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Evening journal., 1900-09-22
ANOTHER TERRIFIC STORM
SWEEPS OVER TEXAS, DOING
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Dallas, Tex, Sept 22.-The storm OF
Thursday night over northern and
northwestern Texas was one of the
most disastrous rain and electrical
storms experienced in years. The dam
age is heavy, but is confined largely
to cotton and railroad interests. Farm
ers declare that the injury to the cot
ton crop viii reach 10 per cent. Trains
on nearly every road in northern Texas
are far behind schedule time, and
sOuthbound trains on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and the Houston
Central roads are tied up at Dallas.
The Trinity river at Dallas has risen
nearly so feet since Thursday night
and overhowed it's banks yesterday.
Sherin Hughes sent out mounted cour-
iers from this city to notify farmers
and other residents along the valley to
move out.
News from the Pan Handle belt may
add to the seriousness Of the storm.
Wire communication is badly inter-
Wpted
Rain began falling late Thursday and
ended yesterday morning at IL o'clock.
During that interval the fail was IL
inches In some places. The rain was
accompanied by wind, which unrOofed
houses and bent trees to the ground.
At Fort Worth considerable loss was
sustained The Trinity river left its
banks during the night and the valley
as far as the eye could see was q vast
sheet Of water. The river rose q feet
during the night The city park there
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
Subjects Of The Gar Are Over
running Manchuria
MiSSiCRES ORDER OF TIE DAY
lialleTs Soon Must Reach a Crisis
in Which the Hands Will be
Shown

London, Sept 22.--lt seems 20 be
generally believed throughout Europe
that Germany purposely proposed her
demand that the anti-foreign leaders
should be surrendered before negotia-
tions were commenced with view OF
delaying any general acceptance OF her
proposal until Fiold Marshal Count
Won Waldresee should arrive at Pel1in.
In any event, with Count Won Wal
derBee journeying northward and I'll
Hung Chang conducting negotiations
from Tlen Tsin. matters must soon
reach a crisis. The manner OF Earl
LIS reception seems to confirm the
suspicious existing In Shanghai re-
Earding his close understanding with
Russia. About 1000 Russian troops
and all the principal Russian officers
met him at Chung Liang Chen, half
way to Tien Tsin. A long conference
was held. at which no representative
Of any other power was present. This
remarkable friendship exists at time
when two continents are ringing with
the story OF massacres by the Russians
IA Amur.
The Moscow correspondent OF The
Standard reyerting to the subject Of
the massacres this morning, says:
From a recent visitor to the Amur
region / learn that massacres are the
order OF the day with the troops that
are overrunning Manchuria The or
ders are issued by Gen. Crodokoif. But
Il is quite certain that Emperor Mich
olaa must be ignorant Of their nature.
Ny informant has seen a series Of tele-
grams from one Manchurian command
er, every one of which beseeches that
he be allowed to spare peaceable clti-
zens, but the Russian indifference to
the lives Of the common herd is still
of n truly oriental type"
The same correspondent asserts that
troops by the wholesale continue to
pour into Manchuria.
A Tien Tsin dispatch Of Thursday
says: ii Hung Chang has arrived here
and is domiciled in his own yamen.
under a Cossack guard. His reception
here was a repetition OF his reception
0t Tong Ku, only the Russian and Jap
anese officers calling on him, those Of
the other nations not taking part in it.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
GENER IL GOBLIN NOW HAS
1880 MEN In TlE FIRLD

Harrisburg. Sept 22.-Three rcgi-
ments of infantry, O battery and q
troop of cavalry were ordered ont at
midnight by Governor Stone TO assist
SheriM Toole in maintaining order in
the Schuylkill region This action was
taken after q conference between the
governor, Adjutanl General Stewart
and Gen. Goblin ora the urgent solcita-
tion Of che sheriff. borough council Of
shenandoah and many prominent rosl-
dents Of that locality. Gen. Goblin has
been placed in command of the pro-
visicnal brigade and started from here
last night with his stan on q special
train for Shenandoah. He established
headquarters there, and was on tho
ground with $500 troops at z o'clock
this morning.
The organizations selected for this
service are the Fourth. Eighth and
Twelfth regiments, Battery c, Of Phoe-
nixville Governors Troop, of Harris
burg, and the Third brigade headquar-
ters. Col. Richardson had charge of
the movement Of the troops and the
camp equipage and tents. Maj. Gen.
Miller, commander Of the division, has
been summoned to Harrisburg, and
Attorney General Elkin has also been
called here from Indiana to advise
with the governor.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
.DE ALERS PROFIT
LITTLE BY RAISE
Coal Merchants Advance
Sales Large and Stock
Awaits Delivery

