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The state herald., 1900-09-28
DISCUSSION OF
MUNICIPAL QUESTIONS

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 22.-The Ma
tional Municipal League held its final
meetings to-day. Charles J.. Bona
parte of Baltimore was the principal
speaker of the forenoon. His paper
was entitled THE Essential Element
In Good City Government" Alluding
TO the fact that there are no less than
459 associations participating In the
present conference, and all having, for
mt least one of their objects, the pro.
motion OF good government in one or
more OF our American cities. 1t said:
1t is safe Inference from an agita-
ton so spontaneous and so widespread
that the subject Of good city govern
ment has attracted general attention
and awakens lively interest In the
American people. Good citizens" said
Mr.. Bonaparte, 'are an absolute neces.
sity 10 have good city government In
the United States.
paper on Municipal Political Par.
ties" by DIR. Milo II. Maltbic of New
York City was read by the secretary.
Ii dealt principally with the formation
OF Independent municipal parties: that
Is. parties having nothing TO do with
state or national elections. DIR. Malt.
bic does not believe except In extreme
Instances, In the formation OF such mar.
ties, and said:
what Is wanted IL not so much the
independent party as the independent
man, the man who has high ideals and
yet nm accurate estimate Of how rapid
ly progress can he made; the man who
VIII abandon any party the moment IL
ceases TO represent his ideas: the man
who applauds virtue, honesty and eli.
cheney wherever he finds them. The
larger the proportion of such men. the
more nearly perfect democratic govern.
ments VIII grow: the smaller the pro.
portion the less viii the principles he
considered. the more sluggish and lr.
responsible will parties become and
the more frequently will they fall TO
express the popular will"
The principal topic of the afternoon
was n paper by Bird $. Colcr. comp.
troller OF Greater New York. In which
he said:
NO man can grow rich on the salary
Of any public office In this country. ANA
whenever n public officer accepts
chances to earn money by reason OF
the place he holds. or the power he
wlelds, he has entered the commercial.
Ism OF politics and the end OF that
business is dishonesty and moral bank.
ruptcy.
THE dangers Of this spirit Of greed
and commerclallsm In politics and pub.
lie life. we cannot longer afford to liz.
more. They are real. they are threaten.
Ing. The remedy for the evils and
dangers OF the present system Is In the
hands OF the people. The time has
come for them 10 act ana TO act effect.
ivcly. The adoption OF sound pollh.
cal platform does not make good gov.
ernment, and general dcnunclntlOn, no
matter how well founded, VIII never re-.
form public abuse.
The remedy for the evil OF corrupt
politics ls 10 arouse mn Intelligent pub.
lie opinion. Aroused TO full knowl.
edge OF their rights. and the wrongs
the masses now suffer they win speed.
lly npply remedy. and once nroscd.
no political machine or combination "
politicians can stop thcm.'
The state herald., 1900-09-28
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT
AT SALT LAKE

Salt Lake, Sept. Ex-Governor Roose.
welt spoke here yesterday to great
crowd of people.
Numerous former members of the
Second volunteer cavalry. the Rough
Rider regiment raised in Wyoming.
Colorado. Idaho, Utah and Nevada,
Were mt Ogden to meet Governor
Roosevelt. One of the number is now
fireman OF the engine which pulled the
governors train, and while the train
was getting ready TO start for Salt
Lake he got down from his engine and
chatted for a few moments with the
governor about Cuban war expert
ences.
After the magnificent parade and
demonstration here In Rooseyclt's hon
or. one feature OF which was the es-
cort 10 the governor. consisting of sew
eral hundred mounted cowboys and
former members of the Second cavalry.
n brief reception was held In front of
the Alta Club building. During its
progress one Of the cowboys slipped out
OF his saddle and said: Governor,
want ridc?"
That's just what do want" was
the quick reply and In an instant the
governor was In the saddle and In n
four-milc gnllop kept In the lead of the
entire bunch of horsemen.
Under present arrangements Cover.
nor Roosevelt will speak tomorrow at
Evanston, Green River and Rock
Springs. Sunday he will rest on Hon.
William Days ranch. near Rawlins.
Monday he will speak at Rawlins.
Medicine Bow, Laramie and Cheyenne.
and Tuesday he VIII commence his
Colorado itinerary.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Danger In starting Co,I.r,,.

Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 23.-All was
quiet In the strike situation here to.
day, hut II Is feared trouble may bC
preclplta,cd by an attempt 10 start the
Cameron colllcries In the morning.
Shenandoah. Pa, Sept. 23.-An air Of
expectancy was noticeable among the
people here to-day and. although II
would bc difficult to lind n more peace.
ful community, the opinion is generally
expressed that tomorrow morning Will
witness n renewal OF the rioious scenes
OF Friday.
The snperlntcndcnis Of all the mines
In the vicinity OF this city aud Shame.
kin to-day reiterated their intention of
rcsumlng operations tomorrow. The
strikers, however. declare that they
viii not succeed. Mt least In the sh. 4.
andonh mines.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
WAR BEGUN in THE
BIG COAL STRIKE

| lieries here tomorrow, and the com
pany consented to do so.
Tonight 1t is raining and the mob
has scattered. Up to late hour the
Hungarian that was killed was per-
mitted to lie in the gutter where he
dropped. Foreigners of this class say n
dead man Is of no use, and they refuse
TO care for the remains.
The Shenandoah council held n meet
ing and passed resolutions calling upoh
the governor to send militia. They also
decided TO enforce martial law. Special
officers were sent out to order saloon
keepers TO close their places and to
keep them closed until peace is re-
stored. 1t was also decided to prohibit
the sale of fire arms and ammunition
The council also sworc in the members
of the fire companies and other cili-
zcns to aid in restoring order.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 22-Thrce reg.
iments of infantry, n battery and II
troop of cavalry We're ordered out at
midnight by Governor Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order in
the Schuykill region. This action was
taken after conference between the
governor, Adjutant General Stewart
and General Goblin, ON the urgent so
licitation of the sheriff. the borough
council of Shenandoah and many
prominent residents of that locality.
General Goblin has been placed in
command of the provisional brigade
and started from here tonight with
his staff on special train for Shenan-
doah. He will establish headquarters
there, and expects to be on the ground
with $500 troops by 5 o'clock Saturday
morning.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Galveston. Death List.

Galveston. Sept. 25.-The News list
OF dead from the storm OF September
sih represents n total Of $3.50 names.
The Indications are that not more than
1000 people VIII he actually accounted
for. The News has made a dillgent ef-
fort 10 get as complete n list OF the
dead ns possible. II is reasonable TO as
sumo That 500 to l.ooO people were
lost whose names are not obtninable
which would make the total death list
on Galveston island about 300
The News Is Of the opinion that the
death list on the island * slightly be-
low rather than above 5000.
This statement Is made notwith.
standing the fact that there ARE close
observers at Galveston who are stlll
estimating The death list on the island
rs high ms 1000.
Nearly l.sD0 men went 10 work to-
day clearing the beach front OF debris
and dead bodies. The wages are So n
day for lnborers, 81 FOR men and carts,
and $3.50 for men and teams. the
money 10 bc paid out Of the general re.
lief fund.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
ESCAPED MISSIONARIES
TELL OF TERRIBLE TRIALS

