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THE MORNING NEWS Established 1850 - - Incorporated IMS v J. H. EBTII.I. President I llilll FIOOD Inins - Is Gon’ronied D) nnoilier Mil Coiiiij. COLORADO RISING RAPIDLY River Reported Ten Feet Higher Thao Ever Betore. WORSE THAN APRIL’S FLOOD Every Effort Made to Notify People io Lowlands. The Flood Mas l.iiirrlrd l hy Austin Alioat Alldnlght—Rise la Tnralp l>rl Higher Than Thai I Which Wrecked the Analla Ham and I'nnrr IManl—Other Hlvers Are na the minipnu" and t rope and Property Have Dern Badly Dam aged. Austin. Tex . Sept 21.—A telephone met es (a received here to-nlitht by the chief of police from Llano eay that San Saba, forty miles north of that place, contain >yg about 1.000 people, was partially swept away by the floor) In the San Saba river, which was still rising. It la feared there has been greit loss of life tn the bottoms, as the rise was In tha night and came without warning. Austin. Tei., Sept. 54.—Gov. Bayers w ired to-night to all points south of here warning notices that the most terrific food In ibe history of the Colorado river, which flows by this city, is now surgin’; down through the mountain gorge* tn the northwest of here, and ia expected at this place at midnight. The warning was sent out by Gov Say ers In response to the following telegraph- Is warning: "GoMthwaite, Sept. 24. Tr> Gov. Bay er Notify all towns on Colorado river and have town notify country points that river la ten feet higher than ever before known and is slill rapidly rising. Very 1.1 gent. Phil H. Clements. •'State Representative." The river has been tUlng very fast at Austin since 4 o'clock this afternoon and reports frrm Uoldthwaie at 8 o'clock to night say that the water le still rapidly rising there. The rise at that point was re ported to be 58 feet at dark. Along the Colorado water sheds very heavy rains have fallen during the past four days, and the rise reported coming down now Is 39 feet higher than the one that broke the Austin dam and wrecked the city's light and tower plant last April. It Is axpecled that the advance of this great rise will sweep by Austin about midnight, and all parties In the lowlands to the south of the city, and all points reached by either telegraph or telephone were communicate) with hy the Governor with the warning to escape before the flood arrives. Great alarm Is felt as to the result of the rise. Gov. Hay fra left here to-night for Gal veston to Inspect the work being done here by the various relief committees. IVO LOM P UPK RKPWRTRD. lint Colorado River Kluod Has !•- itrnyrd Much Property. Houston. Tex., Bcpt. 24 —A special from tloldlhwalt* say* that there ha* been no lossjif life, but that the rise In the Colo rado baa swept all bridge* away and de al royed cattle and crop*. Many houses have been destroyed and a hundred families arc homelea*. though they escaped to the highland*. A special from l-lsno aay* the IJano river, a tributary of the Colorado. I* sev enteen feet above normal and haa done much damage In the valley*. No loss of Ufa haa been reported. Hsporta from various points IntWesl and North Texas are to the effect that all the small stream* are greatly swollen and nr- sending a large volume of water Into the larger strenms. HHABOfI PLOODS Ml HT POTTO*. Korf y Itallao* Reported Browned on Sheep Rnncbea. Houston. Tex.. Sept. 31 -The town of Prownwood ha* not been seriously dam "*d by the overflow of Pecan Bayou, nor have any live* been toat. The water flood ed >he town and som* damage resulted from this cause Trains will be running through to-morrow over both th* Sinta Fe and the Rio Grand*. Th* nan in th* Trinity ha* not yet reached the lower river and she people n the town* have been warned by the newe paper*. There are few telegraph stations •tong to* course of the Trinity and It Is Jiatrannalj Moftting ffcto£ dlfli-ult to get reliable Information of An damage done. * The rise in the Hraaos has reached Hearne and peop.e tn the bottoms have been warned that on overflow la possible, but not probnbt*. The greatest damage has been to cotton open In the flekls. Cor respondente at all points in North Texas report this loss as heavy.