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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
CALLS PEOPLE TO
DOWN THE BOSSES
Greed Triumphs Over Public Spirit and
CommerciaIism in Politics Threat
ems Country's Institutions.
TRUSTS DIsHoNEsTY's CREATION
(By Associated Press.)

MILwAUKEE. WIS, Sept. I.-Tne
National Municipal League held It's slhai
meeting of the annual convention so-oas-
Charles J. Bonapart, OF Baltimore, was uie
principal speaker of the morning session
One OF the principal topics OF the aiter-
noon was a PAPER by Bird-S- eoses' eoiiip,
trcller of Greater New York, entitled
.sDanser of the Commercial Spirit in Poll
tics.'' He asserted his belief in our gov
ernment, bur the municipality snould SAKE
guard her institutions. spirit CT COM
1nercialism, he claimed, has invaded al
our politics and our statesmansalp, puDlic
interests have been sacrificed to private
gain. Men have discoyered there is money
in the business Of poiucs, anu VIII
many of the1n their greed is greater tha..
their public spirit. The root OF this eVsi.
which Is SO dangerous to our instlth.lo,is,
may be found In the mistakes OF our system
OF politics Our machinery for the maih-
tenance of political divisions has become
50 vast and complicated that large sums
of money are required to keep II IN nio-
ton Every trust In this country to-a.is
Is in whole or in part creation oi u.s
honest commercialism in politics. fioiisse
governments conducted on business p.it.
ciples do not grant to comblnalohs oi me- me-
or capital special privileges OF posefs s,,ab @
are denied 10 the Individual citizen Sueh
legislation is radical and dangerous tlts-
narture from our spirit of government.
In conclusion. Mr.. co,er said: The rem
say for the evil Of corrupt politics Is 70 70
asous=e an intelligent pubic opno. - : nc &c
s1na sses of the people IN TINS cWou.iet W . sais
.,anas, M that is why believe in them.
r. = .ila 5 anonsed . to a full knowledge OF their
! RIGHTS and the wrongs they now suffer they
VIII ,i1iss AMY a remedy. and once aroused no
,sali.te,I machine or combination Of poll
+;ofan.@ca stop them
The convention closed with the reading
#of q paper by NJ. y. Baker, o. New Sors.
on Municipal aecoanlin Wh!ef :. was u.s-
cussed By James g ca hoon. os. syra euse,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
THE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
General Goblin Placed lit Command
of Provisional Brigade.
CRY Associated Press.)

HARRISBURG, PA. September 21.-
Three regiments of infantry, a battery and
a troop of cavalry We're ordered out at
midnight by Governor Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order in the
schylkill mining region. This action was
taken after a conference between the Gov
ernor. Adiutant-General Stewart and Cen
eral Goblin, on solicitation Of the Sheriff,
Council of Shenandoah and many promi-
nent residents Of that locality.
General Gobn has been placed in COM
mand of the provisional brigade, and start
ed from here tonight with his staff on
special train for Shenandoah. He will es-
tablish headquarters, and expects to be
on the ground With $500 troops by o'clock
Saturday morning.
The organizations which have been Sc
iected for this service are the Fourth,
Eighth and Twelfth Regiments, Battery
c. of PhoeniXvile; Governors Troop. of
Harrisburg, and the Third Brigade Head
quarters Colonel Richardson has taken
charge of tAe movement of the troops and
the camp equippage and tents. Major
General Miller, commander of the division,
has been summoned to Harrisburg, and is
now on his way from Franklin. Attorney
General Atkn has also been called here
from Indiana, to advise with the Governor.
Battery c is equipped with Calling guns
and is one of the best drilled organizations
of the division and commanded the proVlS-
ional brigade which was ordered to the
Hazelton region after the Latumer shoot
ing in 1897.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
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suMMARv OF To-DAy's NEWS

