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rhe J ones County News.
M. 0. GREENE. PUBLISHER.
MINERS FACING GUNS
Soldiers Literally Swarm Over
Affected Strike Regions.
MORE CLASHES HAVE OCCURED
West Virginia Governor Orders Out
Troops to Suppress Disorder,
8ut Not to Break Strike.
Hot Times Expected.
A special from Tamaqua, Pa., says:
The first clash between the striking
miners and the troops occurred Thurs¬
day morning and five prisoners are in
the guard house at the Twelfth regi¬
ment camp, and Captain J. B. Gear¬
hart, of company F, Twelfth regiment,
Is suffering from a wound on his
shoulder, made by a stone thrown by
a striker.
Man Killed by Strikers.
Advices from Bluefield, W. Va, state
that there is considerable excitement
on Crane creek and Simmons creek
over Thursday’s shooting by strikers.
John Ruble, a blacksmith employed-
by the Sagamore Coal and Coke Com¬
pany, was shot by striking miners and
killed. Reports were current during
the day that a number of guards had
been killed and wounded by the strik
ers but investigation proves that Ru¬
ble was the only man killed.
Sheriff Appeals to Governor.
Governor White, of West Virginia,
has- ordered the Second regiment of
the West Virginia national guard to
the New River district, not, as he says,
to settle the strike, but to protect life
and property. Colonel Morrison, at
Parkersburg, was given orders early
Thursday morning to call out his regi¬
ment and proceed by special train to
Thurmond, which will be the head¬
quarters. The cause for this action
by the governor is the appeal of Sher¬
iff Daniel, of Fayette county, for as¬
sistance on the ground that the citi¬
zens refuse to respond to his sum¬
mons to act as deputies to enable him
to execute the orders of the court, and
on his declaration that he is power*
less to protect life and property. He
communicated with the governor Wed¬
nesday when his deputies were fired
on In the vicinity of Red Ash, where
they were evicting miners who are
strikers nnj who ore In arrears for
rent.
Statement by Governor.
Regarding his action in sending mil-
itia to the New river district, Gover¬
nor White gave out the following
statement:
“I ordered the troops sent because
the sheriff of Fayette county made a
formal demand in writing upon me
and came in person to see me, stat-
ing that he was powerless, with a
posse comitatus, to control the situa-
tion and keep the peace and preserve
persons and property in Fayette
county from violence and destruction;
because repeated attempts at assas¬
sination had been made, several men
had been assaulted and wounded and
conditions exist, owing to the topo-
graphy of the country and the numer-
ous operations, which made It impos-
sible for him to effectively repress dis-
order. He demanded aid to keep the
peace and order, and from investiga-
tion ’made by me and the outbreak'
yesterday at Red Ash, I felt It my duty
to respond to the call.
“I have instructed my private secre¬
tary, who accompanies the troops to
the New river coal fields, to explicitly
state to all concerned that the militia
is sent only to suppress lawlessness
and to protect life and property and
not for the purpose of breaking the
strike, nor to act in any sense as
guards or policemen for any coal op-
erator My purpose is to enforce the
laws of the state."
Held for Murder of His Brother.
Mack D. Paulk, accused of the mur¬
der of his brother, William Paulk, was
committed jn trial before Justice
Chestnut at Tifton, Ga., Wednesday,
and was carried to Nashville jail. He
refuses to talk about the murder.
KNOX EXPRESSES APPROVAL.
ittorney General Is in Accord With*
President on Trust Question.
Before sailing for Europe Wednes-
ay Attorney General Knox expressed.
h-nmlf as follows regarding the presi-
de.t's speeches on the trust question.:
“n regard to the president’s -recent
spechei on the trust qustion I can
onj; say that I am heartily in accord
wltWerything he has said. I think
aftervhat the president has said that
someVug in regard to the trusts wl 1
be foijcoming at the next meeting
of conga gR .”
NEGRC jo BE EXTRADITED.
Governor Massachusetts Honors
Soutl> aro |ina Requisition.
A -pecialV 0 m Boston says: Gov-
ernor Cran Julil e \ s honored the the requisi- negro
tion or A Oster.
wantid by th authorities of South
Carolna, char d wi th the murder
of LiWis Whf another negro at
Newnarket, Gr^ woo d county, S. C.,
and tovernor iweeney «»
nottfld,
critical IN strike REfilON.
