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NEW YORK. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9. PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS. i I 41 CAMPAIGN IN OHIO OPEHS Senator Hanna Addresses a Large an growo ai cungsiown.

IaR. rUHANtn un runiu niuu huncey M. Depew on tha Outlook-Parade Four Miles Long Much Enthusiasm Shewn. YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, 8ept Re-fmbllcana of Ohio opened the Presidential campaign tr to-day with parade, followed by a meeting which for enthusiasm and attendance haa hardly bean equaled In the Buckeye Btale.

The weather was a cool treese tempering the sun's rays, while the -iA4al Man OanatAre fhaunceV VXM, wi wi SI. Depew, i. B. Foraker, and Marcus A. Henna, drew thousands of visitors from parts of Ohio and Western Psnnsyl-vania.

The 9:43 o'clock train on the Erie Rail- A knairlit turf a dalea-ation rom Cleveland, end following tt were four eec- tiooa well filled with residents of the Fr-el Ctj Attached 'to the first section of the train waa the private car of Senator Cbeuncey M. Depew. With Mr. Depew, aa his guests, wera Senators Hanna and i. rvt u.mn TT piir nf flavaland.

J- Ohio, member of the National Committee; District Attorney John Sullivan, 8tate Treasurer laaao Marlon, Bute Auditor "Walter D. Qutlburt, Judge Samuel K. Williamson of Cleveland, and George P. Wal- con TOIMO. The party waa met at the station by the Foresters Club of Toungatown and escort 4 to the residence of Caleb Wyck, where an elaborate luncheon waa served.

Shortly efter noon they were driven to tha public square, where they took-their pieces in the line of parade. Promptly at 1 o'clock the march waa taken up. The pro- ceaaton waa nearly four miles in length, -and In addition to -campaign clubs from flmim lflnlnn TnliwlA I'jilumhua. and mmnv othv atui Iawm in Ohfn. waa made up of numerous industrial exhibits.

WORKWOMAN'S PAIL. aV IHAfl that at ts tlaa alaaSrl.aBas war at si Mtm. moth worklngman's dinner pall, bearing the Inscription, We want four years more of a full dinner paiL" When Wyck Park, where the speaking took place, was reached by the head of the procession, fully 2U.000 people were in waiting. On account of the immense crowd two meetings were held at the same time. Gov.

George K. Nash, who had been selected as President of the day. made a brief speech in Introducing Senator Foraker. Gov. Nash said.

In part: "It has occurred to me that nature d- lril.fi IliA th, riAnuutratiA In for actors. In 18U6 they put a stay upon the 'boards which might well Irave been called A Comedy of The-first error waa tn suppose -that the American peopie could forget the vicisaitudea through Which thev had Daaaed durlnr tha Ing three years, and that they did not know the cauae of these troubles. The next error presented was their that eur people were not in of a sound financial poHrnr. -j Those taiaars as now ashamed of thalr ltfefnniiBH.ua IWIul them forgotten. This reason they have put a new play upon the boards, and It ought to bear the good old title, Much Ado They call It 'Imperial- At the conclusion of Oov.

Nash'a remarks Senator Foraker arose and was greeted by prolonged cheers, and during the delivery of his soeerh also he was frequently Interrupted by applause. He said that the paramount issue of the cam paign was the Administration of William McKmley. The speaker criticised the Dero-ocratlc Party, declaring it to have been on the wrong aide of every great question for tnore than fifty veara. while the Renub- lican Party, he claimed, had shown the wgnesi oroer or statesmanship and given great prosperity to the country in regard to Porto Rico and the Demo- critic cry of lmneriallsm. the aneaker aaldr Porto Rico was acquired In response to, ine universal sentiment 01 tne wnoie Amer- lean neotil- and nf that naanl aa wall The people of that island are, however, of the tatlh race.

They have a different system of jurisprudence, they are acquainted only with the civil taw; their codes of procedure are unlike Thov An nnt know what free popular government is. They re total stransrers to trial bv lurv and the writ of habeas corpus, and never heard vi tne, Din 01 rtgnia. The nAvminMni nv PapIa DIah Inetead of being harsh and ungenerous. Is 'h moat generous and least burdensome Government that has ever been provided i.y the United States for any territory alnce the beginning of the Reniihllc More a-en- erona hv far than wa 0--, A .1. Flerkia or California, and under that Oov- vrnment ine people ot Porto Rico are now entering linnn a rafr umn.4 happiness greater than they have ever QUESTION OF TARIFF.

"It true that, the Porto Ricans are required to pay full tariff on all lmnorta thins from countrlea other than tha TTnltad States, but the oeoole of every territni-e we nave ever acquired have been required oo ine same thin pr with thU difference. that feu rkI. a lam. 1 a to keep the duties so collected and use tkeavwa a-b Ik a. a a.

1 i j-m irtf-iu rnu in outies coiiecteMi every Othewr tavrwHtee-v. TAiilaleea 1Tka-le 1" a awaavaea sieKr avieava ft ell net on. Orrgon hr bfi tum-xl over to 1 ha a. a. a a tor the support of th whole Nation.

It Is TIM tea thai a. 4 ST a. tfce mtae nrecrlbet by law itro paid on easra sirvivivw ji rararnnTfi neWMn ine Vaifd StataMi e. RIa Ki la s.Im eaiaava, a. wa ivi aru a a-av miawaa true that every cent no collected roeenot ine i reasury ot tne niiea states, put im imnirr oi rorxo tuco tor tne support of the Porto Rican Government; nil IMa nM4.l 1, unU system of Uxlng prop- imiar to our own bit do aeviseu put into operation, untif which time jj--.

avv vn-i- way iur i.u ruriu tttcans to raise sufficient revenues to sup-pert their Government, -t to 'o true that while the people ol ei other terrltorv are reouired to nav nierna revenue taaea the aame aa tha twv. pie of the I'ntted 8tatea. the people of forto tuee have been exempted from that IMteutAaai Al aw i Aii mrae provisions are unprece 0Mtd In the hlntorv nf our leaHalatlnn. If there haa been any Imperialism it accepting our title to the Phlllpplnee ana the assertion of our authority and Tower th.M i. iwu i -1, jw haa the approval of Mr.

