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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
A COAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
Committee of the United Mine Work
ers Draft Demands.

HaZLETON. Pa, Aug. i4-In COME
quenee of report and recommendations
made by the committee on resolutions in
the executive session of the convention OF
the Urited Mine Workers this Afternoon.
there is possibility of a general strike
being declared throughout the entire coal
regions comprised in the Laekawenna, Lu-
zerne. and Susquehanna districts.
1t was given out at the conclusion OF this
afternoons session that the committee mad
recommended that the following demands
be made upon the coal operators in the re-
gions represented by the convention:
An increase of 10 per cent for inside
work and of Is per cent for outside work.
reduction in the price of powder from
s2.75 key to S1.50 a keg.
A joint conference between the commit
tee representing the National MiaesSNork-
ers and the operators within ten days.
In case OF refusal on the part OF the
operators to meet the committee. Preside 1t
Mitchell is authorized to declare a general
strike. These resolutions will be voted on
by the convention tomorrow.
An operator here when shown these 1eso-
buttons said the operators could positively
not agree to any conference with any body
of men not representing their own en-
ployes
In the morning session of the convention
the matter of child labor in the m,nes was
brought UP. 1t was stated that many
children not over nine years old were en-
ployed in the coal breakers. This is against
the law. but their parents secured their
employment by submitting certificates
made by them under oath. that their chill
dren were twelve years old. In many in
stances boys whom the certificates stated
to be fourteen, are. 1t is said. only eleven
or twelve years old.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

In the death of Coils P. Huntington
the country loses a citizen who by the
exercise Of great energy and ability ana
a genius for utilizing facilities. sec red
through rational generosity. little Snort
q marvellous. had made himself world
wide fame and accumulated one OF the
monster fortunes OF the period. IN his
death. also. it may be said that the
American Nicaragua Canal project loses
lis most able powerful, and ren-Tselesz
foe.
In the counseIs Of the multi-millionaires
wl.o are combined for mutual assistance
and protection in the conduct Of vast
business operations Of one sort Or an
other. his .oice. advice. experiences, and
wonderful fnezse in matters of legisla-
ton. local AMI. national, will be badly
missed. He Will be sincerely regretted as
well ty Tie Administration and m~nag-
efs OF the Republican party, to whom he
has been a most lavishly LIBERAL 'atron.
and IN whom he has always been able to
/ lcol. for the active and successful promo
ton CT lis interests and designs. DE
mortuis nil nisi bonum,'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

CFrorn the New York Evening Post)
The notion that in the pacifcation of China
the powers would act together, with benevolent
motive and unselish aim, has never been. TO
many experienced Observers, more than pleas
ing hope" The announcement, apparently Off
ciaI, that Russia has authorized its representa-
tive at Pekin to Withdraw. in case the Chinese
Government can guarantee him safe escort, vii!
not tend to increase confidence. OF all the pow
ers Russia is the one whose intr;gues in China
have been most persistent, and whose political
influence has been most reientlessly urged and
il is the power which has, in many ways, the
most to gain or lose by any diploDatic settle
nent Il has been for long time shrewdly sus-
pected that, when the critical moment came,
Furope would be found divided on the Chinese
question into two opposing camps, with Russia
and Germany as the leading parties IN one d
tlll..IL
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
TRIAL OF THE ALABAMA.
New BattIesI,ip to BE Run Over the
Cape Ann Course.

BOSTON. Aug 1.-THE official trial
trip of the new battleship Alabama will
take place over the Cape Ann course on
either August % OF rs.
The requirements governing the trial
are similar to those rules which have pre-
vailed at all recent battIeship trials The
Alabama must maintain a speed of six
teen knots an hour for four hours under
forced draft. The ship will have her
course marked out by the most formid-
able gathering of warships that ever well
coined any new ship into thu navy.
Orders have been received at the Char
lesion Navy. Yard to the effect that the
battleships Kearsarge Kentucky. Indiana,
Massachusetts. and Texas and the double
turreted monitor Amphitrite will rendez-
vous in Presidents Roads August 25 aud
that they are to act as station ships dur
ing the trial of the Alabama. The ships.
excepting the Amphitrits. are at present
on the coast of Maine. The monitor is at
New Bedford
The exact date of the arrival
of the Alabama at the anchorage
down the harbor is not given
out. nor will it be possible to an
nouIce it definitely until the work of
scraplng and painting the battleships
bottom at the Brooklyn yard has been
completed. When she does come every
thing will be- in readiness for the trial
and no time Will be Loot.
1t is thought here that the trial will
be made either August q or IS, this infer
erce being based on the orders issued to
the stakeboat. The board which is to take
charge OF the trial and then report on 1t
is made up OF the following named Of
ficers: Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers.
Capt. Robley d. Evans, Commander JOS
eph NJ. Hemphill. Commander Charles R.
Rocker. Lieutenant Commander C. E.
Vreeland. Lieutenant Commander Richard
Henderson. and Naval Constructor Wash
iugton Cams
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
independent Action in China.

