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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
LONDON IS JUBILANT
pkaise and thanks for feace
IX CHURCHES.
KING EDWARD AT ST. PAUL’S.
tremendous ovation given HIS
MAJESTY.
Mo.nl Family Hode Tlironeh Streets
ill Landaui and Were Greeted by
Cheering Thousands on Every
>ile —Received ill Mate at Temple
Bar by London OlHeiuls and I’re
sented With City's Sword—Choir
suns: "O, God, Our Help in Ages
Past.'* at ileiiuest ot Kind —Bishop
Mephney Preached on “The Bless
ing* of Pence.”
London, June 8. —The noisy jubilation,
with which London has resounded for
the lust week succeeded to-day by more
subdued, although not less impressive
public demonstrations of thankfulness
for the return of peanre in South Africa.
The thanksgiving services held in
London to-day were typical of the
services held throughout the empire,
bui the presence of King Edward and
other members of the royal family at
the principal devoti'ojial service in Lon
don, arid the passage of the royal per
sonages to and from St. Paul’s through
cheering thousands of British subjects
and visitors in London, gave thanks
giving day in the metropolis the added
feature of a notable historic occasion.
The programme of this morning was
net intended to be accompanied by
special ostentation. King Edward
and Queen Alexandra did not pass
through the streets even in semi-state,
but rode in an ordinary landau drawn
by four horses to St. Paul's, accom
panied by postillions and outriders clad
in scarlet tunics. Only those members
of the royal family who reside in Buck
ingham .Palace accompanied their ma
jesties. The Prince and Princess of
Wales and others proceeded to St.
Paul’s separately, but by the same
route as did their majesties. The King
and the Queen were joined at the
cathedral by the Prince and Princess
of Wales and many other distinguished
personages.
Great Reception to King.
Although the weather to-day was
chilly, the streets for the entire dis
tance from, the palace to the cathedral
were thickly lined with who
bared their heads and cheered as the
members of the royal family and oth
er notabilities passed. King Edward,
who wore the uniform of a field mar
shal, w .s greeted with enthusiasm, and
Lis Majesty, the Prince of Wales and
other princes were busily engaged in
acknowledging salutations from the
crowd. Lord Roberts, who drove with
his wife and daughters, was one of the
figures most conspicuously greeted
with cheers. The royal personages
were driven dow* the Mall to Trafal
gar Square and through the Strand and
Fleet street. At Temple Bar, offi
cials of the city of London, for the
first time since the jubilee of the late
Queen Victoria, awaited the sovereign
in state. The King's carriage was
stopped when it reached the city of
ficials and the Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale, presented the
sword of the city to His Majesty and
uttered a formal welcome. The King
returned the sword, smiled, bowed and
simply remarked, ’'Thank you very
much.”
Many Persons Fainted.
The streets leading to St. Paul’s Ca
thedral were densely crowded with
people and a number of persons faint
ed in the crush outside the barriers
which had been erected within the ca
thedral.
King Edward amt Queen Alexandra
alighted at the west entrance of St.
Paul’s. Here they were received
the bishops of Stephney and London
and conducted by them to their seats,
which were under the dome of the
building and directly in front of the
pulpit. The seats in the choir stalls
"ere occupied by the members of the
present cabinet and by members of
former cabinets. These gentlemen in
their dark clothes formed a sombre
group In the great gathering, in which
the uniforms of officials, the costumes
of ladies and white surplices were
conspicuous features.
•Members of the House of Lords and
members of the House of Commons
"ere seated on opposite sides under the
dome.
In addition to the presence of many
army and navy officials, the military
Prowess of the empire was represented
■ v a detachment of the Royal Fusil
■ers, the Horse and Foot Guards and
other regiments.
i heir majesties entered the cathedral
to the accompaniment of the hymn,
Onward, Christian Soldiers,” by the
organ and choir, and the throng of
worshippers rose and heartily joined
m the singing. The cathedral organ
"as reinforced with horns and other
mstruments. A notable feature of the
musical service was the rendition of
a Te Deum composed by the late Sir
Arthur Sullivan for a thanksgiving
Peace service.
Eilward Selects a II inn.
1 ollowing the thanksgiving collects,
|>t the request of the King, the hymn,
1 '• Cod, Our Help in Ages Past,” was
sung to the tune of “Old Hundred.”
he sermon by Bishop of Stephney
is short and simple and was preached
on the effective text. “The Blessings
Peace.” The-servlce was concluded
"'a the singing of the national
anthem. The members of the royal
■ ‘My returned from the cathedral to
u kingham Palace by way of the
' tor in embankment, and King Ed
’ lr, l and the other royal passengers
” ' i'.ed ovations all around the route
Hem the crowd, which had by this
‘ ni ' become greatly augmented.
the work of surrender.
brlilsh Jii|) im Pleasant for
finer* a* Poeelltle find the I,utter
' r ** Well Pleaeed.
