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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
THE STEEL TRUST STRIKE
Ultimatum of the Weed Company
Anglers the Men.
The AmaTSamated Associations Ad-
visOry board to Meet in PittsburE
To-day nud Consider the Question
of Shutting Down All the Mills.


McKEESPORT. Pa, April 1.-THE
crisis in the fight between organized Ia
Dor and the ". Devices Wood sheet steel
concern will, in all probability, come
tomorrow. The notice issued by Man
ager Samuel Cooper at midnight. noti-
fying the strikers that they must re-
turn by o'clock tomorrow morn .ng
and resume their places or consider
themselves discharged, was the princ!-
pal topic of discussion here today and
greatly angered the steel employees.
Manager Cooper's notice follows:
~Au employees of the American
Sheet Steel Company, Woods depart
ulent, working at RunOut Forge and
sheet mill branches who do not report
for duty Thursday, April Is, at q. m,
VIII be discharged Wages due them
viii be paid upon application at the Of
hce-
President Shaner, of the AmaIgamat-
ed Association of Iron. Steel. and Tin
Workers. has sent the following state
ment to d New York newspaper, defn-
ing the position Of the employees:
The advisory board OF the AmaIga-
mated Association OF Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers consisting of myself,
John Williams. and III. +. Tfghe, and
the vice presidents CT the districts in
which the American Sheet Steel Com
pany have mills, namely, David Rees,
of PittsbuTS; Walter Larkin, Martins
Ferry, Ohio; Charles H Davis, New
port, Ky. John + Ward Youngstown.
Ohio. and John Ch3ppen, Of New Cas-
tie, Pa, meet in Pittsburg today to
consider the question Of closing all the
mills operated BY the United States
Steel Corporation
Il will advise closing only the sheet
steel mills at first II after this, no
settlement is effected within d reason
able time, L viii advise making q gen
eraii strike and the closing Of every
plant Of the corporation
It is said that the Wood Company
has made no effort to import new men
to take the places Of the strikers and
the officers Of the concern claim that
they have been very Ienient in allowing
the men until tomorrow to report for
duty.
Considerable excitement was caused
at an early hour this morning by The
runor that men were being brought to
the city by river. Hundreds Of the
strikers left their homes and began a
search for the strangers The streets
leading TO the mill were lined with a
strikers guard and every man who
passed that way was stopped and ques-
toned. One of those accosted by the
pickets was a Pole, who said that he
hailed from New York. He stated that
he had come to the city to work in The
steel mill He was prevailed upon to
leave The river front Of the mill il
being patrolIed by more than one hun
dred men at night, and if newcomers
are brought in there is likely 10 be
trouble
1t is announced that the McKeesport
branch Of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton will hold special meeting this af-
ternoon to discuss the situation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
10 OPEN TIE BUFFALO FAIR.
The President to Press an Electric
Button, Starting the Machinery

Button, Starting the Machinery
The committee on ceremonies of the
Buffalo Exposition called on the Presi-
dent this morning and made formai ar
rangements for his participation in sew
eraI ceremonies connected with the far
In the delegation were Major T. w. Sy
monds. chairman; e. R Rice, Charles
Gurney, George s Met aIf. W. 8 Gattan,
l. D. Rumsey. George Urban, jr., and
William l. Buchanan. They were intro
duced 10 the President by Representative
Alexander Of Buffalo
The exposition viii be formally opened
May I, and. according to present plans,
the President will be in yicksburg. Miss,
on his way to the Pacific Coast on that
day He viii nevertheless open the cere-
monies at O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day by pressing an electric button,
which VIII set going the wheels of the
machinery in Buffalo.
A message will be sent him from the
director general Of the fair, and to this
he viii communicate d reply There VIII
be but 4 formal exchange of greetings
May 20 viii be Dedication Day at the
Exposition and Vice President Roosevelt
and Senator Lodge viii be there to de-
liver the principal orauions. The Presi-
dent viii then be in California. preparing
to leave upon his return trip. He Will be
communicated with~therc and send a mes
sa sc Of greeting
June 13, the day after ne arrival Of the
Presidential party at 3affaIo, wiH be
Presidents Day at the fair On this oc-
casion there win be special and imposing
ceremonies IN his honor. The length of
time that the President expects to remain
in Buffalo was not talked Of at the con-
ference today.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
JUMPED FROM a FERRYBoAr.
a Woman Commits Suicide on Her
Way to New York.

