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Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01
WHITE RIVER
RAILWAY SURVEY

Forsythe, Mo, August 3o.-A large
 corps of surveyors in the employ of
 the White river railway have entered
 Fancy county from the west. and are
 working down Roark Creek toward
 White River. The route followed is the old Merriwether survey. which crosses White river at the mouth of Coon Creek, thence by Pine Mountain and down Bee Creek to White river again, For the past two months sev- eral corps have been endeavoring to ma satisfactory route around Lees mountain, north of Yellville. It ia reported here that a good line can be had leaving Yellville three miles to the south, missing Dodd City. but striking the Leadville route to Baer Creek valley, from whence it is not deearmined whether the route will go through northern Boone county via Omaha into Turkey Creek and down { 70 White river, or via the Pine Noun ain. The latter seems to be the most easible. This country is being can 7assed for teams and men for con truction below Buffalo City, where he grading is being pushed.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01

Miss Aurora Conditt returned to Batesville Sunday, after visit to Miss Minnie Ross.
 Miss Katie Harrison, who has been the guestof Miss Noreene Kinman, returned home to Auvergne Sunday afternoon
 5. Brasch and wife and Ben Brasch have gone to St. Louis, and, to combine business with pleasure, will do their Fall buying.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01
TO COAL CONSUMERS.

The undersigned will leave in a few days for the coal fields and upon his return will be in position to offer Domestic and Steam coal at reason able prices. See him before placing your order. M. K. UPsHAw.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01

and in high dudgeon the governor
 picked up his hat, after he had spoken about half an hour, and walked off the platform with the remark: Ladies and gentlemen, I decline to speak any more to such a dirty, contempt- lble audience of pie-e eating radicals. ;,
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01
HIGHEST PRICES PAID.

For this reason you should send your Fine Pearls, Baroques and slugs to our firm, as we sell to European markets exclusively J. M. O,HARA & Co.,, 34 Madison St. Memphis, Tenn.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01
MONITOR ARKANSAS
COMPLETED.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The navy department has been notified that the Newport News shipbuilding works will turn the monitor Arkansas over to the government September 6.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01

Something startling in our Fall an- nouncement to be made in few days. Watch and wait. Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company. 113 b
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-01

ehnee delayed ~n in be We build It agay c %
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and usual means Of discipline are prac-
tically disregarded. With this history be-
fore US, / am sure no reasonable man Will
ask us to engage in any arbitration with
Mr.. Mitchell mis- immediate followers.
President Fowler, of the New York, On
torio q Western Railroad Company. said
to-day: "The strike will end when the
men come back Of their own accord and on
the terms On which they worked before
the outbreak of the strike. In no other
manner can this strike be ended. We viii
brook no outside interference of whatever
nature, political, humanitarian or OF any
other origin. When the men go back II
Will be at the wages and on the condi-
tions obtaining last spring. After they
have returned we will take up any grew
ances with our own men, We have posted
notices to that effect on our collieries, and
that has been our attitude right along.
President Olyphant, of the Delaware &
Hudson, said that If he was well Informed,
and he thought he was, there would be
no Interference on the part OF Mr.. Nor
gan. Mr.. Olyphant said no outside in
fiuence would be needed and that the strike
would continue until the miners grow tired
of IL and returned to work.
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". S. STRATTON VERY I'LL
CRIPPLE CREEK MULTIMILLIONAIR
INA CRITICAL CONDITION.
Former Resident OF JeffersOnville,
Ind, Who Worked at Carpentering
Before He Struck Riches.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Sept TO-
The condition of w. s. Stratton, the mil
lionaire mining man of this city, who has
been i'll for several weeks, has taken a turn
for the worse. A consultation of physi-
clans was called early to-day. DR.. Price,
attending physician, this afternoon issued
a bulletin stating that the patient was in
a very critical condition, but that his heart
action was good. The millionaire had his
will drawn up this morning.
winnie Stratton," as the stricken mil
lionaire is known to his friends. is a native
Of Jeffersonville Ind. He is a son of Myron
d. Stratton. former prominent carpenter
and builder of that city. Stratton worked
for his father until he was thirty years OF
age. One day he became involved in a diff
ficulty with Chris Heyn, his fathers part
ner, and injured him severely. He left JEFF
fersonvile and went West working at his
trade of carpenter in many places. He
finally settled in Colorado in the vicinity
of Cripple Creek. He struck gold and be-
came millionaire.
Mr.. Stratton never returned to Jefferson.
vile since he left there, twenty-five years
ago. His sister, Mrs. Hamilton, lived there
until lately and he has been very kind tc
his relatives. He has also kindly received
all the Jeffersonville people who called
upon him in Cripple Creek. He is a bach.
elOr.
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d, OPERATORS BITTER AS EVER.


