anywhere in view.
About 170 people were taken aboard, and
a messenger was sent to Sandstone, who
informed the people of the arrival of the
relief. Very few remained but those
with loved ones (lead. There was
no attempt to care for the dead, who lay
scattered with irregularity through the
streets of the town. Everything inflam
mable at Sandstone was destroyed, and
to-day's investigations brought the num
ber of dead at that place up to sixty-two,
with twenty-one missing.
The scene at Sandstone was heart rend
ing. The streets of the town were only a
Hue of sand between heaps of ashes.
Within these lines lay forty bodies scat
tered at random, and twenty-two more
were found dead in the outskirts of the
town and in the hollows aud marshes to
ward ihe river bank. The bodies were
lying exposed to sun and rain alike, aud
were readily becoming decomposed. They
were identified as far as possible and will
be buried to-morrow. Duluth people are
looking after the care and relief of the
people on the line north of Hinckley.
They are doing their work well, and will
see that none of the living is allowed to
suffer for food or clothing. One of the
marvelous circumstances of the affair is
the escape of so many cattle and horses.
Many were absolutely unscathed, though
no one can tell how they escaped the
ordeal of fire.
t OVER 400 AT PINE CITT.
Minneapolis, Sept. 3.—A private dis
patch just received from Pine City, says:
"The number of victims in and near that
place, from forest fires, will reach at
least 425.
RESCUED BY A TRAIN..
Pine City, Mich., Sept. 3.—When the
forest fire reached Hinckley an Eastern
Minnesota train from the south had just
come in, and the people, panic-stnken,
flocked to it for safety. A number of box
cars were coupled on and filled aud cov
ered with men, women and children. In
all there was a motley crowd of about 400
or more. The train pulled out just ahead
of the fire, and succeeded in ultimately
reaching Duluth. This circumstance
while fortunate in a degree that cannot
be estimated, has made the confusion
greater, for it is not known who escaped
in this way, and many people are reported
dead who may be In safety. Had not this
number of people—largely women and
children—left the doomed city when they
did the loss of life would have vastly in
creased.
THE RACE WITH DEATH.
Probably 200 people left town on foot
or in vehicles, plunging into the woods to
the north, across the Gladstone river,
which skirts the town on the north.
They were literally fleeing before the
pursuing demon of fire. Over the hill
that rises behind the Gladstone is a
swamp, and to this most of the people
with teams headed, but it proved no pro
tection. The fire gave them no
opportunity to go farther. Some
abandoned their teams and ran into the
lower portion of the morass, but the fire
sought them out. Not one was left to tell
the tale, and there yesterday morning in
a space of little more than four or five
acres, were counted over 130 corpses.
There were families of five, six and seven,
and there they lay, the men generally a
little in advance, the mother surrounded
by her little ones, cut off by
the most horrible of deaths. Nearly
all the bodies were nude, the fire having
burned every vestige of their clothing
and blackened and charred many of the
corpses beyond recognition, and whole
families were wiped out as they were, and
some of the bodies completely inciner
ated. Identification is absolutely out of
the question.
HAD THEY BUT THOUGHT.
The most sorrowful feature of the ter
rible fatality at Hinckley is the thought
that had the situation been realized in
time not a single life among the residents
of the town need have been lost. The
Great Northern graven pit, in which only
a hundred sought safety, is about ten
acres in extent and broad and long enough
and deep enough to have sheltered every
soil in Hinckley, with all their domestic
animals. There is a pool of water
of considerable depth. The banks are
bare of grass or shrubbery, and
there was no imflammable material
near the brink on the side from which
the fire came. Those who did seek this
have passed the hours of their enforced
imprisonment in comparative comfort.
This morning a detail of regulars from
Fort Snelling, under command of Capt.
Hale aud Lieut. McCoy and an army sur
geon came in from St. Paul. They brought
some tents, obut finding that Adjutant
General Muehlberg had sent up 100 state
tents, the regulars turned in and put up
fifty of them for the refugees, with reg
ular army expedition. The local physi
cians were about played out, and there
was an abundance of work for the army
surgeon.
There is little probability of Hinckley
ever being rebuilt to its former prosper
ous proportions. The Brennan Lumber
Company is not expected to rebuild its
plant. Work had beeii crowded this sea
son in the hope of clearing up all the tim
ber. and another season would have been
the last.
TURTLE LAKE THREATENED.