NEW YORK, April IA handsomely
DIRE ssed woman committed suicide by
jumping of the ferryboat Hudson City,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. while on
her way from Jersey City to New York
today.
The police put together the pieces of
an envelope she had torn up and found
that it was addressed TO Mrs Farrell.
rs East Nfnety-sixth Street New York.
When the woman boarded the Hudson
City at Desbrosses Street at 2:45 o'cIock
this morning she went to the woInan's
cabin. When the boat was within 500
feet of the Jersey shore she went TO the
stern an:7 jumped into the water without
uttering a sound. She sank Immediately
The boat vas stopped and every effort
made TO find her. but without avail.
The woman supposed to have been Mrs
Farrell was first seen walking down Ex-
change Place, Jersey City. She missed
the 1:3G O'Clock boat and had to wait fer
the next While waiting she appeared
to be nervous After she boarded the fer
Tybeat she paced up and down the won
ans cabin nervously and attracted the
attention OF the deekhands- Just as she
walked out to throw herself into the riv-
er sic took the letter from her pocket and
tore it up. She tried to throw the scraps
into the river, but the strong wind blew
most of them back on the deck.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
sALUTED BY a FRENCH SHIP.
The Duguay-Trouin Pays Her Re-
spects to the American Flag.

The Duguay-Trouin Pays Her Re-
spects to the American Flag.
NEW YORK, April I7.-As the French
training ship Duguay-Trouin passed Cas-
tie William on Governors Island today on
her way Up TO the anchorage on Thirty
fourth Street in the North River she sa-
Iuted the American flag with twenty-one
guns and received a similar salute froTa
the fort On board are seventy-eigbt
ulIdshipmen who are completing their ed
ucation by a voyage along the shores of
the United States.
The Duguay-Trouin viii remain here un-
til April 25- Visitors are welcome on board
the cruiser from noon of each day until
$50 o'clock IN the afternoon, with the ex-
ception of Saturday
For the benefit Of the officers and cadets
a reception viii be given at Columbia Uni
versity tomorrow by the faculty and stu
dents and the French colony VIII hold q
reception. followed by a ball. at Lenox
Iyceum on Saturday evening On Mon
DAY the French Chamber OF Commerce
viii give a banquet at Sherrys-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
MAYOR JOHNSON'S REPLY
The 0hi0an Defines His Position
and Disarms His Opponents.

Fi0aI declaration That He VIII
he Neither n GubcrnatorIaI Nor a
Senatorial CnndEdate-Determi
to Serve the City OF Cleveland.
CLEVLAND. Ohio. April 17.-Mayor
Tom T. Johnson has deprived his op-
poneats Of one Of the arguments they
have been sJsing most assiduously- He
stated emphaticaHy to a correspondent
that he will not be a candidate for Gov
ernor or United States Senator The COM
ing fall The opponents of the mayor
have been arguing both before election
and since that he had an ulterior mo-
tive in seeking the mayoralty OF Cleye-
land They declared that first ne would
be a candidate fer United States Sena-
tor before the next General assembly.
Then a story VAS printed that Mr.
johnson had entered into an alliance
with John Il Mclean by whic h he and
Mr.. Mclean would control :hc Demo
cratic party in Ohio. Then the 0ppo-
rents secured new Dosi1lan for The
Cleveland rIayor They argued that
Mr.. Mclean would want TO be senator
and in Eiew of that Mr. Johnson would
seek the gubernatoriaI nomination
For some days The opposition has had
Mayor johnson a candidate for Gov
ernor.
TIE mayor has made The following
statement: you may say e.11pIati-
caIly that I am not a candidate for
ernor. Both Of these positions viii be
contested FOR n the near future and
notice that some newspapers ana some
politicians N the Republican arty
have been sayJng that I would be
candidate You car say that I y III rot
be a candidate fer either position.
I was elected Mayor Of Cleveland by
the people for a term of two years.
The people expect me to serve as their
mayor for that length of time On the
stump I made the pledge that if elected
Mayor of Cleveland I would be mayor
ana that I would devote my whole time
to the proposition in an effort TO carry
on and promote the welfare Of The city.
Now propose to keep that pledge
viii act as Mayor of Cleveland for two
years and I will endeaYor TO conduct the
government Of the city in the interests
Of all the people.
My aim will be to see that special
privileges are granted to none. and
whatever is done viii be done for the
benefit of the whole people. That is my
platform. To carry out that work viii
require nv closest attention and my
whole time wiz be devoted to the work
1 an not and viii not be candidate
for Governor or the SenatoTship. and all
reports to that effect viii prove TO be
untrue.
1T will take all my time in the two
years I viii be Mayor Of Cleveland to
come anywhere near satisfying The ex-
pectations of my friends and Of the peo-
pie who voted for me at the recent cleo
lion. I propose to try to accomplish
what have started out to do. Moth
ing can swerve me from my purpose
Since Mr. johnson has been elected
mayor he has received many letters
from people all over the country ask
ing him if he win be a candidate for
either of the positions mentioned. His
reply to all has been the same-namely,
l., +I,l ,-,r-o rIr-o
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Ohio IzIdnappers Fooled.

