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THE TITUSVILLE HERALD.
FORTY-FIRST    YEAR.
TITUSVILLE, PA., AUG. 12, 1902.
VOLUME XL I, NO. 232.
STRIKERS BLAMED
I    FOR FORAGING.
RICH   AGRICULTURAL   DISTRICTS
ABOUT SHENANDOAH  VISITED;
SOME FARMERS GUARD
THEIR PROPERTY,
'WMle Others Have Called Upon General Gobin for Assistance—Women
and    Children    Visit   Military
Oamp and Ask for Food.
SHENANDOAH, Aug. 11.—Complaint was made to brigade headquarter! today that strikers are foraging
in tbe rich agricultural district of the
Catawissa valley, which spreads Its
broad and fertile length along the
other aide of the mountains north of
this olty. The life of one farmer has
been threatened because he attempted
to protect his property and the raids
have reached such serious proportions
that the farmers are preparing to take
Borne concerted action to stop further
depredation. The complaints reached
headquarters this afternoon and lt Is
not unlikely that cavalry wlU be sent
Into tte. district tomorrow for the purpose of stopping the raids. If the cavalry ls sent there lt is probable that a
platoon of the troopers will be left
in the valley to patrol the farms day
and night. The farmers are drawing
np a petition asking for protection,
which will be sent to the sheriff in
■case General Gobin decides not to send
the troops into the valley.
Lucien Munbeck, a farmer, reported
that for some time past raids have
heen made on his place by parties of
men. Early this morning he caught
a man tearing out whole stalks of corn.
He ordered the man off the place aod
as be was leaving he flred two shots at
the farmer. The latter was armed,
hut did not shoot. A widow who owns
a farm reported that seyeral men came
on her premises and started to dig potatoes. . She ordered them off the
patch, but they paid no attention to
her and did not leave until they had
taken all they needed. One farmer
has several men patrolling his farm
day and night The foragers) do not
confine themselves to stealing crops,
hut also take poultry.
The soldiers ln camp are daily feeding several hundred women and children. Tbey come there saying they are
hungry, and as there ls more than
enough food ln the camp to supply the
wants of the men the officers permit
the soldiers to give something to the
needy applicants. The number that
came last week was small, but it is
Increasing every day.
Some of the women and all of the
obildren come to the camp in their
bare feet. Many of them bring baskets to carry the food home. It is a
common sight to see aome of the women and children take scraps from the
leavings of the soldiers. Colonel Hoffman of the Eighth regiment wm asked
If all these persons were foreigners
and he replied that a good many belonged to the English speaking classes.
Tbe offlclals of tbe Mine Workers'
anion deny there is any actual want.
They maintain the local unions are
well able at this time to take care of
all cases of distress.
The troopa remained in camp all day
drilling and practicing at the rifle
ranges. The strike situation remains
unchanged and the region hereabouts
ts peaceful.
ing a target of the spot where the
flames of the assailants' guns were
seen.
The strikers evidently quit because
of their ammunition being exhausted,
and this put an end to hostilities.
NO  ATTEMPT   MADE.
Operators Made No Effort to Open
Mlnps.
WTLKES-BARRE, Pa., Aug. 11—The
striking miners had their pickets at a
number of mines in thia region today
but when it became evident that no attempt would be made to resume work
they quickly withdrew.
The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal
company is said to be getting things in
readiness to atart one of its big hiines
this week. Inquiry was made at the
offlce of the company about the matter but the officials in charge refuse to
give out any information. The operating of the breaker at the Mt. Lookout colliery of the "Temple Coal and
Iron company at Wyoming creates no
uneasiness at strike headquarters,
but some of the strike leaders are said to be apprehensive that an attempt will be made by
two of the companies some day this
week to start up a colliery or two In
the region.
The coroner's jury empannelled, to
investigate the death of Daniel J.
Sweeney, the mine watchman who was
murdered at Nantlcoke last Wednesday met today and after hearing about
nine witnesses returned a verdict that
deceased came to his death at the
hands of parties unknown to tbe jury.
. C D. GROSVENOR
AT
LECTURED TO OVER NINE THOUSAND PEOPLE YESTERDAY.
