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The evening times., 1900-06-19
THE MARYLAND COAL STRIKE.
Ainers Said TO BE in FavOr of Re-
turning to Work.


CUMBERLAND. Nd. June i9-At I,o1a-
coming a secret ballet among the striking
coal miners on the ques on Of resumption
OF work is being u--ed- The sentiment
there in favor Of resumption is steadily
growing, while interest in the organization
IS co-respondiugly decreasing. The union
meetings are slimly attended. The situation
IS so acute at LonGcOning that family dis
rupJion IN some Instances is threatened.
1t is stated that during the month Of
May miners with savings in one OF tns
banks drew upon their deposits to the ez-
tent Of over sl60Co and that so far dur.ue
June $4,000 or 5000 more had been with
drawn
AT q non-union meeting at Evans Hall,
Lonaconing. last night 2JG miners were -
attendance. About 100 organization men
stood on the opposite side OF the street and
yelled "scab, "blackleEs" at every man
that entered Christopher D0dds presided.
and Isaac Arbogast and William Tresize
made speeches. Those opposl NJ resumption
were invited 20 speak. but 10 one respond
ed
Tho following is the agreement between
the Organizer and Operator NJ z. Cannon:
FlvcEclJ June Is, 1890. IL is hereby
agreed that SO cents per ton OF . 24g pounds
shall De paid fO- all coal mined al The Can
non mines until further arrangements are
made by the operators and miners OF
Georges Creek This IS understood only TO
apply 10 mining Of coal
NJ. Warner says anybody who wishes
can see the contract with Mr. Ganuou-s
signature attached In his own handwriting.
Il is admitted Mr.. Cannon signed en- agree
ment and his explanation is thai Nessrs.
Warner and Haggerty came 20 him stating
that the bottom was about 20 drop out OF
the strike, and as they wished 10 make
some kind Of a showing at me national
headquarters after all this fuss would like
him 10 sign some sort OF an agreement.
which would not be binding on him bur
would let them down easy.
The anti-strkers AZ Lo1aco1ing have
posted q signed statement by NJ Cannon,
in which he says he did agree to pay 60
cents a ton for what coal IS mined in A
water and air course. but that he was min
Ing no other coal This work only employs
six men and has been going on since the
strike began Ncn-uniOn men claim that
under the 6G-Ceur scale y cents should be
paid for this class of work. whiIr under
the 55-cent scale Georges Creek operators
would pay S. cents.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
NEBRASKA COAL DISCOVERY.
GeoIOEiSt Powers Declares That 1t
Il n Valuable Deposit.

GeoiOgiSt Powers Declares That II
l. n Valuable Deposit.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. June I9-Prof H c
Powers. geOlogist Of NoruinEside College.
this city. formerly geoIogist Of the State
Of Florida. has returned from Jackson.
Neb- where he examined the coal discov-
cred there several months ago. and now
fatty contradicts the previous opinion
from a scientific standpoint that the de-
Posit is not worthy Of notice. Scientists
have said that there could be no coal in
Nebraska and have been found at fault
Prof Powers declares that the coal is not
only Of excellent quality. but that 1t has a
good roof above the veins, which viii en-
able operators to mine it. He says there
is not likely 10 be trouble from water. In
his report he says
There are three seams. the top one
about ninety feet below the surface. four
feet thick Below this there is one twenty
inches thick. while the lowest is SIX feet
thick. The only water comes in far above
the top seam and may easily be kept out
Of the shaft. Above The coal are thick lay
ers Of sandstone and hardened layers OF
clay almost as solid as slate The coal
may be mined with profit 1t is Of fine lig-
mite, burning freely. md has no sulphur
IN it."
The Jackson discoveries are but twenty
miles from Sioux City. TO which coal has
TO be brought hundreds Of miles. and the
new fields promise TO reyolutionize the
cost Of manufacturing in all the Missouri
River citIes.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
THE WORK OF A FIREBUG.
Maryland store and Dwelling De.
stroyed by the Flames


