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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-10
IDAHO INDIAN SCARE.
RANDALL RETURNS
FROM THE SCENE.
a Settlers Timid Wife Started the
Stories - Nineteen Bucks and
Few Squaws Engaged in Peaceful
Occupations.
Especial to The Herald.)

Cheyenne, Wyo.. July Colonel
George NJ. Randall, of the Eighth
United States infantry. stationed at
Fort Russell. near this city. returned
today from HALEY, Ida, the scene of
the recent Indian scare, where he was
sent by General Coppinger, command
ant of the department of the Platte, to
ascertain the cause of the trouble and
if possible quell the outbreak
Colonel Randall states that there is
absolutely no cause for alarm, as the
Indians in question consisted of a
peaceful band of 40 Lemhis, of whom
10 were bucks. the balance being
squaws and papOoses. The band had
erected their tepees on Camas prairie
where the squaws were busily engaged
in digging Camas root from which to
make flour. There were no fences
burned, no stock turned into settlers
fields, no outrages
The ghost dances referred to in the
sensational dispatches at the time of
the reported trouble we're grass dances.
participated in by a dozen bucks, and
usually witnessed by large numbers of
white people. among whom were young
girls attending.
Colonel Randall says the scare was
instigated by a ranchman named S. @.
Humphrey. whose wife. being of a
timid nature, was afraid of the In
dams and urged her husband to have
them driven away. After the scare
was thoroughly under way other set
tiers encouraged it in order that thew
might sell provisions and feed to the
troops when they arrived upon the
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THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
They Will Mean Much For Operators
and Miners

Pi0tsburg, July 9.-The developments
of the next II hours promise to have a
most important bearing uCon the min
ers' strike. Anxiety as to she outcome
PREVAILS on all sides. Severe earnest
ness now marks the great struggle, and
it will require but a few days for the
telling effects of the fighG bteeome
plainly evident throughout the districts
involved.
The result OF the conference Of
prominent labor leaders in this city to-
dav, to consider a proposition for the
cooperation of the various trades, is
awaited with anxious interest. Presi-
dent GomDers, of The American Fed
eraticn Of Labor, arrived in Pittsburg
from Washington this morning. He
expressed himself as DESTROYS of aiding
the strikers in every possible manner.
Just what is proposed is not known,
but it is me opinion that the meeting
is TO outline the pans for making the
strike general, and possibly to have
the other trade Organizations refuse to
handle or use soft coal mined during
the strike.
President Gompers was in confer
ence with Colonel w. P. Rend, the
wealthy coal operator of Chicago, this
forenoon. The latter advocated arbi-
tration and said the conditions of trade
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THE HERALD BULL TIN

