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\ A SMALL BATTLE Occurs at a Mine in the Striking District. /imrnoc *vn ctdiifdc ikf r.itvs V ' A Policeman Falls Dead at the First Volley--One Striker Fatally Wounded and Several Hurt. Hazleton, Pa., Special.?A special policeman was instantly killed, another was wounded in the head, a strik er was probably fatally shot and tea non-union men mere more or less seriously wounded at the Oneida colliery. of Ccxe Brothers, in a clash between the officers and 500 strikers Wednesday. The victims are: Killed, Kalph Mills, aged 50 yea:s, of-Beaver Meadow, one of the officers conveyed in a special train early this morning from that place to Oneida. He vus shot through the back. Wounded, George Keiner, aged 38, of Beaver Meadow, also a special officer, shot wuuuus in ilie neau, uui win recjvci, Jos. Lesko, aged 38, of Sheppton, a striker, shot in the groin, and will probably die. The non-union men were stoned, but only two of them were seriously injured. They were: John VanBlargin and James Tosn, of Sheppton, The former sustained scalp wounds and the latter had four ribs broken. The Oneida colliery, having bryrn In operation since the inauguration of the strike, the union men at Oneida and Sheppton, where many of the employes of the Oneida and Derringer collieries of Coxe Brothers and Company live, decided to close down the mine. They gathered in groups on the streets as early as 3 o'clock. As the non-union men went to work they were asked by the strikers to remain at home. Some turned back; others did not. Those who went to the colliery were stoned. Van Blargin, one of the non-union employes, attempted to puli a revolver, but the weapon was taken from him and in the beating he received had several ribs broken. This occurred just before starting time at the mine. The strikers remained at the colliery all morning. As the small mine loco motive used in hauling coal from the No. 2 and No. 3 collieries to the Oneida breaker, pullerl up on the road near the latter colliery, a crowd of wom*n blocked the track. The women were told by General Superintendent Kudlick to go home. He assured them that their husbands would get an injKeaso in wages and that their other ^gypdevances would be properly adjusted. The women refused to listen and * stoned the superintendent.' who was wounded in the head. Then the striking men and women rushed toward the No. 2 colliery. A force of about TO special policemen, who had been brought down from Beaver Meadow to prevent trouble, attempted to intercept the mob. but they were powerles? to do anything and retired to the engine house. no nffipors <rot tn fin pi - UU3V aO UiV vmvviw p,wv V ter a shot wa3 fired. This was followed bv another and in a few seconds many shots rang through the air. Policeman Mills was the first to fall. Then J03. Lesko, a striker, staggered to the ground. No one knows who shot first, but it is believed that both the strikers and the officers used their weapons. A gunshot wound killed Mills and email shot struck Policeman ICellner. Lesko, the striker, was struck by a ball from wAfAli'Ar with Tvhi/h all thfk nffirprv* a 10?unci, WJltA TVIA.VU V... VMV were armed. After the shooting the strikers dispersed. Sheriff Toole, of Schuylkill rounty, in whose territory the clash occurred, was in Philadelphia nml could render no assistance. His chief deputy, James O'Donnell, arrived here In the afternoon, and went to the scene with a force of men. Rev. Carl Houser. a Lithunlan minister from Freeland, who baptised a child at Oneida just at the time the shooting ? was in progress, was mistaken by ".he fnv CiirvarintoTldpnt Kudlick smacio iwt UM1/V....W ? and narrowly escaped being stoned. He was soon recognized by a friend and escorted safely to the station. flitchell Tells the Miners They H:tve Not Got Enough. Scranton, Pa., 'Special.?Thousands of striking miners marched in review through the crowded streets of this city, and showed their loyalty to the cause for which they have been battling for three weeks. They were ad dressed by President Mitcnen, wno said the proposition for a 10 per cent, increase was *-*t <*nougli. News Notes. W. C. Moore, president of the Houston Company, which recently purchased a 15,000-acre pasture in Texas, says the company is preparing to plant /8.0C0 acres in rice next spring and that their development will require Mie ex/ penditure of $250,000. Two more important rice daals have been mad a for pumping plants and rice farms above Bay City. Victor Le Tulle, a planter, secured COO. acres for rice planting, and J. W. Warren & Son have added 2.000 acres to their plants. The Matagorda Rice Company, owning 