Bryan. Since tnla III waa rntvira upon noxiung more been don than to prosecute It with CHACNCET DEPEWS 8PEECH. ntor Foraker" waa followed by Senator Caatmcey M. Depew. who said In part: "Coming aa I do direct from the Re I oiate convention of New xora.

I aSnlou lh Kreetlnga of that earnest and Me body of representative Kenubllcahs. It a convention which felt that with rjrtt New Vork would roll up an old-fash- "hLi acn.iniey ana Kooaeveii. iwAJ umrn, me aigna are pru eirvnow aince tne civu war vmNcrui ever auccseaeq wnrn W11 av majority. This year of us who were acttva during the war remember the second campaign i ox irreaiueni unco in. Toit in Kurope was impaired, its supplies Jl failure and proposed.

If successful. me DouinFTi tonieaeracy. declaraUou cost the lives of ever urii aa one aiue or tne ouwr, Wral i the Democratic Convention at Kan- Baa i "-f Beciarea utt Dexore anyuung alee waa considered peace must be restored In the Philippines, the brigands captured, and security for life and property at once as-ered under United States authority, the Philippines would be as peaceful to-day aa the Btate of Ohio." LHacussfng imperialism. Mr. Depew saio: I know at nn altuation so absurd as for Col.

Bryan to stand before an Ohio audience and dearrihe William McKlnleV aa an emperor. William McKinley. who, boy and man. has been your neighbor ail nis me haa been a good soldier and a good dtisen. an able Congressman, and a moat brilliant rresiaeni.

whose whole lire irom tno uroe he enlisted aa a bov until to-dav. has been at the service of his country, and for his country's best VALUE OF PHILIPPINES. Continuing, Mr. Depew Imperialism and expansion mean fof you, my feUow-citlaena of this Mahoning Valley, new markets for the products of this industrial centre. The pacification ot the Philippines giv a market of 1O.00O.WX3 oi people, it wui grow every year aa uey come into more civilized conditions and their wants increase.

Our port at Manila is nearer by hundreds of miles than any European country to the coast oi Asia, where reside two-thirds of the Inhabitants of the globe. China is about as large aa the United States and has 400.OOU.uOO people. They are an, industrious, sober, producing ciass. mere are nearly mnea qi and eighty odd thousand miles In the United States. In- the next twenty years China will be gridironed with railroads.

The rails and spikes, the fish plates, the locomo tives, uie electric cars, tne wire, must an be brought from abroad. To retire from a situation like that within ourselves, as Col. Bryan proposes, would be to build a wall within which American Industry and industrial workers would suffocate and starve. SENATOR MANNA'S ADDRESS. "My fellow-citizens, you have heard a great deal of talk of late about the para- mount Issue.

This issue, whatever it is, la yours. I saw it a moment ago among the trees a full dinner oali. You may talk about expansion, anti-trust, silver, govern ment- ty injunction, tne wniutuuon ioi-lowing the flag, and all the rest of it. but, fellow-dtisens, I want to tell you that this whole issue boiled down is in that dinner pail. If this Is a great Nation, it is great because of its people.

If it is a successful Nation. It is so because of the industry of its people. "What, my friends, is the object of the Democratic Party in bringing in collateral Issues, except to distract your attention from the very fact that you are prosperous and that every promise of the Republican Party made at St. Louis has been fulfilled; that every proposition has come to pass, and that you are reaping the benefits of those prophecies and promises. Now, it is a game of politics only to Inject into this campaign those issues that are simply collateral.

I am alad I came, triad because this gathering haa given me Inspiration and con fidence, coming Daca as i oo to my nniive State. I feel a renewed hope. Inspired by new energy. In coming West. And in with those solendid leaders who are on the stump and In the councils of the party, pernans it is in our power to awaae the people to the importance and necessities of this campaign.

They are important, they are necessary beyond that of any other that ever occurred in the history of the United States. It is a campaign fraught with more interest and more danger than even in 1810, because ir we ran down, we have further to fall than we had in 1896. The progress of the United States depends upon our going forward Just as we nave commenced in straight lines, holding in our view notning Dut tne interests ot our own people, or. aa some of our anti-imperialist friends call It commercialism. Well.

I am In favor of commercialism when It comes to that. I am in favor 0T those conditions under, which this great country has grown and developed, until we not only cap supply our population of 73.000.000, nut when our productive ca- paclty exceeaw-'-tnai oy. pee can w-we must have a market for the surplus or our enterprise and production must be checked. A PLAIN PROPOSITION. That Is the plain, common-sense business proposition.

Will you shut down one-third, or 40 per cent, of the producing capacity of this country for the sake of taking the advice of Mr. Bryan and his so-called anti-imDerialistlc advisers, or will you cast aside all such demagogy and go stratgnucrwara, me straight road that you have learned so well under the. teachings of William McKinley. who has established our protective system on which the- Government has. reached that point that we can send our manufactured goods Into every foreign country on thu globe During the present term of President McKinley Administration we have ex perienced a balance to our credit of manu factured goods alone or hundreds of mill ions of dollars, and our total exports over imports oi proaucts in tnree years amount to a credit balance of up to the first of last July.

