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Evening star., 1900-09-25
suppIanting English Goods.

The State Department is informed that
the British consul at Smyrna recently made
the following report to his government:
During the past decade the preponder-
ance of Manchester In the cotton imports
of Smyrna has been substantially shaken.
In T cloth American competition, which
supplies more durable goods. has supplant-
ed the English manufactures. In shirtings
the Americans have also acquired the
greater part CT the market. America is
likewise supplying prints, the people Of the
I.evant regarding with high favor such
goods from that country"
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ENGLAND is WITH US
Sends Identical Note Answering
Germany's Latest Proposal.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN ALSO REPLY
Both Agree to Some Extent With
Germany.
TRIADS THREATEN CANTON

LONDON, September 25.-Lord Salisbury
has replied to the German note in terms
identical with those of the United States
reply.
According to dispatch received here
from Berlin, the Russian and Japanese re-
plies to Germanys proposal, received yes
terday, asserted that Russia "assents in
principle" while Japan's answer Is an 'em
phatic approval"
A news agency dispatch from Hong Kong
says that 10000 triads have congregated in
the neighborhood of Chung-chuin and
threaten to make an attack on Canton.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

posse of thirty deputies. These were quick
ly gathered and they left on special
train and arrived at Tomhicken after the
marchers had. reached there.
Squad Left at HARDWOOD.
On the way to Tomhicken the strikers
passed through Harwood and left squad
of men at that place to carry out the work
of getting the men to quit al the colliery
located there. At Tomhicken the strikers
broke up into four groups and stationed
themselves along the public road Leading
to the mine there. Men also watched the
road to the mines at Derringer and Gowen'
one and a half miles distant.
The sheriff and his thirty men dld not
interfere with the strikers so long as tney
refrained from intimidating any one and
did not trespass on company property. one
unruly striker was arrested.
Tomhicken. Derringer and Gowen each
have one slope, and the coal from these
three mines Is prepared for market at the
breaker located at Derringer, which is be-
tween the other two places. The mines are
owned by Coke Brothers & Co. The men
employed In these operations are not well
organized, the union leaders admit.
Marchers Were Successful
The marchers were quite successful, the
operators admit, in intercepting the mine
workers who came over the hills from
Nurenburg and Weston on the way to
Tomhicken, Derringer and Gowen. The
working forces at the two latter places
were badly crippled. The Tomhicken mine,
however. was only slightly affected.
No actual clash occurred between the
sheriff's posse and the strikers, but there
was a war of words. Three other men
were arrested. they, with the first man
taken into custody, being charged with
breach of the peace.
After the strikers had finished their work
Of getting men out at these three places
they marched over the hills, two by two and
about 100 feet apart, in the direction OF
Weston. 1t is believed they will continue
on to the Potts mines at Oneida.
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ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS.
NOn-UniOn LabOrer at Lykens CoIIi-
cry Uses His Revolver.

cry Uses His ReVOIVer.
HARRISBURG, Pa, September pa
noy-union laborer employed in the Lykens
coliiery was relted with stones by a small
party of strikers this morning at Wicon-
since while on his way to work. He de-
Tended himself with a revolver, and soon
drove his assailants away without doing
them any harm. This is the first disturb
ance that has occurred in the Lykens val
ley region since the strike was declared
meeting of miners was called last night
at Tower City, at which forty made appli-
cation for membership In the Mine Work.
ers Union The men are still at work in
the colliery, but the Indications are that
they will join the strike before the close of
the week. There Is no change in the sit
uation at Williamstown, where 1000 men
and boys are at work
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Gov. stone Appoint. Judges.

HARRISBURG. Pa. September 25-Gov-
ernor Stone today appointed Wm p. Potter
OF Pittsburg, to the supreme court vacancy
caused by the death of Justice Henry
Green.
Marshall Brown of Pittsburg, was ap-
pointed to succeed the late Judge Stagle
of Allegheny.
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RUSSIANS OCCUPY LU-TAL.
They Are Rebuilding stations Along
Railroad to Pekfn.