stroyed by the Flames.
CHESTERTOWN, Nd, June l9.-The
large general store, stock OF goods. resi-
dence. and furniture Of B. Spencer Sutton
were destroyed by FIRE Sunday night at
backs Station, on the Baltimore and Cel-
aware Bay Railroad, in Kent county.
Mr. Sutton. his wife. and little boy had
retired for the night Their residence ad-
joins the store and the child. becoming
restless, awakened the father and h. went
70 the store for a drink Of wa-er. Upon
opening the door leading iuto the store.
the haUeS burst out into bis face. forcing
him back. The rear q the store was all
in flames. and it was with dIfHcaIty that
he succeeded in huTryirE his wife ari child
from the building before their apartments
were invaded 0y the FIRE Mr.. Sutton had
been in the store during the day. but had
lighted no matches ana there was no IRE
IN the room, the place having been closed
during all OF Sunday. The matches which
he kept in stock were in a portion OF the
store which was not OF fire when be first
discovered the flames The blaze is sup
posed 20 have been Of inCenGiary origin
Thu entire stock OF goods. valued al 81
GOO. was destroyed. The building. which
had recen+y been enlarged by a 500 an
mex. was valued ar 81 600. making a total
loss Of $1,000, with an insurance on stock
and building OF $500. Some money and
valuable papers in small safe were sal-
ed. The fire was discovered about ll:sO
o'clock at night.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER" :"
Famous Phrase Tint Had Its Origin
NJ TcLu

The Taku forts, occupied on Saturday
by the international forces. Just forty-one
years ago were the scene Of an episode
which gave TO the world that famous
phrase, Blood is thicker than water" A
British feet OF eleven small gunboats,
under Admiral Hope, was engaged in an
assault on the mud batteries Just inside
the Pei-Ho River bar on June 25. 1883
when the tide went down anyi left them
helpless in the mud under the IRE of The
Chinese smoorhbores.
Captain TatnaiI, the flag officer COM
manding the United States China SQUAD
ron, which was anchored of the bar. nom
inally guarding American interests. per
ceiving the plight Of the British admiral
lowered his barge and, with his flag lieu
tenant and twenty men, rowed up the
river 60 show the Englishman how 10
point his guns. The flag lieutenant Ste
phen Decatur Trenchard was badly woun-
co, and one man in the barge was killed
IN passing through the FIRE from the forts.
Once on board, however, the British ours
were SO well served by the Americans
that The forts were silcnCed, and Tatnan
himself piioted the gunboats by a chan
hei ne mad discovered until they found
protection in TIE feet outside
Ia1nalfs acton was regarded BY the
authorities al Washington as tantamount
TO diSobedience Of orders, as he had been
strongly cautioned by his Government TO
preserve neutrality and limit his activity
solely to the protection Of Americans. He
was detached from command and brought
nome. where he only avoided a court
martial through the great popularity his
brave act gave him. The blood is thicker
thah water phrase was coined in English
newspapers at that time and was echoed
so vigorously in the a nerican press that
the Navy Department finally approved
TatnalIs action
The evening times., 1900-06-19
APPPLEToNs TO REoRGANIzE.
New Corporation With Working Cap
itaI TO BE Formed.

ital TO BE Formed.
Information has been received in Wash
ington that the publishing house Of D. Ap-
pleton & Co, of New York, is TO he re-
organized on a plan now agreed to Sy all
creditors of the firm, and that the business
will be out Of the hands Of the receiver
in a short time. The reorganization SOM
mittee has been headed by James G. Can
non, President Of the Fourth National Bank
of New York
The assets of the firm are its business,
the lands and printing establishment Of
the Appleton Manufacturing Company, and
So per cent of the A J. Johnson Company
The experts, after examination. state that
these assets are worth $3224. .7S7IS. The
liabilities are 81, $40 ,696.7S. The pan Of 1e-
organization provides for the unifying Of
title and ownership of the hitherto sepa-
rate establishments into the new CORPORA
tion Of ID. Appleton Company. The
will be negotiable notes, per
cent, S1,400.O 900; syndicate notes OF
S250,0GO, and capital stock. $1,000 0GO. Cen
eral creditors are to be paid % per cent in
cash and 70 per cent in the negotiable
mortgage gold notes The preferred obli-
cations. such as taxes. wages. interest on
mortgages, and royalties. amounting to
$176.69S-IS. are TO be paid in full in cash.
\ cash working capital Of $3.50, 900 is to
be provided. IL is said that William H
Appleton will be made president of tie
company.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
COLONEL MCARTER DEAD.
Demise of n Maryland Preacher. Sol
dier. and Author.

