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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
SKATER DENIES REPORT.
H.4SNOT 4 AUTHORIZED ANY PEACE
 NEGOTIATIONS.
Declares That if Any Outside Parties Have Attempted to Bring About Settlement They Have Done So With out His Official Knowledge Sanc- tton-Despite His Statement the Re- port VIII Not Down.
port Will Not Down.

Pittsburg, Aug. 26.-Reported peace strike through the mediation of disin- terested parties-offlc and members of the National Civic Federation-re- ceived a setback when President Theo- dore J. Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, tonight declared absolutely that he had no official knowledge of such proceedings, and that if such a move had been started it did not have the official sanction of the organiza- tion.
 Nevertheless, the subject will not down, and tonight it is said that the conciliatory committee of the Civic Federation, already prominent in the matter, is fully prepared to carry on negotiations and will, If necessary, en- deavor to secure the good offices of Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Daniel Hanna and Seth Low, .co,-mem- bers of their organization, to give such prominence to the committee that the proposal will be received by the Steel Corporation.
  controversy make claims to a victory. The steel people point to the gains they have made all along the line in the way of securing men and starting plants. while the Amalgamated officials say that instead of losing ground the asso- citation is gaining every day and that, while the combine has succeeded in starting a few plants, they are not turning out merchantable matter and are losing money and breaking valuable machinery. The officials say the only plants at which they experience difti- culty are at the Star and the Lindsay and McCutcheon, but they expect to overcome all trouble there and have the mills running full at an early date.
 The surprise of the day was the Painter plant with six mills-the same
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
AN ANTI-TR JUST RESOL UTLON.
Passed by the Texas House of Repre-
 sentntIves.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 26-The house of representatives to-day adopted by a vote of 55 to B the following resolution introduced by MT. McFall of Travis county after a debate of considerable length:
 Be it resolved by the house of rep resentatives of the legislature of the state of Texas that trusts and monopo- lies are contrary to the spirit and genius of free people, destructive of individual liberty and subversive of the principles of a republican form of, government. That we recognize in the United States Steel corporation an or ganization which embodies all the evils of the trust, monopoly and community of interests idea and one which by reason of the manner and amount of the capitalization and plan of opera tion, may be said to be the very head and front of the offending system; that we are in hearty sympathy with the Association of Steel Workers in the contest which they are now waging with the United States Steel corporation for just and equit- able recognition of their union."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
SCIENTISTS MEET IN DENVER.
A Number of Addresses on Various
 Interesting Subjects.

Denver, Aug. 26.-The fiftieth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was opened here to-day with about two hundred members of the society in at tendance. The general session was pre- ceded by the meeting of the council, at which Pittsburg was selected as the place for the next meeting of the asso- citation. The general session was called to order by the retiring prisident, Pro- lessor R. S. Woodward, of Columbia university, New York, who introduced the new president. Dr. c. s. Minot, of Boston.
 The following vice presidents made their farewell addresses: Vice President Davenport, before the section of zoolo- gy on "The Zoology of the Twentieth Century" Vice President Brasshear, before the section of mechanical sci- ence and engineering, on ''The Carnegie Technical School;" Vice President But Ter before the section of anthropology on "A Notable Factor in Social Degen- eration;" Vice President Long, before the section of chemistry, on Some Points in the Early History and the Present Conditions of the Teaching of Chemistry in the Medical Schools of the United States" Vice President Wood ward, before the section of social and economic science.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
TO UR BOYS DROWNED.
Swept Out to Sea From n Raft at Long
 Branch.