PAGE ONE
Salt Laksrs Win in Denver.
Salt Lakes Building Appropriation
Idaho Laws Knocked Out.
The Strike in the East.
LACE TWO
Hot Wave in the East.
Saloon Held Up.
Mckinley Will Not be Here on the
Twenty-fourth.
Martin Thorn's Confession.
General Sporting News.
PAGE THREE
Mines, Mining and Milling.
Weekly Bank Clearance5.
Close of the II. E. a.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE
Board of Equalization.
Yesterday in the Courts.
The Bryan Cup.
PAGE SIX
In Railway Circles
Endeavcrers in Frisco.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Bryan's California Tour.
PAGE EIGHT
Theodore Mexican Dead.
Death of Mrs. J. r. Walker.
Death OF Mrs. II. NJ. Wells.
Tribute to Senator Harris.
The Pioneer Jubilee.
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The surprise of the day was when Dan
r. Hanna, manager for NJ. A Hanna
& Co, received a message stating that
every miner employed at the works had
gone out. The Hanna people have been
confident of their ability to hold their
men. Information received here shows
that the shut down of the Wheeling
division of the 3. & o. railroad is alb
sollme.
General Manager Woodford of the
Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheeling rail-
way, says that no coal is being mined
along his road.
The director of public works is
alarmed over his inability TO keep the
water supply going. The street rail-
way companies fear a suspension of
travel. the manufa curing concerns
with orders to fill are fearful lest their
plants will have to shut down for want
of fuel.
There is a strong probability that
the street railways and the suburban
electric railways may have to shut
down for want of coal. The big and
little consolidated railway companies
have only enough coal sufficient for
three days. Fifteen cars consigned TO
the big consolidated were cOnfiscated
by the railway company today. The
street railways are much concerned
over the matter. Judge Stevenson
Burke. railway counsel and possessing
extensive interests in railways. said to-
day. L do not know of any law giving
railroad companies authority TO con-
fiscate an Independent shippers COAL
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mitted their report. Il was considered
section by section. speeches being I'M
tied TO five minutes.
The section memoralized congress TO
throw open all mineral lands on Span
ish land grants in California, Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado 70 loco-
ton as mining claims was adopted
The resolution asking congress 10
throw open the asphalt and s1lsonlfe
lands of the UncOmpahgre Indian res
ervat ton in Utah TO mineral locations,
was adversely reported upon.
A motion TO lay the report on the
table and to adopt the resolution. was
carried by a vote Of SO TO -.
Then Angus NJ. Cannon. of Utah.
spoke against the resolution. and
moved that the whole matter he laid
on the table. His motion prevailed.
Two resolutions providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee to take such
steps as may be necessary TO secure a
recodihcatiOn of the mining laws We're
adversely reported on. The cOnVenrlSf
disa greed with the report and referred
the resolutions TO the committee al
ready appointed for this purpose
The resolution relating TO the pro
posed new cabinet bureau of mines and
mining was adopted and referred TO the
special committee already appointed
Resolutions of thanks 10 the govern
ments of Venezuela. Belgium. Italy,
Sweden, Norway. Denmark and Mexico
for the interest they have taken in this
convention by sending Representatives
and TO Professor George Knapp, of IL
linois, for valuable relics presented 10
the convention. were adopted.
n. +. GuyOt. member OF the resOlu-
tons committee from New Mexico, Of
fered a minority report. declaring for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
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New York. July 1O-A special TO the
World from London says: Everything
locks very bright for international BIZ
metaIlism," said Senator Wolcott to the
World correspondents. who met him IN
the house Of commons. where ne was
visitor. Notwithstanding the reports 10
the country in American newspapers
= have Just returned from France,
where | found that that republic VIII
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
United States in behalf of the two
metals
Senator Wolcott and his mission nave
been rather guyed by the French press,
bun he takes the matter very seriously
The Temps says the United States
government might spend its money to
better purpose than on commission
costing half a million. and hopeless Of
success.
The correspondent asked the senator
if he had seen Bryan's remark that
President Mckinley had made laugh
ing stock of himself for the whole
world by sending this commission
abroad.
Yes answered Mr.. Wolcott, but
Mr.. Bryan is laughabie in saying so. 1
am most encouraged by the feeling in
France and elsewhere.
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SECULAR supply are beopming anxious.
The schooner B. ". 4PaEkon, OF. Detrofts
has been delayed in Cleveland since
Sunday owing 10 the action of the Erie
railway The boat was loading coal at
the Cleveland ship building company S
works. An Erie engine backed on the
high trestle which leads to the car
dumping machine and carried away 80
cars Of coal which were TO have been
loaded into the Parker. The boat VIII
have 10 go up light. Several boats
were delayed today owing to the diff
Guilty in securing fuel. The InGer-Ocea
company, one of the heaviest fueling
firms on The lakes, has only coal enough
TO last its customers a few days.
Several other fueling firms have
nearly exhausted their supply
The Pennsylvania & Ohio Fueling
company has suspended business alto
Sether in Cleveland. There is consid-
cradle fuel in the upper lake region
and some of it may have to be brought
down here. 1t is generally admitted
now that the coal dealers and mine Op-
orators were very poorly prepared for
a strike.
The Morse Coal company has ceased
shipping coal altogether, and in fact
coal dealers as a rule have delivered
nearly all their coal
The vessel men say that the strike
will cause all but the exceptionally
large boats TO lay up. When the strike
is declared off there will be a heavy
demand for boats and the vessel men
hope then TO obtain better rates. The
vessel men take indeed a very philo-
sophical view of the situation They
hold that it will improve fall traffic
and the miners VIII douLcless De VIC
torious in the fight
The great plant of the Cleveland Steel
company closed this morning owing to
LACK of fuel. A number of oIher plants
are preparing to shut down.
The coal miners in the Wheeling &
Lake Erie district won a great victory
today Colonel Myron T Herrick. re-
ceiver for the Wheeling & Lake Erie,
received dispatch at noon saying that
only one man went 10 work al Dillon
vale. This is the place where the
wheeling & Lake Erie decided to make
the test Mr.. Herrick said that he was
led TO believe the men wanted to work
and he had secured protection for
them. The full force of this in1elli-
gelce can be appreciated when it is
stared that Cleveland manufacturers
and Shippers expected THAI if matters
came 10 the very worst the district
covered by the Wheeling & Lake Erie
would supply whatever coal was needed
IhIs means to Cleveland now a prac-
teal tie M.
OF all the Cleveland operators, ]. B.
Zerbe. president of the Ohio & Penn
sylvania Coal company, is the most
sanguine- He thinks the strike will be
over in few days and thinks the Off
GERS of the United Mine Workers asso-
citation are only making a grand stand
play.
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MR.. CANNON GRATEFUL