HIS SUBJECT "OUR TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS."
He  Is  Delighted   With the  Philippine
Conditions   and   With   Thoae   In
Cuba—A   Resume  of the
Address.
ANTHRACITE MINERS
ARE DETERMINED.
They Are Seeking Temporary Employment In Other Places.
ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 11.—Tbat the
attempts of the anthracite miners to
prolong the strike inaugurated nine
weeks ago are of the most determined
character is now being demonstrated
by the men in this Immediate vicinity
Beginning with last week there has
been a great influx of hard coal strikers, Into this city, until today the number ls estimated to be 200. The men
are of the English speaking element
who worked In various capacities at
the mines about Pittston, Shenandoah,
Pottsville, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
Nearly aU are single. Ready employment Is found by the men and between
Phiadelphia and Pittsburg thousands
of men have secured temporary positions.
In Altoona the strikers have been
received with mucb consideration and
many are at work in the Pennsylvania
railroad shops, tbe new classification
yards and other industries.
DEPUTIES AND 8TRIKERS.
They Clash in Lively Encounter Near
Scran to n.
SCRANTON, Aug. 11.—A lively battle ocpurred tonight between deputies
and strikers at Throop, an isolated
mining village six miles north of here.
Scores of shots were exchanged, but as
far aa is known no one was hit. Tbe
one colliery is operated by the Pan-
coast Coal company, a branch of the
Ontario and Western coal department.
Last Tuesday the washery was started
under tbe protection of armed deputies.
There has been aome stone throwing at.
the deputies and clubbing of workmen
and on several occasions the deputies
discharged their guns to frighten away
the boys wbo pelted fhe wasnery with
sling shots.
Today at noon the four deputies
guarding the company's pumping station, located on the river bank, were
driven to cover by a volley of shots
from the opposite shore. They returned the flre and silenced tbe attack. Tonight when darkness fell the
attack on the pump houses was renewed. The company had a big force
of deputies on hand. For an bour bullets flew thick and fast. The attacking
party seemed to concentrate its flre on
the pump house for it was fairly riddled with bullets. The deputies shot
into tbe bushes on the opposite side,
only a few hundred yards away, mak-
Garment Workers in Session.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11.—The United
Garment Makers' Union of America began its eleventh annual convention
here today. One hundred delegates,
representing 31,000 cutters, tailors and
overaU workers, throughout tbe United
States and Canada, are In attendance.
The reports of President Larger and
Secretary White showed the organization to be in general excellent Condition. Botb officers recommended
changes ln the constitution whlcb it is
hoped will be of mucb benefit to the
workers. At today's session $1,000 was
donated to the striking anthracite
miners. The convention will laat several days.
Arrested for Embezzlement.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Atig. 11.—Jess
C. Hardin, who registered at a hotel
here from Scranton, was arrested today on a bench warrant Issued ln New
York. He Is charged with embezzling
$1,900 from an Insurance company
while cashier. A surety company paid
the deficiency and Hardin, in Erie
county, Pa., pleaded guilty. He was
given a suspended sentence. The
bonding company is the complainant
in this case.
Commissioned by Governor Stone.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 11.—Governor
Stone today commissioned Judge
Meyer Sulzberger, president judge of
common pleas court No. 2, Philadelphia, to flit the vacancy created by the
resignation of Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker, the Republican nominee for
governor.
' Freeman Won Slow Race.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 11.—The twenty-
mile motor-paced race at the- Colosseum tonight between Floyd McFariand and Howard Freeman waa alow
and uninteresting. Freeman was the
winner by one-third of a lap. Time,
28:16.
Flint Glaaa Factories Resume.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 11.—Tbe summer
stop of six weeks in the chimney
branch of the flint glass trade is ended
and a number of factories resumed operations today, Including the big plants
at Jeannette, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Shirley
& Matthews, Ind.
CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y., Aug. 11,—The
Hon. C. H. Grosvenor, representative
of congress from Ohio, spoke before 9,-
000 people this afternoon upon tbe
Philippine problem. After reviewing
the conflict of views as to the acquisition of territory from the founding of
the government down to the present
time, he said:
"I want to impress this, that the
problems of our powers ln the Philippines involve the very principles' that
we thought were settled ln 1880; that,
the constitution reaches out from the
states and covers each person in every
.land under the sovereignty of the
United States. It is the same battle we
have fought over again wtth the same
decision. The problem in the opinion
of all intelligent people Is now eliminated from our politics.
