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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05

Prof. John M. Langston, In speaking to-
day to Star reporter in reference to the
appointments on the board of education,
said II have learned Of the appointment
trustees of the schools of the District Of
Columbia. He Is the pastor of the Congre-
gational Church located near the Freed
mems Hospital, and upon the Howard Uni
and Mrs. Roht. Terrell are members of his
church. and both are trustees OF public
schools.
lent character and large general influence
in the community, 1t would seem to be q
remarkable thing that his small church
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
MASS MEETINGS HELD.
Striking Miners Chose Represen-
tatiVeS to Act on the Co
Iunbus COMPROMISE.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 6.-Mass meet
ings are being held today all over the
Pittsburg district by the striking miners
for the purpose of appointing delegates to
the district convention which meets here
tomorrow to consider the Columbus COM
promise and elect delegates to the ma
tional convention ut Columbus on Wednes
day.
While some of the leading miners have
stated that they will contend for instruc-
tons to the Columbus delegations to vote
for 90 cents or nothing, it is thought the
69-cent men will be in Il minority and
unable to successfully urge their plan.
A number of operators have received
assurances that the miners formerly at
work for them will ratify the agreement
arrived at in Columbus and will vote TO
return to work ut the 65-cent rate. Presi-
dent Dolan, Secretary William Warner
and District Organizer Cameron Miller all
say that they feel sure the great ma
jOrity Of the miners Will vote to accept
the 60-cent rate.
President Dolan is of the opinion that
the settlement of the strike on this basis
is the very best that can be accom-
plished at this time. AT that rate the
big lake shippers can be got in line and
nearly all of the mines in the district
will be at work within Il week from tie
time of the acceptance of the proposition
of the operators by the miners.
The mining officials say that the StruS~
gle against the New York & Cleveland
Gas Coal company will be pushed up TO
the end of the year unless the company
is beaten before that time. The accept
ance of the 65-cent rate, they say. in no
way affects the price to be paid the dig
gers ut the mines Of this company, and
until the mine workers can force Presi-
dent De Armitt to pay the district price
without the differential in his favor the
fight against him will be continued.
Fifteen hundred striking miners of the
Wheeling division of the Baltimore 4
Ohio road attended Il meeting at Gas
tonville last night to consider the pro-
posed settlement of the strike upon the
basis of 90 cents per ton. Speeches
were made by Rev. Nesbit Green,
Frank Mackenna and other leaders and
it was unanimously decided to stand out
for the 69-cent rate.
This was the day set for the eviction
of the Pittsburg {, Chicago Gas Coal
company's miners ut Gastonville and for
starting the mines with new men. Three
colored deputies were or guard and it
was reported that a carload of imported
miners was on the way. but no new men
arrived during the morning. large
number of strikers was on hand, but
there was no trouble. 1t is said that
the evictions will take place tomorrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
RUSH TO MICHIPICOTEN.
Prospectors Hasten to the Gold
Finds on the North Shore
of Lake Superior.

Detroit Mich, Sept Ga special dis
patch is received today by the Evening
News from Wawa City, the newly laid
out town in the Michipicoten gold coun-
try on Lake Wawa Ontario. The en-
bryo town is located in the one narrow
pass which leads TO Lake Wawa from
the landing place on the shore of Lake
Superior. which is but six miles from
the gold discoveries.
The News staff correspondent writes:
AS to the gold discoveries, it can be
said that quartz has been found that
assays over $500 a ton. 1t is found
not in one section but in different places
extending over several thousand acres.
Quartz has been found here containing
free gold in chunks as big as kernels of
wheat-gold in its pure form which does
not have to be subjected to a chemical
process to free it from the rock. Pros
pectofs every day are finding specimens
that assay $50 ton. Probably 100
prOspectOrs are today working in the
hills. The country where the discover
les were made has never been opened
Up for settlement The only inhabitants
are Indians and Hudson bay traders
and they are few.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
PRESIDENT CLOSELY GUARDED.
Due to Letter, Probably the Work of
a Practical Joker.