600 acres, expect to water from 1.0C0 to 2.000 acre3 more next year. All of these are awaiting the arrival of the Cane Belt Railroad and there will bo from 10,000 to 2,000 acres of rice plantod. ( I HANDSOME INCREASE. Nearly Three Millions In Railroad Property. The State of South Carolina is going to show up handsomely this year in the matter of its taxable property. The increase over last year is to l>e noteworthy. Thus far it has been impossible to get at the figures for the personal property of the State, but those for the real estate and the railroad property have been obtained. These figures show a most marked increase for this year as compared to last year. In railroad property alone there has been an increase of neariy three million dollars?$2,891,589. ar.d Darlington has more of it than any other single county. Orangeburg and RieblamJ come next. So far as real estate is con ...? v.i t lixr\A, tucic noo uvcii ii'i $1,067,636. The total increase in lhe?e two classes of property amounts to the handsome figures of $3 059,-31. The following is the .-"Utoment of the valuation of railroad property by counties for this year, ia.-t year's, valuation being $24.8S0.3?"j: Abbeville S 732 213 Aiken 1,02*. <30 Anderson 54) 950 Bamberg fiSn.445 Barnwell 1,139.235 Beaufort -1 Berkeley 944,060 Charleston 710.685 Cherokee .. ! 512.320 Phpcfpr __ . .. __ .. 637.018 Chesterfield 977,040 Clarendon 355,410 Colleton 710.000 Darlington 1,745,86) Dorchester 557,005 Edgefield 414.550 Fairfield 774.0'ij Florence 976,850 Georgetown 47,450 Greenville 572,145 Greenwood 720.050 Hampton 725,050 Horry 181,430 Kershaw 338.920 Lancaster 233.350 Laurens 7b?,'jzo Lexington 955.975 Marion 633.80') Marlboro 277,325 Newberry 600,600 Oconee 485.735 Orangeburg 1,489,415 Pickens 444,19) Richland 1,265.933 Saluda 191.4S0 Spartanburg 976,515 Sumter 1,134,10 Union 463.005 Williamsburg 734,8S> York 671,612 Total $27,771,073 The statement by counties of the real estate is as given again $101,070,141 for last year: Abbeville $ 2.C93.5S3 Aiken 4,062,500 Anderson 4,163,713 Batnberg 1,132,632 Barnwell 2.571,373 Beaufort 1,934.415 Berkeley 1,148,375 Charleston 14,057,145 Cherokee 1,705,934 Chester 2,208,025 Chesterfield 852,100 Clarendon 1,442,835 Colleton 1,471,14". Darlington 2,271.535 Dorchester 1,151.566 Edgefield 2.290.14'> Fairfield .1 1,934.0*1 Florence 2,244,830 Georgetown 1,402,856 Greenville 4,245.615 Greenwood 2,412 15" Hampton l.usu.zau Horry 793,006 Kershaw 1,871,205 Lancaster 1.200,037 Laurens 2,917,753 Lexingtoon 1,793,595 Marion 2.471,0S3 Marlboro . 1,795,125 Newberry 2.8S0.930 Oconee 1.550,430 Oraneebure 3.612 23.1 MINERS REASONABLE Evidence Their Desire to Bring Hostilities to a Close. WILL ACCEPT ADVANCE OFFERED ii ii is uraniea to ncua i ill April Next, and if Sliding Scale is Abolished Now. Seranton, Pa., Special.?The anthracite coal miners now on strike, after a two days' convention, late Saturday afternoon decided to accept the 10 pe: cent, net increase in wages offered b> the mine owners, providing they wil.' continue the payment of advance unt.i. next April and will abolish the sliding scale. If the operators consider thy proposition unacceptable, the inlncvi are willing to arbitrate the question a; issue. They also decided to continu i the convention's preposition. The resolutions are as follows: "We, your committee, respcctfullj submit the following preamable an i resolutions for your consideration: "Whereas, the anthricite ucul opera, tors have posted notices offering a j advance of 10 per cent, over wages for. rcerly paid, and have signified iheii willingness to adjust ether grievances with their own employes; and "Wheroas, they have failed to specify the length of time this advance wouiq remain in force, and have also faileq to abolish the sliding scale method oj determining wages; we would recom. mend "That this convention accept an advance of 10 per cent, providing the op-i erators will continue its payment until April 1st., 1901; and will abolish the sliding scale in the Lehigh and Schuylkill regions; the scale of wages in the two last namc-d districts to remain stationary at 10 per cent, above the present basis price; and that the companies will agree to adjust other griev ances complained of with committeea of their own employes. "Should the proposition be unaccep* table to the operators we recommend that the convention propose that all questions at issue be submitted to a fair and impartial board of arbitration. "We would further recommend that under no circumstances whatever should there be a resumption of work at any of the colleries until the operators signify their acceptance of this proposition, and