WARREN, Ohio. April IA kidnap-
ming case, with robbery as the apparent
motive. occurred at State Road, ten
miles from Warren, last night. Melvin
Crocker. fourteen years old, who lives
with his grandfather, Thomas Croeller,
vas bound, gagged and bHndfcIded, he
says, by four men and brought TO War
ren in a covered wagon oy one Of them
The boy was released shortly after ar
riving here and notified his uncle, c Il
Stroup. who. by telephone warned Crock
CT. This evidently upset the plans of the
kidnappers, who, It is believed, had ar
ranged TO rob CTOcker. & well-to-do farm
or. The boy is unharmed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
INDIANS TO BE ARRESTED.
Lab Tah Niece and ChItto Harjo
Trying to Cause a Revolt.

MUSKOGEE. L T. April T7-United
States Marshal Bennett has issued in
structions TO his deputies TO arrest Lab
Tah Niece and Chitto Harjo, alias Cray
Snake wherever found.
Sufficient information has been received
by the court officers here to convince
them that these two leaders of the Snake
band of Indians are at work again, ad-
yising their people to continue to oppose
the policy of the Government regarding
their tribal affairs Micco is said to have
delivered a speech on Little River short
time ago in which he advised the Indians
to die rather than take their allotments.
They have practically no following, how
ever. and there is no probability Of any
further uprising
Judge Thomas has caused a warrant to
be issued fer Chitto HarJo and when
brought before the judge the Indian VIII
be required to show good reasons Why he
should not be sentenced on the plea Of
guilty to conspiracy. which he entered
when he was before the court in January.
Micco was not arrested with the Snake
band last winter, and when arrested viii
have to be placed on trial and convicted
before ne can be sentenced
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
STRIKERS DEMANDS REFUSED.
The LehfEh Valley Coal Company
DeeIines to Reiustate Won.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. April 1.-THE
Lehigh Valley Coal Company this morn
ing refused the demand Of the strik-
ers at the Prospect, oakwood, Mid
vale, and Henry collieries to reinstate
the discharged men for whose sake the
strike was called, and there are no pres
eat prospects of a settlement
The company officials say that dis
charge was for disobedience of orders
when damage to the company's property
was involved, and they cannot afford to
nave such men in their employ. They de
clare the union did not sanction the strike
and that it is hurting itself very much
and greatly lesseHing the chances Of
gaining recognition.
There are over 5000 mine workers on
strike at different collieries in this valley.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
AN EXPEDITION TO CHILL
French and German Troops Depart
From Pekin.