London, June B.—The war office has
“Ived the following message from
i.o'r| Kitchener under to-day's date:
the disarmament of the *Boers is
t'o, ceding satisfactorily, and good
'•'it Is displayed everywhere. Yes
day 1,242 rides had been surrendered
l to date.”
'"•patches received by the As*** Ist-
Jsabannalj jßuftiintj iXcnis,
ed Press from Pretoria confirm the
statements made in Lord Kitchener's
communication to the war office and
and say that the w-hole staff of the
late Transvaal government, with a
bodyguard of fifty men. surrendered
last Saturday*.
The following formalities are ob
served when Gen. Botha, Gen. DeWet
or any of the Boer commandants ac
company the British officer who has
been detailed to receive surrenders:
The Boer leader goes out to meet a
commando and returns at its head.
The Boers who come in are generally
dressed in dilapidated clothing, but
have a smart and soldierly bearing.
Taose who are to surrender are as
sembled and the Boer leader delivers
an addles.* to his men, urging them to
listen to the British officer who his
been detailed on this work. The Brit
ish officer then n-|akes a speech to the
mer. of the commando, in which
he imorms them of the admiration
of King Edward and the British
nation for the gallant struggle and the
bravery of their people, and promises
that the British authorities will do
their best to help them resettle on their
farms. A meal is then provided for
the Boers, after which the formal sur
renders occur* In many such instances
the Boers have cheered King Edward
and they have sometimes expressed
surprise that no army was sent out
to receive their surrenders. The Boers
are allowed to retain their horses and
saddles. The majority of them appear
to be glad the war is at an end and
that now- they will now- be able to join
their families.
Four American* Surrender,
Among the men who surrendered to
the British authorities at Balmoral.
Cape Colony, were four Americans,
who will be granted free passage to
Delagoa Bay. A striking sign of the
altered conditions in South Africa is
that Lord Milner, the British high
commissioner, rode from Pretoria to
Johannesburg last Saturday, accom
panied only by two staff officers.
A few of the Boer women still in
veigh against surrender, but the gen
eral feeling among them is in favor
of rtiaking the best of the situation.
Throughout the dominions of the Brit
ish empire, and especially in all the
principal towns of South Africa,
thanksgiving services for the return of
peace were held to-day. Lord Kitch
ener attended a thinksgiving service
at Pretoria, at w-hich 6,000 British
troops were present.
PEACE SERVICE AT PRETORIA.
British Celebrated Their Y’lctory.
Letter of Boer Lenders to Burgh
ers a Pathetic and Eloquent Dorn,
nicnt.
Pretoria, June B.—The service of
thanksgiving for the return of peace
to-day was held in the principal
squares of Pretoria. The sun shone
brilliantly, and the sight was most im
pressive. Outside of the roped en
closure of troops were gathered many
thousands of the townspeople and a
goodly sprinkling of Boers, whose de
meanor was most respectful. The
Archbishop of Cape Town ofbeiated at
the services, and Lord Kitchener, Gen.
Baden-Powell and Lady Methuen, wife
of Gen. Methuen, and other prominent
persons were present. The massed
bands of various regiments supplied
the music, and the troops and people
joined in singing hymns with wonder
ful effect. The singing of “God Save
the King,” and Rudyard Kipling’s
"Recessional” closed the service. Lord
Kitchener then mounted a dais and
called for three cheers for King Ed
ward. The response of everybody as
sembled in the square was immediate
and unrestrained.
The open letter of the Boer leaders
to the burghers, in which peace is an
nounced and in which the burghers are
counseled to loyal acquiescence, is an
eloquent and pathetic document. In
it the leaders thank the burghers for
their noble sacrifice and express their
sympathy for the bereaved. The letter
concludes as follows:
"Now that there is peace, and al
though it is not a peace such as we
longed for, yet let us abide where God
led us. We can, with clear con
sciences, declare that for two
and a half years people have carried
on the struggle in a manner almost
unknown to history. Let us now grasp
each other’s hands for another great
struggle lies before us, a struggle for
the spiritual and racial prosperity and
welfare of our people. Casting aside
all feelings of bitterness, let us learn
to forget and forgive so that the deep
wounds caused by this war may be
healed.”
The -document is signed by Mr.