TAKU, September PA Russian force OF
six companies of infantry and two squad
rons of cavalry occupied the Lu-tai forts
last night without suffering any casualties.
The Chinese had previously fed
The Russians are building the Tien TsIn
railroad station and others. and the pros
pect that the railway viii be handed over
to another power is remote. The Russian
minister, NJ de Giers, will remain In Pekin
for the present.
An expedition will start from Taku for
Pao-ting-fu September %
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Charged With Admitting an ImmI i
grant for u Rribe.

NEW YORK, September 25.-Treasurer
Lawrence Lee of the immigration service,
today announced that by order of the treas
ury officials at Washington the name of
Inspector Henry Malthon, jr., had been
stricken from the list of employees OF that
service on September Is.
Malthon was suspended eight months ago
for alleged bribery in connection with aid
ing Greek immigrant to land at this port
after he had been excluded by the board
of special inquiry.
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Cameron ColIiery Shut Down.
Indicted for Ticket Scalpinx.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September 90
George Emig and c. r. O'Donnell charged
with sealping railroad tickets. were SEN
fenced to two months each in Jail. There
were four indictments against the men, and
in view of the fact that they pleaded guilty
the court gave them q light sentence.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
FRENCH TROOPS IN CHINA.
Gen. VOyran Advises His Government,
of Their P0AifiOns.


of Their Positions.
PARIS. September 25.-General Voyran.
the commander-in-chief Of the French
forces in China, telegraphs that his troops
landed at Taku September q, and that his
headquarters have been established at Tien
Tsin
The following is the present disposition Of
General Voyran's troops: Artillery, between
Pekin and Tien Tsn; 18th marine infantry,
Echelonned between Pekin and Tien Tsin:
18th marine infantry, at Pekin; 10Th marine
Infantry left Pekin for Tien Tsin. A bat
Tsin.
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DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRE.
Damage at Occidental, Cal, Estimate
at H1,SOO,OOO.

SANTA ROSA, Cal, September 25.-Fire
which has been burning for several days
about Occidental has covered $50 square
miles, and the damage is estimated at
81 800. 600. A stranger, who has been fight
ing the flames. is missing, and several Of
the volunteers have had narrow escapes
from suffocation A fire built, started for
the purpose OF burning brush at Freestone,
was the beginning Of the conflagration. So
desperate was the situation that the wo
men and children of the town were placed
In cars and carried out of the burning dis
trict.
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TO RECAPTURE PEkIN.
DOwager Empress Issues Secret Edict
to Ii Hung Chang.

DOwager Empress Issues Secret Edict
to Ii Hung Chang.
SHANGHAI, September 25.-It Is report
ed from Chinese sources that the dowager
empress has issued secret edict COM
manding Ii Hung Chang TO raise army
and recapture Pekin.
Germans Leave for Taku.
BERLIN, September 25.-The German
naval division left Shanghai today for
Taku.
German Transport Disabled.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 25.-The
transport Samoa, which sailed for Taku on
September %, with load of horses for the
German troops, has put back to pert on
account of the breaking down OF her cleo
trio air-pumping apparatus.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
SHENANDOAH MINES IDLE.
Military Did Not Repeat Demonstra-
tiOn of Yesterday

