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The evening times., 1900-09-17
THE HAzLEToN SITUATION.
Mines on the south Side Mostly
Closed by the Strike.

Closed by the strike.
HAZLET0N, Sept 17.-The great an
thracite coal strike went into effect this
morning. 1t is conservatively estimated
this morning, however. that about i0-009
out OF the 1900 men in the region began
work and that a majority Of the eollieries
will continue operations for the day and
throughout the week.
The stronghold Of the strike is on the
south side OF HaZIeton, where the min@
workers have succeeded in almost COM
pleteIy shutting down work All tn
collieries in that section, with the eN-
ception of Colerane and Beaver Mead W
are idle. no attempt having been mada
to start up Both Colerane and Beaver
Meadow are short handed
All the collieries on the north side
with the exception of EhervaIe. employ
ing 200 men. and MiinesviIle, where SEQ
men are empIoye ed, are in operation, al
though not with full complement OF
hands
Benjamin Jam es, who has charge Of
this district, says that fully &C per cent
OF the men are out. but the officials OF
NtiC hALLCAS CtdA companies NiAO LIo =
been communicated with, assert posi-
lively that three-foprths of the en-
ployees of the district are at work.
Jeddo. where President Mitchell and
Benjamin James held large meeting last
night and urged the men to join the strike
movement. is in operation as are the other
coIlieries of G. B. MarkIe < Co., with the
exception of those at Ebervale If the
mine workers succeed in spreading The
strike fever on the south side and persuad-
ing the Colerane and Beaver Meadow to go
out the movement may extend TO the north
side.
Committees of union miners were sta
toned at most OF the coIlieries this morn
ing and asked the non union men Who re-
ported for duty to go home, No violence
has thus far been attempted. but it is
feared that if there is no suspension Of
operations at Colerane some of the hot
headed foreigners Will make trouble.
G. B, Markle & Co. assert that the
strike will not be general throughout the
Hazleton district, and have strong hopes
of continuing operations during the week
President Mitchell feels greatly encour-
aged by the outlooiz.sand says that more
of the men will quit tomorrow He pre-
diets a general and effective strike
The evening times., 1900-09-17

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. I7--The strike
of the anthracite miners of Pennsylvania,
involving nsarIy 140, OGO men and boys,
is now on. 1t began this morning and its
completeness has been enough TO almost
daze the superintendents of the great min
ing operations who for some days past had
been claiming the greater part of the men
Sould remain at work
The industry is completely paraIyZed in
tho Lackawanna Valley, not a single
operator having men on hand this morning
to warrant any attempt TO work. II was
expected, however, that the Delaware.
LackawanHa and Western Company might
possibly, after the extra efforts of its
Bosses manage TO induce enough men to
appear at either the Dodge or Bellevue to
put one of them in operation
The whistles were blown at all the
collieries. and with steam rising from
the boiler houses. the superficial md ca
tions belied the Industrial paralysis that
was really in existence. With the early
morning, picksts began doing duty at
nearly every mine at which it was
thought there might be an attempt TO
resume operations, but their only w rk
WAS with crowds of curiosity-seehe
who fingered around, watching fer some
thing to happen.
Several big eulEf washeries got started
this morning with their usual force OF
workmen but it can be stated that they
Will last but short time, for the en-
ployes at these are fast organizing. and
VIII quit. Any attempt TO work them
sfteTward will be followed by the Ial
road men refusing to pull out the cars,
as determined by them at meetings held
yesterday at Parsons and at Bingham
ten on the 9th
These washeries require but a small
force OF workmen, a system of chain ele-
vatoTs -arTying the cUim from the banks
through chutes 10 the head of the wash
cries. where it passes through tanks of
agitated water into drying slides screens
and loading chutes. \ score of men and
boys are sufficient TO send thousand
tens OF birds eye and ''buckwheat'
fuel for steam purposes, through one of
these modern washeries. The greatest of
these is the diamond of the Delaware,
LacEaWanna and Western Company.
i red Jitchef- member UL tue NlAsIS
National Executive Board. was early on
hand at District No. I. He says the thor
oughness Of the movement insures sue
cess. Among his first callers was a dele
cation of pump-runners and firemen who
want AN order issued calling them out.
Then followed a committee of company
hands-the men who fix the tracks. keep
the brattiee work and air passages in con-
dition. They are divided over the strike
question There are about 1000 such en-
ployes in the valley and about one third
CT them think they ought TO remain at
work DiIeher thought not, but the district
board viii take up the matter at once
Meanwhile. the company hands are out.
The strike leaders say they viii hold
demonstrations every day this week Ten
thousand men are expected TO attend the
one arranged for north Scranton this after
noon.
The evening times., 1900-09-17

