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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24

Philadelphia, September 23. Tomorrow
morning will open the second week OF the
great anthracite coal miners strike and
developments having an important bear
ing upon the outcome OF the struggle are
looked for.
An effort will be made TO start the
collieries located in schuylkill county with
the protection OF three reg ments OF The
State National guard, numbering about
2OCO men. Some Of these mines We e
voluntarily closed Saturday by the oper-
ators at the request of the county shetiR
with the object of checking the dls9rd r
in and about Shenandoah. where the rot
occurred Friday which resulted in the
killing Of one Of the rioters by the sher-
.fts posse.
The operators and mine owners CAIN
that a sufficient number OF hands to run
many OF the collieries are DESTROYS of re-
turning to work If they can be protected
1 from assault from the disorderly elem mt
The sheriff found himself unable to conuo
this element and hence his request foI
troops was complied with by the gov
egnor.
No estimates of the number OF m ne
workers kelly to return to WORK in he
morning has been made by either SIZE
but General Goblin, in charge OF the milf
tiamen. tonight issued detailed Old r.
which Will distribute the troops along the
roads leading to the collier,es AMI about
the mines in manner which, without
doubt, will fully insure the safety OF a.
who may desire to work. Quetn SIS pre-
vailed today throughout the entiIe re-
4 gion.
Some of the preachers sided with tn
strikers in Their contest. while few O
them expressed the belief that the me
and their families would be better OFF il
they would return to work at once.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
NAY EXTEND 10 RArLRo,pERs.
Committee Went 10 New York 10 See
President TruesdaIc.

Scranton, Pa, September 23.-It NOV
begins TO look ss II the strike would cM-
tend to the rlilroaders at least in this
region. The National officers and com
mttee OF the local swi,chmen viii 20 to
New York tomorrow It Is supposed. to
petition President Truesdsle of the Della.
ware. Lackawana and Western. TO spare
them the task OF handling the non-union
washery coal ana ssvo them from the al
Tentative OF striking o. refusing tho
miners request
Organizer nilcher said yesterday inst
the miners had been assured of outside
help that would permit them To continue
oil a strike for six months at least after
their own resunroes had been exhausted
II occasion demands, Mr. Dlehcr saws
cooperative stores and bakeries vii
he established all through the region aud
Iations Issued after the fashion of the
army.
John McManus. driver OF provision
dealers delivery wagon. was held uu
by six men near Sibley late last n!git
al the point OF a revolver. and !, wagon
despoiled OF big load of groceries.
farmer coming into scnantoa tn
wagon load 81 potatoes and apples was
held up ana the potatoes taken.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
noBsov's DISCLAIMER.
Did Not Intend to Detract from
DcNcy's Glory.

Montreal September 2S.--Lcutenant
Hotson arrived in this city this evening.
He was shown the answer made by Ad-
mirpi Dewey 10 the interview With the
liepterant sent ont from Vancouver. lie
said he was deeply srieyed that Admiral
Dewey had taken the matter up in The
way reported. He declared that he was
no, responsible for the statement made in
the Vancouver interview. He had been
approached by reporter aud in the course
OF conversation had stated that the
Spanish ships had been sunk because the
plugs were drawn BY The Spanish He ex-
planned that II Wa iI-poeablC~to sink =
ship by hitting It ABOVE the water line.
Admiral Dewey had. however, compelled
the spapiards to sink their ships, and thst
was just as effective as sinking them win
SHELLS.
Personally. he had the highest possible
respect for Admiral Dewey and bis great
achievement and he greatly regFetteu
thar anything had been attributed to nm
which might tend TO destroy the glory OF
the aamlrars deeds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24