Columbus O.. Sept. 4.-One incident of
the Presidents visit to Columbus and the
Ohio state fair yesterday has been manu-
featured into sensation. This was the
report of Il plot to aSSaSSinate the chief
executive in the capital of his native
state.
A few days ago Mayor Black received
through the mails an anonymous letter,
reading as follows:
Be on your guard. There is a plot against
Mckinley to make way with him because
favor of anarchy. They are for organized
At the bottom appeared some unde-
cipherable hieroglyphics, evidently in
tended for signature.
While not considering the letter Sc
riously, Mayor Black deemed it wise to
take every precaution looking to the
Presidents safety. With a view to pre-
venting any excitement or the giving of
q cue to some notwithstanding crank
he also decided to keep from the public
the fact that he had received such a let
ter but this intention was fOiled by the
writer, who kindly informed the local
papers that he had sent the epistle to the
mayor and inclOSed copies of it.
1t is generally believed that the letter
was written either by some crank or by
a practical joker.
But the result was that during his stay
the President was very closely guarded
by the police authorities of the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
A TOUGH POPULATION:
Concerted Movement to Rid Alas
kan Gold Fields Of Unde-
sirable People.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 6.-The authori-
ties of Alaska have awakened to the seri-
Gus nature of the situation OF the White
pass. They see in the continuance of the
camp at Skaguay, as now constituted,
possibilities for crime and various other
evils of great magnitude. Steps have
been taken to break up the camp by dis
persing the lawless element that has
gathered there from every state in the
Union.
Col. +. S. Chadbournc, state harbor
commissioner of California, who was Il
passenger on the steamship Queen,
brought down advices to the above effect.
Col Chadbourne says that Collector Ives
and a force of deputy United States mar
shals had determined to raid the town
of Skaguay and clean out the whisky
Smugglers and saloon men and rid the
camp of the disorderly element. Here
tofore the authorities have been utterly
unable to cope with the disorderly people
in the camp because it was one OF the
''hotteSt on record 1t was the refuge
of the worst class of criminals comb
dence men and thugs on the coast.
These, with the whisky men, had com
bined to block the trail, so as to keep the
tenderfeet there all winter and fleece
them as long as there was dollar lett
in the camp.
Serious as is the situation at SkaguAg
and White pass, as portrayed by letters
and by men returned from the camp dis
consulate and appalling as is the con
diton of the trail over the mountain bar
rier between the 5000 gold hunters and
the paradise on the other side, the i,c-
counts published from time to time seem
to have but family portrayed the actual
state of affairs.
Made desperate by their failure to got
over the trail and by the terrible hard
ships that they have been compelled to
endure in the hopeless struggle against
odds of the past weeks, the miners have
become suspicious of each other and
ouarrels are of hourly occurrence. Ev-
cry mans hand is raised against every
other man. The lawless characters are
much in evidence and dissensions and dis
cords have broken out among the miners
until such thing as cooperation is inn
possible.
Gov Brady is quoted as saying that the
situation is laden with trouble and that
he intends notifying the department at
Washington of the condition of affairs. In
spite of the attempts Of the miners COM
mittee to close the trail so that it can be
repaired one party of twelve with drawn
revolvers and loaded rifles, announced
their intention of going through to the
summit. They passed Il guard of miners
and set out for the summit. The COM
mittee was called together and Il number
of armed men sent to head them off. Ii
trouble is averted il will be by the great
est good luck Men have lost all sense
of reason, and Il spirit of desperation ana
reckless obliviousness to consequences
pervades the camp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
LAB0R'S GALA DAY.
ChiCago'S Great ProceSSiOn-RiVal
Unions Unite in Making
Grand Display.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 81 Special. To
days Labor day parade was the strong
est trades union demonstration yet seen
in this city. For the first time the two
central labor unions, with one or the
other Of which all organized labor i'll
the city is affiliated, buried their differ
ences and united in grand display. The
parade was in eleven divisions and be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 men and wom-
en- were in line After moving through
the principal streets of the city. trains
were taken for River grove. where Con-
gresham Foss spoke on the postal saw
ings bank scheme and there was an ex-
hibit of scientific kiteHying with six of
the largest kites ever built. In accord
ance with the state statutes the day is
Il legal holiday throughout the common
wealth.
Fairmont w Va. Sept ca Labor
day celebration is being held today, the
first time in the history of the town. The
parade this morning consisted Of the
carpenters and joiners' union, painters
and decorators. cgarmakers. labor2rs
and miners. The miners carried a ban
ner with the inscription Labor has 10
day with the operator"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
PANIC IN A PLAYHOUSE.
Muslin Closet Built Around Cine
matograph Apparatus
Catches Fire.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. Ga fire
in the Orpheum variety theater just be-
fore the close of last nights perform
ance created much excitement and IL
panic, at which loss of life was mar
rowly averted. The casualties were con-
fined to slight injuries to few persons.
In the place there is an electrical ap-
paratus known as the acknowledgement by
which pictures are thrown on a white
ground on the stage. 1t is operated from
a small closet built on the front of the
gallery. The sides of the closet were
of muslin. This material caught fire
and began dropping in blazing fakes on
the heads Of the audience below.
cry of Sire" was raised and a rush
for the exits was made One man pushed
his arm through a glass door and was
badly cut. An elderly lady was thrown
down and trodden ON, but was revived
and taken away by her daughter. a
man jumped from second-story win
dow and his head was cut in several
places. The fire was eXtinguished be-
fore it spread.
Within a few minutes excitement had
subsidized and the performance was con-
tinued to the end of the programme with
the exception of the cinematograph pic
lures.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
Revive shotgun Quarantine.
THINK 1T is DENCUE.
Marine Hospital Officials Discredit
Yellow Fever RuIcors.