Angus NJ. Cannon thanked the con-
vention in the name of San Lake, for
the action.
He was replied TO by Shoemaker, of
Nebraska, VINO invited the Titan dele
CATION to come 10 their exposition,
where they would find the larder open.
p Mr.. Cannon replied Wen be there,
and the house joined in the applause.
Some Nebraskan introduced a resO-
luton requesting congress TO open the
Utah gilsonite lands 10 the public.
This was looked upon as a piece of
importance by George ". Dorsey, of
U5an, VINO was on his feet in an in
slant with a protest. Utah, he said,
was satisfied with the ara ngement the
government had made 10 determine by
lease the value CT the asphaltum prop
eity. and he did not think it was any
of Nebraskas business under the cir
cumsFances. The asphaitum was there,
he believed, in large and paying guam
titles, but they were not seeking an
Oklahoma rush with its attendant
trials AMI suffering. If it could be de-
termined by a practical demonstration
then the lands are TO be opened and
capital Will flow in with the influx of
settlers and the growth of the new
country Will be normal and healthy
and population viii be secured that
will be lasting and permanent.
REPORT THROWN OUT.
This caught the convention. and the
resolution was reported adversely. In
cidentally, Mr. Dorsey took occasion to
state that Utah was a commonwealth
of remarkable and eXhauseless re-
sources, the surface of which has
scarcely as yet been scratched, and,
like Judge Powers, he created a long
ing on the part of the delegates TO
visit the land of wonder ana future
greatness. He extended a most hearty
invitation to all.
The ability of the Utah delegation
was further attested by the convention
rendering. and it was entirely unex-
peoted, the craftsmanship of the new
executive committee to Walter D.
Johnson, of Salt Lake. He will have
practical charge of the arrangements
for the next years convention, which
will be more fully attended than this
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o HynTSsilie
ALABAMA |
$1,000
MIN C X
BISNtTU W.T."

