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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Miners STRIKE GROWING SERIOUS
FOUR MEN SHOT,
An Endeavor to Influence the Men to Work,
Terminates in a Riot.

While non-union men were trying to
influence some of the striking miners
to return to work, a riot ensued at
Turtle Creek, Pa, Sunday. Four
Italians were shot, though not seri-
ously wounded.
1t is said that between twenty and
thirty shots were fired. Both sides
are said to have Joined in the use of
powder and ball. The first lasted but
a short time, but 1t was long enough
to Wound several of the strikers.
The coal operators, who have many
large contracts on hand which they
are unable to fill, held a conference
at Cleveland Tuesday, at which three
fourths of the tonnage of the Pittsburg
district was represented. and all are
agreed to resume operations forclblyt
IL necessary, with the exception of M.
A. Hanna & Co,
1t was determined at the conference
that mines in the Pittsburg district
should be started and operated with
out further delay on the grounds that
the miners have taken a high handed
position; that nothing but an unrea-
sonable price for mining will satisfy
their demands, and that they have
been unwilling to treat with the oper-
ators on any fair grounds; also, that
there is no other course left open to the
operators at this time.
1t was determined that all coal sold
at the d-cent basis of mining this year
must be mined at that price. No
change in the price of mining will be
considered until the contracts made at
the 54-cent basis of mining are filled
and the uniformity agreement Is COM
plete.
Twenty-Five hundred miners of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre collieries, In
the Honeybrook district, Pa, went on
strike Monday, and at meeting re-
solved in a body to stand together.
This Is the first detection among the
miners of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Apart from the wage question, the
men demand the discharge or transfer
of Superintendent Jones, and the feel
ing against him Is 50 strong that he
moves about with an armed escort,
and his house is guarded day and
night.
Frank Anderson, of Pittsburg. who
was acting as chief deputy sheriff at
the Plum Creek mines, shot Robert
Kerr, another deputy, Monday, inflict-
ing a wound that the doctors pro-
nounce fatal. The killing was the re-
suit of personal quarrel between the
men, caused by the alleged bad treat
ment of Kerr by Anderson.
The striking miners have been en-
Joined from marching at Pittsburg by
tit tOuTtS. Intlr WIVES VIII HOW
march about the mines and endeavor
to influence those miners to quit who
still remain at work.
An Injunction of the court, restrain
ing the Fairmont, w. Va, miners from
marching, such marching being re-
garded as an effort to intimidate the
working, miners, was disregarded.
AS result 200 miners were arrest
ed, and q placed in Jail at Clarksburg.
There were no accommodations for the
remainder. The trial was postponed
until necessary papers could be secur-
ed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
CAPITAL GLEANINGs.

Available cash balances in treasury
S22O, ,915, 1888; gold reserve. $143052, 321.
The commission of Ethan A. Hitch
cock of Missouri as minister to Russia
was made out at the White House Fri
day. The appointment dates from Aug.
10.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded to Macarthur Bros. Company,
of Chicago, the contract for the foun-
dation work for the new postoffice
building at their bid Of $2OS,453.
The State Department has received a
report concerning the condition of
Lawrence NJ. Cottrell an American
citizen, reported to be in Ill health and
destitute circumstances at Madras.
near Calcutta. Through the Consul
General at London it was found that
the condition of Cottrell was as repres-
ented, and he was brought to London.
He was offered transportation home.
but refused 1t, even going so far as to
deny his identity.
The Ordinance Bureau of the War
Department awarded the contract for
building five disappearing gun car
riages to the Bethlehem Iron Compa-
ny, of Bethlehem, Pa. at $2S, $50 each.
This was the lowest bid and the quick
est time offered. The first carriage to
be ready in four months, and one Is
to be completed every five weeks
thereafter. These carriages are to be
not only disappearing, but they are
to be set on a swivel for all-around
firing. They will mount twelve-inch
guns.
Comptroller James H. Eckels will
soon take up the duties of the pre-
sidency of the recently-formed COL
onial Trust Co.. of which Roswell p.
Flower Is the acting president. Mr..
Eckels has had an offer In conjunc-
ton with that of the presidency OF
Chicago bank under consideration for
some time. He has finally accepted
the New York offer and will relieve Mr..
Flower early in the fall. Immediately
after he has finished his annual re-
port as comptroller of the treasury.
Mr.. Eckels' salary in the new position
will he S15 600 per wear
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
WHEAT ADVANCES 70 ONE DOLLAR
CHEERING In NEW YORK,
~
Every Market in the World Notes an Increase
Except Paris.