Washington, D. c.. Sept 6.-The Ma
rine hospital service is investigating the
fever at Ocean Springs. Miss, and the
information at hand inclines them to the
belief that the disease is not yellow
fever, though conclusive information is
not yet at hand. Surgeon-G General Wy
man is absent from the city He has
been attending the British Medical asso-
citation meeting at Montreal and is now
at Nineyardhayen on his way back.
During his absence Surgeon Bailbach is
i'll charge. The cases at Ocean Springs
were first called to the attention of DR..
Bailbach last Friday by Il telegram from
Assistant Surgeon Wasdin. who is sta
toned at Mobile, asking permission to
accompany the state board of health to
Ocean Springs to investigate the fever.
Dr. Wasdin was directed to proceed.
Yesterday morning he telegraphed as fol-
lows:
OF 800 or 600 cases here have seen five:
an epidemic infection spread by carriage;
mostly white; -pafoEySmal diSpropor-
tonate in pulse; prostitution. Insisted on
and made first autopsy on adult of 60, said
Amusement. Doctors Oliphant. president
Louisiana state board of health; Haralson
Saunders and others will be here later
A copy of this telegram was transmit
ted to SUPERINTENDENT Wyman at Vine
yardhaven and he Immediately requested
DR.. John Guiteras, professor of the Uni
verslty of Pennsylvania, to proceed to
Ocean Springs. DR.. Guiteras was former
ly in the marine hospital service and is
the acknowledged authority on fevsrs in
this country.
DR.. Bailbach also wired Wasdin to in
quire into the result of the autopsy and
consultation, to give the number of in
habitants of Ocean Springs and the num-
Der of fatalities. Dr. Wasdn replied
| that the population of Ocean Springs.
which is Il summer resort on the Gulf
coast near Biloxi, was about 1900 in
winter and 1000 in summer. No further
| reports have been received DR.. Bailbach
says that DR.. Wasdin was making a
| meteorological investigation to determine
| the existence of yellow fever germs.
He Or. Bailbach) believes the disease.
so far as his information goes is denguc
| or bonebrake fever. In support Of this
! he points to DR.. Wasdin's report that the
| fever is endemic, not epidemic. and that
the fatalities have been few, whereas vel
| low fever is fatal in a majority of eases.
| This lack of fatalities he considers the
| strongest evidence that the disease is lot
yellow fever. About ten days ago. he
says, the state board of health Of MIS-
| Sissippi investigated the fever and pro
| nounced it dengue. If it should, how
| ever, prove to be yellow fever, DR.. Bail
| bach says the lateness of the season will
| materially aid the authorities in keeninc
! it confined to the locality in which II has
| broken out and he gives assurances that
| there viii be no widespread epidemic of
| the dreaded ScOurge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
Daring Hold-Up Of a Train at Twin
Mountain, Col.-Posse Pur-
suing Bandits.

