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New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
NEGRO STRIKERS SHOOT MINERS.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK IN ALABAMA-MOB
FIRES on HELPLESS MEN AID
FROM BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham Ala. July - (SpeciaD-An-
other outbreak among the negro strikers at
the Ishkooda ore mines. where three men were
shot from ambush on Tuesday night. occurred
tonight shortly after nghtfall. James ThOm-
as a miner, was instantly killed. Jesse Lee
mortally wounded. and a third miner shot and
seriously injured. Deputy sherifs duty at
the mines have teegraphed for assistance stat
ing that they cannot restore order. The strik
ers. who are negroes roaming about the
settlement in small bands. heavily armed ana
firing recklessly into the houses occupied by
the men who have taken their places.
The dead and wounded were sitting on
the porch of their house when dozen forms
made rush from the woods. firing pistols and
rifles. Leaving the three men stretched on the
porch for dead the mob passed on down the
main street of the village. firing into each house
they passed. At 10 o'clock the officers on duty
al the town were anxously expecting reinforce
ments from the city. Sheriff O'Brien left the
city at 10 o'clock tonight with a large force OF
deputies Before starting he stated that his in
formation that three men had been killed
and that the strikers were still rioting and
firing recklessy into the houses of the miners
The strike at this place affects eight hundred
men. They struck for higher wages.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
TOOK POOR WATCH, LEFT GOOD ONES
THIEF SHOWS POOR JUDGMENT AND is CAPT
URED BY A WOMAN

THIEF SHOWS POOR JUDGMENT AND is CAPT
URED BY WOMAN
Frederick Major. thirty-three wears old. stole
a 81 watch from a number OF many more valu-
able ones last night in the store OF Mrs. Mar
garet ConnOrs and he ran two blocks before
Mrs Connors herself captured him.
Mrs. Connors has little Jewelry store at No.
100 West Thirty-frst-st. Major went in last
night and asked to some watches. Mrs.
COnnors placed a number OF watches before the
man, the cheapest. a s. watch. all the others
being more valuable a couple being worth 500
apiece. The 50 gaudy and Major
picked IT up and dashed out OF the door.
Mrs. Connors dashed after him. down Thirty
irst-st. toward Sixth-ave. She shouted as
loudly as she could. and some policemen and
citizens tried to join in the chase. but they
could not keep up with Mrs. Connors. She
caught Major after a two block pursuit. and
TANNED him against a lamp post and held him
there until Policeman Veil arrested him. The
watch was found III his possession.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
PINGREE'S SCHEME KILLED.
TOM JOHNSON BACKS DOWN IN THE PLAN
FOR STREET RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.


