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RtMOR OF A COMPROMISE.
NarkIe & Co. Agree to Arbitrate
Questions in Dispute.

HAZLETON. Pa, September pa re-
port was received from Jeddo that Clement
Elliott. chairman of the grievance commit
tee Of the 800 Markle employees, had called
the men together at the bottom of No. 5
slope this morning and informed them that
the company had granted all the demands
presented ten days ago, with the exception
of the one calling for a reduction Of the
price OF powder, and that the company
agreed to arbitrate this grievance.
When John Markle, managing partner
Of G.. r. Markle & Co, was told by re-
porter for the Associated Press of the re-
port. he refused either 10 confirm or deny
1t, but referred the reporter to the COM
mittee. The members of this body are sew
eTal hundred feet below the earth'S surface.
and cannot now be seen. Mr.. Markle said
he would deliver the answer to the Asso-
ciated Press at o'clock, and that the mine
workers would have 1t before that hour
He would not say whether they already
know the companys intention.
The list of grievances was presented on
Friday. September II. after meeting, and
the men decided to allow the Markles ten
days in which TO answer, and agreed to dis
regard the strike order and remain at work
pending a reply.
They ask for the enforcement of the
semi-mOnthly pay law, ten hours pay for
ten hours work, that men engaged in the
rObbing Of pillars be paid for the dead
work, that when the slope Is over and men
present themselves at the bottom to be
hoisted 10 the surface a car be provided. so
as not to oblige them to wait until the bot
tom men get ready: that powder be re-
duced to as low rate as possible that the
company provide tool car in the morning
and evening TO take all tools up and down
the slope, that the men receiving 81 T5 at
present get advance of 5 per cent ard
those below S1.i5 an increase Of 10 per cent.
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CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.
Latest List Cabled by Gen. Mac
Arthur.


Gen. Macarthur today cabled the follow
ing additional list of casualties among the
troops in the Philippines:
Killed-August 81, Carmen, Luzon, Com
pany c. 44th Volunteer Infantry, Alpha E.
Marshall; September IA, Manicling Luzon
Company C, 34th Volunteer Infantry, Ed
mond Johnson: September 1S, Novaliches,
Luzon, Company 1. 27th Volunteer Inran-
try, Isadore Hanson; September IA, Carig,
Luzon, Richard c. Cummings; September
4. Binan, Luzon. Company NJ 2sth volun-
teer Infantry, David Allen; September Ii,
Manicling, Company C, oath Infantry,
Sergeant Walter L. Washington: August 26,
San Miguel Leyte, Company F, 43d Volun-
teer Infantry, Corporal Michael F. Nc
Govern; September II, Naic, Luzon, Troop
B, 4th Cavalry, Corporal Levi B. Eich-
holtz.
Wounded-September 1S, Novaliches Com
pany 1, 27th Volunteer Infantry, Marbel
McCutcheon, wounded in hand, moderate;
11th Cavalry. Joseph W. Ford, wounded in
neck, slight; August 81, Carmen, LuZon,
Company c, 44th Volunteer Infantry, VIM.
]. Coan, wounded in hand, serious; Mike
Martonchick, wounded in hand, slight;
Ernest b. Noel, wounded in arm mod
crate; John II. Brown wounded in back,
slight; William c. Harris, wounded in back.
serious: Corporal Andrew Mcdonald.
WOunu6u III Hedu, StTiOuS, aug uSl L. Sdl-
balogan, Samar. Company c, 10Th Volun-
teer Infantry, Zeb Grant, wounded in abdo-
men, slight; David ]. Hornsby, wounded in
hand, slight; Corporal Thomas Blackmon,
wounded in buttock, slight: Sergeant James
p. Handy, wounded in abdomen, moderate;
September IL. Sinait, Luzon, Company q,
18th Infantry. Sergeant John F. Sentman;
September 16, Guiguinto, London. Company
G, Sd Infantry, Isaac ]. Lamon, Max q.
c. Helocke, wounded In hand, moderate;
September Is, Ackle, Luzon. Capt. William
c. Schrieber, 35th United States Volunteer
Infantry, wounded in thorax, severe: Sep
tember /, Cabanatuan, Luzon, Company B.
34th Volunteer Infantry Herbert Carpen-
ter wounded in shoulder, slight; September
20, Malolos, Company L, Sd Infantry, VIII
burn Patton, wounded in hand. serious.
Gen. Macarthur says:
with reference to my telegram 10th, re-
porting Neal, Duggan, Kaufman, Company
L, 18th Infantry, killed, incorrect; wound
ed. Wounded in arm, moderate; wounded
in thigh, serious; wounded in arm, MOD
crate, respectively.
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DEMAND FOR SMALL NOTES.
Mr.. yander1ip Says That the Treasury
Can Meet All Calls for Them.


Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has re-
turned to the city from New York, where
he had conference with the subtreasury
officials in regard to supplying the present
demand for small notes to move the crops
now being gathered. Mr.. Vanderlp said
today that while the demand came a little
earlier and IN slightly stronger volume
than last year 1t was not In any sense ex-
traordinary. The treasury, he said, was
never in better condition to meet all de-
mands than at present. This equally
true Of notes of small denominations. Small
silver certificates in any quantity could in
stantly be supplied to meet any call, and
upon the deposit Of silver certificates Of
large denominations. ones, twos and hves or
tens would be forthcoming.
For the present the department would
meet the call by exchanging small gold
certificates and United States notes for
large ones, in about equal proportions. The
higher price Of cotton in the south, Mr..
Vanderlip explained, had stimulated an ear
ly movement of the crop, and the high price
had called for larger amounts of small
notes than last year. Chicago and the
west generally had thought that the call
for small notes from that section would be
less urgent this year than last, but latterly
the demand has increasedi to or quite be-
yond that of last year This together with
the calls from the south, had found the
New York bankers rather shorthanded in
small notes, but it was expected that all
demands would be promptly met after a
very few dayS.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

They Succeed in Keeping Men Away
From Mines.

HAZELTON. Pa, September 25.-About
/ o'clock this morning 800 men gath
cred about the Cranberry colliery of
A. Pardee & Co. and marched to Tom
hicken, nine miles west Of here, for the
purpose of endeaVoring TO prevent the men
employed at that place from going to work
They reached there before daylight. No
trouble has thus far resulted.
The march was kept a secret. and the
first that was known of 1t was when
squads of men from different parts of
Hazleton We're seen going in the direction
of Cranberry near midnight. McAdoo,
GAINESVILLE, Audenreid and several other
towns were represented In the crowd these
delegations coming to this city on the last
trolley car from the places mentioned
AS soon the coal and iron police on
duty at Cranberry colliery. discovered the
men congregating they quickly summoned
Sheriff Harvey. who was spending the
night al Jeddo. He, accompanied by
few deputies. all miners. reached Gram
berry about O'Clock. The sheriff tried to
induce the men TO disperse. but they in
sisted on marching. He followed them TO
Humboldt three miles from the starting
pace. and then returned TO summon a
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MAJOR FITzGERALD.s CASE.
Effort to Find the OfHcer Has Not
Been Successful.

The case of Major Henry Cecil Fitzger-
aid. formerly a paymaster of volunteers,
continues to excite comment at the War
Department. That officer. after a service
of year, was mustered out in June, 1899.
Since then the auditor for the War Depart
ment has advised the authorities that the
accounts of Major Fitzgerald are open to
suspicion. The irregularity so far as dis
covered, amounts according to the auditors
report to about $4,000. An effort has been
made to find the officer, but without sue
cess.
An interesting legal aspect Is presented by
this case, in the chance that the officer may
escape trial by court-martial by raising the
question Of the constitutionality of article
60 Of the articles of war, which authorizes
the process Of military justice against a
dismissed or discharged officer OF the army
against whom there may be grave allega-
tions. The question has never been raised,
and there Is naturally much interest In the
matter. In any event the bondsmen Of
Major Fitzgerald can be held for the al
legged discrepancy to the extent of their
bond, which in this case is 100000
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STRIKERS LOSE AT WILKESBARRE.
Several Washerfes Resumed Work
There This Morning.

wILKESBARRE, Pa. September 25.-
The coal operators of the Wyoming valley
claim to have a shade the best of the situa-
ton this morning. Several washeries that
were idle yesterday resumed operations to-
day. Not many men are employed, but the
operators claim it is gain nevertheless
over yesterday. AT the North American
washery, in Luzerne borough, about twenty
men are at work. The washery at the
Stanton mine Of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company has about thirty men
employed The W ;heries of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company at Pittston are also
In partial operation. The big mines are all
idle, with the exception of the colliery of
the West End Company at Mocanaqua
The West End officials say they are in bet
ter shape this morning than any day since
the strike began, fully 90 per cent of their
men being at work.
At strikers headquarters they make light
of the resumption of work at the wash
cries. They say the employees are mostly
bosses and older employees working on
monthly salaries, and that none of the
union men have gone back to work
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STORM AT CAPE NOME
SHIPPING DRIVEN ASHORE ALL
ALONG BEACH.
Great Damage to Property and q
Number Of Lives Reported

