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HARRY DE WINDT'S TRIP
HAZARDOUS OVERLAND JOURNEY
FROM PARIS ACROSS SIBERIA.
Places Marked on Maps as Prosperous
Cities Found to BE Mere HamIets
Arrival at Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 2S.-After travel
ing for six months across the bleak steppes
and frozen mountains of Siberia, Harry
De Windt of the London Daily Express,
is ready to report that a railroad prac-
tically connecting the Eastern and Western
hemispheres is a feasible project
Mr.. De Windt left Paris, Dec 16 last, and
arrived in Seattle by way of Behring
straits. the Yukon. Dawson and Skagway
this afternoon on the steamer City of To-
peka. His party encountered great perils
from hunger and cold, and attribute to the
presence Of Americans in northern waters
the fact that they are again safe in a civ
ilized country. The party, consisting Of
Mr. De windt, Viscount De Clinchamp-
Bellegard, George Harding, who has been
with the learder of the expedition on many
journeys in the last sixteen years, and
Stephen Rastoruryffe, a Cossack, will sail
at daybreak tomorrow for his native land.
The expedition, from which the party is
returning was undertaken at the instance
OF Alfred ]. Pearson, owner of the London
Express Pearson's Magazine and two score
of other publications, who wished to have
4 reporter make the trip by land from
Paris to New York a feat which had not
been before accomplished. Mr.. De Windt
asserts that the overland journey was
much more hazardous and difficult than he
expected. and that he would decline the
trip again. De Windt left the Transsibe-
rian Railway at Irkutsk. From there a
course almost directly north was followed
10 the borders of the Arctic ocean The
trail was along the Lena River, which is
one of the great rivers of the continent of
Asia on the Lena a great find of gold has
been made. but none of the Russians is
permitted to mine Ii. Much of this part of
the trip was made behind reindeer. Near
the mouth of the river dogs were procured,
and they hauled the four men the remain
der of the way 10 Cape East.
The country traversed was covered sew
erel feet with snow, the road was untraV-
eled and rough dangers lurked at almost
every turn The members Of the expedition
were treated with Kindness but in many
places the natives were suffering from
famine and disease and could do little for
exist upon the map along the route which
the leader Of the party had selected. When
the points were reached, nothing but a few
scattered huts and a half dozen wretched
natives were found The people OF all the
northern part Of the continent have been
attracted 10 the coast nearest America as
there they can trade with the American
whalers and subsist more easily than in
their inland towns and villages.
For several hundred miles directly east
Of Bering straits Mr.. De Wndt found
many settlements of the natives. and there
he found food and assistance Had he not
met the Siberians he believes. he could
never have reached Bering straits and so
his rescue is due TO American traders.
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United Mine Workers, Mr.. Wilson
Says, VIII Continue Caring for
Idle Men and Their Families.
ARREST AT wILKESBARRE
TWENTY-FIVE COMPLAINTS FILED
AGAINST J. F. dULLAHY.
Fireman's Secretary, who Has Been
Active in the Anthracite Strike
Charged with Libel.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 2S.-Federal
Judge Keller to-day issued an injunction
against G. W. Purcell. a member of the
national executive committee of the United
Mine Workers; W. B. Wilson, national
secretary; Chris Evans, national statisti-
clan; Mother" Jones and five others at
the suit Of the Gauley Mountain Coal Com
pany 1t is in the form of those hereto
fore issued. It was charged that Purcell.
Evans, Wilson and the others were pur-
chasing and distributing supplies to feed
the strikers in this district.
Purcell. Evans, Wilson and the others
against whom the injunction was issued are
not enjoined from furnishing supplies to
the miners. but are enjoined from organiz-
ing camps close to the property Of the
complainants. and were selected de-
PENDANTS because they are nonresidents
and because they were active in providing
supplies for the miners.
Upon information made before Federal
District Attorney Atkinson to-day warrants
VI dAItSN NtAt AoohSh Aoi AbtNN AAANN-h -
sons, charging them with contempt of court
in violating the injunction issued by Judge
Keller. covering the Flat Top coal field.
along the Norfolk & Western railroad. The
clerk declined to give the names for whom
warrants were issued.
