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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Opposed to Calling out Miners.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 23.-T B. Nc
Gregor, of Pittsburg, Kan, national or
ganizer of the Knights of Labor and presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers for Mis-
souri, and Kansas, said in an interview
to-day: "Ratchford will order the Western
coal miners to come out, / am sure, but
they will never do it if / can help it, I'll
lose my official head in this fight before
they do" McGregor returned recently from
Columbus, O., where he had been in con-
suitation with President Ratchford, of the
United Mine Workers 1T is my firm con-
viction," continued Mr.. McGregor, that
the best thing to do is to let the Western
miners continue at work and ask them to
contribute % cents a week to the Eastern
men who are out / know just as we'll as
If / had received my instructions what they
win be. They will be TO call the Western
miners out at Saturdays convention at
pf+rsb11rer Kan -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
A. NJ. e. missions Jubilee.

OCEAN GROVE, N. j., July PA jubilee
of the homo and foreign missions of the
"A. NJ. E. Church is being held at this place.
There weNe over five thousand colored PEG.
pie in attendance to-day from different
parts of the country. The morning session
was held in the large auditorium, and was
presided over by Bishop H. NJ. Turner, OF
Atlanta, Ga. The speakers included all the
prominent colored clergymen of the coun-
try, including Bishops Turner, Grant and
Derrick, and the Revs. c. e. Embry jack
sOnville, Fla; Tyree, of Louisville, KY.
and Keeling, of Austin. Bishop Turner
who discussed the missionary work of the
A. NJ. f. Church in foreign countries and
especially in Africa, will sail in December
for Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Mr. Faris,s Recommendations.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Representative
Faris has indorsed the following additional
postmasters in his district: w. NJ. Mccoy,
Bloomingdale, Parke county; ]. o. Stone
Johannesburg, Parke county David Cohen.
Belle Union, Putnam county; Christian
Crodian. Morton, Putnam county; r. NJ.
James, Summit Grove. Nermillion county.
Mr. Faris has also recommended the fol-
lowing gentlemen Tor pension board az Mar
tinsViIle: Drs. Charles Seaton, Charles
NJ Graves and II. G. Robinson He also
caused the reinstatement of DIR. ]. c. Gift
ford as pension examiner at Brazil Mr.
Faris discovered to-day that the Martins
willie board was just outside the civil-service
law He appointed board of entirely new
men, the sentiment of the community ia
Vorlng such action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
WANT FORFEITED MONEY.
Miners officials VIII Sue Operators
for Waces withheld Under Contract

PITTSBURG, July 23.-Besides what they
term a battle for bread, the officials of the
United Mine Workers have arranged to
make battle in the courts for money. 1t
will be for money in the hands of certain
operators in the Plttsburg district kept
from the wages of the men who went on
strike. In accordance with instructions re-
ceived from National President NJ. d.
Ratchford and the members of the national
executive board the local district officials
have placed the matter in the hands of
their attorneys and suits are to be brought
for more than $12, 600, the amount strikers
have forfeited. The suits will be brought
on the validity of irOnclad contracts which
the men signed. In these contracts it was
agreed that, as a guarantee of good faith on
the part of the employee, the employer
should retain 10 per cent. of the employees
wages. When the men struck this money
was declared forfeited and withheld from
them by the operators. The plan is to get
one of the men who has forfeited the larg-
est amount to bring suit before a justice of
the peace, and it is expected that the en-
ployers will take an appeal. The miners
organization will push it from one court to
the other and the Supreme Court will prob
ably be asked finally to pass on the matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Strike of 1000 Diggers.

