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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-25

Unfontown, Pa, May 24.-The long
threatened attack by striking miners
on the pits of the washington Coal and
Coke company, at Sickle Hollow, in
the fourth pool district on the Monon-
gaheIa river, was made this morning,
involving another Of the grim tragedies
that characterize the irrepressible con-
fiict.
The fight was one of the hercest in
the history of the mining troubles in
western Pennsylvania and in the sec
ton where it occurred, as well as
throughout the whole coke region, the
situation is one of excitement and
dread uncertainty.
Tonight four strikers are lying dead
and double that number are badly
wounded, some of them MORALLY.
Thomas Kenan, of Woods Run, is
The only man killed in the encounter
with the deputies. The other dead
men are SlaVs. The wounded men
who fell under the first volley from the
deputies, were taken off the field by the
retreatng strikers, and even now the
actual number of the wounded is not
definitely known, their friends having
the strongest motive for concealing
kthem. 1t is. perhaps, too soon to place
Nthe responsibility for the killing.
III the mass OF confused ana contra
dictory statements, there is testimony
TO show that the strikers, while threat
,ening an attack had committed no act
on lawlessness: that the deputies fired
on them absolutely without provocation
that would warrant the use of deadly
weapons, and that the killings were
cruel and unjustifable.
Then there is testimony TO show that
the deputies defended themselves and
their charge from the rushing assault
of an armed and bloodthirsty mob.
The strikers furnished all the dead
men, not deputy being fatally hurt,
and only three of them were wounded.
The fight occurred at the public road
way leading to the Sickle, Hollow
plants. The deputies had specific or
ders. and it is admitted the company
had conveyed to them directions to
shoot to kill.
Sixty-six strikers were placed Under
arrest and taken back 20 the com
pany's ground. This evening they were
brought here to jail. The situation at
the mines tonight is alarming and more
serious trouble is expected within the
next twenty four hours.
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RAILWAY SKIES
ARE NOW SERENE.
WEsT-BOUND EMIGRANT RATES
WILL BE RESTORED.
Union Pacific Will Become a Member
of the Western Passenger Associ-
alton and the EmiSrant Clearing
House on june 1st.-AI Roads
Are Pledged.

Chicago, May 24.-The Union Pacific will
become member of the Western Passen-
ger association and the emigrant clearing
house on June /, and the west-bound emf
grant rates between Chicago and the Pa
ent rate of $3.50 to their old basis of SS5 on
June 8. Notice of the intended advance
was today given the interstate commerce
commission by Chairman Caldwell. The
Union Pacific comes in on the basis of
1915 per cent. of the through California
business.
The presidents and general managers
of the Western Freight associa lion today
broke the time record on formulating and
adopting an agreement. The committee
of eleven, appointed at Yesterdays meet
ing, presented a plan providing for the es-
tablishment of an executive committee,
composed OF the executive officers of the
leading lines. This committee is to have
control of all rates. Reductions will be
the executive committee, and then to the
interstate commerce commission. Besides
the executive committee, the Western
Trunk lines committee, Southwestern
committee of the Western Freight asso-
citation Will have control of matters strict
~. within their own territory. The meet
ing adopted the report without a dissent
restoration of freight trafics on May l,
or not later than May 20, and the abso-
Lutte MAINTENANCE of rates after that day
"A. c. Bird, of the st. Paul, was chief
Munroe, of the Union Pacific, chairman
of the Kansas-N[issouri committee and
President Hughitt, of the Northwestern.
chairman of the Milwaukee committee.
Inc southwestern Traffic association will
meet in st. Louis May 81 to elect a, chair
man.
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STRIKERS RUNNING RIOT.
Governor AItgeId Orders Out the
Military.


