The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1900, Page 1

all, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1900. * PRICE FIVE CENTS. VMEN OF THE CHURCH ENDEAVORING TO SECURE THE QUICK SETTLEMENT Protestants and Catholics Join in Attempt For Arbitrationor Any Honorable Means. Preparations for the Possible Clash. ed by their RANKS. Induced to " 2 the police- €, a tip hav- t Colerain would not march of the strikers dy Run and Pond ne The union ce this morning de- the men at those place: The mines at | n full opera- as usual, and the Mar- nd is operating with as yesterday. of the United Mine- from Mahoney d a meeting last | large gains had vikill region and hat the outlook in the Hazelton district | to grow brighter. He den!ed‘ he report that he is going to the lnlne-‘ ok né are F THE STRIKE OF COAL MINERS Frank Mangan was there gathering coal along with a crowd of others. Suddenly | | | some cne shouted “The watchmen are coming” and there was a hurry to get away. The man was feeble from sickness ‘fim! in the excitement of the moment he | [fell and died on the edge of the dump. | | Heart fatlure was the cause. National Organizer Dilcher and other | .| | | workers from this region will go to the | Hazleton section on Sunday in an en-| | | deavor to complete the tie-up there and in | | t. 20.—Tke aid of (h" ! unions of the bein | 1abor now MULES SHAMOKIN, Pa., Sept. eries in t » Schuylkill County from the Cam ficial of the M ing to work, bere. corral. to abandon the wder we cale As far as g among tion that breaking hun- 20.—One Locust -Gap col- Philadelphia and n Company, joined ers to-day. The enough men are atlons to continue Trevorton, owned | , continues working is likely that 1l not be able to he men to strike. Most Trevorton own homes aid to fear the company more of the claims that able ope operation if they strike. | The the « try in the place. While Hugh s, a fire boss at the - was on his way ay, Hungarian strikers | him with clubs. He w ori- sured n ad 1 number ot es went to the col after the to afford better protection to men desiring to work. NO OVEBTU’RES ADVANCED. Strike Officials Very Busy in the Vi- | cinity of Hazleton. ON, Pa., Sept. 20.—There was to-day around the United headquarters whence the strike is being directed. of the union offi~ials spent the day in the outlying towns, meeting the strik- ing men and giving them instructions. No overtures have been advanced by | either side, and there is at present no in- Workers’ min, | dication that any will be put forth soon. The strike officials are still at work get- ting the men out, and they say they will not cease their activity in that respect | until every operator in the anthracite re- gion is tied up. The operators, though badly crippled, are to-day as confident of success as they have heretofore been, The production of coal in the Hazleton HOISTING HUNDREDS OF 20.—0ve is meighborhood t lineral Company says, mine. Schuylkill Valley \) Lykens Valley region. and there is no fear d to fight the Rgadv",\ | of a clash between the strikers and non- CAPTURE THE PEITANG AND LUTAI FORTS Allies Make a Fierce Attack Fol- lowing Their Demand for Immediate Surrender. | | | | 'Germans and Russians the Leaders in the Latest Hostilities, and the Losses Are Very Heavy. BERLIN, Sept. 20.—The Lokal respondent cables that the allies to-day and Lutai forts with great TAKU, Sept. daybreak. LONDON, Sept 21, 4a. m.—The Ti 1 1t | of thé Daily Mail, referring to the attack on the Peitang and Lu- tai forts, already )sses 20.—The allies attacked the I aft allies Berlin, captured by the cording to advices received at the forts was demanded at 2 o'clock on T of immediate attack by the Gern of refusal.” i Dowager | from China. The Tagebl: | nfes this. I learn that the truth h way between the two reports. Germany | desires the accord of all the powers ia regard to those responsible for the out- rages and will then demand their delivery even If the Empress Dowager should be among them. If accord the powers cannot be gained I learn that Ger. will insist upon her idea e, r | many with those powers who do co It is rumored on trustworth in Shanghal, says a dispatch to t} cations Tt to close the mines | Strikers. oyt danlimss 1s, the city some of the | Father Logue commended the attituds | the destruction of the C answered by » a membership of 4500, | of the Williamstown miners in a speech | fenses and the Yangtse forts as a con- : tisop of in ve passed resolutions of boycott, and | at to- session of the State conven- | ajtion of her entrance upon peace Nego- . S—— by a mem- | the Pottsville and Harrisburg unions are | tion of the Catholic Tetal Abstinence | yiation erbal in- :;: | sending word here of similar action. | Union, which is being held In the Wil-| 1,0NDON. Sept. 20.