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THE MORNING NEWS.
J H ESTILL, President.
Established 1860. - - Incorporated 1888.
many miners quit
STRIKE IN TWO VIRGINIAS WELL
UNDER WAV.
the outlook is serious.
KILLINGS REPORTED IN THE PO
CAHONTAS FIELDS.
Several Thousand Miners Are Ont
anti Many Operators Have Been
Compelled to Shut Down—Rail
roadsund Business Men Are Wor
ried Over tlic Outlook and Many
Railroad Men Are Likely to Be
Laid Off—Bituminlous Interests
Elsewhere Believed to Have Had
Bueh to Do With Bringing on the
Strike.
Wheeling. W-. Va., June 7.—The strike
ordred by the United Mine Workers of
America to take effect in West Vir
ginia to-day was much more complete
in some districts than was expected,
and less effective in others than ex
pected.
The incomplete reports are conflict
ing. but it is evident several thousand
more men went out than was antici
pated. The strike affects not only the
industries of this state, but also rail
way and river navigation. All the lo
(oal roads suffer. Among the trunk
lines the Norfolk and Western suffered
most to-day, but very many miners
1 W ere also idle along the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio. As
a rule the miners quit without
much demonstration. But in
some places they went march
ing with bands. It is ascertained
that the operators in some places had
secured many armed guards in antici
pation of a protracted struggle, if not
of violence. In a few places the
striking miners were served with no
tices to vacate the houses belonging to
the companies.
While the strike in this state is gen
erally regarded as sympathetic with
that of Pennsylvania, there is a gen
eral impression that the bituminous
coal interests of otehr states have had
th -it intlunece in bringing on a crisis
it: West Virginia. There is a strong or
ganisation of miners in this state, in
dependent of the United Mine Work
ers ol America, and the members cf
this state union have continued work
when the United Mine Workers of
America had ordered strikes in In
diana. Illinois and other states. It is
reported throughout West Virginia
that the bituminous operators of other
elates had refused to to pay
ihe national scale unless the
United Mine Workers control the mines
of West Virginia, and many believed
that the present struggle is one of
maintenance of authority of United
Mine Workers in states other than
West Virginia.
Whi! there were varying reports of
violence during the day they were not
confirmed by advices, but the people
generally in the mining districts are
apprehensive of serious trouble in the
future.
Munition nt Roanoke.
Roanoke, Va., June 7.—J. C. Raun,
I chief engineer of the Pocahontas Coal
and Coke Company, with headquarters
at Bramwell, W. Va., arrived here to
day He left the coal fields late last
night In an interview Mr. Raun said
that he would not venture a prediction
as to what the outcome would be,
whether a partial or general strike
would be inaugurated; neither did he
believe anyone on the outside knew,
j for the forces at work are secret and
nothing is being given out except to
the initiated. That a Sstate of uncer
tainty prevails in the fields is evident
from the nervous tension in business
circles. When he left the fields there
was no demonstration of any kind
among the miners, no buying of guns
or drilling or anything to show that
the struggle was on, except that the
men last night were leaving the mines
with tools, showing they had quit work.
Still others were buying blasting pow
der and a few were having their tools
sharpened, as though they meant to
continue work. To-day being the day
s* t for the strike, thousands of min
ers might be out by nightfall,
killing# Reported fit I’m-aliontns.
A special to-night from Bluefield,
" Va., to the Roanoke Times says
that about 60 per cent, of the miners
in the Flat Top fields went out to
day, 75 men went out at Pocahontas
aod others are expected to quit to
night. One or two men are said to
have been killed in the Pocahontas
fields to-day, but beyond the bare
statement that one or two lives have
been lost, no particulars are given. It
is expected that 75 per cent, of those
°n strike will return to work by the
middle of next week, and but little
trouble is anticipated.
A telegram to the Roanoke Times
from Pocahontas to-night says about
fifty miners went out at that place
this morning and in other mines in
that field three-fourths of the men are
ol >t. So far no disturbances have been
reported and hundreds of the strikers
are leaving the fields this evening.
Everythin* at Standstill.
A special from Eckman, W. Va., to
’he Dally Times says:
The strike is general throughout the
coal fields from Vivian to Williamson,
not ' miner is working and everything
j Js tied up. Not a car of coal is being
loaded east of Vivian. Only a few
rnmes are in operation. Only a very
■ w men are at work. All save three
or four operations have shut down.
,° me few opened up this morning and
c-a l,q what coal they had, but by noon
a,! were closed down but a few. Mr.
'■ I superintendent of the Keystone
T'ration, which employs 350 men, has
* '-n notice for all his men to meet
■ 'o-night so he may come to terms.