SHENANDOAH. Pa, September Ok
There is no change in the strike situation
here today. All the mines in this immedi
ate vicinity, with the exception of the
Cambridge colliery, small individual ap-
Grafton. are idle. There appeared to be no
disposition on the part of the mine em-
ployes to go to the colieries this morning.
and the demonstration made by the militia
yesterday was not repeated. The gov
ernor's troop marched over toward Preston
No. 3, at Girardville, and passed other col
lieries in that vicinity, but no trouble was
reported. Provost Marshal Miller took the
guard over to Cambridge colliery but no
attempt was made by the strikers to molest
the employees of that operation.
The strike leaders express great satis-
faction over the result of their efforts Or
ganizer George Harris, who is here to en-
roll the Engiish-speaking mine workers,
says he considers the fight practically won.
An employe at the Hammond colliery. in
the Ashland district. is authority for the
statement that not twenty-five of the 500
mine workers there were members of the
union when the strike was inaugurated
Now at least 90 per cent belong.
Gen. Goblin said today that 1t was alto
gether likely that he would move a portion
of his command to Mahanoy City. The
scant water supply here has become SER
ious question, and there appears but lit
tie likelihood Of the evil being remedied it
will be necessary to select a more suitable
camp site.
Reports From Galleries.
Reports received here today from various
points indicate that out of fifty-fiye collier
les in the Shamokin Mahanoy City, Mount
Carmel and local district only fve are in
operation-the Trevorton, at North Frank
lin; Locust Spring, at Locust Gap; Bast, at
Ashland, and the Cambridge and Park Place
collieries
Four hundred miners last night marched
from Centraha to Locustdale, q distance OF
four miles, and held a mass meeting AS a
result the Pott colliery at that place. en-
ploying 200 men, is idle today.
General Goblin at noon today said he had
received no report of any disturbances in
the region. The Governors Troop returned
from its practice march with the announce
ment that no crowds had been encountered
J. c. McGinnis of the Cambridge Coal
Company made statement today in which
he denied emphaticaly the story telegraph
ed from here yesterday that he advised his
men at work to shoot to kill in the event
of strikers attacking them.
Cameron ColIiery Shut Down.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, September 25.-The off,
cials of the Cameron colliery, one of the
largest operations In this place, endeayored
to start the works this morning but no min
ers responded TO the blowing of the whistles
A fruitless attempt was made to resume
work at several other collieries between
here and Centrala, but the men remained
away.
The North Franklin and Locust Spring
collteries at Trevorton and Locust Gap, op-
Grated by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, are still working
Everything is quiet in this district.
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Heavy Rainfall at Calcutta.

CALCUTTA. September 25-The total
rainfall to September % is stated to have
been thirty-nine inches. and since that date
about seven inches has fallen. The weather
Is brighter and is believed to be settled
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German Transport Disabled.
SAN FRANCISCO September 2-Th
BIG FIRE AT Barring CROSS. ARK.
Iron Mountain Railway shops De-
sfrOyed-LOsa is H25O.OO

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, September 25.-The
Iron Mountain shops located at Barring
Cross, Ark, were totally destroyed by fire
early today. Four hundred men are thrown
out of employment. The shops were the
largest in this section Of the country, and
were the main shops of the Iron mountain
system The loss will reach $4,000.
Evening star., 1900-09-25


PHOENIX, Ariz, September 25.-The re-
publican territorial convention has nomi-
mated N. o. Murphy for delegate to Con-
gress.
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Another Death From the Plague.

Another Death From the Plague.
GLASGOW, September 25.-Another death
from bubonic plague was reported here to-
day. making the seventh since the out
break. Only forty persons are now under
observation.
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steamship Arrivals.

At New York, Kaiser Wilhel-, der Crosse,
from Bremen; Friesland. from Antwerp.
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Gov. Tyler to Call Extra Session.

Gov. Tyler to Call Extra Session,
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, September 25-It was
learned today that Governor Tyler Will not
convene an extra session of the legislature
for November Is. as originally intended
but will call the body together on Wednes-
day, January 2 to arrange for the constitu-
uonai convention.
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posse of thirty deputies. These were quick
ly gathered. and they left on specia
train and arrived at Tomhicken after the
marchers had reached there.
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more severe, and nothing could be done to
afford relief. The dying man conversed
calmly with his wife for q time, then pass
ed away.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Abducted n Young Girl.

Hannah Cover, aged 13 years, while
returning from church at Mt. Carmel
Sunday evening, was abducted by an
unknown man in carriage. The man
man drove close to where she was walk
Ing and after brief struggle bundled
her into the conveyance and started
away towards Shamokin. When the
girl did not return home her relatives
became alarmed and instituted search.
number of persons saw the abductor
lit his victim into the carriage, but
thinking him to be friend, did not
Interfere. The missing girl is very
pretty and her aunt, Mrs. Nicholas
Gnmmel, who adopted her on the death
of her mother, is almost heartbroken.
The police and newspaper men found
the girl on Tuesday at the home OF
Frank Bender in Shamokn. Bender
says his wife is an aunt of the girl and
believes she has better legal right to
adopt her than had Mrs. Gummel.
Upon the Benders refusing to give her
up Mrs. Gummell preferred information
before Justice Gallagher, of Mt. Carmel,
charging the Benders with unlawful
retention of the orphan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
PERSONALITIES.