Turtle Lake, Wis., Sept. B.—Turtle
Lake was threatened all day yesterday.
During the afternoon a bad fire ap
proached the south side of the town,
fanned by the brisk breeze which was
blowing all day. The entire male
population turned out and suc
ceeded in saving the town. Re
ports from the towns along the Omaha
line between Turtle Lake and Spooner ace
very meager A passenger train went up
to Cumberland, about fourteen miles
north of here, on Saturday night, and has
been unable to proceed in either direc
tion.
Grand Lake, Baronett and Shell Lake,
the towns next north, were wiped out,
and yesterday afternoon the hamlet of
Comstock, eight miles north of Turtle
Lake, was destroyed At all these
burned stations the railroad tracks are
burned and warped and no trains can
move. Tho telegraph wires are practi
cully useless, though an attempt was
made to get them into shape. The Omaha
company loses many culverts and trestles.
All wagon road bridges are burned and
communication with the burned districts
is practically shut off.
INCENDIARISM, TOO.
Ashland. Wis., Sept. 3.—Smoke and
dirt-begrimed, settlers of the forest have
been straggling into Ashland all forenoon
with tales of losses of homes and every
thing on their farms. They are taken
into homes and everything possible is
being done for their comfort and relief.
To add to the intensity of the situation
at Washburn, incendiarism was diacor-
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, SEI'TE.MBEK 4,1894.
ered there, sevenA fires having been
started in different portions of the city.
Eive men have been arrested, three of
whom were caught in the aet. When the
first men were arrested rumors of lynch
ing were prevalent. A large number of
deputies were sworn in and placed on
guard at different parts of the city with
instructions to guard the docks in par
ticular.
THE RAIN A OODSENP.
Ashland. Wis., Kept. B.—The anxiety
felt at Ashland for the safety of North
ern Wisconsin towns has become some
what-easy to-day ’ey reports-of rain at
nearly every locality where the fires have
been worst. It has been a godsend to this
country. The Northern Wisconsin towns
that were burned are as follows: Benoit,
Poplar, Marengo, Spencer, partially. High
Bridge, partially, Ashland Junction,
scorched, City of Washingburn, scorched,
Bessemer, scorched.
Every possible source of information
has been closely watched for details re
garding the loss of life, but nothing can
be said with certainty. Earge numbers
of persons are missing, but it is known
that there were many avenues of escape
open to them, and they are believed to be
iu safety at some point. It will take
several days to gather exact de
tails. The numerous clearings and
small lakes are being utilized by re
fugees and a great number are picked up
along the railroads, Arrivals from Glid
deu to night say that the city is out of
danger and confirm the statement that
the reports were the result of the ner
vousness of the operator at that place.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
Ishpeming. Mich., Sept. 3.—The grav
ity of the situation from the forest fires
continues to increase every hour. The
long continued drought displays no signs
of abatement, whileevery morass adjacent
to the city is aglow with flame. A dense
cloud of smoke envelopes the country for
many miles, obstructing business and
offering constant menace to travel.
Dust and ashes are falling in showers.
The volunteer fire brigade is divided into
convenient squads which are doing effec
tive work. The district lving between the
Bradford farm and the bead river to the
north is a vast fen filled with underbrush,
and is now a lake of fire. The same Is
true of the course of the Caro river. Con
sternation prevails at the Salisbury. The
force on special duty there is offering a
stubborn resistance, and may yet save
part of the suburb from total destruction.
Sagota and FJoodwood, on the Milwaukee
and Northern, are being hourly threat
ened, also Ewen and neighboring towns
on the Duluth extension of the Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany.
Much credit is due to the railroad for
its service to the suffering. Box cars are
furnished, and into them the househould
goods of the homeless are being taken.
No one is yet reported missing from Ish
peming, but the rapid approach of the de
structive element and the inflammable
condition of vegetation covering the im
mediate surroundings, together with a
vitiated atmosphere and a temperature
registering at blood heat, caused the most
profound solicitude.
SAY THE WORST TS OVER.
Marquette, Mich., Sept. 3.—Railroad
officials hero say the worst is over along
the line of the Duluth South Shore and
Atlantic. They are already pushing the
work of reconstruction. The passenger
train, for which so much anxiety was felt
yesterday, arrived this morning twenty
seven hours late. Tho wires beyond
Nestoria are again broken and no definite
news of the actual state of affairs this
morning can be obtained.
