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established in isaa.
MACON, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1901
DAILY—97.00 A YEAR
STEEL STRIKERS STILL
HOLD A STRONG HAND
The Amalgamated People will Continue to Carry Out
Their Original Program- 5 Accessions to Their Ranks
Give Encouragement-’Pierpont Morgan Refuses to
be Interviewed-==Strike Order May be Enlarged.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 16.—The sec
ond strike day closed with the Amalga
mated officials In a satisfied mood and
claiming to have made good every
promise as to results. On the other
hand, the manufacturers will not say
a word concerning the strike and will
not be quoted In any way.
The Amalgamated people say noth
ing has been said to them of any plan
for mediation or arbitration, and they
will continue to carry out their pro
gramme as originally announced.
The surprising strength of the Amal
gamated Association at points that
were considered the strongholds of the
non-union element Is one of the feat
ures of the present steel strike. With
the closing of the Monessen Hoop mill
and the Clark mill today, they tied up
•very plant of the American Steel Hoop
Company, with the exception of the
small plant at Duneansvllle, Pa.
These accessions are looked upon as
very important. Only the tin plate
mill, that at Monessen, remains at
work. Today word was received at
Amalgamated headquarters stating
that the men of the Duneansvllle plant
were ready to close when ordered.
President Shaffer said he had demon
strated that all the mills jhnt he had
demanded a scale for were under con
trol of the organization.
In regard to the threat of President
Shaffer to call out all the workmen in
the other plants of the United States
Steel Corporation on Saturday, u sig
nificant statement from him today that
Just now he was not In the sympa
thetic strike business, Is looked upon
ns meaning that for the present the
men will b- allowed to continue at
work. President Shaffer announced
that strike benefits will go to the idle
men from the time tho actual Inaugu
ration of this strike, yesterday. The
association has a substantial fund, he
says, and the men remaining at work
In plants outside of the big steel com
bine will pay liberally to support the
strike. Moreover, many of the idle men
are anxious for a vacation. He Isprc-
paring a circular of Information on tho
strike. He said of It:
“It will be a circular letter to the
general membership of our order, stat
ing our position, arguments and ex
pectations."
When asked about President Mitch
ell’s statement last night, President
Shaffer said: j
“I shall not ask the miners to go on j
strik*-. God help the poor coal miner! |
Ho Is % the hardest worked man In the
world, and the poorest paid of them
all. We have no desire to Involve him.
But while I shall not Invite nor solicit
a sympathetic strike, the Amalgama
ted Association stands ready at any
time to effect an alliance with the
United Mine Workers or other kindred
organization, many of whose members
nre employed by tho United States
Steel Corporation." s
Vice-President Rees reported to head
quarters that he had organized the men
In the William Clark & Sons mill,
taking Into the lodge 400 out of the 500
employes.
A revised list of the plants of tho
three combinations- affected by the
strike was prepared this morning, to
gether with the number of skilled
workers. In the mills of the American
Tin Plate Company, twenty-five men
nre employed In three turns In enck
mill. The tin plate combination em
ploys at It* 270 mills, 7,290 skilled work
ers. Of this number 6,906 are on strike
and 424 are working at the National
works at Monessen.
The Amalgamated men employed on
each turn In a rheet mill number fif
teen. Each mill employs forty-five
skilled men. The American Sheet
Steel Co. employs 7,470 skilled, men in
Its 166 mills. Of this number 2,250
skilled men are at work at fifty mills
that have not closed down. The num
ber of skilled men on strike '* 5,220.
In the American Steel Hoop Co.
there are 7,000 skilled workmen, and ail
but 250 at the Duneansvllle plant ur*
TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE
UNITED STATES TO BE PUT ON
SAME FOOTING AS IIKTWEEN THE
STATES—ISLAND’S REVENUE SUF
FICIENT FOR GOVERNMENT EX
PENSES.
MINISTERS OF THE POWERS
BALKED BY THE FAILURE OF
RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN TO
AGREE AS TO PLAN OF PAYING
INDEMNITY—PROSPECT OF TIlEIIl
REACHING AN AGREEMENT IS
GROWING DARK.