I made that statement last month at Pittsbure-. and Mr. Bryan denied it. I simply refer him to the boiks of the United States Treasury, and figures won't lie. mat is tne truin, Dut is an un wholesome and unsavory truth -to the Dem ocrata.

as it demolishes every argument that they have made. I want to aay just one word In conclusion. The people of Uhlo nave never ronrotten. tneir resDonslbll Ity. They have, always responded when there was a note of danger, and while I would not throw a single shadow across cur bright pathway I want to tell Republicans not only of Ohio.

but of all the X'nited States that while there are Re- pubUcans enough nortn or tne onto River and bounded by two oceans to elect McKinley In every State, yet it Is neces-eary for every man to do nis duty. It is necessary that we should not remain at home, expecting our neighbors will do that duty for us. "My friends, this la a seridus mistake lor any man. no man can una in nis own heart anv reason or excuse for not ner. forming that duty, while upon the results of that duty reet i.ot only nis own haDol- tiers and that of his fireside, but the great responsibilities oi tne wnoie nation, ana now that we are upon the firing line of nations let us bring to our support our erlrlt as well aa our duty, and therefore In this campaign I say there Is not a man tn the State of Ohio who can excuse himself for neglecting a single duty.

Let Ohio. then, lead the fighting tn this campaign since aha haa the candidate for President. Let us open this camnatgn with en-ihuaiasm. and keen It -un from now until tha 6th of November, and then we will meet again in Washington on the 4th of -5 i Addresses were also made by Congress man R. w.

Tayler ana col cnanes mcx. After tha meet in a a nubile reception will be held at the Tod House in honor of the speakers or the day. FORAKER RES18T8 POLICEMAN. T-f SftXiu Tkt Ntw rrk Timi. "COLUMBUS.

Ohio, Sept. 8. -Senator For aker had an encounter with an officer at the Union Passenger Station here late last night while he waa waiting tor the Big Four train to take him Cleveland, on his wav from Toungstown. for the big Repub lican campaign opening In that city. He waa standing In a doorway leading to the general waiting room, when the officer or dered mm rat ner unceremoniously to move on.

The Senator replied that he waa going to etand there until his train came in. No. you won't." said the officer." Ton are blocking the doorway and I am ordered to keen It clear. I think I will stay here; It la public place." replied the Senator. With that the officer grabbed him and a tug-of-war ensued, the senator proving a rather lusty antsgonist for the officer.

who was not very large. Seeing that he was cettinr tne worst or it. tne orncer waa about to use his mace, when Benson For aker. the Senator's son. who was Just coming up.

Interfered and stopped the con Tne otiicer naa no iaea mai ne waa struggling with ine senator rrom unio. World Lumber Mill Record Broken. BERLIN. N-. H-.

SepVr 8. There are world's records made In lumber mills occa- alnnallv. To-da -a machine at the Berlin Mills Comnanv mill ran eleven hours and cut out feet of spruce lumber, beat ing the world's record or toa.uw teet, ma do ty wl aiaino uuu ia yvm-. liOO P. 8SO mm 0i20 P.

St. At each ot these bom a aplendtd raat train IraVeS Oram! Central Station by the New York ruati Lake Shore, and Big Four, for St. Louie. Ikare la no aeuae.sarvtoe.se aaore ouaforajle route. Adv.

UB. CLEVELAND! HOPE 0F4RTI-P0PDLISTS Leaders Once High in His Councils Expect Him to Speak. OLNEY FIRST STEP Indorsement of Bryan in Part, Party Should Lose," Reconstruction If-He Reputed Plan. The statement has been aiade of late that. following the letters from members of ex- President Cleveland's Cattlnet giving their views on the present gn.

the ex President himself would terna out with a letter expressing in a ralr the, same ideas aa did his former advisers and associates. Judge J. J. Willett of abama, the lead- er of the antl-Popullstlc pemocrata in the South, was at the Croker- Murphy bead- quarters at the Hoffman House yesterday. and he made the prediction to ex-Oov.

Stone, the Vice Chalrmad of the National Democratic Committee, tMat Mr. Cleveland would be heard In mudh more forceful terms than he has yet tide uttered against the policies of the present though Judge Willett Administration. Al- disclaimed any post- tlve knowledge of Mr. Cleveland's lnten- Hons, it is known that hel has been in Cor respondence with him along the lines of Mr. Cleveland's taking a decided stand In the present campaign.

The understanding. It nras declared, is that Mr. Cleveland will dot come out and advocate tm election of Mr. Bryan, but. will create the impression that he favors Bryan by tne attack which he will make on the Administration's expansion policy and by criticism of the Republican Party's dealings with the trust duestion.

Speaking of the poa8kle step of Mr. Cleveland and of the plan that the Demo- crate who are opposed tp Populism have in view, one of these Democrats high In the counsel of his fellows said yesterday: Ex-Secretary Olney'a letter was sub- mltted to ex-President being made public, and him. Behind thia fact. Cleveland before fvaa approved by nnd several cor- relative facts, there la i story of a big movement on the part the antl-Popu- lis tic Democrats to put themselves in a position which will enable them to reor- ganlxe the Democratic Pirty In the event of Bryan's defeat Theie Democrats do not expect Mr. Bryan toj be elected.

His second defeat will dlspoi ship. Ther. will come the te of his leader- question of party reorganization. Democrats who have poused this plan and bring the hope to undertake the war party back to Us old that they may be In a traditions. in order portion to wield the necessary influence with complish their purpose, II the party to acts, of course, es-lave the appear- senuai mat tney should a nee or loyalty to the bearer in party's standard Campaign.

