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Evening star., 1900-09-21
THINKS WAR ABOUT OVER
LIEUT.. HOBsON DISCUSSES CONDI-
TIONs In PHILIPPINES.
He Also Says the Government Will
Establish Dock Yards In
HarbOrs There.

CHICAGO, September 21-A special to
the Record from Vancouver. B. c., says:
Lieut.. Hobson left last evening for Brook
lyn.
Lieut. Hobson talked freely and expressed
the opinion that the serious part of the
Philippine war was over; that guerrilla
warfare might keep up for some time, but
that the insurgents were well in hand. He
believed the United States had done right
in its wars and had acted wisely in re-
straining the natives with firm hand. He
earnestly expressed himself regarding the
defenses in Puget sound and of the Pacific
coast, and asked many questions regarding
the defenses at Esquimalt, with a view
it was thought, of protecting Alaska from
possible enemies until the Pacific coast de-
fenses could be materially strengthened.
Again referring to the Philippines, Lieut.
Hobson said:
The United States government has def
ntely decided to establish dock yards on
a large scale in the Philippines. Our new
responsibilities made that imperative. We
must have facilities in the east for docking
our own ships and repairing them. We
are using Japanese dock for the Oregon.
That Is all right in its way, but we must
have one of our own In that part of the
world. One nation cannot depend on an
other for that kind of a thing forever.
1.-The new base will be established in the
Philippine Islands. Cavite. being close to
Manila, naturally suggests itself, but the
harbor has been found to be too shallow
and also lncOnvenient in other ways. 1t
has, therefore, practically been decided to
construct the dock yards at Subig bay,
sheltered harbor about eighty miles from
Manila, which has sufficient depth of water
for all purposes and Is really an ideal place
for a naval base"
To learn all that he could about dock
yards, Lieut.. Hobson inspected the naval
yards at Annoy and Foochow. While he
was In Japan the Oregon was docked. and
the work of putting it to right was intrust-
ed to the Japanese officials. By permis-
sion given at the request of the United
States he was permitted to inspect the
work.
Permission to inspect the repairing opera
tons included permission to look over the
dOckyard, and the observations made by
Lieut.. HobsOn thereon will form the sub
ject matter of statement to be made to
the naval fhorifteS
Evening star., 1900-09-21
Personal Mention.

Judge $. A. Freeman, for eight years as
sistant attorney general for the Post Office
Department and for four years afterward
associate justice of the Supreme Court of
New Mexico. is revisiting Washington. He
is accompanied by Gen. r. s. Benson for
merly of Iowa, but now an extensive cattle
raiser in New Mexico The gentlemen are
stopping at 1888 New York avenue
Mr.. William ]. Oates who has been spend
ing his vacation at Lincoln, Va, has re-
turned to the city.
Mr.. John F. Bukey, son of Gen. Van II.
Bukey of this city, has been placed in
charge of the business of the Standard Oil
Company in the Baltimore office. which has
supervision of Maryland and contiguous
territory. He was formerly in charge of
the company's affairs at Charleston, w.
Va, and his reassignment comes in the
na ture of a promotion.
Evening star., 1900-09-21

President of Miners Union Says 50
Per Cent Are Out.

President of Miners Union Says 50
Per Cent Are Out.
HAZLETON, Pa, September 21.-Presi-
dent Mitchell at noon gave out the follow
ing statement:
Reports received at this office today
show that SO per cent of the mine-workers
of the Lehigh region are on strike. Large
numbers are joining the ranks of the
strikers daily. All who have gone on strike
have remained out and from their own ex-
pressons they are determined to win. Many
Of the coal companies have run their break
ers trying to create the impression that
the men were at work, but they were run
ming empty cars instead of fun ones.
Reports from every mining town are
highly satisfactory; the men are peaceable
and law-abiding.
The latest report from the lower an
thra cite region shows that the mines at
Mahanoy City and Shenandoah, and In the
vicinity of these two places, are completely
ted up. They have lately joined the strik-
ers ranks. We expect to verify the pre-
diclion that every anthracite miner would
cease work. Reports from the Wyoming
and Iackawanna valleys show 100 per cent
OF men on strike and determined TO win
Mr. Mitchell includes in hie statement q
table to prove his assertion that a fraction
less than so per cent are on strike IN the
Lehigh and Hazeton regions.
Evening star., 1900-09-21
NOT AN ULTIMATUM
The German Proposal Subject to
Amendment.
new TRANSLATION OF RUSSIA'S NOTE
Official information of Chinese
Atrocities.
SAVING NATIVE CHRISTIANS