- The reports from West Texas are mea gre as to damage done by the Neucee river. The country Is |>ar*ely settle) hand It will be some days before accurate In formation is obtainable. It is reported that thirty or forty ItoY lons employed on sheep ranches were drowned TBIXITV It lt.Ml.lt THA* KVM. Great Homage Deported in the Ber tlnn Around Hollas. Dallas. Tex.. Sept. 24 —The Trinity river Is higher to-day than It has been since 1899. when it broke oil records. The water to-night Im-ks only six feet of reaching the 1899 mark and Is stilt rising. owing to heavy rains last night and yes terday on the Elm Fork, the West Fork and the Clenr Fork, oil of them emptying Into the Trinity river oho.ve Dallas, the prospects Is for the stream going past the 18&> mark some time to-night. No lives have been lost 111 the Immedi ate vicinity of Dallas but cotton and live stock, notably sheep and hogs, have suf fered heavily. The County Commissioners of Dallas county met to-day. They cstimuted me loss of county bridges at 855.900, Independ ent of the numerous email bridges and the street damago* In the county of Dal las. which will he neiirly as much. The Item of damage to roads and bridges alone In the dozen or more counties af ford In Northern Texas will be about 1250,999 A bulletin received here this afternoon from Fowler. In llostiue county, says: "Rr..iws river out of Ha banks; higher than In twelve years and going higher Ibg rise will reach Waco to-night." Fowler In fifty miles north of Waco. G.AIA'EffTOX lb ri/KARIAG I P. Ballra-d* Are Trying t Get Their Aew Track in Shop*-. Galveston. Tex., Sept. 34.—t’nder the su pervision of t'haltman Muller, of the Com mittee on I'tiblic Labor. nearly 1.990 men went to work to-day cleaning the strata and bench front of debris and dead belies. The wages are )2 a day for laborer*. 83 for men and carts, and 83.50 for men and teams. The money will b paid out of the general relief fund. Paying the men for four days' labor undrr Gen Scurry for thla clnsa of work, authorlged by the general committee, was finished to-day The pay-rolls iggrcgat. about 47.099 After being .hated for a fottnight the saloons opened this morning with the con sent of the Mayor. The railroads are trying lo get their new track In the storm swept district between here and Houston placed In good order, hut find It difllcuit to get men Officials of the Galveston line* held n meeting to-day lo consider the matter of disposing of several hundred cars of grain mote or less damaged hy water. In many of the cars the water rose to a hlght of one foot. It Is believed that -the grain above that mnrk can be saved If properly handled. The ra'lroads have derided to handle the grain to the best Advantage as they would any property left In their charge and becoming damag' and. , WILL ACt'OI AT Foil 4.fitMl. Not llrlirinl lilllpatnn'l Dratbl Will tin Over .VIMMI. Galveston. Tex.. Bept. It -The Galveston N'exi list of dead fr. m th* storm of Sept. S represent* a total of 3 *'.9 name*. The Indications are that not more than l.flOO people will he actually accounted for. The Newt has mode a diligent effort to get a* complete a list of the dead a* far a* Is possible. It It reasonable to as sume that son or 1,000 people were lost whose names ate not obtainable, which would make the total death list on Gal veston Island about S.un. The News la of the opinion that the death list on the Island Is slightly below rather than above 5,000. This statement Is made notwithstand ing the fact that there are close observ ers at Galveston who are still estimating the death llat on the Island as high as 7.000. INDEPENDENT!-; RESOLUTION. flrnnaht pln the t ape Parliament • ■ hr J. H. Sssrr. Cap# Town. B<pt. 24.—J W. Bauer, the former commissioner of public works. In troduced an Idependence resolution In the Cape Parliament to-day. declaring that the spirit of Independence In the Trans vaal and Orange Klver Colonies might be kept down with bayonets for a time, but it would rise again. The peace of South Africa, he asserted, called for the restoration of the Independence of the two r publics. The premier, Kir J Gordon Spriggs, re plied vigorously advising Mr. Sauer te address himself to Messrs. Kruger and Steyn. , Mr Srhrelner. former premier, moved an amendment to Mr. Sauer's resolution to the effect that the two republics should be pla.ed under the protection of the Queen, with a guatanKe preserving their national existence The House rejected the Schreiner amendment and by a vote of 41 against 39 decided to go Into committee of supply without discussing Mr Bauer's motion. W ILL STAY WITH Bl HGHHHI. Strya and Hells Nllll Have a barge righting Porrr. London. Sept 25.-M*rs Steyn and Hett*. say* a dispatch to the latly M ill from borenso Morgues, will remain with ihe lighting btiigner*. and It is eetlmateJ th.it a force of Boers, aggregating from seven to twelve thousand, Is planning to haras* the British line* of communlca ON POHTI Sl'Elt) FRONTIER. (Irltlsh Patrol* Have Bern Pursuing Fleeing liner*. I.orenso Marquea. S*pt M —British pa trols have rsaehed thr Portugal*** front ier Boer* continue to cross above and p|ow the portion held by the British. The riding horses of the Boers are tu a terrible con lit 100. SAVANNAH, GA„ TI ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2>, liKM). RUSSIA IS WITH US TAKES PD Acnt'Al.LT 91 R VIE)* OF GERMAN PROPOSAL. WANTS NEGOTIATIONS FIRST. I’t 9G9MMEXT Ob' LEADERS MIGHT BE THE FIRST St H.11.t T. Her Answer Is an Apparent Assent •o. bat a Practical Disapproval of Germany's Position—Germany Mar VI fell If y Her Proposal—Ruaalan e.rn rral Has Proclaimed Annexation tf Manchuria Tuan's Ascendancy Feared—Talk of a Court of Joalle-r. London, Sept. 85. 