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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
SUNDAY AT CANTON.
President Mckinley Attends Church
and Visits His Mother.

CANTON, o., Sept. 5.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley are having a delightful lit
tie visit here at their old home. The Presi-
dent went to church this morning, accom-
panied by his aged mother and her sister,
Mrs. Abigail Osborne, of Cleveland. The
trio rode to the church in Mother Nc
Kinleys modest carriage and occupied the
old pew from which Major Mckinley was
seldom absent when in the city. The serv-
ice was in the First NJ Z. Church, of
which the President is a director. and the
sermon was delivered by Rev. DR.. c. e.
Manchester, his old comrade in arms. and
pastor of the church during McKinley's last
residence here.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley took
dinner with the latter's sister, Mrs. M. G.
Barber, and spent most of the afternoon
at the Barber home. Later President Nc
Kinley went to his mothers home chatted
with q few neighbors who dropped in, and
after a short drive returned, took lunch and
settled down for evening at the old
homestead. Scores of old friends and neigh
bors dropped in to pay their respects. Con-
gresham r. w. Taylor, of this district
also called.
According to present plans the President
and Mrs. Mckinley will remain here until
tomorrow evening, when they will leave
for Somerset, Pa, the summer home of
Abner Mckinley, the Presidents brother.
They will remain there a day and possibly
longer, depending on circumS tances after
they arrive. They will reach Washington
the latter part of the week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
HAWKINS CAPTURED.
Thieving Negro Porter Arrested in
Toronto and $s,334 Recovered.

TORONTO, Sept. 5.-Thomas Vassick
Hawkins, colored, who was arrested here
last night by Detective Steeman, was form
erly porter in the tax collectors Office al
Washington, D. c. On Aug. 81 he disap-
peared with some $4,000. The police of this
city were notified to look out for him.
Yesterday he was located in small board
ing house on Bond street. When searched
at police headquarters $S334 was found on
him. Hawkins appears to be quite startled
wher told OF the amount of money taken
from him, saying that he had never counted
it and had no idea the amount was so large.
Wnen hawkins was taken TO police head
quarters he was at first very reticent, but
after while he volunteered a statement.
He said that he was acting under the 0i-
rections of the assistant tax collector who
gave him the combination of the safe and
who was to have come on to Canada ana
divide the money with him. Hawkins said
that after taking the money he left the
city at once and arrived at Niagara Fails
the same night and came on direct to To-
rontO. Il. G. Davis, the tax collector and
Detective Healam are coming on from
Washington and Hawkins says he will 60
back with them without extradition p1Ders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
GOLD AT MICHIPICOTEN
NEW ELDORADO MUCH NEARER
HOME THAN ICE-BOUND ALASKA.
Immense Quantities of White Quartz
Through Which Run Veins of
the Yellow Metal.

SAULT STE. MARIE Mich, Sept. s.
The party of gold seekers on the yacht
Mary Bell returned from Michipicoten last
evening, after having been in the new gold
fields but three days. They say the newly
discovered Eldorado is fully as rich as has
been reported. There were fourteen in the
party and all responsible business men of
this city. Each of them secured claims
upon which the gold quartz promises big
returns. In all the party will make ap-
pHcation for 1900 acres which was pros
pected and staked out while they were
there. Many samples of quartz in which
free gold as large as a pinhead can
be seen were brought back by them.
The specimens were secured from diff
ferent places on their claims which are
scattered. When the party arrived Tuesday
night there were but six prospectors on the
ground at Lake Wawa, and they secured
good locations. They are jubilant over
their finds, and say that the auriferous de-
posit is evidently an immense one, Veins
of beautiful white quartz, carrying free
gold, exist almost everywhere in the Lake
Wawa region. The original find is an ex-
tremely rich one beyond doubt. The re-
turning prospectors say that where the
veins are laid bare the gold particles can
be seen everywhere in the quartz.
When the party left Saturday at least
two hundred prospectors had arrived ard
they passed several parties going in. The
shores of Lake Wawa were dotted with
tents and within the three days they were
there lively mining camp had sprung into
existence. The distance from the mouth Of
the Michipicoten river to Lake Wawa is
not to exceed seven miles and the barty
experienced no difficulty in getting in and
out. With their camp equipage the trip was
made in about three hours The ROAD is
a well defined one. The reports which the
Mary Bell party brought has SET the two
Soos wild with excitement and an exodus
to Klondike Junior will begin Tomorrow.
A town site is being surveyed at Lake
Wawa and preparations are being made to
care for the hundreds of people who are
certain to flock to the region in the next
few weeks. The next steamer leaves the
500 tomorrow afternoon and will here
after make three trips weekly. Another
boat will be put on the route if necessary
and arrangements are being made to build
a dock at Michipicoten. To-morroW's boat
will take up a big crowd of people, many
of whom will have to sleep on the deck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
CARL SCHURZ SPOKE.
Big CeIebIation by Germans at the
Cincinnati "ZOO" Gardens.