Local.
,,a,.,oIIs chosen as next niSs se''to
~ nv odd Fellows. .ars
piaGIss. ST, ~ burglar gets ten yeais.
nv Mcclure buriesi- ,ns, s,av in
-.,,hush Lee says tag must ssas ~
Philipp.dhnP pdon Parr pardoned by Governor.
tTnr,. state Railroad Commssion.
ns,.d az Aldermen fail TO conitn1
Galveston contribution
state
.captain Sales death mars biacAs-
Dul Dumlsttorney-General Montague speaks IN
Petersburg. >-,rsor,~
SWoman killed by gasoline IN NorioiA.
wants his child-bride back.
s5-Tniftfcss warming up IN the STATE.
-RaIeign tax valuation increased
General.
strikers killed by officers.
s-Bryan and ffanna coming f.as1-
-Coaptroller Coler denounces pressnt
political conditions.
-Taxas again storm-swept,
Troops ordered out In miners ssrisee.
Wholesale lynchings feared III LOUIS
lana
Foreign.
wa shfneton replies to the Powers.
Awful atrocities by Russians.
Iii Hung Chang at Tien Isif,
Europe suspects Germany anu tSuSstds
Roberts reports on hoer Wat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
FIRE AND SWORD In
HANDS OF FIENDS
Russians slay Thousands of Peaceful
Chinese Men, Women and Chill
dren in Barbaric Fashion.
RIVERS FILLED WITH CORPSES.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-ConcerninG the
massacre of 5000 Chinese at Blagovest-
schensk by Russians the Evening Post
contains an account from 6. FREDERICK
Wright one Of the faculty OF Opeflil
(Ohio) College, who was erroneous.y re
ported killed at Pekin. The letter IS writ
ten from Stretensk, Siberia, under date Oh
August 9Th.
AS soon as the Russian troops went
down The river on transport, July l4th,
the fort at Aygun began, without warning,
to fire upon passenger steamboats,, and on
the 18th FIRE was opened upon Blagpvest-
schensk and some Russion villages We're
burned opposite the fort. Actual injury
Indicted by the Chinese was slight, but
she terror caused by it was indescrsb sbable,
and it drove the CosSaeks into frenzy Of
rage The peaceabte Chinese, to the num-
her of 5000 or 1000 in the city, were ex-
PEELED IN great haste, and being forced
ipon RATS entirely inadequate, were,
most of them. drowned in attempting to
cross the river. The stream was fairly
black with their bodies.
Three days after hundreds of the
corpses We're counted in the water. Mr..
Wright says:
I'm our ride through the country to
reach the Guy on s1ifuTSIaS, The 18th, we
saw as many as thirty villages and ham
let's of the Chinese in flames, One OF them
was a city oe S,oeo CIR 10000 inhabitants.
We estimated that We saw the dwellings,
of 10000 peaceatle Chinese in flames that
awful day. while parties of f-Cossacks were
securing the fields to find Chinese and
shooting them down at sight What
became of the women and chill
,,.es, no one knew There woS
apparently no way for them to escape TO
a place of safety. On our way up the
river for 500 miles above the city, every
Chinese hamlet was a charred mass of
ruins. The large village of Motcha was
still smoking. and we Were to:d tharS
1000 Chinese had been killed. The whole
sale destruction both of property and of
life was thought to be a military. neces-
slty. Peace between the Russians and the
Chinese has come to an end. Years ia a.
not wipe on. the ean.ty engendered.'. 4,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
RICHMOND VA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1900.

Taku, Thursday, September eo.)-General
James H. Wilson, the American command
er. took Pei Tai Chu this morning. No de-
tails of the affair have been learned, but
the British officials have received dis
patch announcing that"The Temples were
taken according to arrangement"
1t is said chat General Wilson will move
on san Hal Tiep and destroy the Chinese
arsenal at that place.
The Germans moved westward to-day,
and it is doubtful if they co-operated IN
the taking of Pei Tai Chu.
No word has been received from the
Sixth United States Cavalry column,
which IS operating in the northeast.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
OFFICERS FlRE ON STRIKERS:
5IZlLLED AND IS Wounded.
Battle Fought at Shenandoah and First Blood
In Mining Strike Is Shed-More
Trouble Threatened.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT BY GOVERNOR.