Other Commanders Surprised by the
Movesnent-Action Said to Have
Been Taken Because of the Hos
tile Attitude of the Chinese Army
PEKIN. April 1.-THE foreigners in
Pekin are expecting serious develop
nents as a result Of The expedition OF
French and German troops which left
here today for the western border Of
the Province Of Chill
The departure of the troops If the
two nations mentioned caused surprise
among the other commanders, as it was
the first intimaton they had OF the IN
tended military expedition.
The departure Of the troops IS said to
be due to the hostile attitude Of the
Chinese forces commanded by General
I.iG Il IS believed here that most Cf
the native forces in the territory north
of PeLin are still hostile To the for
eigners. They were never required TO
make q formal surrender and the Icace
negotiations were commenced before
the Chinese army was asked TO prom
ise that it would not resume fighting.
For this reason the present attitude of
the great body Of Chinese troops is an
uncertain factor in the situation
There have been frequent rumors
that the Celestial soldiers north of this
city We're preparing to resume hosuli-
ties on a large scale, and the reports
had caused considerable alarm among
the foreigners here who have expected
that ali attempt at wholesale massacre
would be unexpectedly made. i is be-
lieved that this feeling has inspired the
Franco-German movement which be-
gan today
There are many persons here who
view the movement as inconsistent, ow-
ing to the negotiations that are now in
progress between the representatives of
the Powers and the Chinese peace plen-
ipotentiaries. There Is another large
faction which fully approves the move
and declares that the threatening situa-
ton TO the north makes it advisable
and necessary
1t is believed that the expedition is
likely to result in the resumption OF
hostilities on a large scale as the Chi
nese troops are said to be in such a
mood that not much provocation viii
be necessary to make them aggressive
1t is feared that the French and Ger
man soldiers will be hasty in their &C
ton if they ccme in contact with the
Celestial regiments and that bIoodshe6
will certainly follow, exercising the
Chinese throughout the Empire whose
love for foreigners has not been aug
mented by the prospective demands OF
the Powers for large indemnities
After a holiday lasting two weeks
the foreign ministers resumed their ses-
sions yesterday, but accomplished little
or nothing in ara aging the basis on
which the Powers will treat with the
Imperial Government for a settlement
Of the questions growing out of the
Boxer outrages.
It has now been practically agreed
however. that there must be a change
IN the Chinese Court ceremoniaIs ans
that there must be a radical reform II
the Tsung H-yamen.
BERLIN, April 17.-FieId Marsha
Count Won WaIdersee telegraphs from
Pekin that he has been informed thai
20,000 Chinese are advancing through
the defIes between the Provinces OF
Shansi and Chilli It is not knowr
whether their intentions are peaeeabIt
or warIike.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
A REPORT FROM ROGKHILL.
The State Department Notified of the
Frnnco-Gserman ExRedItion.

W w RockhiII. the Special American
Commissioner to Pekin. has informed the
State Department of the organization of
q punitive expedition Of Germans and
French to proceed TO a place northwest of
Pekin- and in the same province, called
on some maps Ffsuia- and on others Huai-
Ia. The expedition IS to scatter the Chi
nese troops under General LjU- Mr. Rock
hill has made no report about the eNpe-
Gition alleged to be intended to 90 to Pao-
tiug-fu. the temporary residence Of the
Chinese Court
Some surprise was expressed in official
circles today over information to the
I London Times from Pekin that the
ministers of the Powers had adopted
recommendation of 3Ir. BockhiIl that the
TsunE-Ii-yamcn, or Chinese Board Of For
eiSn Affairs, be displaced by a committee
having precedence over all other boards
The American proposition in regard to
which Mr. RoclshiH was instructed was
that instead OF the Tsung-li-yamen there
should be a single Minister of Foreign
Affairs, speaking q European language,
VINO should receive the foreign ministers
at all times y single head of the de
partrnent of foreign affairs was desired
because Of the distribution of responsible
ftv between the several members of the
TSunC-ll-y3lnCu ana the Unsatisfactory
methods Of intercourse with it.
1t was said at the State Department to-
day that Mr. Rockhiil had made no report
in regard to the proposition attributed to
him and that, Il he had made it. he had
probably done so after ascertaining that
a majority of his diplomatic colleagues al
Pehin were favorable to the idea OF a sin
gle-headed foreign department
Government by boards is IL accordance
with Chinese tradition and practice The
affairs of the Empire are administered
by six boards. and d member Of each is
a member of the Privy Council The new
board. according TO the London Times
correspondent. is TO consist of an imperial
prince two ministers. one Of whom VIII
be president of the board and another q
member of the Grand Council, having di-
rect access to the Emperor, and two vice
ministers. veTsed in foreign affairs one Of
whom shall speak a European language
/! In the opinion OF officials here, the or
/ ganization of the board would be more
satisfactory If the two vice ministers had
I been placed at its head instead Of being
+ made the junior members
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
PRlcE One CENT
THE RICE WILL LITIGATION
Surrogate Fitzgerald Adjourns the
Case Until June.
He Declares That II WouId Not BE
Fair to Force Patrick, the Accus-
ed Attorney, Into "a Civil Trial
Under the Present circumstances.