Denver. Col. Sept. 4.-News has just
reached here that the Gulf passenger
train No. ! was held up and robbed at
Twin Mountain last night at 1880 by
two masked men. The two men got on
the blind baggage car at Folsom, and
when nearing Twin Mountain they
climbed over the tender of the engine,
and, covering tbs engineer and fireman
with revOlverS. ordered them to stop
when they reached the road crossing.
At Twin Mountain two men We're sta
toned 1T the road crossing with four
horses. and as soon as the train stopped
they began TO shoot their revolvers TO
intimidate the passengers. Two men en-
tered the express car and blew open the
safe. 1t is not known how much was Sc
cured. but it is estimated at from $1,000
TO $4,000.
Immediately on receiving the news at
Folsom a posse was organized and start
ed in pursuit. A posse also started from
Trinidad at Il. N. The railroad COM
pany has offered a reward of S0OO for
the capture of the robbers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
OPPOSE DEBS' SCHEME.
American Railway League Declines to
Endorse His Principle.

Chicago, H., Sept. 6.-The teachings
and principles of Eugene V. Debs are TO
be opposed by Il national political organi-
Zation of the same class of men whom he
claims to represent The preliminary ar
rangements for the Illinois branches of
the American Railway league. the new or
ganization. were made at meeting held
i'll one of the lodge rooms OF the Masonic
temple. The league has an open member
ship list. Every employee of a railroad
eligible. and those foremost in the move
ment say that the organization is to be Il
non-partisan affair, which will not only
heap benefits upon the working railroad
man. but Will also work for the benefit
of the railroad corporations and more
correct the rapidly growing impression
that the ordinary railroad man is against
the government and his employers on
every question:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
MISSOURPS ENOCH ARDEN.
John Isaacs Returns from the War and
Finds Things Badly Mixed.

ST. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 6.-John Isaacs
has just got back from the war. His
widow" married John Winkeljohn, five
children being the fruit of this union.
Previous to her second marriage the
woman was granted a pension and 81
400 for Isaacs' death.
Wimbledon, the second husband,
squandered the pension money as guard
ian of Isaacs' children. H. Mckenzie,
as Winkeljohn's bondsman, had to make
good the amount when Isaacs' children
became of age. 1t nearly ruined the
bondsman financially, and he will now
try to recover the money he was re-
CURED to pay the heirs, and the govern
ment will probably be involved in the
legal complications.
Mrs Isaacs has not yet met her
E'Enoch Arden husband.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
CANNOT PASS SKACUAY.
Three Hundred PIospectors Trying to
Get Through.


Especial Correspondence of the Associated
Press
Juneau. Alaska, Aug. 29.-The steam
ers City of Kingston. Farrallom, Elder
Rosalie and Queen have brought up
wards of 300 people from the sound
ports and San Francisco. together with
horses, cattle, sheep, etc, during the
past few days. carrying about the en-
tire cargo in each instance TO Dyea or
Skaguay Those landed at Dyea are
getting over the Chilkoot pass all right,
but none rs yet have got over the White
pass via Skaguay. Many horses have
been ruined by the mire and the men
know they cannot get through. so that
many have had their goods carried
around to Dyea, but ii is expensive and
large portion of the army of travellers
have no money for such purposes and
lust what such outfits are going to do
is a mystery. They are now eating up
supplies which they expected to use III
the Yukon country and when their
stores have been exhausted they have
no funds to provide more. y winter
outfit for going into .he interior is quite
Il different proposition from what these
people have at present.
Juneau merchants have sent up stock
of goods to sell at Skaguay and small
amount of lumber has gone up, so that
few Shacks can be erected, but the in
mates of the hundreds of tents are hut
slightly provided to withstand the fierce
winds and storms of the country. Quite
a number have turned back without al
lowing their outfits to be taken off the
boat bringing them up and many are
dropping out from the camp, coming to
Juneau and finally returning to the
United States.
In Juneau at present there are quite a
number of well-knOwn mining men who
are DESTROYS of procuring for the Eastern
markets some mining property OF south
eastern Alaska. An important sale was
made last week of a group of mines at
Hunter Bay. Admiralty island.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
piIert is Chosen Cbief.