ALTOONA, Pa, July %. All the coal
mines but one in the northern Cambria re-
gion, which includes the openings along
the Susquehanna extension of the Cresson
&, Clearfeld Railroad, closed down to-day
the men, about two thousand in number,
going on strike. 1t develops that the miners
held a meeting a few days ago and made a
demand for check weishmen. They were
given to understand that their demand
would be complied with, and when no check
weighmen were put on this morning the
threat to strike put into effect A
meeting of miners in this district will be
held at Hastings tomorrow, when the
matter of check weighmen will be further
considered. The failure of the operators
to comply with the law in this respect will
furnish a reason for calling out all the men,
The Altoona operators, as well as those in
the neighborhood of South Fork offer no
objection to check weighmen and will put
them on as soon requested by the miners
to do so. They were discontinued by the
miners, and not by the operators.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Arthur viii Not Attend.

CLEVELAND, o., July 23-President
Ratchford sent message to-day to Chief
P. M. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. requesting his presence
at a conference of labor leaders to be held
at Wheeling, w. Va, on Monday Chief
Arthur replied as follows: Il cannot legal
ly comply with your request. Chief
of the brotherhood prevented his attend
ance and that his attendance might lead TO
a misunderstanding. The engineers have
nothing to do with the strike" said he,
land while as individuals we sympathize
with the strikers we cannot as an organiza-
ton aid them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Get-Ricb-ouic,x Comnapies.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The Klon-
dyke craze has struck the speculative ele-
ment hard. Companies of all kinds are be-
ing organized while the signs and window
letterings are appearing with marvellous
rapidity in the principal business streets.
velopment Company The Yukon Gold
and Supply Company" and The Klondyke
Improvement Syndicate" are to be seen on
every hand. The first mining company to
file articles of incorporation is the Alaska
and Yukon Gold Exploring and Trading
Company, limited The capital stock is
500, 900, fully subscribed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

WASHINGTON,s July 2S-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was short and was attended
by all of the members save Secretary Sher-
man, who was detained at home by prepa-
ratons to leave Washington for a rest at
Amagansett, l.. /. The only matter of con-
sequence before the Cabinet was the SUBJ
mission by Secretary Gage of a plan for
the establishment of SUPPORTS of entry in
Alaska to collect revenues from the goods
beng imported in large quantities into the
Territory as result of the great immgra-
ton of miners. There was some talk about
the currency message, and it was decided
that 1t should be sent in only after the
tariff conference report has passed the Sem
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
omce for a CoIored Georgian.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Henry A.
Rucker, who was to-day nominated for in
ternal revenue collector for Georgia, is
colored man residing in Atlanta. He has
but recently come into the contest for the
place and the Georgia senators had only
brief notice of his probable appointment.
Neither of them had met Mr. Rucker until
selves as unprepared to say whether they
will favor or oppose his continuation They
state, however that so far as they are in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-To-day's treas
ury statement shows Available cash ball
ance $235' 791, 74S; gold reserve, $143,476.5S0.
The largest number of appointments OF
fourth-class postmasters ever made on a
single day was scored to-day, with an ag-
gregate of 1853. The best previous record was
1871 made June II.
Myron H. McCord took the oath of Of
flee as Governor of Arizona before Asso-
ciate Justice Harlan, OF the United States
has notified Governor Franklin and directed
him TO turn over the Office to the territorial
secretary Governor McCord left for Phoe-
nix tonight
Senator Ward Watson, of Charlestowns
Ind, returned home this evening.
c. O. Wise of Dublin, Ind, has been APP
pointed a railway mail clerk.
j. f. Mathews. of Indianapolis, has been
reinstated as a railway mail clerk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Orders were Is
sued by the secretary Of the navy to-day
detaching Admiral Miller from duty with
the Brooklyn on the 9th inst and order
ing him to take command of the Pacific
station, leaving San Francisco for Homo
lulu on the 5th proX He will be accom-
panied by Lieut.. 4. s. Rodgers and Lieut.
p. Andrews Orders were also issued to-
day detaching Rear Admiral l.. A. Boards
zee from command of the Pacific station on
the reporting Of his relief in August and or
dering him to Washington, ID. c., for duty
as president OF the Naval Examining
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
House VIII Adopt n Resolution Fixing
the Time, and the Senate Is Ex-
pected to Pass 1t.
REED TO NAME COMMITTEES
FRUITLESS WAIT BY THE HOUSE ON
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Reply of the Naval ArmOr Plate Com
panies TO Secretary Longs Invi-
tatiOn to Submit Bids.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Congress prob
ably will adjourn its extra session to-mor-
row night This opinion is held by most
congressman, and unless an unexpected OBJ
stacle presents itself the opinion will be
verified. 1t is intended that the House shall
first adopt the final adjournment resolution,
and though some objection may arise in the
Senate to its immediate consideration this
is not expected to be prolonged. Speaker
Reed will announce his committees to-mor-
row. With the tariff bill disposed of short
ly after p. m, adjournment could fol-
low within the next two hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
MAD RUSH FOR GOLD
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO
REACH THE KLoNDYKE.
Departure of Anothea( Steamer for
Alaska, and Others Preparing
to Sail Soon.
HOOSIER IN GREAT LUCK
PICKED UP OVER 100000 IN ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS.
Cooks Inlet Deserted by Workingmen
-Catain Hoops Report to the
Treasury Department.

