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CLINCH COUNTY NEWS.
> VOL. 1L1.
MINERS ARE GAINING
Offer of AdyaDce Id Wages Seem3
To Have Opposite Effect,
MANY MORE COLLIERIES ARE CLOSED
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Preiident Mitchell Denies Rumor That
Negotiations For Settlement Are
Under Way.
A special of Wednesday from Hazle¬
ton, Pa., says: Although most of the
big compauies have offered mine work-
ers 10 per sent net increase in wages,
not a move has yet been made by any
of the strikers toward a resumption of
work. The way the men have thus
far stood together without showing
any weakness in any part of the ranks
is considered remarkable. It is claimed
by some that'as the strikers’ funds
grow' smaller their hope will become
fainter and they will tlieu accept the
10 per cent offered by the companies.
President Mitchell was informed of
the wide circulation of a story to the
effect that he had reached an agree-
rnent with the presidents of the coal
mining and coal carrying railroads,
and after verbally denying the report
he issued a formal denial, which said:
“We have just been informed that
the report has been circulated at Ash¬
land to the effect that in a conference
at New York this morning betweau
be coal presidents and myself an
agreement was reached which will end
The strike. ,
“I desire to notify all mine workers
that the report is incorrect, and that I
have not been in conference with the
presidents of the coal companies, and
have made no agreement with them. I
wish to reiterate what I said several
days ago, that there would be po set¬
tlement of the strike until a couveu-
tiou of the anthracite miners is held.
You are further requested to pay no
attention to the statements of this
kind, and to continue the strike until
such concessions are mode by the op¬
erators as will justify us in oalliug a
general convention, when you will be
regularly notified of the date and place
at which the convention will be held.”
The injuction in the above address
to the miners to continue on strike un¬
til such concessions are made by the
operators as will justify him in calling
a general convention, is regnrded as
rather significant and as an indication
that the struggle will not be a short
one, if the vast number of idle men
can be kept under control by their
leaders.
One hundred strikers marched from
Milnesville to Lattimer and about
twenty five tramped to Cranberry from
Crystal Ridge for the purpose of in¬
ducing mine workers at these places to
quit, but they met with little success.
The question of relief is now receiving
serious consideration by the United
Mine Workers’ officials.
A secret conference was held Wed¬
nesday night by the officials of tho
United Mine Workers. At its conclu¬
sion President Mitchell said the meet¬
ing was held for the purpose of can-
vassing the entire situation. I It was
found, he said, that only about 5,000
mine workers out of 142,000 were still
at work.
AMERICANS NOT IN IT.
United Troops Are Withdrawn
From Kxpedition Arranged In China.
Advices from Tien Tsin state that
the American forces will not partici¬
pate in the Shan Hai Kuan expedition,
the order sending a detachment of
United States marines with the allied
forces has been revoked. The allies
do not expect any opposition, as they
have been advised that the authorities
at Shan Hai Kuan have been instruct¬
ed to capitulate.
General Chaffee and the commander
of the Russian troops have formally
notified Field Marshal Count Von Wal-
dersee of the withdrawal of the Amer¬
ican and Russian troops respectively.
The United States marines will pro¬
ceed to Cavite.
The movement of Indian troops v^l!
begin in ten days. The British and
Germans continue sending troops to
Pekin.
There are renewed preparations for
an expedition in force against Pao Ting
Fu. The troops will probably leave
in a fortnight and columns from Pekin
wili co-operate with the expedition.
Resistance is expected, as the boxers
are there in large numbers.
Carl >churx Resigns.
Carl Schurz has resigned the presi¬
dency of the National Civil Service
Reform Association in order, it iR
stated, so that his personal advocacy
of the election of Mr. Bryan shall not
in effect bear in any way against the
non-partisan usefulness of the associa¬
tion.
Campaign of Revenge liegins.
Some concern is expressed at Pekin
regarding the plans of the Germans,
who are bringing a large force which is
expected to embark on a campaign of
revenge, which it is predicted will se¬
riously delay the establishment of
peace.
Til© OfELolal Organ of Ollnoh County.
HOMEKVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1900.
TRAMP KILLS CONMiCTOR.