dier. and Author.
EASTON. Nd. June l9.-C0l- James "
NcCarter. preacher. soldier. and author,
died yesterday al his home. Kansas Farm,
near Preston. Caroline county, aged sew
enty-e.ght years. He was stricken with
paralysis on Saturday and never rallied He
Joined the Philadelphia Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888. when
but sixteen years old. being the youngest
circuit preacher ever in that connection.
He nj 81 appointments a. Cer;reviUe. Sea
ford, Smyrna. Lancaster, Westcheste-,
West Philadelphia, and Lebanon. Pa
IL 1861 Governor Curtain appointed him
chaplain N the FOurteeuJh Pennsylvania
Volunteers. In September Of that year he
raised a regiment of / POO three-year men
IN Pennsylvania and was appointed its col
anel This regiment saw much service IN
some of the hICod.est battles OF the war
and Colonial NcCarJer was several times
seriously wounded lie took the field as q
political speaker in the Lincoln and John
son Presidential campaign. When the war
was over he bought land in Caroline county
and settled down 20 the quiet pursuits OF
a country farmer. but taking much interest
in public affairs
Colonel McCarter was az eloquent speak
er- He wrote for newspapers and maya
zines. published a number OF controversial
pan hlets and was the author OF several
books He leaves one sOC. Charles H Nc
Carter who lives uecr Preston
The evening times., 1900-06-19

The news from South Africa continues
to be of minor interest. Botha is falling
back on Middieburg. closely pressed by
Lord Roberts. Again it seems probable
that he viii retreat to Lydenburg for a
final stand, although it is not supposed
that he expects to accomplish anything
by the movement except delay. 1t is still
the hope OF Kruger and a few other Bozr
leaders that, if they can pToloug resist
Gnce, even for few weeks, international
complications may compel Great Britain to
pull out of South Africa. and, in order TO
do so, to make terms with the TraHsvaal.
General Butler has repaired the Laing's
Mex tunnel. and should be ready to ad-
vance by now His movements are likely
to largely determine those Of Botha.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
VAPoR BATH EXPLODED.
Mrs. j. II ChHtterton. Formerly of
Washington, Fatally Burned

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., June 1s.-Mrs
Grace ChattertOn, wife of ]. Howard Chat
terton. formerly Of Washington. was burn
ed last night in her residence in this city.
and is not expected to live.
She was about to take a yapor bath.
While lying on a couch her husband was
preparing the bath beside her in a square
portable closet Water was being heated
upon small gas stove. when chemicals
used to create a vapor exploded. sending
the blazing chemicals all over the bed
room.
The stuff covered Mrs. Chatterton COM
plstely, and before her husband could
throw blanket about her she was ablaze
rom head to foot. They were alone in
the the house at the time, but Chatterton
smothered the flames, carried his uncon-
seious wife from the blazing room across
the street to cottage and sent in a fire
alarm, anC his residence was saved. At
the City Hospital the surgeons said Mrs
ChatteTtOn could not live.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
EXPORTS FROM HAVANA.
n Decrease Reported, But the Bulk
Comes to This Country.