NEW YORK. Sept. 1O.-John Markle, the
head of the firm of G. B. Markle & Co.,
the largest individual coal operators in the
anthracite field, to-day made statement
respecting the proposed arbitration be-
tween the employers and the employees
There will be no arbitration" said Mr..
Markle. "and no settlement of the coal
strike In any way. We have not forgotten
our experiences on a former occasion.
There had been in existence from 1886 an
agreement with the men in our employ pro-
viding for the settlement. in an amicable
way, OF all differences that arose, by arbi-
tration- This was the result of a local
strike lasting three months in 1856 In 1887,
Notwithstanding the existence of this con-
tract for arbitration, the men deliberately
broke their agreement and went on strike.
which lasted six months. Yet we re-estab-
nshed the arbitration agreement after IL
was over and went on. In 1897 there was a
widespread strike In the Lehigh region
but our men stood by their agreement and
never lost a days work In 1900 Mr.. John
Mitchell appeared and began a campaign
on our property. Our employees presented
a list Of grievances. and 1 replied to them
and suggested that II our answers were
not satisfactory they could demand arbi-
tration under the existing agreement. Mr.
Mitchell distinctly opposed any arbitra-
Father Phillips, a well-known priest of
Hazleton. of his own volition. urged the
men 10 abide by their compact and sug-
gested Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia,
as the third arbitrator. Mr.. Mitchell op-
posed all of this. saying that IL was a blum.
"A meeting of our employees was held, to
which Mitchell came unsolicited and made
a speech He asked me publicly IL / would
abide by the arbitratorg verdict. and when
i said We would. he tarned to the audience
and pleaded with them nevertheless TO
go upon a strike. Father Phillips and /
followed him, urging the men to stand by
thei, agreement for arbitration, and the
men refused TO follow Mitchelfs lead Then
came round of threats. intimidation and
violence. Almost daily rioting parties of
several hundred men appeared on our prop
erty. led by Mitchell's lieutenants in the
vain effort to compel our men to break
their agreement. They began a reign of
terror which finally resulted in the en-
ployes breaking their compact and throw
Ing the projected arbitration 10 the winds.
Marcus A. Hanna came Into the dispute
and secured some concesstOnH The strike
ended and IL was heralded as q triumph for
Mitchell. Work was resumed under these
conditions Oct % 1900. The result has
been the establishment OF every kind OF a
trades union In the coal district From
that time on there have been innumerable
strikes. Mitchell has become a deml-god
and aione Is obeyed so that all ordinary
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United States VIII Not Recognize Ac-
tion of Haitiens.