(Frcm the Chicago Times-Herald)
whether il is true or false. the report that
Russia will permit her Minister to depart tloin
PeAin under Chinese escort raises a question OF
very great and general interest. Though the al
legged decision is severely criticised especially in
London, it * certainly based en- indubitaJic
right, no matter how impolitic it might seem.
In such matter the home Government. its repre-
sentative and the Government to which the lat
ter is accredited are alone concerned The Min
istcr is ! servant. TO go or come at call. 1t is
expected that he will remain at his post, par
ticuarly at time OF grave responsibility, until
he is authorized to retire. But lac is always Sub
ject TO orders, and it would he equally his duiy
to leave if he were 50 commanded by the power
to which he owed his appontement.
A between the Governments, the withdrawal
might lie considered a hostile act under certain
circumstances, but in the present case il would
be merely the acceptance OF offer which was
made profes,edly in a friendly spirit. Owing
10 Minister Congcr's warning. we think it i'm
polite 10 trust him TO the Chinese. but If TIC
Russians iecl differently as regards their Minister
that i, their lookout.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
TROOPS FOR THE ORIENT.
Americans in the Philippines and
China to Soon Number 1000.

There are now about $1,000 American
soldiers either in the Orient CT on the Pa
cifc Ocean bound thither. That number
will be increased to q. 600 when the troop.
ordered for Chinese service reach their
destination The armies under Generals
Chaffee ard Macarthur will be nearly
three times the size of the entire American
standing army up to the time of the Span
ish war.
Four thousand men have left the United
States for Tsku since the beginning of hos
tilities, and a thousand more will leave
tomorrow from San Francisco on the
transport Warren. These are in addition
to the fighting force OF $500 men sent
from the Philippines TO Tientsin early in
the struggle against the Boxers. There
are still about 5000 men in this country
ready to sail as soon as transports can be
arranged for them.
The Warren, which viii set sail tomor-
row, will carry two squadrons of the Ninth
Cavalry, numbering about $50 men. and
1G0 priyates of the hospital corps. besides
a number OF attaches. they will go TO
Taku by way OF Nagasaki The next
transport to leave San Francisco will be
the Sherman, sailing on the goth. She will
carry troops from the Second. the Fifth,
and the Eighth Infantry.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
HAVANA CHARTER REJECTED.
The Municipal Officers Ask for Ger
tain Notifications

HAVANA. Aug. 1.-THE municipality 81
Havana held a special meeting today to
consider the charter which was sent te
them by Colonel Scott. with a letter sag
ing that the Military Governor sent the
municipality Garter for their considera
ticn and that 1t was for them to say
whether II should be adopted or not. The
municipality decided to reject the charter
unless General Wood should see ne to
make notifications which the municipaH-
ty would ask. Il was also decided 10
adopt the municipal law and to PUBLISH a
manifesto TO the country giving the rea
sons for not accepting the charter.
Colonel Scott has been appointed sd-
jutant general in place OF Colonel Rich
ards Governor General Wood will publish
In the Gazette a recognition of the
many services Colonel Richards has rem
dered and an expression Of regret that his
health prevents him from remaining here
DR.. Gorgas reports that the death rate
from yellow fever in Havana during July
was considerably lower than might have
neen expected. The number of deaths was
thirty The average for July from 1885
to 1888 was 81. while the number OF i'm
migrants In 1ee9 was q. GOO. as against an
average OF 5000 in the other years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
Launching of the six-Masted
Schooner George G.. Wells