—The Peking corre- ]TRO \}[ COLLIERIED % | During last night there was a slight | ltamstown church, of which he is rector. | spondent of the Dafly Express, wiring o + | ng off in the codl shipments through | He said the sentiment of the community | geprember 12, asse that the Russtan |y oo i tutithe.ofeialz Dere Relieve | was againat a strikie and-shat- @ MES |y 500 are “dot leaving.: British head-{ g0 400 mules were holsted from va- at they can be Kept up to the normal | had used good judgment in refusing to | quarters he adds, had been informed that ‘N"“‘"“ 4 ~day amd will be shipned to L | quantity now that the mines working have | auit work. e Rtune Rl Ll bt the atniwend e On Monday the mules will he holsted . | gone on full-fime Instead of three-quarter | — et e Tat Retid et the Bkt L on mine, after which it has been determined, an of- | time. | TWO REPORTS FROM CHAF . 2 s e amount to a dec in eve of the men not retarn- E } — | 7 FEE. | jjans have been reinforced and made a |, nder of the Everything is quict and orderly | OPERATORS TO STRIKE BACK. | One Tells of Murders by Boxers, and | o 7 ™ extended quarters 10 | cegent to n . Tl > , >eking. & cerning th % | Using the Lackawanna Miners'| the Other of Conditions at S ! i | Union as a Lever. | Peking. SUSPICIOUS AS TO RUSSIA. SCRANTON, Pa.., Sept. 20.—What je| WASHINGTON, Sept Desire Said to Be Only to Induce proofs of | very likely the the operators | Partment recely x e ’ s wers to Wuhdr\w part of Russia up to rintendent of | are said to be s a means of| TAKU (no date) eneral, W Gihes Xo : : e T S e e - | striki back at is the e ington: - ‘Peking e her reply i A ing s hes G *erer | number 38 following accepted here as relia T F H anc of 3 Miners e “nl\"7| lon ot | Two daushters of Atwater and twenty-six |10 confirm ATE OF E MISSIONARIES. others murdered 3 “lapp attitude of Russia already Delaware, Lackawanna and Western | OheT™ mt Ot b i . ablerd ey Unaccounted For and Addi- 3 miners, and the using of this body as a | & oo, ered Taiku July 31 At- | Dr. Morrison, the correspondent of th el Wumas of the Shain. e o e rstallise. the. antistrine sogs. | Water. wife, two children, six others murdered | Times at the Chinese capital. The Dally WASHINGTON e past four | lever to it MwteRe by their escort near Pen Chow Fu August 15, | News prints a telegram almost identical | paparement ment. which the operators firmly believe : 5 2 s S0 b o e L a. m. in vince. Same message re- | with the advices to the Da xpress obtains with orit Lackawann; a ma region. F next week the operato of the men in t the middle figure the * | ports six persons, of | and wife, cond- | Dixon and wife, PLANNING TO EYPLOY FORCE. Superintendents Will Make a Show single gentleman and single lady having escaped into the mountanis from a r Occurren | from Peking. but adding that in th fon of the correspondent the Russian only desire to induce the other power opin- s “Yesterday the | of Strength. | u.n]q in the 1(»\;![" distric ‘h“‘” be such as ;:.:m::‘y ‘r‘mh.\b:):unhlnf T1kul.1n They es- | iiraraw. ;'I:’ -'”:_'" Loy Pa., Sept. —The supcr- | o discourage the men in this section from | case2 on hors 204 pomibly may heve | "rye MOl Post's Peking representa- | Lo 8190 fa : Lackawan Delaware | continuing on strike and they will be look- | evaded their pursuers CHAFFEE. | oo i Haptilict 10 Gxpeoion 1o ) or in Chili; also ¢ companies | IN& for some means to let go. By having | The War Department also received the | same opinion. He declares that M. do| Y West of Shantun the 1afiv ators neld | the Lackawanna Union in working order | following cablegram from General Chaf- | giers will ot &o unless the other Min. | (OTC/8ners Paoting a5 tor final consid- | the operators think tne anti-strike ele- | fee: e e 0. The: Russtan: legatioss, b | hiding places unkr to force the working of | ment will have a rallying voint and that| TAKU (no date), Adjutant General, Wash- | gsserts, had prepared to go. Bu | rtain whereab < the mines at leas: It is an- | When this element gets together and sees | ington: Peking, Sept. 16.