Negro Detected Stealing a Ride
On Southern Train Draws Pis¬
tol and Fires Fatal Shot.
Mr. Marion Lattimore, a conductor
oil the Southern railway, was killed
Sunday night between Everett and
Brunswick, Ga., by a negro tramp who
was stealing a ride.
The negro was swinging on the rear
end of the baggage car when diseov-
vered.
Conductor Lattimore went to the
door at that end of the car and de¬
manded of the negro to come inside.
Instead of complying with the request
he drew his pistol and sent a 38-caliber
bullet through Lattimore’s abdomen.
After firing the fatal shot the Negro
hung on the car for nearly a mile
before be leaped from the swift mov¬
ing train into the bushes aud disap¬
peared.
Instantly Lattimore on being shot Conduc¬
tor walked, into the bag¬
gage ear and fell into the arms of
his flagman, William Brock, and with
a groan and exclamation sank into un¬
consciousness.
The train was stopped aud Latti-
more his was tenderly laid on the floor, but
condition was so desperate that
the train was immediately started
again at full speed and reached
Brunswick with Lattimore slowly re¬
gaining consciousness. As the light
of reason gleamed from his eyes F/ag-
man Brock leaned over him and then
the dying man breathed a whispered
message of love to his young wife
and two little children.
The train was held and Dr. Hatcher
responded to the call for medical aid,
followed by Snrgeon Burford, ol the
Southern’s staff. They did everything
possible for the wounded man.
Many men volunteered their ser¬
vices to Sheriff Berry to join in the
chase of the negro with dogs and guns.
General Agent Candler, of the
Southern, tendered the traiu to the
sheriff’s posse, while others hastened
to the livery stable, secured horses
and were soon in the saddle oil the
chase for the man who fired the fatal
shot.
Conductor Lattimore died shortly
after being carried to his home in
Brunswick.
The deceased had run freight aud
passenger trains for some years oil the
Southern between Macon and Atlanta
and Brunswick, and was one of the
most popular men ou the road.
Following is an accurate description
of Lattimore’s murderer: Short, heavy
set negro, very dark, small moustache,
dressed in a blue jumper. He boarded
Lattimore’s train at Everett.
THAT FRENCH NOTE
Will Soon lie Up H.foro the Cabinet For
Full Connidfiratloii.
A Washington special says: Devel¬
opments of any consequence in the
Chinese situation are not looked for
until after the return of President
McKinley to the capital, when a cabi¬
net meeting will probably be held, and
the question presented by tbe French
note will be gone over in an informal
way.
The French note, which recently
has been addressed to the powers, is
not regarded as just now of pressing
necessity for action, as several of the
nations interested already have in¬
structed their representatives in Pekin
to ascertain whether the imperial edict
completely names the persons deserv¬
ing of punishment, and other features
of the French propositions contain
proposals which can remain in abey¬
ance.
This government may not consider
seriously tbe propositions which look
to the prohibition of tbe importation of
arms into China, aud the dismantling
of the fortifications. Interest mean¬
while centers in the report which Mr.
Conger will make regarding the ade¬
quacy of the punishment to be meted
out by the Chinese go\eminent to those
persons who were instrumental in the
boxer revolt, and the future course of
this government may depend largely
on what the investigations now being
conducted develop. No advices have
come as yet from Mr. Conger on this
subject, but this is not surprising, as
the work to be undertaken is of con¬
siderable magnitude.
Employees Acctpt Cut In Wages.
The employees of the Danville, Pa.,
rolling mill decided to accept the 25
per cent cut in their wages against
which they struck some days ago.
DECLARED A FRAUD.
PostofQce Department Sits Dow* On Deal*
ers In Cotton Future*.
The postoffice department has issued
a fraud order against Arthur S. Foster
and Arthur 8. Foster <fc Co., of Phila¬
delphia, dealers in cottou futures, whe
advertise to pay 60 cent per annum on
all money deposited with them for in¬
vestment.
liar Pastoffice at Tien Tsin.
Information received at the post-
office department indicates that a
United States postoffice has been open¬
ed at Tien Tsiu, China, to facilitate
the handling of mail matter for the
troops in China.