THE FRENCH MINISTER OF PUBLIC
WORKS INVOLVED IN A ll.YTIIBU
PECULIAR AFFAIR BY A WO
MAN’S METHOD OF ATTRACTING
ATTENTION OF AN OFFICER.
PEKIN, July 16.—The ministers of
the powers now freely admit that tho
prospect of a conclusion of the nego
tiations Is growing darker. The situa
tion Is most serious, as the deadlock
has continued for more than a month.
The meeting arranged for today ’
postponed because It was apparent that
the proceedings would be fruitless.
July 11 the ministers reached some
thing In the nature of an agreement
as to the Indemnity. But almost Im
mediately a radical difference devel
oped between Great Britain and Rus
sia as to the details of the plan of pay
ment.
The neutral ministers assert that
either Great Britain or ''Russia must
nkkl AtUrlAl concessions before a
conclusion of the agreement Is possible.
Meanwhile, the committees of minis
ters are working upon comparatively
unimportant details, such as Improve
ments In navigation; hut If tho Indem
nity question was nettled the negotia
tions could not be closed in n day. _
LI Hung Chang keeps sending stren
uous requests to the ministers of the
powers to present a complete plan. Ho
I represents that China Is willing to ne
cept any reasonable terms, and H
chiefly anxious t<- know di-finltnlv wha
| the powers require, so that she may
begin compliance with the terms.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Secretary
Hay has received by mall an official
report from Governor Allen of Porto
Rico, enclosing tho resolution adopted
by the Porto Rican legislature, provid
ing for free trade between the United
States and Porto Rico after July 25.
next. Promptly on Mr. Allen’s arrival
In this country a proclamation will be
framed to give effect to this resolution.
It La expected that the document will
be purely formal In terms, simply re
citing the proper section of tho Foraker
act and declaring free trade.
SAN JUAN. P. R., July 8.—Gover
nor Allen's message to the Porto Rican
assembly July 4, when that body pa
a resolution nsklng President McKin
ley to declare free trade between Porto
Rico and tli.' rnlt.'d States, as the rev
enues Raised from Internal pources, ex
clusive’ of custom**. had proved suffi
cient to meet the Island’s financial re
quirements. it was shown that tho ex
penses of the government os author
ized by the legislature for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1901, amounted
to 61,976,802, of which amount the most
considerable allotments were as fol
lows:
Insular police, 6204,350.
Board of prlnon control, 6110,032.
Board of public works, 6356,942.
Board of charities, $104,495.
Judiciary of Porto Rico, 6160.650.
A careful study of the figures war-
raiitt ; t!i*' !>• !l"f that tli.-!«* u ill 1..* rai.-i- !
from three sources, namely, property
tax. excise tax and customs duties on
Imports from countries other than tho
United States, the sum of over two
million dollar**. This would provide an
exccos of estimated receipts over ex
penditures.
PARIS. July 16.—P. Baudln. minis
ter of public works ,was shot at wlillo
driving to a cabinet meeting at the
Elytcc palace today by a woman who
was accompanied by a 10-yeur-old
child. M. Baudln was not hit, and pro
ceeded to the Elyaee palace.
Tho woman was arrested and gave
her name as OIzcwsky, and said she
lived at Nnnterre.
Mme. Olzewsky appeared, according
to later accounts, to have fired her
pistol In the air when M. Baudln’s car
riage was passing. She said she
thought M. Delcasa*. minister of for
eign affairs, was in the carriage, and
fired It to call attention to a griev
ance. Her grievance was based upon
the fact that In 1896 her husband,
Olzewpky, was Inveigled from
Nice across tho frontier to th*» Italian
Itory, where he was arrested on
false (Inundation ns a spy. He
1 a month Inter and asked tho
French gov. t mm-nt i hrnugh tin- min
istry of foreign affairs to demand of
Italy the payment of 100,000 franca
compensation, asserting that his nr
had ruined his business. He received
unis amounting to 9,800 francs and a
position no tax collector. or re.--! V t-1
• government near Paris worth
2,800 fr.vncs a year. He and his twlfe
were dissatisfied and frequently pe*-
ton-d M. I >. lr.i.v.-f. Mine. (H/."Wnky
• Importunate that she was sev
eral times expelled from the building
of the department of foreign afTalrs.
She knew neither M. Delcbitt nor M.