3:30 a. m.—A semi official announcment has been Issued In B*. Petersburg that the European cab inch* are engaged In an endeavor to In duce Germany lo abandon her demand for the surrender of the Instigators of the anlt-forelgn outrages ns preliminary to peace negotiations. The Vienna correspondent of the Dally Chronicle asserts that Russia's reply to the German note |* very friendly, but that, although It appears to consent to Ger many's proposal. It practically disapproves it. by asking whether It would no* he beat to opfn pence negotiations first and to make the punishment of tha Instigators of the outrages the Arid subject of discus sion. * According to fhe Berlin correspondent of the Dally Express, Germany will make a new proposal, namely, that the great Powers form an International court lo try the Chinese officials accused of compli city In the outrages. The Morning Post has the following from Its Shanghai correspondent, dated yesterday. “The Russians recently organise.) an expedition towards Mukden, which has already reached Liao Yang, about midway between Nul Chwang and Mukudcn. It will probably encounter opposition. 'luiin's Ascendancy llsagrruai. 'Trlnce Tuan's ascendancy creates a very grave danger. The only hope for foreigners la that the pro-foreign viceroy of Nanking has not yet been removed Tuan's emissaries are working hard lo get him out of the way by murder or suicide." The Rrltish end continental press is still discussing America's reply, which Is generally regarded as encouraging LI Hung Chang to delay the negotiations. Gen. Grlbsky. military governor of jjmur, has published -la borate legulg ftonx. placing all tha regMha ataag tha Amur river now occupied by the Rus sians entirely under Russian law and au thority. The Chinese are forbidden to re turn to the left bank of the stream He has also Issued a proclamation declaring the annexation of Manchuria lo be a pun ishment for the attack made upon Blago veatchensk and exhorting the Inhabitant * heresifter to reepect Russia's power a tel j io live In peace and quietness on th-lr fields. An International mart. A semi-official communication to the Cologne Gagette disavowing any desire on the part of Germany to execute the insti gators of the outrage on the strength f the testimony of the foreign minister* says': •The international court of Justice would decide upon Ihe question of guilt and would pronounce sentence To took on complacently while mockery of Jus tice such as the United States demands sa.< being enacted, would mean a renewal o? the massacres." ‘ Commenting upon the reproaches which the Cologne Gazette and other German papers have levelled against the United States, the Berlin correspondent of the T.mrs rays: “Whatever may be thought of the at titude of the United Bat<*. It hardly stems wise from a diplomatic point of vh w to hurl these taunts at a nation which, at experience lias shown, Is by no means In the habit of pocketing or for getting such attentions." POWERS IHH CONSIDERING IT. Position of Ihe I nlted Slate* Is Ex citing Marti interest. Washington. Kept- 24.—The position of the United State* In China, as made known m the note* made public yester day, Is receiving Ihe earnesl considera tion of the other Powers and their rep resentatives here. It Is looked upon u* a sort of point In the ‘negotiations, on which the alignment of the several coun tries will be determined, and their pro grammes framed. There Ins been no word, however, from any of the governments concerning their view of Ihe American position and It I* expected that some "lays will elapse be fore any new move It made. There Is reason to believe the! Ihe Amer ican note was considered at Berlin yes terday by those chief In authority, but this ha* brought no positive developments thus far. In accordance with the sletement mede to Germany to the effect that the United States government Is about to authorise Mr. Conger to enter forthwith Into con ference with the duly authorised repre sentatives of the Chinese government with a view to bringing about a preliminary agreement. A' ling Secretary of State Hill spent some lime yesterday framing the directions to Mr. Conger. I linger'* Dellrnte Task. In