London, Sept. 25.-The American
missionaries, j. Roberts, Mark Will
liams, William Sprague, Mrs. Sprague
and Miss Virginia Murdock, who es-
capped from Kalgan, province of Chi
Ill, China, In June, We're chased across
the Cobb desert. Thence they Travelled
by way of Siberia, and have just
reached London in good health. The
missionaries will proceed Immediately
to the United States. Mr. Williams,
who has worked in China for thirty
four years, gave an interesting story
of his experiences.
1t appears that the first assault on
the mission compound at Kalgan was
made during the night of June 10th,
when n yelling mob attempted to bat
ter down the gate with stones. See
ing the uselcssness of remaining, the
missionaries, In the course of the night,
evacuated the compound and proceeded
to the magistrates yamen. The fol-
lowing day they We're ordered to leave,
the magistrate declaring that he fear
ed not only for the missionaries safety
but also for his own yamen If he con-
tinued TO protect them. After allow
ing the Americans to draw their
istrate furnished them with fifty sol
diers as an escort through the great
gate in the wall into Mongolia.
''We had no idea then of the terrible
journey which awaited u.s." continued
Mr.. Williams. I'VE had no notion of
having to escape across Siberia and
only purposed to remain in some place
of safety and return after the crisis.
Wherever we attempted to stop, how
ever, the officials ordered us TO leave
forthwith, declaring the Boxers were
on our heels. Finally. reaching n Mon
gol encampmcnt at Harausa, we saw
that flight across the Cobb desert
was inevitable. Having secured car
avan we started on June 23rd. Just
before starting seven Swedish mis-
sionaries. with their families, who had
just escaped with their lives, Joined us.
One lady had horrible experiences. She
had been almost dubbed to death,
while some of the males were frightful
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Discharged Men Going Home.

Washington. Sept. 25.-Genernl
Shnficr II taking stcps TO safeguard
the future Of the volunteers who nrc
about 10 DE discharged. ns Indicated
In the following dispatch:
"san Francisco, Sept. 2i.-In compll.
nncc with instructions Of the sth In.
stnni. In rcgn.d 10 the discharge OF vol.
iniccrs. steps were taken To Insure that
the men discharged were afforded ey.
cry facility to obtain tickets. and they
were encouraged to 10 home lmmedi.
ntely. Fair rates were obtained. nni
the rnilrond companies sent agents 10
the posts Ia furnish men tickets lmm..
din'eiy ON their being paid on. Three
hundred and ilfty.iiyc hnye been dis.
charged. OF which the greater portion
n,nlicd themselves of the facilities M.
foricd aud loft for their homes without
delay"
The state herald., 1900-09-28
GREAT STORM AT
CAPE NOME

Seattle. Wash, Sept. 2J.--rhe steam
er Roanoke brings news of most dis
astrOus storm at Nome. II ragged with
unusual violence for nearly two days.
up to the evening of September 18th.
and was the severest that ever visited
northwest 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 caused havoc
with tents and mining machinery. A
number OF lives are believed TO have
been lost II is known that Andrew
a. Ryan OF Los Angeles was drowned.
Several captains and seamen on small
tugs are missing, and II is thought they
are lost. Fully 800 people are home
less, while the loss to property and sup
plies is over S5O0.0Oo.
| 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 have been dam
aged. Numerous small buildings Were
swept completely away. The damage
TO buildings. tents. household effects.
merchandise and other goods and
chattels Is seen everywhere along the
water front.
| The heaviest individual losers are
probably the Alaska Commercial Com
pany and Wild Goose Mining and
Tradlng Company. A serious loss Is
the disappearance of over 2,oOo tons of
coal.
Captain French, In command of
troops, has thrown open the govern
mcnt reservation TO those rendered
homeless by the storm, and will extend
such other assistance as IL possible.
The state herald., 1900-09-28

Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 22-A sher-
IFS posse fired ON Il crowd Of riotous
men near here this afternoon, killing
two men and wounding seven others.
Sheriff TOOle and Deputies O'DOnnell
and Brenneman We're called to Shenan-
doah to-day to suppress the mobs that
threatened mine workers and coHiery
property.
Superintendent Adam Boyd, Inside
Foreman Foley and Breaker Bosses
James and William Mitchell of Indian
Ridge colliery, ut $3.50 o'clock this aft
ernoon, were returning home from
work when they We're met at the Le-
high Valley station by a mob with
sticks and stones. The mine officials
drew revolvers and fired.
The mob became furious after one of
Its number was shot, and attempted to
close In on the officials, who ran up
Lloyd street TO O'Hara's stable, where
they were imprisoned for two hours.
The mob threatened to burn the stable,
but Sheriff Toole, with twenty depu-
ties, arrived and dispersed them and
the mine officials returned to their
homes.
The sheriff then took the posse to
some workmen up Center street. AS
they again neared the Lehigh Valley
station the mob hurled stones at the
deputies, and shot was also fired
from saloon.
The deputies then opened fire. They
FASTENED toward May street, in the
meantime firing over 800 shots, and
the mob hurling missiles of all kinds.
one man and n little girl We're found
lying dead after the shooting. The
crowd was finally dispersed, and the
sheriff and deputies retired to the Fer
guSon house.
During the riot windows were bro
Ken, buildings We're wrecked and n
number of persons We're injured.
The foreigners held meeting to-
night and more trouble is feared I'M
less the militia arrives before the
morning. The sheriff has asked the
Philadelphia and Reading company to
abandon the idea of working the col
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Wilson Take. Chinese City.

Pekin, Sept. Il. via Taku. Sept o1.-
General James II. Wilson. the Ameri.
can commander, took Pei Tai Chu this
morning. No details OF the affair have
been learned. but the British officials
have received n dispatch announcing
that "the temples were taken according
TO arrangement" II Is said General
Wilson viii move on san Hal Tlen and
destroy the Chinese arsenal ut that
place.
japanese scouts report that the sur
rounding country Is free Of the enemy.
No word has been received from the
Sixth United States infantry. which is
operating In the northeast II VIII be
remembered that General Wilson, with
500 Americans, COO British and six
guns, marched westward September
10th. and the Germans were 10 move
the following day TO cooperate IN tax.
Ing Pei Tai Chu, where the enemy was
supposed TO he In large force.
Ii Hung Chang has reached Tien
Tsln,
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Great rir-. In California.

Santa Rost. Gala. Sept. 25.-A forest
and grass fire which has been burning
In the vicinity Of Occidental the past
three days assumed vast proportions.
The fire has covered n vast space OF
about 100 miles square and Is cstimat-
ed TO have done over n quarter OF a
million dollars damage Only by hard
work was the town OF Occidental
saved. The fire Is now travelling south,
owing to strong north wind.
The North Pacific railroad lost miles
OF track. In addition To two long tres.
Ties, one 2lo feet. the other 300 feet In
length. Three county bridges are In
ruins and about eighteen farms have
been swept clean OF their buildings
aud crops.
The towns OF Frecstonc. Bodega nni
Schnsiopol are In immediate danger.
Nearly thousand people are lighting
the fire.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
China Il D.iiani.

Shanghai, Sept 25.-Thc tno,nI of
Shanghai. who signed for the ylceroys
friendly agreement with the foreign
ronsnlH' Inns been removed by Imperial
chict. Ills successor, being strongly
nn'l'forclsn. hns urged tho Chimes.
government 10 frpudln,c the foreign
debt.
y is unoi'iclnlly stated by shcnr TINT
l'rihcr Thnn hhH been appointed grand
secretary, n position enabling him ga
control nll communication To aud fr,n,
NE throne, These facts nfc consid.
cred . defiance Of Gormnny'u donnnl
10 punish Innh ns head NJ the nox.
YRS The Chinese nro greatly excited
over the the appointment
The state herald., 1900-09-28
HEAVY MOVEMENTS
OF CURRENCY