Rev. j. p. Buxton, Rev. f. Marshall,
George Cutler and w. Is. Fry are at
tending the diocesan convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church at Scran-
ton this week.
c. c. Collins, OF Upper Lehigh, is at
Harrisburg, where he is representing
Mt. Horeb Lodge, of town, In the Odd
Fellows state convention.
Matt johnson, Freeland, and j. r.
Hutchins, C. w. Wilde and Robert
Newton, Halle, will serve as jurors at
Wilkesbarre next week.
w. E. Jones has accepted n position
as cutter in the merchant tailoring de-
partment OF the One-Price Clothing
House.
Daniel Craig OF Eckley, has accepted
position as mine foreman under
Wentz & Co. at Halle Brook.
James O'Donnell and family are pre-
pairing to remove from Drifton to Allen
town.
P. j. Dever and Bernard Boyle are
visiting in Philadelphia.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Special Council Meeting,

At a special meeting of council last
evening Attorney Carr served notice on
the members that the levying OF an
eight-mil light and water tax would be
met with injunction proceedings ( allow
ed to stand. Council then referred the
matter to the finance committee, with
instructions to confer with the solicitor
and report next Wednesday evening.
Architect Salmon and Contractor
Friedrich were present and reported
that tho foundation built by Contractor
Meehan was Hrst-class, but was not
according to specifications. 1t was
claimed that the wall aboye the surface
should be chisel-dressed. A lengthy
discussion followed, during which a
motion to lay brownstone coping on
the front and side walls at q cost of 81 so
was made and lost. 1t was finally
agreed to permit Contractor Meehan to
place a cement water table on the
building.
The Stars Athletic Association was
given the use of the Public park on
July 81
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Went Up with the Balloon.

A thrilling performance that was not
on the program took place at the balloon
ascension with the performance at the
Lowery circus, Saturday evening, at
Pottsvlle. Among other young men
who stood around watching the prepara-
tions Of the aeronaut, David McDade, to
ascend, was Walter Cartwright, about
IS years old. He stood on a coil of
ropes. When the balloon was inf tied, i,
McDade gave the signal to have it
released.
The balloon instantly mounted up
wards and to the horror OF the specta-
tors, young Cartwright was caught In
the coil Of the ropes and carried along
He was In position slightly above Nc
Dade, the latter having his seat at
tached to the balloon, so he could Jump
off on his parachute. McDade first told
Cartwright to jump off, but as he did
not do this promptly, when it could
safely be done. he encouraged the boy
to hold on. All this time the balloon
was ascending. There was no way to
stop the ascension until the hot air was
exhausted, and 1t assembled to height
OF about 300 feet. The descent was
then commenced, the landing being
made safely on Lawton hill.
The ascension was witnessed by a
large crowd Of people and the excite
ment was intense as Cartwright was
carried up in the air. Cartwright
screamed aloud In his terror. and plead
ed with McDade to let the balloon down.
1t was feared that he would let go his
hold, which would have resulted In his
own certain destruction and probably
also of McDade, but he held on, and
was brought down without mshap. He
suffered severe shock from fright.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
HE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AND
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

Time table in effect April ls, 1897.
:. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle
Br',ok, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazlet,'n Junction at 30, 9 0O u IN, daily
except Sunday; and % u m, 3S y IN, sunday
:, Trains leave Drifton for Hnrwood. Cranberry,
Tomhicken and Deringer at ~, 8 10 4 IN, daily
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
day; and : % a IN, 2 IS IN, Sunday.
trains leave Hazlcton Junction for Harwood,
CRANBERRY, Tonhicken and Deringer at 35 q
n. m. daily except Sunday; and $ 50 m. ~ M,
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
junction, HarwoOd Road, Humboldt Road
Oneida and Sheppton at 32, IL l0 a IN, Al p III,
daily except Sunday; and 7 81 a m, Q IL p m
Sunday.
Truins leave Deringcr for Tomhick m, Gram
berry, HARDWOOD, Hazleton Junction and Roam
at2% 40 p IN, daily except Sunday; and 81
Trans leave sheppton for Oneida. Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Haze-
ton Junction and Roam at IL m, IL 40, 8 ~
= n' daily except Sunday; and s1l m, ~
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and and Drifton at s2s IN, daily, except Sunday
=. Trains leave HazletOn Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Seddo and and Drifton at At 545, e2e m, daily,
All trains connect ut liazlcton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
Trains leaving Drifton at 5 30, 8 90 IN make
connection at Deringer with p. Il. X. trains for
wilkcsbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
inger, train will leave the former point at
SV IN, daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER G. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Another Blow at Township Law. .