" ' ls only one of the possible seventy
cf" rations between Bluefield and Eck
that has agreed to pay the miners
‘ * money, and it ls hoped that Mr.
' "ill meet the requests of the
miners.
business Crippled Already.
n '* f ea ced, and Is almost certain,
by Monday not a miner will be
i mg The mine operators are wor-
Rallroad hands are being cut off.
i,y were cut off to-day. It Is crip
k business to a great extent al
' and Inside of a week everything
, be i]ad. It is reported that two
gners were killed near Davy, W.
I®* 1 night In a row caused by their
, ... "'I to come out. Mine owners are
' so * ,>t roa * trnm other fields
, fill orders they have In
„ Everything i quiet, and
< rowda of mi nr is are
Jiatatmal) JlEtarran® ftogi.
standing around talking over the situ
ation. They seem determined to win.
It is thought by the miners that now,
since the Keystone mine has called up
their men to give them a raise that
other operators will follow. Mr. Steel
may not meet the miners’ request, and
If not they will not go back to work.
The ElkhOrn mines are working with
about one-fourth their uusal number
of men. They will no doubt close
down Monday, as the field is well or
ganized, and this is the day set for
all miners to come out.
No Strike in Wise Comity.
A telegram from Bristol to the Ro
anoke Daily Times to-night says:
The strike failed to materialize to
day as regards the several thousand
miners employed by the companies do
ing a coal and coke business in Wise
county, Virginia. Labor agitators are
persistent, but the operators feel that
the miners are too well satisfied with
the present conditions to yield to the
pressure.
Hundreds Joined Union.
A second telegrapm to-night from
Eckman, W. Va., states that Friday
night there was a meeting of the min
ers held at Keystone, W. Va.. at which
3,000 miners were present. Out of this
number 1,500 were taken into the union.
The effect of the meeting can be plain
ly seen to-day. The miners are sending
their families home so that they may
he more able to fight out the strike.
TO MAKE SHUT-OUT TOTAL.
Agitator* Parade I'oraliontn# Re
gion Wit li Brims Bn nils.
Bluefield, W. Va., June 7.—Out of
the forty-odd operations in the Poca
hontas field, two-thirds ’of the miners
%
are out. Some operations shut down
and some are working very few men.
Nearly all of the mines here are ship
ping some coal to-day, but in most in
stances it is coal that was loaded on
mine cars yesterday or before the men
came out. The miners seem much bet
ter organized on the North Fork
branch and Simmons’ Creek than in
any other part of the field, and on these
branches there are practically no men
at work. The agitators are working
hard to make it a total shut out in the
entire region, and it is stated by per
sons familiar with the situation that
but few men will be at work on Tues
day next. The headquarters of the
strikers are at Keystone, and it ls re
ported they are marching through the
field, with bands of music, cheering the
striking miners, and encouraging oth
ers to come out.
TEN MINES CLOSED DOWN.
Sitvmtlon in Pocahontas District Not
Serious as Yet, However.
Roanoke, Va.. June 7.—According to
advices received by the Norfolk and
"Western Railway, which controls the
Output of the Pocahontas coal fields,
ten mines closed down In the Pocahon
tas district. It is estimated that about
500 men are on strike. Other mines
are crippled and only working with re
duced force. The miners of the Tug
River fields, which are on the West
Virginia side, have struck. Several
thousand men are employed in these
fields. The Norfolk and Western offi
cials say they do not consider the
strike in their territory to be of a se
rious nature and expect that the op
erations now tied up will resume work
within ten days. Coal is being loaded
in the fields to-day, but the shipments
are not up to the average number of
cars.
“Mother” Jones, the famous Penn
sylvania strike agitator, is on the
ground urging the men to quit work
and stay out until their demands are
granted.
Officials of the Norfolk and Western
claim that .thirty mines in the Poca
hontas fields are in operation to-day,
with reduced force. The Clinch Valley
and Thacker field®, they say, are work
ing as usual.
Many Mines Are Closed Down.
Grafton, W. Va., June 7.—The situa
tion among the miners in this section
is critical. Rosemont, the Flemington
Coal and Coke Company, Foster mines
and Sand Lick mines, all of this county,
and the Imperial, Newburg and Hite
mines of Preston county, came out
yesterday and to-day. The Col. T. B.
Davis miners at Sampson are half out,
while the New York mines at the same
place are working full. The mines in
Barbour along the G. and B. are work
ing full. At Belington some disturb
ances are rumored, but men are still
at work. The whole number of men
out will exceed 800. It is predicted that
more will come out within the next
few days in this and Barbour coun
ties.
Few Qnit in Kanawha and New
River Fields.
Charleston, W. Va,, June 7.—Reports
from the Kanawha and New River
coal fields to-day were disappointing
to those who predicted a general ces
sation of work.