pany to abandon the idea of working the
coliieries here tomorrow, and it has con-
sented to do so.
1t is raining here tonight, and the Hun
garian VINO was shot was allowed to lie
in the gutter where he dropped. Foreign
ers of this class say a dead man is Of no
use. and they refuse to care for the re-
mains,
Shenandoah Council held a meeting and
passed resolutions calling upon the Gov
ernor to send troops. They also resolved to
enforce martial law The saloons will be
closed.
1t was decided to prohibit the sale of
firearms and ammunition. The FIRE COM
panies are being sworn in for protection
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
MITCHELL'S OPEN LET TER.
Leader of the Strikers Gives His Side
of the Question.

ofthe Question.
(By Associated Press)
HAZELTON, PA, September N-Presi-
dent Mitchell tonight issued an open letter
to the public, in part as follows:
1.-THE striking mine workers recognize
as their real opponents in this struggle for
a slight amelioration of the hard grinding
conditions of the average miners life,
nine railroads, which, besides producing
approximately seventy-two per cent. OF
the hard coal, are the sole carriers to tide
water of all coal mined in the anthracite
field of Pennsylvania, and for this service
of carriage charge from 40 to IS per
cent. per ton, according to the size OF the
coal, is made. Increditable ASH may ap-
pear they charge three times as much 10
carry a ton of anthracite coal 100 miles as
is charged to carry bituminous ton Oh
coal the same distance: so zeXorpl'ah. az az
the rates that the legitimate profits Whsch
should go to the credit of the mining m m
terests of these railroads are absorbed ny
freight rates. and as consequence their
coal properties are made to show a very
small profit on their capitalization.
speaking for the 10000 mine worRers
that day on strike, recognize these rall-
roads as our real enemies. and name @ @tnelr
presidents as the men responsible Iof re-
fnsal 10 arbitrate or even confer upon the
differences which have grown up, not be-
tween them and the orgaplza ton repre-
sent. but between them and their own
employees, who, through delegates selected
by themselves, met in convention IN this
city on August lSth ana ,i, i,e,heu q 3Ast OF
s,r;ayances which were mailed to the gene
ral aa,nerintandents of the mining depart-
J, :, ants snf the railroads, accompanied by an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
MORE JOIN STRIKERS.
Ten Thousand Reading Miners Quit
Their Work.
fBr Associated press.)

IBy Associated PresS.J
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 21.-Gene-
raj Superintendent Luther, of PottsVille,
to-5ay telesraphed President Harris, OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company that ten more Of the thirty
four working collieries of the company
were affected by the strike this morning.
From, 9CGo 70 10000 men nave joined the
strikers This action on the part OF the
m:f,e-workers was the result of meeting
held last night at Shenandoah. Twenty
four collieries of the Reading Company
are still working.
WOULD KICK HIM.
HAZELTON, PA, Sept. I.-Generai
Superintendent Kudlick, of the Coke BROTH
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
REPORTS 8 KILLED; is WOUNDED
Sheriff Toolc Advises Governor Stone
of the Casualties.
Pr oiatoIl IrnS

HARRISBURG, PA, September 21.-
Governor Stone received q telegram early
this evening from Sheriff Toole advising
him that three persons had been killed and
fifteen injured at Shenandoah by the
strikers firing upon a posse of citizens
who We're protecting a party Of non-union
miners on their return home from work
The sheriff said he was unable to cope
with the mob, and that the presence OF
troops was necessary TO the protection OF
life and property in the community.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
Il HUNG CHANG AT TAKU.
He Holds Long Conference With RUS
sian = ,tmiral.

Copyright, 1900. by the Associated Press2
ToNG XII. tSeptenber 19-via SHANG-
Hal. 7September 20-Li Hung Chang
arrived on Tuesday at the Taku anchor
age, where he was visited by Rear Admi-
raj RAmey and the Russian flag captain
He proceeded to Tong Ku to-day. He was
received with no special honors, and his
presence attracted little attention only
the Russian and Japanese officers called
on him. but later he had long conference
with Vice-Adm:ral Alexiefs on board a
Russian warship.
Earl Ii. accompanied by a Russian
guard of seven. and his own escort. the
latter unarmed but wsarinG the Imperial
uniform. will proceed by special tram to
lien-Tsin. where a residence has been
prepared for his occupancy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
{By Associated Press.)