PORTLAND. Ore. July 23.-Announce-
ment that the steamship George w. Elder
would sail from this port July 80 direct for
Alaska has caused rush to the office of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, and
already one-half of the passenger accom-
modations have been sold and a large
amount of freight space disposed of. The
Elder can carry two hundred cabin pas
sengers and about three hundred steerage,
while her freight capacity is 1,400 tons OF
these berths one hundred cabins are al
lOtted to Portland for sale and one-half the
number of steerage. The rest is reserved
for sale in San Francisco.
Orders for miners supplies have been
coming into the city by the hundreds, and
merchants in Seattle are unable TO meet
the enormous demand. A wholesale dry
goods house of this city has had a force
of seventy-fve men and twenty-five girls
at work night and day for five days on rush
orders for clothing for intending pros
pectors. A bag company is also hard at
work on an order for 1,600 canvas bags to
be made especially for the carrying of
clothing and provisions. They are also Sc
curing large number of tents. The wooden
mills at Salem, Oregon City and Albany,
Ore, have all increased their forces to
meet the demand for heavy wooden goods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

People of that Section Are Rushing to
the New Gold Diggings.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2s.-Among the
arrivals from Alaska on the steamer Bertha
was DR.. c. Il. Dickinson. of Kodiak island
which lies just at the head of Cooks inlet.
He says the gold excitement all over the
territory of Alaska is something un-
precedented and that people are focking TO
the Klondyke in "a way that threatens to
Gepopulate many OF the trading posts and
coast towns. When / left Kodiak two
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
More Stenmers Chnrtereh.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-The demand
for transportation to Alaska has increased
so rapidly that the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company has decided to place another
steamer on the northern route. The
steamer State of California will leave here
on the 9th connecting with the George w.
Elder at Portland on the BOTH Advices
from the north to-day have been received
TO the effect that all accommodations on
the steamer Topeka which leaves Puget
sound on the 18th, and the Alki, which
will sail in August have been sold and
that no further transportation can be had
on either vessel.
The North American Transportation and
Trading Company has chartered the
steamer Cleveland, which runs between this
city and sound ports. She will sail for
st. Michaels direct tomorrow afternoon
1t is considered extremely doubtful that
upon their arrival at ST. Michael's the
Cleveland's passengers will be able to Sc
cure any means OF transportation at this
late season up the Yukon. The Alaska
Commercial Company has chartered the
schooner James A. Garfield to carry sup
plies to st. MichaerS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
PoMderIx,s Nominntion Mnx Emil.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Senate
committee on immigration failed again to-
day to secure a quorum. 1t is believed that
no other effort Will be made 10 secure a
meeting during the present session and that
the nomination of Mis- Powderly, as well as
that of Mr.. Fitchie. will he allowed to fail.
The senators who are antagonistic TO Pow
derby say there is no doubt of an adverse
report in case a vote could be secured In
the committed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
ST. CHAIR Connfx Mines CIoseh.