Washington, Sept. 25.-The pressure
for currency for moving the crops /,
beginning TO be felt. The issue of gold
certificates by the treasury at various
points in the South and West In ex-
change for deposits of gold in the New
York sub-treasury by banks on behalf
of their country correspondents are al
ready S1,Oo0,O0O more than at the same
time last year. The exchanges have
reached S4.i95.OOO, of which all but
100000 has been in September. New
Orleans has taken S3.I95. 900 In the new
gold certificates. ST. Louis SIJ0,0o0 and
Chicago 100000.
These are not the only exchanges he
ing made in New York and Washing
ton in order to get currency into the
country districts. A shipment of $780,
600 in small silver certificates has just
been made TO ST. Louis In return for
an equal amount of gold coin for the
New York sub-ireasury. New Orleans
has received this month nearly $1,000
600 In small notes of various classes.
The policy of shipping notes from
Washington to interior points In return
for gold Mt New York was adopted
when the gold reserve wns low, be-
cause the banks proiited by the express
rate on currency In one direction. and
often directed their New York agents
To deposit the gold TO obtain the ben.
eft.
Pressure 10. currency is not expect
ed by the treasury. because of the
great increase In available supply,
which has been made In the past year
but the treasury has paid out In
premiums ON bonds under the refund
ing law SIT. .lG5.0s3 and has paid In
the redemption Of the old . per cent
bonds under the recent call OF Secre-
iary Gage S2o,oGI.l5o The two Items
Of more than S53.000O00 have been
exclusive OF the ordinary expectations
OF the government
The state herald., 1900-09-28
nocnnln Favor. III, Evacuation.

Pckln. Sept. iD.-vla Takr. Sept.
CIV. W. liockhlll special commits.
sloncr of the United States. has al.
rrndy conferred with Mr. Congcr. the
United States minister. but he has moi
so, met Prince Ching. II II under.
stood Mr.. IiockhiIl viii advise Wash.
ington 10 Withdraw the American
troops Ms speedily ns would he safe.
The plan 10 withdraw the German
legation from Pckln hns been tcmpor.
ily abandoned. pending the receipt OF
further instructions from Berlin.
I'll. i,usEinnS report Boxer demon,
stratl0n against The railway yesterday,
aud the Germans Br. discussing M
expedition TO rno Ting fu after III,
arrival OF their mnln force.
ten. Chnir. VIII soon 10 TO Ticn
TSin.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
ob. WANTED-ACTivE MAN OF 40
acter to deliver and collect in Colo.
BOP Me-.

| ing TO the determination Of the powers
\ themselves, may he held TO the first
and real perpetrators of those WRONGS
ON the other hand. this government Is
disposed TO hold that the punishment
| OF the high responsible authors of these
wrongs. not only In Pekin. but through
out China. Is essentially n condition to
he embraced and provided for in the
negotiations for final settlement. 1t
is the purpose OF this government, at
the earliest practicable moment. 10
name It's plenlpoteniiarles for negotlat-
Ing u settlement with China. and In the
meantime to authorize It's minister In
Peliln 10 enter forthwith It's confer
encc with the duly authorized re-
prosentntlves Of the Chinese govern
mcnt. with view TO bringing about n
preliminary agreement whereby the
full exercise OF the Imperial power for
the preservation OF order and the pro-
lection Of foreign life and property
throughout China. pending final ne
rotiaiions with the powers, shall be
assured.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
mini rnr,, Mi,hhnn..

Boston, Sept .2.-rhe National par.
ty, composed OF men who feel that
they cannot consclcnilously vote for
either Mckinley or Bryan. held con.
ference today and abandoned the idoa
of keeping political ticket In the
field.
\. VI. Howe, nominated for vice pres.
idcni In New York September 9Th. "
expected to follow Senator Cnfrcry OF
Louisiana. the presidential nominee, In
formally Withdrawing. This action IL
virtually mndc necessary 10y senator
cniicry's declaration mud the failure TO
iind nny one willing Ia stand In his
Htond nhd by the imprnctirnblllty of
prrfccilng nn organization throughout
the country NJ this lntc date.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Carnrs,. to uoiid Railway.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. President
Charles NJ. schwab of the Carnegie
Company laid the plans Of Andrew
Carnegie before the bonrd of directors
nt n meeting yesterday. Mr.. Carnegie
Inns decided To build n railroad from his
plants TO ildcwntcr. lie win finance
the project Mr.. Carnegie win not pat
mp with the cNtofilon Of the railroads
to the const nDy longer 40 II IN said.
nhd he Intends 10 show the world the
greatest tonnage IN history diverted
TO his new railroad
I'riccs nre coming down aud big
boom In railway building may be- oX.
pocted. Rails nrc now quoted nt Sla
TO Si'l per ton. II n said the new prize
inny bc cut to $50 nnd S25, according
TO Tonnage.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Mar.hnl Campn. ilrad.