CINCINNATI, O.. Sept 5.-The anniver-
sary of the first settlement of the Germans
in America at Germantown, Pa, was cele-
brated here to-day with the largest demon
stration Of the kind ever known in this
city. Over one hundred German societies
participated. There were parades in the
morning and over 10000 people assembled
in the Geological Gardens in the afternoon.
Carl Schurz was the orator of the day. with
speeches by Mayor TafeL ex-Mayor Cald-
We'll Collector Bernard Bateman and 9TH
ers. together with exercises by the Turner's
and music by a union chorus of the music
al societies. After his address Carl Schurz
was made an honorary member of the Pi-
oneer Society Mr.. Schurz spoke on soyer-
oign citizenship. holding that citizenship
was higher than partisanship. He argued
that any party that could depend on the
rupt. He said bosses We're as dangerous
as monarchs; that bosses We're really the
chiefs of brigands whose only object was
booty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
WILL COMBAT DEBSISM
NATIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZ ALTON
OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
To BE NOnpartisan, and Everybody
Connected with Railroads Eli
gibIe to Membership.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5-The teachings and
principles of Eugene V. Debs are to be
opposed by a national political organiza-
tion of the same class of men whom he
claims to represent. The preliminary ar
rangements for the Illionis branch of the
American Railway League the new organ
ization, We're made to-day at a meeting
held in one of the lodge rooms of the Ma
sonic Temple. The league has an open
membership list Every employe of a.
railroad from president down to a track
man is eligible, and those foremost in the
movement say that the organization is to
be a nonpartisan affair, which will not
only heap benefit on the working railroad
man, but will also work for the benefit of
the railroad corporations, and, more than
all, as it was put at the meeting correct
the rapidly growing impression that the
ordinary railroad man is against the gov
ernment and his employers on every ques-
tion.'
Grand President r. S. Kaylor, Of Ohio,
presided at the meeting, and there were at
least 200 employees af railroads entering
Chicago in attendance. j. W. Callahan,
who was active in the railroad mems
''sound-money'' organizations last fall was
elected president pro tenn of the Illinois
| progressed thus far when the news of the
death of Senior Conductor Hiatt, of divi-
sion No. l of the Brotherhood of Railway
| Conductors, received and caused an
| adjournment for two weeks.
There is nothing secret or mysterious
| about the organization, said Mr.. Kaylor
| 'It is simply the outgrowth of the increas-
| ing intelligence of employees of railroads.
| We have learned that it is more to our ad-
| vantage to cooperate with the men who
| are paying us wages than to oppose them
| at every turn. We believe that we can
help them and help ourselves by an en-
| lightened use of the ballot box more than
! by strikes and boycotts We intend to take
| part in primary elections, and every can
| didate who secures our support must first
| pledge himself that he will oppose legisla-
| ton which will tend to reduce the wages
| of railway employees. We will not attempt
| TO work INTO national politics at once al
though in time we may be forced to do so.
l admit that while our organization is
made UP on nonpartisan lines at present
there is a preponderance of anti-silver men
enrolled. We have fifty-one leagues in
Ohio, and there are organizations in Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Missouri, Michigan Colorado and
Iowa. In six months we hope to have or
ganiZations in at least twenty-six States.
There are 100000 railroad men in the
United States, and we believe that we can
be a tremendous power in politics if we
organize thoroughly"
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order to come to an understanding on all
questions at issue, separate wage scales
are to be formulated for each mine. The
scale is to provide for the rate to be paid
for the entire year, and any special con-
cessions that are to be made are to be
agreed on by the miners ana the operators,
and so specified in the scale. The scale is
TO be an adjunct TO the uniformity agree
ment, which is expected to be in force. The
proposition will be made by the operators
in the hope of putting all the safeguards
possible against a probable strike. 1t is
we'll known that there are no two mines in
the entire district where the conditions are
exactly alike The uniformity agreement
covers the general points, but even with it
in existence some operators would be SUBJ
nave special advantages; The scale is to
cover all these points the primary object
oeing to avert differences, create more
friendly feeling between the employers and
employees, and restore perfect harmony
throughout the district.
Phip Stambaugh, cousin OF President
Mckinley, and a partner in the firm of
Osborn. Saeger & Co.. was in Pittsburg
this afternoon. He said the men formerly
employed in the Eclipse mine, on the
Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, would he asked to go to work
tomorrow morning at the 65-cent rate. He
was not prepared TO say how many men
would go TO work. David Van Eman, man
ager of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas
Coal Company's mines at Snowden and
Gastonville, announced more than q week
ago that he would resume work in his
mines tomorrow morning. Notices were
served on all the men living IN company
houses to vacate, and the ten-day limit ex-
pires in the morning. At the mines it was
stated yesterday that no man would go to
work Manager Van Eman could not be
seen. but it is generally supposed that no
effort will be made to resume until after
the Columbus convention.
There was report at Turtle Creek to-
day that agents of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company were work.
ing among the foreign strikers endeavoring
to get them to return to work at the 54-
cent rate, on the promise that half of their
wages, which are being held back by the
company, would be paid on Sept. 25 and
the other half on Oct. 20. Steps were at
once taken to offset this move, and the
campers missionaries report that none of
the men will go back to work until the
strike is settled.
Captain Uriah Billingham, in charge of
the camp at Plum Creek, said tonight: IT
not accept 65 cents but in any event you
can be sure that we will keep up the fight
against De Armitt until we win or starve"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
NOTED CRIMINAL ARRESTED.
Eugene O'Hara, Burglar, Highway.
man and MurderOus DesperadO.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.--Eugene OHara
alias Bates, alias James Brown, forty-two
years old, burglar highwayman and des-
pera and probably murderer, who cut
his way out of Jefferson-market Prison
here six years ago and had been hunted
ever since was recaptured to-day by de-
tectives. After his escape, O'Hara, with an
other fugitive from justice named Joe
Stranahan, made his way to Colon, from
which place they later proceeded to
Europe, where they committed a series of
bold crimes. Three years ago OHara re-
turned to the United States and at Colum-
bus, o.. was caught in the act of bur-
glary. He served term of two and one
half years for this crime, and during the
period of his Imprisonment was not recog-
nized as the escaped prisoner from this
city O'Hara was released recently and
took up a residence in Jersey City. He
made trips across the North river and at
last the police were informed that O'Hara
visiting his old haunts here and took
steps to arrest him.
Under the name of Joe Bates, O'Hara,
in 1873, was sentenced to a term of seven
years at Sing Sing Prison for highway
robbery committed here. Again in 1885 he
was caught robblng saloon in this city
by Policeman William Ketchdale. O'Hara
made an attempt to shoot the policeman
but was finally landed in the station house.
before being sent to state prison
second time OHara threatened to kill
ketchdale as soon as he had served his
term. On Aug. T.. 1891, Policeman Ketch-
dale's dead body was found floating in the
North river and the mystery of his tragic
death has not yet been cleared up. AS
Q iara was known to be out of prison.
orders were issued to arrest him on sus-
picion of having killed Ketchdale. Four
days after the finding of the policeman S
body Patrolman Thomas F. Mcclure was
stabbed three times in the back by O'Hara
After tight with another policeman named
sherwood the murderous crook was over
powered and arrested. He was then COM
mitted in default OF 5000 bail to the JEFF
ferson-market Prison to await trial for his
attack on MCGUIRE. O'Hara cut the prison
bars with a saw and eScaned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
GOMPERs ExCORIATED.
Not Radical Enough i'm His Views to
PIease Mr.. Cnrrick.