FRANCE’S SOLUTION
Her Representative, M. Delcasse,
Proposes Disposition of China.
A BIG INDEMNITY THE MAIN FEATURE
Interdiction of Arms Shipped Into the
Country Is Demanded—Kusst* Ap¬
proves of Such a Scheme.
A Washington special says: Propo¬
sitions of a far-reaching character con¬
cerning China are being presented in
rapid succession to this government.
The state department had no sooner
disposed of one of these propositions
Thursday by delivering a response to
the German government than it was
confronted by an even more important
proposition submitted by the French
government, and within: half an hour
formally seconded by the Russian
government.
The answer to Germany covered the
subject of punishing Chinese offenders
and made known that the United
States bad instructed Minister Conger
along the lines suggested by Germany.
These instructions look towards se¬
curing the names of the persons de¬
serving chastisement, also whether the
punishments accord with the gravity
of the crimes committed, and finally,
in what manner the United States and
the other powers are to be assured that
satisfactory punishment is inflicted.
Aside from these specific purposes of
the note, -it is regarded as important
chiefly iu establishing the most satis¬
factory relations between the govern¬
ments at Franco-Russiun Washington and Berlin.
The proposal takes
a much broader scope and submits a
program under which the negotiations
for a complete settlement can be car¬
ried forward. The French charge, M.
Thiebaut, banded the proposition to
Secretary Hay Thursday and held a
brief conference concerning it. Half
an hour later M. DeWollnut, the Rus¬
sian charge, arrived at the state de¬
partment and handed to Mr. Hay a
note expressing Russian approval of
the propositions just submitted by
France.
TBST 03 fltOPOSmON.
The Franoo-Russian proposition is
under four heads, namely : First, pun¬
ishment of the guilty parties; second,
interdiction of the shipment of arms
into China; third, payment of indem¬
nity to the powers, and fourth, suffi¬
cient guarantees for the future.
In addition a suggestion is made for
the establishment of a permanent le¬
gation guard at Pekin; for the razing
of theTaku forts and for the main¬
tenance of a line of communication
between Pekin and the sea.
Tbe impression in Washington in
advance of action on the propositions
by our government is that they con¬
tain nothing essentially unfitting them
to Vie subjects of consideration in a
final settlement. The difficulty which
is likely to arise lies in the placing of
proper limitations upon the scope of
each head. This is particularly true
of the subject of guarantees, aud per¬
haps, of that of iudemnily. Still, ns
already suggested, each is undoubted¬
ly a most proper subject for discus¬
sion whon the final negotiations are
reached, and, therefore, M. Delcasse’s
broadest propositions, while likely to
consume some time in reducing them
to ultimate and biuding form, may be
said to have a fair reception awaiting
them.
GERMANY MAY NOT APPROVE.
As to the interdiction of arms, the
state department already has intimat¬
ed that there may be a questiou as’to
its wisdom, and there is reason to be¬
lieve also that Germany will not view
that particular feature with approval.
But there appears to bo good reason t«
expect that a middle ground will be
reached by confining the interdiction
of arms to a specified period, possibly
to be fixed by the time required by
China within which to pay the indem¬
nity. The chief objection to the prop¬
osition is in its being permanent iu its
present form.
Conventions Held In Hawaii.
Advices from Honolulu state that
the Republicans and Democrats each
held tbeir conventions on the 24(h of
September. Each party named a na¬
tive Hawaiian for delegate to Wash¬
ington. The independents will act
later on.
00.>1 PAUL IS WARNED.
Restrictions Placed Around Trnnsvaul
President Have Been Increased.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
and Advertiser from Lourenzo Mar¬
ques says:
The restrictions around Kruger are
ncreasing and he is virtually a priso-
>er.
While driving Tuesday he met a
of burghers and made them a
palriotia speech. The governor ha*
•low refused the use of his carriage.
Kruger has been warned to make no
more speeches and is forbidden to
wear the greeu sash that is the in¬
signia of his office.
GENERAL KELL DEAD
Was One of the Last Survivors of
Confederate Naval Heroes.