FOR STREET RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION ~
Detroit. July 10 (SpeciaD. Pingree s
pet scheme for the municipal ownership ana oP-
Grafton of the street railways in Detroit Is ueau'
All its chances of success were killed to-uay
when Tom L. Johnson withdrew his propositioh
N sell the railways to the city and in a hun
denarted TO New-York with all his attendants.
This was brought about by letter written
sunnosedly by Johnson's hgurehead. President
Clark Of the Metropolitan Railway 10 Governor
Pingree. in which he says in part:
We are satisfied that it is not feasible to con
spmmate under existing conditions the plan OF
transferring street railways We must race
souarelv the proposition which the opponents or
the plan put forward that our franchises are
running out. and when they do expire we shail
have an expensive plant on our hanos "hich
the opponents say they can compel US 10 sell a'
a ruinous sacrifice, unless we are Wiling 10 ac-
cent new franchise on their terms.
The letter then goes on to state that the pres
ent managers must so operate the roaos tnat
they can get all possible in the way OF hhahclai
returns out Of their plant This cuts OF All
future deals and ends all OF the plahs ioi
municipal ownership. Tom Johnson disgus'eu
with his efforts here. has gone back 10 Ne"-
Work. 10 report his lack Of success Governor
Pinsree is too wildly mad TO talk consecuuveN
of future moves but his chief legal mouthPlece'
Judge Speed. said: -.
mo further move will be made. The Whoie
effort will be abandoned. The Governor "a9
vnoda an honest effort to give the people three
cent fares and II that effort fails the RESPONSE
bnty is not his"
There is rumor around the town to-night
49,. 1obrson left the city because ne feared
<..~.har rouce investigation into the bribery
-Saos ord another to the effect that he was
- hock 70 New-York by his chief. K. l.
Jrrsor for exerting too much authority. Nelther
- e accurate but the street railway deal Is
aaaa municipal ownership is dream OF last
-. I'd the enemies Of Governor Pingree To-
'9n. ore iubilant hailing the result as the
aan.rfau Of Pineree and all he has stood for'
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
A CYCLONE IN NEBRASKA.
EX-SENATOR ALLEN HAS FEW RE-
MARKS TO MAKE.
NEVER ENTERED a FOOT OF GOVERNMENT LAND
IN HIS LIFE-IT WAS ANOTHER
ALLEN.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Norfolk Neb July l5-Ex- Senator William VIM
cent Allen arrived here to-day. and proceeded TO
express his Indignation that the story printed in
The New-York Tribune, charging him with taking
up Government land under the Reservoir law
should have been circulated. He was angry but
said he believed The Tribune had been imposed
upon for that paper had always treated him well
and fairly Mr.. Allen emphatically denied the
charges and the assertion of the Commissioners or
the General Land Office. He said that he never
entered a foot Of Government land in his life.
What land he did own. and that was very little
had been purchased not entered. William F. Allen
citizen OF Omaha he continued. has, 1t Is alleged.
entered land in the ONeill land district under the
Reservoir act. which, he thought. was probably
the foundation for the story connecting his name
with the deal. Ex-senator Allen showed 10 re-
porter two dispatches which he had just written
for transmission from Madison, his home They
are follows:
Madison. Neb. July Is.
The Hon Binger Hermann Commissioner. General
Land Office Washington d. c.
Your statement that have entered Government
land under the Reservoir any other act OF Con-
gress Is falsehood, and demand that you re,
in my life WILLIAM v ALLEN
Madison. Neb., July Is
The New-York Tribune New-York.
under the Reservoir act is fat falsehood l
never entered foot Of Government land in my NE
SSN you - 'e'''N' '''e WILLIAM V. ALLEN.
Anticipating that the Land Commissioner would
not give publicity to his dispatch, ex-senator Alien
sent the following telegram to The Associated Press
correspondent in Washington:
Madison. Neb.. July l5
Associated Press Washington. ID. c.
See and publish dispatch this day sent Blneer
Hermann, OF the Land Office. rr~
Omaha Neb.. July ID (SpeciaD William r AHen,
OF this city whose office is in the FIT National
Bank Building says that he has entered land under
the Reservoir act. He declines TO say now much
or give any other information In regard 10 the
matter beyond the bare admission that he had en-
tered land He said that he had seen the published
reports regarding the entry Of land by eN-oena'o'
Allen, but knew nothing as to their truth OF uH-
truth This report has created great sersaVIIn M iI
throughout Nebraska. as Allen Is lkely 20 oe '"s
fusion candidate for Supreme Judge thls IAN
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
BROOKLYN STRIKE BEGUN.
RAPID TRANSIT EMPLOYEES TO STOP WORK AT 5 O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING.


The Brooklyn strike is on. Twenty-one OF the
leading men Of the seven local assemblies of
the Knights OF Labor in Brooklyn m at No.
1245 Greene-sve. late last night and at 1:30
o'clock this morning. when they returned to
the various assemblies which they represented.
reported that at the meeting they had voted
unanimously to tie up all the lines of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company. This will include
not only the surface lines. but also the Brook
lyn elevated roads. The only lines that will
not be affected by the strike will be the Frank
lin-ave DeKalb-ave. and the Smith-st. lines. of
the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Com
pany
Each Of the local assemblies was represented
ing adjourned the men went at once to the local
assemblies which they represented and in
formed their associates as 10 the action tha.
had been taken. They told the men that no
more cars were to be taken out this morning
after o'clock. They also cautioned the men
to be peaceful and law abiding, to keep as far
away from the various houses as possible,
and to remain within doors unless they were
compelled to be out.
James Pines was delegated to represent the
strikers. He will open headquarters In the
Clarendon Hotel this morning and will be as
sisted by one member from e ch OF the seven
local assemblies. Mr.. Pines and General Master
Workman Parsons with some of the other lead
ers took a DeKalb-ave. car for the Borough
Hall after the meeting in Greene-ave. ended
As they boarded the car they were surrounded
by a lot OF newspaper men, to whom they said
that the strike was brought on by undue perse-
cution. and to nothing else. There were dis
charged from the Ridgewood division. they said,
thrty-two men the other day and sixty men
were sent to take the places Of old Nassau men
recently They added that they would demand
that President Rosster sign a written agree
ment. in which he acceded to the terms tney
had already laid down. before the matter was
settled
General Master Workman Parsons. speaking TO
a Tribune reporter. said. From the first until
the laSt 1 nave DreH dsdlhSt sum-
no doubt that I would have been successful IN
having the men act upon my advice, except TOT
the fact that Mr.. Rossiter fas seen nj 20 starr
IN WIN VIII sale discharges cf the men on all
the lines leaving IT impossible for any ones ad-
vice to be taken other than to resort to the
means the men had to call public attention 10
the manner in which they had been treated
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
TRAVEL WILL NOT BE STOPPED.
COMMISSIONER YORK SAYS THE POLICE WILL
NEED 40 HELP. AND THE CARS ARE
Nnr 70 RE INrEREERED WITH.