cry branch of organized labor in the
United States. Those present were
Captain Gompers, president of rthe
American Federation of Labor: n D.
Ratchford, national president of the
United Mine Workers; NJ. NJ. Garland,
president of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel Workers: Stephen
Madden, secretary of the Amalgamated
association; J. NJ. Hughes, first vice
president of the Federation of Metal
Trades; NJ. ]. Coulahan, national sec
rotary of the Journeymen Plumbers
the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators; T. r. Thomas, president of
the Amalgamated association of Street
Railway employees; Patrick Dolan,
district president of the United Mine
Workers of America. and w. NJ.
Warner, district secretary of the
United Mine Workers.
Owing to the inability of President
Ratchford to reach Pittsburg until
after o'clock this evening, it was
nearly 8 o'clock before the meeting
convened. The session was secret, and
it was almost midniht before it was
over. The press committee, Messrs
Gompers, Ratchford and Coulahan
then gave out the following statement
in which was incorporated they said
all that was done at the conference:
THE MANIFESO.
After an informal discussion, re-
ports were made by Messrs. Ratch-
ford. Dolan and Warner in regard to
the situation of the movement, and it
was demonstrated that the suspension
was practically general in the COMPETE
tive bituminous district extending also
to Kentucky and Tennessee, excepting
a few points in West Virginia 1t was
realized that the situation in West
Virginia required attention in order
that the suspension should become
absolutely general, and success as
sured. With that object in view.
action was recommended by President
GOmpers, of the Federation of Labor.
and ii was determined to overcome
this feature of the contest. 1t was also
determined that every effort be made
on the part of those present to secure
the cooperation and practical aid of
organized labor for the struggling
miners.
All the circumstances warranted the
firm conviction that the miners will
ultimately achieve victory, and to this
end the aid of labor and the sympa-
thetic public is invoked.
Conscious of the great interest
which the public has in a contest so
widespread as that of the miners, it
gives US great satisfaction to know
that the miners have not been and are
not now opposed to arbitration. We
therefore. urge and advise that con-
ference be held by Representatives of
the miners and operators with the
view of arriving at a settlement of the
present suspension. Notwithstanding
the positive announcement by the COM
mittee that the statement furnished
the press covered all the proceedings of
the conference, it is known that an
effort to secure a general
of mining in West Virginia
was decided upon After a thorough
canvass of the situation, it was unan-
imously agreed that West Virginia held
the key to the situation and without
their united effort, the success of the
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VIII not justify the large and sudden
increase demanded by ehe miners. He
further stated thar he believed the
strike would terminate in The course of
two or three weeks, and the men would
! compromise WITH 60 cents.
The suggestion chat a joint meeting
OF the arbitration boards of Ohio. In
diana. Illinois and Pennsylvania be held
in this city next week and an effort be
made 10 SETTLE the strike, was received
with favor. and 1t is believed thar boch
operators and miners would welcome it.
COMING TO TOWN.
Striking miners are beginning to find
their way into town and dozens of them
visged the headquarters OF the United
| Mine Workers this morning. y num-
Der of diggers from Castle Shannon
mines came to see if the company could
not get enough men TO work to dig coal
SO as to run TWO engines. The company
claim to have q contract 10 carry the
United States mails and these must be
hauled. The Castle Shannon Coal COM
PAM has no railroad connections, and
it is believed the firm will be allowed
TO work enough men at the advanced
price TO keep their own machinery in
motion.
Keeling Bros. are working eight min
ers, driving a tunnel entry.
day at the convention that no coal mine
should be worked until the majority of
the operators paid the advance price,
and even if one firm does sign the scale
to pay 50 cents per ton, 1ae men are to
refuse to work. Operators were al
lowed to repair the mines at tine 9S-
cent rate however. A number of oper-
afors are DESTROYS of opening entries
now.
OPERATORS VIEWS.
The operators point TO the fact that
all the mines on the Pennsylvania read
Wdtllin the 40-nlLle limit have resumed
operations and are shipDing coal west.
One operator bouelht from the Ke-r-
stone Coal company 10 cars which had
been standing on a side track at 5
cents a ton advance.
The firm also contracted for % car
loads day rs long as the strike lasts.
TIE Central Traffic association car
ries all coal mined within a radius of
40 miles of Pittsburg to the lakes at
sec per ton. This is called the 40-rnile
limit. The mines on the Pennsylvania
railroad coming within reach of thae
rate are the New York Cleveland Gas
Coal company's mine, capa city $50 cars
per day; Keystone Coal company, ca
pacity, 200 cars; Manor Coal company,
20 cars; Pennsylvania Gas. los cars; At
lantic 80 cars: Berwind White Ocean
mine. 100 cars; Corey's Duquesne mine,
% cars: the Hamilton and Elkins Gas
Coal. % cars capacity, and the West
Mcreland Coal company. 200 cars.
The Pennsylvania road claims to
have started 900 cars of coal westward
and has promised to supply cars enough
eaoh day TO ship equal amounts The
mine on the Pennsylvania road usually
shfrs eastward or coke their coal. but
in times like these when orders are
numerous fer coal, these firms dfzpose
of RE coal at an advanced price
Private detectives in the employ of
operators left for different points in AL
legheny county this morning for the
purpose of watching the strikers.
The sending of private detectives was
determined upon after the operators
failed 20 have deputy marshals ap-
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general movement would be greatly
jeopardized.
In furTherance of this determina-
ton. the officials present pledged them
selves TO send into this field a full
quota of the best organizers in their
several associations. After adjourn
ment in response 10 a question whether
a 2 per cent assessment On all Or
gained labor as contemplated would
be made, President Dolan, of the
Pittsburg district, said he thought such
action would eventually be taken. He
would not admit, however, that the
matter of assessment had been consid-
cred at tonights conference or that the
question of general sympathetic
strike had been discussed
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LAST DAYS SESSION.
Free and Unlimited Coinage Resolu-
ton Defeated.