—To avold further | 45 intention pending further | ,Ah”' 2d that the serfntendents are now s own strength it will not hesitate lons | crowding Peking have bad in mind a division | This delay he thinks due in all pro i xl to make a determined Show of bout doing what its best judgment wiil | of my force between Peking, Yangtsun, Tient- to the non-departure of the other lega- | [:’th o inst the strike: They in- te and this the operators are con-| sin, at the latter place leaving one battalion tions. | Lucheng ralize men at ain eollieries | vinced will be their return o work. Ths | only because ground Tientsin low, damp, un- | o freest % which is » the de p tectl ope! ors think that once there is ak | suitable. Other commanders no ins ! S, enaral i (S rioters them under the protection of | operators think that once there is a break | nstructions, 2 dipstel i s g g | necessary. They have had hun- | the end will begin. ¢ |but they assume at least some of | " ’"I““‘ Iy B poses 8 CIStrbut oF | other souree Ge deputy sheriffs and ———— | their troops remaln Peking during win. | Of Tice to the poor. This plan is a §00d | jeueq orders throughout province to ex- e By it e FIRST ARREST IS MADE. ter. 1 state this as indicating what fa to be | ONE, but its application is somewhat pre- | yerminate Boxers of the miners and | | sscertatned’ nere, not knowing, of course, the | mature. What Is chiefly needed is surety | .y, giate Department to-day recetw laborers at thelr homes, and the apinion | R Striker Charged With Threaten- | action being taken by the powers and the | of trade so that necessities may be T B pptnthpiniud g e yriihongpe a L5 it i ot Hidiigie fo aiaie T ing to Shoot a Miner. | Untted States. Only one regiment Russian | cured. P S primpandypesncnidig S [to be artven In the stronghold of tny | WILKESHARRE, Pa., Sept. 20—The | troops retired toward Tientsin yet moved (have | “The American commander has ex-| . ‘o N {istetke, District Mo.2, wheee iharecheioi | first arrest in connection with the miners’ [ troops of other powers dome ro?) Condition | pressed his disapproval of further ex-| - "‘”""I“" date—Rev. and Mrs. Simcox, ay no change from the conditions of yes- strike was made this afternoon when Jo- | of Chinese some better; gardeners entering the | peditions against the Boxers. The inde- }rr:;» chil ‘j.‘[.n. Dr. a?d Mrs. Hodge, Dr. terday. seph Begos, Hungarian of Nanticoke, was | ity f;vel,\'. relie:::\smmn dl!l;‘rss pl]'fl'flm“! cision exhibited in this respect is shame- | “"" r:; P‘:‘P '\‘”‘ P;j ]\'I.‘\h”" e, . . itted to jail, charged on oath by | %me days ago. Slight resumption trade: other No settlement is possible until the | MOTFIIL at Paoting Fu; Misses Desmond, The district executive board met at the | COP™ st £ ful. No settle P | E strikers' headquarters this afternoon t: Alex Monsyock with polnting a revolver | “otaitiens woty mr.d . Wilsca conmunting, | Bo%ers and . thelr accomplices are van- | SesCissen ot [Kuehar Misses Rice, deal with the effort of the big companies | 200 threatening to shoot him last night “::::‘ B‘Z’:::m::"(:: C"“‘:L]::“‘:lom:“"d:“' + quished. Numerous, schemes are on foo! | I:Xus(on.fl - {,L”“h?ng' Rev. and Mrs > e order fre: | Clapp, v. G il . to make a working stand, all the features | While he was returning from work. the country for coal supply mine, Peking. | f9F catching the Boxer leaders. but the D‘f“s‘ — . “I_;_""r':”~ Rev. M | of which they-are informed of, and they | Fresident Mitchell “telegraphs that the | g qquarters one squadron Sixth Cavalry, | taSk is very difficult, as they always keep e ( i rge at Taku; say they ‘will be prepared to offset it, | Outlook is very encgurlalgln'g. Many re- |y, gteun to camp. Telegraphed you 30th ratl. | Out of the way. o e e ‘;;Ird children, | There will also come before the board the | CUlts are being made In the Lehigh re- | 104 to be prepared. Li Hung Chang lett| Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times under | J€V- &7 i oG « Ny | troublesome washery question. Tne Ox. | &lon, and he ta proud of the unanimity | snanghai Uth. Remey reports Rockhll ex- | date of September 17, confirms the report | <10%- Have malled report ford, Bellevue and Diamord washerles | SXIStIng among the miners of the Wyom- | pected Taku th. CHAFFEE. |that M. de Giers has indefinitely post-| . G UP i . ININ mou ATTACK. went to work this morning, as well as igi;eigm&e H:}::y;;[f;:;t; s:{m(; unity ex-| 4 portion of this fs unintelligible to | Poned his departure and announces that | three smaller ones.. The Lackawanna s re“l 4 l:g ot ad sty ;e‘:"‘hm' the department officials, and they have |a column of Americans started that day | Germans Leave Tientsin to Join Rus- | Company has been successful in working ; "e “f‘: i ants ‘at once. A€ 10 | asked the telegraph company for a cor- | to Tescue Christians at