Baron Won Sternberg, the German charge
was the only diplomatic caller at the State
Department this morning. He was made
aware of the expectation Of the department
that it might be possible to hand to him for
transmission to his government a response
to the German proposal, relative to the
postponement of peace negotiations until the
Chinese ringleaders had been surrendered,
scme time during the afternoon or tomor-
row.
1t is officially stated that the German
proposal has not been modified in any re-
spect since its submission. 1t Is not, how
ever, 10 be regarded as an ultima tum but
like any other diplomatic communication at
this stage OF the negotiations, is open to
discussion, and the German government
would doubtless entertain suggestions for
its amendment. However no such amend.
ment has Yet been made at any point.
The State Department today gave out a
new translation OF the Russian note re-
specting a withdrawal OF troops from Pc
Kin The purpose was to supply a literal
translation of this important document, SO
as to prevent any possibility of misunder-
standing as 10 the text during the progress
OF negotiations.
cablegram was received at the State
department this morning from Minister
CCnger dated Pekin, 11th via Taku, 10th,
announcing the arrival of Special Comms-
Soner Rockhill at Pekn on the first date.
Mr.. ConSer made no statement rs to condi.
uons in the Chinese capital.
Evening star., 1900-09-21
POLITICS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
senator Turner's Prediction Tint
Bryan Will Carry 1t COntradicted

Senator Turner Of Washington passed
through the city this morning on his way
to the west from New York. He has been
I'm consultation with the democratic man
ayers and says that from all that he has
heard he is confident that Bryan is going to
be elected. It is two or three weeks too
soon, he says, to make safe estimate of
the situation in New York state, but he
does not admit a doubt that his own state
is going to cast it's electoral vote for Bryan.
Information from republican sources is
that the state of Washington is one of
those states carried by Bryan in '9G which
Will go republican this year. From other
sources it is learned that the socialist vote
In Washington, several thousand strong is
going against Bryan
Evening star., 1900-09-21

He Was Trying to Persuade Strikers
to Return to Work.

HAZLETON, Pa. September 21-General
Superintendent kudlick of the Coke Bros
& Co. mines in this region. was in Freeland
a a m. today calling at the homes of men
on strike at the Coke coiiieries and at
tempting to induce them 10 go 10 work
The men say he did C.ot meet with much
success.
Some OF the strikers said they told Mr..
kudlick that if he did not cease his ef-
forts they would kick him out of Free
land" Mr.. kudlick was moving rapidly
from mine to mine and could not be found
by reporters, who tried to get his version
OF the story.
President Mitchell made his appearance
nj headquarters ft 10 o'clock He had been
ia seClusiOn working on a statement en-
hOdying his views arbitration. which ma
he published today. When asked about the
report that The operators might reduce the
price of powder after the strike is ended az
concession 10 the men, he said he had
heard nothing On the subject. He ;.dded
that if the mine owners do cut the price
Of powder they will probably want 10 re-
duce the wages of the miners in cor
reED0nling degree
Evening star., 1900-09-21
INDIFFERENT TO POLITICS.
Representative Bailey Reports the
People in Illinois Apathetfc.

Representative Bailey of Texas expects to
return to his home this evening. He has
not been in the campaign much as yet but
will be on the stump i'm probably about
week. Recently he made three speeches In
the Springfield district of Illinois He says
that while he had good crowds at the meet
ings where he spoke, it regarded by
the managers of the meetings as a source
Of qualification that such was the case, as
largely attended political meetings were
said to be exceptional He was told that
neither party had been successful in ex-
citing demonstrative interest I'm the cam
paign and iii getting the people to come out
to hear campaign speeches. The utter alb
sence of enthusiasm and demonstration en-
countered by both parties deprived the To-
cal political wiseacres of a basis upon
which an estimate of public sentiment in
the campaign could be made
Mr. Bailey said that he did not think.
from what he heard of the situation In sew
eral or the congressional districts in Illi-
nols, that the republicans would carry the
state outside of Cook county by more than
2o,o0o and he thought more than so 600
was impossible. He said he had no jnfor-
nation as to what majority the democrats
expected in Cook county.
Evening star., 1900-09-21

Operators Claim the Men Are Going
Back to Work.

