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Evening star., 1902-08-15
Little Political Significance.
ASSUMES SERIOUS ASPECT.
MI. Warmers Views of Coal Strike
Based on His Observations.

Mr.. B. II. Warner. chairman of the citizens
executive committee on the G. A r. encamp-
ment, returned today after a weeks alb
sence, spent in visiting relatives in Penn
sylvania. A part of his tour was through
the country around Scranton, Pa, where
the strike prevails, and yesterday he came
through Wilkesbarre, where the washery
conflict took place. He said there seemed
to be near the latter city five or six hun
dred men and women engaged in throwing
stones. coal and iron, with a hope of pre-
venting the men from operating the wash
cries, where the good, burnabe coal is
screened and washed from the culm piles
to be used for manufacturing purposes.
"A very large majority of the people" he
said. ARE in sympathy with the striking
opera tives Very little effort seems to be
made by the wealthy owners to harmonize
the differences between capital and labor.
which grows more portentouS every year
There are, however. several operators in
the Wyoming valley who are running just
the same as usual, and whose men are well
contented and pleased because of the fact
that their employers put forth a continuous
endeavOr to make their style of living more
attractive than is customary with people
of their class. Hospitals are provided for
the sick, reading rooms and libraries fur
niShed without cost, free baths maintained
and many other comforts which are not
generally prONldeQ.
Suffering Possible.
This strike will have to be settled within
a few weeks or great suffering will result
In fact, the large stock Of coal which was
on hand when the strike commenced will
be exhausted, and it will not be possible to
use any soft coal or any other substitute SO
as to keep the manufacturers running. l
came through several cities yesterday which
reminded me very much of Pittsburg and
its surroundings-notably Philadelphia,
which seemed to be wrapped in a great
mantle of thick brown smoke, that effec-
tually concealed from the view of the in
coming visitors the spires and towers of
its public buildings. Certainly the Quaker
city, with its reputation for cleanliness and
particularly, must find the smoke nuisance
very hard to endure.
undoubtedly the operators up to this
time have reaped profit out of the strike,
because of the very large advance in the
price of coal they had on hand and that
which has been taken out of the mines
since the strike began. But now matters
are assuming a more serious aspect, and
some of the leading officials Of the various
railroads are afraid they will not get coal
enough to move their freight. The Penn
sylVanla road is using soft coal on it's
northern lines, which is not in accordance
with its usual line of progress
Evening star., 1902-08-15
At REST IN ELMWOOD
Remains of Senator Mcmillan
Laid Away.
INTERMENT PRIV A TE
FUNERAL SERVICES WERE oF
SIMPLEST KIND.
Distinguished Men From All Sections
of the Country Were
Present.
INTERMENT PRIV TE

DETROIT, Mich, August 1j.-Extreme
simplicity marked the funeral services this
afternoon over Senator James Mcmillan,
who died suddenly last Sunday at his sum-
mer home in Manchester. Mass. The serv-
Ices were as the dead man would have
wished. without OstentatiOn or display. 1t
had been proposed that his thousands of
employees should march in procession be
hind the hearse bearing his body to the
tomb; that there should be military escort
and public funeral commensurate with
the senator's career. In obedience to the
wish of the family. however, this was
given UP. and the simplest of ceremonies
held
The services began at go o'clock at the
senator's late residence, 515 Jefferson ave
nue. The large house was crowded to it's
utmost capacity, and many persons were
unable to gain admittance. Both branches
Of Congress. the state legislature and all
departments of the state and city govern
ment were represented at the services.
Gov. Bliss Present.
Gov A. I. Bliss was present with sew
eral of his staff. The senatorial delegation
included some of the most intimate friends
of the dead senator. 1t was made up as fol-
lows: Senators Hanna, Ohio; Foraker
Ohio; kean, New Jersey: McComas Mary
land; Allison, Iowa; Lodge Massach chusetts;
Burrows, Michigan; Fairbanks, Indiana,
tockren, Missouri. and Gallinger New
Hampshire. The District of Columbia, in
which Senator Mcmillan was so deeply in
terested. was represented by District Com
missloners Macfarland and Biddle. The con-
SreSsional delegation and other distinguish
I'd visitors assembled at the Russell house
at l clock and proceeded to the house in
a body At 80 o'clock the soft strains of
Jdndei Largo came from the musicians
and a hush fell over the assembled friends
as the service began. Rev. Alfred H. Barr
Tor Il long time the senator's pastor hers,
Iead the first few verses of Psalm 96 and
the last few verses of the 18th chapter of
ISt Corinthians The musicians pIayzd
Jesus Lover Of My Soul to the music of
Inc refuge After a moments silence
ReV. Mr.. Barr made a short PRAYER and
the Denedlction ended the service Ten Ier-
~ the bearers raised the casket and carried
Ii TO the hearse.
Interment Was Private.
The interment was private. Followed
only by the family and very few fnti-
mates the body was taken TO Elmwood GEM
etery and placed in the Mcmillan mauso-
ieum. which was filed with beautiful
flowers
As mark of respect the car works here
which Senator Mcmillan built up and de-
Ftloped We're closed today and in MANY
other plants in which he was Interested
Work stopped a the hour of the funeral
Tor brief time. Even on the lakes rha
Aour was observed by the cessation of work
Every wheel on the Detroit and CIevaIand
and Detroit and Buffalo steamers stonnad
al 30 o'clock. and did not move for fen
minutes. "
Evening star., 1902-08-15
The Case of Senator Jones.