facture OF automobiles will be shipped 70
the Fort Wayne factory owned by the
trust.
Commencing in August the reduction o.
the force has been gradual First one de-
rartment was closed, then another, ana
the only explanation given was: "Wo dsa's
need YOU any moro
The following shows the number thrown
out Of work by the trust: Automobile
department $50 employees. machine shop
$50, foundry 70, tool so. winding rs. car
penter 80. meter 70. blacksmith Is, mica
or isinglass SO girls; total 275. The total
weekly wages OF these employees Hego
SD. 500.
Already the effects OF the shutdown
are being felt by the entire community,
Grant in short time will become de-
serted village.
Most of che windows at the plant have
been nailed uD and none OF the employees
We're given places IN any OF the other
factories owned by the trust.
good idea of the magnitude OF the
plsnt can be obtained from the following
figures. Machine shop l10x3TS feet.
erecting shop s0S2S5 blacksmith shop
S0N250, hammer shop S0Xl2b, boilor shop
l00x250, wood shop 70xs30 paint shop
70x170, pattern shop 60x180, foundry
S0x260 cupola 60xS0, office building
45x1so. Total. 1875, 26O square feet, The
plant is the most complete in the United
Statps
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
COTTON YARN PROFITS.


Charlotte. N. g., September 23PresIdcnt
~. H. McAdon Of the Southern Cotton SPIN
ners' association, announces a special meet
ing. 10 be held in Philadelphia at an early
date. q tho board OF governors OF tho South
orn Cotton spinners association and repre-
tentau,es from the Hosiery Yarn association
the Northern commission merchnnts and a
number OF mill men, President McAden says
the OIL Jet OF the meeting Is TO devise "a
schedule of prices OF the cotton yarns ~,
lscopink with the recent big jump In the price
vt cotton. In other words. said President
McAGon. "the mill men want schedule ot
prices which will give them reasonable
pront. as tho rise IN cotton has been far IA
advance of the rise In cotton yarns.
The large representation at the meeting IL
significant and prominent mill man here
says Il is for the purpose OF making the new
schedule something which will be iron-bound
and which the entire membership and those
present at the meeting Will be expected to
adhere 20 strictly, This. says tho same au-
thority has not always been the case, The
dato OF the meeting will be announced later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
THE WAGE SCALE MAS SIGNED
LONG CONFERENCE BErwEES IRON
MEN AND EMPLOYEES OVER.
TcicEraphic Orders Were Sent 10
the MILLS 10 Have the Fires
started at Once.

Cincinnati, September 93 AT $50 this
morning the conference committees OF the
Amalgamaied Association OF iron and Steel
Workers and OF tho Manufacturers signed
the wage scale that will be effectvo until
July 1901,
OWNS to tho unusual fluctuations OF tho
market, tho new scale had not been signed
when tho mills shut down June 30. and the
conditions have been uufavotable ever since
June. SO that tho mills have been idle Tor
almost three months AS soon the scale
was signed this morning messages were sent
in every direction before tho oonferrees
breakfasted. ordering tho nres built at once.
Some Mills viii start tomorrow. This de-
c sion means employnieu! Tomorrow to over
to 900 wortuRmen meantime the wage con i
ference committee OF the AmAgRnAtcd AS
Aocinuon OF Iron and steel workers ms
had nye Inherent conferences with ihs manu-
Iacturcrs az Now York. Detroit Iudiun1poli s
ana Youngstown as Well as here, lney
have been In conference here since Wednes-
Gay ana determned last night 10 Bt TIL thes
got together OF agreed % DISAGREE NMIe
neither side got what a wanted. yet both
Sizes felt relieved when the scsle was signed
after an ALI might session ana most of the
conferTees left without sleep 81 as 10 h1
at the malls Monday morning ihe rc~ons
tor tie delay in adjusting be wage scale,
ierenpes. are due 10 the slump in the marke,
aud the fluctuations during the pas year
from the highest To the lowest pricot' Ino
workers wanted s. per ton, based on a
one and four-tsnthE card rats. r6e manu-
.scturers offered 81, 80 per ton on l-cent
card rata for boiling, ana he differences We're
IN ahou, the same proportion In other lines.
President Shaffcr and Commissioner Luu
Jointly gave oui the following official state
, men. toaay;
THE rate TOR boiling is tl6 per ton. based
uron t-cent card rate. with me same basic
running up to ] 2-l0-cent tor The card rate,
I or $40 But tho price for boiling for SOP
TEMPER aud october shall be 81 per ton, based
upon card rate of s-l0 oents.
Muck rolling shall be one-sevcnth OF inc
/ price paid for boiling; busheling on sand
bot tom shall be 500 on l-cent card rate,
with the same base running gp 10 l-2-lO-cen!
card rate.
/ The following scale was fixed for the nn-
( lshing mills:
7 on bar mills the price TO be paid is the
same as last year, with card rate o,
I 4 ~ cents graded down 20 l-cent card
/ "a @
/ On guide. iO-inch aud hoop mills the base
aud rates apply as they 10 on the bar aud
1 1e-inth mills.
Among the mills ordered started arc those
cf the American steel HOOP company at Gl-
rArd. Youngstown Warren, P0fucroy aud
! Greenvlle and Of The Republic Iron and
| Steel company ut youngstown. lronton, Terre
Baute birmingham Mun'lc franklin Ma
lion. Moline. New Albany. Minneapolis, Cow
lngton, Ky, Brazil. Ind. Springfield, ILL.,,
Alexandria. Ind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
THREE DEPUTIES IN TROUBLE
ON CHARGES OFF HAVING ROBBED
4 LIQUOR DEALER.
Considerable Excitement WINS 0c-
cnsioned by the Arrest and
Trouble Was Feared