 Branch.
 New York Aug. 26.-Four boys were drowned at Long Branch to-day. They were: Harold Sherman, twelve years old, son of H. B. Sherman of the Citi- zens' bank, Long Branch; Leon Gaskill, eleven years old, son of Alexander Cas- kill, Long Branch; Raymond Blakeslee, eleven years old, son of Professor Charles w. Blakeslee of the Long Branch high school; Walter Blakeslee, eight years old, brother of Raymond BlaNeslee.
 The four lads, with Stanley Bouz, playmate, started from home to bathe. Not long after they entered the water young Bouz swam ashore and shouted that his companions had been drowned. The five had reached a raft, which was anchored some distance out in front of Cranmere's beach and while on 1t had been swept into the sea by some big waves. The accident was unseen by the hundreds of bathers who were in the surf and 1t was not until Bouz gave the alarm that it became known. Eff forts were made to get the bodies by dragging. Later the Sherman and Cas- kills bodies came ashore. The others are still missing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
TO STUDY TRADES HERE.
Party of Twelve British Worhmcn Ar-
 rtve in America.

New York, Aug. 26.--On the Anchor line steamship Etopia, which arrived tonight, came twelve workingmen who have been sent to tour this country to study trades by an English paper. The men were selected by popular vote. They are: H. J. Humphrey, coach builder, Leytonsore, Essex; Frank Harris, pottery and glass decorator; F. A. Scott electrical and mechanical en- sineer, Glasgow; c. J, Jackson, en- gineer, Stratford; Thomas Graham, miner, Yorkshire: W. H. Grant, steve- dore Liverpool; George Nutley. paint CT. Kingston Hill, Surrey: Thomas Fleming, mason, Peebles; John Scutter, engine driver, Motherwell; Kenneth McKenzie, upholsterer, Inverness; George Etchells, weaver, Stockport; J. J. Gowan, hammerman, Gateshead. and A. Nicol Simpson, who will act as con- duct9r of the exposition
 MT. Simpson said: We will visit Washington, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Cleveland East Liverpool, O., Buffalo, Ottawa and Montreal We shall re- main a few days in each city.
 'Thc delegates come over here to gather information and study questions in which the British artizan is vitallv interested. We will inquire into the conditions of the American wage earn CT, how they are housed and live, their hours, unions and other things of .r terest to us on the other side"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
GREAT PARADEOF KNIGHTS.
10,OOO Expected i'm Linc-90,000 Visitors
 Already tn st. Louis.

Louisville, Aug. 26.--The twenty eighth triennial conclave of the grand encampment of Knights Templar will begin here tomorrow. Major John Il. Leathers, grand marshal of the parade, expects that 40,0OO Sir Knights will be in line. This pageant will be the feat ure of the conclave, Knights rom near ly everywhere, including Honolulu, be- ing in line. The course of the parade is a fluttering show of bunting, flags and streamers.
 Incoming trains filled the tracks about the city throughout the day, and by midnight all but a few scattered communicates had arrived. It is esti- mated that there are 90,0O0 visitors here tonight. Hotels are crowded with guests, visitors also occupy steamboats moored at the wharves and Pullman sleepers are located in different parts of the city.
 The selection of the meeting place for the next concave will be one of the last things to come before the grand encampment St. Paul is a strong can didate, Milwaukee is making a strong bid and San Francisco is also repre- sented by an earnest band of vigorous advocates. Denver and Cincinnati are in line while St. Louis and various cit ies of New England are regarded as possibilities.
 The grand communicates of the ma jority of states reached here during the day. Among the subordinate commn- deries here are: Woonsocket and St. John, Providence, R. l.; Vermont, Windsor, Vt.; Columbian, Norwich, Conn. St. Elmo, Meriden, Conn; Port land, Portland, Me-; Huge De Paynes, Melrose Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
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MINE WoRKERs' CONVENTION
Convenes To-day to Consider Various
 Important Matters.

Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 26.-In pursuance to a call issued several weeks ago by the district executive boards, the Unit ed Mine Workers of the anthracite coal fields will hold a convention here to- morrow, at which nearly one thousand delegates, representing 365 local unions, are expected to be present. The con- vention will continue for three or four days. Refusal of some of the coal con- panies to countenance the card inspec- tion system at the collieries, alleged failure of others to pay the ten per cent. increase supposed to have been granted by every mine owner last spring, local grievances and the amal- gamation of the stationary firemen, en- gineers blacksmiths, carpenters and teamsters with the United Mine Work CTS will be the most important matters considered. What the outcome of the convention will be none of the leaders will predict. None of the delegates will say anything.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
IN7ERTIEW WITH KRUGER.
Declares ISitchener's Proclamation tho
 BIaoaest Crime Yet Against Boers.