Baltimore. Md, Sept. 3.-The biennial
session of the Supreme tribe Of the Ger
man body of the Independent Order of
Red Men adjourned to meet two years
hence in San Francisco. Officers were
more, supreme chief; Charles A. Acker-
man, Cleveland, deputy chief; Louis Bob
zein, Chicago. assistant deputy chief:
Charles Schmelzesem, Elizabeth, n. j.,
supreme priest; Gustav Wahle, Chicago,
supreme secretary; t. h Lenderking,
ton was passed granting the Daughters
of Pocahontas an auxiliary of the order,
representation in the state grand lodges.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
CHINAMAN A SCORCHER.
Laundryman of Niles, Mich, Beats the
Crack Bicycle Riders.

Niles, Mich. Sept..a G.-Foo Lee, an
up-to-da te- just-like- Melican-man Niles
Chinese laundryman, is the first of his
countrymen to win Il bicycle race in the
United States.
Some months ago Foo was persuaded
to buy a bicycle and in a few weeks
was able to ride as we'll as anyone. He
accompanied American boys on long
spins and surprised them by making
good his boasts to make 'em all go, and
ride UNI feet off.
He grew more proficient on the wheel
and Saturday last at Il carnival of sports
held here entered in one of the events.
and this sole attraction had the effect of
bringing out an immense crowd. In the
race were entered some fast riders, but
they were not in it with the Chinaman,
as he beat them handily.
The sports are trying to induce Foo
Lee to give ND the laundry business and
devote himself to racng.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
Conductor Crushed to Death.

Hoopeston. H., Sept. 6.-Senior Com
ductor Hyatt of the Order of Railway
Conductors was crushed to death near
here shortly before midnight. a Chicago
& Eastern Illinois extra train, which was
going north broke in two just this side
of Wellington. Conductor Hyart left the
caboose and got out on top of the train.
where he was signaling the engineer to
stop the front section. He ran the length
of five or six cars to where the break had
occurred, and it is presumed was in the
act of crawling down to make Il coupling
when the two sections came together
catching him just below the waist and
squeezing the life out of him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
New Factory for Menominee.

Menominee. Mich. Sept. 6.--[Special.]
After diligent inquiry and thorough in
vestigation local capitalists have closed
with the LIE Mars, Ia, boot and shoe fac
Shoe Manufa curing company is the out
come. with the following board of direc
tors: w. f. Goodrich. l. X. Grant of
lie Mars. Ia; s. NJ. Stephenson, G. |.
Cook and G. A. Blesch of this city. 5.
NJ Stephenson is president of the com
pany: W. f. Goodrich, yice-presideEt; G.
/. Cook. secretary, and G. A. Blesch,
treasurer. The capital stock is $4,000,
with controlling interest among the Me-
nominee Stockholders
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
GOMPERS IS SCORED.
Criticised for His Remarks Regarding
st. Louis Meeting.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. 6.-The United
Labor league of Western Pennsylvania,
at Il largely-attended and exciting meet
ing last night, gave expression to an
open revolt against Samuel 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 re-
cent convention of IL Dor leaders at St.
Louis. He is credited with making I'M
casting reflections on those who were
foremost in the meeting. GomperS had Il
few defenders in the meeting, and at one
time there were remarks concerning some
body being thrown out of the window.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
BIOGRAPHIES ARE WRONG.
Arctic Explorers Say Gilies Land Does
Not Exist.

London, Sept. 4.-There is 10 such re-
gion as Gillies land within the Arctic
circle. What was supposed to be an I'M
explored expanse of country is but a
vast number of islanGs, many of them
merely mountainous ice-packs
This is the most important information
from the frozen North brought by the
Jackson-Harmsworth expedition. The
expedition arrived on the steamer Wind
ward. after having spent three winters
near Cape Flora, Franz-Josef Land.
The hardy explorers also doubt that
King Oscar Land and Peterman Land
exist. They say there is little land north
of Franz Josef Land.
+. @. Jackson and his colleagues are
all in good health. They report having
explored Franz Josef Land thoroughly
with the exception of some odd corners.
Before the Windward sailed the quarters
of the expedition at ElmwoOd were fast
ened up, but Mr.. Jackson left there a
quantity of supplies in case the place
should be visited by Prof. Andree or
other explorers. He also esta blished a
deDOt ut Bell Island