Madrid. Sept ~. Marshal Martinez
de cnmpos died this morning shortly
after IL o'clock nj Inrnuk, near snn sc.
bn~linn,
Marshal CnmnoE wns governor gen.
crnl or cubn before Weylef Bni lilnnco
aud cndrnvorcd to quiet the island by
mild means, hut was superseded he.
forr he could demonstrate the wisdom
~ his methods, lie frequently warned
Costello ,hnt Spain would meet dlsns.
ter II she persisted IN her cruel Cuban
policy aud he lived 10 see his predlc.
Tons verified.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
nl....a ilaln r.ll. In inhl,.

Calcutta. Sept. -. The oNirnordl.
nnry rainfall In northern India has not
conscd for -four dnys.. Half tho city u
Calcutta ID submerged. nnd even In tho
northern part the streets nfr flooded ln
q depth of three feet. Many huns 4
have collapsed
THUS fnr there hna been tut little loss
NJ life. although, ~ the ruin rnntlnurs
very hrnyy, there II considerable np.
prnhohalon, II h calImntcd thnt ihrit
lltc inches of min hna mllrn Ia cal.
euttn.
London Sept. - \ dispatch 10 tho
Daily Mail from Calcutta. dated ,ostcr.
day. snSs tint twenty-five lnchra NJ
rain wns registered there In two dhys
OF the present great storm.
The state herald., 1900-09-28

The modern craze. or vice. OF syn
dicatlzation Is this year the correct
thing for the shooting party in Eng.
land. 1t lnfalllbly brings out the bad
in ones friends One shareholder
proves to be hitherto unsuspeetcd
dipSomanlac with homicldal ,onden.
cieg. The next deeamps, leaving his
liabilities to his fellow directors. Tho
third is awkward with his hands. kills
n ramekoepcr or two and burns down
the shooting box. No. pushes an
insurance system among ones arlsto.
cratic guests. Holiday housekeeping
is also conducted this year on the co.
operative plan and Is said 10 be quito
~ successful In destroying faith In
human nature,
The state herald., 1900-09-28

A negro conference in Charlottes-
VILE. Va. adopted what they call "a
prayer TO the intelligent white peo-
pie OF Virginia" not TO dlsfranchise the
colored people OF the state, and asks.
II measure OF disfranchlsement is to
be passed. that It apply TO both races
alike. The appeal. which is described
as non-partisan, goes further. and asks
the white races aid In the matter OF
education, the uplifting OF the colored
race morally, and Its advancement
generally.
The state herald., 1900-09-28
Crn.hc.l Ia a siorn.

Minneapolis, Mlnn, Sept, 25.-A snc'
clal 10 the Times from fnrlbnult, Min
ncsoin, says;
Moagcr details have lust reached
here OF n catastrophe which visited the
village ~ Morrlstown. ten miles wesi
,f Fnrihnult. this evening. The village
was struck 10y tornado and barn
was raised Ia the air nnd dropped H.
rectly OH top Of fnnl Gnis"k's saloon,
where sixteen people hnd taken refuge
from the storm.
The saloon collapsed nnd NIL It's oc.
'upnnis We're buried In the debris. A,
present II II said that eight drni bodies
and thrc. Injured persons have been
taken from the ruins.