Then they will be able to make tne claim -that were alone re- Bryan's ideas on finance sponsible for his failure! to achieve stic cess. air. uiney's letter iolhl polUlcai It ks the first move wiU soon- be tol- icwea 0y otnera. Other Democratic lekders under the Cleveland Administration! besides Ol- ney are now maklnc raa reddy to put thera- selves in limited harmony witn the party organization ior tne been set forth. ExS DurnoM wnicn nas Carllnla haa KXBecretary made a half-way promise tn idilnM, th.

jjemocratic commercial New York on the subject Travelers' Club of lot trusts and the necessity of tariff reform as a means of Secretary of the i in New York a weakening monopoly. Ef Interior Francis, who few days ago. confided was to some of hie friends the fact that he templatlng taking an raa seriously con- adtlve part in the present campaign on the (trust issue. It is Hias been nassed evident that the word around to all ef the who are opposed to nroBninent Damoorata Populism and numerous announcements similar ta that made bv Mr. Olney may be expected wl thin the next few weeks." MR.

CLEVELAND DECLINES. But ex-President Harr son Will Serse on the Arbitration Board. WASHINGTON, Sept Ex-President Cleveland has declined tie President's ap- polntment as a member of the International Board of Arbitration uhder The' Hague treaty. Ex-President Harrison appointment haa accepted the lOL CABNEGIB ANQEY. Coafereaee at 81clbe Castle to Place tteapoaalfclllty fort.

Ceatmet Special Tkt Nrw rere Timet. PITTSBURO. Sept real reason ior tne gatnenng oi arnegle Company officials at Skibo Castli i haa Just developed. It Is now said ttiat Andrew Carnegie Is angry over a ontract with the American Bridge Company which the Car- Vhen the American Bridge Company was the Keystone Bridge Works, but the bridge v. i viiih reiuin in aaii company offering to buy (75 per cent ot iU varurKie company, ana promising not to go lnt 1 1 AW I structural wnh were auto.

11 IS now said that the bridge company buva were sold. It Is laaa than nar Mitt rfTt tm i I niiiai irom the Carnesie Comnanv. and for hulldlnn Tha rnHfaiunn di.il. CasUe is to place the reionaibUlty for the THE IOWA COLLISION. Battleship Stales a BIsJ Aaaerleaa Sail.

tag Social It Tkt Nrw Vtrk Timtt. SAN JRANCISCO, 4eptr The big American ship May Flint loaded with coal from Seattle, ran Into the prow of the United States battleshijj lng as she 'was coming Iowa. this even. up the bay; and sank. As far as could I were lost The shock sprang several plates 1 bo Uvea of the collision me unt a Don flood before hei and water poured In al watertight comoartmentJ The Flint drifted down avcurea UDon thn liimhtf bark Vidette and sank The May Flint waa the In the world.

She had tiur iiuru largest Li a ship waa masts ana rebuilt from the old steslmer r-erstan alon- arch. She converted sailing vessel rive years ago, ana had a sensational voyage Tacoma. Washington, daya. from Hongkong -to svhica. lasted 101 Prune Trust Affects Chicago MarkeL Sfcctmd at Tkt Ntw Ytrk I CHICAGO.

Sept p. Chicago la be- ginning to feel the ef fleet ot the Prune Trust An Increase ot feom one-quarter to three-quarters of a cent over last year's prices Is noted tn quotations. There are in- dlcatlons that tne price III higher. It is estimated mac tne California nrvne traria mount to mnuatiy. Most this fruit Is grown In th ley.

Of the product or oaata uiara Val- ths district the trust controls per cent. while It la cred lted with controlling per cent of of California. the product of other portions sVodyour sddresatoThe Company. 74 Bway. cor.

People's Cb-operattve lea lata if interaeted la permaaaatly cheapar toe er Adv. a gosa mveauaaac NO IIINEBS' STRIKE TOrDAY Executive Board Issues a State ment to Anthracite Laborers. TOLD TO BE IN READINESS Strife Between Capital r.nd Labor De plored and' Arbitration Indorsed Negojtiatlnrj with tho Operators. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept an all-day secret session the National Execu tive Board of United Mine Workers of America' adjourned to-night at o'clock until to-morrow. The board Issued a state ment postponing the ordering of a strike pending the result of negotiations.

Officials say influences are at work to adjust the but decline to saw what they are. The statement is signed by John Mitchell, President and W. B. Wilson, Secretary. Thia action means that the miners of the anthracite region will not strike go-morrow, although danger of a strike has not been removed.

The men are ordered to remain In readiness to go out Mine workers', officials refuse -to say how far negotiations have progressed or by what means they are being carried on with the operators. The board adjourned to meet to-morrow morning. At 6 o'clock thia afternoon a message was aent to District President Nichols at Hasle- ton, as follows: Information reaches this office that miners in the anthracite region are ceasing work In anticipation ot a atrike being declared to-day. National Board directs me to advise that Inasmuch as negotiations are still Damllna for a aettle- meat, all miners continue work aa aaual until they receive official noUce to suspend work ana noia tnemeeivee in readlBeas to raspona should our efforts to effect a aettlemant prove a failure. The statement Issued by the board la Cs follows: To the miners and laborers of the anthracite coal fields or Pennsylvania and aU other par-anna concerned: Tha National Executive Board of tha United Mine Workers of America, having under consideration tha application of Inatricta 1, and 9 ot the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, to engage In a strike becauae of tha refusal of their employers to grant certain conditions the miners of that, field beueve tney are enimea to.

have determined upon the following state ment of their position in the case: The organisation or tne uniteo Seine orsers la ODnosad to atrikea ixccol aa a last resort when all other means of adjusting dlaputes have failed. Our preamble declares that we aesire to use all honorable means to maintain Peace between ourselves and employers, adjusting all differences so far aa possible by arbitration and conciliation, that strikes may become unneces sary strikes hetwaen labor and caoltal are like iaea Haan national theV brina hardships. privation, and want to the workers, and loss of property to the employers. Yet, when Innumerable wrongs have "been heaped upon a people. which they nave patiently suommeu iur years, using every honorable means at their command to remedy the evils complained ot without resorting to strikes, and all their efforts for relief have been arrogantly refused or Silently Ignored, they would be' false to themselves, their families their fellow men If they failed to resist any further encroachment npen their rights, even to the extent of striking for months, if necessary, with all the suffering It entails.