W
A statement made public today by the
Division OF Customs and InsuIar Affairs OF
the War Department shows a decrease OF
$595,027 in the exports from the port of
Havana, Cuba. for the first five months Of
1900, as compared with the same period of
1899
The exports by months were: January.
1899. S3.507, ,l63; January, 1900. 81. 535, III;
February. 1899. 81, 1897 OS2; February. 1860,
S2.345, 7S5; March, 1899, $3,054,591 March,
1900, S2,492537; April, 1859, $2,O4J. .739;
April, 1900, $2.2s2. .e63; May, 1889, 81. S65,-
026; May. 1900. 81 .617,S5S.
The exports by countries during the
month OF May, 1890. were:
To the United States 81, los. SEQ; to the
Argentine Republic, f40SS; to Bolivia
SSS3; to Brazil. $2.S19; to the British West
Indies. Sl.210; to Colombia. $5.5CS; 70 Cos
Ia Rica, sos; TO Chile. S31 ,S07; TO the
Danish West Indies $50: TO the Dutch
West Indies, $3.50; TO Ecuador, S23; 10
Guatemala, $472; TO Honduras. SS2; to
Mexico. $3.63S; TO Nova Scotia. $2557; to
Newfoundland. $425; 70 Peru, S4.565; TO
Porto Rico, 1886; to Quebec. Ontario. etc
$24, ,23S; to Uruguay, $l0.142; to VenezueIs,
S2l5; to Austria, S6.S45; 10 Belgium, Sf,-
to3; TO England. S31S. IA; to France, $780,
eco; to Germany. $54lS5; to Gibraltar
SS1l; TO Italy, $5.Z64; to the Netherlands
1924; to Portugal, 81 Al; TO Russia, 81
3O5; to Scotland, $6,955; to Spain. S226. =
SO; to Sweden and Norway. $466; TO Switz-
erland, STA, to Turkey. 1851; TO Japan.
SS62; 10 British Africa. $799S: TO British
Australasia, $50, III, and to the Hawaiian
Islands. 81 .492.
An kanination Of the above figures will
show that ia the matter Of exports for the
month OF May, 1900. the United States
leads any other country. France being sec
end, England third, Spain fourth. and
Germany nth.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
BIG FIRE IN BLOOMINGTON.
Dynamite Used to Stay the Progress
Of the Flames.


BLOOMINGTON. H.. June 19.-Fire that
was discovered at 1870 O'Clock this morn
ing swept the business section Of the city
and entailed a loss that is estimated at
about $500. 600. Messages we're despatched
to Peoria and Springfield to send engines.
AS every effort to check the progress OF
the flames proved futile the blowing up
Of buildings with dynamite was resorted 10
after the FIRE had been raging three hours
and a half A strong east wind prevailed
which made the work OF the fremen ex,
ceedingly difficult.
The burned district included some Of the
hauisomest buildings in the city Among
the structures destroyed are the following.
Creshein Building and stock OF clothing;
Cole Bros. dry goods; Parrot. jewslry;
stephen Smith & Sons. dry goods: KIemm,
dry goods; New York Store, dry goods,
Coblentz. drugs; KiaheH. candy; Minerva
Block and stock, the Phoenix Hotel. Wind
sor Hotel. Model Laundry: George Brown
& Co, furniture; R. E Thompson & Co.
furniture Myers & Miller hardware, and
the Court House.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
SIGRTSEERs FROM GEORGIA
The Witham EmPIOyes' Excursion
En- Route TO Washington.


ATLANTA. Ga, June 19.-One hundred
and fourteen people. comprising employees
and directors OF thirty-two banks and eight
cotton mills in this State. all controlled
by one man, w. s Witham. Of Atlanta,
left on a special train yesterday for Wash
ington. and Eastern resorts. Accompany
ing the big party were nine sponsors, all
beautiful Georgia girls
All Of the Atlanta bankers went to the
depot TO see the "Witham Special of. At
7;30 last night the special. which is called
the second section Of the Seaboard Air Line
Vestibule Limited, took supper at Monroe.
y c., arriving al Norfolk this morning.
At O'Clock the party partOok Of famous
breakfast at the Monticello Hotel, pre-
parations for which feast had been going
forward three weeks At 10 a. m, tns
party went 70 Virginia Beach where the
programme says: Here we lunch, and go
in washin'." Thence, at p. N they
will proceed 10 Old Point Comfort and
Hampton Roads. They viii leave Old
Point for Washington on the steamer Div
dend at p m. by moonlight On board
fine supper and an orchestral concert
VIII De enjoyed.
On Wednesday they viii breakfast at
the Metropolitan, Washington. remain in
Washington sightseeing until Friday when
they viii go to Philadelphia. and FIVE hours
later viii proceed to Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove, where a royal fish supper
viii await them az the Victoria Hotel.
Saturday al the Convention the members
Of the Witham Banking Association viii
discuss banks. bankers. and banking. Sun
day will be spent at Ocean Grove, attend
ing worship in the Tabernacle. Tuesday
they viii leave for the metropolis. stop
ping at the Gilsey House. They will do"
New York for several days. taking in the
Clearing House Coney Island. Manhattan
Bach ErnnklHn and IL. Lria-.
The evening times., 1900-06-19
PHILIPPINE MORTALITY LIST.
Record of Deaths From Disease For
warded by General MacArthur.
The following bulletin Of deaths in the
Philippines was received at the War De-
partment today:
Manila, June Q.