Very little of interest developed in the
trial OF District President John Richards
and others to-day on charges of contempt
for violating the injunctiOns. Numerous
witnesses were examined. But few of them
could connect the defendants with the con-
tempt action. Deputy United States Mar
shal Cunningham testified that in addition
10 acting as official. he had worked for the
Collins Colliery Company captain OF
their guards. drawing a salary therefor.
The defense will try 10 prove that the
strikers were unoer the impression that
Cunningham was serving injunctiOns is
sued by Judge Jackson in 1897. and that
these injunctiOns were not in force.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, July 2S.-Judge
jackson issued another injunction this
afternoon OF the same general character
as those for whose violation Mother
Jones and others were tried. 1t was issued
upon the application of G.. Clinton Gard
ner, receiver for the Pennington Coal Com
pany. and is directed against thirty strikers
and organizers.
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the millers, whose friend / have been all
the time and tried to get their bill through.
l gave them the floor once and let II come
up the second time, but members in charge
Of the measure wanted it passed over, as
they hoped for a compromise between
friends and enemies of the bill. This was
twice the bills friends had an opportunity.
l proposed again to have the bill called
up by calling upon the committees. but
Mr.. Tawney. author of the bill, was alb
sent that day and other friends of the
measure were unwilling to have it come up
in his absence, that is three times the
bill practically had its day in court, and
for the reasons named failed to be disposed
of. but in no instance was IL any fault of
mine. The bill is just and ought to
pass. and l have no doubt ii will pass at
the short session of Congress. i fear there
has been some very thoughtless misrepre
sentation about this matter, for IL is not
usual for men to attack their loyal friends"
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Damage in California.

LOMPOO. Cal, July 2S.-Lompoo valley
experienced a severe earthquake shock at
1855 last night. At that time a violent
shock was felt. which lasted fully thirty
seconds and was so severe that dishes.
clocks. house plants and other articles
were thrown from shelves. The people
were stricken with terror and ran from
their houses, some fearing 10 return. as
other lighter shocks continued for several
hours afterward. Another heavy shock
was felt at ; a. m, and one al II a. m. to-
DAY. \ large water tank was knocked
over, the earth cracked at many different
places. and the Santa YneZ river bed
slightly changed at places.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal July 2S-Mea-
ger advices received from Los Alamos
fOrty-five miles north of this place, report
that unusually severe shock of earthquake
occurred at about II o'clock last night. do
ing considerable damage TO the property
OF the Western Union Oil Company. esti-
mated at from $4,000 10 $4,000.
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lodged against him by men who are now
employed in various capacities by the coal
companies in this section. 1t is alleged
that Mullahy had printed a circular con-
tanning the names of the prosecutors. He
classified them under the head Of unfair
Workmen, and then, so II Is claimed, post
ed them in conspicuous places throughout
the region. Ma gistrate Pollock held Null
lahy in the sum OF $500 on each charge,
which made the total bail 1880. The bail
was promptly furnished by friends of the
accused. Secretary Mullahy has been very
active in the strike. II is said that through
his influence he has held 80 per cent. of
the striking firemen firm. Engineers and
pump men have bone back 10 work in large
numbers since the strike began, but the
firemen have remained out with the miners
almost 10 a man. At strike headquarters
Mullahy's arrest on so many warrants is
termed an outrage.
Sheriff Jacobs was called to Duryea to-
day TO disperse a mob which had gathered
in the vicinity of the Warnke washery and
prevented some men from going TO work.
When the sheriff arrived on the scene the
crowd left
The work Of distributing relief among the
strikers of the Wyoming region began to-
day The most needy cases will receive aid
first.
Agents from the soft coal regions in west
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illi-
nois have been in the Wyoming region the
past few days hiring miners to work In
the bituminous mines. Nearly one hundred
miners and laborers left the region to-day
for western Pennsylvania and Ohio. More
will go tomorrow and Wednesday. 1t Is
understood the rock miners Will present a
petition to the executive board of the Mine
Workers Union requesting permission 10
return to work. 1t is said the employment
of this class of anthracite miners would
not affect the situation.
The announcement of the officials Of Ok
ford colliery of their intention to resume
operations Aug. l is being discussed here,
but as yet there is no evidence on the part
of the Wyoming operators to take similar
action The opinion prevails throughout
the region that there will be no attempt
TO break the strike before Sept. l.