In the New River fields there will
be no actual suspensions and the men
have quit only in small bodies. Loup
creek, the largest section of this field,
reports a few strikers out:
Reports from the Kanawhia field at
noon say that every operation is run
ning with but a handful of strikers at
each place. There have bean no dis
orders. The coal operators of the
Kanawha and New River field are
holding an important meeting here.
Fairmont Miners Will Stick.
Wheeling, W. Va.. June 7.—A special
to the Register from Fairmont, W. Va.,
says:
Not a single member of the United
Mine Workers now in the employ of
the Fairmont Coal Company has left
work with the Intention of not return
ing to his post on Monday. It is an
ticipated that 1 per cent, of the 7,500
miners in Harrison and Marion coun
ties will go out.
Strike n Failure at Clarksburg, W.
Va.
Clarkesburg. W. Va., June 7.—This
was to have been the central point of
the strike demonstration to-day, but
the agitators found an audience of less
than fifty persons at the place of meet
ing and declined to deliver addresses.
Less than 100 men In the district quit
work. >
Strikers Must Vacate.
Elkhorn. W. Va., June 7.—Operators
posted notices at Elkhorn to-day that
all the strikers living In the com
panies’ houses must vacate the prop
erty at once. Trouble is feared.
A Mine Boas Killed ut Keystone W.
Va.
Huntington. W.Va , June 7.—A skir
mish between the mine official* and
striker* I* reported *t Keystone, w
V'*. The mine bo** w** killed No
name* or particular* ar* available.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. JUNE 8. 1902.
BIG STEAMERS SINK
BAD COLLISION NEAR DUL 'Til
YESTERDAY.
NINE LIVES WERE LOST.
WHALEBACKS COME IN DEADLY
CONTACT.
The Steamer Wilson Almost Cut In
Two by the Hadley and Sank in
One Minute After Collision—Mem
bers of Night Shift Drowned in
Their Hanks—The Dudley Lett in a
Helpless and Sinking Condition.
But Reached Shore With Aid of
Tugs, Where She Promptly Settled.
Duluth, Minn., June 7.—The whale
back steamer Thoiryas Wilson, Capt.
Cameron, was cut almost in two by
the steamer George G. Hadley, Capt.
Fitzgerald, half a mile south of the
Duluth Canal to-day and nine men
went down. There were mostly men
of the night crew who had not time
to get out of their bunks before the
vessel sank. The names of the men
lost: Aaron Trips, cook; Frank,
second cook, Superior; James McDou
gall, oiler, West Superior; James M.
Frazier, oiler, Manitouan Island;
Joseph McGraw, wheelman, Sault Ste
Marie, Mich.; Campbell, lookout,
Greenleaf, Mich.; John Carey, deck
hand, St. Catherines, Ont.; Thomas
Jones, deck hand; William Roebuck,
fireman, Fort Hampton.
The Wilson was coining toward the
canal and the Hadley going out, both
loaded. Just before reaching the ca
nal and when about opposite the Wil
son, the Hadley was given orders by a
tug to go to Superior. Immediately
she sheered off for the Superior entry
and crashed into the Wilson. The Wil
son went down so quickly that it did
not seem possible to save a life. One
man on the Wilson threw life preserv
ers to those who had jumped into the
water. The crew of the Hadley also
threw out preservers. As the Wilson
went down the members of the crew
rushed to the stern, jumping overboard
as fast as they could free themselves
from their clothing. The vessel did not
float a minute after their collision.
During this interval she seemed sup
ported entirely by the Hadly’s prow,
which was sticking in through her
plates. Two men who jumped last
were seen struggling near the hull
just before the plunge and could not
be seen afterward.
The Hadley's steering apparatus
seemed to be paralyzed after the col
lision. She swung round In a circle
several times and seemed utterly help
less. In a few moments it was appar
ent that the Hadley was going down
and the crew on it could be seen strip
ping themselves and lowering boats.
Some of them got into boats, but when
the Hadley sank to within a foot of her
deck she seemed to be safe from sink
ing for a few moments and the men
clambered back on the boat.
The race of the life-saving crew and
tugs for the wreck was thrilling. The
Hadley would not have made the shore
had it not been for the tugs. The life
saving crew picked up-the men in L he
water. The Hadley had a hard run for
shore and a moment after her bow
went on the bottom her stern began to
settle and finally went down.
BOERS CHEER FOR EDWARD.
Forget onl Forgive the Post, Says
Arting President Schnlk-Burger of
Tro lisvoal.
Cape Town, June 7.—The surrender
of more than 1,500 Boers has already
been reported, covering various points.