In an effort to remove the evils for all time to come this is tne case in snuraciu region. Their wagee have not kept pace with the enat of llvlns. and In some Instance have lm raJnral: thev have- heen reouired to deal in company store and accept the aervtoes of company a ooetor; tney nave nets ranureu accept wagee based upon an antiquated eliding aczie.ee.nat atsnawr' stwni mieuesmr have had their wages reduced by an arbitrary and exorbitant system Of dockage; they have been compelled to wait for their pay weeks after the tinw specified by law, and In. open violation of the same, and In many other ways their rights and HberUt have been trampled upon, and In many Instances they have been compelled to take their children from school at a very tender age In violation of law, and put inem to wors in the breakers In order to earn sufficient food te sunnort their families. All of these Imposi tions have been patiently borne until tkey are no lons-er bears tile.

They nave sougnt conier- enca after conference with their employers, hop ing to meet them and obtain an amelioration ot their condition. Tneir appeals nave oeen lgnorea thev have oursued every conceivable concilia' method, made numerous propositions, and have offered to submit the whole situation to arbitration, and alt their efforts have beesv In vain. They now matte application to mis poem for permission to strike In accordance with the laws of the union. We greatly deplore the clr-tumstancea which compel us to order a strike In that field, but feel that we have done all we possibly can to avoid a conflict with the exception of a alight hope that haa not yet been followed to a definite conclusion. In ordr that the oDerators may hare a further opportunity to avert the strike; that the Indus try ana commerce ot tne new cngiana ana Eastern seaboard States may not be temporarily destroyed and permanently Injured by an unnecessary stoppage of their fuel supplies; that the many thousands of workers engaged In those Industries and In commerce, wnoae weirare la Interwoven with the mining Interests may not suffer from causes over which they have no con trol, and that more time may be had to continue nee-otlatlons along the line Intimated, the miners of the anthracite field are nereoy nouneo mat the National F.zecuuve Board do not deem It advisable to order a strike to taae effect Sept.

10. aa reouested by the Hasleton but the miners of the whole anthracite region are instructed to restrain themselves for a few days longer and hold themselves la readiness to crnee work Immediately vpon the ending of arreent m-eotU-tlons, whn. It a settlement la f.ot reached, an official trtcorseimnt of the strike crder will be sent out by this Doara. PREPARING FOR A STRIKE. Miners In the Scranton District Quit Buying Powder.

SCRANTON. Sept 8. Ordinarily there is requisition for from 70 to 150 kegs of powder every morning at each colliery of average size. Only four kegs were taken Into the Pine Brook abaft of the Scranton Coal Company to-day. At the Diamond Colliery Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company, where eighty kegs are dally taken In, only two kegs were taken In to-day.

Four kegs were taken In at the Johnson Colliery of the Green Ridge Coal Company. Henry Collins of Carbondale, a member of the District Executive reported that all the miners In that territory were practically on strike to-day, for as soon as they used up what supplies were left over from yesterday they gathered np their tools and went home. The officers ot the United Mine Workers Union and the big crowd of miners who were congregated In and about the head quarters of District No. 1 on Lackawanna Avenue, this arternoon, cua evidence any concern when the news came from Hasleton that the effort of Father Phillips to effect arbitration had failed. They, did not expect anything, and consequently were rtnt tiannr)olntadL The Ontario and Western Company dis tributed planking aiong tneir line between Carbondala and Scranton to-dav.

with or ders to their local officials to board up all the company's stores If their miners, go out -on strike. Secretary John T. Dempeey of District No. 1 stated to The Associated Press repre sentative that ne ana a numoer or other district officers at a consultation thia after, noon eoncludeid to advise the district offi cers not to include the engineers, firemen. pump runners, and barn bosses and their helpers in the order to strike.

We do not want to in lure any company Drooertv. and. of course, we don't want the mulea to go uncared for." mats meeting under the auspices of the United Mine Workers will be held in West Scranton to-morrow evening, when delegations from all over the district from Nanticoke to Forest City are expected to be oresent A meeting Is also called for North Scranton to-morrow afternoon to which all classes are invited, it is under the auspices of non-union miners. NO LOCK-OUT LIKELY. If tha Miners Quit Work It Will Ba ef Their Own Accord.

HAZLETQN. Sept' 8. The anion workers of the Seventh, District held a big meeting la town thia afternoon. The mem' bershlp Includes all the organised miners in Lower Luserne It is under stood that the meeting was tn reference to a Strike, but absolute secrecy was observed, and nothing leaked out. President Duffy that he had no news to make public.

The renorta of a bvk.mit nn the Mr) a tbe operators are apparently unfounded. were posted at the collieries of A. Pardee A rn. anH tK. Thia-k Vait rvt Company before quitting time this evening us eirect trial ail hands should report for work Monday morning.

Tha News at Wilkesbarre. WILKESBARKE, Penn Sept 8. The news from that the miners strike has been postponed waa received with favor here. The business portion of the Community, narticularlv svaa much Pleased with the change in affairs. Early this evening- It lonkadf aa thmis-h nnthlns- could avert the strike, and business waa al- a stsnastiu.