More Soldiers Dispatched to Quell Dis¬
turbances—Several Clashes Oc¬
cur and Others Expected.
A special from Tamaqua, Pa., says:
The situation In the Panther creek
district Is serious. At 8 o'clock Wed¬
nesday the streets of Lansford and
Summit Hill were thronged with strik¬
ers. Early In the evening two com-
panics of the Twelfth regiment were
sent through the vailey on trolley
care. All along the soldiers were
hooted and jerred and it was not deem¬
ed prudent to take them off the cars.
While Mary Markley was carrying
eupper to her brother, who is employ¬
ed at a colliery near Lansford, she
was set upon and severely beaten by
a crowd of women. Late during the
night the crowds on the streets dwln-
d ed down considerably and order has
been partially restored. The civil au-
thorities express the belief that there
will be no serious disturbance. They
are fearful, however, that a serious
clash will occur between the troops
and the strikers later on The fact
that the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company is hoisting coal at its No. 4
co'liery has greatly incensed the mine
workers, especially the foreigners., and
they are determined not to allow non-
union men to go to work.
The governor s troops and the first
battalion of the Twelfth regiment will
go to Lansford and Summit Hill. If
the strikers continue to interfere with
tile non-union men it is probable that
both the towns will be p aced under
martial law.
The Governor’s Troop, under com-
mand of Captain Ott, left Shenandoah
Wednesday night on a sneelal train
over the Philadelphia and Reading
railway for the Panther Creek valley,
The Second City Troop, of Philadel-
phia, under Captain Schermerhorn,
has been tendered by Governor Stone
to report to Colonel Clement, who is in
command at Shenandoah during the
absence of General Gobln.
Great excitement existed in the vi-
cinity of Red Ash and Beury, W. Va.,
Wednesday caused by the constables
removing the striking miners from
the company’s houses. About forty
families, who were notified to leave
the houses of the Red Ash Coal Com-
pany, refused to vacate and when the
constables began to remove their
household goods a volley of shots was
fired at the officers from the opposite
side of the river. They returned the
fire, using winchesters, and It Is es-ti-
mated that 800 shots were fired. The
shooting was all at long range and no
one on the Rod Ash side was hurt,
BOATING PARTY DROWNED.
Five Employes of Batle Creek Sanita-
tarium Find Watery Graves.
Five employes of Battle Creek,
Mich., sanitarium, nurses, probation-
ers and stenographers, were drowned
a t Lake Goguac Wednesday night as
a result of a collision between the
steamer Welcome and a row boat con-
taining a party of young people. Five
girls had been out for a row about the
lake with a young man named Ben-
nett and were returning to the s-anlta-
r i um villa. The Welcome was start-
lng for h er lest trip. Bennett was at
the oars and he became bewildered
alld t h e ^earner struck the boat broad-
gide on Pa,
Carrie Fyock, of Johnstown,
c]ung t0 the boat and was the only
one save d. Two girls were evidently
struck by the steamer and killed, for
they were found floating. ’The others
sank in twenty feet of water.
A SOUTHERN BOOK PLANT.
charter Asked for Big Publishing
Concern at Atlanta, Ga.
A big b ook publishing house, in
whlcb representatives of several south-
ern states are interested, Is to be lo-
ca ted in Atlanta. Ga
The concern ls to be known as the
Southern Book Publishing Company
and is capitalized at $250,000. A peti-
tion for a charter has been filed.
This Is the culmination of the move-
ment to secure text books that will
deal in an impartial way with the
south during the war period.
CA NDLER WATCHING MORGAN.
If Need B e Georgia Governor Will
Fight Proposed Merger Scheme.
If the rumored merging of the Soutli-
ern> seaboard Air Line and Louisville
and Nashville reaches a stage where
a fulfillment seems probable. Governor
Cand i er will take a hand in the mat-
^ and use BUC h measures as may be
^ power of the s t a -t e to prevent It
^ far ag Georgia is concerned,
H<; stated that he had read the ac-
cmmts of the mer ger, and considered
^ dearly illegal and opposed to the
constitutional law of the state.
QUAKE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
fy/enty Moros Killed by Falling Walls
on Mindanao Island.
Tbe war department Wednesday re-
ce ( v ed a cablegram from General Chaf-
fee> at Manila, reporting the occur-
renc<5 0 f a series of earthquakes on the
lgland of Mindanoa. Twenty persons
were kl Hed by falling walla, the vie-
t ims a n being Moros The American
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Jury.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1902.