ST. LOUIS. July 2S.-The coal miners
strike in St. Clair county is complete and
not pick was lifted to-day. The four
mines of the Illinois Central road around
Freysburg were visited after midnight last
night by a delegation from Belleville. At
Breeze, H., $50 men employed in two mines
have gone out at request of a marching
delegation from o Falon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
St. Gaudens and Mrs. Logan Honored.

CHICAGO, July "a reception was
given this evening at the Art Institute in
honor of the sculptor Augustus St Gaud-
ems, and Mrs John ~. Logan. the widow OF
the subject of his masterpiece from s un-
I'll IL o'clock. Besides the committee of the
Art Institute Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke and
his military staff of the Department Of
Missouri, Z. S. A. and ladies, and Mayor
and Mrs. Carter II: Harrison assisted in
receiving. About 5000 invitations were is
sued. and two-thirds of them met with ac-
ceptance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Erastus Surface has the Fever.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Ju.J 23.-Erastus Sur
face, aged ffty-ive, a.ad a wellknown
farmer of Center township, this county, has
the gold fever, and will leave for Alaska
in a short time. He has been a subscriber
of an Alaskan paper for some time, and is
quite familiar with the Yukon and Klon-
dyke district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Departure of Another steamer

SEATTLE, Wash, July 23.-To-day the
big steamer Queen started on a voyage to
Dyea Although the Queen carries from
the sound 413 people, about $50 of whom are
going to Dyea, the great majority goes to
win fortune in the gold fields Those who
left here on the Queen intending to go di-
rectly by the inland trails, hope to reach
Dawson City before the freeze-up, which is
looked for about Sept. 20. The steamer
Monte Cristo, which for the past year has
been towing on the Skagit river, is to be
sent north to ply on the Yukon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

WASHINGTON. July 23-The summer
plans of the members of the Cabinet have
been roughly arranged. Secretary Sherman
will stay at Amagansett for several weeks.
Secretary Gage probably will remain here
in his home at Chevy Chase, a Washington
suburb. Secretary Long will make d cruise
on the Dolphin, probably leaving Washing
ton next week. Secretary Alger Attorney.
General Mckenna and Postmaster General
Gary will spend some time with the Pres
ident on Lake Champlain, and Secretary
Bliss will go to Seabright, N. j. Secretary
Wilson alone has not yet formed any plans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Spencer,s removal DELAYED.


Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Pension Agent
Spencer was kept in office three months
ago, when his removal was sharply agi-
tated, in order to give him a chance to
settle up the accounts connected with his
many pension disbursements. Now there
is talk of keeping him in until he can adj
just the accounts connected with the Au-
gust disbursements. Arrangements have
been completed for his removal, but the
tender-hearted eXecutioner hesitates
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
No Arbitration in uIino,s

SPRINGFIELD, H.. July %. - The at
tempt to arbitrate differences between en-
ployes and employers at the Springfield
Iron Companys and Springfield Coal Min
ing and Tile Company's shafts by the State
Board of Arbitration to-day proved a fail
ure. OF the twenty-one miners in the for
(Continned on Second Pagel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
New Indiana PostmaSterr.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Fourth-class
Indiana postmasters were appointed as fol-
lows: Glens Valley, Marion county, l.. B.
Speer vice J. M. Thompson. removed; New
port, Vermillion county, ID. w. Sanders,
vice W. Gibbons, resigned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Mr. Hatch, the
Hawaiian minister, is about to leave WASH
ington for Honolulu on a leave of absence.
expecting to return in three months time.
He has notified the State Department of
his intention and will sail the 18th of
August from San Francisco. The fact that
nothing can be done toward the ratifica-
ton of the Hawaiian annexation treaty be-
fore the next session of Congress will af-
ford the minister ample opportunity to
notifications that may be desirable before
ratification
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24

Louis Brandt. a Memphis man. who went
TO New Orleans for treatment at the Touri
iniirmary some time ago, shot himself twice
with suicidal intent In that institution yes
terday and will probably die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
CAPT. c. H. HOOPS REPORT.

wonderful Stories Told by Miners
Who Have Returned with Fortunes.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Capt c. H.
Hoop, commanding the Boring sea patrol
feet, in report to the Treasury Depart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-24
Brief session of tn e Cabinet.