TOWNS SURROUNDED BY FLAMES.
Ironwood, Mich., Sept. 3. —Tremendous
forest fires are prevailing throughout the
upper peninsular of Miehigiu and north
ern Wisconsin. The district between
Watersmet and Bessemer, over fifty
miles, is a mass of seething flames, and
homesteaders are making desperate ef
forts to escape. Gogebic has been
destroyed and it is expected that Wake
field will experience a similar fate. Iron
wood, Bessemer, Hurley and Saxon are
surrounded by fires. There is very little
water and thousands of men are out with
picks and shovels, and succeed in keeping
the flames back only by throwing dirt
upon the burning stumps and brush.
BLAZING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Kane, Da., Sept. 3.—A stiff izale from
the southeast all day has freshened up
the many forest fires burning in this sec
tion, and to-night the blight glare of de
structive fires is visible in all directions.
Fire along the line of the Pittsburg and
Western, between Mount Jewett and
Ormsby, prevented trains from com
ing through to-night. The roaring
ol the fire can be heard for
a mile. Much valuable timber is
being destroyed. The maii train east
on the Philadelphia and Erie road was
delayed several hours on account of fires
west of here. The fire is making good
headway. Any change in the wind and
the north end of the Kane oil field will
get a scorching beyond precedent. Tho
lire also threatening the south end of
the Kane field on Martin Run a week
ago, has broken out anew to-day, and
now-covers a large area of territory, ex
tending from Martin Run to C rane Run.
Operators are making preparations
to put a large force of men in
the field to-night to fight the
flames. Forest fires near Johnsonburg,
in the heart of the timber district, are
destr.ying millions of feet of timber and
lumber. Authentic reports say fires along
the Pittsburg and Western railroad in
Elk and Forest counties have destroyed
several mills within the last few days.
The Bradford train leaving Southport' at
5 o’clock p. m. got only as far as Ormsby
Junction and put pack to the county seat
on account of forest fires.
AFFAIRS AT FALL RIVER.
Industrial Matters at That Important
Center and Elsewhere.
Fall River. Mass., Sept. 3.—The carders
at the Globe yarn mill, where was posted
the somewhat unsatisfactory notice that
the mills would run, have decided not to
return to their work unless the old rates
of wages are paid
Tne carders’ strike at these mills shut
them down duriug the first week of the
cut down. The spinners will probably not
return to work unless old prices are
paid.
WORK TO HE RESUMED.
Lowell, Mass.. Sept. 3.—Notices have
been posted in the Lawrence mills to tho
effect that the work which has been par
tially suspended for several weeks in the
cloth departments will start up on Tues
day with full force.
POISONED AT A PARTY.
Guests at a Wedding Eat Boiled Cus
tard With Fatal Results.
Madison, Miss., Sept. B.—Forty-seven
persons wore poisoned at a wedding party
last Thursday night. Watt Moore died
this morning, and his brother is very ill.
The Olliers are recovering. The doctors
say the people were poisoned by eating
boiled custard.
LABOR DAY CELEBRATED.
Grand Turnouts of the Toilers Every
where in Its Honor.
The Goddess of Liberty at the Top
most Pinnacle of the Dome of the
National Capital Crowned With a
Gigantic Wreath- -A Realistic Spec
tacle.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The first cele
bration of Labor day as a national holi
day was beflttingly observed in* the na
tional capital. Also for the first time in
their history all the local labor organiza
tions united for a common purpose with
out squabbles or jealousies and did honor
to the occasion. This was only befitting,
Inasmuch as Washington organizations
were instrumental in establishing the
holiday as a national institution. Plas
terers’ assembly No. 1,944, Excelsior as
sembly No. 2,672,0f the Knightsof Labor,
in this city, claim the credit of initiating
the movement to pass a bill through con
gress declaring the first Monday in Sep
tember a national holiday under the name
of "Labor Day.” Many states hail pre
viously authorized a similar celebration,
but this was the first attempt at national
recognition. The bill was championed
by Senator Kyle of South Dakota and
was passed without difficulty, becoming a
law by the President's signature June 28
last.
Local labor organizations paraded to
day in four great divisions, each averag
ing about 2.000 men in line. They as
sembled in the vicinity of the citv hall
shortly after 10 o’clock a. m. Nearly
every organization was headed by its own
band, and the din of conflicting strains of
music was deafening.