AdiUtant General, Washington:
Deaths, dysentery: May y, Company D. Sew
euteenth Infantry, Jacob GIyens June :. Company
h, Thirty=rIHth Volunteer Infantry, Joseph Low
el; June -, Company T. Thirtieth Infantry. Er-
nest Seeley; Company X, Thirty ninth Volunteer
Infantry, Joseph B. Hall; June a. Company D.
Thirty fourth Volunteer Infantry, Hardy Williams;
Company X, Sixth United States Infantry William
t. Bailey; June 4, Company ID, Thirty-seveuth
Volunteer Infantry, Robert Green; Nav p, Com
pany L, F0rtieth Volunteer Infantry, Charles z.
Schafer; May "a. Troop II, Eleventh Volunteer
Cavalry, Jarvis Drew
Typhoid fever-Nsy p, Company D, Twenty
second United States Infantry, William Williams
Naricls-June 5, Company Z, Ninth United
States Infantry. John J. DIVER.
Aalarial fever-June y, Company F, Third
9, Company G, Ninth United States Infantry
Maurice Fitzgerald; June :, Company +, Thir-
teenth United States Infantry. Ernest /. Palmer;
June H. Company c, Ninth Infantry, Ewing shell
ton.
Nephritis-June 70. Company B. Thirtv-ninth
Volunteer Infantry, John L. Wise
Peritonitls-June y. Company +, Thirtieth Vol
unteer Infantry, Charlie SWasOn
Appendicius-June Z, Company N, Thirty-ninth
Volunteer Infantry, Corporal Frank Gould.
Disrrhoea-May Is, Company b, Twenty y-second
United States Infantry. james McNerney.
Haemoglobnurid-Jun I3, Company c, Twenty
eighth Volunteer Infantry, Glen V. Parke.
MacAKTTTT-R
The evening times., 1900-06-19
Snbbntnrian seIGshnesS.

The Christian Endeayor Convention is
to convene in Boston during the first part
Of July. ans already the question of
transportation is under discussion. A con-
tingent of Endeavorers from the vicinity
of Chicago have had trouble with the rail-
way companies over the question of Sun
day travelling. At first the special train
arranged to take this load of pilgrims to
Boston was engaged for July l, and the
railway folk planned that it should leave
at half-past ten on that morning. But
July 1 falls on Sunday When the En-
deavorers found that out they were greatly
disturbed, and protested The railway
company then arranged, at some trouble
end inconvenience, that the train should
leave at one minute past midnight on the
following night-that is. during the first
five minutes Of Monday morning And the
religious people were satisfied, because
this obviated the necessity of travelling on
Sunday.
OF course, they have a right to ask that
their train go whenever they decide that
they want 1t to leave. but let us look at
the moral aspect OF the question. The
party, numbering one hundred and fifty
will remain in Chicago all day Sunday in
stead Of getting out OF the city bright and
early in the morning. The operations In
volved in their getting out OF the hotel and
Transporting their baggage down to the
train will take place late Sunday evening.
hitn the elannish proclivities characteris-
The evening times., 1900-06-19
Who Shall Cast the First Stone.
From the Philadelphia Ledger1