view of the peculiarly dellcdt* na ture of the task to be confided to Mr Conger, this Is a work requiring much thought The language of the note pro fessing to state what Mr Conger la to do. is unusunl and seems to Indicate that he is really about to bring the Powers and China together; In actuality he la to serve as a mediator. In part at least. He probahy will artang# with the Chinese representative*. LI Hung Chang ami Prince Chlng. as to the place where they Bte willing to meet the representative* of the Powers to dtscu-s a (Inal statement, and try to fix up certain broad princi ples that shall govern Ihe conference. This programme must be submitted to the Powers to asrer aln If th"y are willing to accept It. 4f so, then It may lie that something In the nature of a Joint inter national peace commission w.ll deal with the Chinese representatives. Only a Leaatlon tinned. It la now understood that Gen. Chaffee s military force will he nducml lo about 1.509 men. Thla contingent being specially known as a legation guard, will not be subjecied to the orders of any one save the I'nlted States minister resident, as made known through the senior American military commander, either Gen. Chaffee or Gen. Wilson, probably the latter, and not being part of the allied military force*, will not be under the command of Ger man Field Marshal Count von W'nldersee The order* (or the mbhllon are still In process of perfection. FRAM E Mil 1% FI LI. ACCORD. Her Acceptance tvf Germany's Propo sition line n string to It. Darin. Sept 2t France's reply to Ger many's no'e mak ng the punishment of the ihstigatore of the Chinese trouble* a preliminary lo peace negotiations Is not entirely an acceptance of the propoeltlon. Prance argues that punishment la ne.es sary, hut would Regulate under certain condtllons without first punishing the guilty officials. The foreign office Informed a represen tatlve of the Associated Press to-day that M P.ohon. the French minister at Pe kin. will para the winter at the Chinese apbal. In spite of the dtfftcultle* of the telegraph service, as Tien Tsln Is consid ered tn lie uninhabitable after the sack toy of that city. France la not Inclined to Increase her Arlailc fleet, hut possibly s/me gunboats will be sent to navigate the small strea.ua OIK AX9AAKR Tit GERMANY. tharged If Was Affected by ffltaa tlon in the Philippines. Cologne Sept It —Tha Koelnlsrha Zel tung publishes an Inspired telenram from Krgdn In which the W'ashtnffton gwcro ment's reply to the German note la char acterised as a man lest effort to assist the Chinese government to accept the pro p-sals with regard to the punishment of the leaders In the Chinese trouble. The telegram point* out that, though the American reply allow* an Indulgent rilspcshlofi. It mu*t not t>* deduced there from that the Washington government think* the United State# trade and mis sionary Interests require less careful pro tect.on then those of the other Powers, but that the I'nlted State* government Is 'impelled to be Itviulgenl. owing to Ihe i vgma troops from those island* to China A* a matter of fact, the telegram add*, a vigorous and exemplary punishment of the git Ity counsellors of the Chinese court will be in a. cordate' with the Interest* of both Amerlc*n trade and missionaries. For a settlement between the Powers and China It make* no difference, how ever. asserts Ihe telegram, whether Amer ica co-operates any further or not Force* suffle ent for all emergencies will remain available to Recur" ihe expiation demand ed by the civil.led werld. COMMENT OF GERMAN PAPER g. Favorable- Replies Expected From All Other Power*. Berlin. Sept 24.—The refusal of the Fnlled States to accede to Germany's pro.osltlon regarding the Chinese settle ment Is prominently cmimented upon by the entire tieonsn preee In spite of the previous Intimations through Washing ton rgbl-grams, the refusal has come a* n great surprtc*. A high foreign official, referring to the matter to-day, said "Germany adheres firmly fo her propo sition She has no occasion to doubt that favorable answers will come from nil the other Powers. We have received hints that ftueata will agree to the German rote, and the sum* courae Is confidently expected of Jai-ati and Great Britain We hope the an*w- r of the Fnlled Htale* I* not Ana’, esp claliy In view of the pos sibility that It was Influenced by tem-' porary conditions." The press • omment varies widely, al though generally In a tone of disapproval and regret. The Vosatsrh* Keitung deplore* the evi dence* of growing dlaeord among the IViw ers." nnd predict* a speedy breaking up of concerted action. The Frankfurter Zel tung remarks: An unpleasant sequence of the Ameri can position