Just before the regular closing Satur-
day at New York wheat branched out
into excited trading, with an attendant
rise to the highest point of the market,
$l05ss for September. Later on the
curb II held very strongly at that figure
on light offerings. Corn was also very
active and strong at 364 cents for Sep
tember. IL was reported that nearly a
million bushels of corn had been mark
ed for export.
Wheat scored a sensational advance
Friday at every market In the world
with the exception of Paris. During the
regular session of the Chicago board
of trade September wheat gained SIC
and December 5asc. on the curb after
regular hours, another advance of &c
was made, September selling freely at
96c.
The advance was by no means merely
a Chicago bulge. Liverpool started 1t,
the English markets showing a gain
equivalent to Az "a 4%c per bushel.
Every American market followed the
example, New York gaining 53sc, st.
Louis &c and the northwestern markets
&c. The strength of the English mar
kets was attributed to unsettled
weather and Covering by shorts. The
official report of the Hungarian crop,
showing 1t the smallest in ten years,
might have had some influence. Beer
bohm, the noted English statistcan,
estimated European necessities at 1884,
900, 900 bushels, with 1S5,000,000 bushels
of that amount required from America.
September wheat in the New York
market reached the long-talked-o goal
of 81 per bushel Naturally enough the
Incident created q tremendous sem
sation on the floor of the exchange and
was greeted with prolonged cheers from
half a thousand throats being re-echo-
ed from the crowded galleries.
Cash wheat Friday sold at dollar
in Minneapolis. the first time since the
summer of 1890. The price of cash
wheat had just passed the dollar point
when from down the hallway came the
sound of martial music. There was a
rush for the door and the crowd broke
into cheer as up the corridor came G.
A. Pillsbury at the head of band of
music which was pounding out dol
lar memorial march. Mr.. Pillsbury led
his band through the doorway and on
to the floor, while hats went up and
cheers proclaimed the entire satisfac-
tion with which majority received the
news of dollar wheat.
Cash wheat sold for 81 bushel on
sample at st. Louis last week. The on
ly carload sold at that price came from
Sedgwick county, Kan. It was choice
grade and was bought for seeding pur-
poses.
Word has been received at Philadel-
phia that the Russian government is
meditating the PRONUNCIATION of de-
cree prohibiting the export of wheat
owing to the small crops In Southern
Russia, and this report Is causing
some uneasinesS to those Interested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
SCHOOL REPORT.
Education Given to 10, 900, 900 Persons in In
stitutions Throughout the United States.

The report of the United States Com
missioner of Education, Dr. William
T. Harris, for the year ended July 1.
1886, has just been completed 1t brings
the educational progress of the coun-
try up to that date and embraces the
latest statistics the bureau has gath
cred. The report shows a total en-
rollment in that year in the schools
and colleges, both public and private,
of 15,997,197 pupils. This was an in
crease of 30S,575. The number in pub
lie institutions was 14,465,371, and in
private institutions 1851, ,S26.
In addition to all these there were
41S,000 pupils in the various special
schools and institutions, including
business colleges. music conservato-
ries, Indian and reform schools, maxi
ing the grand total enrolment for the
whole country 16,415197. The report
says the 17S schools for secondary and
higher education of the colored race
had slightly over 10000 students en-
rolled, an increase of over 5000 for the
year. The schools increased by six
teen in number. mostly high schools.
There were 25.O92 pupils In the ele-
mentary grades. 1868 in the second
ary grades and Lass In the collegiate
departments. There were 4,762 color
ed students studying for teachers.
Industrial training Is a prominent
feature in nearly all of these schools.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
CRUELTIES IN CUBA.
Spain Fears that Atrocities will Prevent Fur
ther Loans Being Granted.