Although there promises 90 be mo- fur
thor raise in the price OF coal to-day, th,
one dollar raise of yesterday has created
considerable comment and the prayer of
the public IS with one accord that the
suiaug mincrs win speedily return O.,
work. ln the opinion of local coal dealer.
there VIII hc no further advance m Tho
price within the ncst twenty-iour hours
and MANY of them czurcss The belief that
the strike troubles Nill Doe adjusted iu
time to avert coal famine.
ALTHOUGH Che Yards of the Wilmington
dealers are stocked with coal it is simply
awaiting delivery, having been old prior
90 Che advance n price. Few oi ihe coal
merchants n ths city win make much
Mooney uui o. the one dollar raiso, their
supply having been sold prior TO the ad-
vance.
Reports from lower Delaware show
that there is comparatively small
amount of coal in ,he hands ol the mcr-
chants.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
National GuardSmeR Arc Or.
dered to The Scene
THREE INFANTRY REGIMENTS
Battery and Troop Of Cavalry, Under
GObia'S Command, Sent bV
Governor StVRo

Shenandoah Pa, Sept. ga sher-
IFS posse fired on crowd Of riotous
men near here yesterday afternoon,
killing two persons and wounding
seven others.
Sheriff Toole and Deputies O'Donnell
end Brennoman were called to 5henan-
doah to suppress the mobs that threat
ened mine workers and cOlliery prop
erty. At quitting time the three sher-
ifs and a small posse whom the sheriff
had summoned on the ground went to
the Indian Ridge colliery of the Read
ing company to escort the worlingmen
to their homes. The colliery is located
a short distance east of Shenandoah.
The workmen left for home shortly
after four o'clock. They walked up the
middle Of East Centre street and reach
ed the Lehigh Valley railroad station.
Here had gathered a large crowd Of
Poles, Slavs and Huns, men, women
and children, who lined both sides of
the streets. A shot rang out from a
saloon. This was followed by a shower
Of stones. Many of the crowd had pick
ed up sticks and stones, and were act
ing in a threatening manner. Seeing
this the sheriff, who had previously
cautioned his men to keep cool and not
te use their firearms, commanded them
te fire. The order was obeyed with ter
rible results. The crowd pursued the
sheriG and his posse to the Ferguson
House. where they took refuge.
Sheriff ToOle shortly afterward tel
ephoned to Harrisburg and asked that
d detachment Of troops be sent here.
II was learned that Adjutant General
Stewart was in Philadelphia, and a tel
egram was sent to him there
Following is a list of the killed and
wounded:
Killed: Mile Yuckavage, shot in the
eye; little girl. name unknown, shot
in the back of the neck.
Wounded: Edward Coyle, aged 80
years, who was sitting on his door
steps, bullet wound near the heart;
Michael Scanlan, shot in the arm; An
thony Skarnazicz, shot in left wrist;
John Wusdickey, aged 40 years, shot
in the hand; Peter Stalmocovich. %
years, shot In the shoulder at the back;
Mike Sasitska, shot in left shoulder;
Anthony Axalavage, shot in left side,
serious.
Among those who we're injured by
the rioters were the following: George
Bedding. of Ringtown, ugly cash on
right forehead caused by a brick; Rob
ert Edwards, aged Ga years. injured Sc
riously by being hit with stones;
Charles Rawland. aged So, injured on
the neck and head by stones.
The sheriff last night asked the Phil
adelphia and Reading company to
abandon the idea of working the coll
lieriea here today, and the company
consented.
SheandOah council held n meeting
and passed resolutions calling uron
the governor to send militia. They also
decided to enforce martial law. Special
officers were sent out to order saloon
Evening journal., 1900-09-22

was submerged TO a depth OF four feet
and the water works was an island.
Denison reports: This section has
been visited by "a hours rain, the heav-
lest Of the year. The rain was general
throughout the Indian Territory. A
big rise is reported coming down Red
river throughout the Pan Handle.
Galveston. Sent. 22.-At noon yes
terday martial law was abolished and
the civil government resumed control
OF affairs. the Texas Volunteer Guard
remaining for guard and patrol work.
No saloons viii be permitted to keep
open. There viii De no impressment
OF men to work, and there is plenty
of work for both mechanics and labor
ers
The Galveston bay bridge was COM
pleted at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and the first train to arrive since
Sept. s pulled into the Union depot at
6:25 o'clock Fun passenger train
service has been resumed by all the
lines entering the city via Virginia
Point The Eve lines which cross the
bay bridge operate 30 passenger trains
daily. and they have an enormous
quantity Of freight to come ia ana 60
out.
Large amounts Of garbage are being
hauled from the city and burned and
diainfectants are distributed. The san
itation OF the city continues to im-
prove, and Dr. Wilkinson, city health
officer, says that an danger from an
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
ARBITRATION WOULD
FOLLOW CONVENTION