Please Mr.. Carrick.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept 5.-The United
Labor League of Western Pennsylvania, at
a largely attended and exciting meeting, to-
right gave expression to an open revolt
against Sampel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and many
reflections and ugly charges are made. 1t
was all on account of expressions made by
Gompers in reference to the recent conven-
ton of labor leaders at st. Louis. He is
credited with making unkind remarks about
the gathering and casting reflections on
those who were foremost in the meeting
Gompers had a few defenders in the meet
ing and at one time there were remarks
concerning somebody being thrown out or
the window
During the discussion on a proposition to
take some action on the ST. Louis platform
NJ. P. Carrick, president of the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators, referred to
Gompers as a ''plug-hatted, greasy tool or
capital" He said, among other things, that
President Gompers through interviews
and otherwise, had proved himself no true
friend to labor. Gompers has said that Debs
and Sovereign are trying to disrupt trades
unions. 1t is he that is doing his utmost
to accomplish this. want to say tina, il
was not the trades unions that came to the
assistance of the miners in their great fight
but the great mass of organized labor ana
citizens who have no interest in organiza-
tions. Business men, politicians, sewing
girls several shop workers and people from
all crafts came to the relief of the miners
and their cause would have been utterly lost
had it depended on trades unions and such
men as Gompers. 1t is time to call haIt
on labor fakirs, who sit in their offices and
thank God that they are not like the poor
workingmen of the country. Gompers is a
disgrace to labor and believe it is high
time to call down the would-be aristocrats
of labor and kick them bodily out of the
movement"
When President Carrick finished he was
greeted with round after round of applause
The following resolution, offered by John
Dykus, representative of the Typographical
Union, was adopted:
Resolved, That the United Labor League
of Western Pennsylvania disapproves or
the utterances of Mr.. Gompers, for the rea.
son that they are inimicaI TO the best in
terests of organized labor and we are lih-
eral enough to believe that the great battle
for the emancipation of labor cannot he
won by trades unions alone.
1t was decided to send a delegate to the
Chicago convention to be held Sept 27, ana
every delegate present was instructed to
urge his local union to do the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
NOT FOR PAY ALONE.
Girl Vest Makers Striking for n
Chance to Get Married.


NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The 1900 girls who
are among the vest makers Of the East
Side who on Thursday struck for higher
wages, are striking not alone for an in
crease of pay. They are striking for a
chance to be married and with that end
in view they are working enthusiastically
to make the strike a success. Vest making
is a branch of the garment making trade
employing at least skill and strength 1t
was in the hands Of the men exclusively
six years ago, and workmen earned from
$40 to $25 each week for ten hours work
a day. On that income they were able to
marry. Then the girls began to flock into
the trade, and wages became lower and
lower, until to-day the young man who
makes IS a week considers himself fortu-
nate. On that income he does not dare to
marry, and the girls who now see no fu-
ture but to grow old a the sewing ma
chimes, have joined him in the effort to
raise wages to such standard that mar
riage may be poss again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
pronounced yellow Fever.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 5.-The Ala
baIna, Mississippi and Louisiana boards or
health have been at Ocean Springs since
yesterday afternoon. An examination or
the prevailing disease was made week
ago. There had been several hundred cases
then, but a very few deaths, and a board
of experts declared the disease dengue fever.
Since then mortalities became more fire.
quent, and the symptoms looked more like
yellow fever, and the alarm became so
great that the health authorities again
gathered. This time they We're accompa-
MED by Prof. A. l.. Metz, chemist of the
Louisiana board, who analyzed the evidence
in several cases. The verdict tonight was
yellow fever and various points on both
sides of the town are rapidly declaring
quarantine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
KICKED OVERHEARD.
Banker Parker and Wife Upset While
the Former Was Firing "A Gun.