There is much comment on the PROPOSE
tion to appoint Senator Jones of Arkansas
on this commission. The governor Of Ar
kansas, political opponent to the senator,
has notified the President that he seriously
objects to having Mr.. Jones appointed 10
this place a democrat, he does not
regard him as a democrat Senator Jones
is chairman of the democratic national
committee, and last winter when the canal
bill was before the Senate he voted for the
Spooner amendment, favoring the pur-
chase of the Panama canal If a good title
could be secured to that property.
Evening star., 1902-08-15

Fev York Office, Tribune Building.
Chicago Office, Tribune Building.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
CAUGHT IN FISH NET
FISHERMEN DROWNED BY THEIR
OWN DEVICE.
FAMILIES SAW THEM DIE.
FEARFUL END OF PENNSYLVANIA
PICNIC PARTY.

In Attempting to Release Fish Net
From Snag First One and Then
Another Became EntaneIed Until
Three Men Were CauEht-BrnNe
Brother Saved One in Unconscious
Condition, but other Two Sank i'm
Sight of Terror Stricken Relatives.
Rescued Man VIII Probably Die.
Kittanning, Pa, June 1.-TWO men
lost their lives and a third was proba-
bly, fatally injured at Rosston this aft
ernoon in one of the saddest drowning
accidents known in this vicinity. The
dead are Andrew Hileman, aged So
years, married; Kirk Bailey. Jr, aged
10 years, single. Those injured are
Dwight Bailey, aged 4S years, married.
The Bailey and Hileman families,
about sixteen in ALL left their homes
in Rosston. and went to the banks of
Crooked Run, short distance away,
about o'clock this afternoon
They had fishing net with them and
began to fish for minnows with great
success. The net after being taken out
several times and cast back finally be-
came entangled in a snag. The water
at this point is about ten feet deep,
the location being Familiarity known IS
the "snk hole" After vainly endeav-
oring to release the net young Kirk
Bailey swan out torsee what the trou-
BILE was. AS he approached the net he
was suddenly perceived to become
white and then called for help saying
that his feet had become entangled in
the net. His struggles were terrible
and Andrew Hileman, seeing that the
hoy could not continue his struggle
much longer started to his rescue. AS
Hileman was approaching the
trapped boy, he, too, was seen to throw
up his hands and make desperate
struggles to go forward. The fatal
net had also wrapped around his feet
and he was caught in the same plight
as the boy. Dwight Bailey, father of
the struggling boy, now jumped into
the water and started to release the
imprisoned men. When he neared the
net he was caught as his son and Mr..
Hileman had been and he yelled to
the crowd on the bank that he was
caught in the net and could do moth
| ing more. Finally A. B. Bailey, brother
| of Dwight, who had been called to the
/ scene, saw, at a glaneeethe direction. in
| which the net had been dragged.
Keeping above the net. he succeeded
in rescuing his brother and getting
him to the shore in an unconscious con-
dition, from which he had not rallied
at p. m. He will probably die.
At the instant the elder Bailey was
relea sed from the net the son sank
for the last time and Mr.. Hileman,
seeming to make final effort to help
the youth, also drowned. During all
the time the men were struggling in
the water their wives and families were
on the bank in agonized helplessness.
Hileman and Bailey are we'll known
and quite wealthy. All connected with
the accident are prominent and of the
oldest families in Armstrong county.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
FOUR DIED IN WRECK
FATAL COLLISION ON THE N, C. &
ST. l.. ROAD.
OTHERS MAY DIE OF WOUNDS,
TRAINMEN SUFFER, BUT NO PAS
sENGERS BADLY HURT.