SEATTLE, Wash. September 25-The
steamer Roanoke brings news of a most
disastrous storm at Nome. 1t ragged with
unusual violence for nearly two days up to
the evening of September 13, and was the
severest that ever visited northwestern
Alaska
A number of barges and lighters were
driven ashore and totally wrecked. All
along the beach for miles, both east and
west of Nome, the wind and water have
created havoc with tents and mining ma
chinery A number of lives are believed to
have been lost. 1t is known that Andrew
A. Ryan of Los Angeles was drowned. Sew
eral captains and seamen on small tugs are
missing, and 1t is thought they are lost
Fully 800 people are homeless, while the
loss to property and supplies is over q half
million dollars
There is not an alley leading to the beach
that Is not filled with debris. Many of the
front-street buildings abutting on the beach
nave been damaged. Numerous small build
1ngs were swept completely away
The heaviest individual losers are praba-
bly, the Alaska Commercial Company and
Wfldgoose Mining and Trading Company
A serious loss is the dtSappearance Of over
1000 tons of coal.
Aid From the Government.
Capt. French, in command of troops has
those rendered homeless by the storm, and
VIII extend such other assistance as is pos
sible.
In the great storm at Nome on September
IL, II and 13 the tug Islam sank with her
crew of three The launch America, while
trying to aid the big barge Skookum, went
down with Capt. Madison, her commander,
and the engineer Three or four men,
working along the water front, in an effort
to save something from the wreckage, are
said to have been swept out to sea, but
their names are not known.
FROM Benny river came report Of the
wreck of the schooner Prosper and the
drowning of Capt. Geiser, together with
one of his seamen.
At Nome the Alaska Commercial Com
pany's barge York, heavily laden with WIN
ter provisions went ashore. An hour after
the barge Skookum dragged her anchors
and was wrecked on the beach. The North
American Transportation Company lost the
tug Bob, valued at 5000.
Other Vessels Wrecked.
The steam launch Strae sank at anchor
and the Belvidere is wreck at the moIr h
of Snake river. The little schooner Zenith,
which attempted to put to sea. was blown
about two miles up the beach.
Having her passengers aboard, the Roam
oke sailed on the evening of September 13.
The storm had abated somewhat, but after
getting to seasit increased. The Roanoke
was completely at the mercy of the gale.
On the third day out the storm subsided
and the vessel succeeded in reaching port
uninjured.
The steamer Robert Dollar, which sailed
from Puget Sound four weeks ago, had not
arrived at Nome when the Roanoke sailed
The steamer Charles Nelson sailed from
Nome three days ahead Of the Roanoke and
has not arrived. She had large number
of passengers.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

traliZation. In 1876 he was prominently
mentioned In the st. Louis democratic con-
vention as a candidate for the presidency
as ''hard-money' man, in opposition to
the greenback infia tionists. He was one of
the democratic visitors to Louisiana after
the presidential election in 1916. In 1877
he was the democratic candidate for SEN
ator from Illinois, but was defeated as he
was twice thereafter. He was a delegate
at-large to the national convention of 1884.
and in 1888 was nominated for governor of
Illinois. but made an unsuccessful contest.
In 1880 Gen. Palmer was again nominated
for the United States Senate and this time
was successful. His adherents carried the
state by $4,000 majority; there were 10l
democratic members of the Illinois legis-
lature elected, who voted for him on 153
ballots. On the 154th the Independents
voted with tho democrats, and he was
elected United States senator for the term
expiring March 4. 1897
Evening star., 1900-09-25
THE GALVESTON ARMY POST.
Its Future Depends on COnclusiOn Of
the Engineer Board.

It's Future Depends on COnclusiOn Of
the Engineer Board.
The re-estabishment of the army post at
San Jacinto. Galveston, will depend entire
ly upon the report of the board Of engineer
off1cers recently appointed by General Will
son. chief Of engineers, to consider the
Feasibility and advisablity of the recon-
struction of the Notifications at that and
other points in the harbor. The San Jacinto
garrison suffered severely from the recent
hurricane. All the buildings were destroyed
and nearly twenty soldiers were drowned in
the flood. The fortifications were badly
damaged, and it is questionable whether
they can be rebuilt. The surviving soldiers
have been withdrawn and the post is tenn
porarily abandoned 1t is said that it may
become necessary to build a seawall as a
prerequisite to the re-establishment of the
military post on the island. The engineer
board. of which Colonel Robert is president.
will meet It Galveston on the 10Th prox-
imo, and Captain Richie, the station en-
gineer. is now gathering information con-
corning the condition Of the public works
In and about the harbof for its considera-
ton
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Personal Mention.