Judge Stewart, OF York, has filed an
opinion in Northumberland county
court, declaring the law relative to
commissioners in certain townships un-
constitutional. This is the second such
decision on this act, the other having
been filed in Luzerne county by Judge
Woodward several months ago. The
law affects only one township In North
cumberland county. The case was
brought at the instance of the Reading
Company, which claimed that the act
was unconstitutional. 1t was argued
several weeks ago before Judge Stewart
at Sunbury.
The judge reserved his decision until
Friday. The law, which went into
effect this last spring, classified town
ships according to population and
caused the removal OF supervisors, and
established commissioners, who had
virtually the control OF the administra-
tion of the townships affairs. The
case will be taken to the superior court,
and eventually to the supreme court.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Low Fare Excursion to wiikesbarre

Via Lehigh Valley Railroad, May 81
and 22. On account of the Knights
Templar parade at Wikesbarre, May
90, the Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell
tickets from all stations In Pennsyl-
vania to Wilkesbarre and return at one
fare for the round trip with stop-over
privilege in either direction at Mauch
Chunk. Tickets on sale May 81 and
90, limited for return passage to May
23, inclusive, and will be honored on
any train except the Black Diamond
express. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket
agents for further particulars.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Jury Deadlock Costs Money

Two weeks ago on Monday the jury
was selected to try John Lutz. for the
murder OF his wife at West Pittson In
November last. The case was given
to the jury on Wednesday, May 2, and
as yet no verdict has been agreed upon.
The jury stands eleven for conviction
OF murder in the first degree and one
for insanity. The foreman, f. A. B..
koons, is supposed to be the obstinate
juror. The men are not allowed cards
or newspapers and the only occasions
upon which they leave their narrow
quarters is at meal times. Then the
jurors march in body, under guard of
two tipstaves, to the Exchange hotel,
and meals are served to them In a
private dining room. The jury rooms
and sleeping rooms at the court house
are not provided with any OF the or
dinary equipments which make men
comfortable and the unfortunate Lutz
jurors have the sympathy of every man
who has ever been compelled to remain
there one night, let alone sixteen.
From a financial standpoint the dead
lock is expensive, as the salaries OF the
jurors and tipstaves and their hotel
bills, together with the salaries OF tha
court officials who are compelled to be
on hand each day, amount to about SIS
each twenty-four hours. The names
OF the jurors who are engaged in the
continuous performance are us follows:
James Barrett, Newport township.
M. G. Andreas, Wilkesbarre.
John Fell, Jr., White Haven.
George Hinkleman, Newport.
Jacob Meyer, Ross township.
Winn Harrison, Huntington township.
Elias Lloyd, Nanticoke.
Silas Nevil, Ross township.
David Renshaw, Halle township.
+. A. b. Rooms, Huntington.
Daniel Lewis, Sugar Notch.
s. r. Buckalew, Fairmount.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
DR.. Schaerer's Lecture.

Freeand will be visited on Tuesday
evening OF next week by DR.. N. C..
Schaeffer, state superintendent of public
instruction, and it Is expected that the
townspeople will give him a reception in
keeping with the high position he holds
and his reputation as worker in
educational circles. DIR. Schaeffer
comes here in the interest of the High
school library, and the proceeds OF the
lecture which he will deliver are for the
library fund.
BY attending the lecture Freeland
people will not only honor the state
superintendent, but will also do their
duty in contributing to the establish
ment and enlargement OF the library
which is being founded to further the
education OF their children.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-17
Memorial Day Celebration

The responses from the fraternal and
benevolent societies to the Invitations
sent them by Maj. c. b. Coke Post, to
take part in the Memorial Day celebra-
tion, are not all favorable, several or
ganizations having voted to not parade.
Memorial Day is one of the holidays
OF the year which should be honored in
the highest manner. Appealing, as it
does, to all classes of Americans, the
burden of carrying out the days exer-
cises should not fall entirely on the
shoulders of the old veterans. They
should be assisted in the work OF honor
ing the dead.