ROOSEVELT’S TOUR
Trip Throngh New England
States Electrifies the Natives.
RECEIVES WILDEST OVATIONS
Large Crows Listen to Brief Speeches
as Train Stops at Various
Towns Along the
Route.
A special from Augusta, Me., says:
President Roosevelt passed through
three states Tuesday, delivered eight
speeches and received the plaudits of
a quarter of a million people. The
greeting which has marked his prog-
ress through New England has been
flattering in the extreme, and Tue*.
day’s experience demonstrated his
popularity perhaps more than ever be-
fore. Everywhere at the regular
stops and the smaller stations along
the road the people were strenuous in
their efforts to catch a glimpse of him
or to hear him speak, and at Haver-
hill, Mass., this desire assumed such
a form that the crowds completely
overrode the police and surrounded
the president's carriage, making it dif-
ficult for it to advance.
The day’s Journey was not without
its Incidents. As the president was
about to board his car at South Law-
rence, Mass., after delivering his ad-
dress, the leader of the band stepped
up and made himself known to him.
jje said his name was Banan, a for-
mer cowpuncher and harbor at Me
du ra , N. Dak., where the president’s
ra nch is- lotated. The president im-
mediately recognized him, and greeted
him ag an 0 ] d f r jend. The man
dently desired the president to know
that he had profited by his advice
given some years ago, said to him:
“You told me to get married and set-
tie down, and I did. I have got six
children myself.” This afforded the
president no little amusement.
While on his way through the
streets of Portland, the president’s
carriage was stopped, and he was
presented with an album containing
views of the city. He stood up in his
carriage and briefly thanked the donor,
Captain Charles F. Dam.
Conspicuous among those who
boarded the train at Old Orchard to
Extend a welcome to the president
was Congressman Littlefield, of Bovk-
land. His visit was brief, and the
conversation turned on other subjects
than trusts. Mr. Littlefield declined
to comment on the president’s Tues-
day night’s speech, pleading that he
had not finished reading it.
When Danville Junction was reach-
ed the president was greeted by Post-
master General and Mrs. Payne, Mrs.
Garret A. Hobart and Mrs. Charles
Emory Smith. Some stops were made
which were not in the itinerary. At
Lisbon Falls and Brunswick, Me., Im-
mense crowds gathered, and the presi-
dent #as obliged to appear on the
rear platform and say a few words.
Although the day was a particularly
hard one on him, tho president gave
but slight signs of fatigue. Tuesday
night he was the guest of Governor
Hill, who met him at the deport and
escorted him to his residence, where
the president made a short address.
The governor’s house has become
historic because of the fact that It was
the home of James G. Blaine, and the
president occupied the identical bed-
room used by that statesman.
8UPPOSED ELOPEMENT.
Young Lady of Savannah Disappears
and Her Father is Worried.
George B. Whatley, editor of the
Jeldrim Guidon and a prominent Sa-
vannah, Ga., attorney has appealed to
the police of Savannah to assist him
In finding his eighteen-year-old daugh-
ter, Bessie, who is supposed to have
eloped with her first cousin, E. A.
Morrison. Miss Whatley and young
Morrison disappeared on Tuesday of
last week and the only thing heard
from them has been a short note from
Morrison stating that he and Bessie
were married on Saturday.
ALLEGED WRECKERS CAUGHT.
South Carolina Sheriff Has Several
Parties in Custody.
Sheriff Boon Moss, of Oconee coun¬
ty, South Carolina, has in custody
gevera i par ts e s who he positively as-
ger t 8 wrecked Southern fast mail 35
at Hargins Siding, near Toccoa, Ga.,
Monday morning.
Later developments confirm the evi¬
dence discovered immediately after
the wreck to the effect that the train
was deliberately derailed. Every per-
son who saw the switch after the
wreck say that the spikes holding the
stand for the switch throw were re-
moved.
MESSENGER GIRLS A TIXTURE.
Innovation of Chicago Telegraph Offi-
cials Will Continue in Force.
The Western Union Telegraph Corn-
pany has definitely decided that It will,
in Chicago, employ no more unruly
boys as messengers, Girls will be
used to carry messages in the busi-
and residence districts. For the
will be used and men
,n tt. <„
the tough sections of the city.
BUCKS WILL RETALIATE.
Colored Delegatee Barred by North
Carolina Republicans Will Fight
Against Pritchard.