Warrants were issued to-day for the ar
rest of a number of striking miners at
Nanticoke who are charged with holding
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MYSTERY AT FORT SHERIDAN.


CHICAGO July 2s.-Two prisoners. Fred
EMS and John McQuig. and Sentry Will
lam Treet. of Company NJ. Twenty-irst In
fantry. who was guarding them. have dis
appeared from Fort Sheridan. and no trace
of the missing men has been found. Search
ing parties sent out in every direction have
secured the woods and ravines but have
failed TO secure a clew. Whether the guard
has deserted with his prisoners or whether
the sentry was overpowered by his charges
and lies in some deserted spot. gagged and
bound. or perhaps murdered. is a matter
OF conjecture. although the trustworthiness
OF the soldier is sr6und for the belief that
an encounter occurred.
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PRETENDED TO BE TRACY.
Tried to Win woman's Affections
and Came Near Losing His Life.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 2S.-william
Nixon tried TO win womans affections in
the guise of Outlaw Tracy and is nearly
dead as the result OF his fOolhardy at
tempt. He told an actress in a music hall
that he was none other than the famous
desperate and threatened her life If she
told Later. when he entered the theater.
he was attacked by a policeman and the
proprietor Joe Williams brother OF Den
uty Sheriff Jack Williams who vas
wounded In a battle with Tracy at Bothell.
July 3. He pounded into insensibility
and has not fully regained his faculties
yet. The mistake was discovered when the
mans features were compared 20 those OF
a photograph at police headquarters. Ii is
marvellous that the policeman did not shoot
first and investigate afterwards, as he was
told positively that the man was Tracy
and reward OF nearly 1900 is offered for
the desperado. dead or alive.
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HE is THE MILLERs' FRIEND.


DUBUQUE. Ia. July 2s.-Speaker Hen
derson in an interview to-day on the reports
about the National Millers' Federation's
grievance against him the ground that
he prevented the passage of the London
dock bill said: Il had not heard anything
OF 1t until Saturday last when l first saw
an article on the subject. / was greatly
surprised to see anything OF the kind from
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LoudensIager Wins

CAMDEN. n. j., July 29.-Almost COM
plete returns at this hour show that Lou
denslager will have a majority OF about
twenty-five delegates.
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DENOUNCED As AN OUTRAGE.
Arrest OF Strike Lender on the
Charge of Libel.

wILKEsBARRE. Pa. July 81 F..
Mullshy. secretary OF the Stationary Fire
mems Association of Pennsylvania. was ar
rested here this afternoon. charged with
libel. Twenty-Five complaints had been
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Competelo had tried to hold up the colored
woman Qizzie Spalding) and that she had
resisted the attempt by a fusillade of stones.
The police were informed that some one
else had run to Spaldings home on East
Court street just off Liberty and had told
him that his wife was in a fight with an
Italian. 1t is said that two or three other
negroes were with Spalding and that the
three ran rapidly down Liberty street to
the scene of the fight.
sPALDING NOT AT HOME.
Working on the theory that Joe Spal-
ding killed the Italian the police went at
once to spalding's house. Neither he nor
his wife could be found. nor did anybody
know where they had gone. The negroes
living in the neighborhood kept close
rein on their tongues and swore they
knew nothing about the whole affair.
Everything indicates, however. the po-
lice declare, that Spalding stabbed Compe-
tello. and that it his wife who rocked
the Italian before the murder Just after
the Italian was stabbed the murderer was
seen to run west to East street and then
to South on East. In the turmoil the wom-
an disappeared completely.
1t is hardly probable that the murderer
can escape arrest The police. under Cap
tain Hyland and Captain OF Detectives
Gerber. including the entire bicycle force,
Detectives Dugan and Lancaster, and
number of patrolmen examined those who
claimed TO be eyewitnesses and made a
thorough search of alleys and back yards
in the neighborhood. The Spalding house
and several negro boarding houses were
searched, without result All district pa
trolmen were at once notified and watch
was placed on all railroad yards and out
going trains.
Competello. the murdered man. came from
Naples. Italy. to Indianapolis about seven
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Walter e. Hunter.