PLATTSBURG, N Y, Sept 5.--The
bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs Forest Fl. Parker,
jr., who were drowned in Chain lake in
the Adirondacks on Saturday, We're recov-
cred last night. Dynamite was used and
the bodies came to the surface. Mr.
Parker and his wife went rowing in the
morning, Mr.. Parker taking a gun with
him. Not returning. about noon a party
went in search of the missing couple and
the boat was found floating bottom up at
the end Of the lake. When Mr.. Parker 3
body was recovered it was found that the
nose was broken and the face badly dis
figured, which seemed to indicate that when
the gun was discharged il had exploded or
kicked badly, and that Mr.. Parker had
been knocked overheard and had probably
overturned the boat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06

MOBILE Ala, Sept. 5.--State Health OF
fcer Saunders having reported the result of
the examination of the fever which has been
prevailing for some weeks at Ocean Springs,
Miss on the bay of Biloxi, or Gulf of Mex
ico fifty-six miles from Mobile and eighty
four miles from New Orleans, the disease
being pronounced yellow fever, the Mobile
Board of Health tonight declared a rigid
quarantine against Ocean Springs All per-
sons coming from that place or neighbor-
hood are to be detained at station estab-
ished outside of the city limits
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
TALK WITH AN EXPERT.
Interesting Facts About Mining for
Gold in the kIOndiI<e.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 5.--The fol-
lowing is an expert report on the klondike
placer gold mines. II Is by Mr.. Byron J.
lanes engineer and asayer for the Alaska
Commercial Company: 80 little prospect
ing has been done In the Alaskan gold
fields, as compared with the extent of the
country, that it would be extremely diff
cult TO make any prediction as to the
future Of that section. AS a matter of fact.
only a very small section of country has
been gone over. and gold hunting in Alaska
is as yet in its extreme infancy. This Is
shown by the fact that half as much gold
has already been taken out of the Klondike
district alone as has been taken out OF all
the interior of Alaska, and there may be
as great finds in the future as have been
made upon the Klondike.
''rhe gold finds in the interior of Alaska
up TO the time OF the discovery of the
Klondike, have been comparatively insigEif-
icant. There has been but one instance.
of which / have heard, of a man making
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
CROWDED CAR OVERTURNED
Excursion Train Wrecked, One Man
Killed and 32 PennIe Hurt.

WATERVILLE, Me-. Sept 5.-An excur-
sion train on the Maine Central Railroad
was wrecked this morning two miles west
of Etna station. Martin Payne, aged twen-
ty-one, of Plymouth. was killed. Thirty
two people were injured. The seriously
hurt are: Charles Getschell, baggage mas
ter at Newport station; Frank o. Billings.
East Newporti Arthur Fish, Dexter; Mrs.
j. W. Townsend, Newport; Joseph Welch.
St. Adams; Oscar Buffers Newport; w
II. Earle, Plymouth; Mrs. Wilbur Miles.
Newport. The train was carrying excur-
sionists from Dover and Fox Craft to the
Etna camp-meeting. The breaking of q
fange derailed and overturned a car con-
tanning sixty-five passengers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
A REAL TRAGEDIAN.
Abraham RosenthaI Drinks whisky,
Plays Actor and Stabs Himself.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-After drinking a
flask Of whisky on a wager eighteen-year-
old Abraham Rosenthal this morning imag-
ined himself a great tragedian, and danced
about his apartments with big knife in
his hands. In his theatrical frenzy Rosen-
thai plunged the weapon twice into his left
breast, inlicting wounds from which he
died tonight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
Probably a Fairy Fortune Tale

STOCKTON. Cal, Sept 5.-Jacob VIII
son, aged hfty-two years recently an en-
+. Nichols. in Tulare county. has just re-
ceiYed notice of a decision in his favor in
the United States Supreme Court in suit
brought by him in the courts of New York
in 1856 for his right and title 10 a portion
OF a vast estate said TO have been left by
his rather. Wilson represents that his
father, Jacob Wilson, sr was a banker
and broker of Wall street and that he was
worth in the neighborhodo of SIS, 900 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
Brakeman Killed.

RAvENNA. O., Sept. 5. - An iron-ore
train on the Pittsburg & Western Railroad
was wrecked two miles east of this city
early this morning. Brakeman Hawley A
Thomas of this place, was killed. Michael
Siebb, a tramp. was fatally injured. Sew
eraI other tramps were badly but not ia
tally injured. The wreck was caused by
brolx