Under the Present circumstances.
NEW YORK, April Ion the
ground that it would be prejudicIaI to
the interests OF Albert T. Patrick, the
attorney held by Justice Jerome yes
terday for the grand jury On the charge
Of being implicated in the murder Of
William Marsh Rice, the aged Texas
millionaire, Surrogate Fitzgerald today
adjourned the case involving the con-
tests over the alleged will Of Mr. Rice.
The case has been set down for the
first Monday in June, when, 1t is now
expected, the litigation over the disput-
ed wills. one dated in 1900 and the 9TH
er in 1886, viii begin, unless a further
adjournment Is brought about by the
status OF the criminal case against Pat
rick Patrick offered the 1900 viii for
probate, and the surrogate holds that
il would not be fair under the present
circumstances to force him to a defence
in the civil courts.
In the course of the argument that
occurred today over the question of ad-
journing the VIII case, many interest
1AtS things NE4C Sci0 ~ lAAG dtAOi AiSS
both on matters directly connected with
the litigation and affairs outside OF It
William II. Hornblower, Of counsel
for Capt. James A Baker. jr.. and the
other proponents of the 1895 VIII, de-
clared that the chances were good that
the persons interested in the wills were
entering on an era Of postponements
that might last for wears
Incidentally, he seemed to cemnit
himself to the opinion that Roland B.
MoIiReux would get a new trial.
Julien 7. Davies. representing some OF
MIR. Rice's heirs, took occasion to ex-
plain how it was that his clients were
backing Patrick in the plea for delay
while their interests in the case were
on the whole opposed to the accused at.
torney.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Earl Roberts Report on the Field
Transport

LONDON, April 17.-Eari Roberts re
port on the field transport in South Africa
says 2. .7o1 miles Of railway are held and
that 200,9a0 officers and men have proceed
cd from the base to the front One hun
dred and thirty thousand beasts, Goa
tons of stores and supplies and innumer-
able guns and vehicles have also been
forwarded.
Commenting on this report, the Pail
Mall Gazette says that the transport Of
supplies viii win campaigns in the future.
When General Roberts arrived in South
Africa he found that the transport was
not only insufficient, but was organized
on q system hopeIessly unsuited tc mill
tary emergencies. He had to pull the
whole scheme to pieces and reconstruct
it from regimental into departmental
units
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
sUccUMBEp TO TYPHOID FEVER
Another Student ut Yale Dies of the
nrenGed Diseuse.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April III
Francis Finn. Yale student. in the
graduate department. died this morning at
his nome in Meriden. He was graduated
in the class of go, and returned to Yale
to study for his post graduate degree Of
doctor Of philosophy
Mr. Finn was offered an assistant pro-
fessorshfD in Latin at the ONO State Uni
versity last year, but declined 1t. He was
brought 10 his home in Meridea April 1,
suffering from the fever. He was in the
habit of drinking New Haven city water,
which, according TO the report of the
health officer, was polluted. Finn is the
second Yale student to die of the dis
ease
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Rare Pnpyri Secured.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE library Of Hell
deIDerg University has acquired twenty
seven sheets of a Septuagint code in un-
cials of the sixth or seventh century on
papyrus It is the most comprehensive
fragment Of the kind in Germany. and is
most important IN relation to the text of
the Septuagint. It contains a translation
OF chapters iv to xiv Of Zechariah and
chapters TO iv of Malachi.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
AN INSANE woMAN's CRIMES.
Shot Her Husband Twice and Com
misted Suicide.

MASON CITY, Iowa, April 17--Mrs. h
B. Tunure arose from her bed last night
and, with a revolver, shot her husband
twice through the head She then killed
herself with a shot through the heart.
Her six children were awakened In time
to extinguish the fire, which had caught
in the clothing of their mother. Her body
was badly burned
The coroner's jury found that Mrs. Tu-
uUre was temporarily insane.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
CAPTAIN HARDING APPOINTED.
He BECOMES Assistant Engineer Com
missioner of the District

Secretary Root today issued an order
appointing Capt. Chester Harding an As
sistant Engireer Commissioner for the
District of Columbia. Secretary Roots s
order follows:
by direction Of the President and IN
der the provisions OF the act of Congress
approved June Il, 1878, as amended by the
act Of Congress approved August Z. 1891,
Captain Chester Harding, Corps of En-
gineeTs. Z 6 a, upon being relieved
from his duties at Grand Rapids. Mich.
wiz proceed to Washington, ID. c, and
report in person to the Engineer Com
missioner Of the District of Columbia for
duty as an assistant. The travel enjoined
is necessary for the public service
.'ELIF1U ROOT.
SeCretaTy Of War