Hazleton, Pa. September % Three OF
iii Harvey and who are sons of prominent
Wilkesbarre families, we're arrested late
last night at Fresland on the charge Of
highway robbery. They are Hamilton
Fatnham, Van Buren, B. Howard and a.
Il. Shoemaker. Jr. The men are accused
of robbing Polish liquor dealer of $l6I
in cash.
The Polandcr says he was delivering
beer a Highland and that the deputi $
at ked him and he consented TO let them
ride in his wagon to Freeland. At the
outskirts OF that place, he claims, the
men assaulted him and took the money
from his pockets.
The other story is that the Polander de-
manded a fec for bringing the deputies 10
Freeland, and not getting 1t, be set up a
cry that he hsd been robbed A crowd
soon gathered and the deputies were taken
into c1it-dy ana given a hearing before
Il Justice CT the peace, which lasted until
, O'Clock his morning. The squire COM
rnittcd the three men. hut instead OF lock
lug them up at Free.and, the accused were
driven thirty miles over the mountain &c
Wilkesb lrre. where they arrived al day
light tbs morning This was done in ordrr
10 prevent the possibility OF the meu being
taken from the local lookup by a GROVE
which was still waiting 10 see what dispo-
glticn was 10 be made OF the deputies
There is an exceedingly strong feelinl
against the deputies In this region. be
they accused Of crime or not. The three
men we're released on bail after their ar
rival al Wilkesharre,
This afternoon delegation OF south
side operators went 10 Shenandoah. waere
they met Sheriff Tcole and General Goblin
ana afte. short conference Genera
Goblin decided 10 send a battalion OF in
/ faptry 10 McAdoo carly tomorrow morn
Inc. Tho object IN placing troops Their,
iIs that IN case OF trouble In Hazeiton
I which the sheriff OF Luzerne could not
ouen the soldiers would DO thrown 10
4 I5azelton IN less than an hour. The1ail.
i road ears viii be kept in readinesl for
J quick moyemens.
4 Sheriff Harvey has sixty deputies In this
/ civ who arc in constant readiness + z,
\ IN any section. In addl'io the sheriff
has several hundred deputies distributed
/ throughout the county
The Butchers association, which Is com
nosed OF an meat dealers 10 Hazelton and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
Viii. WI ncrume.

Birminghanl Ala, SEPTEMBER %. The news
that an agreement had been reached ~ the
conference committee OF The Amalgainatci
Association OF Iron. steel and Tin workers
md the iron and steel operators AZ Cincin-
bat was received mere with inuQh sat stae-
on by tho members OF the amaigamaiod as
ISOLATION. who waited In large numbers a.
the Age Herald office this morning 70 hear
the result.
TIE local mills are owned by the Republic
Iron and Steel company one Of the parties
TO the agreement and the settlement Affects
between 400 and ZOO men In this immediate
district
no mills will resume operations within a
few DAYS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES.
Several Attempts of New Workers to Quit Life Were
Successful but Others Failed.