Those miners who favored the strike do not look with favor on to postponement AMERICAN COAL IN LONDON. Test by South Metropolitan Gaa Com pany Yitlda Good Hesults. LONDON, Sept South Metro politan Gas Company has made a nre- ihalnary test with 3,700 tons of Pennsylvania coal, which has shown that thia coal Is superior to he British article in the amount of gas It yields per ton in Illuminat ing power and In the quantity of coke. While at its present price it is dearer than English coal, the test shows that its superior quality more than compensates for the difference in cost Jm run test gives the same result and the hia-h. mice of Rritlah coal continue.

It Is probable that the comoanv will buy largely In America. MAINE CANVASS CLOSED. Estimates of Republican Majority Vary Greatly. Special tt Tkt New York Times. BANGOR, Sept 8.

The campaign in Maine, which closed to-night haa been fought on both sides with the greatest vigor known in the past ten years, the Democrats Doing encouraged In various lo calities to make a fight on local issues, while the Republicans nave put forth the utmost to keep the majority up to the average of former years. Estimates of the Republican majority vary greatly. It la said that Chairman Manley of the State Committee expects the majority to be 35,000, while F. M. Simpson of the com mittee says that In his opinion it will not exceed 18,000.

Other estimates range from 20,000 to 30,000. but the greater number of well-informed Republicans set the figures at not over 25.UU0. The Democrats expect to carry several counties, notably Knox, and they look for considerable gains on the legislative ticket. While the Republicans have had the best speakers, including many famous men from distant parts of, the country, the uemocrats nave not oeen idle, out nave held hundreds of meetings all over the State. Both parties have devoted tha greater part of their attention to the smaller towns, and the Republicans have put some of their best speakers into little villages remote rrom tne cities.

The Democrats set the Republican ma jority at not over 25,000, many of them at 20.000, and a few confidently asserting that It will not exceed 15,000 relying on the generally small attendance at meetings to Indicate that 'many voters will stay at home on election day. THE" SAN MARCOS UNDER FIRE. She Reports that Two Projectiles from I oanur nggK uum eirucs ins Water Very Near Her. The Malloty Line steamship San Marcos, I II t. 1- which arrived In port from Galveston yesterday, had a very warlike reception, according to the passengers and crew, as she approached Sandy Hook on her way to the city.

The San Marcos was near the Scotland Lightship and was rapidly approaching the Hook, which was about three miles distant when the roar from one of the great runs on the Government fortifications reverberated across the sea, and a few seconds later the passengers, who were standing along the rail, were surprised to see a mighty splash made by a large projectile which struck uie water aoout iuu in front of the vessel and disappeared. The passengers had nardly recoverea from the surprise occasioned by the first ehot, wjien a second roar came from the fortifications across the water, followed in a few seconds by another large projectile. which this time struck tne water a snorx distance aatern of the San Marcos. This projectile did not disappear, but rtcochetted across tne sea tor prooaoiy inree-quarters of a mile. One of the crew, speaking of the incident said that the gunners seemed to be trying to see how near they could come to the vessel without hitting her, and the San Marcos was over three miles away it must have taken a very expert marksman to come close in two consecutive shots, either 31 which, had they hit the vessel, would have sent her to the bottom.

CHICAGO WANTS CHEAP GAS. Demands Permanent Reduction tn Prlee e-r Maaielpal Ownership. Special to Tkt New York Times. CHICAGO, Sept 8. -Cos at 40 centa for all Chicago or municipal ownership In the cry of the mass meetings now being held to protest against the discrimination of the gaa companies In making a cut rate for one territory and mulcting the remainder of their patrons for the full amount Two big meetings were held last night another to-night and several are scheduled for next week.

In the meantime Mayor Harrison and several city of flclals 'have headed a move-nent for the municipal ownership of gas By many this movement Is thought to have a great deal of politics in but there is undoubtedly a Urge element here which would like to see a trial of a city gas plant It la popular with the laboring element and the workmen have votes. 1 he saltation for cheaper gas has taken a sudden turn toward securing a perma nent reduction In rates. Alderman Fowlers idea is to talk the question of -cheaper as all over the city, and exact pledges rom all legislative er ndHates. without reference to party affiliations, to support measures to secure a lower and uniform Tate for Illuminating and fuel gas. K.

G. Billings. President of the People's Gas Company, betook himself hurriedly to New York last night It Is be-iiZZlu h.t Ha waa palled there bv the Flower interest that controls the People Gas Company, to give some light on the fight to crush the Ogdeg in Chicago President Andrew Hamilton of the Municipal Company went with him. -There is said to be a contingent of the enVi. nZVt in New York that is OD- ooaed to the way in which the PepeH Gas Company Is controlled, and nas Begun to joause some trouble because of the pres ent rignt ux t-mcagu.

"ii I this contingent haa in tha shane of M. 000. WO. with which to carry on the North Side war President HamHton chief mission to th East is understood to ne to tioai wm of the municipal cumiwij. Fireman on 8peclal Train Killed.

Special to Tkt Ntw York RED BANK. N. J- Sept 8. Daniel W. Duffleld of Jersey City, fireman on the Newark special to Lakewood.

was Instantly killed here to-night by his head coming In ZTL an uDrie-ht on the railroad bridge. He was getting a pall of water from the tank at the time, iwnew was vears old. His family la at Point Pleasant The People's Co-operative lee Company. No. tn Broadway, are "i They sseiit your ta an.

rati on- Adv. GALYESTON MY BE 1 WIPED OUT BY STOMI Fear that the Island City Has Met with Great Disaster. ALL TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN At Last Accounts the Surf Was Breaking Over the Beach and Entering Mouses lir tha Town. DALLAS. Sept 8.