Hazioton. Pa. Sept. 22.-Tho r.ehieh
reeion seems to concern itself more
about tho possibility Of trouble than
any other one thing. Wherever one
went in this district the belief was
general that m outbreak viii occur.
There was, however. no outward evi-
dence anywhere chat such an occur
renee is likely ISIS feeling was no
doubt produced by the disturbances at
Shenandoah and the arrival in Ha7le-
ton and on the North Side Of large
numbers cf deputies, who are said to
be prepared for any emergency. II
was known that all the coal companies
IN the district had increased the num-
her Of watchmen around their collier
les and 1t was also known that small
number Of deputies had been dis
tributed through the South Side by
Sheriff Brislin, Of Carbon county. but
nothing much was thought of this.
The deputies who arrived at Free
land, II miles north of here. during the
night from Wilkesbarre are said to
number about 200. They were dis
tributed along the public road between
Freeland and Jeddo.
President Mitchell issued an omen
letter to the public last night in which
he recited the grievances Of the min
ers and the causes thereof and pointed
out a way to settle the strike. He de-
elares that not only the mine workers.
but the individual operators are vic
tins Of the nine railroads which oper-
ate in the region. He declares that a
compromise in the Markle case would
defeat the very end for which their
own employees were on strike, as the
Lehigh Valley road would appropriate
every pound Of coal mined. He declares
that arbitration would be unneces-
sary II miners and mine owners were
TO adopt the same system of adjusting
wage disputes as is in force in the
bituminous coal districts Of Pennsyl-
vania, and also in all other coal pro-
ducing states in America, where mine
operators and mine workers meet an
nually in joint convention and reach
an amicable settlement. He declares
further that when committees present
ed grievances to any Of these great
companies they were invariably met
with the argument that the company
could not remedy the wrongs complain
ed of because competing companies en-
forced conditions of employment not
more favorable to the mine workers
than their own.
There were fewer cases Of violence
yesterday than on Thursday, when the
mine workers in various parts Of this
section were attacked on their way to
and from work
AS to the strike situation itself, there
was no noticeable change yesterday.
Both the operators and the strike lead
ers claim they have made decided
gains on their respective sides. For
the first time since the strike was in
augurated President Mitchell yester-
day issued figures showing the num-
Der Of men idle in each colliory 10 the
Hazloton district. These figures show
that out OF 17,475 mine workers in the
district 13,G25 have refused to go to
work. Those operators and officials
who could be reached in this vicinity
said the figures were far wrong.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
PRISONERS CLEVER ESCAPE:
TRIPLE CRIME OF A MANEAC
Woman Walked OF While Sheriff Slept at Her Door.
DiSempered Man, Fearing Poverty, Kills
lged Parents and Himself

wrightsville. Ca, Sept. 22.-Jerry
Walden, young white man was yes
terday convicted of the murder Of
George Dixon and sentenced 20 life
imprisonment. Mrs. Dixon, wife OF the
deceased and paramonr of Walden, who
was TO have been put on trial yester-
day as q principal in the same crime,
made a sensational escape from GUS
tody between midnight and daylight
yesterday morning. She was in the per-
sonal charge Of Sheriff Rowland, who
locked her in a room on the top floor
OF the court house. There was only
one key to the room, and that key was
In the sheriff's pocket. Upon locking
her in, shortly aftor midnight, the
sheriii sat down in q chair in front OF
the door. He fell aBleep. according TO
his story, and when he awakened the
woman was gone, but the key was
still in his pocket. The judge ordered
the grand jury TO make a rigid inves-
tlgation of the escape. A man named
Hilton, brother-in-law Of Mrs. Dixon.
Is known to have been about the top
foor Of the court house during the
night. Mrs. Dixon wns captured at the
house Of her brother-in-law and re-
fnrnod to Jail. Her trial began TODAY
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
NOW SUPPORTS
THH PRESIDENT
Former Wilmington Preacher
Was His Opponent
Bat Was Converted by Mr.. McKinIey'S
letter Of acceptance DelagaFeans
Preparing to Vote
Special TO the Evening Journal