Baudln. She says that M. Dclcawe
owes her hurbnnd money for informa
tion and services for France.
THE FIREMEN OF STATIONARY EN
GINES IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE
OUT AND COAL 3UNES AllE NOT
OPERATED—TUB MINERS ARE IN
A QUANDARY AND THEY AllE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH OPERA
TORS.
SIR JOHN SPRIGG OUTLINES TIIHJ
SITUATION IN A RATHER OPTI
MISTIC MANNER, AND SEES TII13
CLOUD OF WAll SLOWLY D1SAP.-
1'EAltING*
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE AT WICHITA
Seven Men Killed
ilco—It u rales
III* Parking Pin
id Seven Mll-
Dcatroyed.
GOOD < HOPS AND RAIN.
THOMAdTON, Oa.. July 16.—Farm-
ra In this section have fine crops and
iave had plenty of rain. Fruit Is
carce, but very few, melons have put
n an appearance.
idle.
This makes 19.000 skilled workmen
out at present. It is estimated that the
unskilled labor affected- will run the
total close to the claim of 74.000 Idle
men made by the Amalgamated asso
ciation. The best of order prevails to
day.
The following telegram waa received
tonight:
"WELLS VILLE. July 16,-The Wells
ville rolling mill will be run, and It will
be run non-union. It will start tomor
row. If It could not be run non-union
It never would be run at all."
This statement was made public to
night by Prerident Smith of Pittsburg,
district manager for the American
Steel Co. The announcement that the
mill will be started tomorrow*, and
started non-union has given rise to no
little speculation and uneaslneaa among
the citizens. No new men have been
brought in. and how Manager Smith
expects to start tomorrow is a matter
for conjecture. Today, as yesterday,
only a few laborers were working.
The above Is the first indication
given by the manufacturers that they
n*ere other than passive participants
In the big strike.
Wellsvllle Is looked upon by both
sides as an important point, and de
velopments are anxiously awaited by
all.
The position of the Tin Workers'
Protective association In the strike
waa settled today by the following tele
gram to the Leader:
“KLWOOD, Ind.. July 18.—Our asso
ciation is bound by an agreement with
the company to work, providing they
live up to their contract. If the com
pany introduces block plate by non
union men our men will be called out.
The Amalgamate! association will have
our full support if necessary.
"GEORGE 1*0 WELL."
According to the official statement
ma2e by the manufacturers’ conferees
who met an Amalgamated association
representative and failed to agree on
a settlement of the strike, the manu-
. fa rt turer» did not refuse the Amaiga-
mit*>1 association tb» right to organ
ise their mills. According to the de
claration of President Shaffer of the
association, all that was askei of the
officers was the right to organize the
non-unloa plants of the companies In
terested. The strike therefore has not
been clearly explained.
Tonight, President Shaffer, when
qt*e*thr.**d regard'ng the position of
the manufacturers on this point, said:
“No matter what they say, the fact
remains that they refused to Amalga
mated men the right to organize 'their
non-union plants."
He did not believe the accredited
statements on this point from Vlce-
l’ror dent Arm* were correct. "If they
are, and the manufacturers are willing
to allow the Amalgamated association
to organize, then I say the strike la
all off.
"We have never once asked the man
ufacturers to compel the men In their
non-union mills to Join our organiza
tion. If tho manufacturers will abro
gate thnt part of the contract with
the non-union men In their mills that
makes them agree to keep from Join
ing our organization or any other and
remove the restrictions that are now
on those.men and allow us to work
quietly, unmolested among them, and
seek to Induce them to come to us, we
will not ask anything further. Our
demand was that they should do this.
We asked that they sgn the unionis
ing so the men might become union."
NO CONFERENCE FltOR A DLI*.
NEW YORK, July 16.—At the close
of the day today a representative of the
highest Interests In the United Htnteg
Steel Corporation authorised tho etate-
ment that no conference concerning
the steel atrlke had taken place today
and that none fa likely to tuk * place
until the Amalgamated Association se
cedes from its present nttitudo. The
additional statement made that on
this point there can be nc compromise
and the beads of the constituent com
panies'will not unionize such ‘Mils as
up to this time have employe 1 non
union men.