Schalb-Burger. formerly acting pres
ident of the Transvaal, and Gen. Louis
Botha.
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
Serious Disaster on Michigan Bond.
Sudden Reversal of Engine to Pre
vent Accident C aused Serious Re
sult.
Alpena, Mich., June B.—An excursion
train on the Detroit and Mackinaw
railroad, which left here at 7:15 to
day for Saginaw, consisting of an en
gine and twelve coaches, and carrying
over 500 people, was wrecked at Black
River while running forty miles an
hour. One man was instantly killed,
three were probably fatally injured,
and nearly fifty others received in
juries of various degrees of severity,
ranging from bruises and cuts to bro
ken limbs.
The excursion was under the aus
pices of the German Aid Society of
Alpena. When the train reached Black
River, the tender of the engine Jumped
the track. Engineer Hopper instantly
set the airbrakes and reversed his en
gine. The sudden stop threw the first
three coaches o( the train off the track
into the ditch. The first car was
thrown half around and the next two
coaches ploughed through it and
cut it in two. August Grosinskl. the
only person killed, was seated in this
coach with forty excursionists. His
body was terribly crushed and death
was instantaneous The escape of
the others in the car was well nigh
miraculous. Groslnski’s little son oc
cupied the same seat with him, but the
lad was uninjured The wrecked coaches
were piled up in a heap and 200 feet of
tracks was tom up
Australia'* Drought Broken.
Melbourne, Australia. June Plen
tiful rains In portions of South Aus
tral'a and New Scuth Wales have re
lieved the drought and the outlook Is
now* n*ora hopeful. I
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. JUNE 9. 1902.
STANDING BY MINERS
RAILWAY MEN REFUSE TO HANDLE
NON-UNION CARGOES.
THIS MAY HAVE BIG EFFECT.
EMPLOYES OF TWO ROADS TAKE
ACTION.
Those of Delaware, Snßqnehanna
and Schuylkill Will Not Handle
Trains Carrj ing Special Officers,
Deputies or Non-Unionists, anil the
Company Gives Into Them—Lehigh
A alley Men Decide Not to Handle
Coal Mined by Non-l nion Men or
Soft Coal Sent in to Displace An
thracite Darius the Strike.
Hazleton, Pa„ June B.—At their meet
ing at Freeland this afternoon the em
ployes of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill railroad unanimously
refused to handle any trains carrying
special officers, deputies or non-union
ists. The following resolution, ad
dressed to Luther C. Smith, superin
tendent of the road, was adopted:
‘‘Resolved, That owing to the strike,
of the anthracite miners, we, the em
ployes of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill, will refuse to handle
any trains carrying deputies, coal and
iron police or non-unionists during
the continuance of the present trou
ble.”
It is understood that the company
will not ask the men to continue doing
'this work, but will depend on the Le
high Valley Railroad in the future to
take these special trains from one col
liery to the other. Some of the Le
high Valley trainmen declined during
the past two days to handle these
trains and crews were recruited with
some difficulty.
The Lehigh Valley trainmen
held a secret meeting here
this afternoon and decided that
they will not handle any
coal mined at the collieries or any soft
coal sent over the Hazleton division to
displace anthracite during the contin
uation of the miners’ strike. They will
continue manning trains carrying offi
cers and deputies and men recruited in
the big cities if they are not imported
in such large numbers as to enable
companies to resume the mining of coal
with non-union forces.
D., L, A- W. Men Consider Question.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 8. —A meeting
of railway brotherhood men in the em
ploy of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad was held at Kingston
this evening. The question of hauling
bituminous coal from mines where the
various employes are now on strike
came up for discussion. Many of
those present thought that the crews
should refuse to handle such coal.
was decided, however, not to take any
action until another meeting is held.
Editor Saward of the Saward Coal
Trade Journal came to town to-night.
He denied a rumor that he came here
on a secret mission in behalf of the
operators, but said he would' have an
interview with President Mitchell to
morrow morning. He believes the op
erators might be induced to arbitrate
if the matter were submitted to a
practical board of arbitration. It is
claimed the Civic Federation has only
one member who has any knowledge
of the coal trade—Mark Hanna—and
that the operators are opposed to sub
mitting to the dictation of this body.
George V. Lighthall of Chicago, pres
ident of the International Union of
Engineers, is making a tour of this
section ot the state. He is urging all
engineers -still at work to come out, as
now, he says, is their opportunity to
get an eight-hour day.
DULL DAY AT WILKESBARRE.
Mitchell Continues to Keep Close
Month—Fifth YY’eek of Anthracite
Strike Begins To-day.