NGIVIu tIIt IIII4ueIphia LtuEer.)
There VIII be no little curiosity throughout tbe
country as to the determination the Republican
controversy.
Shorn Of all side issues, the matter Of quarrel
ls whether or not If be an allowable Transaction
Tor mlliioI.aire TO buy the political control OF
State.
The Republican National Committee does not
seem 10 have been able 10 agree among them
selves on tbs proposition No wonder. Il goes
20 the root OF things The use Of money in fnli-
tics has become alarmingly common. To fling the
Addicks delegates out of the Convention would be
in the nature Of an Imputation upon the methods
Of hundred or so Of millionaire statesmen who
give gliding and guaranty to the party which
they honor with their support and maintain BY
Their subscriHtions
The evening times., 1900-06-19

Possibly one reason why Mr.. Mckinley
might be unwilling to share his ticket with
Theodore Roosevelt is that the latter has
the reputation of being an unusually lucky
man. There have been Vice Presidents in
the past who were notorious for their luck
Chester A Arthur was a notable example.
1t is possible also that the strenuous Gov
ernor may have heard that Daniel Webster
twice beat himself out OF nearly a whole
term in the Presidency, by refusing to ac-
eept second place on the tickets with Har
risOn and Taylor.
The evening times., 1900-06-19

Germany has ordered four thousand troops
to Taku. France has ten thousand waiting
for transportation at Saigon, in Cochin
Chan, and Russia is sending FIVE thousand
fresh soldiers from Port Arthur. With the
exception of the last-named body, it does
not appear probable that any adequate
force can be assembled at Tientsin short
of July 1. Certainly the American contin-
gent. barring one regiment. cannot be plac-
ed there by that time
The evening times., 1900-06-19
YACHT WITH & SECRET.
Revenue Cutters watching "A Strange
Vessel Mt New York.

Revenue Cutters Watching n Strange
Vessel at New York.
NEW YORK. June 19.-The crew Of the
mysterious schooner yacht Hattie E.
Smith. lying in Erie Basin. deserted her
in a body Sunday night. They had been
well housed and well fed. but left because
the yachts destination was not known
Two special agents from the custom
house. on orders from Washington. have
been prosecuting enquiries about the queer
craft since Saturday Furthermore. a rev.
enue cutter has been anchored here for
several days. just outside Erie Basin.
WiseacTes around the basin believe that
there is some connection between the voy-
age Of the Hattie E. Smith and the schoon-
ers Dreadnaught and f. F. Williams. which
sailed from the same place about three
weeks ago. They were ostensibIy bound
for fishing trip 10 the Gulf of Mexico
The evening times., 1900-06-19
A Romance of 1910.

(From the Baltimore American)
Darling" he said, Il have brought you little
present this evening"" and he handed the liSsoue
maid a small package
''Oh, what is il. Henri 20
(lliS name really was Henry. but when pconle
fall in love they idealze 10 considerable extentl
Guess"
SO. Of course, she guessed all the way from
diamonds TO candy, but at each guess Henri shook
his head negatively. Then she opened the pack
age, and with a shrek OF delight exclaimed.
"A chunk Of icei oh, you eXtravagant rnanl''
For this in 1910. after the Ice Trust had nut
Cecil Rhodes and his diamond associates into the
aims house
The evening times., 1900-06-19
In the Dime Museum.

(From the Chicago News)
The Giant-What has become Of the strong man
that could lift hor>e2
The Midget don't know. The last tire saw
him he was trying TO raise dollar
The evening times., 1900-06-19
hussia's Commanding Position.
From the Chieago Times-HeraldN

The Pei-Ho, on which foreign men-of-wsr nav
soon be operating either against China or each
Other is 500 miles in length and empties into the
Gulf o. Pe-Chi-E, upon which frown the great
Russian fortihcations OF Port Arthur. The ports
occupied already by England, Germany, and
France are farther south the eastern border OF
China, and do not have that favorable proximity
10 the harbor Of Tentsin that Port Arthur does
The province OF ShantUng, whose northern line is
washed by the waters Of Pe-Chi-Li has a VopuIa-
tion OF 56,OOOOOO. and that of Chill in which is
Pekin, population OF 35,OO0O00.