.commodatiOn Train and Fast Mail
Come Together on Curve Near
Chattanooga Both Engineers
Fatally Injured and One Dies-One
Fireman Burned to Death and the
O,ber Horribly ManGIed and Died
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Messenger DIED
From Injuries.
chattanooga, Tenn, June ia fatal
collision occurred on the Nashville.
chattanooga and ST. Louis Railroad
this afternoon between Hooker and
Summit. two small stations about
twelve miles from this city. Three
men we're killed outright and about
4fteen others more or less seriously
injured Possibly two or three of the
wounded will die from the effects of
their injuries.
Train No. SO, known as the Jasper
accommodation, left Chattanooga
.bout 2:4O o'clock this afternoon.
It was due at Summit at sos
o'clock. The other train, fast mail
No l. from Nashville, was behind time
and the meeting point of these trains
had been changed from the regular sta
ZION 10 Summit One of the engineers,
il is said, overlooked his orders and
ran past the designated meeting place.
Fireman L. A Rankin of this city was
horribly mangled and died almost in
stantIy. Engineer Rollins was badly
injured. his legs terribly crushed and
q large hole made in his head and left
side His injuries are considered fatal.
Engineer George j. Ray of the fast
mail is seriously injured and 1t j.
thought fatally. His fireman. James
Bernard. was caught under the smaller
engine and literally burned to death.
4 handful of cinderS and charred flesh
was all that could be found of him.
Express Messenger Webb of the fast
mail train was caught under the deb
rs and died shortly after having been
removed TO a place of safety.
saw Approach of Disaster.
The story of the wreck as told by the
passengers is a thrilling one of being
placed in position to see the ap-
proaching disaster. On account of the
position of the track, there being a.
double reverse curve at the place of
the wreck, the passengers were aDle 10
see from the side of the cars and ap-
proaching accommodation train. They
thought it merely Al passing of regular
trains and did not heed the warning
until the crash came and it was too
late to help themselves.
The accommodation train. being the
lighter one. was telescoped, the heavy
engine of the fast train ploughing its
way through the cars and splintering
them into kindling wood. Both engines
had their positions reversed and were
thrown forty yards from the track.
The dead
GEORGE ROLLIN, engineer OF the
accommodation train.
L. A. RANKIN. fireman of the ac-
commodation train.
JAMES BERNARD, fireman of the
limited
EXPRESS MESSENGER WEBB of
the limited.
Engineer Rollin died after being re-
moved to the hospital.
Seriously injured: ] w. Barker,
mail clerk; Fred Thatch, baggage mas
ter Mail Clerk Miller; R. r. Slower,
mail clerk; A. w. Clark, mail clerk;
George Ray, engineer.
None of the passengers were serious
ly injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
THE SITUATION IMPROVED.
Operators I'm POcnhOntas Field Think
Strike Is broken.

Roanoke, Va, June 12.-The officials
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company to-day said that the situa
ton in the Pocahontas coal field has
gradually improved, and that the out
look for a final and early settlement
is considerably brighter. Forty mines
out of forty-six are working to-day.
Some of them have very small forces.
The output yesterday was 1856 cars and
to-day's loading will be more. Most
of those who have returned to work
are union men. The mine owners as
sert the strike is practically broken,
and express the belief that all the
mines will be operated by next Mon
day. The white miners are remain
ing on the fields fishing and hunting
and some are doing outside work for
the operators at s1.25 a day. The
Clinch Valley and Thacker fields are
working full forces. The Tug River
field, which has been closed, to-day
has a small force at work. No re-
ports of violence have been received.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
NEW ARMY OFFICERS
PRESIDENT PRESENTS DIPLOMAS
TO GRADUATES.
THE CENTENNIAL is OVER.
HOW CHAFFEE CAME To HEAD
PEIxIN ARMY.