..Stettin, Sept 13, 1900
President of the United States OF
America, Washington:
Il wish to convey 10 Your ExceIlency
the expression of my deepfeIt sympa-
thy with the misfortune that has be-
fallen the town and harbor of Calves
tOR and many other ports of the coast,
and | mourn with you and the people
of the United States over the terrible
loss OF life and property caused by the
hurricane; but the magnitude of the
disaster is equRled by the indomitable
spirit of the citizens of the New World
who, in their long and continued strug-
gle with the adverse forces of nature,
have proved themselves TO be victo>
rious.
Il sincerely hope that Galveston viii
rise again to new prosperity
WILLIAM II, r."
President McKinIey's reply to the En-
peror is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Sept II, 1900
His Imperial and Royal Majesty Viii
helm II, Stettin, Germany:
Your Majesty's message of condoI-
ence and sympathy is very grateful TO
the American Government and people,
and IN their name, as we'll as on be
half of the many thousands who have
suffered bereavement and irreparabIe
loss IN the Galveston disaster, I thank
you most earnestly.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
The evening times., 1900-09-17
WORKOUT GUARDS RELIEVED.
- = r:-Ssiss Called fssr Duty at Cal
weston.

DALLAS. Sept. f7.-More troops w,re
called for this morning. to relieve the
wornout guards at Galveston \ part Of
4'rezevent Rifles leave this city at .
o'clock a. m. TWO mere relief trains
with supplies =, being forwarded ON
here for the coast country. The LEGAL
relief committees are in scssicn at III
City Hail, providing means fer taking
care of the refugees that are pouring
into Dallas. Something approaching di-
rect wire connection and telegraph w.re
was opened up at Galveston this morn
ing by both companies
Reports indicate no material change in
the situation this morning The author
tiles are exerting every effort to SET a
temporary bridge across the tay from
Virginia Point. The more optimistic as
sert that trains will be crossing bv
Thursday of this week, but it is hard v
probable that trains carrying anythir g
more than construction material vii,
venture across earlier than next week.
The evening times., 1900-09-17