Springfield, Ill. May Ex-Governor
Altgeld has been in communication all
evening with county and municipal Of
ficers at Centralia, La Sale and other
points where strikers were rioting dur
ing the day, and shortly after midnight
decided that the troops must be called
| out Sheriff Taylor of La Sale, wired
at II o'clock that the situation was very
serious, and that the force of deputies
were unable to cope with the deputies,
and that a mob surrounded the hotel
in which he was lying wounded.
Sheriff Helm, of Centralia, sent a
similar report.
Orders are now being telegraphed for
five companies of the Fourth infantry
to report at Centralia, and four COM
panies of the Seventh to report at La
Sale in the morning.
Adjutant General Orendorff will go to
La Sale and Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral Boyle to Centralia.
Sheriff Taylor, of La Sale, in his re-
port, said while protecting the proper
ty of the La Sale County Carbon COM
pany, with a large force of deputies,
they were attacked by several hundred
striking miners, with stones, revolvers
and other weapons, shooting three dep
uties, severely injuring them, and pain
fully injuring several others, including
the sheriff. Taylor said he was unable
to preserve peace and quell the mob,
and there was imminent danger of
great loss of life and destruction of
property, if immediate aid did not come.
He appealed to the governor for mill
tary aid, adding that there are 1900
or 5000 miners at Spring Valley, Seat
onville and Ladd, who are likely to
come to La Sale at any time and des-
troy property.
Mayor Atcheson wired that a mob
had released one of the strikers from
the Jail.
Sheriff Taylor wires later: The strik-
ers are running riot. Send troops at
once
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THE MARTINS REUNITED.
Man, Wife and Child Meet Mt Hotel
Del Coronado.

Man, Wife and Child Meet at Hotel
Del Coronado.
San Diego, Cal, May 24-There was
a notable reunion at the Hotel Del
Corondo today, when William A. Mar
tin. manager of the New York Witness.
met his wife and child, for whom he
has searched for the past three years
in all parts of the earth. Mrs. Mar
tin while revealing by her strange alb
sence that her mind was affected, was
very happy at the reunion. and by her
actions gave the lie that she left home
and evaded her husband through her
own will alone.
Martin will leave with his wife and
child tomorrow afternoon, for their
New York home, accompanied by a
private detective, who will guard the
party.
Martin, today, made a detailed state
ment of the facts in the case. He cor
roborated fully the account previously
given by DR.. Heydecker, of the disap-
pearance of his wife nearly three years
ago. He said:
'I am not, of course, familiar with
the details Of Dr.. Heydecker's fight
with the detectives at San Francisco,
and on the way to Coronado. but the
other parts of the seory know are
true The wonderful success my
wife's lawyer has had in keeping her
away from her friends, while he was
handling her estate, would not seem
so remarkable if one were acquainted
with the laws of New York state.
which are very peculiar, and as it
happens in this instance, outrageous
and unjust. Under the law he was
not only not compelled to tell me of
my wife's whereabouts, but ge was
strictly forbidden to reveal her address.
1 have absolutely no control of my
away, a power of attorney from her
ne was master of the situation. While
Mrs Martin is able to take care of
herself, it is apparent that her mind
is affected. 1 shall take her for ex-
animation and if she is found insane,
wish the guardianship of the child.
Regarding her fortune,I wish it dis
tinctly understood that I do not wish
to be placed in charge of that. l will
demand that it be placed in the hands
of trustees for the benefit Of our chill
dren.'
Dr. Heydecker, who was with Martin
at the Hotel Coronado. received a tel
egram from Seth Sprage Terry today.
| threatening TO sue for defamation of
character if the published interview
that Terry. employed private detectives
at San Francisco to obtain control of
Mrs Martin, and that the detective,
Metzler, employed by DIR. Heydeeker
had been bought off by Terry.
| Terry is welcome to all the satisfac-
ton he can get from me-" said Hey
decker; my proof that Terry tried to
secure possession of Mrs. Martin Is
positive, and Terry knows it,
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HUNTINGTON TALKS TO THEM.
Central Pacific's President Before
the Committee.