"When I was asked to come to Chautauqua the announcement that I should
present the problem from the view
point of the administration, perhaps as
apposed to that of Dr. Sehurman, and I
expressed my time to be occupied with
replying to his criticisms, reinforced
as they were by better opportunities
for observing the conditions ln the
archipelago than I have enjoyed. However I am happy to say that while I
bave stood still in my position upon
the question, that gentleman has
reached that view point where no word
that he uttered on the platform falls of
my most; hearty endorsement. If he
has ever had any idea except that the
government was to deal fairly and
justly by its insular wards, events have
evidently brought to him a full appreciation of the high purposes of his
country and this day, when all of us
are feeling proud of the marvelous
greatness of our country, we should as
well feel proud and thankful tbat no
act has been done by the administration witb reference to the Philippines
that brings any discredit to our people.
"In the declaration of war was Inserted a few words which- ougbt never to
have been there, and I believe I spoke
and voted against th >.m repeatedly.
This dclaratlon, knowi i as the 'Teller
resolution,' declared that our purpose
ln the war was not aggrandizement
and that we did not waflt any territory. I believed then and believe
how, that she is too near and presents
too great possibilities of trouble to
permit her to wander away from us in
any way. We ought then to have
taken her on fair terms and planted
oor flag there to stay. But tbe declaration went ln and we have done with
Cuba just as we said we would do.
"The farmer who plants the seed
Is not primarily responsible for the
crop, and so we have planted a republic ln Cuba and watered lt with
our prayers and blood, are not responsible for Its realization. If lt does succeed It wlU be the flrst repubUc ever
thus established. I hope the Cuban
republic wtll flourish, but If she ever
reaches out a hand for help I would
step out Into the water, If need be, and
take her in."
KEENER SAND NOT INFALLIBLE.
proved deceptive and uncertain. The
Lowther OU company bas drilled Ita
No. 3 on the Atwell Taylor farm Into
the Berea grit and has a producer good
for 25 barrels a day. There is a slight
Increase In operations in thts district
Since the Berea grit has furnished some
good producers. A number of tbe old
wells drilled for Gantz sand and were
either dry ot very smaU, are being
driUed to the lower sand.
On the South fork of Hughes river,
Ritchie county, the United States Oil
company bas completed its test well on
thg- John B. Hallnan farm and has a
25-barrel producer fn the salt sand.
This is only about half the size it was
thought to be good for wnen flrst
drilled into tbe sand. However, the
showing is sufficient to encourage more
experimental work ln that territory.
Southeastern Ohio.
In tbe LewisviUe district, Monroe
county, O., the Elverson Oil company
has completed a test well on the Jobn
wawes farm and has a duster ln the
Keener sand.
*"ln the Macksburg fleld, Washington
funty, the Oentral Oil company has
(completed its No. 5 on the John Schaffer farm and has a lO-'Sarrel pumper
near Germantown. Captain Peter Grace
has drilled ln bis No. 5 on the Bodie
Bros, farm and has a 30-barrel producer in the second Cow run sand.
In the Marietta district Charles S.
Cameron has completed his No. 4 on
the E. Lynch farm and the well ls producing 200 barrels a day. In tbe same
district Jeray, Buddy's No. 5 on the
Ijfancy Robinson farm ls holding up
at 130 barrels a day.
In tbe Payne district Conkle A Co.
have driUed in a test on tbe Jas. Decker farm and have a 20-barrel producer
in the second Cow run sand.
In the shallow sand territory, near
Joy, Morgan county, G. Reuznt A Co.
have completed No. 21 on the B. Hopkins farm and have a duster. The
National Oil Company of New York has
drilled in No. 11 on the Urlacb Brooks
farm and has a show for a 10-barrel
pumper. In tbe same district the A.
B. AUen company has completed No.
10 on the Isaac and J. R. Ball farm and
have a duster.
A Good Gasser.