Shunihsten, twen- | sians Near Taku. many of its foremen at the three places | ©2° | rection on t. | ty-five miles northeast of Peking. He re- | (Copyright, 199, by the Associated Press.) .nmrj!. the regular working force belng | wHERE THE HEN YET WORK. | ports also that the British Hongkong reg:- | TIENTSIN, Sept. 19 (via Shanghal, Sept practically on strike. Two cf the minor — | READY TO REOCCUPY PEKING. ment has left the capital and that the|20)—Two thou hundred Ger- ries, the Columbus and the An-| Failure to Organize Branches nt» e | Japanese have occupied Huangtsun, the | mans left Tientsin to-day to join a foree have made overtures for settle-| Tower City and Williamstown. | Boxers FPrepared to Return When | ;..\ station next to Fengtal, where | ment, while the Gibbons drift is also said to be ready to settle. These matters are | likely to be fully determined this after- noon, but the settlement will only be on the anced wages demanded for the laborers, the strike leaders say. me of the culm banks, the Bellevue, was the scene of a tragic death to-day. .. gt HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 20.—The at- tempt of District Organizer Laugherty to organize branches of the United Mine- workers at Tower City and Willlamstown has been a failure and the indications are that the miners at these tlaces will not join the strikers of Lykens and Wicon isco. Everything was quiet to-day in the | G 2 e + | Allied Troops Retire. | LONDQN. Sent. 20.—It Peking as soon a# the allies retired.” MASSACRE OF FIVE THOUSAND LONDON, Sept. 21. authorities, and which then let loose caped alive, | el the tide of slaughter through Amur. CHINESE BY THE RUSSIANS ~'""Authentic accounts have been recelved here,” says the Moscow correspondent of the Standard. “of a horrible massacre at Blagovestichensk, which was undoubtedly carrled out under direct orders from the Russian “The entire Chinese population of 500 souls was escorted out of town to a spot five miles up the Amur, and then, being led in batches of a few hundred to the river bank, were ordered to cross over to the Chinese side. provided, and the river is a mile wide. No boats were The Chinese were flung alive into the stream and were stabbed or shot at the strewn with corpses.” least resistance, while Russian volunteers, who lined therbank, clubbed or shot any who attempted to land. Not one es- The river bank !or miles w sfefeibefeieleelels defelfeieiatelb delet @ was explained to-day at the British Foreign Office that | | “it was found {nexpedient for the powers | to accept the Russlan withdrawal pro- posal,” as they had reliable information | that “the Boxers were ready to reoccupy they will immediately begin the recon- struction of the line in conjunction with the British. The news that Sir Claude Macdonald's | removal from Peking to Tokio was ar | ranged last April is commented upon by | some London papers as indicating that ’me home authorities were dissatisfied @| ™R his conduct of affatrs. l STATUS OF 'ms SITUATION. Hmnber of llotes Awaiting Apswer by the United States. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—The status of the Chinese situation at the close of the | day, according to a high authority, | follows: is as There are now before the De- !partmenl of State a number of notes| | awaiting answers. These include the Ger- man note concerning the surrender of | Chinese ringleaders; the original Russian proposition for the withdrawal of troops from Peking, which has not yet been act- ed upon as,a finality; a memorandum ! from the Russian Government asking as to the purposes of this Government, and a request by Prince Ching that Instruc- | | forming in the neighborhood af Taku, al ready composed of 400 R: s, 1500 Ger- mans and other foreign troops, the in- tention being to attack the Peitang forts to-morrow at daybreak The American postal arrangements are completed for Tientsin. Branch offices have been opened at the different points where the United Statés troops are sta- tioned and the service will be carried as soon as possible to Peking ottt EARL LI SENDS THANKS. Appreciates Consideration He Has Received From America. WASHINGTON Sept. 20.—Admiral Crowninshield, ¢ of the Navigation Bureau and acting Secretary of the Navy, has received the following cablegram from Admiral Remey: “TAKU, Sept. 19.—I have calied upon Li Hung Chang officially. Arrived Septem- ber 18 in a merchant vessel. He will pro- ceed at once to Peking. He desires that I tender his sincere thanks for the con- sideration he has received from the United States Government.