- (1j! ASSoC1alcu ITeSS.1
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 21.-At mid
night the Fourth. Eighth and Twelfth
Regiments, the Governors Troop Cavalry
and Battery c were called out with Cen
eral Goblin in command.
General Goblin is Lieutenant-Governor OF
Pennsylvania, and in command of the
Third Brigade, n. G. p, which is COM
posed of the troops named above. He is
a veteran of two wars, and was q brisa-
dfer-general in both the Civil and Spanish
American Wars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
Archbishop Ryan Hopeful.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 21.-Arch-
bishop Ryan to-day confirmed the report
that President R. MI Oliphant, of the
Delaware and Hudson Company, and
President w. II. Truesdale. of the Della
ware Lackawanna and Western Company,
had consented to confer with him on the
nine-owrkers' strike He said the time
and place of the conference would be de-
termined some time to-day. Archbishop
Ryan said that ne now fe!M: more en-
couraged over the prospects for a peaceful
outcome of the difficulties between the
operators and the strikers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
No Increase Made.
(By Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 21.-An
absolute denial was made to-day by Gene
raj Manager Henderson, that the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany had increased its wages to the mine
employees ten per cent. The report was
evidently due to the company increasing
its working hours from seven and half
hours per day to nine This MEANS y
said Mr.. Henderson, ''that the men are
making really about twenty per cent. more
money, but there is no change in the rate
of wages, except that the men are work
ing longer hours and consequently max
ing more money!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
WILSON'S VICTORY CONFIRMED
Washington Learns Christians are
Rescued and no Casualties.

tBy AsSoclateu Frcss.J
WASHINGTON. September e1.-The FOL-
lowing dispatch, received at the War De-
partnent yesterday from General Chahee,
was made pubic this afternoon:
"Taku-To Adjutant-General: Pekn,
September DISQUALIFICATION expedi-
tion returned. object successfully accom-
pl:shed; no casualties to our troops. For-
svth's squadron secuted northeast forty
miles to relieve native Christians, re-
turned bringing II; surrounding country
daily growing less hostile and more peace
ful SO far as my expedition can deter
mine questions.
(Signed) GfiAt tht
The date of this cablegram, PelSin, Sep
tember 18th. shows that close communica-
ton has been established with the Chi
nese capital.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22

5ers & Co. mines in this region. was in
F'reeland at A. NJ. to-day, calling at the.
homes Of men on strike at the Coke col.
lieries and attempting to induce them 10 go
to work The men say they did not meet
with much success. Some OF the strikers
said they told Mr. Kualck that If he did
not close his efforts that they Wouio
kick him out of Freeland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
More Collicrics Closed. p.
(By Associated Press.)

Z
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-It was an
nounced this afternoon that on account
of the stoppage of five additional collieries
of the Reading Company to-day, the COM
pany is returning orders for coal unified.
The Reading Company will not sell any
more coal in the present crisis, unless it
has it ready for delivery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
Watchman Shot.
Rr Associated Press

(By Associated Press.)
SHAN1OKIN, Sept 21.-Evan Davis, q
watchman at Hickory Ridge Coliery,
was shot early this morning by an un-
known person, as he was patrolling the
coliery. The bullet entered his left side,
intiicting a serious, if not fatal, wound.
Davis saw a man run toward the engine
house, and before he fell to the ground
from exhaustion, he fired six shots at
the fleeing assassin, but none of the
bullets apparently took effect
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
Cossacks Guard Lii.

Copyright 1900. by the Associated Press.)
TIEN TsIN, Thursday, Sept. aO.-via
Shanghai, Friday. September A-Li Hung
sChans has arrived here and Is domIciled
In his own yamen, under cossack guard.
His reception here was repetition of his
.reception at Tong Ku. only the Russian
and Japanese officers calling on him, those
of the other nations not taking part init.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
Rockhiliat Peki,,.
fRv ASSOCIATED Press

tHv1 ASSOclated PresS.
WASHINGTON, September 21-A ca
blegram was received at the State Depart
ment this morning from Minister Conger.
from Pekin September 18th, announcing
the arrival of Special Commissioner
Rockhill at tPekn on that date. Mr. Con-
ger made no statement as to conditions In
the Chinese capital.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
The Reading Helpless.