Commandant Fouche brought into
Cradock, Cape Colony, his commando,
consisting of thirty-six Free Staters
and 219 rebels. Fouche is ill.
Commandant Conroy’s men, on hear
ing that peace had been concluded,
threw their hats in the air, cheered
for King Edward and sang “God Save
the King.”
These incidents dissipate.the fear ex
pressed that the Cape Colony com
mandoes would refuse to accede to the
peace terms.
Gen. Christian DeWet is personally
superintending the surrender of the
Boers in the Vredefort, Orange River
Colony, district.
Gen. Schalk-Burger, former acting
president of the Transvaal, who is the
guest of the governor of Natal, Col.
Sjr Henry Edward MoCallum; at Piet
ermaritzburg, in an address to the
burghers in the concentration camp,
asked them to make the best of the sit
uation and to forget and forgive the
past. He pointed out the hopelessness
of continuing the struggle; urged the
Boers to accept and act in accordance
with the terms of surrender which he
intended to hold, and desired them to
work for the good of South Africa.
OKLAHOMA’S BIG WHEAT CROP
Farmer* Are Paying High for Labor
and Make Railroad Laborers
Scarce.
Guthrie, O. TANARUS., June 7.—A labor fam
ine Is being experienced in the wheat
belt of Oklahoma and the railroad com
panies and farmers are bidding high for
men. The 'Frisco Company has been
forced to cease the construction of the
Blackwell, Enid and Western toward
Vernon, Tex., because the wheat grow
ers have employed the men at higher
wages than they were getting for shov
eling dirt. The wheat ripened fast on
account of the continued rains, and the
growers are compelled to harvest
quickly.
SOUTHERN SURGEONS ADJOURN.
Dr. Bhett Goode of Mobile Eleeted
Presideut.
Washington, June 7.—At to-day's
session of the Association of Surgeons
of the Southern Railway Company,
the following officers were elected:
President, Dr. Rhett Goode, Mobile,
Ala.; first vice president. Dr. T. P.
McMahan, Illinois; second vice presi
dent, Dr. M. W. O'Brien, Alexandria,
Va.; second vice president and treas
urer, Dr. J. J Harrison. London. Tenn.
Old Point Comfort, Va , was chosen
a* the next place of meeting, In June,
1903.
A paper on the treatment of ulcers
we* read by Dr. W. FU Westmoreland
of Atlanta.
After the transaction of some rou
tine business and the Installation of of
fl< era the association adjourned.
CHICAGO’S OFFICERS IN LUCK.
Wonld Not Be Possible to Secure
Evidence to Justify Conrtmnrtial.
Snys Admiral Crowiiinshield.
Washington, June 7.—The Navy De
partment to-day gave out the follow
ing statement concerning the court of
inquiry which investigated the case of
the American officers arrested at Ven
ice:
“The court of Inquiry recommends
trjal by court-martial of Lieut. John
S. Doddridge. U. S. N.; Capt. Robert
F. Wynne. U. S. M. C, and Assistant
Surgeon Robert E. Ledbetter, U. S. N.,
on the charge of unbecoming behavior
in public and that no further action
be taken in the case of Naval Cadet
James C. Kress, U. S. N., and Private
Winfield Langley, U. S. M. C. Admiral
Crown inshield has disapproved the
opinion and recommendation of the
court of inquiry where it is adverse to
the officers, on the ground that the evi
dence is not sufficient.”
There will be no further proceedings
in this case, according to the present
intention of the officials. The grounds
upon which Admiral CroWninshield dis
approved the findings would not, it is
believed, give any cause for offense
to the Italian government. The ad
miral does not find that the Italian
court erred, but he does find that sit
uated as the Chicago is, it is not pos
sible to secure the evidence which
would justify the assembling of a
court-martial.
dull day at wilkesbarre.
Alleged Incendiary Burning of
Home of Mine Worker.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 7.—There was
absolutely no change in the anthracite
coal miners strike to-day which has
row rounded out its fourth week. Min
ers and mine operators had nothing to
say, and altogether it i was a dull day
throughout this galley. Here and there,
however, men who were on their way
to or from work were assaulted, but
none were seriously hurt. Considerable
interest was manifested in the strike
of the West Virginia soft coal miners,
which was inaugurated to-day. The
anthracite mine workers hope the
strike in that state will eventually
have some good effect in their own
struggle: President Mitchell, who is
directing the soft coal suspension from
here, had nothing to give out regard
ing the West Virginia trouble. He
said he had received only meager in
formation from there and in the ab
sence of more definite news he pre
ferred not to say anything.
The home of a mine worker nam*d
Jacob Musol, at Kysohke Patch, a
small foreign settlement in the lower
part of Plymouth, was destroyed by fire
; to-day, and there are conflicting stories
afloat as to thfe origin of the blaze.