HAZLETON, Pa. September 21.-At every
colliery in this region this morning strikers
were stationed from dawn until starting
time to persuade men not 10 go to work
The strikers reported TO headquarters that
they were successful in inducing consider
able number of workmen from going into
the mines.
Several mine superintendents reported an
increased number of men at work. Prob
ably the greatest gain made by any con-
cern was at the G. r. Markle & Co. mines
They reported many additional men work
ing in their JeddO and Oakdale collieries
hut would not give figures.
John Markle, managing partner of @. b.
M&rkle a Co. said today that the mines
were IN better shape this morning than at
any previous time during the strike. He
said a majority of the company's men are
working Mr.. Markle said that his en-
T'oyeS are beginning 10 realize tGat they
are being hoodwinked and made tools of by
the labor leaders now here He added tha,
1t is safe TO say that nearly all his men
will return TO the mines during the next
few days. MIR Markle complained that the
employees of The company are being intimi-
uaied and that many workmen who desire
TO earn living are being prevented from
doing so through fear Of bodily harm.
Deputies Brought In
1t is reported and believed here that 800
deputies were brought into this territory
from "iiFesharre during the night The
strangers were distributed. it is said
through Freeland and JedGo and some
were placed along The roads between the
two towns They are in citizens clothes
ard II they are armed here are no weapons
IN sight.
As result of the strike A large number
o. pcople continue to leave this region each
day. This il especially true of the foreign
element. Every day a batch OF these peo-
pie. loaded with baggage leave for
their native land or the soft coal region
fresiaent Mitchell Of the United Mine
Workers is still among the missing n he
mas gone to New York 20 confer with the
large operators on the question of q settle
ment OF the strike it is not possible to
ist it"In thal sGch Is the case here. All his
Heutcuants deny knowledge of his where
abOufS
Evening star., 1900-09-21

Chinese Atrocities Inflicted UuOn
ChriHtian MissiOnaries


Christian Missionaries.
An official communication, coming through
diplomatic channels was brought to the at
tention OF the State Department today,
giving information as to conditions in the
9angtse kiang valley, and also giving de-
tailed and authenticated instances of hor-
rible atrocities in the province of human
against Christian missionaries The ac-
count Of atrocities is circumstantial, and
shows barbarity of tortures almost un-
equaled The account is given by one OF
the Christian missionaries who escaped
and who makes the report through the off,
cials of the government now forwarding 1t
to Washington.
In one case, 1t is stated, missionary had
his eyes burned out, then a portion of his
body was cut off and finally red hot staff
was driven through his back. In another
case given in the report a missionary was
wrapped in cotton, the cotton was soaked
in oil, and then the mass was set on fire
while the missionary slowly burned to
death, writhing on the ground. These are
only instances Of the specifications made
in the report on the extreme barbarity prac-
ticed against the Christians in Human.
Concerning conditions in the Iangtse
Kiang valley, the report brings out that
the viceroys there have exercised a most
pacific influence, despite orders to the con-
tTary from Pekin. 1t appears that the
Pekin government ordered the viceroys to
assemble a large army, and march il to
the north But the viceroys were per-
sonaly opposed to an anti-foreign crusade,
the order was not executed. Instead OF
that, one of the officials assembled an army
of 3 600 pDdiscipliued coolies. who marched
order This action of the Yangtse vice.
roys in resisting the Pekin influence
against the foreigners is said TO have had
an important effect in preventing a general
Of Il
Evening star., 1900-09-21
STATEMENT By OPERATORS.
They VIII Never Recognize the Union
They Say.


WILKESBARRE, Pa, September 2l.-The
coal operators issued this statement today:
"All the Reading coilieries in the Schuyl-
kill region are working. The Cameron and
Hickory Ridge collieries of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company are working full
handed. The Williamstown mines of the
same company are also in operation. Ihe
Lehigh coIIeries in the Mahanoy region are
working full handed The report sent out
from Hazleton that the operators Will sur
render rather than lose a big winters trade
is misleading. The operators have made up
their minds that they will not recognize
the miners union If pound of coal is NOS
mined all winter. The issue Is not SO much
a question of wages 1t is the recognition
of the union. The operators OF tbs anthra-
cite region can never consent to have a lot
of bituminGus men run their business. In
the first place. the bituminOuS men know
nothing about the conditions governing the
anthracite trade, and, in the second place
il would mean ruin for the anthracite in
terests if the soft coal men were in po-
sition to dominate the anthracite trade
The exodus of miners from this section
continues. 1t is estimated that 700 men
left the Wyoming valley yesterday fer the
west and the bituminous regions. Two
hundred mere left this morning The En-
sl!sh-speaking miners are going west
while the S!avs. Italians and POianders are
going back to their old homes in Europe.
Owing 10 the scarcity Of anthracite many
of the locomotives on the Central Raiiroad d
of New Jersey are compelled TO use soft
coal
Evening star., 1900-09-21
NINE wATCHMAN SHOT.
Evan Davis Wounded at Hickory
Ridge COlliery.