London, Aug. 27,-The Daily Tele- graph publishes to-day a long inter- view with MT. Kruger at Hilversum, on Lord Kitcheners latest proclamation. The correspondent says
 MT. Kruger, who seems greatly im- proved in health, spoke vehemently and with intense feeling, rejecting the idea that anything had been changed ex- cept the attitude of the British gov- ernment. He instituted that the tac- tics of the Boers were still as regular as at the beginning of the war. Their forces he said. were smaller and were split up into small parties because the British had split their forces into in- numerable small columns.
 He declared that ever since the cap- ture of Bloemfontein the British had trampled upon the code of International law. As for provision transports and the cattle the British are continually seizing, MT. Kruger said these were not intended for the Boer commanders, which live from hand to mouth, but for the women and children.
 "He contended that Lord Kitchener's proclamation itself recognized that the Boers had regular administration and an army. The proclamation could have but one effectt--o embitter an inten- sify resistance. He said the question whether a protest against it would be issued was still under consideration, but this matter was of little import to the burghers, who did not look to Europe for approval, blame or instruc- tions.
 Having characterized the proclama- tion as the 'blackest crime committed against the Boers' MT. Kruger closed the interview by solemnly calling to heaven to witness that the story of a Dutch conspiracy against the British was an abominable lie-the most mis- chievous and diabolical lie ever coined since man first appeared in the world"
 He said, however, that peace was still possible on the basis of give and take and that the Boers were ready to make reasonable sacrifices and to give guarantees on the basis of and free pardon to col- onial Afrikanders."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
CHAIRMAN JONES OUT.
Announces His Candidacy for Sennto-
 Reorganization Not Necessary.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 26,-Former Gov ernor William J. Stone, vice chairman of the democratic national committee, who has been seriously i'll, appeared at his office to-day for the first time in five weeks.
 In an interview the governor de- clared himself a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Hon. G. G. Vest and said he still believed silver should be coined into standard money. "Bimetallism," he said, is still an issue, but the United States is better off than other countries to-day with the gold standard" /
 Speaking of the proposed reorgani- zation of the democratic party the gov ernor said none was necessary. He declared w. J. Bryan to be the most prominent man in the democratic party to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27

luffed up into the wind and the Mount
 Morris lowed her over to her anchor age, a distance of four miles. MT. Dun- can remained in Newport, but will be
 here from day to day as the work of overhauling progresses. There was no movement to haul the boat out on the marine railway this afternoon but preparations for it went on in the boat shops all day. The Constitution will be taken out tomorrow at high water. Then the underbody is to be bright ened up, the topsides painted, the plates faired where they are dented and many small matters attended to. The topmast is to be housed in the morn- ing and the mainsail unbent before she is taken out on the railway.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
COLUMBlA IN DRYDOCK.
May Not be Selected Even if She Wins
 Trial Cup Races.

New York Aug. 26-The former cup defender, the Columbia, was dry dock ed this morning at the Morse Iron works South Brooklyn, for cleaning and examination preparatory to the taking part next Saturday off Newport iii the first of the official trials to se- lect the defender to meet the Shamrock. The champion, now being at her best, does not require any extensive prepara- tions She will be put overheard We'd nesday in order to have some rigging work done at Newport on the following day. Should the Columbia defeat the Constitution in this series the cup com mittee need not choose her to defend the trophy. It is believed that the committee will take into consideration the former races between the two boats, on the ground that the Constitution has been slow in prepara tion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
CONSUL STOWE,S OPINION.
South African Problem n Difficult One
 Great Future.