BODY BURIED IN GRIFFIN CEMETERY
Funeral Service* Were Klaborate ami Im¬
posing—A Brief Sketch of His
Eventful I*ife.
General J. McIntosh Kell, adjutant
general of the state of Georgia and
among the last survivors of the con-
federate privateer “290” or Alabama,
which did the merchant marine of the
United States great damage during the
civil war, died at his home in Sunny-
side, Ga., at 6:30 o’clock Friday nfter-
poou. General Kell had heeu in de¬
clining health for a long time. At the
time of his death his family was gather¬
ed around his bedside and with great
sorrow witnessed the death of the hero.
lirniKO AT ORIFFIN.
The body of General Kell was
buried at Griffin, Ga., Sunday, with
elaborate and imposing ceremonies.
The funeral services were conducted
from the Episcopal church by Bishop
0. K. Nelson, of Georgia, who im¬
pressively performed the Episcopal
rites of burial.
The funeral was largely attended by
prominent persons from all parts of
the state. Governor Candler was pres¬
ent, with many members of his staff
and other officers of the Georgia state
troops, of which General Kell during
his lifetime was the head. Two com¬
panies of state troops from Macon, one
from Barnesville and one from Griffin
acted a* the special military escort.
A long line of distinguished Geor¬
gians, as honorary escort, followed the
body to the cemetery, where the final
ceremonies were-performed aud the
casket lowered into Ihe grave. A sa¬
lute was fired over the grave by a
squad of soldiers, which was in keep¬
ing with the martial life of the dis¬
tinguished hero.
The floral tributes were many and
very beautiful.
SKETCH OF HXH T.IPK.
General John McIntosh Kell was
born in McIntosh county, Georgia,
January 20, 1823, and wus, therefore,
77 years of age. His great grand¬
father, John Mohr McIntosh, a Scot-
ish chief, came over to this country in
1735 to join General Oglethorpe, and
settled in that j art of the coast which
commemorates his name.
The father of General Kell was »
distinguished lawyer of his day, and
the junior partner of General Antho¬
ny Wayne. He died when 40 years of
age, leaving a widow and five young
children. At the age of 16 John Mc¬
Intosh Kell, through influential
friends, -was appointed a midshipman
iu the navy. He served with distinc¬
tion in the Mexican war, aud was pres¬
ent United at Monterey, Cal., when tho
States flag was hoisted over
that territory. He was later an ofti
oer in Commodore Perry’s famous ex¬
pedition to Japan, which opened up
that country to modern civilization.
In October, 1856, lie married Miss
Julia Blanche Monroe, of Macon, Ga.
A brief service at Norfolk aud eighteen
months at Pensacola constituted his
only duties on shore while a member
of the United States navy.
But it was as an officer in the Con¬
federate navy that General Kell won
imperishable fame. Upon the seces¬
sion of Georgia lie tendered his ser¬
vices to his native state, and in May,
1861, reported for duty to Captain
Raphael Semmes at New Orleans,
where be served on the Sumter, a con¬
verted passenger steamer, then en¬
gaged in blockade running, and which
captured seventeen ships during a ser¬
vice of six months.
Later he was with Captain Semmes
as executive officer of the Alabama, tho
famous Confederate battleship that
made such a marvelous record during
the time she was afloat, capturing
sixty vessels, and being herself sunk
by theKearsage off the coast of France,
at which time thirty of her men wero
drowned.
General Kell’s daring career as the
executive officer of the Alabama is
recorded in the history of his country,
for his gallant conduct in the fight
with the Kearsage he was made a cap¬
tain.
After the loss of the Alabama he re¬
turned to tho Confederacy and was
given command of the ironclad Rich¬
mond. At the close of war, worn with
service and saddened by defeat, he re¬
turned to his native state, residing at
Sunnyside.
It was during the first administra¬
tion of General Gordon in 1886 that
General Kell was appointed to the
office of adjutant general of Georgia.
He discharged the duties of this office
personally aud in a thorough manner
uutil his health became too feeble for
the task.
In December. 1897, the legislature
passed an act increasing the rank of
adjutant general from colonel to brig¬
adier general in honor of General Kell.
WOMEN ATTACK WORKERS.
