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The silver star., 1897-09-16
THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.
Preaident Mckinley Asked to Cove Con.
gress-Debs Has His Way.

st. Louis, Aug. 31.-The conference
of labor leaders which has been in ses.
sion here two days finished its work
this evening. The meeting was produc-
tive of several sensational speeches
and many resolutions. yet no decisive
action was taken in the PRINCIPAL mat
ter for which the gathering was sum
moned-the abolishinent of government
by injunction.
The convention. which had been an
nounced as the last one of its kind to
be held. while adjourning sine die. has
merely postponed action on the mat
tiers before 1t for three weeks. as a
call for similar convention. to be held
In Chicago Monday. September %, was
issued. True Ii Is. the convention or
dered its chairman. Mr.. Prescott OF the
International Typographical Union. to
request President Mckinley. in the
name of the convention. to call a
special session of congress for the pur-
pose Of defining the authority of
judges In the matter Of injunctions, -
but as the president will hardly re-
ceive the communication In time to
convene congress in three weeks. even
should he consider the matter favor
ably. the Chicago gathering may take
action which would render to-day's
move void or decide to act in another
manner
Mr.. Debs and Social Democracy dom
mated the convention. and the fam
Gus labor leader carried the gathering
Off Its feet this afternoon In one of his
characteristic speeches.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Ma
hon of Detroit. calling upon all miners
now mt work to desert their posts, and
terming them enemies OF human lib
erty so long as they remained on duty,
was adopted.
Mr. Ratchford. who was especially
pleased with the conventions instr,ic-
tions regarding the request for the
convening Of congress, hurried away
tonight to Columbus. where hc will
attend n conference of mine workers
and operators. Mr.. Debs and. In fact,
all the lenders. nre gratificd at the re-
suit OF the conference,
The silver star., 1897-09-16
THE COMING FESTIVAL.
Preparations In Progrcaa Which VIII Make
1t More lntereAt,ng Than Ever DefOre.

1t More lntereAt,ng Than Ever before.
Denver. Colo. Sept. 1.-Preparaiions
for Colorado's annual Festival Of Noun
tain and Plain are in successful prog
ress. and from all indications It will be
n much more elaborate affair than any
previous celebration. This yearly car
nival has become to the West what the
Mardi Gras IN to New Orleans: the Hnr-
vest Festival to New England; the
Yelled Prophets to St.aI4ouis, and the
Priests of Pallas to Kansas City. The
citizens of Denver have subscribed lib
orally to entertain her visitors on this
occasion. The streets will he hand
somely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. and brilliantly illuminated with
varied colOred electric lights during the
nights and all the various entertain
ments will be absolutely free. The
principal features of the fiesta will be
the Pageant of Progress ON the first
day. This will be an allegorical rep
resentation of the progress of the
state from the days of the earliest pio-
neers to the present time. Floats rep
resenting the industries of every min
Ing camp. horticultural and agricultu-
raj district In the state will have place
in the procession. In addition to this
there will he several tribes Of Indians
in their primitime state. who will give
weird dances ut the parks during the
night. The Chinese display. one of the
most interesting features of last year,
will be repeated this year more elabor-
ately than ever. The Queen of the
Plains, with her maids of honor select
ed from every county in the state, will
also be prominent attraction.
The second day will be given up to
Queen Thalia and Argentum Aurum
and their great masked street parade,
and mt night the bal champetre, a new
feature never before seen in this coun-
try.
The third day will be given up TO the
military display and the parade of the
Silver Serpents and their ball In the
evening.
Mrs NJ. A. Shute. connected with the
State Horticultural Department, has
started on visit to the fruit growing
districts of the state for the purpose
of Interesting The people in making suit
able representations ut the Festival by
floats. She will visit Pueblo. Rocky
Ford. Trinidad. Canon City. all of San
Juan. Montrose. Grand Junction, Frui-
tn, Gunnison and all other sections rails
ing fruits
Lieutenant Governor Jud Brush will
visit the agricultural districts on n
similar mission in the near future.
The railway companies have made
an exceedingly low round trip rate
from all points IN Colorado. northern
New Mexico. western Kansas and Ne
braska. eastern Utah and southern
Wyoming. which makes visit to the
Festival within the reach of nearly ey-
eryone.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The little child lost on Casper Noun
tain was found the next day by
searching party. which was out twenty
six hours The little one was found un.
injured about four miles from the camp
from which II wandered away. II was
at first thought that the little one had
been carried on by mountain lion.
The Wyoming Land Board held n spc-
cial meeting on the 2sth and leased 0v.
or 10000 acres Of school land and 1900
ncres Of state land The lind wna leas.
ed In tracts OF from fifty acres up to
5.O0O ncres. The school lands were
rented on n valuation Of from 10 cents
10 81 !OO per acre and the state land at
n valuation Of 81 10 per acre.
Forest fires OF considerable extent are
devastating the timbered mountains in
Custer county. Idaho. md enormous
fires arc reported burning In the forests
Of the Priest river timber reserve. The
fires IN the mountains north OF Salmon
City hnve been burning for ten DAYS
past md cnused enormous destruction
OF timber. The moutains Of idaho nrc
full Of cnmpcrs and these fires MI orig.
mate from careless camp fires.
Florence Packard. of Tonto Basin.
Arizona. Is getting rich killing noun.
fnin lions within two or three weeks
he hns killed nine. The county pays
him $50 for each scalp. He is nssistcd
In his work by pack Of hounds. Tho
adjacent stOckmen are encouraging the
enterprise. for since Phil Hnskins left
that community the lions have incrcas.
cd 30 rapIdly that the herds suffered
from their deprslniions nnd the blsI.
ness OF raising horses was abandoned.
Nnnntats. ttnaa ha.
Ing to mania for the flesh OF colts.
and sometimes they do not hesitate TO
nttack n grown horse. Hnskins and his
dogs made lions In the Tonic region
hnrd to catci. One day n couple Of
years ago he varied the monotony Of
the Hon killing business by the less
pro6tnble killing Of man for whose
scalp no bounty hnd been offered. Has
klps y at Yupa.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