NOT TO BE INTERFERED WITH.
At midnight last night the strike situation IN
Brooklyn was more critical than at any time
since trouble began to brew. three weeks ago
Sixteen different meetings Of the employees OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company were SAID
to have been held during the evening but the
newspaper men could find traces OF only half as
many The strike question was argued far INTO
the night, and it was midnight before any action
WAS taken by any Of them The district assem-
bly, at Sixth-ave and Fifteenth-st made up OF
Nassau employees OF the Fifth-ave. line. voted
almost unanimously 10 instruct their delegates
to the Executive Committee to strike.
Chief Devery Of the New-York police force
was called in from Far Rockaway, and made a
visit TO Brooklyn Police Headquarters soon after
10 o'clock There he met Deputy Chief Mac
kellar. OF Brooklyn and the Brooklyn inspectors
Police Commissioner York called the newspaper
men together at midnight. and in the presence
Of Chief Devery and the Brooklyn police Off
cisls said:
II want to say gentlemen. that am not sure
that there will be any trouble in Brooklyn grow
ing out OF the trolley situation. and do not
care TO say as a matter OF public policy what
our information is. l simply want to assure you
that the police force will take care Of any
trouble that may arise. am not admitting
that there will be any trouble In fact do not
believe that there will be. But in any event
the Police Department Of New-York City is pre-
nared 70 preserve the peace in any event, with
out outside interference.
..vou mean without the help OF military organ
izatlons?'
"Yes. military organizations, or any other or
ca,,zations We have enough TO enforce
6eace II necessary. There will be no Interrupt
tion OF traffic by steam. electricity or horse
power. All the public will have 10 do is to 90
,ggb, ahead and mind its own business and we
viii attend 10 the preservation OF the peace.
The police will not permit the companies TO be
interfered with in the running OF their cars:
| do not apprehend any serious trouble. but II
,roubI. comes we are ready for it,"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
ILL FEELING INCREASING
DANGERS IN THE TRANSvAAL SlIuA-
TION GREATER.
REPRESENTATION OF LAST WEEK ADD TO
UNREST - KRUEGER'S REFUSAL hb-
GARDED AS ANOTHER AFFRONT.