AVilkesbarree. Pa., June B.—Strike
headquarters of the anthracite coal
miners were very dull to-day and pre
sented a deserted appearance. There
were no mine workers about the place
excepting President Mitchell and his
secretary. Most of Mr. Mitchell’s time
was given up to-day to hearing reports
from his men in the field. He said he
had nothing of any importance to make
public, his information being of a sat
isfactory nature.
Among the reports sent in were sev
eral to the effect that additional en
gineers had stopped work last night,
and that several fire bosses who had
taken the places of strikers also had
quit. At a meeting of engineers at
Pittston last night thirty engineers
who had not obeyed the strike order
decided not to go to work to-morrow.
The few union men who are still at
work, Mr. Mitchell says, will be out
during this week. Most of the gener
al superintendents of the big coal com
panies were seen to-day, but as a rule
they had nothing to say on the sub
ject. They admitted that a good many
companies are scratching pretty hard
for good competent men to run their
engines and pumps. Any number of
volunteers have come forward, but the
men desired are not so plentiful.
The coal companies have been fa
vored by a long spell of dry weather.
A heavy rainfall might overwhelm
many pumps.
President Mitchell was in telephonic
communication with National Sec
retary and Treasurer W. B.
AVilson of the United Mine
Workers, at Indianapolis, to-day over
the situation in the West Virginia soft
coal field where a strike began yester
day. Mr. Mitchell said there was
nothing to be given to the public at
this time, because he had not yet re
ceived full particulars of the situation
in that region. Mr. Wilson, he said,
did not know any more than himself.
The national president also talked over
the long distance telephone with other
persons in the soft coal regions in dif
ferent parts of the West. These con
versations, he said, related to general
business of the organization and hart
no bearing on either the West Virginia
or Pennsylvania strike. To-morrow
begins the fifth week of the suspension
of anthracite coal mining and the set
tlement of the dispute seems to be no
nearer than It was when the strike be
gan on May 12.
HOI ME TO HOUSE CANVAS*.
Miner* Seek lo llrlnif Out Thom *llll
at Work.
Wllkesharr*. Fa., June B.—The house
to-house canvass of miners’ commit
tee*, in an endeaxoi to bring out thus*
who have refused to strike and also
those who have taken the places of
strikers, is still being vigorously pros
ecuted. Many of the men who are still
working complain that their houses
are stoned almost nightly.
The police department of this city to
day ordered the removal of all effigies
that have been strung up since the
strike began. A large number had
been removed, but the police managed
to find eighteen of them in the city
to-day. Twenty of them were seen in
the region above Wilkesbarre as far as
Pittston. Anew method has been
found for holding up to ridicule those
men who refused to stop work. At
Forty Fort and at Miners' Mills,
mounds were built in imitation of a
grave and on them were placed plac
ards containing this inscription:
"Death to scabs!” “Here lies the re
mains of ,the card giving the
name of the manj held up to ridicule.
BURNED THEM IN EFFIGY.
Nice Entertainment for Non-Union
Workers at Shnmokin.
Shamokin, Pa..t June B.—The homes
of Charles Albert, Robert Thomp and
William Rolin, non-union employes of
the Mineral Railroad and Mining Com
pany, were surrounded by a crowd of
strikers to-day and effigies of the trio
were burned on bonfires. Women fur
nished the effigies. Rolin, tiring of
the demonstration, faced the mob and
threatened to shoot if any one ven
tured on his premises, whereupon the
crowd dispersed.
Acting on the orders of Burgess Wil
liam Thomas, the police last night and
to-day destroyed a number of effigies
which had been left hanging about the
town.
Western Miners Adjourn.
Denver, Col., June 8. —The annual
convention of the Western Federation
of Miners adjourned sine die shortly
after midnight last night. Edward
Boyce refused to serve as president,
and Charles Moyer of Lead, S. D., was
elected in his place. The others offi
cers elected follow: Vice president, E.
D. Hughes, Butte, Mont.: secretary
and treasurer, W. D. Haywood. Silver
City, Idaho.
THE LIBERTYBELL LEAVES.
Escorted by IMtilndelphin Council
men and Citizens It Starts North*
nn r and.
Chrleston, June B.—The Liberty Bell
left here at 11:30 this morning on the
special bell truck attached to a Penn
sylvania Railroad train of six Pullmans
and accompaniedj by an escort of com
mittees of councils and citizens of
Philadelphia, o(| which Wilson H.
Brown is chairman. In the party are
George McCurdy,’ president of the com
mon council, and James L. Miles, pres
ident of the select council. Owing to
the explosion of the engine while the
committees were coming here, there
will be some change in the itinerary
and the bell will not go to Norfolk.