Washington, May 24.-Representa-
tives of the Central Pacific company
appeared before the House committee
on Pacific railroads today to give their
views on the Pacific railroad bill intro
duced by Riley, of Pennsylvania.
President Huntington spoke on the
difficulties encountered in organizing
and building the road. The impression
that the builders had been made rich
was erroneous. When the road was
completed. there were no government
bonds left, but many debts. The COM
panV always managed to keep it's
credit good. Coal, imported at first
from Australia, was the great expense.
The shares had to be sold from SIS to
$50 to pay debts. Wells, Fargo & com
pany had been paid 81, 500, 900 for carry
ing mails and the Central Pacific re-
ceived but 100000.
Chairman Reilly suggested the last
of the first mortgage bonds would ma
ture in 1899. and inquired what the
road proposed to do.
The president replied that great
roads almost never paid their first
mortgage bonds. They were replaced
by other issues. He was anxious to
pay the debt, but as long as the gov
eminent was drawing its interest, time
was no object to it.
Replying to a question from Mr.
Boatner. Mr.. Huntington said he had
submitted no plan of reorganiza ton.
The bill submitted to the Senate com
mittee was not his own plan, but he
was pleased with it, because it out
lined a plan by which all the creditors
would get their money and under
which the road could still live. By
selling another issue of mortgage
bonds to replace the original, the gov
eminent placed $40 600 in the treas
ury in ninety days. One hundred and
ten million dollars would be REQUIRED
for mortgage bond issue at 21a per
cent. to cover the debts of the road to
the government and all other parties.
the government guaranteeing all the
issue. He was certain the earnings
of the road would be spent to defray
its current obligations.
Representative Boatner reminded
President Huntington that the govern
ment had paid interest for years on the
bonds, saying the supposition had been
the road was to pay back the interest,
and inquired whether the road intended
to paw the government the $40. 900 600
it had expended in that way
Mr.. Huntington replied no, and said
that, basing the matter purely on
grounds of equity, the road should pay
the government nothing, because the
government had crippled the road by
substituting rivals which took away
much of the business. He did not ques-
ton the policy of the government in
this respect, but, considering it as a
financial transaction, it had it's bearing
on this contract
Mr.. Huntington knew of no plan.
without an extension of time, assuring
the committee the owners of the road
would not administer it for 100 years
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Lieutenant MaxweII's Trial.

Omaha, May 24.-The trial of Lieu
tenant Marcus Maxwell, by court mar
tial. for absence without leave, and for
duplicating his pay accounts, was re-
sumed at Fort Omaha today, but little
of interest was developed.
Maxwell was an importants witness
for Lieutenant Nancy, but he will not
be allowed to go to st. Paul until his
own trial is ended. 1t was when re-
turning from the Nancy trial, that
Maxwell disappeared and his pay
checks Were duplicated.
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SHOT THE SHERIFF.
Five Strikers and Three Officers
Painfully Wounded.

Painfully Wounded.
La Sale. ILL.,, May PA mob of 1000
coal strikers raided the shaft of the
La Sale County Carbon Coal company
here this afternoon and in a conflict
with the Sheriff and his deputies, five
strikers. Sheriff Taylor and Deputy
Sheriffs Dwyer and Hoolihan were
painfully wounded. The mob closed IN
on the officers and a hand-to-hand
fight ensued. Three men were arrested,
but they were released on the men
threatening to tear down the jail, and
burn the citv hall. The situation Is
alarming and the governor has tele-
graphed a request for state aid.
The fight occurred this afternoon
when a great crowd of miners began
to congregate about the shafts. Sheriff
Taylor warned them that they must
keep back. but the mob, with wild
shout rushed forward, throwing vol
ley of bricks and stones at the depu-
ties. Sheriff Taylor gave the order to
fire in the air, and the mob scattered,
but seeing the deputies fire at blank
space. they rushed in again, this time
firing revolvers. accompanied by an
other shower of rocks. and for little
while there was a hand-to-hand battle
between deputies and strikers. In the
melee Sheriff Taylor was knocked
down and badly beaten and kicked
He has a severe cash on his forehead,
and is badly bruised.
Deputy Sheriff John Dwyer and
Thomas Hoolihan were wounded by
bullets fired by the strikers. Dwyer
was shot in the thigh and Hoolihan has
a bullet in his groin. The injuries of
the latter are serious and may result
fatally.
The mob that liberated the man from
Jail numbered about 1900 men, and is
made up of desperate characters, who
will stop at nothing. One of the wild
est scenes was that which followed
the liberation of the man from Jail.
The mob marched down First street
with the rescued man ahead, and amid
cries of give Panarchie" and similar
expressions; defied the respectable citi-
zens and shouted defiance to the Of
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CALIFoRNIA POPS.