Weather conditions were mogt favor
able. Tho haze which softened the sun's
rays was weloomo in itself, though its
presence was painfully suggestive of the
calamitous fires devastating the north
west. In the line of the procession were
numerous floats representing the various
industrial processes of the labor organi
zations in different stages of progress.
Old stylo Columbian hand printing presses
wero contrasted with modern printing
machinery. Horsesboers, brickmakers,
bookbinders, bakers, cigar makers, plate
printers and numerous other mechanics
exhibited their handiwork in motion, va
rious grotesque features were added for
the amusement of the crowds, which
were very large, as all the public depart
ments were closed.
ON THE BINNACLE OF THE DOME.
Tho most novel feature of the day oc
curred at the top of the capitol building.
The chief participants were Albert Ports
and James Grace, riggers employed by
the architect of the capitol. Last week
Porta distinguished himself by climbing
up the gigantic figure of the Goddess of
Liberty, surmounting the dome, and
placing there a circle of electric lights,
which were used for illuminating -the
dome during the encampment of the
Knights of Pythias.
It was the first time a man had stood
there since the Goddess was put in posi
tion. This morning Ports started in to
remove tho lights and connecting wires,
with the assistance of Grace. They
mounted the Goddess by means of a lad
der held by capitol employes from the
topmost window of the dome. It was 5
o’clock a. m. when they began and the
risky work was completed three hours
later. By that time a big crowd had col
lected in tho capitol grounds watching
the two riggers, who looked like flies
crawling aoout the great bronzo figure.
LAURELS FOR LIBERTY.
At 8:30 o’clock Grace sat astride the
broad shoulders of the goddess and with
the help of Ports placed a gigantic
wreath on her brow. The wroath was
nearly four feet in diameter and was com
posed of palm leaves, florist’s asparagus,
roses aud carnations. Then Grace read
an invocation to freedom, written by a
Washington woman. Mrs. Louise Bailey.
The people, nearly 500 feet below. . ouid
not hear him, of course, but they under
stood what he was doing. They saw him
fold the manuscript and then, to the
horror of man y. Ports began
climbing to the top of liberty's
cap. When he reached tho pinnacle,
he hesitated a moment and then slowly
and carefully raised himself to an erect
position. For a minute he stood there in
the presence of the crowd below with
Grace still astraddle of liberty's neck.
Ports made the descent* as slowly and
carefully as he had made the ascent, and
both he and Grace roached the landing in
safety. The wreath was allowiffl' to re
main about the brow of the goddess until
just before 10 o’clock, when Ports and
Grace repeated their dangerous journey
aud removed it.
A REALISTIC SPECTACLE.
Another quite notable feature of the
day was the first production of Inncs’ new
cantata, “War and Peace," a spectacular
musical production, at the National Base
Ball park, in the hearing of an appreci
ative audience of nearly lO.Out) persons.
The catchy use made of ihe war songs of
north and south and the realistic effect
of artillery and military movements
under the direction of Capt. Domer, who
commanded tho crack prize drill company
In the District of Columbia National
Guard, supplemented by Innes’ great
band and drum corps, made the presenta
tion a mamed success.
OUT IN rt. T LL FORCE.
New York, Sept. B.—Labor’s great
army made a grand triumphant march
through our city streets to-day. The
workingmen were out in full force.
Every preparation had been made to
make to-day’s celebration one of the larg
est and finest ever seen in this city. The
Central I.abor Union had the matter in
charge, and it turned out a grand
success. Over 30,(f0u men were in
line when Grand Marshal William J.
O’Brien gave the order of march. The
phalanxes formed in Astor place and in
Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets and on both sides of
Fourth avenue, ihe inarch began a little
after 10 o'clock. The streets through
which the procession passed wero lined
with people, who greeted the moving col
umn with enthusiastic cheers and waving
of handkerchiefs ft was a triumphal
march from the beginning to the end.
The day was a general holiday through
out the city. All the exchanges wero
closed, as wero the banks aud other
places of business. The custom house
and postolfice were opened a short time
this morning. All the courts were closed,
and so, too, the various branches
of the city government. Huburuan
places of summer resort had a
great rush of visitors. The race
tracks and ball grounds were well pat
ronized. The clerk of the weather did
his best to make the weather suitable to
the occasion The Insufferably murky
weather of the previous day gave way to
a cooler atmosphere, making it eoay
marching for those in the l abor proces
sion, and a delightfully cool and en,oya
ble day to everbbody.