As a result of being ruled out of tho
North Carolina republican state con¬
vention, tho negro delegates have
launched a campaign against Senator
Pritchard, and It Is freely predicted
that they will have a convention of
their own for further carrying out
their plans to defeat Pritchard la his
race for the senate.
They held a meeting In Greensboro
late Thursday night and denounced
the state chairman for unseating
them. H. H. Taylor, a wealthy negro
from Warren count,-, says he would
be in favor of lynching ^ negro who
would now vote the republican ticket,
He predicted that the colored men of
ills county would vote the democratic
ticket in the coming election,
The anti-Pritchard movement among
the negroes promises to spread over
the entire state, and it Is freely pre¬
dieted that a majority of the blacks
who are qualified to vote will oppose
he senator.
The white republicans who unseated
the negro delegates at the state con¬
vention seem to be unconcerned at the
defection of the negroes. They claim
that the republican party In the south
is better off without’ the negro and
that his place will be taken by white
voters. During the state convention
one white republican stated on the
floor that the negro had been a body
of death to th e republican party in
tho south.
COTTON CROP ESTIMATE.
Agricultural 'Commissioners Place
Number of Bales at 9,713,394.
Members of the Cotton States Asso¬
ciation of Commissioners of Agricul¬
ture in session at Nashville, Tenn.,
have turned in an estimate of the
growing crop of cotton.
These estimates are, of course, sub¬
ject to the weather conditions during
September, and are based on great
deterioration that they believe has
taken place In a number of cotton
states during the latter part of Au-
gust,
The total estimate is for 9,713,394
hales, as compared with 9,952,762 bales
ginned last year,
The following table shows the x
mate for this year:
atate - lUOfL
Georgia . 1 , 000,000
Louisiana . 700,000
Arkansas , , 960,000
Tennessee . 241,000
Alabama . . 875,000
Texas ..... 3,000,000
Mississippi .. 1,087,394
South Carolina 755,000
North Carolina 500,000
Oklahoma 200,000
Indian Territory ..300,000
Florida...... . 50,000
A!1 others .. -. . 35,000
Total 9,713,394
Mr. C. B. Wood, Jr„ of Sanders,
Swann & Co., one of the largest cot-
ton drmg j n the eouth, was surprised
at tbo flgures given out by the com-
missioners.
“The trade world," he stated, "has
been expec ti ng a crop of at least 11,-
000,000 hales, and the figures as given
out by th( , commissioners is over
17fi0000 ]P8g than the trade has been
expec tjng.
"I hardly think that the crop will
be that small. Last year the depart¬
ment of agriculture of the United
States gave out the figures as 9,600,-
000 for the year’s supposed crop. In
reaIlty thp crop was over 10,700,000
hales, being 1,100,000 bates more than
had been anticipated by the govern¬
ment statistician.”
WENT OPOSSUM HUNTING.
Parents Lock Children In House and
Usual Tragedy Follows.
Near Myrtle, Miss., Thursday night,
Jim Cullens, a negro, had two children
and his household goods burned. Cul-
lens and his wife had put the children
^ bed and wen t opossum hunting. The
origin of the fire Is unknown.
WILL BE A FLYING TRIP.
President Will Maks a Hasty Run
South and a Quick Return.
It was made known Thursday that
President Roosevelt, almost Immedl-
ately after his return to Oyster Bay
00 September 3, will make a flying trip
to Tennessee and Nortn Carolina.
He will leave on the 5th for Chatta-
nooga, where he will attend the Con¬
ference or the Locomotive Firemen.
Sunday, the 7th, will be spent In look-
ing over the battlefield of Chickft-
mauga. On the return trip, Asheville
and perhaps one other place In North
Carolina will be visited.
CHOLERA 8LAYING THOUSANDS.
Epidemic Reaohes Fearfully Alarming
Proportions in the Orient.
The epidemic of cholera Is reaching
a ] arn) j n g proportions on the. other side
of the Pacific, the outbreak extending
further and having more victims than
ever before reported.
It extends from Java to Japan and
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CRY TO ROOSEVELT
Sufferers from Coal Stride Lay
Blame on “King” Morgan.
APPEAL OF A PUBLIC ALLIANCE
Business Men of Anthracite Region
Declare Morgan Has Placed Ban
Upon Them Which Means
Utter Ruin.