 sLondon, Aug. 26.-James G. Stowe, the United States consul general at Cape Town, has arrived here. MT. Stowe said to representative of the Associated Press:
 T find myself marooned in London. Apparently every berth on steamers bound for America is taken till the end of September and I am anxious to get home where I can do away with official cares and talk as private citi- zen. You know more in London about the military conditions of South Afrifa than it is possible for any one to know at Cape Town.
 While I Lave resigned from the con- sular service my resignation does not take effect till I reach Washington, hence it is impossible for me to say anything. You can learn much more from returning officers than it is possi- ble to learn from any one else coming from the Cape.
 ''The South African problem is un- doubtedly difficult and complicated The typographical situation of the country and the mobility of the Boers whom the English columns are unable to pursue individually, render opera tions most difficult. The British are feeding many prisoners and are provid- ing for thousands of Boer families, all of which is very nice on the part of the English but meanwhile the war drags of. There is a great future for South Africa when peace is secured. The surface mineral wealth is scarcely scratched. Undoubtedly England is
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
Louise Davenport Dead.

San Francisco, Aug 26.-Mrs. Louise Sheridan, better known as Louise Da- venport, the actress, died in this city last night from cirrhosis of the liver. She had lived in poverty in this city for several years past. Louise Daven- port was the wife of the old time Shakespearean actor, w. E. Sheridan, and under his training developed into an actress of recognized ability. Since the death of her husband several years ago, Mrs. Sheridan has not been on the stage. She was fifty nine years of age and a native of Canada.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
STILL ANOTHER MAN NAMED.
Atchison Road Man Rendered Presi-
 dency of fSOuthern Pacific.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 26,-Accord- ing to the Express a private dispatch has been received here stating that Sec ond Vice President Morton of Atchi- son. Topeka and Santa Fe has been rendered the position of president of the Southern Pacific, succeeding c. M. Hays. Credence is attached to the story at Santa Fe headquarters in this city, and it is said that conflrmatory news has also reached here from Wall street sources.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
Tho lIOsquitO Tests.

Havana, Aug. 26.-Of the eight per- sons bitten by infected mosquitoes in connection with the experiments con- ducted by the yellow fever board dur ing the last three weeks three have died Three others who took the fever are expected to recover. One has not developed the disease. The eighth per- son as yet has not yet developed yellow fever, although it is too early to say what will happen in that case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
OH Gusher Going Wild.

Beaumont, Tex, Aug. 26.-Two men are dead and an oil gusher is going wild defying the mechanical skill of man to stop it. The dead; James Smith, John McDaniels. Smith lost his life trying to shut off the gusher and McDan'els while trying to save Smith, The scene of the wild gusher is what is known as the Hogg- -Swayne syndi- cate tract. The well belongs to the Palestine Beaumont Oil company. It was not expected to come in before to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
LA TYSON DETERMINED.
VIII Demolish Independence-Boat
 Leaves Newport To-day

Newport, R. l., Aug. 26.-With high tide tomorrow morning the Boston in tow of the tug Gladiator for Boston. Mir Lawson, the owner, has reiterated his statement that after September 8 the yacht will be broken up, He is to have her sailed on September ? in Bos- ton harbor to give Bostonians chance to see her, and then she will go to the junk heap.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
PAYING COMMISSION MATTEHs.
Aldermen Listen to tho Committee yVhs
 Insist on Brick Pavement.