J. Pierpont Morgan would not be
quoted at all about the strike, neither
would any of h!a partners. In fact, a’l
other offlcera of the United 8ti-.es St
Corporation were most reticent on* thl
WICHITA, Kan., July 16.—Fire today
destroyed the packing plant of Jacob
Dold & Sons In this city. Four large
buildings were burned, together With 4
about 7,000,000 pounds of meat In proc
ess of preservation. Four men were
severely hurt by a falling wall.
The loss Is placed at 61,000,000. Em
ployes numbering 360 are thrown out
of work, but it Is said the plant will
be rebuilt at once.
Spontaneous .combustion Is supposed
to have started the fire, which origi
nated In the land house. Although
every effort was made to check the
flames, they continued to spread, and
after four hours the entire plant waa
Ip ruins.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.—A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Cordova. Mcx.,
iys:
“A train on the Vera Cruz and Pa
cific railroad was attacked recently by
a largo force of armed men at Tlern-
btanea,<a small station. Seven men- on
the train were killed. Ah hooii as the
i of the attM k i i' i 1 Ira ■
force of rural* was sent *to the scene,
and Is now said to have been made
by men who were formerly employed
in the construction of the road."
GEN. GEBARR0
GIVES UP HIS GUNS
.More Indumenta Surrender—Native
Murderer* Have Been Hanged
Imprls
ned.
MANILA, July 16.—The Insurgent
general Qebarro, with seventy men, has
surrendered to the authorities «t *Le-
ga>p, AI bay province.
Gen. Aquino, who has been proved
to be responsible for the murder nf five
captive soldiers of the Twelfth United
States infantry, has been sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
Many • native murderers have been
hanged or Imprisoned.
SEEKING FOR RIGHT SIAN.
’•iidrnt Wants Rapnbllaaa to Fill
Varnncy on The Ilnenc Arbt-
W1LKESBARRE, Pa., July 16.—Tho
strike order of President Mullahy of
the Stationary Firemen's Association
of Pennsylvania, directing the men to
strike today for an eight-hour day,
was obeyed today by the men. Nine
hundred members of the organisation
in this section of tho Elate refused to
go to work.
Most of the strikers are employed as
firemen at the coal mines, and their
failure to report for duty caused nearly
all tho collieries in tho northern coal
rgelon to suspend operations, throwing
out of work, it Is estimated, 30,000 men
und boys. Some of the Individual coal
operators conceded the demand of their
employes, on condition that the short-
hour day was not to hold If the men
employed by the big companies did not
get the same concessions.
The big coal companies, however, re
fused to make any concessions. The
officials claimed that the demands of
the firemen were unreasonable; thnt
they hnd received a 10 per cent. In
crease when tho wages of the minors
raised lust autumn, and thnt the
nds now made upon tho compa
nies were equal to a 20 per cent, ad
vance.
The strikers held a meeting In this
city shortly before noon. Reports were
received from nil the districts, and they
showed that the strike from Pittston to
Bhlckshlnny in this (Luzerne) county,
was general, and that the coni compa
nies were unable to secure new men
to take the places of the strikers, al
though It was claimed they had mads
despertae efforts to do so. Tho best
they could do. It was said, was to press
the foremen and firobosses into the sef-
ATTAf*k r A TP A IN v,ce * Th,M wn * ,Ionc nt ft inat many
A I I AvIY A lIVAIli of tho mines. Somebody, hud to do It.
because there
FORCE OF MEN
Station
ii malt.
HENRY CRAVEN HAS
BECOME INSANE
It Has Developed That III*
Not Dae to liming at
WASHINGTON. July 16.—The news
paper report from New York to the
effect that Henry Smith Craven,
grandson of the late Rear Admiral Cra
ven,-who was committed to the Bloom-
Isgdala lunatic asylum on Monday, has
become insane as a result of hazing
administered to him while a student
at the Annapolis Naval Academy, Is
dlsproven by the records In the posses- the strike Is fnopportu
slon of the nnvy department. As a "——■*— *•
matter of fact, Mr. Craven, as shown
by the record, was never actually a
student at the academy. He was ap
pointed In 1898, but owing to hts phys
ical condition, never entered the Insti
tution. being given leave of absence
from time to time after a breakdown,
duo to overatudy in order to paw the
examination.