Sacramento, Cal, May A.--The Popu-
list state convention today finished its
nominations, making the complete list as
follows: Governor j. V. Webster; Lieu
tenant-governor, A. ]. Gregg secretary
of state, M. NIcGlynn; controller, John S.
Dore; treasurer F. w. Barton; attorney
general Louis Luckel; superintendent of
public instruction, N A. Richardson;
surveyor general L. F. Bassett; state
printer, Elgin C. Hurlburt; members of
Congress: r. F. Gregsby, first districts;
Burdette Cornell, second district w. A.
Vann, third district; B. K. Collier, fourth
district; J. T. Rodgers, fifth district; w.
c. Bowman, sixth district; j. L. Gilbert,
seventh district; Clerk of supreme court,
l.. M. Landsborough; justices of the SUI
preme court, long tern, S. NJ. Buck and
E. NJ. Gibson; short term. Albert Dag
geft
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SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
6Testimony is Conflicting as to the
Real Cause.

A Testimony is Conflicting as to the
Real Cause.
Uniontown, Pa, May PA riot &C.
Cured at Sickle Hollow, in the coke
region, this morning
Shortly before midnight 1000 strikers
assembled at the Sickle Hollow plants
of the Washington company. Some
were armed, but the majority were
not. They went into camp near the
plant at 8 o'clock and then adjourned
tc4 the public road, over which the
y -[orkmen would have to pass They
Stopped the first delegation of miners
who, after a little pers dasion, turned
back. At that moment the deputies
were ordered to shoot, at a range of
about fifty yards. At the first volley
the strikers ran in every direction
The deputies fired two more volleys
and were shooting when the last
striker disappeared.
Four Picked Up Dead.
The officials of the company say that
four strikers were picked up dead and
about half a dozen wounded were car
ried away by their comrades. Other
reports say that six were killed and
@sixteen wounded. The company Off
Gals say the strikers had served a
notice Oil them that they expected to
Considered the interference with the
worknen the beginning of the assault.
The strikers had made demonstra-
lions all night, even threatening to
visit the houses of the workmen and
give them the choice to quit work or
die
The latest news from the scene of
the trouble is that the strikers are all
gone. A battle was narrowly averted
q Fair Thonnp ~ forbf
deputies got off the train the strikers,
who thought they were new workmen.
took them 10 camp. They were there
held prisoners until the other deputies
put the strikers to flight.
Today the Situation at the Hill Farm
mines, where the company has been
running a full force, is decidedly
alarming. At o'clock 500 strikers
from the southern end of the region
marched to Hill Farm and are said to
be planning an attack on the works
The plants are guarded by fifty depu-
ties and conflict would result seri-
ously. The strikers are determined to
force all the plants to shut down. re-
CARELESS Of loss of life
Superintendent Kimball, of the Hill
Farm mines, is getting out an iniunc-
ton TO restrain the strikers from
q Camping near the works.
One Shot opened the Battle.
Later. it was reported that the
shooting was not all on one side. The
workmen were about to comply with
the command to go home when the
deputies rushed into the midst of the
strikers and got possession of the
wclkmen and marched them to the pit
A deputy sheriff fired a shot, which
opened the battle. Volley after volley
was fired by each side at close range
The strikers ammunition gave out
and they were forced to fee It is said
the strikers were advancing on the dep
uties when the latter fired the first
shot. A large number of strikers were
arrested today who had guns. and five
are known to be killed and eight
wounded. The killed are all strikers
Three deputies are among the wound
ed. Rainy has ordered three gatling
guns for his plants.
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MAYOR WARNS THEM.
Agitators Are Forbidden to Enter
the City.


Leavenworth, Kans., May "a
Captain Ryan, the leader of the Mis-
souri, miners, who intend to invade the
city this evening, arrived at noon and
held conference with Mayor Dods-
worth. The mayor reiterated his warn
ing to the agitators not to enter the
city. Ryan concluded to have his men
go into camp and invade the CITY bv
twos, tonight. The excitement is gen
eral and if the bell sounds an alarm
5000 men will respond. The sheriff is
swearing in, 500 deputies and many ey-
ira police have been appointed. RYAN
says his men will not offer to resist
force
There are 500 miners at work in the
mines and they are dreading the ap-
preach of the mob. If they should be
beset by the agitators there would GER
tainly be serious consequences.
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Manex,s Court MARTIAL.

st. Paul. May Pain the Nancy
courtmartial today, Attorney Blair con-
tinued his argument in favor of strik-
ing out matters relating to the killing
of Captain Hedberg. for which Lieu
tenant Nancy has already been tried
and acquitted. Colonel Barr spoke
briefly against the. motion.
After hearing the arguments, court
adjourned for the day.
Tomorrow before the opening of the
court martial session, Attorney Blair
will ask the United States court for a
writ of prohibition to prevent the mill
tary proceeding further with the trial
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Senator's Will Be Exonerated.