The Public Alliance, of Wllkesbarre,
Pa., which has been endeavoring to
bring about a settlement of the coal
strike In the Interests of the business
men of the anthracite region, hns sent
the following appeal to President
Roosevelt:
"To the President of the United
States—Since the inception of the bar¬
barous and senseltss struggle in tho
anthracite coal region, we, the non-
combatants, who stand upon neutral
ground, have suffered the inevitable
fate of such unfortunates. The tldo
of battle ebbs and flows over and
above us. We have endured patiently.
We have petitioned humbly. We had
hoped for much upon J. Pierpont Mor¬
gan's return.
“But now, after a struggle of four
months' duration, a period of Buttering
and business paralysis, when It seem¬
ed to us that the time was propitious
for a settlement of some kind, If not
as a matter of concession to public
opinion, yet as a plan business propo¬
sition, Mr. Morgan has met with his
henchmen and the edict has gone
forth: 'There will be no settlement,
no arbitration, no conciliation, no me¬
diation, no concessions, The fight
must go on.’
"Mr. Morgan has placed a ban upon
us which means universal ruin, desti¬
tution, riot and bloodshed.
“Is J. P. Morgan greater ttian the
people? Is he mightier 'than the gov¬
ernment? Will ho be permitted to re¬
tain this menacing power?
“It is time that the people should
speak. It Is time that their voices
should be heard.
“Representing interests and senti¬
ments of nine tenths of our people, we
appeal to you to use your influence
to stay the juggernaut which crushes
us. Encouraged by your recent utter¬
ances, relying upon your Judgment and
patriotism, confident of your moral
courage, we appeal from the king ot
trusts to the president of the people.
“THE PUBLIC ALLIANCE,
"T. F. Hart, Chairman.”
A SUICIDE AT SEVENTY.
Pioner Citizen of Atlanta, Ga., Puts
an End to His Troubles.
James Craig, 76 years old, one of
Atlanta’s pioneer citizens, hanged
himself at his home, No. 110 South
Pryor street, Friday some time be¬
tween 9 o’clock In the morning and 5
o’clock In the afternoon. Ho was
found at the later hour suspended by
the neck from a small hemp rope to
the top of a door opening from his
room into another room in the house.
Craig was on e of Atlanta’s oldest
and best known citizens. He located
In Atlanta in the early fifties, coming
from Glasgow, Scotland, He was a
patternmaker by trade, and for over
forty-two years was employed at the
Western and Atlantic shops, where he
was considered one of its most skilled
employees,
BLOCKING EXTRADITION.
Writ of Habeas Corpus Issued In Case
of Munroe Rogers.
A Boston dispatch says: Judge
Knowlton, of the supreme court, is¬
sued a writ of habeas corpus Friday
in the case of Munroe Rogers, the col¬
ored man who Is wanted In North Car¬
olina for arson and for whose extradl-
tion Governor Crane has signed pa-
pers. The writ was made returnable
forthwith.
Rogers claims that he Is unlawfully
restrained by R. W. Smith, keeper o
the lock-up in Brockton, of that and place, N.^ His E.
Leach, city marshal
contention 1» based on technicalities.
WANT VOTING TRJST EXTENDED.
Morgan, Lanier and Baker Address
Southern Railway Stockholders.
A circular to the stockholders of the
g ou thern Railway Company was is-
gue<J af N ,, w y ork Thursday by J.
i>ip rpon t Morgan, Charles Lanier and
George F. Baker, the voting trustees,
recommending a continuation of the
voting trust for five years, The corn-
pany postponed a dividend declara¬
tion recently In order that the share¬
holders might have an opportunity to
record their wishes as to an extension
MAYOR8 IN CONVENTION.
Fifth Annual Convention of American
League of Municipalities.
Two hundred delegates were present
at the opening session of the fifth an-
nual convention of the American
League of Municipalities In Grand
Rapids, Mich., Wednesday. An ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor Palmer,
of Grand Rapids, opened the morning
session. This was followed by an ad¬
dress by President Charles S Ashley,
mayor of New Bedford, Maes.
VOL. VIII. NO. 41.
NfcfiRO DELEGATES OUSTED.
North Carolina Republicans Back Up
State Dlsfranchiaement Act.
Pritchard Led the Fight.
A special from Greensboro, N. C.,
says: Every negro delegate. Includ¬
ing former Congressman Cheatham, to
the republican date convention of
North Carolina, was ruled out by the
nominating committee on credentials
at the meeting Thursday.