WASHINGTON, July l«.-To main
tain the political balance of the Amer
ican representation of The Hague ar
bitration commission, the president re
gards it as essential to aproint a Re
publican to fill the vacancy created by
the death of ex-President Harrison.
Difficulty I* being expedience! In find
ing a suitable person of national repu-
.i _ .. „ - , tation. The eupreme cdurt will notlbe
subject, *> much io that those who further drawn upon; the United States
talked relative to it on Mondiy refused senate k* barred as a field of selection.
A JUDGE DEFINES
INJUNCTION
Violence Not Ilcme<
lion but Subject to
diction of Conrt.
by Injunc
m I ii uI Juris
even to see newspaper reporters
day.
Charles M. • Schwab, president of-the
corporation, is reported to have held a
long conference with Mr. Morgan in
the latter’s office at midday. When
the question whether an attempt would
at once be made to operate the closed
mill* with non-union labor was sent in
to Mr. Schwab, he sent back w*ord that
he was too busy to be Interviewed.
The report from Pittsburg that there
and the indication! are that the choice
will fall upon some distinguished
member of the state Judiciary.
fiK NOT SO DAD.
Dry Spell In Kn
a Not an Ruinous
n* First Stated.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 16.—P. C. Co
burn, secretary of the state board of
.. agriculture, does not share In the gen-
would be a conference here which would j eral opinion that ruin will come upon
ft Mtt A ~ union meniKanaap as a result of the present dry
and corn
result In some offer to tb Ita ., iw mm
Fas not borne out by the day's events. | spell. The damage to hay
Yet another rumor of the day waa that ha:» been serious, but the deficiency w II
officer* of the steel corporation had ar-1 nearly be made by the great crop of
ranged for a force of detectives front a kaffir corn and alfalfa that has been
well known agency for safeguarding planted.
—hi- on effort should * “
the mills should an
made at them to resume busing
Information concerning thfa could be
had. %
TWENTY COLLIERIES SHUT DOWN.
SCRANTON, Pa.. July 16.—AU the
firemen of stationary engines at the
Erie, Delaware and Hudson and On
tario and Western Railroad companies'
mines in the upper part of the Lacka
wanna valley from Peckvllie to Forest
City went on strike today, forcing a
complete shut-down of twenty collier
ies and the Idleness of 12,|09 mine
. IT AFFECT* HRBWBRIB*.
CHICAGO. July 16.—Of th* fifty-two
brewerie* In Chicago, six have aW*»d
to the demands of th** stationary fire,
men .who struck yesterday am] WfrA
operated as uwal today. The remain
der are Idle. The men demand 62 for
SE THIEVES HANGED.
id Pat Them t«>
HELENA, Mont., July 16.—A posse
organised at Big Sandy trf capture
three alleged horse thieves, “Bucking [j
Bill," Fred Come and Pete Walker, has |h
received word that the three men were wl
hanged by another posse Saturday on ha
the Missouri river near Judith. |ta
- IIV APPOINTED.
He Hn
I lie Li
WASHINGTON. July 1
8. Mosby, the Confederate
Ing the civil war. has be.
a special agent of the
ol. John
der dur-
He claln
hfs pre
CINCINNATI. July 16.—Judge C. D.
Clarke of the United States court to
day refused a motion to dissolve a
temporary Injunction Issued against
the striking machinists, indicating very
plainly to counsel for the defente what
his opinion would be on certain princ
iple-!* involved. He said that for"*plck-
etirg an Injunction would be .granted,
but that acta of violence and even boy
cotting were not to be met by Injunc
tion. He said:
“I have arrived at th~ conclusion,
beyond all shadow of doubt, that pick
eting 11 unlawful; that it is immoral
anl wrong. Counsel for the defense
must understand plainly that I am op*
p'f 'l to picketing In any form what
ever, and that I will promptly make
th*- p »wer of this court felt against it."
IF- described picketing a:i Intercept
ing in* n while going to or from the
fa t»ry -anywhere, by one man or more
th'»r» one, and any Interference with
Insri-i i or egress of workman.
“Hut violence," he said, “Is not to be
rem**d ed by Injunction of thl* court.