Some women are nervy, Mrs. F. G.
Turner of st. Louis is of that class
She had thrilling experience when
she and Miss Sophy Sebenhor were at
tackled by mad dcg. The animal ran
down the street. foaming at the mouth,
and first attacked Miss Sebenhor, who
turned him about with her parasoI
Then 1t sprang at the throat OF Mrs.
Turner and fastened its fangs in her
clothing. She seized the dog by the
back of the neck and ears, forced 1t
from her, placed it upon the sidewalk
and fell with her knees upon the brute
She held the struggling animal in this
position until her husband was tele-
phoned for and came to the rescue on
o bicycle, armed with a revolver. The
dog was killed. Mrs. Turner's arms
were almost paralyzed by the strug
gle.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
WEBSTER DAVIS IN OHIO
Makes . Hit ~ Orator Of the Day At
steubenvilie's CsntsuniaI.

Steubenville, Ohio, Sept. IA
century ago to-day the first sale of
town lots took place in this city. To-
day Steubenville celebrated. Never
before in her history was there such q
crowd OF strangers within her gates
Competent judges estimated the crowd
at GO. 900 people Webster Davis, assist.
ant secretary of the interior, was the
orator of the day When the centen.
nial committee went to Washington
some time ago to secure speaker,
President Mckinley said to them, II
regard Mr.. Davis as one of the finest
orators in the United States" The
thousands who heard his address to.
day will give the same testimony.
Never was such speech heard in this
valley before. At times strong men
were weeping and again cheering lus.
tily as he paid glowing tribute to
Steubenville's most distinguished son,
Edwin NJ. Stanton, the great war Sec
retary, and when he spoke Of Presi.
dent William Mckinley rs another son
Of Jefferson county, the cheering was
SO great that he could not proceed for
ccAAo SiWc ~ tuc CouciubIOu Oh MS
address, the vast audience arose and
checrcd him to the echo, while many
climbed over the seats and upon tho
platform TO shake him by the hand,
and it was impossible for some
time to proceed with the other speeches
on tho program. Among those who
climbed the platform was General
Daniel T. Siclsles. the battle Scared
hero OF Gettysburg. lie was sitting
In carriage, and when Mr. Davis
finished he seized his orutches, and,
with the aid OF General Anson q.
McCook. was soon on tho platform
Selling the orator by both hands, he
snid. That's the greatest oratoricai
effort ever heard In all my life I
want you to send me that speech"
The silver star., 1897-09-16
PROSPECT OF a SETTLEMENT.
Coal Minors May Go to Work Pending A..
bltrntlOn.