This action was decided by the cau¬
cus and ratified by the convention, ac¬
cepting without protest the disfran¬
chisement of the negroes of the state.
The convention was called to order
in the opera house at noon by tho
state chairman, Senator Jeter C.
Pritchard.
Robert I). Douglas delivered tho ad-
dress of welcome, which was respond¬
ed to by 55eb Vance Walscr.
Senator Pritchard then made a
speech of over an hour in length,
the most Important part of which was
the promise that the republican party
would not Interfere with the constitu¬
tional amendment. o’clock
At a caucus held at 3 the
slate which had been begun at Wed¬
nesday night’s meeting of tho execu¬
tive committee was completed. It was
decided that the convention should
nominate Thomas N. Hill, the Inde¬
pendent democratic candidate for chief
justice, and would leave it with the
executive committee to decide as to
the other two candidates for the su¬
preme court bench.
At Thursday night’s session the ac¬
tion of the caucus was ratified and the
course of Senator Pritchard and Con¬
gressmen Moody and Blackburn were
approved.
Dr. Daniels A. Long, of Alamance
county, was nominated for superin¬
tendent of public Instruction, and Dr.
D. H. Abbott, of Pamlico, for corpora¬
tion commissioner. Nominations of
several of the candidates In the Judi¬
cial districts were then ratified, after
which the report of the committee on
platform was adopted.
This lamented McKinley’s death, ap¬
proved and euloghed Roosevelt, In¬
dorsed the national platform of the re¬
publican party as adopted at Phila¬
delphia, demanded a four months’
school term, guaranteed generous aid
to deserving confederate veterans, fa¬
vored such legislation as will encour¬
age capital to flow into the state, In¬
vited attention of the people to clean
state government from 1897 to 1901
and arraigned the democratic party for
failing to keep Its pledges^; not to in-
crease public expenditures tond not to
disfranchise any white men %- the con-
stitutionai amendment.
TO RAISE FIVE MILLI0N8.
Fund for Superannuated Methodist
Ministers Will be Provided.
The board of trust of the MethoiliBt
Episcopal church, south, met In Nash¬
ville, Tenn., Wednesday morning, for
the purpose of choosing an agent to
raise a trust fund of $5,000,000 for the
help and support of superannuated
preachers and the widows and orphans
o'f deceased preachers of the denomi¬
nation.
The last general conference author¬
ized the creation of the fund and it
was provided that none of the Interest
should be used until the principal
reaches $100,000, when 75 per cent, be¬
comes payable to the beneficiaries and
the remaining 25 per cent is to ho add¬
ed to the principal until the fund
reaches $5,000,000. All of the interest
then becomes payable to the benefic¬
iaries. All loans will lie made upon
improved realty and the committee Is
not allowed to lend more than 40 per
cent, of the value of the property. The
funds will be loaned from and the In¬
terest will be paid in Nashville.
Rev. A. F. Watkins, of Urookhaven,
Miss., was elected agent to collect the
fund. Mr. Watkins was ono of the
secretaries at the last general confer¬
ence in Dallas.
Moon Unanimously Nominated,
Hon. John A. Moon, of Chattanooga,
was unanimously nominated Thursday
by the congressional convention held
for the third congressional district of
Tennessee. He accepted In a brief
speech.
SOLDIERS BAYONET STRIKERS.
Exciting Fracas Occurs in Little Town
of Lansford, Pa.
In an encounter between troops and
strikers at Lansford, Pa., Friday, Cap¬
tain W. H. Heim, of company K,
Twelfth regiment, was slightly injured.
A half dozen strikers were bayoneted
by the soldiers as a result of the
fracas. Major Gearhart, In command
of the troops, states that he will ap¬
peal 'to the military authorities to put
the town of Lansford under martial
la«.
MILES PREPARING FOR TRIP.
Will Sail on Transport Thomas From
'Frisco September 16.
A Washington special says: Gen¬
eral Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
Mrs. Miles and his aides, Colonels
Whitney and Mans, will leave Wash¬
ington for the Philippines Wednesday.
The party will arrive In San Francisco
in time to sail on the transport Thom¬
as, which leaves September 16. Mrs.
Miles may not go farther than San
Francisco with the general,
CAROLINA’S PRIMARY
Returns from Tnesday’s Battle
of Ballots Come Slowly.