The correspondent of the London
Daily Chronicle in a letter from Cuba
tells of further cruelty and distress in
that island. He says the paclficos are
dying by the hundreds. their bodies
tainting the air close to a Spanish fort.
The Chronicle correspondent continu-
ing remarks that a private letter has
been received at Havana from Senior
Sagasta the Liberal leader In Spain, in
which he says: THE atrocities are rails
ing q thrill of horror in Europe and
fear 1t Is impossible to raise fresh
loans, without which we cannot retain
Cuba" The correspondent further
says: German syndicates are buying
the devastated estates at nominal sums
and intend to go extensively into coffee
planting, abandoning sugar. This will
directly concern the United States and
French sugar trusts and will probably
lead to extensive sugar growing in
Georgia and Florida"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Exnensive Strike in London.

The great strike and lockout in the
engineering trades at London is now
entering its seventh week and the diff
ficulty is more serious than ever. The
number of operatives who have
achieved their purpose owing to the
smaller employers yielding is insig-
nifcant, compared with the growing
aggregate of the unemployed Many
workers in the allied trades have al
ready beeen rendered idle by the strike
and the conflict is rapidly approach
ing a stage when the independent in
dustries will be at a complete stand
still The strike is costing the Anal
gamated Society 1900 pounds weekly,
enly half of which is met by a special
levy. Newspapers are beginning to
urge. the Board of Trade to use its
power under the Cancellation act.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
SPANIARDs DEFEATED.
Thirty Thousand Of Weyler's Soldiers Sick in
Cuban Hospitals.

The ravages made around the prin-
cipal towns near Havana by the in
surgent Colonel Raoul Arrange, his
continual raids upon the towns and
the many challenges sent by him to
Gen. Weyler and all the other COM
manders of Spanish troops in Havana
province, led to combined attack
upon him by the Spanish forces of
Gen. Morote and Col. Arguelles Aguil-
era. Arrange was fortified with 500
men In the hills OF Ell Grillo near Mad
ruga and repelled three attacks of the
Spaniards. The Spanish loss, is is
said, was very heavy. Arango's loss
during the three fights was almost in
significant because of his excellent
system of trenches. In Matanzas pro-
vince the Spanish Battalion of Guada-
laja Is also said to have incurred con-
siderable loss in an engagement with
the Cubans near Bolondron. The
Spanish soldiers now sick in the differ
ent hospitals of the island number
over 10000 men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Handcuffs Won't Hold Him.

James Carey, a notorious criminal,
made a daring attempt to escape from
Jail at Little Rock. Ark, the other day.
He broke the iron manacles from his
legs, twisted off the big iron lock to
his cell door and entered the corridor
of the jail. When the jailer appeared
Carey felled him to the floor with the
broken manacles and was scaling the
Jail yard wall when he was recaptured.
Carey Is but 2S years old and has been
in Jail in 20 States. He Is said to be
the only criminal in the United States
who cannot be held with handouts.
He has big powerful bony wrists and
hands so small and flexible that hand
cuffs slip over them easy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

A six-weeks' strike of 10000 coal min
ers in Belgium failed.
Indications point to Senior Sagasta
to be the new Spanish premier.
The Armenians have become
wearied waiting for the Powers to do
something in their behalf and are now
advocating revolution.
A bomb explosion in a suburb of Con-
stantinople. Several Americans were
arrested, and it is said discriminating
documents were found. a
The queen regent Of Spain Friday
conferred the premiership upon Gen.
AZcarraga, who is also minister of war.
The cabinet will not be modified.
Prince Henri of Orleans, who was
wounded on Sunday morning In q duel
with swords fought with the Count Of
Turin. near Paris, has passed all dam
ger of a serious outcome from his
wound.
The Gear a few days ago received
at the Peterhof palace a number Of
distinguished physicians, including the
American delegates, Messrs. Steven
son, Kayer and Terma who are on
their way to the international congress
of medicine, which Is to be held at
Moscow
A convention Is to be agreed upon
between Spain and the United States
for the settlement of all claims on ac-
count of wrongs and injuries commit
ted in Cuba. The result of this COM
mission will be the appointment Of a
claims commission.
After the sentence of death had been
passed on Michel Angiollllo, the Anar-
chist assassin of Premier Canovas, he
thanked Lieutenant Gorria, who de-
Tended him, for his efforts. and denied
that he had any accomplices or that
he was an accomplice of those who
committed the bomb-throwing outrage
ticipated In secret gatherings Of the
Anarchists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Must Pay q License.