Denver, Colo, July 9.-The first bust
ness of the last days session of the in
ternational gold mining convention was
the selection of a place for holding the
next convention, in 1898.
]. o. Buckley of Wisconsin, withdrew
Milwaukee from the contest. After the
call of states had been finished and be-
fore the vote was announced Mr.. Mont
gOmery, of Nebraska, withdrew Omaha
and moved that Salt Lake City be
declared the unanimous choice of the
convention. Motion was carried.
Angus NJ. Cannon thanked the con-
vention for the honor bestowed upon
his city.
An animated debate was precipitated
by Mr.. ]. Jacobs. representing the Ma
tional Travellers Protective association,
as to the standing of his organization
in the convention. II was agreed that
he be recognized and allowed a vote
separate from any state or territory.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and referred;
By ]. o. Crawford, of Illinois.
that for the purpose of slim
ulating the mining industry, con-
gress be memoralized to es-
tablish in each United States land dis
trict in tine mineral-producing states
a government experimenting and test
ing station on plans similar to govern
ment agricultural stations. where ores
may be tested free of expense to the
prospectors.
BY Judge Brown of West Virginia, to
change the name of the convention
from the International Geld Mining
convention to the International Mining
convention.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee to take the necessary
steps toward securing the passage of
constitutional amendment and estab
fishing a cabinet department to be
known as The bureau of mines and
mining: Lafe Pence. Colorado; NJ. D.
Herring. Texas; j. r. Hodges. Pennsyl-
vania: William F. Bechel, Nebraska;
E. V. Smalley, Minnesota.
The committee on resolutions sub
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Interesting to oficeseekers.

Washington, July Sit can be an
nounced on authority that with the
preser,ta zion to the senate of the large
list of diplomatic and consular nOmina-
lions which has been prepared and Will
go to the capitol tomorrow or Monday,
The president viii decline positively 10
make another appointment to places OF
this character until after the adjourn
ment of congress This notice is in
spired by a desire TO spare useless i'm
poreunities by seekers after Diplomatic
and consular places, and also TO afford
tie president some relief
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Mckinley May Take Hand.

New York, July "a special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says: Having ascertained from
the leading constitutional lawyers in
congress that there is no ground upon
which the federal government can di-
rectly take any part in an arbitration
of the dispute between the mine work
ers and mine owners involved in the
present gigantic struggle. the Journal
and Advertiser has laid the whole
question before President Mckinley
personally, and asked him to name an
unofficial body of arbitrator whose
character and reputation for fairness
and good sense will be sufficient to
guarantee a just and acceptable deci-
sion.
President Mckinley has been assured
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SALT LAKE HAS
A WALK over
OmahO Was Defeated Without
Trouble.
VOTE OF THE
VARIOUS STATES
Next International Mining Com
gress Will Be Held Here.

Angus M. Cannon Thanks the Con-
vention at Denver For Its Cour-
tesy-A Nebraskan Who Inter
feres With Uncompahgre Gibson
ite Lands Called Down by Ex-
Congressman Dorsey-W. D. John
son, of Salt Lake, Chairman of the
New Executive Committee.
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NAV Avert Trouble.

Danville, ILL.,, July 9.-At a meeting
of the Danville operators today the
mine owners agreed to offer the miners
of the Danville district an advance of
u cents per ton if they would agree to
remain at work. 1t is hoped this will
prevent the contemplated strike next
Sunday
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STIRRED TIP
BY Mr.. KING
Salt Lake City's Government
Building Appropriation.
GAGE HAS PROMISED
TO TAKE ACTION
Wanted to Await the Effect of
the DingIey Bill.

But the Utah Congressman Informed
the Secretary That the SIS, 900
Must be Expended = Many Con
gressmen Will Attend the Pioneer
Jubilee-McKinley Will Not Come
West This Summer-New Post
Office Established in Cache County
Wyoming Mail Route Changed.