MANY ARE TO TRY IT AGAIN
Latimer Leads for the Senate, With
Evans Second—Heyward Ahead
in Gubernatorial Contest,
While Tillman Is Fourth.
A Charleston special says: At mid¬
night Wednesday night the results for
several nominations In Tuesday’s
democratic primary were still doubt-
fui.
From News and Courier's figures, it
seems that Congressman Latimer and
ex-Governor John Gary Evans will be
In the second race for Senator McLau-
riu's place. There were ilx contest¬
ants and a nomination was Impossible
on the first ballot as a majority is nec-
essary. Both Latimer and Evans are
adherents of the old "TiUmantte” or re¬
form" faction. The other four candi¬
dates are former "antl-Tlllmanltes,”
viz: Congressman Elliott, State Sen¬
ator Henderson, ex-Cangreesman.
Hemphill and ex-Congressman John¬
stone. The vote stands:
Elliott ... 10,624
Evans .... 13,687
Hemphill , 11,730
Henderson 11,247
Johnstone 11,925
Latimer .. 19,988
In the gubernatorial race D. C. Hoy-
ward, who lias never been in politics
before, has a good lead for the nomi¬
nation, and the second race will be be¬
tween Heyward and either Ansel or
Congressman W. J. Talbert. Lieuten¬
ant Governor "Jim” Tillman, a nephew
of tile senator, Is fourth in the race,
and ex-State Treasurer Timmerman a
bad fifth. The vote stands:
Ansel ...... 15,381
Heyward .. 34,921
Talbert .... 13,813
Tillman ... 13,724
Timmerman 4,787
As ansel’s strongest counties have
reported, Talbert may pull ahead of
him, there being 10,000 votes yet to
bo heard from.
John T. Sloan and Frank B. Gary
are in the second race for lieutenant
governor; Jesse T. Gantt and J. Har¬
vey Wilson will run over for secre¬
tory of state; A, W.'Jones and G. L.
Walker, for comptroller general; John
G. Moberly and W. Boyd Evans, for
railroad commissioner; U. X. Gunter,
Jr., is named for attorney general
over W F. Stevenson, and R. H. Jen¬
nings is renominated for state treas¬
urer without opposition.
Nomination was secured In each of
five congressional districts and there
will be a second primary In only the
second and third districts. In the
first (Charleston) district, George 9.
lA>gare, a young lawyer, is nominated
over Thomas W. Bacot, an older law¬
yer and politician; In the fourth, Con¬
gressman Joe Johnston is renominated
over ex-Congmssman Stanyarn Wil-
son, whom Johnston defeated two
years ago; In tho fifth, Congressmen
Finley Is renominated over ex-Con-
gressman 3 trait, Adjutant General
Floyd and ex-Stato Senator W. B. Wil¬
son; In the sixth. Congressman Scar¬
borough bad no opposition, and In the
seventh, Congressman Lever, “the
baby of the house," Is reomlnated
over J P, McLauchlin. In the third,
to succeed Congressman Latimer,
there will be a second race between
George E. Prince and D. Wyatt Aiken.
In the second, a second race between
Attorney General Bellinger and George
W. Croft
WORK OF STRIKERS7
Chief of Police Founing at Cooper,
W. Va., Myateriou8ly Murdered.
It developed Wednesday that tho
Bhootlng to death of Chief of Police
Founing at the little mining town of
Cooper, W. Va., Tuesday night, as re--
ported In an Associated Press dls-
patch, may have been the work of
striking miners.
UNCLE RU83 IN NEW ROLE.
Champions Cause of Labor and Roasts
the Greedy Coal Barons.
Russell Sage, man of millions and
6-cent lunches, Is appearing In a new
role, that of a friend to labor.
Nobody ever thought it was In Uncle
Russell until Thursday, when he an¬
nounced that the coal presidents are
entirely too greedy in their dealings
with the miners and that their greed
Is responsible for the strike. Mr. Sage
announces that he has a syndicate
ready (jp purchase the coal fields and
carry on the business without endan¬
gering the Industries of the nation
PRESIDENT “WINGS” A BOAR.
Stops Long Enough from Speech-
Making to Take a Hunt.
President Roosevelt was entertained
In Nfew Hampshire Friday in a manner
to his liking. Instead of making nu¬
merous addresses and indulging in
handshaking, he plunged Into the for¬
est of the Corbin preseve in the Cory-
don mountain region and hunted big
game and just before dark succeeded
In shooting a boar.