LONDON, Sept. 17.-The British forces
| in South Africa continue TO sweep the
Boers before them. The burghers seem
TO be offering practically no resistance
and there is every indication that they
| have become scattered and discouraged
President Kruger is expected TO leave
for Naples very soen. II is reported from
Paris that the Consul of the South African
| Republic at Naples is making arrange
ents for the reception of Dom Paul, who is
preparing message to Europe which will
demand administrative home rule for the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State un-
der the present suzerainty of Great Brit
| tain.
1t is understood that Kruger has been
preparing his message. OF address to the
people of Europe during his stay at Lou
renco Marques
The latest operations of the British
forces in South Africa are detailed in the
| following despatch to the War Once from
/ General Roberts:
-Machadadorp Sept 15.-French re-
! ports all quiet a BarbertOn. Among
| his prisoners are the LandTost of that
place and Commandant Van Der Post.
! the late chairman OF the Orange Free
! State Raad. General Schoeman was
found in Jail at BarbeTton. He fought
| against US at Colesberg and surrender
| eG 10 French when we occupied Pre-
toria. He was tried by court-martial
and put in prison by the Beers for high
| treason, his crime being his refusal 10
break his parole.
- party OF Beers belonging, il is
t.ag= 10 H. S..f
surrounded Ladybrand, appeared near
BrandfoTt with a view to destroying
the railway. Kelly-Kenny ct once
! strengthened the several pests be-
| tween SnaaldeeI and Bloemfontein
and communicated with Macdonald,
+ the commander OF the Highland Bri-
! gade CT Hunters division. Hunter was
! about 10 carry Cn a campaign against
/ these bands Of roaming Free SJateTs.
/ -'On September i3 Macdonald cross
| ed the north bank OF the Vet River,
near Tafelkcp. On the Wynburg-
Blcenfontein read, and came in con
tact with the enemy eight miles west
of that place. He drove them north
ward across the Vet River and pur-
sued them in that direction along the
| WyHbuFg- -SnlzaIdeeI Railway.
The enemy retired in great cor
fusion and the road WIS stTeWn with
things thrown away by them in their
hurried fight Seven Beers we're cap
tured Macdonald also captured tfiT-
! ty-oEe wagons. SO trek oxeH. SIX
/ eases of dyna mite q quantity OF gun
and rifle ammunition. groceries ban
| kets. and clothing. We had no cas-
uaIties.
.Paget arrived at Hebron. north
west cf Pretoria. yesterday afternoon.
having driven eff the Beers. During
his march from Pienaar's River Sta
| tion. he captured ten prisoners ana q
thousand cattle. ROBERTS
| General Roberts also cables from Ma
| chadadorp the names Of twenty-five Off
| GERS who we're released al Barberton.
Among them is Captain Howard. Of
| Strathcona' Horse.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA
The Czar Desires TO Know the Posi-
tiou of the President

N De WoIIapt. the Russian Charge.
called az the State Department today and
made enquiries Of the Acting Secretary OF
State, Mr. Adee. as 10 what IN, Intentions
Of the United States were nbw that This
Government had been informed OF ;he at
titude OF the powers toward the Pus5i&n
proposal TO withdraw from Pekin
It is understood thar the Russian Charge
also notified this Government thar there
has been no change in the Cars attitude
on this question. and that HIS Imperial
Majesty's troops had been ordered to leave
Pekin and were now SO doing
NJ De WoIlant's repressntati- rs VIZ
at once communicated 10 the Tresif srt
As Russia CARRIE on her diplomatic
correspondence through hsT F-pTs s5nta-
tiyes' orally the substance Of NJ De
Woilaut'S statements and Mr. "a e's
replies was taken down by a stenasra-
pher.
No reply could be made by Mr. Adee
until after he had conferred with the
President.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
IN THE WYOMING DISTRICT.
I'ifty-one Thousand Wen Lay Down
Their Tools

Their Tools.
WLKESBARRE, Pa, Sept 1.-THE
Wyoming region is practically tied up to-
day along its whole extent from Shick>
shiny to Duryea. Only one colliery is
working win full force, and that in a
remote district
At some OF the other mines a few out-
side men reported for work and were used
in hosting what loaded coal there was in
the shaft and in cleaning up outside. bu.
there were not enough to conduct regular
operations. and no attempt was made L,
DO 50. Some OF the colIteries drew their
fires last night knowing that none of their
men would work. and many of them did
not blow their whistles this morning
Some, however. held or and with steam
up. waited for the men TO arrive at work
time.
In this district not 1.0G0 men out of the
81 O00 in the district are working, and half
of these L. coo are at the West End coIIiery
at Mocanaqua, which employees 450 men.
This coIliery is in separate district, quite
removed from other parts of the region.
The men are Welsh, irish, and Germans.
The Inine is run by Cunningham & Co. in
dividuaI operators, and the other day the
men notified them they would work and
asked for protection,
The Susquehanna, Lehigh Valley, Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western. Delaware
and Hudson, Parrish, Alden, Red Ash. and
Kingston, all large companies. and all the
smaller ones with the exception of the
West End, report their colIieries idle.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre oficiaIs
report that men applied for employment
al their colHeries this morning. but that
the number was so small that no regular
work could be done The men kept busy
in the hope that they would ATTRACT
others. and some few came back during
the early hours. The whole number of
these. however. is not zoo. and most of
them are, re,-outside laborers, There are not
half dozen miners in the lot.
Some effort was made at Pittston IN,
the Pennsylvania Coal Company to run
their mines, but it was a failure. the
mines made a pretence of working, how
ever. No. had 10 men busy. No. 6
The evening times., 1900-09-17
The Rough RIDER Felow- let us together