Washington, Sent. 22.-Ol interest
to Wlmingtonians will be the letter of
the former pastor OF the fremont
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. O..
Boston. the Rev. Dr. j. ID pickels,
formerly OF Wilmington, now of Weat-
field. Mass. addressed To- Zion's Here
cid, in which he says that President
McKinley's letter OF acceptance has
causelhim TO change from an opa1n mt
TO a supporter oil the administrator s.
Philippine and cantocn policies. lie
writes in part as follows:
"As you know, ! have been. with
many others. deeply chagrlnel and
dissatisfied with The presidents course
as regards the philippines. together
with his attitude on the canteen quos-
ton; yet ! am compelled by the cogen-
cy of argument and the lucidity OF
statement Of his letter to admit The
invincihllity Of his position and to feel
that i'm an these most diff
cult and unexpected problems he
has acted with the most scru-
pulous honor the most exalted patriot
ism, and with profound realization OF
his duty to God and to the people
providenually committed TO his care
1t is a mastery document, and will
take its place among the great state
papers of our nation. l have read nc
speeches or papers which so clearly
set forth the past and the present OF
the Philippine problem as this; and
in view OF the splendid prosperity oi
the country as set forth in this letter
and the personal character and higl
purposes Of the president which the
letter reveals. it is no time, in the
words OF President Lincoln, FOR US e
swap horses while crossing th'
stream
DELAWAREANS WILL VOTE.
Delaware voters residing in Wash
ington have nearly all qualified for tn
coming election IN November. ThOs
who have not have signifies
their intention OF doing so a
the next opportunity on Octo
ber 20. and on election day n largi
delegation viii leave here for the dif
ferent counties and cities in the stat
to cast their ballot Final arrange
ments have been completed with th
railroad officials for the reduced fart
A. c. =.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
WAGE CONTROVERSY STTLL ON:
TRAIIMEN BOYCOTT READING
Manufacturers and Iron Workers Have Not Yet Agreed
Coal Strike Troubles Extend 10 Great Rail-
way Lines in Pennsylvania

Cincinnati Sept 22.-The joint meet
Ing Of the conference committees Of
the manufacturers and the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers adjourned again last night
without reaching an agreement on the
new wage scale for puddlers and fin
ishers. The representatives of the
Republic Iron and Steel company and
of the American Steel Hoop company
state that they may continue the con-
ference over into next week if there is
any prospect Of settlement, but if an
other day is spent in vain and there
is no prospect of settlement except on
the pending propositions, then they
will arrange to start some of the mills
without the annual agreement. 1t is
stated that this would be left to the
different mills separately, and it is the
general opinion that the start would
be gradual, so that those starting first
could be assisted by the others, but If
the Amalgamated Association signs a
wage scale all the mills will start at
once. The joint session was resumed
today, but thus far there is no indi-
cation of an agreement on the scale
being reached.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
LOCAL TEMPERANCE WOMEN
SHIPPED EiDLESS CHAIN

At the meeting of the Womcn's Chris
iian Temperance Union in this city yes
terday afternoon the society decided 10
refuse TO pray for the defeat of President
Mckinley as requested in the endless
chain arrangement of the Indianapolis
Union.
The delegates elected 10 the state con-
vention 10 be held AZ Milton on October
10. II and 12 were Mrs. Jennie Kramer,
Mrs. NJ. A. Taggart and Mrs. Neal Con-
nelly
The reports at the annual meeting were
very encouraging. There also Is an in
crease Ia the treasury. The officers elect
cd for the ensuing year are. President
Mrs $. W. Emmerson; vicc-president
Mrs. j. r. Hudson; treasurer Mrs NJ. A.
Taggart. secretary, Mrs. ELI Menden-
hal; assistant secretary. t. q. Mccall
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Jennie
Kramer.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
SAYS ADDICKSITES
BUY DEMOCRATS
Charge That GaSnan'S S Lieu
tenant Caused Contest in
Shoe String District
EneeIal b Ihe EvenLng JonEnal.