When Mayor Rice heard that Schlat-
ter, the Divine Healer would expect
pay from all comers in the future he
sent him word that II he intended to
carry on his business longer on the
streets Of Canton, o., he would have to
take out a permit. costing IS a day, the
same as any other street vender His
manager made the announcement that
he would not pay the fee, and that he
Will close up his healing" establish
ment. The mayor rays he has been
making enough money to pay for the
keeping Of two managers and wants q
slice for the city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
INNOCENT ITALIANS LYNCHED.
Negro Murderer Confesses to Crimes for which
Others are Punished.

Richard Creole, the negro arrested
on the Wilmington plantation in st.
Charles parish, near New Orleans,
charged with the robbery and murder
of Louis Sciegler, is staggering the
authorities with the extent of his con-
fessions. Creole admitted five more
murders, one of which was the murder
of Alexis, a Spaniard last June, which
was attibuted to two Italians, who
were lynched. The United States De-
partment Of State paid damages to
the Italian government only the other
day for these lynched Italians. whom.
Creole now declares, were innocent, he
being the murderer. Including the
other two crimes. he confesses In all
to seven murders, all being committed
with the idea of robbing his victims.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Eyes Put Out BY Hat Pins.

Owing to the fact that there have
been two cases recently of persons
having their sight destroyed by the
enormous hatpins now worn by women
In London, the newspapers have
started a crusade against the fashion.
A man who was riding recently in an
omnibus had one of his eyes pierced
by pin In the hat of a woman sitting
near him. In the other case a girl was
blinded by pin in the hat of a COM
panion with whom she was playing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Millions of postals.

Bids for supplying the Government
with postal cards during the four years
beginning December next were OPEN
ed at the Postoffice Department few
days ago. The estimated quantity re-
qulred during that period Is 1900. 900, 900
Of the ordinary or single large size
cards; 10000. 900 OF the double or reply
cards. and 100000, 900 of the single small
aixe. Albert Daggett. of Washington.
llled the lowest bid, of 1896 cents per
thousand for the ordinary cards. though
the lowest bids on the other two classes
lively. wers hy Russell = Lodewick. Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Ordered All Dogs Killed.

A big black dog was found in the
northern part of Quintman, Ca, the
other day, with every syptom Of
hydrophobia. 1t ran the full length OF
the town and bit many dogs before be-
Ing killed. By the time the dog
reached the center of town 100
people were after him with pistols,
guns and sticks. Mayor Bennett i'm
mediately issued an order to the police
to kill every dog found in the streets
during the next sixty days. The town
is full Of dogs. and If the mayors order
are followed an extra car will be
needed to haul them away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Performer Lilled,

Walter A. Allen, of Waterloo, Ia, an
employee of Howe's London Circus
was killed the other night at Chicago
while making a ballon ascension at
Electric Park. A crowd of 1000 watch
ed the attempt and was horror-stricken
when Allen was observed to become
entangled in the ropes when the ballon
had reached a height of 200 feet. The
guy rope became wound around his
neck. and as the big balloon arose the
aeronaut was pulled from the perform
ing bar and fell to the ground.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Boys Find q Fortune.