Near Barnesvllle, Belmont county,
the United Gas company has drilled in
a test well on the John Price farm and
has a good gasser, estimated' to have a
capacity of 1,100,000 cubic feet of gas
a day.
In the old development near Home-
worth, Columbia county, tbe Runner
Deibel OU company has completed its
No. 4 on the Jacob Vaggi farm and bas
a small pumper.
Near Taylorstown, Washington
county, the Peoples' Light and Heat
company have completed No. 1 Ash-
brook and have a 10-barrel pumper.
A Duster Was Yesterday Announced
to an Expectant World.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 11.—(Special.)—
The Keener sand development In the
Big Knot Run district lh Ritchie
county, W. Va., began the week as the
stellar attraction in the lower Southwest fields. The test well on the WUliam Weiner farm owned by L. BL
Wilson and located 1,000 feet northwest of the Drillers' Oil company's test
on the George Ryan farm, - has been
driUed through the Keener sand and is
dry In tbat formation. Unless a pay is
found wtth deeper drilling the well will
be a total failure, the flrst in this development. Tbe gauges of the Keener
sand producers for the 24 hours ending
at 7 o'clock this morning, were as follows: Three* Joes OU company Nos. 1
and 3 Elroy Wagner, 300 and 450 barrels respectively; Mallory Bros. & Co.'s
No. 1 John Freeland, 450 barrels, and
Drillers' Oil company No. 1 George
Ryan, 160 barres. Should the test on
the Weiner farm come in a duster in
both the Keener and Big Injun formations, lt will be the flrst in tbe development.
On Yellow creek, Calhoun county, the
Berea grit formation is furnishing new
producers and is the redeeming feature
in this territory since the Gantz sand
Justice Gray Resigns.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-^Justlce
Gray's resignation waa not altogether
unexpected. It was recognized that be
would be unable to resume his duties
on the bench and the general Impression was that he would resign at or before the beginning of the next term of
court in October. His successor, it is
said, wiU not take his place on the
bench until after his confirmation by
the senate. This is the unwritten
practice In the case of appointment to
the supreme bench.
Marie Henrlette's Condition.
SPA, Belgium, Aug. 11.—Marie Hen-
rlette, queen of the Belgians, had a
good night and was able to leave her
bed this morning for breakfast.
Cut the Cable.
WASHINTON, Aug. 11.—Minister
Bowan has cabled the state department from Caracas, Venezuela, that
the revolutionists have cut the cable
at Barcelona
PETIT COAVe A   l
HEAP OF RUINS.
40,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS AND IN
NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
EACH PARTY ACCU8ES
OTHER OF INCENDIARISM.
Believed That the Feminists Burned
the Town Rather Than Surrender It to Their. Enemiea,
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. IL—
The correspondent of the Associated
Press visited Petit Goave yesterday and
found tbat the town had been entirely
destroyed, tbere being nothing left but
a pile of ruins. About 40,000 persons
are homeless and are .greatly''in need
of assistance. The greater number of
them have sought shelter In the Sim-
monds factories, near the town. The
French cruiser 'Assas arrived at Petit
Goave yesterday with provisions for
the sufferers and returned to Port Au
Prince with 200 women and children
and fifteen wounded men. The authorities refused to permit the flrmlnlsts to
leave, fearing they would go to other
points to take up arms again.
Each party accuses the other of baving set flre to Petit Goave, but the general belief is that General Chicoye, the
Flrminist commander, resolved to destroy the town when he saw that he
could not hold It against the Fouchard-
ists.
' A Port Au Prince dispatch on Saturday last gave news of the burning of
Petit Goave after an attack had been
made on the place by Fouchardists.
According to that dispatch General
Chlcoys, who ls minister of the interior in the Firmlnlst provisional government, set flre to the town and then
abandoned it.
STATE COMMITTEEMEN-AT-LARGE
Senator Quay  Has  Named  His Staff
for the Coming Battle.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11.—Senator
Quay as chairman ot the Republican
state committee, today announced
through Secretary Andrews the members at large of the committee:
John. P. Elkin, Indiana; Louts A.