Columbus. o., Aug. 31.-'rhe cOni
strike IL considered settled here. The
plan IL to resume al slXty.fOur cents
and work pending arbitration.
The direct parties In this conference
Of adjustment ARE President llutuhfOrt
OF the United Mine Workers and the
executive committee of the operators.
:. number Of the latter were In the ely
to-dny. and the result Is TINT u dccIs-
Ion may be looked for almost nj my
moment. The direct effect OF this de-
cislon Will be the opening Of the mines
ana Of the resumption Of work by NIL
striking miners the beginning OF the
coming week.
An operator here snys: "rhc new
figure has been accepted by NIL but one
operator In the plttsburg district, nDd
II TX understood hns been approved by
President ItntchfOrd and other men,
bers Of the executive committee Of tho
United Mine Workers. II IL cxpccted
That the single operator still holding
out Will im finally Induced to Weld.
nnd TINT the grcnt strike will thus be
brought to speedy md peaceful
close.
~. Louis. Aug. 31.-Whcn shown the
dlspnfch from Columbus. Ohio, stnting
that the conl strike wns considered
there ny settled, President 1tnichf0rd
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amcri.
Gu acknowledged that he Ind received
proposition to hnvc the miners rc.
suine work at sixty-four cents pending
arbitration. He added:
Our executive council meets nj Co.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

Considering the intense cold Of Alaska
1t might be well for us to turn to Yuma.
Ariz.. for little relief. 1t has been
stated for fact that the ghost of SOL
der, who had lived bad life in Yuma,
came back from the neither regions to
get his army blankets because he felt so
cold down there. Yuma is now -four
ishing mining town with population
of 5000. For weeks at a stretch the
temperature ranges from 81 degrees to
l25 degrees. They remark that 1t is a
cool day when the mercury sinks down
to 80 degrees. This season Yuma has
had two spells of hot weather, when the
thermometer registered III degrees in
the shade. So. If one gets ''froze out"
in Yukon he could get thawed out in
Yuma.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

A number of representative men and
women have given the New York In
dependent their opinion as to what con-
stitutes the most striking characteristic
of the period and the reign OF Queen
Victoria. A response from Gladstone
properly leads the list of replies. No
answer touches a finer Characteristic
than that of Frances E. Willard, that
the queen has set up and illustrated the
highest standard of personal purity.
To be royal and yet pure in heart has
unhappily not always been charac-
teristic of English sovereigns.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
skAouAy TRAIL OPENED.
Steady stream of Men and Animals Going
Over the Pass.