Willow Grove Sent 22.-1he Demo-
Gratis of this section. the centre OF what
Is known as the Shoe String district.
are speaking ia pretty plain terms just
now In regard to the actions Of GER
tain class of men who heretofore have
been regarded as leaders OF The party
here and who have been honored and
trusted by the voters IN the past Ever
since the publication In the Evening
journal a month ago OF the intimatiOn
that John Edward Addicks was at
WORK through his licutenants. on this
Democratic district men are seeing
things in a different light from that
in which they perceived them before.
Two candidates for the legislative
nomination have been prominent ali
through the Summer. They are John
G. Dill, and Herman II. GOOden. Dill
has been backed by Former GoveronI
Reynolds, William Dickson and Former
Senator Meredith, and kcenly inter
ested in his success have been Secre-
tary of State Hughes and James Lord
Register Of Wills OF Kent county Johr
IC Gooden, William Frazier and otheri
have been working for Gooden.
The primaries We're held on Septem
! Der s, and though Dill won on the fac
of the returns. the GoOden men claim
ed that both Union Republicans ant
minors were voted for him. This caused
a contest In the county caucus and the
case could not be settled either ther,
or in the convention. The new County
/ Committee attempted 20 settle It by Sc.
lecting the candidate last Tuesday al
It's organization, but 10 failed to do so
/ though it discussed the matter for two
hours. The members reported Il bacl
to the district DELEGATES giving then
until next Wednesday to agree on
that date, If no decision has beer
reached, the committee will again meet
and take up the matter
Since the County Committee failed u
lscttle the matter. the voters. tspeciall,
the older and better known workers
/ of the party have been openly charg.
I ing that Addicks' influence and Ad
dicks money are at work I'm the dis
| trict A deadlock here which wnui,
prevent nomination. a split ticket ol
| two Democratic candidates runninf
Independently. would give Addicka :
! representative, and beyond that as thi.
& Us part OF the Fourth senatorial dis
Z trlct II would give the Addicbs mer
q fighting chance to win the senator
/ Two legislative votes are worth fight
/ ing for and many voters hero claim
aud they are noways backward in as.
scrting that this is the scheme and Ger.
lain Democrats arag I'm "a very deep
2 mere is likely TO la big rumpus af
several points Ga tho district next Sat.
urday afternoon, when men assemble
here, at Woodaide and at Petersburg
10 discuss the prospect.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22

Boxboro, Mass, Sept. IA muruer
OF exceptional brutality occurred in
this town yesterday in the killing of
Mr. and Mrs. David Lewis Shepard.
who were among the Oldest and high
est respected residents Of the town.
Husband and wife. who were 81 and 79
years Of age, respectively, had their
throats cut, probably with a hatchet.
From the evidence at hand it is fair
TO presume that the murder was the
crime Of William Shepard, a 45-year-
old son, whose body was found during
the day in Factory pond. William
Shepard had been incoherent and men
tally unsound OF late. and for the past
three or four days had been brooding
over a fancied poverty. It is supposed
that this feeling led him to the con-
yictisn that he ought to kill his par
ents and then himself, In order to es-
cane the suffering from novertv.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22
WILL ENTERTAIN FIREMEN
Harrisburg Fire Fighters WIZ visit
wilmington Next Week

On Tuesday and Wednesday OF next
week a number of members OF the Hope
Fire Company. Of Harrisburg, Pa. will
visit this city and be the guests OK the
Phoenix Fire Company.
Ii is the intention Of the local company
to make the visit OF the pcnnsylvanians
as pleasant as possible and arrangements
for their entertainment have been COM
pleted
On Tuesday evening banquet viii be
given in the Phoenix house, Twelfth and
King streets, at o'clock. On Wcdnes-
day morning at $50 o'clock an excursion
on the river win take place. During
their stay in this city. the visiting fire.
mon win be entertained at the Clayton
House.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22

sunDury, Pa, Sept 22.-Au the
Trainmen's Brotherhood of this city,
about 1000 in all. employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. have
instituted boycott against the Read
ing Railway company. A committee
of men yesterday called upon all the
merchants and informed them that if
they shipped or received goods shipped
over the Reading railroad they would
likewise be boycotted. The railroaders
have the controlling power in the town,
and some of the merchants admit that
they will be compelled to submit to
their demands. This action on the
part of the brotherhoods is the result
of numerous discharges Of union men
by the Reading company.
Evening journal., 1900-09-22

outbreak Of any disease Is now passed.
A. j. Youens, inspector for the Cal
weston Board Of Underwriters, Is foot
ing up the losses. He has finished the
district east of Twenty-nfth street and
finds that in the territory OF total de-
structlon east of that street 1.G40
houses were destroyed His diagram
shows that from nve to seven blocks
of the district lying along the Gulf of
Mexico and east OF Torty-second street
was shorn clear Of buildings. West
OF Forty y-aec0nd street the settlement
was sparse and nearly everything but
few buildings far back from the gulf
was demolished.