Mr.. NJ A. Green. who has been seriously
Ill of typhoid fever and whose brother,
Charles Augustus Green. died Of the dis
ease recently, has entirely recovered and
has resumed the conduct of his active busi-
ress affairs.
Ex- Representative George c. Hazelton,
who is still confined to his room on account
of an injury received In getting off an cleo
trio car week since. is much better and
hopes soon to be out again.
DIR. j. r. McChesney is lying seriously i'll
of typhoid fever at his home in Chillum,
Md.
Mr.. George A Bentley, jr., has returned
from pleasure trip. coming from New
York city by water. He was entertained
by classmates in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Va, and was the guest of the Players
Club in New. York city. During his trip
Mr. Bentley visited West Point and New
burg on the Hudson and several seaside re-
sorts on the Atlantic ocean,
Mr.. Aaron Sommers was among those
who recently returned from Europe aboard
the st. Paul. Mr. Sommers has reached
Washington after an absence of five
months abroad.
Mr.. F. j. Fisher is in Lynchburg. Va,
and will probably remain there q week.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
FEWER MEN AT WORK
Strikers Show Great Activity at the
Pennsylvania Mines.
AVOID CLASHES WITH THE TROOPS
Reported That Markle & Co. Have
Offered Compromise.
LITTLE COAL BEING MINED

PHILADELPHIA. September 2s.-There
is more activity today in the coal miners
strike situation than for several days past.
Men are marching from mine to mine in
the Hazeton district, are inducing men to
quit work, but are careful to conduct
themselves as not to transgresS the law.
Near WiIkesbarre several small washeries
were idle, producing no fuel today. and
around Scranton the operators show a dis
position in one way another to move
things. In the neighborhood of Shenan-
doah, where the soldiers are located. every
thing s quiet. though the Reading company
has three less mines at work today than were
working yesterday. Taking the entire coal
field as a whole il may be said that fewer
men are at work today than at any time
since the strike began and consequently
less coal is being produced.
From HazetOn comes the interesting re-
port that MarkIe & Co. have granted some
OF the demands made by their men ten
DAYS ago, leaving to arbitration. however
the main question Of reduction III the
price charged TO miners for powder.
More Mines Closed.
Where thirty-four of the thirty-nine col
lieries operated by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company were IN
operation a week ago, thirteen We're work
ing today. three less than yesterday, ac-
cording to reports received at the office of
President Harris of the Reading company
today West Shenandoah. which began op-
Grafton yesterday morning. after being shut
down from Friday, was unable to resume
today on account of being short-handed
Preston Colliery, just outside of Shenando-
ah, where the militia is centered, also failed
to start up today. Wadesyile coliery.
near Pottsville. one of the largest operated
by the Reading company, did not start up
because, according To the officials of the
company, a shaft had broken.
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VIEWS OF LII HUNG CHANG.

Early Peace Settlement Improbable
Because of the Many Interests.
Copyright, 1900 the Associated Press)
TIEN TSIN, September %, via Taku, Sep
tember 24.-Li Hung Chang Will proceed
to Pekn in few days. He remains under
close Russian guard and access to him IS
difficult. In the course of a conversation
with representative of the Associated
Press Earl Ii said he did not believe that
an early settlement of the difficulty was
probable, because of the number of nations
to be treated with, and he did not think
the attack upon the Pei Tang forts COM
plcated the situation.
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RUSSIA AND JAPAN ANSWER.
They Agree to Have Ministers DeslH-
ExviI

They Agree to Have Ministers Desix-
nate Guilty Chinese.
BERLIN, September 25.-The foreign Of
fee officials here inform the Associated
Press that Russia and Japan have for
mally answered the German note, ''partic-
ularly emphasizing their agreement to the
proposition to have the ministers designate
the guilty"
Great Britain has not yet formally an
swere6.
Press finds that political circles here are
confident Great Britain will not adopt the
United States position.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
EIGHT KILLED, SIX INJURED.
Terrible Disaster at the Town q
MOrrfstOwn, Mimi


