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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
1
In Butte on Tuesday October 2 the Independent Democrats of Montana convened as MINAS seek sympathy for their cause. Operators warn they will break the strike at all hazards as the Schuylkill region remains completely tied up by stoppages and related disruption.
Philadelphia dispatch reports on day ten of the anthracite strike with no surrender by miners or operators. Arbitrations proposed by outsiders yield little progress as key regions grow quiet and state troops remain unused.
Senator Hanna visits J P Morgan & Co in Wall Street to push a settlement of the anthracite strike. Presidents of coal railroads attend. officials deny talk of any agreement. The strike continues with mixed signals and militia concerns as warmer weather may ease demand.
News from Philadelphia reports the strike region quiet with troops encamped on hills near Shamokin. the situation appears stable as of today with no new developments.
The Cambridge colliery near Shenandoah, a small mine employing about 140, halted at night after strikers intimidated workers. Other mines in the region reopened or remained idle as authorities prepared for possible troop deployment.
Scranton reports renewed union pressure in the Schuylkill region as operators in the Lackawanna district ramp up actions to break the strike. An operator said waiting for the strike to collapse would end early next month unless operators show decisive moves this week.
A state convention row over seating 144 alleged bogus delegates from Meagher Ravalli and Silver Bow sparks a fight for democratic principle. The appeal urges unity against corrupt influence, condemns W A Clark as a convicted conspirator, and asks voters to unite for true party democracy over personal interests.
William J. Bryan spoke to a large crowd in Nebraska City on September 26 about the starch trust and the Argo starch works sale to National Starch. He warned the danger of local control moving to New York and urged enforcement of Nebraskas anti trust laws.
The plan aims to have big corporations start several ventures and sustain them at all costs. In recent days 20 deputies were sworn in by Sheriff Price at the operators’ urging, and commissions for 40 coal and iron police issued by Governor Stone were received by the registrar and distributed from the five major company offices: Delaware & Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, Pennsylvania, Temple, and Hillside Coal and Iron.
The tenth day of the Wyoming valley strike ends with no change. UMWA officers protest warily against soft coal jobs. Mitchell replies that Devlin Coal of Toluca NL pays union wages and permits work there. Gallagher, Cullen, and Brennan are discharged on a technicality after habeas corpus hearing. an attempted rearrest fails.
In Knoxville Tennessee on September 2 the 400 striking miners from the Coal Creek Coal company resumed work after agreeing to the miners demand for the wage scale.
In Des Moines a wrestling tournament featured Farmer Burns Frank Gottsch D A GC McMillan Ernest Roeber and Ole Shellenberger. Gottsch defeated Roeber in 6 ½ minutes. Shellenberger beat Gottsch in 10 minutes and Gottsch beat Shellenberger twice in 12 minutes each. Burns beat McMillan in 44 minutes, McMillan beat Burns in 7 minutes, Burns beat McMillan in 7 minutes. Burns failed to throw Gottschch in 15 minutes.
In London the general election oratory runs hot on both sides as leaders press the khaki issue. Chamberlain is criticized by Liberals, Asquith denounces his rhetoric, and Balfour reviews domestic legislation while Roseberry and Daly are linked to cautious Labour moves and proposed civil defense service concepts.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports Governor Smith was appointed ex-officio member of the advisory council of the National Volunteer Service Medical Corps. The organization, formed to aid communities struck by floods tornadoes earthquakes and pestilences, grew out of the Texas horror and aims to render medical care.
Kemp G. Cooper a leading Western journalist died in Denver Colorado today from Brights disease. He spent 18 years as an owner of the Denver Republican and recently retired from the company presidency.
The Times prints Newechwang correspondence reporting indiscriminate killings of 1500 to 2000 Boxers and Chinese civilians inside and outside walls. Russians burn villages, destroy property, and massacre inhabitants in Kaiochan as Cossacks terrorize. Occupation of Manchuria appears intended.
Albert Mace and Frank Kelly were brought from Billings to Helena and jailed awaiting the U S grand jury. They face charges of selling liquor to Crow Indians after a hearing before U S Commissioner Fraser in Billings. Bail set at 50 each. Mace allegedly sold to Big Rock and Kelly to Beary That Walks.
Dispatches confirm the promotion of Prince Tuan, noted as instigator of grievous outrages against foreigners and native Christians in China. The reward for his harsh conduct may enable influence over forthcoming peace negotiations, raising concerns among international observers.
Washington dispatch notes General Chaffee began troop reductions in China after the Pekin situation, while Washington weighs delays in Li Hung Chang escort and Conger’s diplomacy. Officials consider meeting the powers with China only if they share aims, and await news on Prince Tuan’s status.
London reports on European concert stability and Germany’s stance while Japan advocates prompt negotiations. Shanghai notes imperial honors for Li Ping Heng and Duke Chung Yi as Li Hung Chang heads to Pekin. Times editorials question U.S. mediation and warn against a broader American withdrawal amid Boxer unrest.
Berlin reports that Lord Salisbury requested a few days to study the German note and seek information before a final reply. The German foreign office says the British claim of mirroring the US response is false and no formal reply has been issued. Some oral discussions occurred between Salisbury and Hatzfeldt, but no identical British stance has been confirmed.
Washington reports definite information from diplomatic quarters that Prince Tuan has been named president of the Chinese privy council, replacing grand secretary, with several other uprising figures similarly honored. The Chinese minister has not yet been advised, but believes the report likely true given the council presidency's high importance.
London authorities dismiss a reported ultimatum to China as groundless and possibly fabricated in Shanghai to stir friction between Germany and Britain. German embassy officials also call the tale absolutely unfounded.
Washington reports Lieutenant Commander Helm will command the Dorothea bound for China. Other officers named include Lieutenant Heard in naval intelligence, Ensign Wells at the torpedo station, and cadets W B Ferguson Wyam Case Bricker and Gage aboard various ships and stations for duty assignments.
In Omaha Nebraska the Republican convention for the Tenth district ended deadlock by naming Judge Connor as the successor. The decision followed a motion regarding the candidate to her.
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