Mrs. Musol claims that because her
husband did not quit work the strik
ers and their sympathizers set her
home on fire. This is denied by the
strikers, who say that the building was
fired either by her children playing
with matches or by the upsetting of a
lamp.
WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE STRIKE.
President Confers With Senator
Hanna and Carroll D. Wright.
Washington. June 7.—The President
'to-day had a long conference at the
White House with Senator Hanna on
the coal strike. The President con
veyed to Mr. Hanna the idea that he
would very much like to do something
toward settling the coal strike. Nothing
definite, however, was decided upon.
The President also sent for Carroll D.
Wright, the commissioner of labor, to
get his views on the situation, and also
as to what might properly be done
by the government looking to a settle
ment of the controversy. It is prob
able that other conferences will be
held and the President kept advised
of the situation. He will be In readi
ness at any time to extend aid if It is
found that he can be of service In
settling the differences that exist be
tween the operators and the miners.
Senator Elkins was present during
part of the conference between the
President and Senator Hanna.
HUNG MORGAN IN EFFIGY.
South W ilkesbnrre Strikers Amused
Themselves in This Way.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 7.—The hang
ing in effigy of J. Pierpont Morgan in
one of the streets of South Wilkes
barre by a crowd of men and boys was
the only incident to mar the stillness
of the Wyoming Valley to-day. After
the effigy had been hung the crowd
cheered and pelted the object with
stones until the police came along and
dispersed the several hundred persons
that made up the throng.
Conferred Over Mine Strike.
Reading, Fa.. June 7.—General Super
intendent Luther of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company,
was in Reading to-day in conference
with President Baer at his private of
fice. The situation in the coal regions,
as far as the Schuylkill field was con
cerned, was gone over. Mr. Luther
declared that no trouble was being ex
perienced in securing all men that were
needed as far as engineers, pumpmen
and firemen are concerned. All that
is needed is protection, he said, and
that they shall have.
RAN INTO LOCOMOTIVE.
Thirty-live Passengers on St. I.onls
Street Car Badly Hurt.
St. Louis, June 7.—As the result of a
collision to-day at the surface crossing
at Brentwood. St. Louis county, be
tween an electric suburban car and an
engine of the Missouri Pacific Rail
road. thirty-five passengers w’ere badly
injured, two fatally. The car, whion
could not be controlled because of a
defective brake, plunged into the en
gine. -which was at the crossing and
was badly wrecked.
The fatally Injured are William Lay
zen, motorman, and George Glffons, a
negro laborer.
HEP! lILICANS IN A ItlOT.
Guns nml ( lull# I #ed In a West Vir
ginia Convention.
Welch. W. Va., June 7.—The Re
publican convention for the nomination
of a state senator here to-day ended
In a riot. Guns and club were used.
The, chairman was carried from th.-
hall bruised and bleedl ig The fight
wa# between th# follow ;ra of Senator
N. B. Scott and J. L. Caldwell, a can
didate to succeed Scott In tb# United
State* Senate,
PANAMA TOO ROTTEN
MR. MITCHELL STATES THE REAL
OBJECTION.
CANAL COMPANY DENOUNCED.
ITS METHODS MOST CORRUPT
EVER KNOWN.
Acquisition of This Route Would In.
volip lulled Stntc* In Intricacies
of French Courts —Any Connection
With Panama Proposition Would
Dcrtlc Government—Mr. Depew Ad
comtes *10,000,000 Appropriation
for Appalachian Park Reserve.
The London Dock Charge* Bill
Discussed.
Washington. June 7.—ln the Senate
to-day Mr. Mitchell of Oregon contin
ued his speech begun on Thursday in
opposition to the Panama route. After
considering the engineering difficulties
of the route, which he regarded as
very 'serious, he entered upon a de
nunciation of the methods of the Pan
ama Canal Company, which he said
were the most corrupt in the history cf
the world. He warned Congress that
no better way could be found to de
feat the construction of any cabal than
to adopt the Spooner amendment, as
the United States could have no con
nection with the Panama route with
out becoming involved in the intrica
cies of the French courts, from which
it would find it impossible to extricate
itself. Any connection this country
might have with the Panama proposi
tion would result in the defilement
of the government.
The Appalachian Reserve.
Mr. Depew of New York addressed
the Senate in advocacy of the bill ap
propriating $10,000,000 for the purchase
of 2,000,000 acres of land for a national
forest reserve In Virginia, North Caro
lina, Squth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee. It is stated by the
committee reporting the measure, that
“it may fairly be urged that the estab
lishment of this forest reserve in the
region of the Southern Appalachian
mountains Is a matter of great na
tional importance, and that owing to
the peculiar conditions existing in this
region the establishment of this re
serve need not necessarily be accepted
as a precedent for the establishment of
similar reserve® elsewhere in the east.