SHAMOKIN, September 21,-Evan Davis,
watchman at Hickory Ridge colliery, was
shot early this morning by an unknown
person as he was patrOling the colliery.
The bullet entered his left side infiicting a
serious, If not fatal wound. Davis saw q
man run toward the engine house, and be-
fore he fell 10 the ground from exhaustion
he fired six shots at the fleeing assassin,
but none of the bullets apparently took
effect.
The colliery Is in an isolated place and
Davis was compelled TO crawl one mile on
his hands and knees before he could pro-
cure aid at mine house
The strike situation is unchanged here.
Everything Is quiet and the colleries still
remain closed down The men are en-
couraged by the large number of SchuylkiIl
county miners going on strike this morn
ing
Evening star., 1900-09-21
German Corset Makers Complain.

Under a recent date Consul Warner at
Leipzig writes to the State Department
stating that Rhenish corset manufacturers
wish to have the German import tax on
corsets raised owing to competition by for
eign manufacturers. The manufacturers
requested that the duty on corsets be fixed
at 1S marks t$4.2s) per dozen. The cham
ber of commerce of Stuttgart, at which
place are many corset factories, disap-
proved request to that effect. 1t was held
that such high rate of duty would mean
a prohibition of foreign corsets and would
give rise to the establishing of factories in
Germany by foreigners
Evening star., 1900-09-21
APPEAL. TO GOV. STONE.
Chicago Ministers Ask Him to Inter-
cedc In Strike.

CHICAGO. September 21-AppeaIs for in
tcTcession In the great anthracite coal
miners strike, in the hope of securing an
amicable adjustment Of the trouble, will
he sent Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania by
nearly every one of the 5n0 ministers of
Chicago. Action looking toward this end
was taken at a conference of Oak Park
ministers. and already many ministers have
signified their intention of king such ac-
tion. printed call was also sent to the
Chicago ministers asking them TO make the
strike a subject OF resolutions to be pre-
sented to their congregations for adoption
Sunday.
Evening star., 1900-09-21
CONDITIONS STILL. IMPROVE.
People Too Busy to Mourn
Over Losses.

GALVESTON. Tex, September 21-The
conditions at Galveston continue to i'm
prove rapidly. Every one is so busy that
there Is little time to mourn over
losses. This is doubtless fortunate for the
sufferers, for instead of spending '.eir time
In grieving they forget their troubles and
lend helping hand toward the bettermcnt
of existing conditions. The number of
patients in the various hospitals Is much
smaller than would have been expected
considering the number Of dead. This is
due to the fact that few who were entirely
helpless succeeded in escaping alive. There
are several hundred persons who were more
or less bruised, but their wounds are rapid
ly healing.
The general health Of the city, accord
ing TO DR. Wilkinson, is better than under
normal conditions. The number of people
leaving the city is decreasing and there is
no longer any necessity for sick and in
jured to go elsewhere for medical atten-
ton.
Commander Selfn1ge light house inspec-
tor, Is in Galveston. He gives official notice
that all buoys at the entrance of Galveston
harbor are in position.
Following is the additional list of dead re-
ported last night:
- Birge and wife.
Mrs. Mary c. Burns and child.
John Butterfield
w. A. Deering, wife and six children.
L Z.
ID. L. Grey and four children, Cecil, James,
Agnes and Lulu.
j. G. Grissof, wife and two children.
Ed Groom and wife.
Jacob Hilgenburg, wife and baby.
Mrs. Helen Hoskins.
A johnson, wife and child.
Mike Kelly.
August kessler.
Emma keSSler
Gussie keSSler.
Mrs. NJ. J. Glessenger
Mrs Lawsing, mother Of Mrs. J. ".
Mum, ST.
John McCune.
Tony MaltZberger and family.
Mrs. Minai and three children.
Robert Moore.
Theodore Muietz, wife and daughter
Willie Meyers.
George Midlegge, wife and family.
Miss Agnes Pauls.
Mrs. Robert Quinn and FIVE children.
Miss Helena Ritchie.
Annie Rohn tcolored).
Herman Rosin, wife and five children.
Mrs Julius Schilke and two children, Au-
gust and Albert.
Eddie and Maggie Sinnott.
Calvin Snipe and daughter.
Mrs. J. Sanford Southwick and child
Lavina Teage, colored, and three children.
Fred Treb0sus
Mrs. John WEIGH
f. G. Woodward jr.
Trains Running to Galveston.
GALVESTON, September 21.-At 6:15
a. m. the first train since the storm arrived
over the temporary bridge. Trains are now
running regularly. More are coming In
than are going away The building OF the
temporary bridge two and one-eighth miles
long was a remarkable achievement Oh ell.
giDeering.
Martial law ended at noon today.
Evening star., 1900-09-21