Walter l.. Hunter died at his home
on Washington street. Thursday morn
ing. from consumption. aged "A years.
lie was born and brought up in this
city. where he attended the public
schools and entered the High school.
tie then entered the mill of the Hol-
lingsworth {. Whitney Paper 60. to
learn the trade of Il papermaker. 1T
which trade he worked until about two
months ago, when he was obliged to
take 4 vacation. going to the northern
part of the State for his health. His
condition grew steadily worse until his
death. Mr.. Hunter had great num-
Der of friends both at the mill where he
was employed and among those with
whom he attended school 4 widow
and his parents. Mr.. and Mrs james A.
Hunter. Lincoln avenue survive. The
funeral will he held from his late home.
at 100 o'clock sunday afternoon. and
will be conducted by Rev. II. w. Plant
of Christ church. Dirigo Lodge Of
which the decesised Was "a member. will
attend in a body and 1t is requested
that the members meet in their hall at
1890 on that day.
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ham. who received IT in behalf OF the
state.
Capt Grandy and Is of the crew Of
the New F'oundland fishing schooner
Ruby reached sydney, G. T., Thurs
day. and reported that. early Wednes-
day, their vessel struck on Cow shoals.
three miles from Port MOrien. The
keel OF the vessel was torn OF and she
soon filled and sank. The crew lost
everything.
Lady Henry Somerset, who Is IN the
United States. has cabled to the secie-
tary Of tine British Womens Temper
ance Association ar emphatic denial Of
the report that she had made the state
ment attributed to her to the effect
that the British people IL a nation o.
t;runkartIs." which, was published re-
Gently in England.
The coroner's jury at Bathurst. n.
b.. inquiring into the death Of Burns
Mason. first mate OF the schooner
Georgia, brought in verdict, Thurs
day. that Mason was killed by Frank
Lyman. one Of the Georgia's crew, by
a blow on the head with bottle. Ly-
mans preliminary examination on
charge OF murder will likely begin,
Monday.
Sir Robert Bond, premier of New
Foundlandx passed through st. John,
n. H.. Thursday. on his way home from
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A.-W. Morang of Randolph. has re-
Gently unearthed an interesting relic
Of olden times and one which he is
showing with much pride. This speci-
men is pair of old hand cuffs, made
of heavy iron. The body of the irons
is made of n thick piece Of iron about
foot long. curved ut each end ana
fitted with Il heavy hinge on each side.
The top of the article is made in two
sections. each half the length of the
lower piece. In the end of one Of the
hinged arms is Il hole through which
a threaded bolt enters. This bolt is at
tached to the end of the opposite arm
and screws into the lower section of
the irons. The head of the screw bolt is
set deeply into the block which holds
it and IL is necessary that q specially
constructed wrench be used in rclcas-
ing the hinged arms. The contrivance
is q bulky affair and would seem to be
an excellent affair with which to Sc
eurely hold prisoner or other mruly
person. The hand cuffs were dug UP
by Mr.. Mcrang near the bank Of the
Nennebec and the finder surmises tina.
they were buried at the time Capt.
Kidd and his band were in this vicin-
sty.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The British transport Sunia sailed
from Hamilton, Bermuda, for Cape
town, Thursday. with 430 former Boer
prisoners on board.
Philadelphia jack O'Brien bested
Jim Jefferds Of California, In a six
round contest at the Broadway A. c.,
Philadelphia, Thursday.
1t is officially announced at Stock
holmn. Sweden, that the terms Of the
award made by King Oscar in the Sa-
moan arbitration matter were commu-
nicated to United States Minister
Thomas. Oct. IS.
The French liner La Lorraine, which
left New York, last Thursday. arrived
at Have at 4 A. NJ. Thursday, beating
her own best record by hour and 81
minutes and establishing new record
for the line.
Frof. J. Fremont Hickman, aged Al,
died at Wooster. Ohio. Wednesday
night. Of typhoid fever. He was a
member of the STAFF of the Ohio agri-
cultural experiment station and was
widely known
An earthqualse was felt at Rome at
s-ol A. NJ. Thursday Thirty-five yards
OF the OH wall surrounding the piazza
san Giovanni Latrano fell during the
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night as IA result of having been UNI
dermined by the heavy rains.