Watress, Scranton; George T. OUver,
Pittsburg; Hiram Young, York; General Charles ,Miller, FrankUn; Homer
Greene, Honesdale; B. W. Owlett,
Wellsboro; B. F. Gilkeson, Bristol;
David -H. Thomas, Hokendauqua; Jas.
H. Lambert, Philadelphia; David H.
Lane, Philadelphia; George M. Von
Bonnhorst, Pittsburg.
No call has yet been issued tor the
flrst meeting of the state committee
but it is Ukely the state chairman will
either tomorrow or Wednesday announce the date in the early pari/ of
September for the first conference. This
meeting wlU be held In this city and
will formally open the campaign.
Found Dead In Hotel.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—WUUam D.
Castleberry, a lumber merchant of
Cincinnati, O., was found" dead tbis
afternoon in his room at the Hotel
Audubon. Castleberry was last seen
about the hotel late on Sunday night.
He registered from Cincinnati on July
22, having come to New York on business. Death is supposed to have been
due to natural causes.
K. of P. at San Francisco. .
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—The
grand carnival of the Knights of
Pythias opens today, though the official business of the order wiU not receive attention until tomorrow. Thousands of visitors bave already arrived
from the east and by Wednesday morning it Is expected that from 50,000 to
75,000 strangers will be here.
DIAMOND RINGS
Remounted or Reset.
So math cheaper than to lose them.
You may watch us mount your diamond
if you like.
Have your rings looked over and repaired, it will save you buying new sets.
NUSE, JEWELER,
20 W. SPRING 8T.
Closed   6:30 p. m. except Monday and
Saturday.
PLANNED IN COLD BLOOD.
That Is the Chicago Police's Theory off
the Murder of Minnie Mitchell.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Late develop-
ments today indicated that William
Bartholin may have made a careful survey of the fleld where Minnie
Mitchell's body and clothing wer*
found. Wm. Waldrop told the police
that on Wednesday, July 30,. he mel;
WilUam Bartholin at Seventy-fourth-
and State streets, within a few feet off
the spot where the dead body of tha
young man's fiance was found. Waldron talked with Bartholin, whom ha
knew personally. The last he saw ot
Bartholin was when the young man
boarded a northbound State street car.
It is supposed that the murder of Minnie Mitchell took place the same night.
Bartholin's presence at the fleld where
the body was later found gives color ta
the theory that the murder was
planned in cold blood.
The   police are   using all   their ingenuity to force Oscar Thompson, Mm
Bartholin's principal roomer, to giva
additional information about the crima
or crimes committed in the Calumet
avenue house.   They have been work- •
ing on tbe theory that the Mitchell »
girl may have been killed there and
taken in Thompson's laundry wagon
to the lonely field. A test is to be mada
to prove this theory.   The horse is to
be started south and left to Its own
Instincts, tn hopes that it will stop at   <
Seventy-fourth and State streets.
Residents in the neighborhood off
Forty-third street and Calumet avenue
today flled a protest with the police department, stating that the crowds of
curiosity hunters and the rubbish occasioned by ransacking the Bartholin
house were becoming a nuisance.
8ENATOR8 WILL
ATTEND OBSEQUIES.
Preeident Frye Has Named Committee
for That Purpose.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1..—Senator
Frye, president pro tem of the senate,
has appointed the following committea
to attend the funeral of the late Senator McMillaAi: Messrs. Allison, Bacon,
Burrows, Cockrell, Cullom, Fairbanks,
Foraker,'Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Kean,
Lodge, Martin, Mason, McComas,
Pritchard and Wetmore.
New World's Record.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 11.—At
world's record waa broken here yesterday In the fifteen Inning tie game bfr
tween Cedar Rapids and Terre Haute,
when twenty-seven men were struck
out Fifteen strike-outs were recorded
to Ma'cFarland of Cedar Rapids, whila*
Popp, formerly of the SL Louts National league and Columbus American
association clubs, struck out twelva
men for tbe home team.
A silver-tongued orator may take tha
gold cure.
The right business college to attenti
la the one which has the facilities torn
placing its graduates in positions.
Warren Business University, Warren,
Pa., has established a reputation, not
only for thoroughly training its graduates, but also for placing them in
profitable positions. Sena today few
college  catalogue. al-w4t
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