you are notified offl? ) daily that the strike is ended, and all return to work in a tody on the same day." Judging by the unanimity of the minors in passing the above resolution and the determined stand taken by the | operators, it is generally believed that a long contest between the strikers and the mine operators is not unlikely There was great enthusiasm in the convention when the counter proposition to the operators was carried, and three cheers were given for President Mitchell. The resolutions were drafted by a committee of thirteen, appointed at the morning session, of which the national president vas chairman. Mr. Mitchell, in an interview with a ! representative of the Associated Pres3 on the outcome of the convention, said: "ine acuou or me delegates m convention in accepting an advance of 10 per cent, providing they are given assurances the advance will continue in force until April 1st, next yec.r, demonstrates that the miners are considerate of the public interest in ,-olved and are disposed to be conciliatory. "I cannot understand any good'reason why the operators would not accept the conditions named in the resolutions. I, of course, hope that tnere will be a epoedy termination of this contest, andl I believe that in the future the operators will be disposed to uritVi m/>po pnnsMoration their employes than they have in the past." j The statement by the press commit- 1 tee as to the proceedings of the convention says: "While the motion was pending President Mitchell addressed the convention and took occasion to deny, positively, the statements made by some of the metropolitan papers charging that political influence were dominating the convention, and the representatives of New York political papers fco/i hocn in /r.nfprcnce with him. Stevenson In Delaware. Wilmington, Del., Special.?A large and enthusiastic crowd greeted Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic cane.date for vice president, at the opera house ! in this city. Prior to his speech he j made one in the afternoon at Laurel, which was practically on the some lints as the one delivered to-night, which was mainly devoted to the problem ouj r t Inanlsh war. l/i ... Washington Jottings. Albert R. Green, of the General Land office, has been selected as chief of the r.ew division of forestry of the Interior Department. Secretary Long is going to Colorado to visit his daughters before election day, and on the way is expected to make some political speeches, making the third Cabinet officer on the stump. A statement given out at the Poet Cufflce Department to-day shows that the po&al receipts at Philadelphia aggregate |i96,098 in September against $290,652 in the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 1.8 per cent H Pickens 1,137.358 Richland 4.982,020 Saluda 1,434.630 Spartanburg 5.267,703 Sumter 3.52C.C00 Union 1.786,10) Williamsburg 1.282.748 York 3,296,283 Total $102,137,777 The Blanks Sent Out. Chief Clerk Grant, of the office of the secretary of State, was busy all day Friday sending out all the blank returns. etc., to be used by the com mis sioners and managers in the coning general elections in each county of the State. These blanks are to be sent in one package to each of the clerks of nf the several counties, and <om missicners. State and federal, may get them by railing upon those officials. Gold /lining Company. The Secretary of State Saturday morning issued a commission to a concern which seems to be a pioneer ir the matter of the development of the south. It is to be known as the Palmetto Gold Mining Company and is to have a capital stock of $1,000,000. The headquarters of the company are to be Spartanburg. and it is the i urpose to mine gold, silver, copper, etc. The corporators are L. C. Cannon of Spartanburg, and Henry Kurtz and Lucius C. Embree of Princeton, Indiana. This company is to develop and operate the West Springs gold mine near West Spring? in the northwestern corner of Union county, about four miles from Glenn . Springs, in Spartanburg county. % A PrRllf. <sf.Hftftl MAP. A Good 'dca That Will be Developed at Once. The following extracts from a circular Jest sent to the county superintendents of education indicate the purposes of the State department of education to prepare a "Map of the Public Schools of the State.": "I wish to include in the annual report a map of each county, showing the location of every school house in the county?without name, however?a circular indicating a school house for white children and a cross indicating d school house for negroes. I send you an outline map of your county and beg that you locate upon it, as indicated, all schools that are