TraiBmen and Sv lite hmeu at Sc .'antOn
Considering the strike.

SCRANTON, Pa. September 2l-The
mining situation in the Lackawanna valley
shows no change today the district execu-
tive board Of the miners union being con-
tent to hold affairs in hand as they now
exist The tie-up remains practically COM
plete. Not over five washeries owned by
coal companies are working. The Others
operated by individuals. are shut down
pending an agreement with the executive
board to pay the scale demanded. Their
working, however, will even then be con-
ceded only under positive conditions pend
ing the settfement of he entire strike ques-
tion. Thus far there has not been the least
indication Of trouble anywhere I'm this
whole valley.
What the swftchmen and the railroad
tfainmen will now. do is the interesting
Evening star., 1900-09-21

Will Return Here This Evening
Views ON Cuba.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, September 2l.-Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee who is here to attend the
funeral of Dr. Hunter Mcclure, will re-
turn to Washington this evening He will
go from that city TO Winchester, where the
members Of his family are staying. The
general expects to return to Cuba about
October 22. Mrs. Lee and the Misses LIE
will accompany him. Gen. Lee begged to
be excused from discussing politics. When
asked what he thought of the situation IN
the Philippines he replied: THE United
States troops cannot be removed from
those islands under fire." 1t is evident
that Gen. Lee approves of the course that
is being pursued By the administration.
Asked about the situation in Cuba he said
THE constitutional convention will be held
in November Everything In connection
with II is problematical and experimental.
II the Cubans can frame a constitution AMI
prove their ahility to govern themselves
90 we'll and 90 good. but II they cannot do
this for themselves, we'll somlcbOdy will
have to do IL for them" sss
Evening star., 1900-09-21
Fraud Order Against Brokers.

The Post Office Department has issued a
fraud order against Arthur S. Foster and
Foster & Co. of Philadelphia. The Fosters
attempted recently to prevent the issue of
this fraud order by seeking an injunction
against the Postmaster General This was
denied, the court holding that ii was with
out jurisdiction in the premises The Fos-
ter concerns are engaged in cotton broker
age in Philadelphia. They advertised to
pay per cent month on all sums left
with them
Evening star., 1900-09-21
TEN MORE C0LLIERIEs AFFECTED.
Superintendent Luther at POttsville
So Informs Fresident Harris.

PHILADELPHIA, September 2l.-Gen-
eral Superintendent Luther of Pottsville
today telegraphed President Harris of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company that ten more OF the thirty-four
working collieries of the company were af-
fected by the strike this morning From
5000 to 10000 men have Joined the strik-
ers This action on the part of the mine
workers was the result of a meeting held
last night al Shenandoah Twenty-four col
lieries of the Reading company are still
working.
The collieries closed today are punched
in the Mahanoy valley, and follows:
Maple Hill, knckerbocksr, Elangowan,
Shenandoah ST. Nicholas, Suffolk, Indian
Ridge kohinoor, West Shenandoah and
Turkey Run. These mines are located in
and about Shenandoah, Mahanoy city, Ma
hanoy plains. St. Nicholas and Ashland, all
mining towns in Schuylkili county.
Evening star., 1900-09-21
Have No Electric Clocks.

Consul NORMAN at Munich writes to the
State Department saying that most fac
tories in Germany have nothing like our
electric timekeepers, and effort to in
troduce them into Germany, especially into
South Germany. where new enterprises are
constantly being launched, ought to. be sue
cessful.
Evening star., 1900-09-21
CONDITIONS Al WILkESBARRE.
situation Practically Unehanged-
More Men 0ut at Mocanaaua.

WIIkESBARRE. Pa, September 21-
There Is very little change in the strike
situation in the Wyoming valley this morn
ing. The colIiery of the West End Coal
Company at MOcanaqUa suffered another
reduction in its force today, hut the mine
Is still In operation.
All other mines in the district are idle