The first stop will be to-night at Pe
tersburg. Va., whence the bell and es
cort will proceed to Washington to
morrow. remain there during the day
and reach Philadelphia at 9 o’clock
Tuesday morning.
Lost Their Champagne.
One of the Philadelphians said to
day that at the time of the explosion
of the engine at Aquia Creek on Fri
day night, eleven of the party were
in the front car taking a drink. The
champagne was destroyed by the ex
plosion, but the gentlemen were un
hurt.
A SENSATION IN ECUADOR.
NY’nrrniit Out for Prominent Mer
chant, YY’ho Has Bern United
States Consul General for Many
l'ear*.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 8. —A sen
sation was caused here to-day by the
arrest of Alfred Fermin ,a partner in
the old established export and bank
ing house of Martin, Reinberg & Cos.,
which became bankrupt last October,
with liabilities of over $1,000,000. An
order has also been issued for the ar
rest of Martin Reinberg, who for many
years has been the vice consul gen
eral of the United States here.
TRIED TO LYNCH NEGRO.
lint Military Dispersed Mob nt Hat
tiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg. Miss., June B.—An at
tempt was made by a mob late last
night to enter the county Jail here, in
which was confined Walter Blankhead,
a negro, charged with having attempt
ed to asasult Mrs. Garner, a white wo
man, living near Hattiesburg. A com
pany of military ordered out by Gov.
Longino, however, repulsed the mob,
which afterward dispersed. Further
trouble is feared and additional troops
have been dispatched to relieve the
militia on duty.
At the request of the Governor a
preliminary trial will be given Blank
head to-morrow.
LIGHTNING STRI UK C HI RCH.
High School Grnduute* nod Friend*
Rendered t neonsclon*.
St. Joseph, Mo., June B.—During the
graduating exercises of the Odell, Neb.,
high school, held at the First Meth
odist Church, last night, lightning
struck the edifice, demolishing a tower
on the structure and rendering uncon
scious several spectators and grad
uates. The building was soon afire
and the lives of many people were
in peril, but the flames were soon ex
tinguished. It is believed no deaths
will result, although several women
are suffering severely from shock.
GOV. DAVIS REJOINS CHURCH.
Expelled l*y Little Rock Baptist* til*
Old Home People Invite Him.
Little Rock, Ark., June B’.—Gov. Jef
ferson Davis to-day accepted the Invi
tation of the Baptist Church of Rus
sellville. his home, and rejoined that
church.
The Governor’s friends say this Is
a vindication of him by his home peo
ple against the action of the Second
Baptist Church of Little Rock in with
drawing fellowship from him. It Is
further said by the Governor’s friends
that the nrtion taken by the Little
Rock church waa the result of resent
ment for the part he took In the rat#
tor United Mtatea senator
BREACH WITH HANNA
HAS ROOSEVELT ANTAGONIZED
THE OHIO BOSS •
INDICATIONS ARE THAT WAY.
BURTON OF OHIO FURNISHED THE
GRIEVANCE.
Hnnna’n Appointee* at Cleveland to
Be Investigated Despite- Mr. Han
‘ aa’i Request to the Contrary—The
Charge Is Pernletou* Activity In
Politic*. Directly Contrary to the
Prenident’n Recent Order—Barton’*
Friend* Now Propose to Run Him
for Senate Against Hanna.
Washington, June 8. —A serious
breach is threatened In the personal
and political relations of President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna. The
trouble arises out of the recent Ohio
State Convention, in which Senator
Hanna's friends carried everything be
fore them.
A probable split between the Pres
ident and Senator Hanna is the prin
cipal topic discussed here to-night by
politicians of both parties. The first
intimation of a break in the supposed
pleasant relations between these two
conspieious members of the Republican
party came with the announcement
this morning that Representative Bur
ton of the Cleveland district, chairman
of the River and Harbor Committee,
would decline to run for Congress
again because the local machine in
Cleveland had been organized by men
who are not his friends.
To make the matter more sensational
it appears that Mr. Burton carried his
grievance to the White House and filed
formal charges against four Federal of
ficials in Cleveland, three of them ap
pointees of Senator Hanna ac
cusing them of pernicious ac
tivity in politics, in direct vio
lation of a recent order of the Pres
ident against such proceedings. He
urged the President to have the mat
ter investigated and promised that the
charges would be sustained.