wit: probably be the Increas ing obduracy of the Chinese, whoa* opin ion l now strengthened that the energies of the other Power* will he Intermittent, like those of the United Htatee." The National /.cluing likewise deplore* Ihe "increasing difficulty of co-opem I lon on the part of the Powers." It points out that I heir Interest* clash at too mnny [mints for permanent co-operation ami as serts that the answer of the United Htalea "merely heg* the question Involved." MISSION 4HIKM Alt F SAFE. Hail Terrible Esprrlrnre In f'anas- In* Ihr Desert at Gobi. London, Bept Ik—The American mis sionaries J. H. Roberts, Mark Williams. William Bprague, Mr*. Mpr.egu* and Ml*> Virginia Murdock, who escaped from Kal gan, province of Chi LI, China, In June, were chased srroa* the Gobi desert Thence they traveled by way of Siberia and have Just reached London In good health. The missionaries will proceed Immediate ly lo the United Btstis. Mr Williams, who has worked In China for thirty-four years, gave a representa tive of the Assoclited Pres* an Interest, tng story of hi# experiences. It appear* that the first assault on the mission com pound at Kalgan was made 'luring the night of June 10, when a yelling mob et. tempted to batter down the gate with stone* Seeing the useteasnee* of remaining the missionaries, in th# court# of the mgSt evacuated the compound and proretded to th# magtdrate'a yamin. Th* following af ternoon they were ordered to leave, th* magistrate declatlng that he feared not only for the missionaries' safety, hut also for his own yamen. If he continued to . on Fifth Paged| CLASH DID NOT COME Tltoor* HAH AO Tit 111 RLE WITH STRIKING MIXERS. MINERS CLAIM ACCESSIONS. coi*i.it:itll:* tnn >or mem miwohk .%* BXPRITKO. Oprmtnrs *ltntlon I* I nrhnng. pH-l*rfdl(’t n Hpaumiillnn of \\ or l* • n frrhti> IIn• 11 Hrilnn—l'rralilriil Mltrlirll llrt'lM re* I !** tUnrri %VIII \ol Hrluni io Work tut Thai %lrr %% 111 Join Hie JMrlke— Haa irrklnv a Kflllrmrul. Philadelphia, P*pi. 24 Inatrad of the *lpe4*te4t rlaxh leiwun fhe troop* atni mkinn miner* In the huyikiil ration fo-ilay a peaceful calm pervade*! ihe re gion and them wax not the nlighlea! ttteouler for the HoliJlera lo !h called out to quell. In fact. In all ihe dtatrlct* of Ihe an thracite roal ft* Idn Ihe day wad extremely quiet, there no dviion el ration* whatever oil the part of the elvikera. While the opera fora claim thal a num ber of their rmployep rHUHUd lo w*rk at the mines In the tkhuylktll rt-glon. It was early In the day evident that mwi.i llona tIWI not aaeunic the activity which the mine owner* had yealerday anticipat ed. nml liidti attorn* to-nlKht an that to morrow will tlrnl more idle col Her lea thin at any time aline the rtrlk* began. Moldlrri lae I'mleetion. The eolilleni movtl over the road* lead ing to tin *ollleriea In fU-huylklll county from early morning. and thus afforded proifvtlon to thoac dealtoua of tetuinlug to work No oi>|Miik>n waa tnroMlttred, however, and not a vary great many a\ailed lb*meivea of the protection of fered. The atrlka leaders claim many addUl-xia to their rank*. an*l Preeident Mitchell •*- tlinatea that th •Hiking force wa* aug monied to-day to the extent of to 2,000. No overture* to end the struggle have been offered hy ell her gwle. Th* atrlke. If-adern are occupying lhemscive lit in ducing the mine worker* o quit work, and the operator* are endei%*orlng to mine all the coal they can with their present force*. Meantime tha coal shipment* from tha mine* are dally growing le** and report* of advance* In price* for the commodity are received from all trading aactkma. so irnikt; OWRUtTHBHTI. President Mitchell Isyi Many Other Miners Have Unit. llaxirton. P*., Bept 21— Contrary to eg pectatlons of both the operators nnd the striking coal miners, there were no de velopments In the strike situation In the Lehigh region to-day. It was thought lu some quarters that owing to the presence of troops In the anthracite field, a break would occur In the ranks of the strikers or that a large number of additional men would refrain fiopi g< lug to w rk • President Mitchell. In discussing th* sit uation In the entire strike region, to-night, said: "Reports received by m* 10-day from the lower anthracite <8 tiuylklllf region. Indicate that at least 2 tot mine workers Joined the strikers to-day. A large num ber of these came frem the Reading t-om- I any * mines In the Isddgh region w* made large gales. I hate not received definite llgures. hut I sh-.uld Judge that ihe number of men heretofore working ard who did not go Into the mines In this district to-day, numbers between WO and HU "The meetings held on Bunday by the United Mine Workers, at which men who had