Secretary Root Gives West Point
Cadets Some Good Advice as to
Keeping In Touch with the Ma
tionnl Guard and Citizens Gener-
nlly-Had Cen. ChaTee Not Fallen
Under Command of Young Vol
unteer officer in Cuba, Presumably
the President, He Might Not Have
Been So PrOminent OF Late.
West Point. N. Y. June 1.-THE CEN
tennial celebration of the West Point
Military Academy was ended to-day
with the presentation of diplomas to
the graduating class. The weather was
fine and the ceremony took place out
of doors on that part of the parade
ground known as Cavalry Plain An
open tent over a platform had been
erected for the speakers and officials
and standing at the front of the plat
form President Roosevelt presented
each new officer with his diploma.
1t was expected the President would
make a few remarks, but he simply
shook hands with each cadet On the
platform, besides the President, were
Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. Miles, Secre-
tary Root, Secretary Moody, the Chi
nese minister. WI Ting-fang; Senator
Pettus of Alabama and others.
The speakers were Gen. Dick for
the board of visitors, Secretary Root
for the government and Gen. Miles
for the army.
Secretary Root said it was a funda-
mental principal that the military
branch of the government should be
subject to the control of the civil. He
told the cadets to bear in mind that
their education was not by any means
complete, and that they could go on
learning to be good soldiers until they
retired, If they were lucky enough to
live until the age of Ga. The regular
army in time of war, he said. was
nucleus of a great organization, in
Guiding the state militia and the ma
tional guard, and he advised the ca
diets to get the good will of these
bodies and of citizens interested in
the army
Was Probably Roosevelt.
The secretary told how an old off,
Ger in the late war happened to come
under the command of young volun-
teer officer and yet continued to do
his duty without giving any sign of
the feelings he must have had as an
old and faithful soldier
His conduct attracted attention and
the President" said the speaker,
picked him out TO lead the American
army to Pekin. Gen. A. r. Chaftee 1t
was because he ruled his own spirit
that the President thought he could
take a city"
The two most talEed of incidents Of
the celebration are the speech of Gen.
Horace Porter. which made a deep inn
preston, and the defense of the army
in different speeches
Gen. Miles remarks to-day were
chiefly those of an older to younger
officers and referred almost wholly to
the business of war. He said there
We're supreme moments in the life of a
soldier, one when an officer knows he is
doing Just what the enemy thinks he is
not, and when he feels one more vic
tory has been added to American glory.
Gen. Miles was loudly cheered and an
plauded when he arose to speak.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
JOHN T. WEBB MURDERED.

Triton Man Shot at PrnttVilIe, Ala,
by Man Who Had Robbed Him ana
Had Been Compelled to Make Res
titutiOn.
Triton, Ga. June 12.-Mr. John T.
Webb was shot at Prattville, Ala,
Tuesday morning by a white man
named Wilson. 1t appears that Webb
missed his pocketbook from his coat
hanging in his room at the hotel that
morning and suspected Wilson of the
theft and accosted him in the hotel
Office. Wilson after some words gave
up the pocketbook and money, then
went Off. borrowed a pistol and sent
word to Webb he wanted to see him
and have a friendly talk. Webb re-
fused, but later met him al the mar
ket. After a talk Webb turned to walk
off when Wilson drew his revolver and
fired twice. Only one shot took effect
striking Webb in the left side below
the heart and passing through his body.
Three of the intestines were cut. Webb
was carried to the Montgomery hos
pital and an operation performed, but
died Wednesday morning His remains
We're brought to Triton to-day and
buried. Wilson was arrested and is in
Prattville Jail. charged with murder.
Webb was a member of a prominent
Berrien county family and a young
man about 30 years of age.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
TRIED TO KILL sUPERINTENDENT.
Strikers Laid in Wait and Opened
Fire on Locomotive.

Strikers Laid in Wait and Opened
Fire on Locomotive.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, June LIT was
learned at the office of the Lehigh VAL
ley Coal Company to-day that an at
tempt was made last night on the life
of superintendent Thomas Thomas of
the William A. colliery of the Lehigh
Company at Old Forge, north of this
city. The day and night superintend-
ents do not live in the colliery as do
many of the other employees, and they
are taken to and from the place on a
locomotive. Last night the night SUI
perintendent reached the colliery safe
ly. A few minutes later Super
intendent Thomas came out
and when about 300 yards from the
breaker, he says, a number of men who
were in ambush opened fire on the To-
connective. Fortunately the engine was
travelling rapidly and 1t was soon out
of range of fire. The officials say about
ten shots were fired.
There were six persons of the loco
motive, the engineer, fireman, conduc-
tor, two brakeman and Supt. Thomas.
AS soon as the firing began the six
men Immediately dropped to the floor
of the locomotive and its tender, and
in that way saved themselves. The
window panes of the cab were broken
and the locomotive and tender were
perforated with bullets and buckshot.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
STRIKERS LOST GROUND.
Operators in Flat Top Region Think
Struggle viii End in Their Favor.