CAMDEN, Me-. Aug. 1.-THE launch
ever built marked an event in the history
of American shipbuilding. The vessel was
put afioat in the yard of II. VI. Bean. She
10 the longest wooden sailing vessel in
the world. and the largest vessel of the
fore-and-aft rig in this or any other
country. on the stocks or afioat. The
schooner was christened George W. Wells.
She was built for Capt John G.. Crowley,
OF Taunton. Mass. and others of New
York City and Massachusetts,. Few ships,
either metal or wood. are as large as the
Wells. and she can carry more cargo than
most steamships. With coal freights at 81
a ton, as they were last fall, this schoon-
er would carry $4,000 or single trip
from Newport News to Boston; in ten such
trips her gross earnings would equal her
cost. and with the freight market in fair
condition she should pay for herself while
still a comparatively new vessel.
The keel of the schooner was laid on
April /. and since that day a force averag-
ing 120 of the best ship carpenters, calk-
ers. ringers, and blaeksmiths in Maine
have been at work on her Such is her
weight that the masts were not stepped
while she was on the stocks. for fear that
the blocks upon which she rested-soid
pieces of hard pine-would collapse. The
launching was celebrated by the people of
the surrounding country. who gathered at
the shipyard in thousands to see the big
schooner slide from the ways. No wine
bottle was broken over the Wells but the
pretty daughter of the man for whom the
vessel has been name,l scattered a basket
of roses over the bow. and as the giant
moved down toward the bay flock OF
white doves was liberated. After the
launching a banquet was served to the
owners and 10 many guests. Including all
the rnen who had helped 10 build the big
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

Administration organs are hard put
when they are reduced TO the necessity
of trying 30 Prove. by curious mathe-
people turned out ut Indianapolis last
week to hear Mr. Bryan's speech of ac-
ceptanoe. And yet the Chicago Times
Herald" which by an equally curious
mathematical system insists with the En-
peror of Germany that We are now in he
twer ,ieth century. stoutly claims, against
all physical proofs to the contrary, that
that small number Of persons listened TO
the Democratic standard bearer at Military
Park on August S.
The estimates of the attendance at
Military Park run all the way from ten
thousand to twenty thousand" admits our
Chicago contemporary with show Of mag
nanimity. but none of the estimates
claims that over three or four thousand
made any pretence CT listening to that
perfunctory essay on an imaginary con-
dition."
Well, well! This undces US quite. Tt
is the most powerful and unanswe-able
argument yet produced against MIR. Bryan
and the Kansas City platform. Of course,
if only one in five or six of the people
who marched to Military Park on the I'M
interesting occasion referred to made any
pretence of listening" to Mr.. Bryan, then.
indeed. was his speech a ''perfunctory
essay on an imaginary condition" We
should turn Brother Kohlsaat over TO his
distinguished Democratic townsman, Bath
house john" if we were arranging joint
debates for this campaign. As an expert
in the use OF this sort of argument Editor
Kohisaat cannot hold a candle to Bath
house John.'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
Why Apathy Is Extant.

from The Philadc!phia Kecord-)
Are not Chairman Hannl's complaints over the
apathy which widely pervades the Republican
party chiefly designed To spur the tarif-iavcr, 4
trusts to more liberal contributions 70 his cam
paign chest? The chairman pleIses himself with
the Illusion That This apathy : due wholly to
0verconfdence in Nckinley's election. Eat it
hc should search his own mind, or listen TO peo-
pie who do not fatter him. he would be apt to
find among the causes OF the eoldness OF the
public toward the Republican party the imperial
policy OF which he is the chief promoter. tie
colossal steamship subsidy swindle that bears
his name the spoliatory trusts which he
iavors and other matters of policy with
which he is intimately associated When he
shall have made this search he need not probe
any further into tho causes OF popular dissa,is-
faction and apathy.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
nonscrelt n pisnnrointment.