All Texas la tn the keenest state of doubt and uncertainty to-night concerning the fate of Galveston Island and There la a suspicion that an awful calamity rests behind the lack of Information from the Gulf coast It is rumored here that Immense destruction has befallen Galveston and. other It is said that the bridges leading-from the mainland to the Island nave been swept away by the terrible force of the wind and the" rolling up of the water in the bay. The bridges are four In number, three for railroad uses and one the Galveston County public wagon and pedestrian bridge. It seems hardly credible that all these bridges could be swept away, without the city suffering tremendously In the loss of buildings, general property, and Hvea Not a wire la working Into Galveston, either telegraph or telephone, and as all bridges carried wires, the fears that all these structures are gone le strengthened. The Postal Telegraph Company atarted out a repair train from Houston, but It proceeded only a few miles before it had to stop because of storm obstructions and had to return to Houston without making an improvement in the service.

This morning the surf was breaking over the beach from East Broadway in Galveston, around to the foot of Twenty-fourth Street, and the water crept in several blocks, and in low places had crept up the streets a dosen blocks. At noon the wind veered to the east and the water on both the bay and gulf was rising slightly and growing more boisterous. HOUSTON. Texas. Sept 8.

A hurricane, accompanied by a heavy rain, prevailed along the Texas coast and for a hundred miles inland to-day. Telegraph and telephone wires are down along the coast and no accurate news is obtainable. Galveston is cut off entirely. Communication was lost at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, and no trains were operated today. The last report from Galveston stated, that Gulf were incroach-ing rapidly on the beach and that the flood bad extended into the residence portion of the city for several blocks.

The waves were very high and boisterous in the bay and considerable damage was being done to small craft though the big boats were not then In any danger. The rain had been very heavy all day and traf fic was entirely suspended. The wind Is blowing sixty miles sn hour in Houston at midnight and great damage is being done to business houses and re sidences throughout the city. The As sociated Press wire is the only One that is working, all telegraph and telephone business being shut off. The electric light plant has been ciosea aown, as tne wires Vwocirme crossed with telephones and sever al persons were shocked, though none was seriously Several great brick and Iron stacks have oeen Diown over ana tin roofs are as numerous on tne grouna as on houaea Th streets are utterly deserted.

So far there hava been no casualties in Houston. The storm haa spread to tne interior ana there is great anxiety, in this city. People are offering extraordinary sums to the telegraph companies to get messages through to Galveston and other points, but i nothing can be done ror mem. up to mid night nothing naa oeen nearu irom uaives- tOn. Last Dispatch from Galveston.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Sept Possibly the last dispatch out of the flooded City of Galveston was received In San An tonlo to-night by Jerry Gierrard. an nouncing the death of his brother by drnwninar. The message left Galveston at 8:15 M. The entire lower portion of Galveston was then flooded and the people were huddled on higher grouna in tne po ing rain for safety.

The City of Galveston. Galveston Island, (on which the City of Galveston is situated,) is twenty-eight miles long and one and a half to three and a half miles wide, stretching, along the coast of Texas. Its surface has an average height of four to five feet above tide It is connected with the mainland by bridges. If the bridges are destroyed the city might be isolated witnout naving suiierea material damage. Possible Destruction at RockporL' HOUSTON, Tezas, Sept 1-There Is an unconfirmed rumor that the hurricane rag ing along the Gulf nas played havoc with the town of RockporL on the lower coast, and that the great clubhouse built by E.

H. R. Green, near there, has been blown away, with loss of life, as there were sev eral guests In the house. The same report savs that a cyclone raged through Live Oak County. The telegraph and telephone wires are aown in every' direction, ana there Is no way of confirming these ru mors or ox getting any accurate NEW ORLEANS STORM-SWEPT.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 8. The storm which struck New Orleans last evening con tinued Its fury with heavy downpours of rain until daylight prostrating telegraph and telephone wire In all directions. Orrly two lives are known to have been lest but almost the entire State felt the effects of the mow. k. Lake Pontchartraln was.

a miniature all night Through the new canal the sea water was backed ur and traffic over the Louisville and Nashville, Road Is almost suspended. Damage is reported to the biSge at St Catharine, and several hun- (lreo xeec or ine traca was -unaenmnej alonar the Mississippi Every attempt to get communication by wire between thia city and Port Eads has and it is Impossible therefore to learn what damage has been done there. The hlgheet tide and heaviest blow stnee October. 1W3. prevailed at Bay St Louis this morning, doing much damage along the beach front There are rumors early this morning of arrest da mace and loss of life in last nia-ht'a storm on some of the Gulf islands, particularly Grand Isle, but It will be a day or two before authentic sews can be secured from there, in New Orleans during the afternoon ana nignt tne wind reached velocity of forty-eight miles an hour.

A child was killed, being blown, together with the entire front balcony, from a house on rTroni etu-eet. STARGHF1ELD IN THE LEAD Croker-Murphy Faction Booms His Nomination for Governor. HILL. STANDS OUT FOR COLER Insists that tha Controller's Nam Shall Ba Presented-oSenator Mackey Still Hopeful. i Special Tkt firm York Times.

Saratoga; sept 11111 facing; a desperate political situation; ta being goaded on by hie friends and hul enemies to make a fight against the Cre -ker-Murphy faction in the State Cos van -tion. He la being urged to stand by his)' colors and t-nk or swim with4 the boom started several months for Bird Coler. for Governor. To stand and make his fight against Tammany Halt Richard Croker, and the men who hava been his political enemies foe several years, might resulj In Hill divest ing himself of his power in New York politics and leave him the leader of a email, faction consisting of less than 100 -delegates but of the 3Fmen who will name the Demevn-atic State ticket To run away from the battle and consent to go into a conference with ex-Senator Murphy, Senator; McCarren, and soma of -the other politicians who are lined up back of Richard Croker would prove that the Tammany Hall leader stated the truth when he said that Hill was using Controller Coler as a club in a factional fight and' that when he was through with that oon- lest no wouia arop Coler at once. i HILL FACTION EXPECTS DEFEAT.