not struck were strongly urged to help In the fight, bore fruit. A* a whole 1 feel more encouraged to-night limn 1 have at any time since th# strike began and am confident that within the next few days the entire anthracite coal field In Pennsylvania will he idle. At no place did we lose n man." Effort* of Arelibishop Mian. In regard to the efforts of Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia lo bring show a settlement through arbitration. Ml. Mitchell said: "Archlrfahop Ryan will call upon the presidents of the various railroads which have mining Interests In this region at the request of ihe Untied Mine Worker*, and will temler hi* good office. In IheAtrugglc If the officials refuse to meet hla grace It will certainly demonetrale their Insin cerity In publicly declaring Ihelr willing ness to treat with their men. and will place them In the same position an that once occupied hy Mr. Vanderbilt, who very forcibly said that the public bad no Interests which a corporation was bound fo respect.” When Mr. Mitchell was asked If the striking miner* had received any li*n“flt* from th* United Mine Workers of Amer ica since the strike was Inaugurated, he -Imply said "No." The entire Haselton region was c"x iremely quiet throughout Ihe day Not a single case of violence was reputed from any town. A better feeling now prevails and Ihe fear of trouble seems to be dis appearing. The battalion ot the Eighth Regiment which arrived af McAdoo. five mHc* from her*, 10-day. and which mad* a demon stration In that town and surrounding country, returned to flhenandosh at f o'clock this afternoon. STRIKER*' RANK* AUGMENTED. Employes I’rnwlseil Protection, bat I'm Went In Work. Kbenandosh. Pa., flept. It. -The ranks of llw striking mine worker* were con. sldrraldy augmented to-uay In this region and. althongh th# employe* of the various collieries were promised ample protec tion. but few of them showed a disposi tion lo reeumc work thl morning There wer# no attempt* at violence at any Hm# during the day Several miners wer* Intercepted by striker* on their way to the Cambridge colliery, but they suf fered no Injury To-night at closing time a crowd of strikers assembled In the vl rliflty of the same mine, but were dis persed by the guard. In anticipation of trouble. h* troop* were no the move early In tb# morning BatUlioM were sent lb various dlisv-tioo# to move over the rtMi!n heading to the co'- llertea In ih** ueighlairhooil of tthenxn •l<Mh. and her ha 1 1 allot) - were arnt hy train io M Mahnnoy <*lty r* t *l Audenrknl All returned to Hhonando ti to-night and rc|ortA-d that no dlsturkiaitoe* had occurred. TNmttl M It IK I It* W llsl. uiv <• mper* Nnyi Ihe I'rgrratlo* f I * - hor Util %t*l Ttief*. Clnctimatl. Hcpt || Hamuel Oomper*. pre*tdent of the American Federation of lot hor. tn-night dellveml an addre** on labor at the full feellvut. which I* now In ptHHtre** at Mulr Hall He wi very pronounced In hi* opinion that I tie an thracite Milker* will win. “Behind them “ he #ald “la unutterable want. They have been hungry o long that they will suffer nothing uncommon from protracted ftdleneoa la l phl*W to aee the Miff* ring** of the men and their f itnlllc* becauee of paltry wage*. I ape ik lmm what I have wean, for 1 have Jtl*t tteen In the anthracite iela) Th Amer lean Eetletvhnt of Labor will give than* all po*llle financial aid Approaching cld weather will t.uire an lncrea*e*l atiorlage In coal, anl this will affect the operator#. I have *ent organ!** •* into the field and the unk* will be wdldthed. They will have the -vm|*ath> of itw‘ g*fferil public The lai*or* ia_ In thl* conflict have everything mi thli aide hut the mdnt'itl of the operator*." WIIAT t O %|. tH'KIi # %V. Believe \) orb AA 111 Ileal" AVhrn the Exeltemrnt *>il>*ldea. WilkeebarMi I'a . Kept. I* The roal op erator* tn their review of the strike situ ation tn tha anthr u'lta re*lon 10-.tay aay: "Tile situation In the 14 yomlnff ni La.'kawenna valley* t* unrhanffcl. In th" B. huylklll region the preaen -o of ihe militia t- a nov.lty for the |Hiail<e Whirl! rel*i*le.l the wm k e.iinewhai As soon a. ihe ex.