WASHINGTON, Sept. determination
has come to the State Department from
Minister Powell. of the press report that
the Haitien government has declared Con-
aives and some of the other Haitien ports
which are in the hands of the Firminsts
closed to commerce The right of a gov
ernment to close or open ports in normal
conditions never has been questioned, but
as certain South and Central American
republics have shown a disposition to avail
themselves of this privilege. in case of
revolutionary troubles, TO close ports
which they did not actually control the
State Department has adopted the policy
of declining to recognize such DEGREES,
which, after all, are nothing more than
paper blockades. Therefore this last Hal
tien order will not be allowed to interfere
with commerce with the ports named un-
less the Haitien government can by a dis
play of naval forces either drive off the
insurgents or maintain actual block
ade.
In taking this attitude toward the titular
Haitien government the State Department
is animated by no Ill feeling, but is SIM
ply following an unbroken line of prece-
dents which has been. found to conserve
best the interests of all neutral powers in
such cases. There is no disposition to
question the propriety of the issue of the
decree, II being recognized as an essential
preliminary step on the part OF the Hal
tien government II Ii actually intends to
blockade the three ports named. The ex-
act attitude of this government is best
shown in a famous letter written by Sec
retary Bayard in 1885 to Mr. Becerra, the
Colombian minister here, at a time when
the Colombian government sought to close
by decree some ports in the hands of the
insurgents. Mr. Bayard laid down this
doctrine, which has since governed the
State Department:
Il am bound to conclude, as a general
principle. that a decree by a sovereign
power closing to neutral commerce ports
held by its enemies, whether domestic or
foreign, have no international validity and
no extraterritorial effect in the direction
of imposing any obligation upon the gov
ernments of neutral powers to recognize or
| contribute toward it's enforcement by any
domestic action on their part. Such de-
cree may, indeed, be necessary as the mu-
| nicipal action of the state which proclaims
| 1t, in order to clOthe the executive with
authority to proceed to the institution OF
| a formal and effective blockade but when
| that purpose is attained its power is ex-
hausted''
Commander Henry McCrea, whose ad-
| mirable handling of affairs at Bocas de-
| Toro and Haiti brought forth warm praise
not only from American officials but also
| from the German government, has arrived
| retary Moody for some time after the de.
| partment had closed for the day for the
| purpose of giving the secretary the benefit
| of his close personal observation of the
| state of affairs in the turbulent little coun
| tries in the south and of making sugges
tions as to the best means of meeting fu
| ture emergencies in those quarters.
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ADMIRAL KILLICK'S FATE.