(From The IiarriSbuTg PlIFotl
From the man who would not accept but did
was expected brilliant flights Of Vratory; we
have had dcntnciation Of the pcmoe'2tie pasty.
Where We looked for forCeiui argument ~ ieus
only abuse ui William J. Bryan. When siRs-
ing defence Of NcKinlcyisui. which Is EdnUisiH.
which again j. imperialism. sought. We were
rewarded only with plaIitUdes conserving the
greatness OF the Republican party.
1t is not at all surprising that soon a;trr thr
nomination ct Mr. Began, Boss llama i re-
ported 70 have DECLARED that he would be Obliged
10 revise the uticranccs Of TEDDY" But it is
surprising tbs, he never did So. For a working
candidate. whose business it to be to pull
Mckinley through Teddy has done less than
almost any man the Republicans could hsve
put up.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
Hussiu and China.

(From the Louisville Courier-JournalD
An alliance between Russia and China. ii il
were possible. would be very powerful, but it
would be risky and uncertain. Russia has accu-
mulated a considerable war chest by borrowing.
but not enough Tor a world war. In a contest
with civilization these two great powers would
90 down The truth il. the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
Russia is much more to be desired than that oi
China The former is difficult because the other
great powers cannot cyrcc among themselves.
The United States sfe not particularly inter.
esied, because Russia is long way off. and he
sij.s has generally been our friend. We need not
,i,ludc ourselves with the idea that this due
to anything but self-ipterest bur at the same
time it leaves no occasion for quarrel.
yhngs may be different in future, but that we
.saa"t foEesea
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
COMPLETE THEIR COURSE.
Cuban school Teachers VIII Leave
Boston Tomorrow.

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-THE Cuban teachers
who for the last six weeks have been re-
ceiving instructions at Harvard will leave
Boston Thursday On the transports Sedg-
wick, RawliEs, Mcpherson, and Crook for
New York. Their itinerary during the re-
maincer of their stay in this country will
include trip to Washington after reaching
New York Friday, visit to the Capitol.
and reception by President NcKirlsy
Saturday; returning to New York Surdar.
On Monday they will go on a steambo- t
excursion to West Point Tuesday a bar
quet will be rendered by a committee o.
New York citizens. and in the evening tn
VIII sail for Philadelphia on the trar scorts.
Wednesday and Thursday will be spent In
Philadelphia, and Thursday night they vii
sail for Havana.
Superintendent Frye who has had charge
OF the teachers since they left Havana for
this country. was asked if the results have
met his expectations
Yes. and far exceeded them" said h
tney have gone ten times beyond the es-
peetations OF President Eliot. Secretary
Root and others Interested in the worz.
1t was Eot expected that wonders would be
accomplished In six weeks, but the TIA h.
ers have done great deal more than We
thought 1t possible for them to do"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

imposing conditions of abiect poverty and
starvation upon Porto Rico another wick
edness has been perpetrated in treating
the islanders as subject people without
inherent civil rights arl governing them
as a Crown Colony. TO be exploited ard
looted by the trust combination in part
nership with the Administration. II there
were 10 other Issue in the present cam
paign, this one alone ought TO be suffiS
cient TO drive Hanna and his associa es
from place. ard 10 deprive them forever
of the power Of public mischief AMI wrong
doing
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

A German officer who heard tie Kai-
ser's farewell speech to his troops embark
ing for China. asserts that His Majesty
declared that the purpose of hOstilities was
70 restore the statu quo ante; and admon-
ished officers and men to treat wounded
enemies and prisoners with humanity. As
this corroborates Ambassador Whites ac-
count of the address, IL can probably be
accepted as the correct version, the first
and Embarrassing one having filtered to US
through the French press.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

tffOm the thlcago thfohlcle.)
There Is much business honesty in China, but
the root Of that honesty IL not fidelity TO fundi
mental convictions OF right. II is rather str ing
sense Of business responsibility realization thai
honesty is the best policy" aud that failure to
meet obligstioD= will bring exposure and los
The larger the transactions the the greater the re-
sponsibilities and the stronger and more numerous
the checks against dishonest dealings. Thus. A.
business increases in importance. the quality Of
business integrity improves. but the humble huck-
ster. who has moving price" for his wares.
according to the Shrewdness or gullibility OF hi.
customers. Is at heart honest the
prosperous merchant who sells At "one price" to
all customers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

Let US hope that the allies. who are
bound together in the holy cause of hu-
mainly. will avoid the sins of envy jeal-
ousy. and uncharitableness. and proceed
TO punish the treacherous Chinese in peace
and harmony with each other. Il is re-
ported that Russia feels aggrieved on ac-
count of British activity in the Yangtse
Valley. Well, perhaps. England feels hurt
too because Russia has hoisted her flag
over Niuchwang. In the end, everybody
but the United States will have slice.
and the intending carvers should not quar-
rel.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

CFrom the Derves pOst.)