The President invited Senator Hanna
to the White House and told him of
the charges made by Representative
Burton. The whole subject was
thrashed over, and Senator
Hanna advised the * President
to ignore the charges, saying
he did not believe they could be sub
stantiated. and that such a move would
not be of any benefit lo the party or
ganization in Ohio. The President was
inclined to take the opposite view of
the situation and intimated that Bn In
vestigation should be made.
Civil Service Commissioner Garfield
goes to Cleveland this week, and it is
understood that he is to make ,the in
vestigation suggested by representa
tive Burton. The probable breach be
tween the President and Senator Han
na causes somewhat of a sensation in
Republican circles and promises to be
as bitter as was the < conflict between
President Harrison a’nd Senator Quay',
when the latter was managing the
Harrison campaign.
It is claimed that Senator Hanna has
been closer to President Roosevelt
since the latter enteied the White
House than many of the so-called
Roosevelt men in Congress. He has
been frequently consulted by the
President and the latter has frequently
depended upon his judgment in many
matters of great public imjxirtanee.
The friends of both men are endeavor
ing to heal the breach before it goes
too far, but the friends of Mr. Burton
are pouring oil on the flames by threat
ening to run Burton against Hanna
for the Senate.
NEGRO UPRISING CHECKED.
Incendiary tutor Fell Into iinnil* of
A\ liltr* Avar Meridian. Ml**., and
Prompt Step* Were Taken.
Meridian, Miss., June B.—-The upris
ing of the negroes which so alarmed
the people north of Meridian has been
prevented by the determined stand of
the whites who armed themselves and
placed the leaders of the gang under
arrest. The negroes arrested are G:e?n
Johnson and Nate Moore.
A letter calling upon the negroes to
band themselves against the whites
was addressed to Nate Moore, signed
by a negro named Ruffin, who is a
Baptist preacher. The letter stated
that a mob of fifty negroes would form
in Rio, Kemper county, twenty-five
miles northeast of Meridian, and
march to Green Johnson’s house and
from there continue through the coun
try, murdering all the whites, destroy
ing farms and burning houses.
As soon as the purpose of the ne
groes was learned the whites armed
themselves with Winchester rifles, and
in a short time had so intimidated
the negroes that it is now thought the
threatened uprising has been frus
trated.
The people of Marion county, from
which news of the uprising and
threats first reached this city, are very
much wrought up and are prepared for
emergencies at a moment’s notice. The
negroes in these districts outnumber
the white population two to one.
— 1
WHITE LV \ CHE 118 PARDONED.
Three Out of Four lielensetl After
Serving One Year.
Montgomery. Ala., June B.—Gov.
Jelks to-day pardoned George Howard,
Martin Fuller and John Strength,
three of the four white men convicted
in Elmore county for lynching the
negro Robin White, and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
The case is famous as the only in
stance where a white man has been
convicted of lynching a negro. The
men had served one year.
TO KNOi K Oi I’ 1N SI KG ENTS.
Colombia lo Reinforce li* Troop* at
!*n mi mu.
Colon. Colombia, June B.—All the
government troop* who were stationed
here, numbering 1.200 men, left for
Panama (hi* morning. At Panama
they will Join force* with the govern
ment troops at that port, who number
aevernl thousand, and the combine 1
army will start immediately to attack
the Colombian Insurgents by land and
WILL U SE HUNGARIANS.
Attempt to Evict Striker* May rami’
Trouble Today.
Keystone, W. Va., June 8. —There
have been no disturbances throughout
the coal fields of the Norfolk and
Western district to-day. The miners
will have additions to their ranks to
morrow. A few collieries in the Tug
river and Simmons Branch fields that
operated yesterday will be completely
tied up to-niorrow. The operators ig
nore the Appeal of the United Mine
Workers for a joint meeting at Bram
well June 11. Several operators here
are arranging for Hungarian miners,
and it Is said that 1,000 will be here
by the middle of next week. The op
erators also claim that they will en
force their order that all strikers shall
vacate company houses. The strikers
say they will not move and serious
trouble is expected, probably to-mor
row. Ex-Deputy Marshal Sam Smith
has been deputized to gather men to
come into this field to protect the
property of the coal companies and
also to enforce the order for the strik
ers vacating company houses. Smith
will be here to-morrow with fifty men.
Most of the Italian and Hungarian
miners in the Elkhorn and Tug river
fields announced to-day that they will
to-morrow morning Join the strikers.
Several train crews will be laid off by
the Norfolk and Western to-morrow.
RAIN DELUGED FLAT TOP.
Miner* Foiled to Turn Out to Agi
tator*’ Meetings.