Mr. Depew said the project was fav
ored by President Roosevelt and by the
Secretary of Agriculture and federal
action was justified fully by public ne
cessity. He said the most favorable
results might be expected from the es
tablishment of the reserve. He said
that within ten years the great hard
wood forests in the proposed reserve
would be destroyed entirely. Such a
result would be disastrous to the states
affected, and to the entire country.
At the conclusion of Mr. Depew's re
marks Mr. Hale said that the Senate
could not fail to be impressed by the
great importance of the subject. He
had not been aware of the extent of
the land to be purchased, but he
thought some action ought to be taken
upon the matter at this session.
Thu Loihloh Hook CliargM.
The Senate then began the consider
ation of the measure commonly known
as the London dock charges bill.
In response to an Inquiry from Mr.
McCumber as to what guaranty the
shippers of this country would have,
in the event of the elimination of the
London dock charges, that the Atlan
tic freight rates would not be in
creased. Mr. Nelson replied that there
was no guaranty and could be none.
The shippers would have to take their
chances on that. The steamship trust,
organized by J. Pierpont Morgan, he
said, might raise the freight charges.
That was not to be prevented by the
pending bill.
“God deliver us from trusts,” said
Mr. Nelson. “That is a matter which
we will have to take care of later on.”
WILL DINE KING AND QUEEN.
Special Honor Conferred Upon A 111 -
bassador Choate a* a Tribute to
Americans.
London, June 7.—The dinner which
Joseph H. Choate, the United States
ambassador, and Mrs. Choate will give
to King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will take place Wednesday, June 11.
While arrangements have not yet been
announced, it is probable that White
law Reid, the special envoy of the
United States to the coronation, and
the members of his staff, and the mem
bers of the regular United States em
bassy will constitute a large propor
tion of the guests.
This unusual honor to an ambassador
causes much comment, and is inter
preted by the Daily Chronicle as being
a “graceful attention” to the Ameri
cans now in London, and as a tribute
which is “sure to be appreciated by
them as a natioji.”
Not for years have a King and Queen
been guests at the table of a foreign
ambassador.
A COLLISION IN VIRGINIA.
Four Trainmen Badly Hart in Acci
dent on Southern.
Washington, June 7.—North bound
passenger train No. 40, on the Southern
railway, due in Washington at 9:45 a.
m., collided with the rear of a stalled
freight train near Fairfax, Va., to-day.
Brakeman W. L. Stinnett and J. E.
Dudley of the freight were seriously in
jured, and Engineer Charles Bruin and
Fireman William Skaggs of the pass
enger train were badly hurt. Ail live
in Alexandria None of the passengers
was hurt. The accident was due to
failure to flag the apssenger train
HAVANA CASHIER SUSPENDED.
Another Neely-Kntlibone Sensation
May Be Brewing.
Havana, June 7. —Pending an inves
tigation of the book* of the Custom i
House here, Cashier Acosta has been |
suspended from duty. Officials of the
customs department decline to state
whether or not a fraud ha* been com
mitted. but the press intimates that
irregularities have been discovered, and
lay* acres* upon the statement that
these alleged irregularities occurred
during the American control of the Isl
and.
No arrest* have ben made In con
nection with the Investigation of the
Custom House hook*.
REICHSLAND’S FELLOWSHIP.
Germany to Abolish Dictatorship
Paragraph Relating to Alsace-
Lorraine.
Berlin. June 7.—The imperial chan
cellor, Count von Buelow. introduced a
bill in the Reichstag to-day, abolishing
the dictatorship paragraph in the
Reiehsland (Alsace-Lorraine) funda
mental laws. After speaking of the
necessity of the paragraph In the past,
In consequence of the expressed hope
of Reichslanders that France would re
conquer the provinces, the chancellor
. said that Emperor William and the
government, after mature considera
tion, were now convinced that the ex
traordinary powers conferred by the
paragraph could be safely dispensed
with. Its abolition constituted a rec
ognition of the fact that, thanks to the
strong position of the empire among
the powers, and thanks to the
careful work of the provin
cial government of the Relchs
land, it had been found possible
to reconcile the inhabitants of Al
sace-Lorraine to the new order of
things and to inspire them with full
confidence in their connection with the
empire. The efforts of the older gen
eration to effect a separation would
find no adherents in the mass of the
population and the imperial govern
ment wished to requite confidence with
confidence. Germany never of her own
free will would acquiesce to a fresh
cession of the Reiehsland, and he, the
Chancellor, was convince dthat Alsace-
Lorraine will accept the gift now ten
dered wfth the same feeling of German
loyalty that animated the rest of Ger
many.