GARDED AS ANOTHER AFFRONT.
London. July 15-There has been another
week Of pickering. Of heated invective and VI
tuperation accusations of tyranny on one hand
and treason on the other. Of increasing distress
among the Outlanders Of the Rand. owing 10
the dislocation OF business. of military prep
aration and throughout all. the apparent
maintenance by the Beers of their stolld atu-
tude OF indifference. All the representations
made have only served to add to the periis Oh
the Transvaal situation, and everything teh'S
to confirm the opinion that the Imperial uo'-
eminent means to obtain reforms. Inc niniH-
ters have practically pledged themselves 10 en-
force them peacefully II possible other"ise ~
force. The empire appears absolutely unileu on
this subject. On top Of Queenslands ohei u
troops to serve in South Africa should an ei"ei
gency arrive. the reports Of the debate III INC
Canadian Parliament and the tone Of Sir VIII
frid Laurier's and Sir Charles Tupper re-
marks have caused the greatest satisfaction
here.
The startling telegram published by the Boer
organ here. THE Diggers' News" on Friday
showing apparently that the Transvaal was
giving IN and that cordial relations had peeh
resumed which was promptly denied by the
Secretary Of State for the Colonies. Joseph
Chamberlain though evidently tinged 10 suit
the susceptibilties Of the Beers. was so circuni-
stantial and apparently authoritative that i'o-
mentarily the hope was aroused that the emu
Of the quarrel in sight but the only ioui'-
daton for the dispatch was found in the iac'
that Mr. Chamberlain on Wednesday. before the
new Franchise bill was introduced in the NoiKs-
raad. requested that the text be communicated
10 him. and suggested that the debate be post
poned pending such friendly representations IN
regard to alterations therein the Imperial
Government might desire to make in the inter
ests Of peace. The refusal Of President Kruger
70 accede 10 the request Is regarded here as a
fresh affront. and only served TO clinch the be-
lief that the President is still dominated by Dr.
Leyds the European representative OF the
Transvaal, who has heretofore, IL is said.
proved the evil genius Of the Transvaal ana
continues TO delude its subjects with the dan
gerous theory that if they can only gain time
by simulated concessions no real reform will be
necessary. a new grouping Of the Powers
will shortly occur whereby Great Britain Will
no longer have a free hand I'm South Africa.
In the mean time the British forces in South
Africa are being increased by every steamer
and the avoidance of harsh measures. the end
Of which is difficult to foresee and which threat
en- to spread far beyond the confines of the
country giving rise to them is becoming daily
more difficult.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
UNITED STATES NOT ASKED TO ACT.

Washington. July 15.-There has been no sug
gestion yet from any foreign Powe that the
United States shou't take action .concerninS
the TransvaaL fvneT- rtosfl = cable di=pat IN
from Pretoria asserted that representations
would be made to Washington, a rumor that
these representations would come through Ger
man official channels was promptly met with
positive denial that Germany was acting in any
capacity in connection with the Transvaal diff
fculties. At the British Embassy II is said that
no instructions Of any kind relating to the
Transvaal have been received.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
ROSSITER STILL SCEPTICAL.
HE THINKS THE STRIKE WILL AFFECT
ONLY THE NASSAU LINE.

ONLY THE NASSAU LINE.
When President Rossiter was Informed OF the
decision Of the men to go on strike he SAID
Il don't think the strike will amount TO very
much. except on the Nassau line where most OF
the dissatisfied men are working. | know from
investigation that most Of the men OF the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company are perfectly sat
isfied with their treatment To illustrate this
I need only TO say that one OF the division
superintendents came TO me last night ana SAID
that ten train crews composed of motormen and
conductors asked permission to sleep in the sta
ton. so that the cars on the Third-ave. line
should be run in the morning. In reference TO
the sending OF the police from Manhattan
think it was a wise move, as the extra force VIII
guarantee protection 10 the men who are willing
10 attend to their duty"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
STEAMER MERRIMAC ASHORE.

Quebec. July IA Gulf Service report from
Jeath Point Antcost Island. reports that the
British steamship Merfmac, from Bristol for Mon
treal went ashore at Gull Ciin Bay al SIS o'clock
Yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
MANHATTAN POLICE FOR BROOKLYN
st.rrr1NG OF MEN LEFT THE TENDERLoIN
r-NGrrARDFD FOR A TIME

The threatened strike has stirred the Police
Department from centre 10 circumference At
1910 O'Clock last night Chief Devery and two
Of his aids paid a visit to Deputy Chief Mac
kellar. at the Brooklyn Police Headquarters.
end stayed until after midnight Earlier In the
.v.r,n, poi,es Commissioner York vas eiosstsd
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
FIGHT REPORTED IN AL4B4nA.

Birmingham. Ala. July 5-An unconhrmed re-
port reached here tonight that four men were
killed and several wounded In fight between
strikers and negroes AT Ishkooda, mining town
near here The Sheriff and posse have started
for the scene
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
ARULESS BOY SEEkS A DOoloh'