eumulating in the mines He has also di-
rected that the men who feed the mules in
the mine barns keep on doing so. but only
SO long as the mules are not used to draw
coal Crowds of men fill headquarters and
the streets here show the complete effect
of the strike
It is impossible to learn whether or not
a strike is fomenting in the soft coal re-
gion. If forces are working in that direc-
tion they are doing SO very quietly ana the
movement has not yet assumed definite
form
The evening times., 1900-09-17
MITCHELL ON THE STRIKE.
Miners President Predicts the Sue
cess of the Movement.

HAZLETON, Pa. Sept 17.-''Fully as
many men quit work this morning as I
expected said President Mitchell, of the
Miners Union, today after he had re-
ceived reports from many of his lieuten-
ants.
THE outlook is very bright, and from
the spirit and disposition of the men, I
am confident of success.
Everything indicates that the mine own
ers will be compelled to meet our demands
within very short time
The evening times., 1900-09-17
chi in Two by the Cars.

ELKToN. Md, Sept. 1.-THE badly mu-
tilated body Of 4 man supposed TO be Ja
cob C. Blessing. of Midland. Allegany
county. Md, from letters on him. was
found lying along the tracks Of the Phila-
deIphia division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near Singerly Station. Cecil
county, at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. He had evidently been riding on a
freight train and fell under the wheels, as
his body was cut in two He was about
thirty years old and from letter in his
pocket was on his way 10 accept position
as designer with John Coughlan- ia Cher
~ Street, Philadelphia Coroner LitZenb-
erg >heln an inquest rendering a,veFdict in
accorianee with the evidence.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
NEW OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE.
Five Additional Cuses of the Mnlady
Reported in Glasgow.

GLASGOW. Sept. 17.-Five additional
cases of the bubonie plague were reported
today
The five new cases are those OF the wife
and two children of a hospital worker and
his mother ard sister. Il seems that they
have been in constant contact with sus-
pected plague cases since August %, and
have been i'll without the knowledge of the
authorities The family comes from Tbs,
neighborhood where the plague appeared
at first
The new outbreak has caused fresh
scare
The evening times., 1900-09-17
ACTIVITY TN GALVESTON
People Trying to Restore Affairs
to a Normal Condition.

The Stricken city,s Death List slow
iy observation-disclosures Railway
Can he Made servIc.ubie in n Few
anu Interstate Railroad Destroy
ed-Miss Barton Arrives TO Direct
the Work of ReIief-Cftfzcns En-
eouFaged by the Nations Generous
ReSponse-A Large Number of bod
les Yet ReEnain 40 He Inferred.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
TROUBLE OVER BIBLE READING.
Denomiua:ianaI Differences Disturb
n School Board.