night as IA result of having been UNI
dermined by the heavy rains.
With Thursday nights session of the
convention of the Disciples of Christ at
Omaha. Neb.. ended one Of the most en-
conventions ever held. More than 10C0
delegates were registered. Probably no
session was attended by less than 2OON.
and several attendances saw from 10000
to 12.0Oo persons present.
l. H. Greig. until recently a book
keeper in the London ONCE of the Car
negie Steel Co.. charged with forgery
and abstracting checks aggregating
$S1,2s5 from the correspondence Of the
company, pleaded guilty to forgery,
Thursday, and was sentenced to five
years penal servitude.
The hearing in ST. Paul, Mimi, by
Special Examiner IngersOll, appointed IL
take testimony in the suit of the United
States against the Northern Securities
Co.. the Great Northern Railway Co. and
the Northern Pacific Railway Co. and
others. under the Sherman antitrust
law. was concluded. Thursday afternoon,
and an adjournment taken to New York.
Nov. 10. when the examination Of several
witnesses residing in or about that city
will begin.
In the presence of a large gathering
of Confederate veterans and their
families the Kentucky Confederate Vet
Valley. KY, Thursday. Col. u. H.
YounE. president Of the Home Associa-
fior. pres the Homo to Gov Beck
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THE FELLOWSHIP MEETING
Well Attended and Very Gratifying in
Every Particular.

The fellowship meeting which was
held at the Old South church, Thurs
day afternoon and evening, WAS a most
gratifying success in every way. There
were about 20 delegates present from
the churches represented. which in
Guided the Congregational churches of
Hallowell. Augusta, Gardiner. South
Gardiner and Pittston. The addresses
of the afternoon were THE Fellow
ship of Our Churches" which was
given by Rev. Mr.. Wight of this city.
in place of Rev. Mr.. Struthers. who
was unavoidably detained at home;
the address by Rev. ]. l.. Quimby of
Gardiner. on Our Sunday School
Work. was interesting and helpful.
The evening session was attended by
an additional number of delegates. and
the large auditorium was well filed
The addresses We're by Rev. f. -.
Marsh of Waterville, and Rev. Nor
man McKinnOn of Augusta.
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REsUMlNc WORK.
Nearly Two Thirds Of Mines in Opera
ton, Thursday.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Oct. A.-The re-
sumption OF mining throughout the
anthracite region was not AS general.
Thursday. as was expected. Unlocked
for difficulties were encountered in the
shape Of water and accumulated gas
and dangerous roofs which threatened
to fall and entomb the workers were
also discovered in many of the col
lieries. The mine superintendent
would take no chances and the mining
Of coal was put off until all parts of
the underground workings can be
made safe. This will take a few days
yet and i'm some cases it will take
weeks before some of the mines can
be put in full operation. From reports
received from the entire anthracite re-
gion, the number Of mines in opera
ton is given as little less than two
thirds of the total NUMBER. but the
output of coal was less than half the
normal.
The Delaware. Lackawanna & Vest
ern Co. took the lead in the production.
Their collieries are in better shape
than the mines operated by the other
large companies. An increase of 20
per cent. in the output may be expect
ed tomorrow.
AS was to be expected, there was
more or less dissatisfaction among the
old employees over the rc-opening Of
the mines. President Mitchell expects
that when all the mines get in opera
ton there will be less complaints.
1t looks as though the union engi-
neers were going to have some diff
Guilty getting back their old places. At
nearly every mine where the striking
engineers made application for work
they were told that there were no va
cancies. A large number Of carpcn-
tiers are also out in the cold. A dele
CATION of carpenters waited upon
President Mitchell, today. and told him
of their grievances. The chief Of the
Miners Union advised his callers to
wait a few days and see if employment
would not be offered them. President
Mitchell believes that when general
resumption takes place there will be
few of the mine employees idle. The
firemen are being taken back in larger
numbers than any of the other steam
men.
President Mitchell was busy at
headquarters. Thursday, getting the
miners side of the case in shape for
presentation to the arbitration board.
Great preparations are now under way
for the celebration of Mitchell day in
this CITY Oct %