-liemenl Incident to the ar rtx.ll of the in. ta suhskle*. a general r'- eumpiton Is ex|>erlel An In, r,-ae.t out put is sis., toukei tor tn the Lehigh le gion to-morrow" 111 111 At. UP HE AD 4TKIKKK. Ills Fnneral X) as Atlrs4ril hr Fatly K.IMHt Mine XXorkera. Bhenemfoah. i'll., Br|rt. 24 John Chom- Itakl. the PolsaDr who wa* *ho anl ki11..1 during Ihe riot last Friday, was hurled to-day. The funeral wo* an Im pressive spectacle, fully 6,w0 mine work er* following the Iwsly to the grave. The pro, .atltiii w >* In a.led by llie Ltthunian hamt of this city. As the strikers proceeded Coward the late home of the deed man they passed a battalion of th* Fourth Regiment re turning from petrol duty around th* mines. Again as Ihe funeral cortege wa* on Us wey io 8t Ludwig's Polish CeAholt, Church, e bettelion of the Eighth Regi ment petsed Wbee th# mine workers reached the Choraittk! home they stood tn tine end e* the hearer the only vehicle In the pro cession, moved to the front every list w* raised Each man wore e small piece of crepe pinned to the laprl of hat coal. The testy was Interred in the Follsh cemetery A9KF.It TO I *E GOOD OFFHtF.N. Bat Gov. atone is XXlthoat Aathorlly to Take tsrh Action. Harrisburg I’m,. Kept. 24—GOV. Stone receive) telegrams to-day from Chicago. Hoi tot i Cincinnati. Cleveland and numer ous other cttlra urging him to use hi* good office* tn the Interrst of adjusting the difference# between the mine opera tors and their employes tn the anthracite region. There la no provision of the stale cons, Hu rot authorlxlna Ihe ex ecutive to exercise any such power, and. Gov Htone |* without a remedy to bring atm,it the results desired by the senders of Ihe telegram*. Etlt It 111 MIRED M I NF.lt a OUT. I nal < reek Workmen Refused in Ac cept Ike I nntrnct. Knoxville. Tenn , Bept. 24.— Four hun dred miner* of the Foal Creek Company’* mines at Coal Creek. Tenn., struck to-day after holding a mas* meeting and voting against the contract for the year offered hy the manager. Nnmmnned to llaslstaa. Birmingham. Ala.. Bept. It—-W. R. Fair ley, Alabama member of ihe Nstlonal Ex ecutive Ikmrrp of the United Mine Work er*. has been summoned lo llaxieton by President John Mitchell. Torn ado lifted a hxhn. it Fell on n Harroom and Killed Thirteen People. Faribault, Minn., Bept. 21.—Meagre de tail* have teached here of a terrible rata* lr. |.• i- w t.l h : ■ I iI" ' Ii V > of rlstown, ten miles west of here, shortly before o'clock this even ng The village was struck by • cyclone and a barn was raised In the air and dropped diteclly en lop of Paul Gatake'a saloon, where sixteen persons had taken refuge from th# storm. The saloon collapsed and all the occupant* were burled In the de bris Eight dead bodies and Hires Injured persons were taken fr- in the ruin*. Tlie storm came without warning upon th" (Risen* of Morristown ftom a south wester.y iltiectlon. passing over to the northeast Th* length of Its path In the village wa* Isas than half a mile, but owing to Ha peculiar action, Ihe distress an<l damage resulting were not aa grant aa they might have been. The storm mad,- Jumps of one block, but whenever It came down everything was crumbled by tho tower of, Ihe wind. The ham belonging to Dr. Bargabel. which Is on the outskirts of Ihe village, wss the first structure destroyed, and this was one of th* atrangest feature* of the storm. The burn wa* picked up and car ried a block, leaving the floor uninjured, with the two horsea standing on il. The building wa* crushed. From her# the storm Jumped a block to the saloon of Paul Oattke. Before reaching Ihe saloon there Is a two-story building which wa* left untouched All the people killed and Injured In Morristown were In th* saloon, having taken refuge there when th* storm was seen on the out* <l# of th* village. There were a xteen people Inside th* structure at the time th# storm struck The building was raised from It* foundation and crush ed like an egg shell. Before the build ing fell three people managed lo escape, hut the other thirteen are found In the lists of dead and injured. DAILY 8' A YEAR 5 CENTO A COPY BVEEKI.Y 2 TIMES A WEEK.BI A TEAR MADE NO PROMISES HR) AN, IF M tt ENFt L, WILL II AYE A FREE HAND. A CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. aA) 9 HE )V 11.1, FOLLOW Hid ORIGI. XAI. ITINF.R ARY. Had Xtattling tn Any With Regard tn Mr. tinman's Assertion—^Trust 4(1. fallen Is Meetlaa XX Ilk *o,-,--aaa. Assert* That He Ha* Never t’roaaa laeal a t ntaiaaet I'nsltlna nr Any Other l'alttoaa taa )aa laoal a— Move* as.sla aal the l*arftee. Chicago, ttept 24 -William J Bryan cnm to Chicago this morning from hta home In Lincoln, Nrh.. held a caanfrrencn w,ih various mrmher* of the Democrattn National Committee and returneal to Lln a-nln this evening. Among thnae prrsent at th* confsrenra were, Mrnator J K. Jones, Chairman Johnson. Vice Chrairmati W. J. Htone, National CommitliHnaen K I*. O'Brien of Minnesota: D J. Cnmpau of Michigan; Ik F Hhlvely of listiana and <'nogrena me n Hhufroih of Colorado; Gov Icngino of hlisstiislppt and J. Hamilton Lewis of Washington. At the conclusion of ht* conference with the members of the committee Mr. Bryan gave out the following statement in refu te I kin of a report that position* In hie < ahlnetruOtould he Ire