AhsaSG On oTICk faYemenGs 4fs The paving commission held regu- lar meeting yesterday afternoon at 4l
 o'clock in the city hall. This is the first meeting that has been held since
 President Adler returned home, and iaS
 the first one since the meeting of two
 weeks ago when the bids for th0S
 Church street pavement were oreneu
 and laid over without being awardedy
 The bids were for asphalt pavement.f on Church street, and were not award
 ed because a communication from City Clerk Norris on the part of the board of aldermen asked that the commission refrain from advertising for bids or awarding the contract until commita tee of conference from the board could meet with the commission. Z.
 When this communication was req ceived the bids had already been ad-s vertsed and they were opened. but were held up out of courtesy to the al- dermanic body. This communication was merely the acquainting of the com- mission of the action taken by th8 board of aldermen at a previous meet- ing. Alderman filling of the NinthE ward and Alderman Walsh of the Twelfth ward were the committee ap4 pointed and at yesterdays meeting they conferred with the paving conl- mission.
 The aldermen held that as the court of common council had voted brick pavement for Church street and the 2 contract had been let, the commissiolr had no right to change the order i'm any way. They stated that if any at- tempt is made by the commission to o lay asphalt pavement on Church street an injunction will be prayed out and the matter would be taken to the courts. ssg
 The committee left after about a halh hour session, and the commission went into executive session. It was decid- ed to adjourn the meeting until 1T o'clock to-day when some agreement will be reached as to the action to take on the aldermen's actions
 The opinion of the corporation coun- sel has already been secured, which $ practically states that the Injunction could not be prayed out without the action of the entire court of commons council It is stated, however, that the commission will insist on laying the asphalt, and that they will pro- ceed at once to award the contract.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
NOTICE TO IDLE NEGROES.
Oklahoma Towns Determined to Get
 Hid of Them.

Sapulpa, o. T., Aug. 26.-Notices warning idle negroes to leave town has resulted in all blacks not employed or owning property taking their depart ure Surrounding towns also are talk ing up the fight against the negroes.
 Stroud Okla, Aug 26.-The desire to run all negroes from territory towns, started at Sapulpa but has spread to Stroud and a mob of gamblers and toughs has driven all the blacks from towns In addition they tore down the houses of two negroes and burned the buildings and contents. The trouble started with a negro attempt ing to stab a white man. The officers so far have not interfered
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
J. H. Haverly Seriously III.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 26,-Col- onel J. H. Haverly, whose fame in minstrelsy is world wide, is danger ously i'll at St. Marks hospital in this city of heart trouble. His wife has been telegraphed for and she is now on her way from New York. Colonel Haverly recently moved to Salt Lake City since his retirement from the show business several years ago and has been devoting his time almost exclu- Siyely to mining.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
WESIPORT ASSA UT CASE.
Edward Baldwin Bound Over Without
 Bail to Superior Court.

Westport, Conn, Aug. 26,-Edward Baldwin, who was arrested Saturday night on a charge of having committed an assault upon Daisy Hoyt, sisteen- year-old girl, who is at Fresh Air Farm four miles from this town, was bound over by Judge Hyatt without bail for the September term of the su- perior court at Bridgeport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
LYnCHING I1IMINENT.
Arkansas Mob nt Fort smith Preparing
 for the Work.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 26.-A negro named Louis Smith was arrested and lodgedi jail here to-day, charged with an assault one week ago on a seven year-old girl, the daughter of railroad employe. Tonight a crowd of men, bent on wreaking vengeance on the ne- gro. assembled near the jail. A mes senger has been dispatched to secure sledge hammers with which to break down the doors of the jail and lynch ing is imminent. The officers are pass i've and it is not anticipated that any determined effort will be made by them to thwart the purpose of the lynchers.
 Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 26.-A tele- gram was received at the governors office to-day stating that the negro Bob Brown, who killed J. J. Mcleod near Ala.,. last Saturday, has been surrounded in a swamp near Eu- fala Bloodhounds have been forward ed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
CONSTITUTION 1T NEWPORT.
Designer Aboard to See What Changes
 Are Necessary AIOft.

Bristol, R. l., Aug. 26.-The Constitu- tfon came up from Newport this after noon at o'clock beating under main- sail, club topsail, forestaysail and jib as far as Sandy Point light for the pur- pose of enabling the designer, who was on board, to see what changes aloft were necessary before she entered the trial races next Saturday over the Brenton's Reef course. The wind was light from tn enortheast and when abreast of Sandy Point the craft was