Washington, May 24-The Senate
bribery investigation committee has
sent the testimony taken in the first
part Of its inquiry relating to the at
tempted bribery of Senators Kyle and
Hunton, to the printer, and expects. to
report to the Senate within few days
the result Of its investigation. It is ex-
pected the report will entirely exoner-
ate Senators Hunton and Kyle in the
ma tier
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this afternoon for rioting. In the even
ing a mob Of Infatuated Poles and
Italians marched to the Jail and
liberated the prisoner. Later the police
attempted to arrest the leaders, in the
Polish district, but they were set upon
by another gang, armed with knives
and missiles. Two officers were
wounded. Mayor Jack has issued
orders to the police not to make the
arrests until the excitement has died
down The knights of Labor have
posted a circular urging the strikers to
keep within the bounds of the law.
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NELLIE is A FIEND.
Attempt to Poison Her Mistress Be
cause of a ScoIding.

Hartford, Ind, May 24.-Nellie
Weaver. 16 years old, had preliminary
examination last evening on d charge
of attempted murder. She was cooking
in the family of D. A. Welmar, at
Montpelier, eight miles north. She
confessed she poisoned meat, which the
merchants children and wife ate, and
were only saved by physicians. The
only object, she said, was to kill Mrs.
Welmar who had scolded her. She was
sent to Jail to await trial in the circuit
court
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MOST HORRIBLE.
Peculiar Accident On a C. n. & @.
Engine.

Galesburg. Ill. May 24-When the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy fast mail
was four miles east of Kewannee to-
day, running fifty miles an hour, the
glass in the lubricator can broke and
the oil was spilled through the ca.
striking the hot boiler head. 1t ignited
and the next moment the whole in
terror of the cab was in flames. Fire
man Ed. Bartine's clothes were satur-
ated with oil and caught fire He
rolled himself on the cab floor to ex-
tinguish the flames. Engineer v. B.
Giddings set the brakes and brought
the train to a standstill. Martin at
once rushed to the water tank and
jumped in, extinguishing the flames.
Giddings rolled around in the wet
grass. Martin was horribly burned and
is in precarious condition. Giddings'
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MACHINERY DEMOLISHED.
shafts Filled with Debris and Win
doyvs Smashed.

Centralia, Ills, May 24.-Five hun
dred miners from the Duquoin and St.
Johns mines arrived here today on a
freight train and at the Big Four mine,
operated by Pottenger & Davis they de-
molished the machinery, filled the shaft
with about fifteen feet of debris, and
smashed all the glass and sash. The
total damage is estimated at $4,000.
The Big Four mines have been running
with about thirty men, who yesterday
refused to come out at the request of
the local committee. The strikers left
then on foot for Odin, eight miles north.
to shut down the mine there The
sheriff swore in fifty deputies, who
were equipped with Winchesters from
the armory here, and left for Odin on
a special train. The miners are armed
with pistols and plenty of ammunition.
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left hand was burned and his clothes
were burned off, him.
WEST END BURNED.
Coney Island of the South Goes Up in
Flames.

Coney Island of the South Goes Up in
Flames.
New Orleans, May 24-West End,
the Concy Island of the south, located
about seven miles from the. city on the
shores of Lake .Ponchartrain was des-
troyed by fire today. 1t was here each
evening during the long summer that
thousands of the citizens of New Or
leans found relief from the heat of the
city and listened TO excellent music.
The fire originated in the cupola of
the hotel, built in the Gothic style of
architecture on a. platform extending
out into the lake. This, together with
the handsome ball room and wharf,
was consumed. The total loss will foot
up over $780, 900 with insurance Of about
$S5, 600
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no Renea1 the Bank Tax.

Washington, May 24.-The legislative
appropriation being out of the way,
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the commit
tee on Banking and Currency, tomorrow
will endeavor to get the floor for his
bill to repeal the tax of 10 per cent. on
state bank issues.