It l- subject to the criminal Juiisdlc-
f the state courts"
ar.nounced that the decision of
a* would result on the principle
fh*ther it would or not be ahown there
,i> been picketing, Tho case will he
ak**n up again on the 2th4 last.
M\v III.Mini: < Of KT HOUSE.
WAYCROSS, On., July 16.—A potl-
.* • b' lng circulated requesting Or-
Huarjr Haddock of Charlton county to
Lpr an election for the removal of
h*» ourt house f r ,> m Tradtrsvlll*- to
t'tnn. A gentleman from Charlton
•' the opinion that the aigoa'orea of
h* -cessary two-thirds of the voters
r.e secured and that the ordinary
Lhi ordtr an election in a short time.
danger of great
damage being done by water and tho
accumulation of gna.
Moat of the largo companies were
successful In grttlng a sufficient num
ber of men to keep their pumps run
ning. Other small companion were not
so fortunate. They were left entirely
helpless when the firemen quit.
Some of the hoisting engineers re
mained at their posts, but their ser-
cre not needed In tho nbs
of tho firemen. In some cases,
reported, where engineer were n
to remain they refused and quit their
lobs.
The strikers clnlni that tho eng
nre friendly to theni and that tin
not work with non-union men. Presl
dent Mullahy said tonight
information from nil over the northern
regions thnt tho men were HtandliiK
firm and thnt the engineers were with
them. He thought the coni compniil
would be unnblo to get now men ni
• ho I th.- .Mil ike U <1 u 111 * . ..III. 111 11 ||
end.
At the hondqunrter* of the operators
It wn* claimed that the demands o‘
the strikers would not bo entcrtalne*
and that oa soon as new men could b
secured operntlonn would bo resumed
The length of tho strike will depent
upon the miners. IP they stand by the
striking firemen, tho lockout may be
a long one; hut If tho miners return
to work ns noon as the companies fill
tho plnccs of the strikers, the atrlke
will be lost to the firemen. Despite
reports to tho contrary pent out by
officials nt the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers, it 1h known
that there is considerable friction be
tween the United Mine Workers and
the firemen. The miners think thnt
arid liuif lh-
firemen should hnvc waited until April
next, when the present agreement be
tween the operators and miner* ex
pires, before making fheir demands. It
is also alleged that when the miners
went on strike last fall the firemen
remained at work', and this has rnuied
a little feeling, too. Still, the UnHed
Mine Workers must bo governed by
their leaders, und it I* known that the
heads of the organization In this sec
tion are In favor of the strikers Rome
of the operators will be apt to put tho
United Mine Workers to the test and
seo whether they will live up to the
agreement made with the operators
lart April. The agreement compels the
miners to work at fixed rates of wages
for one year. There Is no clause which
permits the miners to remain out on a
sympathetic gtrlke.
The strike did not affect industries
In this or surrounding towns to any
extent. Nearly all the large manufac
turers acceded to the demands of their
firemen. The only notable exception
was the Shelton axle works, employing
1,400 men. This establishment shut
down indefinitely.
The strike center Is the Wyoming
coal fields. The failure of the men In
the Lehigh and Lackawanna region*
to take concerted action la not observ
ed with favor by the strikers here.
CAPE TOWN, July 16.—Sir John
Gordon Sprigg, In the course of his ad
dress before the vigilance committee,
expressed tho opinion that tho aspect
of affaire waa more hopeful today
than at any time nlnco tho outbreak
of hostilities. Communications were
passing between Gen. Lord Kitchener
and tho Cape government regarding
tho beat course to bo taken; with tho
view to bringing the war to a speedy
close. Mr. Sprigg was satisfied that
such an arrangement would be reached
between Gen. Kitchener and tho Cape
government, and that a very consider
able improvement might be looked for
ward to In a short time.
Mr. Sprigg naid he was entirely sat
isfied that as long as Lord Salisbury
remained in power there would bo no
shadow of anything In tho nature of
going back. He deprecated tho suspen
sion of responsible government, as it
might post-’lhly causo changes ’In tho
position of the British political parties.
The Cape government entirely Sym
pathized with the announced policy of
the .imperial government. The Cap.*
t had been rendering nil possi-
ipport to the Imperial govern
ment and Intended to continue Its sup
port with full asmiranre thnt the Im
perial authorities would not vary their
policy, which’, he understood, wns to
wipe out the lart vestige of republican
ism In South Africa.