to be operated during the current scholastic year. Please send this as soon as possible. I wish to have the 'State Map of Schools' exhibited at the fair." The outline county maps which have been thus distributed were made in the office of the State superintendent of education by his talented aids, Mr. W. Z. McGhee and Miss Isabel H. Divis. It only remains now for the county superintendents to be as painstaking and accurate in locating the 3:hools upon these maps, and from the joint labors of all these will result in a most valuable educationa. record. Should it be ready in time to be exhibited at the State fair, it will add to the attractions of the public schoool exhibit. The Idea of the map comes from New York, and in an interesting way. Mr. Wm. M. Dunlop?an old student of Dr. .10} 1163 at the Washington ana i>ee University, by the by?a civil engineer from Roanoke, Va., while located here superintending the building of the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge over the Congaree, told Superintendent McMahan how, when he was employed some years ago on the New York canal works, he had seen in the capitol at Albany a large outline map of the State of New York covered with dots which represented all the school housee in that great State. So numerous are these dots that the general effect is almost as if one were looking at a map of the stars. However, a closer examination, and a comparison with a political or a nhvsical map of the State, will show up significant facts. The supply of schools for the children of the people has Its logical and inevitable relation to other conditions in a State, such as density of population and general prosperity, which are themselves in large part dependent upon the physical features of the country. For instance, a map of the schools of South Carolina will certainly show, by absence of schools, stretches of swamps, pine wastes, and sandhills, and will also show, by sparsity or nearness of schools, the relative number of the white and the negro populations on the coast and toward the mountains. There is a special reason for wishing it this time an accurate map of the schools of the State. This year is the ast of the century and the 33d of the existence of the public school system >f South Carolina?with the century " u M..U1U closes tne nrsi generauuu w yuunu school education In this State. It is fitting, therefore, that the annual report of 1900 should review the growth and development of the public school system since its establishment In 1868 and show in fullness the results now reached. Superintendent McMahan proposes to present, for the different years, comparative statistics of the different years, comparative statistics of the number of pupils, ofteachers, and of schools, the relative supply of teachers to pupils and of schools to square miles, the a-mount of money expended on the schools, the average salary paid teacners, anu me a v tn | length of the school term. He wishes also to compare the school taxes of South Carolina with the school taxes of New York and the New England States, showing the proportion of such laxcs to the taxable raluess in the different States compared. In connection with thi.s historical and comparative study, one can wel! see the value of putting on permanent record a map of the schools of the State?which, never attempted here before, will summarize to the eye the geographical facts of the school supply in this State at the time of passing fmm thp old century to the. new. Such Ji map will he consulted in the years to come by students of our educational department. Mony Order Clerk Short. New York, Special.?Richard J. Carroll, who, for a number of years, has teen the chief money order clerk in Ilranch E. of the po-toffice of this city, has been arrested for forging and raising money orders. Bail was set at $2,500. The amount of the alleged forgcrioe i<; not vet known, but it is be lieved to be very largo. The Chesterfield Railroad. Secretary of State Cooper has grantid the desired amendment to the Chestarfleld and Kershaw Railroad. The i text of the amendment is shown in the section as it will read as amended, which is as follow-: That the sa'd ! company be, and is hereby, authorized ! and empowered to construct, maintain and operate a railroad from some point on the Cheraw and Darlington, or Chesterfieid and Kershaw Railroad within or near the corporate limits of the town of Caeraw, In Chesterfield county, to the town of Lanaster, in Lancaster county, via Chesterfieid Court House. ' - V . i a rrr\ i nin A 1KAU1L MEM. Voutsey Calls Witnesses Liars in Cpeo Court. EXCITEMENT IN KENTUCKY COURT. The Defendant Becomes histerical