steady StreNm VI NAch auu ~ AhsAn8su NsUhnB .
Over the Pass.
Seattle, WASH, Aug. 31.-The follow
ing letter was received per steamer
Utopia to-day by the Associated Press:
Skaguay, Aug. 23.-The jam IL
broken on the Skaguay trail. A num-
Der of outfits have gotten over and
there is a steady stream Of moving hu-
manity mixed up In an almost inde-
scribable mass OF horses of all sizes,
ages and conditions. mules, steers,
milch cows. goats and dogs, also We
hicles of every kind and description to
be imagined. Three steamers are now
unloading on lighters, which convey
the freight as near the shore as pos
sible, where 1t IL loaded on wagons or
anchored above high tide.
The Utopia ia unloading at the only
wharf, n very shaky structure. Two
pile drivers are at work on another
dock, which is intended to be n sub
stantial affair. A new saw mill got up
steam for the first time this morning.
Rough lumber Is worth $27 per thou
sand. but cannot be got half fast
enough.
The city of tents is not being dis
placed. but reinforced by n city of
''shacks" of all sizes and degrees.
ka. Every man whose heart failed him
when he encountered the first hardship
has turned townsite boomer -Four
weeks ago Skaguay was not known;
to-day there nre not less than 1000
people In addition to those on the
ships on the harbor. They have sur
veyed Off the townsite, the first com
ers having choice. The United States
commissioner is issuing some kind of II
certificate, fee So. surveyor another 50.
then the sluatter sticks up his tent,
shack or corral and is ready to skin
the first tenderfoot that comes along.
Transfers by quit claims are quite
common and as high rs $500 has been
paid for choice location.
Skaguay has all the usual accompani-
ments of frontier mining town.
Dance halls. roulette. faro. stud poker
and craps find devotees ready to tempt
fortunes smiles.
There is no danger of famine here.
though there may be shortages In GER
tain lines. All sides Smiling plenty.
as II cOnjured by some enchanter.'
here abounds. Great piles Of hay.
grain. flour, bacon. sugar and all the
necessaries are In stock apparently
for some time to come. There are not
Skaguay trail. but 1t is hard to get any
one to contract to deliver you over the
summit-at any price-but you can get
over for about 30 cents a pound If you
are willing to wait and contract by
sections. The packers at this end of
the trail do not like to contract far
ther than the first hill. six miles out.
and one has to hire another outfit.
At Dyea the Indians are moving the
freight in an almost unbroken stream
from Dyea to Lake Linderman. and it
is no trouble to contract to get one S
entire outfit put over at one trip for 80
to 35 cents per pound. No one should
come expecting to get over this fall
less than these rates. and no one should
bring boats. There are boats. set up.
knocked down i'm sections and single
boards on both trails from landing to
base OF summit. but not one has yet
been taken over.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
-Four Men charged viii Murd,r,

Freshwnter. Colo. Aug. 3t.--J. q. Sip.
chen. Patrick Monogan and James Day
were arrested yesterday charged with
the murder or completely therein, Of W.
ID. Champion. on or about January Is,
lsWl Chicago officers were wired to mr.
rest Charles 4. Case, who is charged
with lcing principal In the crime. Case
served on the cOroner's jury ut the time
or the finding Of the body, presumably
sevcrnl dnys after the murder had been,
committed. and hns since become well
known ns the promoter Of mining and
rnllrOnd schemes here.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

The dairymen of Illinois have got
their anti-color (butterlne) bill enacted
into law, but will now have to push it
in the courts. A Chicago paper last
week said: "Butterine manufacturers
have banded together to test the con-
stitutionality of the anti-butterine
color law. They will resume manufac-
turing and coloring it in defiance OF
the statute. Three of the largest firms
engaged in its manufacture have al
ready resumed. They are the Fried
man Manufacturing Company, Braun
& Fits, and the w. ]. Moxley Com
pany. They will persist In making,
coloring and selling butterine until ar
rests are made. Then the fight In the
courts will begin, all the firms having
pooled issues in this. The claim of
unconstitutionality is based upon sew
eral points. One is that butter is COL
ored by the same process as butterine,
and what is lawful for one IL lawful
for another. A second point u that
the law is special legislation. in the in
terest Of one industry and against an
other. A third point is that the bill
was passed after midnight-the hour
for adjournment OF the legislature
and that the clerk on the third read
ing did not read from the original bill.
but from a copy. This last allegation
Is undoubtedly true, Us the original bill
was stolen from the engrossing clerks
office. The new law should be pushed
to Its full strength, and no time should
be lost in following up violations OF
It. Every transgresslon should be fol-
lowed by case at law.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

Following the example Of some other
labor organizations. the knights OF
Labor are preparing to submit to Con-
gress an amendment to the tariff bill.
1t calls for the imposition OF duty
amounting to $500 on each alien labor
er who comes into the United States.
In justification of this proposition 1t
is alleged that foreign laborers are
brought here under various pretexts
because they work cheaper than Amer
leans.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
spain W II E.psl Annr.h,....