The Chancellor's speech was cheered
on both sides of the house.
TO BREAK UP DIARCHY NESTS.
Purpose of Section 8 of Anti-An
arehy Bill Explained.
Washington, June 7. —The House
spent the entire day voting upon
amendments to the anti-anarchy bill,
but all failed except one proposed by
Mr. McCall of Massachussetts, to strike
from the anarchist section the word
“assault.” when it is coupled with
“killing,” in the inhibition against con
spiring to kill the chief magstrate of a
foreign country. After the bill had
reached the parliamentary stage before
passage Mr. DeArmond of Missouri
moved to recommit. The quorum fail
ed at this point and the House was
compelled to adjourn without final ac
tion.
Mr. Richardson of Alabama moved
to strike out from Section 8 (which
was aimed against conspiracies in the
United States to kill the chief magis
trate of a foreign country) the pro
vision that if no attempt was made
the conspirators should be subjected to
a fine of SSOO to $5,000, or imprisonment
of from one to five years Mr. Ray
explained that this section was design
ed to break up the nests of anarchists
in this country and that there should
be punishment whether an actual at
tempt followed a conspiracy or not.
Mr. Richardson's amendment was de
feated, as were a number of other
amendments.
RAVENEL’S THIRD LYNCHING.
fain Ford Taken Front Sheriff of
Colleton County and Shot to Dentil
liy Mob.
Columbia, S. C., June 7. —Cain Ford,
implicated in the murder of Mrs. Jones
at Ravenel, was taken from the sher
iff of Colleton county last night and
shot to death. The night before Ford
was taken from deputies who had
started with him to Columbia and it
was supposed he was lynched. Later
Ford was found in the woods tied to
a tree unhurt. He was taken back to
jail and last night the sheriff again
started for. Columbia. The mob over
took him three miles from Walterboro
and killed the prisoner. This makes
the third lynching for Mrs. Jones' mur
der.
(By Associated Press.)
Walterboro, S. C., June 7.—Cain Ford,
one of four negroes implicated in the
murder of the wife of W. W. tones,
a railroad section master, at New Road,
in Colleton county, on April 21, last,
and who from the day after the com
mission of the crime has been confined
in Walterboro jail, was lynched about
2 o'clock this morning.
Last Wednesday Jim Black, the chief
actor in the terrible tragedy, was car
ried from Savannah to the scene of
his crime. He confessed his guilt and
named three' others who aided him in
the commission of the crime. He was
hanged to a telegraph pole in front or
Jones’ place and :iis body riddled with
bullets. The news of the lynching and
of Black's confession reached Waiter
boro. and at 2 o’clock this morning
Sheriff Owens, apprehensive of trou
ble, endeavored to send Ford to the
state penitentiary, but his deputies
were twice overpowered en route to the
depot and Ford was tied to a pine tree
and shot to death.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
Finances of Country to Be Straight
ened Out and Taxation More
Equally Distributed.
Paris, June 7.—M. Rouvier to-day ac
cepted the porttolio of finance in the
new ministry nr.d the cabinet is thus
completed. Later in the day it was
announced that M. Pelletan takes the
marirfe portfolio and M. Maruejouls the
portfolio of public works. The x
change of portfolios between Mm. Pel
letan and Maruejouls was due to m.
Rouvier making the change an indis
pensable condition of his acceptance
of the finance portfolio. M. Pelletax.
being an aa /orate of the state pur
chase of th; railroads, M. Rouvier
pointed out lhat ills taking the pci .-
folio of public works would be inter
preted as the formal adherence ot the
cabinet to M. Pelletan's ideas.
The mini.stvu.il declaration will
announce that the task which
will call for most of the
attention of toe government
and Parliament will be straightening
out the country's finances, and will
dwell on the necessity for economics
and reforms calculated to re-establish
the budget equilibrium. The cabinet
therefore will Introduce a measure
providing for a m6re Just, proportional
distribution of taxation, and It also de
sires to reduce the term of the military
set vice.
Will Hear Charleston'* Petition.
Washington, June 7 —The Charleston
Exposition authorities have been
granted a hearing on next Wednesday
before the House Committee on In
dustrial Arts and Exposition* relative
to an appropriation of $160,900 which
•hey desire.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 2-TIME3-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
FAREWELL TO BELL
OLD LIBERTY FEAI.ER STARTS
HOME TO-DAY.
CHARLESTON DOES IT HONOR.
FINAL RECEPTION GIVEN WITH
MUCH ECLAT.
Philadelphia Escort, Delayed by Ac
cident, Did Not Arrive, But Char
leston Furnished All the Enthus
iasm N'eerssary—lmposing Military
Prucesslon Escorted the Relic
Through tlie City—Addresses Made
nt Exposition Grounds and the
Four Big l'olleemen Feasted.