New York. September 2s--An epidcenic OF
Suicide seems to have struck Nav York to-
day. BESIDES the successful attempts. the
police handled number of cases where the
persons failed to accomplish their purposes,
Msgnus swensin. cabinet maker. drowned
himself In the North river, after tying his
own hands with Ash lines, to make sure OF
his jcO.
George Bureh. an insurance solicitor. shot
himself In Tompkins Square park. lie had
been complaining recently OF earbunele on
his neck.
John Meyer took poison in Third avenue
hotel and then turned on the gas aud was
found dead later
James Campbell fatally shot himself ii
Central Park. He had been indulging in toe
much liquor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
TROOPS galore.
strength os MiiitiR ia schuyIkIIi
ReEion AearIy POOP.

Harrisburg. Pa, September 2S,--The
situation N the schuyIklli strike reg.oa
is very satisfactory to the officers en-
duty at the National Guard headquar-
tiers "A Harrisburg The Ninth and
Thirteenth regiments are still being held
under waiting orders and II additional
troops are needed they can be on duty
within two hours.
The aggregate strength or the three
regiments Of Infantry one troop OF cav
Ally and one battery ~ artillery In tne
Held IS nearly 1000. AMI unless there 10
another uprising no slose troops wl!l
be called out
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24

Edward schwarzwaid one-,ime prosper
GUS merchant OF Detroit, and later OF Chi.
csso, also ended his LIE In Central park lie
had recently come TO this city with his wife
from Porto Rico. where he had planned for
the erection Of a large modern office building
Failure to raise the capital required for the
enterprise so affected him that he decided to
end HE life.
known cause. but did not take enough to kali
herself
Elmer Bates Of Jersey ci,y Jumped from,
the dock OF an East river ferryboat and re.
fused assistance from a passing yacht on,
of tho yaehtsmen, however. jumped in IN,
water and after fight with the would-bC
suicide, managed TO get him aboard the
smaller vessel.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
.RocknmL AND coNcnn CONFER.
RocihiII Has Not Yet Seen Prince
Ching.

CCopyrighted!s 1900, by Associated Press)
Pekln, September 19.--Via Taltu, Sep
tember Civilian w. Roekhill. special
commissioner Of the United States. has
already conferred with MIR. Conger. the
United States minister, but he has not
yet met Prince Ching. II is understood
that he will advise Washington TO with
draw the American troops as speedily
as would be safe
The plan to withdraw the German le-
cation from Pekln has been temporarily
abandoned pending the receipt OF further
instructions from Berlin.
The Russians report Boxer demon
stration agalnst the railway yesterday,
and the Germans arc discussing an expe.
dition TO Pao Ting Flu after the arrival
of their main force.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
CLOSED BY THE TRUST.
Nine Hundred People Thrown Out "i
Employment.

Chicago. septembei 23-In the discha g
OF the last of the workmen at the siemens
& Halske plant today The town OF Ora I
was practically wiped OUT Of active e<-
stence by the Electric tIua', 9ad $40 men
ara wolrep upon whom 1909 pers na F.
psndsd for support we're made lils
Two hundred and iifty maehsnis's hse u
bIacksmiths and thirty-hye girl employer
we're dismissed today and told that taes
would never De needed again b. The COM
pany. The machinery used in the ranu-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, September % Eastern Texas
GENERALLY fair Monday aud Tuesday. fresh
To brisk southerly winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Warmer
and generally fair Monday; Tuesday prob
ably showers and cooler; sopthcrly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
SENSATIONAL SERMON.
scranton Minister Took Anti-striiec
Side.

Scranton. Pa, September 2S.-Rov. l.. II.
Warning, pastor Of the Evangelical Luth-
Gran church. one OF the leading dlyines Of
tho city preached a strong anti-sirikc
sermon tonight. He characterized the
proposition Of the United Mine Workers
10 have general arbitration Of The grew
ances of the whole anthracite region as
absurd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
Te,an.in Now York.

New York. September 20, The follow
ing Texans are registered at New York
hotels;
Brennan. MIR. and Mrs Joseph II.
Wren. Continental.
Fort Worth.--Mr and Mrs. G. w. Con-
way. Fifth Avenue.
Galveston. william r, Bennett. Broad
way Central.
WAco-J. " Davis. Imperial.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
An Effort Will Be Made to Work
Schuylkill County Mines.
THREE REGIMENTS OF SOLDIERS, MUM
BERING 2OO0 ON THE GROUND.
The Soldiers Will Be Distributed Along Roads Lead
ing to the Mines to Protect All Miners
Who Desire to Go to Work.

its vicinity has given notice that, begin
ming tomorrow. only cash business VIII
te done. because o. the strike.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24

Altoona. Pa. September % -Rets1ers
Iof hard coal have raixsd the price 81 eeai.
a ton as a result Of the strike.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
Lost -rinrern al a Gin.