Non-Union Men Intercepted and
Forced to Retreat Under n
Storm of Stones.
A dispatch from Hazleton, Fa., says:
Eight Italians employed on the night
shift of the Calvin Pardee and company
colliery at Lattimer, were attacked on
the public road leading from that place
twenty-five to Hollywood early Friday morning by
women who had marched
from Milnesville.
The women waited to attack the
men they working in tho Lattimer mine as
passed along the road which
leads to tlieir homes at Hollywood.
A few of the women were armed
with clubs, but most of them carried
stoues of all sizes in their arms. The
first non-union mine workers to leave
the colliery were the little band of eight
Italians. They saw the women on the
road ahead of them and suspecting an
attack, crossed the field in an endeavor
to avoid them.
The women, however, were on the
alert and they also crossed the field
and overtaking the men hurled show¬
ers of stones at them. The workmen
did not attempt to defend themselves,
but ran away aud were booh out of the
reach of tho fury of the excited so-
men.
One man received a severe cut on
the head, while several others were
struck by pieces of rock but were not
injured. The women returned to their
homes satisfied with their demonstra¬
tion.
A special from Philadelphia says:
There are indications that the indi¬
vidual coal operators in the anthracite
fields have agreed to the 10 per cent
ndvace in mine workers’ wages, made
by the big coal companies. /This, it
is believed, will be followed by the
speedy return of the men to work tin
orders from the union leaders.
ATLANTA’S NEW MAYOR.
Major Mims Winn Nomination on Chief
Executive of the Date City.
Major Livingston Mims was elected
mayor of the city of Atlanta Friday,
receiving a total vote of 2,640—a ma¬
jority of 158 over his next opponent,
Frank P. Rice.
Major Mims’ was a splendid victory,
splendidly won. The last candidate to
enter the mayoralty contest, his bril¬
liant and dashing campaign is without
a precedent iu the history of Atlanta.
It was a campaign conducted practi¬
without money, and Major Mims
almost solely on the clean-cut
he stood for, the united
of hundreds of warm friends
his personal worth aud mag¬
PRACTICALLY WORKED OUT.
of Ihe Mint Iteports Depletion of
Oohl Output at Nome Bench.
A Washisgton dispatch says: Ca-
Whitehead, assijyer of the mint,
at present acting as expert special
of the mint bureau at Nome
Alaska, in a report dated Sep¬
3d to George E. Roberts, direc¬
of the mint, says that the Nome
has been worked out practically
and that some of the sluices have not
expenses.
The entire beach product for the
year iR estimated at from $250,000 to
$300,000. Much of the gold dust in
circulation in Nome, Mr. Whitehead
says, comes from Dawson.
BLOWN THROUGH HOOF.
An Kiplosion of I'owder Sornlg » Careless
Miner Skyward.
Michael Devrosky, a Slav miner,
was dangerously and perhaps fatally
injured at Brookside, a mining camp
seventeen miles west of Birmingham,
Ala., Thursday, by being blown up iu
a powder explosion. At his home he
was filling his powder pouch from a
large can of powder, preparatory to
going to work in the mines. On his
cap was a lighted lamp and iu stooping
over a spark fell into the powder and
the explosion blew the Slav through
the roof.
CHINESE ARE SHUCKED
That Power* Should Demand the Degra¬
dation and Punishment of Royalty.
According to advices from Shanghai
the astonishment of the Chinese gov¬
ernment was great when they received
official notification Friday from the
viceroy to the effeot that foreign pres¬
sure has necessitated the degradation
of prominent members of the court.
BRYAN FINISHES IN INDIANA.
Closed HU Tour of .the Hooster State With
Fourteen Speeches Saturday.
Hod. William J. Brjton concluded
his tour of the state of Indiana Satur¬
day. He made fourteen speeches dur¬
ing the day before crossing the Ohio.
These speeches were made at Plain-
field. a small station ft few miles out
from Indianapolis; Greencastle, where
the Depauw university is located;
Brazil, an important mining cen¬
ter; Terre Haute, Lewia, Linton, El-
nora, Washington, Sho*ls, Mitchell,
Orleans, Salem, New Albany and Jef¬
fersonville. His audiences were all
large except at the very small towns.