Charleston, June 7.—The historic Lib
erty Bell was removed from Its special
building In the exposition grounds to
day to the Coast Line depot and will
start on its return to Philadelphia at
11 o’clock to-morrow.
The railroad,accident at Aquia Creek,
which prevented the presence to-day of
the special escort of alderman and
citizens of Philadelphia, was very
much regretted, but did not dampen
the ardor or enthusiasm of the
Charlestonians. The bell, loaded
on a gaily decorated truck, was drawn
by thirteen bay horses with gay trap
pings. The formal ceremony of leave
taking took place at the Woman's
building, where addresses were made
by Mayor Smyth and President Wage
ner of the exposition, Mr. J. B. Elliott,
chief clerk of the bureau of city prop
erty of Philadelphia. Mrs. Weathered,
lady commissioned for Oregon, Capt.
Butler of the United States marines
and others. After a dainty luncheon in
which the four big Philadelphia police
men were honored guests, the line of
march was taken up and the bell and
procession started for the city. As
the procession left the exposition
grounds a salute of thirteen guns was
fired by the naval reserves.
In the procession were the troops
from the Fort Moultrie garrison, United
States Marines, a battalion of South
Carolina Military Academy cadets, Por
ter Military Academy Cadets, United
States Naval Reserves, the Third Regi
ment of South Carolina militia and the
German Artillery.
The streets were thronged with peo
ple along its line of march.
A telegram from Wilson H. Brown,
chairman of the Philadelphia party en
route to Charleston, announced that
they would reach this city at 2 o'clock
to-night, and depart with the bell at U
o'clock to-morrow morning.
MAY VISIT MoYhER’S~HOME.
President Roosevelt Expects to Visit
Roswell, (la., and May Include At
lanta In His Trip.
Washington, June 7.—President
Roosevelt will probably visit Atlanta
some time next fall, perhaps during
the month of October or November.
In conversation with Senator Clay,
Representative Livingston and Jullu3
L. Brown of Atlanta, who called at
the White House to-day, the President
Indicated an intention to visit Roswell,
the former home of his mother, some
time during the coming fall, and' if
possible he would arrange his trip to
take in Atlanta.
Mr. Brown came to Washington
specially to Invite the President, on
behalf of the citizens of Atlanta, to at
tend the dedication of the monument
to Maj. Gen. William H. T. Walker,
who was killed in the battle of At
lanta, in July, 1864, in the same bat
tle and on the same day that Maj.
Gen. McPherson was killed.
The President discussed his forth
coming trip to the West and South
west, which he proposes to take next
fall, and said he might so arrange his
itinerary as to take in Roswell. In
that event he would try to Include At
lanta. While his promise was not
positive, he left the Impression upon
his Georgia callers that he fvould en
deavor, to accept the invitation so cor
dially extended.
ITS WORK COMPLETED.
Virginia Convention Takes a Recess
Until June 25.
Richmond, Va., June 7.—The Cpnsti
tutienal Convention to-day completed
ite work and took a recess until noon on
June 25, when the body will come back
to certify the enrolled copy of the new
instrument.
Mr. Meredith presented a resolution,
which was not acted upon, but which
will come up on June 25 providing that
the body adjourn after the short ses
sion, subject to the call of the presi
dent, instead of sine die, and that if not
recalled by Jan. 1, 1903, it shall then
stand adjourned finally.
THE MOSQUITO TORPEDO BOATS.
The Fleet Ordered to Reassemble at
Norfolk Under Lieut. Chandler.
Washington. June 7.—An order is
sude from the Navy Department to
day reasembles the Mosquito fleet of
torpedo boats at Norfolk. There are
six of these boats, and they have all
been placed in command of Lieut.
Lloyd Chandler, an expert in torpedo
boat management, who will proceed to
carry out certain experiments of a
tactical nature, which have been de
signed.
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MOM MEATS TO OHIO'S SONS.
Twenty-two Now Commemorate
Their Valor on Shiloh's Field.
Nashville, Tenn., June 7.—The cere
monies attending the transfer of the
Ohio monuments at Shiloh were held
yesterday upon the field where the
battle of Shiloh was fought. Twenty
two monuments have been erected to
commemorate the valor of Ohio's sons
who fell upon that famous ground.
GIIEENE AND GAY.NOR IN COURT.
Prosecution Begin* Argument lu
Quash Habeas Corpus Writs.
Quebec, June 7.— The Gaynor-Oreene
case was again In court to-day, Mr.
MeMaster of the prosecution began hts
argument In aupport of hls motion ta
quash the writs of habeas corpus