The steamer George Starr arrived at
Seattle a few days ago from Dyea
bringing three passengers fresh from
the Klondike gold fields, who bring out
with them about $4,000. The lucky
ones are Edward NJ. Thomas, of Seattle
boy just passed 10: John Stewart,
aged 20, of Sumner, Washington, and
Scotty Winterhome, 1t had been an
nounced that the Starr would have
some passengers aboard from the gold
fields, and when she arrived thous-
and people were on the dock to well
come her
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
squeezed and Jumped to Liberty.

William Malone, a patient In the
Hudson River State Hospital at
Poughkeepsie, N. ". made his escape
In daring manner Saturday. He
managed to break the gratings of the
window to his room. He squeezed
himself through the heavy irons and
leaped over 80 feet to tho ground. 1t
II supposed that he was injured by the
fall,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
Boy Blown Up.

PasQuale PaImiere, a 3-yar-old
Italian boy. was instantly killed by the
explosion of some unknown substance
at Newark. N. j., the other day. He
was playing in the street, and was
noticed to pick up something and
chew on 1t. There was a terrible ex-
plosion,. and the boys head was blown
from his body. The Italians have been
celebrating the feast OF st. Rocco, and
II Is supposed the hoy picked up .
piece Of fireworks that HAD failed to
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
have sinned against the King of Kings.
Come beneath that scepter of mercy and
find pardon and life."
The Resurrection
OF the Lord

A large assembly greeted the English
evangelist at the First Baptist Church
yesterday morning on his return from Los
Angeles and the south. where for two
months he has been holding very success
ful campaigns.
The subject chosen was in connection
with the resurrection. The preacher
showed how difficult it was tor the dis
ciples in the Apostolic days to receive the
transcendant truth which is at once the
glory and proof OF the Christian revela-
ton. In giving an exposition of Luke,
chapter xiv, the facts indicated we're
clearly illustrated.
I've do not" said Mr.. Varley. "take
kindly to the. great doctrine of the resur
rection by reason OF our present life, our
senses and our environment" The
preacher showed that it became neces.
sary for the Lord first to open the under
standings of the disciples; second, to open
the Scriptures TO them concerning the great
fact; third TO open their eyes, especially
the eye of the mind; fourth. to open their
hearts for his own incoming. The knowI-
edge of fellowship with Cnrist in resur-
rection, said Mr.. Varley, needs a divine
instructor, and In every experience the
Lord himself must be the reyealer and
teacher. The subject of the resurrection
was shown to be essentially spiritual.
The union of the believer with Christ was
shown to be in his resurrection and not in
his incarnation. The subject proved to be
of deep interest, and the attention of the
large audience was closely maintained
throughout.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
Preparing to Organize Sections
in the San Joaquin
Valley.
A Stanford Professors Interesting
Address Before the Amer.
ican Branch.

The regular weekly educational lecture
of the American branch of the Socialist
Labor party was delivered last evening
by Professor George Krieten of Stanford
University. The professors subject was
"The First Social Revolution" which he
said was the English social revolt in 1881.
He described the condition of English So
ciety in the fourteenth century, and par
ticIlarly the condition of the serfs, the
freemen and the laboring element in
general. Continuing he said:
In 134S-49 a great pestilence, called the
t'b .ack DEATH" attacked England and swept
away perhaps as much as one-half of the popu-
lation. The economic results of this plague for
the workingman, however, were very good.
Wages more than doubled while rents sank in
the same proportion. The land-holding Par
lament strove to destroy these good results
by enacting the statute of laborers, wh ich
forced the woraingman to labor for the same
wages as before the plague. The laborers re-
plieu by organizing societies of resistance to
this statnte-the first trades unions in history
with purposes identical with those of their
mouern successors. Discomfort was rife
throughout the land and 1t wanted only an
occasion 10 cause it TO break forth.
This occasion was furnished by the at
people arose and in irresistible multitudes
surged on London. 1t was iound impossl Bile
to Withstand them At Mileend the boy king
Richard III tremblingly granted ali their
demands. On the following day Wat Tyler,
their chief leader, was 1ured away from his
men and secretly slain, while the insurgents
were induced 10 leave the city at the supposed