Bluefleld, W. V., June B.—There was
comparatively no new development in
this, the second day of the Flat Top
coal strike. The local strike leaders
ore still very sanguine, stating late
this afternoon that their claim of yes
terday that 90 per cent, of the men
had responded to the call was un
doubtedly true, and that not 5 per
cent, of the men would return to work
Monday morning. The agitators had
hoped to take advantage of to-day,
(Sunday) to get close to all the men,
and meetings were held at several
points in the field, but on account of
the heavy downpour of rain through
out the field during almost the entire
day the miners did not congregate in
very large crowds, and the operators
consider this point in their favor. So
far the operators have not demanded
the vacation of houses by the
strikers, but it is very likely
this will be done to-morrow
unless a larger percentage of the men
than claimed by the strike leaders re
turn to work. Quiet reigned over the
entire field to-day and but for the dis
cussion by small parties of miners
along the railroad tracks, no one would
have suspected that thousands of men
Avere out.
MAY YIELD TO MINERS.
Col. W. P. ltend of Chicago May Con
cede Demand*.
Montgomery, W. Va., June B.—While
many miners worked here yesterday It
is now believed that the strike will be
come general in this district to-mor
row. Deputy United States marshals
are at the McDonald mine to enforce
an injunction, made permanent in 1896
by Judge Jackson against interference
with property or men. It is reported
that Col. W. P. Rend of Chicago, who
formerly operated in the Pittsburg dis
trict, also in the Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois fields, and who is now one of the
largest operators in this state, has
agreed to concede the demands of the
miners. There is much interest in an
ticipation of an announcement from
Rend to-morrow. The men from oUi
er mines are urging those at Rend’s
mines not to resume until concessions
shall be made (o all. The strikers will
open commissary stores to-morrow.
MINERS PARADED IN RAIN.
Much Drinking nntl Agitation in
Nexv River Section.
Thurmond, AV. Va., June B.—This is
the center of the New River coal field.
It has been raining here to-day. Not
withstanding the rain, the miners have
been parading the narrow valley of
New River and much drinking and agi
tation prevailed. Yesterday 85 per
cent, of the miners, in both the New
and the Kanawha river districts, were
out, and it is thought that to-morrow
not 5 per cent, of the miners in these
fields will be at work. The daily ship
ments of coal from these two fields
amounted to 500 cars, but yesterday
less than 100 were sent out, and part
of these wore loaded Friday. Col. W.
P. Iler.d, who employs more than 1,000
miners, announced to-day that he
would concede the strikers’ demands,
but it is doubtful If the miners em
ployed at his mines will resume to
morrow, as they will stay out In sym
pathy with others. There has been no
violence in this field.
RAILROAD MEN OPTIMISTIC.
Do Not Expert Strike to Be of Long
Duration.
Roanoke, Va., June 8. —A prominent
Norfolk and Western Railway official
said this evening that there is practi
cally no change In the coal strike sit
uation as concerns operations along the
line of his road. Thus far there has
been no damage to railroad property.
The reports from the operators show
that the output in the Pocahontas field
yesterday was about 75 per cent, of
the amount usually mined, and the
shipments were in about the
Same proportion. The railroad
people are optimistic and say the
strike will not be of a very serious na
ture or long duration. Saturday is a
half-holiday in the coal fields and they
say it will not be known until to-mor
row or Tuesday Just how many of the
men have gone on strike. Many of
those who quit yesterday did not bring
their tools out of the mines. There is
no present ' indication, it is declared,
that there will be a strike in the Clinch
Valley field, or in the Thacker field.
Mil}- lie Trouble at Davy, W. Va., To
day.
Davy, W. \'a„ June 8. —There has
been no serious trouble here yet, but
the operators announced to-day that
they will operate their mines with non
union labor to-morrow. The strikers
say that no non-union men shall enter
the mines. The operators are putting
guards. armed with Winchesters,
about their property, and serious re
sults are expected to-morrow.
Look* Doubtful ut < lnrksbnrg.
Clarksburg, W. \ r a., June B.—The
miners strike wa* unchanged to-day.
The operator* say most of their men
wilt he working to-morrow The or**
ganlzer* talk with lee* confidence than
heretofore, but still claim gains end
predict the ultimate success of the
strike.
DAIgY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 2-TIME3-A-WEEK.iI ATBAR
LIGHTNING’S WORK
TWO KILLED BY DEADLY BOLT AT
COLUMBIA.
BOTH FELL AT SAME INSTANT.
THOUGH SEPARATED BY SEVERAL
BLOCKS.
J. J. Willis Struck Down In Front of
Ht* Home by Butt, Which Entered
at Temple anil Seemed to Puss
Through Entire Body, Emerging
From Itiglit Foot—Louis McLane,
Holding to a Wire Clothe* Line In
Phenix City Get* Fatal Shock—M.