NO. 50.
COAL PITS TIED UP
Strikers Have a Mammoth Parade
And Demonstration at Lattimer
MANY WOMEN AND GIRLS TAKE PART
Workers Are Overawed By the Hosts and
Failed to Show Up When Colliery
Whistles Blew.
A special from Hazleton, Fa., says:
Nearly 2,000 strikers, with fifty TO-
men and girls, marched into Lattimer
early Saturday morning and complete¬
ly tied up the two collieries of Calvin
Pardee & Co., located at that place.
It was the greatest march that has
taken place during the present strike.
The crowd was made up of strikers
from McAdoo, Audenried. Jeauesville
and Hazleton on the south side and
from Harwood, Ebervale, Free Land
und*Upper Lehigh on the north side.
The women and girls came from the
now famous borough of McAdoo.
Sheriff Harvey and a handful of
deputies were at Lattimer when the
strikers arrived, and they and the
marchers were instantly on the move.
There was no disturbance at any time.
Tba men and the women were well be¬
haved.
It was the most exciting day Latti¬
mer baa had since the tragedy three
years ago. The strikers from the south
side concentrated on the back road to
the place. They had left their homes
at midnight.
The women, including “Mother
Jonep,” were conveyed in wagons,
while the men walked. It was a little
before (i o’clock when the 1,000 south
side men entered Lattimer, headed by
a fife and drum corps, and the women.
Tho leader of the females, who was a
pretty Polish girl, carried a large
Americau (tag. They marched and
couuter marched on the Lattimer pub¬
lic road until 7 o’clock, when tho whis¬
tle blew for the starting of work at the
collieries.
A great shout went up from the
crowd as it saw that no one responded
to the"*call. Shortly after this u faint
cheer was heard in the distance, aud
suddenly a crowd which proved
to be the north side marchers,
who lind gathered on the opposite side
of the town, burst through a gate oh
the further end of the company’s
property, about half a mile away.
They came streaming in by the hun¬
dreds and rushed down the company’s
property, then across the strippings
and joined the south side force on the
public road on the very spot where
the twenty-two marchers were shot by
the deputies in 1897.
The combined forces, after a short
rest, formed two by two and with the
women and girls in the lead, started
on another parade through the town.
The women marchers called the Latti¬
mer men black legs and other hard
names, whole those thus assailed re¬
mained mute for fear of being attacked.
This was kept up until 8 o’clock, when
the marchers began to leave for their
various homo towns.
Shenandoah also witnessed the big¬
gest demonstration ev 4- held within
its limits on Saturday. Over 5,000
striking idle mine workers marched
through the streets and up to soldiers’
monument park, Locust mountain,
where they held a mass meeting and
listened to words of encouragement
from President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine workers of America. The
strikers came from all sections of the
anthracite coal regions, those from
nearby points marching in a body
headed by bands, - while those from
remote points went in trolley cars.
President Mitchell spoke briefly and
was frequently interrupted by cheers.
His most important statement was one
informing the strikers that they would
soon meet in convention. He said:
“I wish to announce today for the
first time that in a few days a conven¬
tion will be called. Every mine will
be requested to Bend delegates. If
you believe a net advance of 10 per
cent in your wages is enough, then
yotrr votes will decide tho question.
If you prefer that the strike shall go
on, Mitchell will be with you. In this
strike wo must all win together or go
down together.”
Mr. Mitchell again took occasion to
deny the charges that the strike was
brought on for political reasons, and
that the bituminous coal operators
were connected with it.
AO TRUTH IN UK PORT.
Admiral Knliip? Say* Gnu boat Vlllaloboi
Ami Crew Are O. K.
The recent dispatch from General
annonueing the disaster sus¬
by Captain Shields’ party ou
island of Marinduqne left in doubt
fate of the gunboat Villalobos,
conveyed the troops to Torrijas.
this connection the navy depart¬
has received the following from
Ketnpf:
“Cavitk, P. I., Oct. 3 — Secretary
Washington. “No truth in any
unfavorable repoita concerning Villa¬
lobos or her «rew. Manila papers,
28, published false report.
"Krr rr.”