elected, had already treeu promised "I have not R.vrn to anyone, either ver bally or In writing, a prom tee of a cabinet |ar-|, km at„l I shall not. during the , arn- P.ilku. make any such promises. I have not aullmrlieit, and shall not aulhortae any one. verbally or tn writing, to promise any laMnet |>o,litou. or any other position <o anyone. If I am , le, red I aha I to ab solutely free to discharge all the duties of the office according to my platform aa far a* the pat form goes, and according to tny own Judgment hi all matters not covered fcjr the platform. "1 came to Oilcagtr especially to confer with Ihe committee." *a)l Mr. Itryan. "I wanted to talk with the committee now for the reason that I have three day* at my dlaposal. and when I onte inrough on Oct. 4 will have no lime for such a pur pose "A* to Mr. Hanna’s aarertlvn concerning me. I have nothing lo aay The public un derstand* th* situation. Th* agnation of the Irusi Question Is meeting with suo ,'**■ It t* something that appeals lo •.- ery working man Bo far aa I know now. I shat! follow my original Itinerary, notwithstanding all this talk about my changing my dales at fhe behest of the committee." EFFORT T# CUFTI MM If.lV YORK. Flan far Bryan to Moke a Deter mined Fight la That State. Chicago. Hep# It.—lt has been decider) hy th* Democratic National Committee that Mr. Brynn will make a determin'd effort to captuie the vote of New York atatv. The matter wa* settled te-day at a <on ferenre at lx mocr..l|, national headquar ter*. at which were present, tn addition to Mr. Bryan himself Chairman Jones and Vic* Chairman Hione. of th* Nation al Commute*. Committeeman t'ampsu of Michigan and o'Brt> not Mlnneso a and Congressman Hhlvely of Indiana It was decided thal Mr. Bryan should be tn New York from Oct. 14 io hi Inclu sive, und return there on Oct. 27. Whether he Is lo wind up the tampulgn In that stats was not Dual y settl'd, though prac tically agreed ". The announcement was not made absolute, however, as the pro gramme Is attll subject to change. Tha atateffient given out by Chairman Jon-s after th* conference was aa fol lows. "What we have been debating this af ternoon wa* the programme for Mr. Bryan after hi* (Isle* In New York from riel. M to . and a*atn the 27. Wa have prac tically nsreed on the plan, hut cannot a)ve tt out now. as tt may have to be ohan#*d In some irartlculara.” Kx-Gov. Htone. who has been In rliarg* of the New York heodquurler*. la th* man responsible for the determination to make 'he fl*h, In that state. He rum* here during tiig day with the statement th." while he could not promise that the electoral vote of New York would he cast for Hryan. still th* state waa fighting ground, und with Croker's help In New York City there wa* a good chance of suc res*. That Ctoker would do all he could to help Hryan. Gov. Btone brought ample assurance. MANX A MB ACHE# XF.XA YORK. Thinks the Apathy of llepahlleaaa I* lllaa ppea ring. New York, Sept, Jt.-Senator Hanna reached thl* city this morning direct from Cleveland. Mr Hanna aald he would remain In the city for a week, possibly longer. Senator Hanna said: “I And that the much talked of apathy of ftefMlbllcarat I* bring dissolved and that the dormant Intereel of the voter at targe l* being .run red to the necessity of work ing The opening of the campaign through out the entire country haa had much to do with thla enlivening Interest." Senator Hanna dmlcd the (Mibtlahed In terview to the effect that he had eall Mr. Croker would he given a cabinet poet (ton In the event of Bryan'* election He alao denied that the National Committee, either here or In Chicago. had given any estimate concerning the electoral vote and sold that no estimate would be glvan. lie refused to dlec'ies the coal strike. Senator Hanna we# ask-d .manning his re.eot statement that there were no trust*. He answered: "1 repeat that all the organisation*, or combination* of eapllal lhat were amen able to the law. and that had the power to opprewa the people, have been suppreaa rd. mid have been dealt with according to the law They do not now exlat ami tf any did exlat they would be dealt with as the Uw tn such matter* .lemunde." Concerning th* challenge Issued oy Chairman Kdmlnton of the Nattonal I’opu ilet Committee to discuss points at Issue, Mr Hanna said that tf Chairman Edmle ton wished to take isaue with him on any of these mutters he would b* n commo ds-ed He estded that In esse hi* speeches were needed her* he would be heard, but only at (he noonday meeting* of th* va rious Republican clubs. Broussard Renominated. New Orleans. Sept. 2*.—'The Democrats of the Third district to-night nominated R T Broussard to succeed himself la Congress. s