Though the majority of Brooklyn's
wage earners either held quiet celebra
tions of their own, or went to neighbor
ing cities to help their felloes there to
make the occasion a glorious one, enough
remained behind and took part in the
parades to remind the public it was labor
day The chief parade was given under
the auspices of tho Knights of Ixibor.
About ti.ooo persons formed the parado.
CELEBRATED AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. Mo., Sept. B—Labor day was
celebrated hero by a parade and picnic
of all the local labor bodies, except tho
typographical union The printers re
fused to particitate in the parade. The
weather was cloudy ami cool with oc
casional showers. Nearly all the public
buildings were closed Notwithstanding
the fact that to-day is a legal holiday,
the public schools opened for the fall
term this morning.
BEANKATEKS CELEBRATE.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 3.—The observance
of !-abur day to-day was mere elaborate in
the list of sports than in previous years
and the big procession in the forenoon
was the largest of the kind ever seen
here. There was a general cessation of
business, including the publication of the
evening papers, and all the
theaters gave special matinees.
A * prominent sporting event was
the sixth annual fall regatta of the New
England Amateur Rowing Association on
the Charles river, in which many known
oarsmen participated. Among tho other
sports there wero two league, hall games
between the Boston's and Chicago’s, one
in tho forenoon and one in the afternoon ;
a sailing regatta, trotting races, bicycle
races, polo and shooting contests.
Tho weather was cool aud pleasant.
A DAY OF I’LEASUKE-SEEKING.
Baltimore, Sept. 3.—Labor day was
generally observed here to-day. Ten
thousand workmen participated in 'a
grand street parade and attended a pic
nic at Darley park, where the remainder
of the day was spent in festivities and
listening to addressos by labor leaders.
Business was generally suspended; many
husiness houses and dwellings along the
route of the procession were handsomely
decorated, and tho day was, in a great
measure, given up to pleasure-seekiug.
WORKINGMEN AND SOLDIERS PARADE.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 3.—The stock
and other exchanges were closed to-day,
but business houses which observed Sat
urday as I ,abor day were open for busi
ness as usual. The Pennsylvania legis
lature fixed on the first day of Septem
ber as the day for labor’s outing, instead
of the first Monday as in oilier states.
About 500 workingmen, the ma
jority wearing the red badge
of the socialistic labor party,
left the labor lyceum, the head
quarters of the United German
trades, this morning and proceeded to
Washington Park, where a monster pic
nic and Labor day demonstration was
held. The demonstration was under the
auspices of the united German trades,
Philadelphia’s teutonic central labor
body. Outside of the demonstration of
the united German trades, the veterans
of the regular army held a celebration at,
Rising Sun park, at which drills were
given as well as racing, dancing and ath
letic sports Before going to tho park a
street parade was made.
MOST ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 3.—Labor
day was celebrated here in a most enthu
siastic manner. The festivities began at
10 o’clock with a monster parade of all
the trade unions of the city, headed by
carriages, containing Gov. Turney, the
city officials, the speakers and most of
the prominent citizens.
At the conclusion of the parade there
was a mass meeting of the workingmen of
Chattanooga at Electric lake, where an
audience of was addressed by Mayor
George Ochs, Gov. Peter 'Turney, Presi
dent J. W. Thomas of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, J. B.
Osborne of Atlanta, H. M. Wiltse and J.
B. Hawkins of Chattanooga.
The afternoon was spent in the enjoy
ment of a barbecue and in games, races
and dancing.
TEXTILE OPERATIVES TARADE.
New Bedford Mass., Sept. B.—The chief
feature in the observance of Labor day
in New Bedford was the parade of the
various labor organizations, the greater
part of whom were textileoperatlves, and
it was superior to anything heretofore at
tempted in that direction in this vicin
ity, and, coming as it did| at the time of
the greatest strike ever experienced here,
created a great deal of interest, and
thousands of people lined the route of the
parade. There were about 4,(MX) toilers in
line, representing the typographical,
glassblowers, painters, bricklayers and
masons’ unions, and the various branches
of the textile trade. Noticeable features
of the procession were 300 female opera
tives and a brigade of back boys carry
ing brooms. A number of transparencies
were displayed in line, bearing on tho
present strike troubles.
After parading over a long route, the
paraders look boats for Palmer’s Island,
just off the mainland, where a gigantic
clambake was partaken of.
All strike matters were lost sight of in
the observance of the day.