and Acts Like a Madman?Declares That Goebel is Not Dead. Georgetown, Ky., Special.?One of the most remarkable scenes ever enacted In a Kentucky court occurred in the trial of Henry E. Youtsey, charged with being a principal in the shooting of Governor Goebel, the defendant himself being the chief participant. The court room w.s crowded at the timo and the excitement was intense. D. E. Armstrong the Ix>uisville detective, had just told of his talks with Youtsey before and after his arrest. Then Arthur Goo'col was put on the stand and Judge Ben Williams, who for the time being appeared for the prosecution did the questioning. Arthur Goebsl said: "I talked with Youtsey the ctay he was arrested 'a*o in the afternoon in the jail in Frankfort in reference to the murder of my brother." Just at this point Youtsey arose behind his attorneys and in a loud voice said, "It is untrue; it is a lie; I never spoke a word to that man in my life, nor he to me." Col. Crawford told him to be quiet and sit down, and others took hold if him. "I will net sit down. I never said a ward to that man?it 13 untrue." Ho was shouting by this time, and every one was becoming excited. . Youtsey'3 wife sprang to his side and while endeavoring to make him sit down, could be heard saying: "Now you have killed my husband, I suppose you are satisfled." Then Youtsey hysterically shouted again: "I am innocent?there Is no blood on my hands; these men are swearing my life away." Two or three deputy sheriffs went over and grabbed him. He struggled wildly" and said: "Let me alone?I will not sit down." Arthur Goebel meanwhile sat tphynx-like in the witness chair and never turned his head. Finally, after Youtsey was forced into a seat he shouted again. "Goebel is not dead? all the demons in hell could not kill him." "Mr. Sheriff, if the defendant does not behave hkceelf, put handcuffs on him," S3 id Judge Cantrill. Meanwhile the audience could not bo forced to keep their seats until the Judge threatened to fine those who stood. Youtsey settled back in his chair, closed his eyes and seemed in a state of collapse. He waved his handkerchief above his head in an aimless sort of way and groaned and cried hysterically. Finally quiet was restored and Judge Williams asked Arthur fioeheil another Question, when Col. Crawford asked a postponement of the trial on account of the defendant's con* dltion. Judge Cantrill said ha could see no cause or reason for the defendant's outbreak, but in justice to his attorneys he would postpone the caseMr. Franklin said the Commonwealth had not the slightest objection to adjourning, and court so adjourned, Youtsey still occupied hi3 chair with' his ?ye3 closed, apparently in a half fainting condition. After the crowd pacs?d out, Jailer Reed and d^puti-a carried Youtsey to the jail, as he wa9 unable to walk. Various reasons are assigned for his outbreak, the first being that his long confinement and strain of the trial caused him to become hysterici 1 and lose control of himself. Another Is that he is really demented, as shown by his remark that Goebel was not dead. He Is being attended bv physicians and relatives at the Jail and his condftion ia deemed critical. Frankfort, Kv? Special.?The jury in the Youtsey case was brought here at noon to view the State capitol building and other points of evidence in connection with the Goebel assassination. The Jurors were first shown the spot where Goebel fell, the buliet bo'e in the ha?kberry tree and then taken to the executive building, where they were shown Youtsey's desk, in the Secretary of State's office, from where the shot is alleged to have been fired, and other points of Interest. , Heavy Compaignlng In New York. Albany, N. Y.. Special?Over 700 meetings with double that number ot speeches h^ve been arranged by the Republican State committee for the last four week3 of the campaign in this Sjtite, in addition to the two flying trips through the State by Governor Roosevelt and Chauncey M.Dcpew,during which speeches will be made at over 150 places. I Passenger Agents fleet. Newport News, Va., Special.?The American Traveling Passenger Agents Association convened in annual session at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort Tuesday morning, with 400 members in attendance. President L. W. Landman addressed the body, viking as bi3 theme, the aims end objects of the association and was followed by John D. Potts, general passenger agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, who spoke along the same lines. An address of welcome was made by John Weymouth, town attorney of Hampton. An elaborate ball at the Hygle* I closed the day's programme. ^ i >.