Bluefield, w. Va, June 12.-The
strikers lost considerable ground in
the Flat Top coal region to-day A
good number of the strikers who have
remained since Saturday returned to
work during the day. and with the
new labor imported last night the
operators were able to load almost
twice as much coal as they loaded
yesterday. 1t is, however, an evident
fact that at least 20 per cent. of the
men are still out. The agitators are
making hard fight, and to-
day appointed committees to as
certain the needs of the striking
men and their families with a view to
supplying the necessities of life. The
operators are very jubilant over the
turn the strike has taken to-day,
claiming that the backbone of the
strike is broken. The strikers. it is I'M
derstood. will put forth every effort to-
morrow in the hope of getting out some
of the men that returned to work to-
day, and have planned marches
throughout the field. Contrary to ex-
pectations, the strikers have been in
every sense law hiding and have not
attempted violence of any kind against
the men returning to work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
SICILIANS IN VENDETTA.
fractional Feud Results in Three
Deaths Mt New Orleans.

fractional Feud Results in Three
Deaths at New Orleans.
New Orleans, June 12-As the result
of fight in this city last night be-
tween Sicilians, Salvatore Luciano.
Vincenzo Veutra and Marcello Ferri
are dead and Joseph Gerrachi and JOS
eph Colamia, charged with the murder
of Lucanio and Vetura, were seriously
wounded.
The fight was the outcome of an old
feud existing between the two factions
of the Sicilian race in this city. Luciano
and Vetura were met by Gerrachi and
Calamio on Poydras street last night
and the men Immediately opened fire.
Luciano and Vetura were killed and
Joseph Gerrachi and Joseph Calamio
were wounded. Gerracchi may die. Both
deny having done any shooting.
Antonio Luciano, a relative of the
dead man, this morning met Marcello
Ferri, who he said had taken part in
the killing of the formers brother last
night. Securing a shotgun Luciano
fired both barrels into Ferris body,
killing him instantly. Luciano was ar
resfed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
BUSINESS MEN INDICTED.
Prominent Citizens of Birmingham
Charged with Fraud I'm COnnec-
tiOn With Defunct Debenture Com

prominent C1t1AenS OF b1rminE nHlh
Charged with Fraud i'm COnnec-
tiOn with Defunct Debe nture Conn
pnnies.
Birmingham, Ala, June 12.-As the
result of an investigation by the grand
jury of the affairs of the Continental
Securities and Redemption Company
and the Birmingham Debenture Com
pany both defunct, Capt. r. F. kolb,
Henry B. Gray, George A. Blinn, Jr.
and w L. Dodd. all prominent citi-
zens of this place, have been indicted
and placed under bail on the charge
of ENLIGHTENMENT.
The amounts alleged to have been
fraudulently converted range from 3d.
900 to $780, 900, $1,000 each in the case
of Gray and Kolb, $4,000 in the case
of Dodd and 100000 in the case of
Blinn, as charged by the grand jury.
Capt. Kolb was the leader of the
Kolb movement in Alabama some
years ago. being twice a candidate for
Governor and is one of the most prom
inent men in the state.
Mr.. Gray is treasurer of Jefferson
county and president of local bank
ing house.
Mr., Dodd is president of the Southern
Mutual Aid Association. while MIR.
Blinn is a prominent business man. All
parties deny the charges and claim
that they will be indicated upon trial
of any wronzdoiag
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
AN ANTI-CLERICAL MINISTRY.
Power of Clergy to BE Vigorously
Repressed by New French Cabinet.

Power of Clergy to he Vigorously
Repressed by New French Cabinet.
Paris, June 1.-THE Chamber of
Deputies and its galleries were filed
to the utmost this afternoon when the
first debate under the new ministry,
and one which was to indicate pre-
cisely its strength in the House, open
ed. NJ. Buissire, Radical, moved an
Interpolation of the general policy of
the government and urged the govern
ment to firmlys@carry out the Radical
programme and introduce measures
tending to the separation of church
and state and providing for a pro-
gressive income tax and the partial
purchase of the railroads by the state.
NJ. Jaures, Socialist. said he was
pleased by the governments promise
to vigorously enforce the law of asso-
ciation but he regretted that the pow
ers of the clergy were not further cur
tailed, and hoped that the reduction
of the period of military service to
two years would be the first step in
the formation of militia system. He
suggested that France take the glorious
initiative in disarmament. The ques-
zion Of Alsace-Lorraine, he said, could
not stand in the way.
NJ. Combes. the premier, said that
the recent elections had shown that
the nation approved the policy of the
last cabinet and desired it's continual
ton, and that this was the purpose
of the government. The Chamber
adopted a vote of confidence in the
government by 929 votes to 124, word
ed as follows:
THE Chamber expresses its conf
dence in the government to apply the
policy of laicism fiscal reform and So
cial solidarity"