SCRANTON. Pa, Sept 11.-John Ne
CringIe and Thomas Lowering, school di-
rectors of Moosic borough, have resigned
because the board decided to have the
Protestant Bible read at the opening Of
each days session
McCringle and Lowering are both Prot
estants, but claimed that a large percent
age of the pupils belonged to other dencmi-
nations and opposed the use of any Bible
IN the schools The other members of the
board the four who decided TO have the
Bible read, are Messrs. Snyder, White. and
Masker. Protestants, and Jennings, Cath
eIic.
The admission Of the Bible has stirred
up a religious feud. and there is liable TO
be considerable trouble in the Moosic
school district unless the action OF the
hoard is reconsiGered
The evening times., 1900-09-17
NEW BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
HiIWnuISee Promoters Declare I,
VIII he :. Success

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE
American Association of Baseball Clubs
WILL it is said, be go next year The
men who promoted the deal last winter
say that seven of the eight clubs have
been secured and that in a few days the
eighth city Will have chen selected.
Harry Quinn, Alderman Charles S. Ha-
Veneer and Gustav Koch, of this city,
are the prime local movers in the new
project Quinn announced yesterday that
he would take charge of the club in this
city; that Havener would control the Chi
eago franchise and that Koch was going to
launch club at Philadelphia He stated
that the plans has been so laid during the
past few months that failure will be i'm
possible.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
MESSAGE FROM DOM PAUL
kruger to Make a Demand for
Home Rule.

An address Said to Rave Reen Ere
pared for the People of Europe.
The TransvaaI Consul MT NapEes
Making Arrangements To Receive
the President-Bocr Republics De-
sire to- Manage Their Own Affairs
Under the suzerainfy of Great
EritaiE-GeBeraI Roberts Forces
Continue to Sweep the Burghers
Before G'hem-MaeDonaId,sV Vfetory.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
PRINCE KILLED In A RUNAWAY
Albert of Saxony Thrown Fram tSts
Carriage.

DRESDEN. Sept. 17.-Priuee Albert of
Saxony while returning yesterday from
PiI1nitz to the army field quarters al VOL
kan was thrown from his carriage while
the horses were running away. He died
in ten minutes.
Prince AiSert was the youuges; oephew
OF the King of saxony He was born IN
1879.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
AID FROM VIRGINIA.
Liberal Contributions for Galveston
in Norfolk and Richmond

NORFOLK, Va, Sept 17.-PubIfe meet
ings were held at Norfolk and Ports
mouth yesterday for the purpose of raising
money for the relief CT the Galveston
sufferers. At Portsmouth % was raised
and at Norfolk. $422 The total thus far
contributed By Norfolk is s4ei0 or, in
elusive cf Pc:tsDacuth S9G
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 17.-At cit
liens mass meeting. held in the Ac-de
my of Music yesterday and presided
over by Governor Tyler. about 81 G10 cd
ditiopal was subscribed fer Gal -es- On.
Collections were also taken in The
churches. Tht; Isl mate CT Richmond S
tetal donations in a.aneg IS Sc coo.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
THE COAL STRIKE begun
Anthracite Miners Tie Up the In
duStry in Pennsylvania.

Operators sstonishcd by the General
Response 40 the Order TO Cease
Work-iu the Galleries Ready for
Business, But the Men Fail to APP
pear-severai CIlInl Washcrics
started, But q Shutdown VIII Soon
Com%-sIr. DiIehcr Declares Thut
the ThorouShness of the Move
stratIons TO Ee Held Every Day.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
IN BITUMINoUs FIELDS.
Anthracite Strike Increases the De-
mgnd for Soft Coal

READING, Sept. 17,-Business men just
returned from the bituminous coal fields
in Western Pennsylvania and West Yir-
ginia say that The soft coal miners we're
never buster than now and that wages
are At high-water mark. Miners are earn
ing from 81 TO $S a day
There is a shortage of empty ears and
sone mine owners have already advanced
prices 20 cents ton. Another advance
will shortly be made. The anthracite
strike viii create a new demand for soft
coal
The evening times., 1900-09-17
MR.. BRYAN'S ITINERARY.
The Nebrasian Scheduled to Make
Several Speeches Today