Yoakun. Texas. September % While az
work at one Of tho gins Of The city Friday.
Pat Heifernau had thu misfortune q got nls
band 80 badly cut that the DOCTORS found
Il necessary to amputato foar fingers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
GONE PLANTS IN IOWA.
iC'ouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.l

ACCORDING to a Statement made IN
KHAN Seibel. representinc the niyer-
slsy Fuel Company. the concern that
has announced its intention Of es,at,-
fishing coke burning plants in several
Iowa cities, Council Eluffs is to be third
Oh the list Of i've cities to be favored
with this enterprise. Mr. Seibel has
stated that the ovens "a he erected in
hundred oyensSin Ottumva, 100 In Dies
Moines. 100 In Council Bluffs. 100 in
Davenport and 100 in EDubua,Ie owing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
SHENANDOAH.
Her Growth Last Near Many Hand.
some Houses and Blocks.

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srra,ytn t,s, vsar b,,t {, ~ ,,ars.stf,.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
FEAR BIG ICE IAN.


Lake Michigan Ice May Fiji the
Drainage Canal.
Chicago. Jan. 29--Ice jams in the
Chicago river are feared by the sani-
5tary trustees as a result of the zero
terday from the frozen northwest. All.
day ice from the lake drifted in from:
the harbor ana foated down the river
10 collect in great fields near its june
ton With the sanitary canal and a t the.
by pass between Van Buren, and Adj
ANS streets. AT Adams street it filled
the entrance 10 the completed section
of the bypass. and created apprehen-
sion in The minds of the sanitary dis
tfict's engineers, who feared il would
pile UP ana 50 reduce the flow as to
cause great velocity thru the narrow
stretch af river adjoining.
II the Ice jams i'll the river it is
feared that it VIII carry injury. ii not
serious danger, to the two tresties oyer
the sanitary canal, the one Al Camp
bell avenue carrying the TRACKS TO the
PAN Handle railroad and the Belt rail-
road crossing al Fariy-seventh avenue.
These trestles are q. timber and are
Only temporary structures. TIE loss or
Gripping of ore OF them would mean a
suspension 81 all traffic for the railroad
concerned uneil new one could be.
erected The strong wind from the
west kept back the ice from the Pan
Handle trestle yesierday, saasins il 10
sg.f.eas s .s.;sI y anlt t4a, ms
Santa re elevator HOPES were ex-
pressed ~ the tTusfess last night that
the weathe: would BE- cold enough 20
hold II there ii i frozen mass Until u
can be broken up gradually by tug
II the eeid continues the canal Wild
freeze for us entire length il is
thought, and there Will pc = possible
s,Svent eight mills sriaigh wa J.
course for chicago skaters Tbs corr
tiiludaee Hi fne Kind. however. Afll
make the sErfae II the he rough. yas-
tsrdays waves making the ctiailae ls-
serlbls a small a. In all prabahllits
the riNsr We aisp fiseze the wa;sa be-
ing pure compared Win what i has
been ID fprnei wnysls:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
showed IN.

After several useless trials Of various
remedies he purchased bottle of Lch-
TVS Cough Cule. ard says the effect
was magical After taking two doses
he could breathe freely and enjoyed a
good sleep al night undisturbed Sold
by w. H. Evans, druggist. liz East
Main street and George p Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
PROFIT IN CREAM.
IEs.herville Republican. /

Herman Hebrehn, a prosperous farm
er near Terrill. stated TO a Republican
reporter this week that he received
1929 cash for the cream obtained from
average of nearly s33 per COW. Besides
this he had the butter for his family,
which was not figured in, and the milk.
an item of considerable value. This is
by no means an unusual showing. 1t is
about the same as hundreds can make.
but shows the advantage and money in
the dairy business. 1t ought To be an
inducement forevely farmer to engage
In it TO a limited extent al least.