Madrid. Aug. 3i.-Thc Spanish gov.
ernment is forming a plan to bring
about the punishment OF all anarchists
from Spain. II II announced here thnt
anarchists will no longer be allowed 10
lind In Spain. nnd that therefore the
government must dep0rt some to the
American republic or some distant
Spanish possession,
The silver star., 1897-09-16

Lady Henry Somerset is no longer
the head Of the W. G. T. U. In England.
She attended a wine dinner given BY
herself and other ladies TO "ons hun.
dred gentlemen" II got out. and short.
ly aftsrwafd Lady Somerset did like.
wise. It dos't pay people to praoeiee
what they do not preach.
The silver star., 1897-09-16
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The silver star., 1897-09-16

The self-respect OF citizen of the
United States is founded In personal
freedom. which is based on personal
responsibility. and with this, he has
great admiration for the power of the
great Republic, always provided that
such power is not directed against his
rights, In which case he endeavors In
that regard to correct II.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

i'he Gardiner. Maine, man who tovk
on his Prince Albert while moving tho
lawn, and later clipped of both tails
with the mower, gets mad when hs
subject Is mentioned in his presence.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

1t is said that the music to I'VE
Won't Go Home Till Morning" is over
TOO years old. or about the age the fell
low feels who sings it when he wakes
up.
The silver star., 1897-09-16

George. I'm glad to see that you
ire polite and offer sister the oranges
irst." "Yes'm; cause then she has TO
'e polite an take tn little one"
The silver star., 1897-09-16

lumbus. Ohio. tomorrow night, and the
proposition of Mr.. Young, who repre-
sents n large number of operators, will
be considered with other matters"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-29
JERSEYS NEW PIER LINE.
nc viii Give n Pier Length or $50 Feet in
Jersey city ana HoboLen.

Tho Board of Riparian Commissioners Of New
Jersey held n meeting yesterday in the Fuller
building in Jersey City and formally adopted
the new pier line fixed by the United states Gov
ernmcnt. The city OF IIobokcn and the Iioboken
Land and Improvement Company had been agi-
tating tho subject for some time. The large
steamship companies which are located in lilo.
boken had become crowded for space in their
docking facilities. and some OF them were con-
sidcring the II visibility of moving 10 this city.
The Riparian Commissioners applied TO Secrc-
tary OF War Lamont for an extension of tho
pier line. The application, which was made on
Feb. 2G OF this year, was. referred by Secretary
Lamont TO the New York liarbor Line Board.
That board, after II public he ring. reported
lavorably on the application, and it WAS granted
by the War Department on May IL. The steam
ship COMPANIES and other riparian grantees can
now extend their docks $50 feet beyond the
present pier line, giving them a maximum pier
length OF $50 feet. The extension in front Of
Jersey City is an average OF ninety feet, from
Ferry street, the dividing line between the city
and Hoboken. to tho Morris Canal basin. Tho
extension at the West Shore Railroad and ferry
is 200 feet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-29
WON MONEY AND CIGARS.
Curious Bets Made by n Prominent Business
Man In DinEhamton.

BINGHAMToN, Oct. 29.-Yesterday afternoon
while a number OF men were waiting at
Sears's book store for the New York papers, a
prominent business man offered a bet. which
was promptly taken by two or three of the mer-
chants present, that out OF the first twenty
men who entered the store not five of them
could tell who ran on the Democratic ticket for
Governor against Black. Mr.. Sears was APP
pointed qucstioncr. and the fun began. The
very first person to enter was a wcll-known
Democrat. and when Mr.. Sears quietly asked
him who ran on his ticket for Governor at the
last election, he stammered. suffered, scratched
his head. and after much confusion was COM
lellci TO admit that he had Tor gotten. The
next twenty-threc were likewise unable to tell,
and two of them were gentlemen who knew
and could discuss the silver question in all its
phases. 1t was really COln!cai TO note the en-
barrassmcnt occasioned by the question.
After the wondcrmcnt at such ignorance had
subsidized, the same gentleman offered to wager
the cigars for the party that ont Of the next ten
visitors there would he nj least two who could
not tell who was the Nice.PrcsidCnt of tho
United States. strange AS it may seem, no
won he bet and had one to spare. The mer-
| chant who made the bets said that during some
political conversation he was asked who Gov.
Blacks opponent was, and he could not tell.
Il have Il pretty good memory, he said, and
when I could not answer the question until |
referred to the almanac, ! made up my mind
that there were others. / have won enough
cigars to last me "A couple OF months on those
questions, and I'll win more, too"