(From the Denver Post)
A Colorado editor refers to certain political
statement as "a bear-faccd lie" That must lie
a sort Of grizzly. wild, and woolly preyariea-
ton .aith cinnamon eaiAs.a ~L'-L-rs on IN
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

tOloni:tns blacks.-A circumstantial
story. quite well authenticated has
reached Washington that the Republican
managers are colonizing negroes by the
thousand in West Virginia from Virginia
and Pennsylvania. II is said that Senator
Elkins has represented 10 Mr.. Hanna that
the party this year will be at least eight
thousand votes short in West Virginia of
the poll OF 1886 due in the main to the
return of about that number of Democrat
to their old allegiance. AS Mr.. Mckinley
carried the State four years ago by only
II, 4S7 IL is evident that. if Senator Elkins
figures are even approximately correct,
quite five thousand new negro voters will
be necessary to save the Republican cleo
tcrai ticket. OF course Senator Elkins
personal Interests are more in jeopardy
by the changed political conditions in
West Virginia than are those of the ma
ticnal ticket, as it is possible for the
Democrats 20 lose the electoral and State
tickets by several thousand and still save
the Legislature, which Is TO elect a Sena-
tor. 1t is presumed, therefore, that a dis
tributiOn of the new voters will be made
with the especial view of strengthening
the Republican legislative tickets. The
negroes are being brought into the State
ostensibly for the purpose of working in
various new ccal mines and other enter
prises recently inaugurated. The Demo-
Gratis claim that the imported blacks will
not have been In the State long enough tie
. vote In November. but there is little
doubt that by come means they will get
their ballots counted il they are permitted
to go to the polls. The question Is fraught
with grave dangers for both parties. and
may lead to serious trouble in West yir-
glnia before election day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
"lIcKinIey and the BIacks.',-

"MckinIey and the B1acks.''-About
week ego, under the title here quoted.
vations upon the subject indicated. Per-
| tinent thereto,ttheTe was received today
/ the following letter under a Washington
/ date line. Of August Il:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-24
GALVESTON Nntes.

Galveston, Texas, April 2S.--J H. John
ston. assistant general freight hgent of the
Santa Fe. leaves tonight for Austin to at
tend hearing before the commission rela-
tive to redistricting Texas into zones on
the plans outlined by General Freight
Agent Goodwin.
S. A. Brooks, general freight agent of
the Chicago Great Western, left yesterday
for Houston.
]. P. O'Donnell OF the general offices Of
the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas City at
Beaumont, spent to6ay In Galveston.
James ]. Lawrence, chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Cotton Belt at
Tyler. is in the city
". S. Medium. general manager. and
W. H. Taylor. general freight and passen-
ger agent OF the Houston East and West
Texas Railway company, were in the city
today.
NJ. L. Scovell. freight traffic manager
for the Kansas City Southern, and Captain
NJ L. Seovell. general freight agent Of the
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway COM
pany. left this morning for Port Arthur
They we've accompanied by H. q. Archer.
general agent OF the Kansas City and
Southern, and by Mr.. George Dobson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-24
ROADS FEAR TROUBLE
As a Result Of The Heavy Rains Which 4,
Now Failing.
a TALK FROM AN IMMIGRATION AGENT
DiVes His Views Of WIN. :,
needed to Bring Homesecker.
to Texas.

me weather bulletin published IN ~s.,
lerday's Post. which predicted a hin r,,n.
iaii u the Southern States during N.
succeeding two days. has caused SONS
uneasiness in Houston railroad circles
Inc streams In the central and sou,horn
portions OF the State are already swollen
from recent rains, and In some Instances
damage has resulted to bridges and trocks
some OF which have not yet been NM IN
good condition. The uneasiness resuI,ea
from the fear that the weather prognostl-
Gator might be correct In his forecast IN
which case Texas roads must inevitably
suner; and the damage does not stop
mere for crops in the river bottoms, al
ready much delayed, would lnmany in
stances be an entire failure II another
ireshet should come, with the streams in
their present swollen condition.