and Went Down with His Ship.
GONAIvES, Haiti. Sept. 10.-An invssti-
CATION into the sinking of the Firminist
gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot at the entrance of
this harbor last Saturday shows that Ad-
miral Killick, her commander, personally
fired the after magazine of that vessel
when the German gunboat Panther at
tempted to capture her, and that he went
down with his ship. The Panther, which
had previously attempted TO board the
Crete-a- Pierrot, the latter being moored
to the shore. reversed her engines when
the ma gaz zine exploded, and one hour after
wards fired thirty shots from her guns at
the Crete-a-Pierrot in order to finish the
work of sinking her. The Panther then
left Gonaives. 1t is claimed here that the
rifles and machine guns of the Crete-a-
Pierrot have been saved.
The body of Admiral Killick was recov-
cred on Sunday afternoon and was buried
the same evening. The surgeon of the
Crete-a-Pierrot, who was asleep in his
cabin, and two sailors of that vessel also
perished.
A newspaper of Port-au-Prince of July
IA contained the following telegram from
Admiral Killick to Gen. Boisrond Canal
provisional President of Haiti: "Killick
does not fear anything will blow UP ship
and company for the sake OF the national
honor You alone remain responsible -
Boisrond Canal IL appears Admiral Killick
had received orders from the latter 10 give
up his vessel TO Lieutenant Reid, his sec
ond in command. and il also reported
that the provisional government had re-
auested the United States gunboat Mari
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TO BE PROBED DEEPER
GRAND JURY NOT YET DONE WITH
THE ST. LOUIS SCANDAL.
City Lighting Case, Which Is Said to
Reek with Corruption, VIII he
Investfgated-Threat Made.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 10.-The day
around the Fourt Courts. where the mu-
nicipal Doodle investigation is being held,
was comparatively quiet, the developments
being of less Importance than on Monday
and Tuesday. Judging from what is ex-
pected tomorrow it is but the calm before
the storm.
No new arrests were made, six of the
nineteen members of the alleged House Of
Delegates combine being still at liberty.
Delegate Harry A. Faulkner. who was out
on bonds aggregating $4,000. came in and
gave additional surety to the amount Of
s15, goo. His bonds now equal $55o0O, sum
without precedent in the history of the
criminal courts of Missouri Delegate j.
j. Hannigan was released from Jail in
bonds of $4,000 and Delegate Edward E.
Murrell, who turned states evidence. was
released from custody when friends be-
came surety in the sum OF $1,000, covering
the one charge OF bribery under which he
rests.
Ex-Delegate ]. X. Murrell. whose recent
confession following his return from Mex
leo resulted in the issuance of bench war
rants against eighteen Of his fellow-mem-
bers in the house, was also set at liberty.
He furnished bond in the sum of $4,000 in
the judges chambers, where he was taken
secretly to avoid any possible trouble the
courtroom being crowded with accused del
egates and their friends. Until this even
ing j. X. Murrell had been in the custody
of the circuit attorney.
The grand jury was not In session to-
day. but its members were within call,
should Mr.. Folk have needed them to hear
any new testimony. That body will be re-
convened tomorrow, when the circum-
stances of the passage of the 1899 city light
ing bill, by which a ten-year contract TO
light the citys streets was let, will be in
vestigated. According to the confession of
ex-Delegate j. K. Murrell, of the Municipal
Assembly, A7,5O0 was divided among GER
tain members of both houses who secured
the passage of the measure. Light on the
proceedings of the House of Delegates al
this time has already been shed for the
benefit of the grand jury. and tomorrow
chance to tell what they know. All the
Council of 1899 have been subpoenaed
Circuit Attorney Joseph w. Folks life
has been threatened. This information
came to Chief of Police Kiey and Chief
of Detectives Desmond to-day. Since that
time Detective John McGrath has been
guarding the circuit attorney against DOS
sible attack When told that threats had
been made to take his LIE, Mr.. Folk ex-
pressed no surprise. Several times since
he began the investigation of boodling
hints have been made TO him that he should
protect himself. II have been trying 10
do my duty without malice or III will and
to enforce the laws impartially without fear
or favor" said Mr.. Folk. land all the
blackguarding or threats of the gang have
no terrors for me-.
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Tribute to the Pbilanthropist Whose
Generosity Enabled the Citizens
to Erect the Building.
PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION
SCIENCE AND GENERAL LEARNING
DISCUSSED BY THE SENATOR.
Problems Of To-Day More Complex
than Those of Old, but the People
Are Better Able to solve Them.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND. Ind, Sept. 10.-The exer-
cises attendant on the dedication OF the
Carnegie Library took place this after
noon, and were quite largely attended.
much interest being shown by the resi-
dents of the city. The speakers OF the
day were Senator Charles w. Fairbanks,
of Indianapolis. Professor Henry. state IL
brarian, and Miss Hoagland, state library
organizer. Senator Fairbanks and Profess
sor Henry arrived at IL o'clock and wele
met by committees appointed for the pur-
pose and escorted to their hotel.
The exercises, which began at 2 o'clock
p. m. were in chaIge of the following COM
mittees:
lie, John Detamore, James l.. Fulton. John
T. Dickes, John f. La Toilette, Charles +.
Headington. Morris Weller. Mrs: Emerson
Bimel, S. A. D. whipple, Jacob F. Denney.
Miss Florence Haynes. Miss Bessie Hum
phries, Daniel E. Faul. Nathan b. Haw.
Adams, o. A. Rawlings, Mrs. John A. NJ.
Adair. Frank L. Braden. James Leavy.
Frank Wilt, James Steele, John Iholts.
Mrs. ]. Q. Potter, Miss Carrie Timmonds,
Milton T. jay, Charles F. Allen, w. II.
Reed and Miss Dolie Henley.
Committee which received Senator Fair
banks-John Z. La Toilette, chairman,
Jacob f. Denney. Emerson K. McGriff.
John w. Headington. Frank L. Braden. s.
A. d. Whipple. n. b. Hawkins and Prank
II. Snyder
Committee which received Professor Hen
ry, state librarian, and Miss Hosgland.
state library organizer-James Lmle and
Ofner S. Whiteman.
The chief feature OF the dedication was
an address by Senator Fairbanks this aft
ernoon. This evening there were short
addresses by Professor Henry and Miss
Hoagland. these pertaining almost entirely
to library work
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CAR WAS RUNNING FAST.
Testimony at the Inquest Over the
Killing of Omcer Craig.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. Sept. 10.-Former
Senator Joshua B. Holden, of Boston, and
Col. Edwin c. Woods. of the Boston Her.
aid. were the principal witnesses at to-
days sitting of the inquest into the death
of Secret Service Officer Craig. of the pres
idential party. week ago. These gentle
men. in company with jeremiah j. McCar-
thy, surveyor of the port of Boston, were
in carriages behind that occupied by the
President at the time of the accident, and
accordingly they were less than two hun
dred yards away when the electric car
crashed into the landau. Both Colonel
Holden and Mr.. Wood testified that the
trolley car was running at a very high
rate of speed at the time.
While the inquest is a private one, IL Is
known that all the witnesses called thus
far have testified that the car running
very fast at the time the accident occurred
Ii was announced tonight that Motorman
Euclid Madden and Conductor James Kel-
ly will be permitted 10 testify at the in
quest All the witnesses so far summoned
completed their testimony to-day and an
adjournment was taken until Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
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BARS UP in MANCHURIA
NO FOREIGNERS WILL BE ADMITTED
BY RUSSIANS.
Latter Are ColOnizing the Country and
Show No Signs of Surrendering
1t to China.