The Hill faction counts on absolute defeat In the State Convention, and the leaders are guessing what Richard Croker' will do In the convention. Mr. Hill, however, haa not lost hope. He hopes to make a showing at Saratoga which wilt show his friends that he is still a factor In State politics. v.uicr a name wui oe presented -to ins convention.

His nomination will be made by a deleaata from one of tha un.Bta.ta counties not yet determined upon, and will arcuiiuco oy. aar. nw. lnia is tne pro-gramme which has been decided upon by air. mil, wna aoes not think of weakening in his fight.

The conditions at the con vention will not affect this The ffght for Coler Is to be fought out even though It should be evident that he nas no coance Of winning. The friends of Mr. Coler consider It necea. sary to put Tammany Hall and Klna-s County on record upon Mr. Coler candidacy for Governor because of the bearing which the action of the delegates from urcater ntw i or wui nave upon the next municipal campaign.

The Croker-Murphy faction meanwhile is considering whether it is better policy to wipe Mr. Hill's name off the political slate of New iork- and cast him out as a ueteatea leaaer. 'mere are cooler minds in mis iacuon. nowever. wno reason mat aucn a course should not be edoSed In a Presi dential campaign, ana mat unaer no circumstances should Mr.

Hill be allowed to po as a martyr. Mr. Hill says that-Tammany Hall naad a largo sum of money to buy dalesatss to. the State Convention to oppose him. He says truii tne enorts wnicn nave been made -to, induce, delegates to desert, nla standard fornrt bad precedent tn 8tate politics.

He -claims that up to the time of the present ngnt ror tne control er tna state conven tion money nas neiu a small part tn Nee York State- politics and that it was onlv in minor district contests that such methods were used. i a rmc7 ciaima mai me icsum vi ins xew Tork State Democracy who are opposing mm iruniiaiiicu a in political mistaae. His idea is that if they bowed to the wish es of the people, used political Judgment, and allowed Controller Coler to be nomi nated, apparently against their wishes, the Democracy mignt. carry New iork state this Fall. TO PRESENT COLER'S NAME.

Hill says that the name of Controller Coler will be presented to the convention as a candidate for Governor. He claims that no outer canonists wno can do namtni oy the Democratic State Convention will rep resent tne issues or wm campaign against political bosses." and on that issue it properly used thousands of votes would be gained for the Democratlo farty. it was the idea of the Hill leaders that the name of Coler would be presented to tne convention oy one oi xno tnree ueia- gates elected from Controller Coler' Assembly District who have been instructed to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. But Bridge Commissioner John L. Shea, who is a close personal friend of Controller Coler, and whose name heads the delegates from Controller Color's district "1 do not consider that the Instructions of the Assembly Convention require me to vote for Controller Coler; if, for instance, our three votes were the only ones cast for him, we will use all honorable meana to secure his nomination." Will you present his name to the convention I have alwaya been an organisation man.

The wishes of the Kings County or ganisation will be respected by me," Augustus van ye la one or the other delegates. He will not present Color's name-. The other delegate Is a McLaughlin Who will present the name of Coler to the convention This was the question asked of the Hill leaders now gathered In Saratoga. Elliot Danforth did not know. He thought the name of Controller Coler should be presented by Kings i County.

Mayor McGoire. another ardent Coler man, was also in the dark on this subject The plan of the Croker-Murphy faction to pre. vent Kings County presenting Controller CoIeVs name, to the-conventions was. outlined yesterday by Senator McCarren, He -T It Is a custom of the- Brooklyn dele ration to hold a caucus before the State Convention. That custom will be adhered to this year.

The delegates from Controller Color's district have been instructed to use honorable methods to eerure his nomination if they ean present his name at the caucus. If the other delegates front Kings County are of the opinion that Controller Coler should not be the candidate Ot Kings County theu his name will not be presented. This will relieve the delegates from Mr. 'Ccler's district of any charge that thev ornM out tne-instructions of the convention which created them. By sending the name of Mr.

Coler to the cau cus tney wui nave aone tneir xuu uiy, ar.a the matter will end there." Elliot Danforth allows himself to be quoted to-night as saying: Mr. Coier's name will be presented to the convention end will not be withdrawn nntil a result is announced. I am not a candidate so long ss that Is the fact" Charles 8. Bacon, who was a law partner of David B. Hill, said this evening In the presence of Elliott who did not attempt to contradict him: "Senator Hill did not go to Herkimer to ask Judgo Karle to run Governor, but lust the contrary.

His candidate is Mr. coier, ana there is more cnance to nominate Mr. Coler now than there ever was. No self-respecting Democrat up the state will take the nomination for Governor. Mr.

Stanchfleld Is for Coder and will not accept a nomination. Senator Mackey Is not acceptable to Mr. McLaughlin, and rather than vote- for him the Kings County men go ovitr to Coler. The situation Is that Mr. Croker la still afraid that Coler will be nominated, and kef Is trying to get us to trot out another candidate, we don't intend te do it.

Jt will be Mr. Coler. or else Tammany can nominate some man of its own." 8TANCHF1ELT AS A CANDIDATE. That David B. Hill would quit bis fight against Richard Croker was the prevailing opinion among politicians yesterday.

The Crcker-Murphy faction are willing. If Hill will acknowledge that he la defeated, to aU low a man to be named for Governor whe will be acceptable to Mr. H1U. The name.