C. Cochran Badly Injured and a
Mother and infant Severely Shock,
ed.
Columbus. Ga., June B.—Two people
were killed and a number were badly
shocked In an electrical storm which
visited Columbus a few minutes after
4 o’clock this afternoon. The dead are
John J. Willis of Columbus, and Louis
McLane of Phenix City.
Mr. Willis was about 55 years old
and was formerly watchman at the
upper foot bridge. He was standing
In front of his residence, No. 1619 First
avenue, on the sidewalk talking with
a friend, M. C. Cochran, when sud
denly there was a loud peal of thun
der, and almost simultaneously he was
struck by a bolt of lightning. The
noise was almost deafening, sounding
to those on the front porch like the
report of a cannon, and a man who
was looking at Mr. Willis when he was
killed said that he saw no flash, but
something like smoke in the wake of
the lightning bolt. Mr. Willis was
killed instantly, the bolt entering his
right temple and going through his
body, emerging under the right foot
and burying itself in the ground.
Mr. Willis wore steel framed spec
tacles at the time- and these were
broken to pieces. On either side of his
temple, where the tiny steel fi-ames
rested, the side pieces were driven in
to the flesh, cutting It as cleanly as if
a sharp knife had been driven In. There
was a small round hole in the right
temple and from it blackish blood
flowed. The neck and sides of the
breast were turned purple and the right
side of his body was in places almost
black". In going through the foot the
bolt split it near the toe.
The shoe was torn to shreds.
Practically all of Mr. Willis’
clothing was torn from him and fell in
rags on the sidewalk.
Mr. Cochran, who was only a foot or
two away, was also badly shocked and
was carried home in a very serious
condition. One of his fingers was split
by the violent discharge of electricity.
Simultaneously In Phenix City, a few
blocks away, lightning killed Louis
McLane, a young man about 20 years
old, who had been married only a few
months. He was In the back yard of
his residence resting his hand on a
clothes wire w-hen lightning struck the
wire. He was killed instantly, but was
not mangled In any way. The charge
was such a powerful one that his heels
were- literally driven into the ground,
creating two small holes in the firm
earth.
The bolt also did considerable dam
age to the house.
At another home In Phenix City a
mother, Mrs. Hut Moore, and her In
fant were badly shocked. They -were at
first reported killed, but will recover.
The Infant was in Its mother’s arms at
the time.
Mr. Willis was the father of Police
man Ben Willis, and the father-in-law
of Ike Pearce, assistant chief of the
fire department.
There was considerable wind this
afternoon. The awning in front of
the Edge Shoe Company’s store col
lapsed, smashing the fine plate-glass
front.
HAIL STORM AT TI'SCVLIIH.
Slonf ns Urge ns Marhlee nnil
Much ntmage Done to Crops.
Tusc-ulum, Ga., June B.—There was a
heavy rain and hail storm here this
afternoon at 4 o’clock. Hail stones fell
as large as marbles. Heavy wind
blew down corn to the ground. The
extent of the damage is not yet known.
The hail beat out several panes of
glass in the windows of W. K. Pea
vess’ house. The wind was from the
southwest and was almost a cyclone.
SEVERE STORM AT AVGUSTA.
Wires Are Down and Streets Arc In
Darkness.
Augusta, Ga., June B.—Augusta was
visited by a severe storm of wind, rain
and lightning this evening that did a
good deal of small damage like the
blowing down of branches from the
trees, poles and wires and fences. The
streets are in darkness to-night because
of the damage done to poles and wires
of the electric light company and the
danger of turning on the current before
there is opportunity to repair the wires
that are down.
KILLED AT FORT SHERIDAN.
“Dnd” Cain, the Bail .Man of the Post,
Attempts to Escape and Is Shot
Down by Guard.
Chicago, June B.—" Dad” Cain, a
prisoner at Fort Sheridan, attempted
to make his escape last evening, and
was shot and mortally wounded by the
sentry placed over him. The man
who did the shooting was Lawrence
Dunn, a private in the Twentieth In
fantry, now stationed at the post.
Dunn had ordered Cain and another
prisoner to return to the guard house.
Cain's companion obeyed, but Cain
went in the opposite direction. Dunn
could not go after him, as he had an
other prisoner In charge. Six times he
called on Cain to hull, and when the
latter dually started to run, Dunn shot
him down. Cain died an hour after
being shot.
Cain was under sentence of three
years, and had three months yet to
serve. He was considered the "hart”
man of the post, and had made much
Double.