ALL INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 3.—Labor day
was celebrated in Nashville to day by a
practical suspension of work and busi
ness. There was a procession 3 miles
long, in which all the industries of tho
city were represented. There was a large
assembly dinner and speeches at West
side park.
STREET TARADE AND PICNIC.
Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 3.- Labor dav was
celebrated here b.y a street parade and
picnic in wnich the unions allied with the
building trade council took part. Al
though the assemblies affiliating with
the Central Union did not partic
ipate as organizations, many Of their
members Joiued in the procession and de
voted the dav to merry making.
ON THE BANKS OF LAKE COMO.
Birmingham. Ala., Sept. 3. About
fi.ooo people met on the hanks of Lake
Como, at Last l.ake. one of Birmingham's
most beautiful suburbs, to-day, to cele
brate Labor day. It was the most orderly
gathering ever witnessed In the Magic
City, and did great credit to the laboring
element of Jefferson county. The recent
stringency owing to two great strikos
prevented a parade, and it was decided to
have a grand rally and picnic.
The event of the day were speeches by
Hon. Frank P. O’Brien, member-elect of
the legislature; Robert Warner, candi
date for mayor of Birmingham ; William
Vaughan, representative candidate for
congress; Col. J. J. Alman and I). Doug
lass Wilson, president of the American
Hallway Union of this city.
LABOR DAY AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Sept. 3.- Nothing daunted by
rain that fell intermittently all this morn
ing Chicago's 30,000 union laborers fell
into line to day. and amid the music of
niull.ed drums and gurgling horns, be
neath bedraggled banners and with
soaked clothing, marched through
the city streets to . Lincoln
park, where thoy were a<L U\’ < ’
hv soveral speakers of local nroruindiil*-
The programme further provided for a
march for those who cared to go to
Ogden’s grove,-where games of various
kinds wero contemplated and more speak
ing in prospect, liut the disagreeable
down) our deterred most of the men from
going. Among those who were scheduled
to speak at the grove was Eugene V.
Debs.
I-OTS OF HAZE. BUT NO PARADE.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 3.—There was no
I-abor day demonstration here to-day, hut
Atlanta has the Uaze from the forest Bros
in tho northwest.
It is reported on good authority that a
shower of fire ashes fell this afiernoon at
the Cotton States Expasition grounds.
MANY WORKERS OUT.
Brotherhood of Tailors and United
Garment Makers Will Strike.
New York, Sopt. B.—All the east side
meeting places of the members of tho
United Brotherhood of Tailors and the
United Garment Workers of America, of
which tho tailors are a branch, were
crowded this morning with strikers aud
sympathizers.
The operators held a meeting last night,
and 1,200 men decided to go out on strike.
There are now 12,000 finishers out. which
will result in throwing out 3,000 busters,
pressers, bushelers and tailors dependent
on them.
It is expected that by to-night, or to
morrow, 20.000 workers in the clothing
trades in this vicinity will be out. A
committee has oeen appointed, which is
conferring with a similar committee
representing Tailors’ Assembly No. 405.
Knights of Labor, with a view to aidiug
in tho strike.
About 2,500 members of tho United
Brotherhood of Tailors mot this after
noon at New Irving hall to discuss mat
ters relalivo to their strike. It was
stated that 1,200 men went out this morn
ing, making altogether 3,000 in this city
0,000 in Brooklyn now on strike. The ob
ject of the strike is to do away with tho
sweating system at present in vogue. Tho
men affected are operators, basters and
finishers. A number of speeches,
asking tho men to reman firm, wero
delivered by the strike loaders.
During tho meeting a circular was re
ceived from Boston, giving notice of a
general strike iu that city.
TRE WAR IN THE EAST.
Maneuvers of Men and Ships—Skir
mishes Magnified to Battles.
London, Sept. B. A dispatch from
Tien-Tsin of current date says an im
perial decree has been issued rewarding
Gen Yell and 700 Chinese officers for their
victory over the Japanese troops at Plug-
Yang.
'I he Central News has received a dis
patch from Shanghai,stating that five war
steamers will convey the troops which
are to be dispatched to Formosa at once.
This precaution is taken through fear
that the transports will be attacked by
Japanese warships, which are hovering
about in the hope of destroying Chinese
troop ships. The work of extending tho
Chinese fort works on tho coast is being
pushed with all possible haste.