Do,p0ED A NEWARK CAR AFIEh
tr,,.,vc THE SEVERED ARM BEHIND
william King hfteen years olu lives a"
cog Atlantic-ave Brooklyn, ana - "o"
~ 80. IN Ct Barnabass Hospital IN Ne"aiN
.,,h his right arm off. The boy ran away i''"'
80, ho,,,a some time ago, and was IN Ne"aiN va
u,,dov night without any means. lh'e"u'"e
ra.,,rn 70 Brooklyn he watched TOT Ie's'
.reir going east on the Pennsylvania nam o"N
ord attempted to climb on the ouHlpei O'
49, y, train which passing on the roau
,,e,u.aen Emmett and Wright SITS The Doy
,;rrad and fell against fence close 10 the
- ard Was rolled back. one arm being eH-
tended across the track The wheels cut oii
r. orrn close TO the shoulder. When the traIh
nod nassed Young King got upon his feet anu
,a,ing his rnutilated arm lie. started 10 walk
along New-Jersey Railroad ave. he reacheu
As+orst and passed through that street TO
Rroad-st His idea was to get 10 hospital
A, Rroad-st he stood leaning against a tree
,,,u q trolley car came along and he signalled
{, - ston He climbed upon the rear platform
ard The conductor. seeing his ghastly face ana
,ho blood upon his clothing, asked what had
happened.
NV arms cut off" said the boy. Il want to
go 10 a hospital" The car had not yet started
and the conductor motioned TO a special police
man near by who helped the boy 10 the side
walk. Then he tainted from weakness
The officer carried him to the Office OF Dr.
Edward Whean, on Pennsyvania-aVe., "here
the effusion Of blood was stopped, and then the
how was taken in the police ambulance 10 the
bosni,aI He appeared 10 be doing we'll yester-
doY THE bows arm was found lying beside
she railroad track and was taken TO the Morgue.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
DEvERY AT THE BRIDGE.


Chief Devery was among the crowd Of police
men at the entrance to the Brooklyn br'ose az
1o.45 o'clock this morning He talked second
with roundsman and then jumped on north-
bound cable car.
Just as the squad Of policemen from the
Church-st. station started on trolley car for
sbasnsbead squad Of policemen from the
Oak-st. station arrived at the bridge IN
squad numbered forty-three men
All the policemen up to this time had been
hound for sheepshead. Several Of the police
men had TO borrow revovers from friends who
owned stores. one squad OF police were loi-
lowed by another in quick succession
4 souad from the FIRST Precinct the Old Slip
station. arrived at the Bridge at o'clock thi,
nornine numbering fifty men They were
bound for Bath Beach. Captain Kiilalea was in
charge.
BEFORE the arrival OF the Church-st. squad a
force OF police from one OF the uptown districts
arrived on the Third-ave. elevated road ana
crossed the Bridge for Brooklyn
Roundsman Hawkins OF the East Fifty-first-
st station left that house at 1:lO o'clock with
eftv men The men had orders to report at
once TO the Forty-third-st and Fourth-ave. sta
ton, Brooklyn.
Sergeant Gilmartin OF the West Twentieth
st station. and fifty men, left there with mack
intoshes at | O'Clock to go to Brooklyn
Chief Devery arrived at Police Headquarters
at 1:O5 o'clock with his chief aid sergeant
Flood. The two went at once into Chief Dew
ery's Office which was soon brilliantly ighted.
Neither man would say word about what had
brought them there. Deputy Chief Cortright
said at that time that one thousand men had
been ordered from the various precincts OF Man
haitian and The Bronx to go TO Brooklyn pre-
cincts. where they were 20 remain for orders
Fifty patromen and Sergeant Flannery LETT
the West Forty -seventh-st. station at O'CLOCK
under orders from Chief Deyery TO go to Brook
iyn.
Roundsman Schuessler. OF the bicycle squad
and the forty men who were on duty from 10
~ o'clock last night were ordered 10 remain
in the station in reserve. II was said that some
of the squad had gone TO Brooklyn
Thirty men from the Union Market station. IN
charge Of Sergeant Gully, and the same number
from Fifth-st. under Sergeant Place. started at
o'clock on the same order, for Brooklyn sta
,jons. where they were 10 wait any outbreak OF
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
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NEW FAST TRAIN TO DETROIT.
The New York centrsrs Detroit Special st1gs ,1s
At Garrison Fishkill Poughkeepsie hnlheci,is'
Catskili Hudson Albany. Schenectady Iuca, etV yr
ssratoga.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

Nu-ENCHENER. BOTTLED AT THE BREWERY.
81 A per case OF - bottles. At grOcers out OF toNh
orders promptly attended TO. Mall orders OF a1eeL
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
WALBRIDGE A. FIELD DEAD.

Boston July 15-Chief Justice Walbridge A.
Field Of the Massachusetts Supreme Court oied
tonight at 10 o'clock