(By ASSoclhted PreSS.J
READING. PA, Sept. 21.-The events at
Shenandoah have demonstrated for the
first time, to the Reading officials, that
they could not depend on their collieries
to furnish the trade with coal. It is now
admitted that ten of their largest opera
tions are tied up and ten more crippled.
In consequence, instead of their product
of 1900 cars, which they can turn out
when working full handed and full time,
they produced about 450 cars to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
APPEAL TO STONE.
Ministers Unite In Attempt to Enforce
SettIemcnt.
(By Associated Press. }

lBy AssOclattd Ircss.J
CHICAGO, Sept 2l-Appeais for inter-
ccssion in the great anthracite coal-nlin-
ers strike, in the hope of securing an
amicable adjustment OF the trouble will
be sent Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania,
by nearly every one Of the five hundred
ministers Of Chicago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
OPENED FIRE ON RUSSIANS.

Germans Shell the Town and Pei
Tang For;s.
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sept IA dispatch received
here from Taku. dated to-day, says: Yes
terday evening the Pei Tang forts opened
fire on the Russian infantry camp, wound
ing 25 men. Since early this morning a
German howitzer battery has been shellins
the forts and town.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
AWFUL BARBARITIES.
Missionary Wrapped in oil-soakcd
Cotton and Cremated.
(Ry Associated Press. }


WASHINGTON, D. c., September IL
An official communication, coming
through diplomatic channels, was brought
to the attention of the State Department
to-day, giving information as to the
conditions in the YanStse hlang ValleS'
and also giving detailed and fully authen-
ticated instances of atrocities IN the
province of Hunari against Christian mis-
sionaries. The account as given by one
of the Christian missionaries VINO es-
caped, and who makes the report through
the officials of the Government, now
forwarding it to Washington. In one
case. it is stated, missionary had ms
ewes burned out. then portion of his
body was cut off, and finally red not
staff was driven through his back In
another case, given in the report, mis-
sionary was wrapped in cotton. the cot
ton was soaked in oil, and the mass set
on fire. The missionary was burned 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
MISSIONARIES ESCAPE.

PARIS, Sept. 2l-The French Consu, IT
Canton telegraphs, under date of Thursday,
Sentember goth, that disorders Eave brok-
en- out at Suntai, near Canton Several
villages have been destroyed and others
are besiegod The missionaries succeeded
in escaping, The first batch of troops sent
bv the viceroy proved powerless to sub
dine the disorder and the foreign consuls
made a most urgent request for the dis
match of a larger body Of soldiers. Inc
Chancellor of the French Consulate and
the French gunbcat Avalanche Will ac-
company the force.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Saturday and sunday
virginia-partly cloudy Sataruay, VII, VII
snosrsrs In southern portion; sunday fair.
variable winds.
North carolina-Fair except showers IN
the mountain district Saturday; Sunday
fair, variable winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
RANCE OF THERM oaIETER

The thermometer ranged as follows at
The Times Office yesterday. 9 a, AZ. 5,5:
Z u NJ, a; 8 p. NJ, 80; 6 P. NJ. "a. 9 p.
NJ II. Y e. n, 60. Average temperature.
a i-s.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
CONTENTS SECRET.

The Government then sent the cable
grams directed to its representatives
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-20
SIX DROWNED.
Thrown Into the Water from a Boat
Near Eau Claire, Wis, They
Fail to Reach shore.

Eau Claire, Wis, Sept. flight
cen men employed by the Northwest
ern Lumber company were crossing
the pond above the mill dam on the
Eau Claire river in a batteau early
Saturday evening A heavy gale
dashed the waves over the side of
the boat and swamped it. Eight men
attempted to swim to shore, about
a quarter of mile distant, and six
of them were drowned. The dead are:
John McQuestion, Andy McQuade,
John Letter, Al Carr, Thomas Cameron
and William Brayfrock. Two swim
mers reached the land exhausted The
ten men hung to the batteau and were
rescued by another crew. Several of
the survivors are nearly dead from ex-
posture.
The bodies of five of the six men
were recovered Sunday. Andrew Nc
Quad's body was found at 1890, and
those of Thomas Cameron, William
Prayfrock and John Letter at II a. m.
John McQuestion's body was brought
to the surface at $3.50. One thousand
people were on the scene.