Skirmishes between Chinese and Jap
anese troops are occurring at several
points iu Korea. The Importance of these
collisions is being greatly magnified by
both sides, who dignify them with tiro
title of battles. Iu every ease victory is
claimed by each side.
RUSSIAN CRUISERS FOR KOREA.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 8. —A Russian
squadron will soon start for Korea. It is
stated that there is no intention on the
pnrt of the Russian government to inter
vene in Korean affairs, and that the floet
is to he sent to Korea merely to protect
Russian merchantmen.
GUARDED BY TORPEDOES.
London, Sopt. 4.—A dispatch to the
Times from Che Foo says: The Japanese
fleet is assembled in Dautilas harbor in
Southern Korea. The entrance is guarded
by torpedoes. The Chinese fleet is mov
ing between the (julf ports. The hostile
armies in the vicinity of Pang Yang are
apparently quiescont.
CRUISERS ON THE ALERT.
The Times will print to morrow this
dispatch from its Chee-Foo correspon
dent: “The second Japanese fleet has as
sembled in the harbor of Dautilas, south
ern Korea. The intrance of the harbor is
guarded with torpedoes. The Chinese
are cruising from port to port in the Gulf
of Pe-Chili. Tho hostile armies at Pen-
Yang are quiet.”
TREATY CANCELLED.
Spain Revoked the Reciprocity Treaty
Concerning Cuba.
Madrid, Sept. B.—The Gazette to-day
publishes the text of the deciee cancel
liriK the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Spain concerning
Cuba, the cancellation to take effect “the
moment the United States applies the
new customs tariff.”
Instructions have been sent to the
Spanish colonies that cargoes which
cleared from the United States before
the new tariff went into effect are to pay
the old rate of duty.
Negotiations are in progress here for a
new commercial treaty between the
United Slates and the Spanish colonies.
KINO CONGRATULATED.
The Korean Monarch bald to Have
Achieved Independence.
Shanghai, Sept. B.—The Japanese Mar
quis Saigonjo arrived in Chemulpo on
Tuesday last and congratulated the king
of Korea upon having achieved his inde
pendence. The provinces of Seoul and
Hwang-Ho and the country adjacent to
the treaty ports is in the possession of the
Japanese, while the rest of the country is
occupied by armed bands of Koreans. It
is asserted that there is a strong and in
creasing feeling of hostility toward the
Japanese throughout Korea and that the
natives are waging guerrilla warfare
against them.
A NEW MANAGER.
D. W. Caldwell Appointed Vice the
Late John Newell, Deceae ;d.
New York, Sept. 3.—At a meeting of
th&execulive and financial committed of
the ijike Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Company, held to-day, D. W.
Caldwell, president and manager of the
Nickel Plate road, was appointed goneral
manager in the place of the late John
Newell, who was president and general
manager. There was no president ap
pointed, but I>. W. Worcester was elected
as vice president.
CAUGHT IN A BUZZ SAW.
A Young White Man Meets With a
Severe Accident.
Waycross, Ga., Sept B. Kddie Web
ster, a young white man, was at work in
a planing mill this afternoon, and his
hand was caught by a buzz saw. Two
lingers were cut off and bis hand was
badly lacerated. *
I DAILY. $lO A YEAH, I
i a i’EMTH A COPY. I
j WEEKLY.* TUtLti-A WKEK.M A TRAIL I
TRADES’-UNION CONGRESS.
Important Legislative Reposals as Al
fcctinM Labor in Europe.
Business of the Gathering Opened by
John Burns, the Noted Labor Mem*
her of Parliament- Delves Re-elected
President—Forecast of His Speech,
in Which He Advocates Abolition of
the House of Lords and Other Re
forms.
London, Sept. 3.- The twenty-seventh
annual trades’ union congress was opened
at Norwich this morning. Ttiree hundred
and eighty delegates wero present from
all parts of tho country. John Burns
opened the congress with an address, in
which he said that, although the number
of delegates in attendance was smaller
than at previous meetings, the congress
was no less a representative one. The
strict enforcement of tho standing orders
in regard to delegates’ certificates had
kept out uncertified members, hence the
reduced attendance. But this very fact,
he said, would make the discussions of
tho congress all tho more valuable.
The meeting was then called to
order for business by the presi
dent, Frank J. Delves. The pro
gramme contained 120 separate resolu
tions. Many of these related to mere
amendments of tho standing orders, while
olhors naturally dealt with questions of
union management; but tho great majority
embraced legislative proposals, some of
them of unusual importance as affecting
labor representatives.