Board The change of commanders Will
harbor of Honolulu, about the 5th prox.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-14
NAY GET .INTOCOURTS
TEST CASE LIKELY TO BE MADE
ON SECTION %.
would BE Brought Before the
Board OF Appraisers and Event.
ualDy the Supreme Court Would
Rule Upon This Important Case.
ELK POINT, S. D.

Controversy Over section %.
Notwithstanding the fact that Attorney
General Mckenna in his decision upon
section % Of the tariff bill held that it was
not intended to levy discriminating duty
Of ten per cent. on goods coming in from
Canada, it is quite probable that
the courts will be called upon to
decide that question after all.
Il is understood that 4 test case is to be
made for the purpose of bringing section
q before the board of appraisers. The
collector Of customs somewhere along the
Canadian border in New England will as
cess . discriminating duty Of 10 per cent.
upon goods coming in from Canada. From
that assessment an appeal will be taken to
the board Of appraisers and should they
uphold the collector the United States
supreme court will eventually rule upon
this important case. which means so much
70 the transcontinental roads.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-14
SEVEN GIRLS ARE CREMAIED
Dormitory OF South Dakota Reform
School DESTROYED nv Fire.

The girls dOrmitory OF isie state Reform
School at Plankinton was destroyed by FIRE
shortly after midnight Tucsdas night.
Seven lives were lost, six little girls and
their teacher.
The fire started in the hase,nen, and had
gained such Roadway that all the rhiI,lren
could not be rescued.
The building was a large one ant being,
constructed Of wood il burned fast, hardly
anything in The way If clothing 81 valua...
bles being saved. The victims were:t
Tii!ie Hooper, in charge Of the sewing de-
pariment Nellie johnson, aged Is, of
Grafton, y. d.; Mabel Fo!:rt. aged ., of
Of Sioux Falls; Bessie Kirby, aged "A, Of!
Hot Springs: Iva Warner. aged TO- Of
Walertown; Christine Bergman, aged H.
of Yankton; Lillian West, aged II, Iowa.
Falls, Iowa.
Twenty five escaped in their night
clothes. The lyss is $3.50, The liz" prob
ably originated from the explosion OF "a
lamp.
The bodies Of the seven burned In death
have not all been taken out, but the posi-
ton Of those found Indicates that they be-
came bewildercd and rushed to the rear,
where there was no available exit
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-14
sENTs s7oo 900 IN THE MAILS
Frisco Banks Novel Manner of
Making Gold Shipments.

Frisco Banks Novel Manner OF
Making Gold Shipments.
A San Francisco bank which rot long
ago offered the secretary of the treasury
several millions Of gold coin for New York
exchange to save the cost Of trans
portatien, has resorted to novel plan for
transferring the gold across the continent
at the expense Of Uncle Sam. 1t is being
shipped by mail in small canvas bags
about the size of a sausage, each bag con-
tanning fifty so gold pieces, and there arc
seven or eight bags on every mail.
Over 100000 has already been re-
ceived in this way. The packages are
sealed, registered and sent under let
ter postage at the rate OF cent an ounce.
A double eagle weighs about All ounce,
and fifty ounces is about as heavy pack
age as the postal authorities will accept.
The postage on each package is 30 cents,
more or less, the fee for registration is s
cents, and the money is insured at the rate
Of 81 per 81, 900 against loss by fire, rob-
berry Or accidents. Therefore the cost Of
transportation amounts to about $l.60 for
every 1900. The express rates, including
insurance, are $3.50 per $1,000. The gov
erment assumes no responsibility for pack
ages intrusted to the mails.