PEKIN, Sept. 10.-Paul Lessars, the Rus
sian minister here. has advised the Rus
sian commissioner in Manchuria that the
presence of foreigners in Manchuria dur
ing the military occupation is Objectionable
and he is directed to expel the British
imperial customs employees, who may be
sent to Manchuria to resume charge of the
postal service.
According to advices received here from
Manchuria the Russians are making no
visible preparations to withdraw from the
military occupation of the southeast por-
tion of the province of Sheng-King, as was
stipulated should be done within six months
of the signing of the treaty. Russian
troops and immigrants are reported to be
entering Manchuria in large numbers, but
none are leaving the country.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-While Mr..
Lessar's notice of the intention of the
Russian government to expel foreigners
from Manchuria has not been formally
brought to the attention Of the State De-
partment, II can be predicted safely that
for the present, at least, our government
will look upon this matter as one involv-
ing Russia, China and England, as one in
which 1t is not directly concerned. So far
as Is known here there are no Americans
in that section of China, and If il should
appear later that there are some American
prospectors in that country, ii is not proba-
BILE the decree would be enforced in their
cases, as, while general in terms, the decree
really is aimed at the British and marks
determination on the part Of Russia to
retain the actual control of customs in
Manchuria in her own hands, while nomi-
nally recognizing Chinese sovereignty The
British customs officials referred to are
British by nativity. bat are actually in the
employ of the Chinese government and 1t
may be that Russia will insist that the
question raised by Mr.. Lessars's order con-
Germs only Russia and China. 1t is i'm
probable, however, that the British gov
ernment will take this view of the matter
and it is fully expected that the British
minister at Peking will call on the Chi
nese government to retain these British
customs officials despite the Russian order
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Called Scabs by Children.

TAMAQUA. Pa. Sept. 1O.-The Citizens
Alliance of the Panther Creek Valley to-
day sent the following communication to
James Bevan, superintendent of public in
day, Sept. l. the pupils of the Nesquehong
schools were on parade, headed by their
principal, q. G.. Roethline, and Thomas
Jenkins, a teacher, and as these children
passed the homes of men who are en-
ployed they called in concert scabs. This
disorderly conduct was continued on their
march through the village, and the same
was countenanced and encouraged by the
aforementioned teachers" The alliance
asks Professor Bevan TO make a personal
investigation of the matter.
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SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 10.-Work was re-
sumed to-day at the Brisbin. one of the
largest collieries belonging to the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western Company. No in
formation was given out at the colliery as
to the extent of the operations begun there.
but ii was said that a sufficient number
of men was at work to enable the company
to mine and ship coal. No disturbances
attended the resumption Of work.
The failure of Governor Stones plan to
effect a settlement has put damper on
that the strike would end by Sept. 15.
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terprise, when the farmers will meet TO
compare experiences and discuss the most
successful methods OF agriculture in the
presence of the best specimens of their own
fertile farms.
The amusement feature will not be over
looked, yet nothing of an immoral ten
dency will be allowed The ministers OF
the local churches have been appointed TO
look after the moral feature of all enter
tainments and are given authority to ex-
clude all shows not coming up to the re-
quirements from a moral standpoint. Be
sides the liberal premiums offered by the
management, each merchant has offered
special prizes, covering almost every range
of subjects from the prettiest baby to the
largest threshing machine.