The resolutions in the exhaustive pro
gramme dealt with one new factory bill,
and culled for Its extension so far as to
prohibit over time, and make the "giver
out” of work responsible for the sanitary
conditions under which the work is per
formed.
One or two resolutions called for an in
crease in the number of both male and
female factory inspectors, while one ex
pressed strong dissatisfaction with the
government for appointing two women ae
inspectors who “had no industrial knowl
edge aud no practical factory or work
shop experience." These were passed.
With regard to technical education the
congress adopted the following resolu
tions: "That this congress, while admit
ting that grout and good work has been,
and Is still being done by the establish
ment of technical classes in various local
ities throughout the United Kingdom
with a view of assisting in the bettor
education of our handicraft and artisan
work pouplo, is of opinion that no others
than apprentices and work people who
are working at the various trades taught
should be allowed to attend such classes.”
Frank J. Dolves was re-elected presi
dent, and tho congress adjourned. At to
morrow’s session President Delves will
del her an address, a forecast of which it
here given:
Delves will advocate the total abolition
of the House of Lords on the ground that
as the House of Commons directly repre
sents tho people, no seiond chamber is
necessary. He will also contend that the
hours of women and children employed
In factories must be curtailed whatever
may happen to the question of
eight hours a day for men.
His speech derides the no
tion that English workingmen hare
anything to fear from foreign immigra
tion. The sweaters and the capitalists
constitute the genuine danger, not the in
flux of aliens. The natural consequence
of restricting the flow of foreign work
ingmen will be the restriction of foreign
made goods, and that will imply protec
tion. What workingman would dare to
go hack on free trade, tho ultimate
triumph of which implies prosperity not
only to English workingmen, but to work
ingmen abroad!
Delves’ speech will end with an appeal
for better organizations of t radcs’ unions,
with a view of securing ideals upon which
to base unionism.
John Bums, in an interview at the close
of tho day’s session said that tho congress
would show that tho old unionism no
longer exists, but that socialism is trium
phant. The rapid extension of machinery
and tho urgency of the problem involv
ing the unemployed workers, induces the
most hidebound individualist to adopt
any method to deliver the workingman
from the shackles that bind him. Both
capital and machinery, instead of making
slaves of tho workingman, must become
his servants. The members of the con
gress of all shades of opinion now desire
to co-oporate to this end.
GLADSTONE’S 100 POUNDS.
Iriah Members of Parliament Cor
respond Concerning- It.
Dublin, Sept. 3.—The Freeman’s Journal
published a number of letters which
passed between Timothy M. Healy, M.
P., and Bernard C. Molloy, M. P., on tha
subject of Gladstone's recent contribution
of 100 pounds to the Irish parliamentary
fund. Mr. Molloy, in opening the cor
respondence, asks “Does the acceptance
of Gladstone s subscription endauger our
independence!”
in reply to this question Heal.v writes:
“Instead of asking Gladstone to subscribe
to tho parliamentary fund the Irish party
ougiil to have voted him a memorial out
of the funds on hand. Thb ingratitude
with which Mr. Gladstone has been
treated is fitly capped by appealing to
bun for support.”
if. I>. Sullivan, member of parliament,
writes an opeu letter denying the asser
tion that the managers are responsible
for the circular which lias been sent to
British members of parliament appealing
for contribution* to tho parliamentary
fund. Sullivan advises the committee of
ttie parly to meet and issue a declaratlou
explaining the matter and disclaiming
any responsibility therefor. He adds:
"There is no necessity for appealing to
the Bnglish parties.”
*- YOUNG FARMER SLAIN.
Took a Girl to Church and Kissed
Her and Was Shot.
Washington, Sept. B.—A special from
Birmingham, Ala., says: “Near New
Site, Tallapoosa county, this morulug,
James Ashley and his son Robert went
into a field where Robert Cross, a youug
farmer, was harvesting. Robert Ashley
held Cross while his father tlred seven
bullets into his body. Ashley fired as
long as Cross breathed, remarking: “I
am going to shoot us long as there is
breath in the duinned rascal’s body.' ”
Cross wont to church with Ashley’s
daughter yesterday, and kissed her. She
re|K>rted the matter to her father, and
the murder resulted. A posse is in pur
suit of tlie Ashleys, and if captured it is
likely they will be lynched.