Several Speeches Today.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-Mr. Bryan re
sumed his journey at 8 o'clock last night.
when he boarded the St. Louis and San
Francisco train bound for southwest Mis-
souri, The Nebraskan reached Springfield
al o'clock this morning
There are crowds at Joplin and the
neighboring towns TO hear MIR. Bryan.
Galena. Kans., expected 4 speech at ?
O'Clock today. The Democratic candidate
viii go to Pittsburg Kans.. tonight To
morrow he goes to Kansas City, St. Jo-
seph. and Atchison.
The present schedule viii bring Mr.
Bryan into Lincoln on Wednesday night
or Thursday morning He will be ac-
companied on the Missouri trip by Web
ster Davis and a party of State politi-
clans.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
TABLETS FOR BATTLEsHTPs.
Governor Johnston tn Receive the
One for the Ala hama

one Tor the Ala abanla
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. H.-Gov.
Joseph f. Johnston and staff and a number
of women, including Mrs. Annie BRYAN of
Memphis, daughter of the late Admiral
Raph;el Semmes, commander of the Con-
federlte battleship Alabama, left this cft2
Saturday for Portsmouth. \. H.. where
Governor Johnston tomorrow. representing
the Stsbe of Alabama. viii receive one of
the twin tablets to be presented that dav
by Governor Rawlins. of New Hampshire
To the new battleships Alabama and Kear
sarge. The tablets viii be similar in every
respect. and will typify the present union
Of the two sections of the country. on,.
separated by war.
The Alabama party will have a number
OF receptions and a trip TO the White
Mountains, being guests of the State os
New Hampshire during their stay The
ceremonies will include a review of the
Atlantic squadron. Governor Johnston ana
party viii be met in Boston by defepa
ton from New Hampshire on Monday aft
eInoor. who viii attend them TO the STATE
a hevy of beautiful girls is in the Coy
ernors party.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
PREPARED FOR THE STRIKE.
Halfway Companies HIVE Much Coal
ia Storage.

PLAINFIELD. y. ]. Sept 17-The Le-
high Railroad Company, in anticipation OF
the strike in the Pennsylvania coal re
gions, has stored in South PIainheId more
than 5GU,000 tons of anthracite coal ready
for shipment to the New York market at
The increased prices which il is expected
the strike viii bring about
The Central Railroad OF New Jersey also
has 100000 tons OF cCaI in storage at
Hampton Junction
The evening times., 1900-09-17
"Adiutant General Washington
NEWS FROM PRINCE CHING.
Informs Minister Vyu of His sppoint
ment as a Peace Envoy

Minister WI Tingfang eaRed at the
State Department this morning and pre-
sented message from Prince Ching. dated
Pekin, September s. in which the latter
announced his selection as one of the en
voys chosen by. the Chinese Government
to negotiate for peace.
The Chinese Minister stated that this
was the cnly word he had had from Pellin.
and tnat ne hoped the allies would not de-
lay longer, as his Governmentfwas anxious
to have the matter settled
The evening times., 1900-09-17

PARIS, Se2t I'm Delcasse Minister
of Foreign Affairs, has received a tele-
gram from NJ Pichon. the French Minis
ter to China. reporting his arrival at
Taku. en- Thursday last. He left Pek.n
CT September l. He states that all the
ladies and children Of the French Lea
tion are Well.
The evening times., 1900-09-17
CoNDEMnED BY EXPERTS,
7auIty Ammunftton Received at

Faulty IN lIlti IittiVi isVSS.N*H *H n I
ESooi1rich Arsenal.
LONDON. Sept IA news agency
states that the military experts al Wool
wieh have condemned upward of 1o,GG0,g90
rounds OF ammunition for small arms
which arrived at the arsenal last week.
The ammunition was received from q
UelI-knCWn firm. with which a member Of
the Cabinet IS connected presumably tGe
Kynochs. Of Birmingham, Of which Arthur
Chamberlain brother of the Colonial Sec
retarv is manageT).
The evening times., 1900-09-17
Hanna to Raise More Money,

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Senator Hanna
will spend another week here and then
return to New York for a week or len
days TO see what can be done in raising
campaign funds