MorrfstOwn, Mfnn
FAIRBAULT, Mimi, September 25-The
following is a corrected list of the killed
and injured by the tornado which struck
Morristown yesterday:
Dead-Harry S. Wait, a farmer, leaves
wife and family; Otto Gatzke, son of Paul
Gatzke; Frank Pittman of Waterville; John
Rohrer Elmer Brooks, Jacob Miller jr
Jacob Weber. - Peterson, a hired man.
Total, eight.
Injured-Paul Gatzke, proprietor of the
saloon, injured internally. may die; Frank
E. Wilder. injured internally may die;
Frank Pittman. son of Frank Pttman, may
die; Porter, head bruised. condition serious
Bernard A. Schmidt, slightly; VIM. Brooks,
slightly. Total, six.
This is the third disaster that has visited
Morristown this year. In February the
entire business district was destroyed by
fire. and among the structures rebuilt was
GatZkes saloon. The village was visited
by another fire in May, which did damage
amounting to 100000
MOrristoWn is village of GOO tnha bitants
A terrible catastrophe visited the village
Of Morristown shortly before 9 o'clock yes
terday evening. The village was struck
by a cyclone and a barn was raised in the
air and dropped directly on top of Paul
GatZke's saloon, where sixteen persons had
taken refuge from the storm. The saloon
collapsed and all the occupants were bur
led In the debris.
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NAVAL MANEUvERs AT NEWPORT.
Defending Fleet Will Next Attempt to
Break Blockade.

NEWPORT, r. l., September 25.-The
maneuvers of the ships of the United States,
under the direction of the Naval War Col
lege, which began yesterday continued to-
day. The two fleets which last night came
into conflict for few hours occupy their
respective positions. The ships which COM
prise the blockading fleet include the battle
ship kearsarge, flagship; Indiana, Texas,
Scorpion and Eagle, and the torpedo boats
Porter, Dupont, Dahlgren, Gwynn, Morris
and Stiletto, are lying out at sea, watching
the entrance to the harbor
The defending fleet, which Is distributed
in the inner harbor, include the cruiser
New York. battle ship Massachusetts, gun
boat Vicksburg and tug Leyden.
All interested are awaiting the next move
ment in the problem. which is expected to
be an attempt of the defending squadron to
break the blockade This may be done dur
ing the day, but 1t is considered more prob
able that it Will be deferred until night.
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Candidate tor President in 1896 as
Gold Democrat.
BE had 4 DISTINGUISHED CAREER
Governor Of Illinois and United
States Senator From There.
HIS RECORD AS A SOLDIER

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, September 25.-Gen.
John NJ. Palmer, ex-senator from Illinois,
died at his horne in this city at o'clock
this morning.
He had been in ill-health for more than
two years. Last Saturday he attended the
funeral Of Gen, McClernand, acting as hon.
orary pallbearer. After viewing a cam
paign parade last night. the general retired
apparently as we'll as usual.
Symptoms of the fatal stroke manifested
themselves about am. The general rested
uneasily until that hour when he complain
felt them before the family did not feel
seriously alarmed. However, a physician
was summoned at once. The general fell
asleep again and did not awake until Z
o'clock. The pains in his chest became
Evening star., 1900-09-25
1STHCIAN CANAL DATA.
The Commission VIII BE Able to Re-
port to Congress.

The isthmtan canal commission has made
such progress with it's work that 1t was
stated today that 1t would be able to sub
NIT a report to Congress sufficiently COM
prehensive to serve as a basis for the action
OF that body at the approaching session If
1t should be desirable to act. The field par
ties have all reported. and only few Of the
photographic parties and several boring
parties remain on the isthmus clearing up
the work. Most of what remains to be done
In the way of surveys relates to the charac-
ter of the under strata near the sites for
the dams. The commissions report will be
preliminary, and the great mass of data col
lected will be embodied in a supplement- al
and detailed report, to be submitted later
Evening star., 1900-09-25
WILL BRING BODIES BACK.
InspectOr Rhodes Starts for Philip
pines After Soldiers Remains.

SAN FRANCISCO September 2o.-D. v.
Rhodes, inspector of national cemeteries.
and fifteen assistants have arrived here
from Washington. They will take passage
on the transport Hancock on October for
the Philippines, where they will attend TO
the transportation to the United States OF
the remains Of soldiers. sailors and ma
rines who lost their lives and were buried
In the island possessions of the United
States and in China.
The approximate number OF bodies to be
exhumed is ,331 distributed as follows:
Honolulu-Thirty-six enlisted men OF the
army and one marine.
Guam-Eight men Of the navy.
China-Two officers of the army, fifty
eight enlisted men Of the army and thirty
seven men of the navy.
Philippines-Seventeen officers OF the
army, /, $50 enlisted men OF the army and
% men of the navy.