England, Mr. Sprigg ml.led, had con
sulted the Cape cabinet In regard to
South Africa’s future. Tho cabinet
strongly held the opinion, which was
shared by tho imperial government,
thnt first thorn must bo n period of
military rule, followed by a crown col
ony government for the new colonies.*
The Cape government recommended a
large scheme of immigration. Feder-
tlon must not be hurried.
PRAYING FOR RAIN
IN NEBRASKA
OMAHA. Neb.. July 16 -Rev. F. Mer
ton Smith, the noted English evangel
ist, who Im conducting revival nervlc*M
in the cities of tho West, tonight led a
congregation of several 'thousand per-
sons In prayer for a bounteous rain,
which will prevent business annihila
tion in tho corn belt. An Immense tent
was erected In a small park loco ted in
the heart of the resldenco portion and
in this wore seated hundreds of men
of the congregations of the city. About
the tent, the shle wall of which were
raised, was massed a crowd of citizens
of all clnsseH und all religious faiths,
partaking In th** exerclvrs and lifting
their voices In unison In repeating tho
invocation spoken by tho dlvlno.
ST. LOUIS BROKERS
DECEIVED PATRONS
ftamnel Gaylord Admits Wrong Do
ing of III* Firm for Tiro Years.
HT. LOUIS. Mo., July 18.—Sensation**
al admissions have been made on th*
stand by Hamuel A. Gaylord, senior
member of the firm of Gaylord, Bles
sing A Co., which falleJ,recently, (lay-
lord, who is one of the oldest M<»< k
brokers In tho city, admitted at the
hearing before bankruptcy Referee
Coles that the firm had been practi
cally Insolvent for two years and had
be**n doing buslucpH on other peopIc’H
money,
He
lid
MAN ARRESTED IN
WOMAN’S CLOTHES
Wn*
ns—\Y«
.led III
*1 by
id the
hands, being a mer«
keeping. In which th<
to charge up commln
Interest,**
told also
lives’ nan
man’s name in the accounts. At the
time of the failure they were short
6150,000 In bonds, fare value, and over
6,000 shares of atock In N* v York. It
waa admitted by the tollman that th*-*
failure was due to their own specula-,
tlon, through which they mid h< |.. <t i .
pay off their Indebtedn* ••, i ntimat' d »*>
be nearly 6200.000. As to missing
lateral, nllcg.d to have been left with
the firm by customers, attached to
promissory notes,Gaylord admitted that
all had been deposited with the banka
aa securities for loans.
Foil CUJ
EIILAND ltlVI.lt.
It«*
Ju
-Lieut.*
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 16.—A de
tect Ive a few days ago placed under
arr**nt a supposed young woman who
had been teaching In a private school
in the Kings River neighborhood. II
turned out that th* school teacher was
In disguise, that his name waa Sears,
and that he was wanted in Texas on
the charge of murder, committed seven
years ago.
FIHe
WILKKHBARRK. Pa.. July 16.—Tb*
1.509 employes of the Kingston Coal
company went on strike today. The
strike was ordered on account of a re
duction In the wages paid for "yard-
are" on narrow work In the mines. Thf
company has been paying II.M p*»r
yard, but last pay day. It la claimed,
the men were informed of a reduction
to 61 p r day.
WASHINGTON,
M. I). Adams, who Is in charge of th.
river and harbor work In the Nash
ville. Term., district, In his annual re
port to the secretary of war reion:
mends an appropriation of 6L714A09 f
the Cumberland river below Narhvlll'
He estimates that this amount (whirl
la sufficient to complete the esletlr
project) can be probably expended dci
Ing the fin al year ending June 30. 190'
For the Cumberland river above Nash
ville h** recommends arv approprUllo
of 61,293,704.
.000,
ha
July 16.—Late ad-
nd -r date of June
hipments to the
e amounted to
Hama, potato* *. cream and all kinds
of fruit nre selling In Dawson at ex-
re-dlngly low prices and traders are
losing rnon* y. P h -ippl* • ir-1
ch*rn- «n ! ii*' - «iv p: a-
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