‘ LAKSFGRD. Pl. October ré—Abont 1,500 men. and sixty
‘ men and girls marched eighteen miles from the South Side, H32-
Mon wgain“. “ring the night. for the Farther Creek vatky, when
$1er to dose and the ten cornefiesortheLeiéghCalud an.
Karma: Cm. but just as the weary marchers were near. .
in;2 ' destination this mingthey were {net on a momtain
read by three companies rd-inhnuy, and at the'point of the bayo—
negwtreérivenuekfuurndiesto'l‘amaqmand ' Afi',
othermwdcffimstrikersimm the North Side of j . on also
marched hue tad succeeded in closing the cmnpany’s bio. I eoifiery.
at Nesquehmring. near Hand! Chunk, but it was scattered. The
‘ pretenceof the soldiers was mtirgly unexpCC‘ , and the strikers
were much crestiafien that they failed in aecomphshugmeebwct
of thek lung march. ~ M 7 ,, r,
It m y " fly the most exciting morning tint the Panther ’ '
Creek and e Nesianehoniug’ valleys have ever experienced. Strik-
ers were scattered over the various roads. and companies of soldiers
,m seaming in all directitins, heading oif the marching men. The
troops m patient with the mob» of strikers. wiriic the labor men, ,
were regatta! not wcommit overt acts in the presence of the
troop. a moment. inst ailer the two forces met on the road in
the darkness, it looked as if; clash would come, but the good sense
of was: whoiud charge of the strikers prevented a- conflict. __
The mural! on Panther Creek valley had keen in contemphton ‘
fin seven! days. The United Mine Workers, ever since the strike
started. hare been attempting to close the collierics of the Lehigh
CM and Navigation Company in -this region. Organizers. were
constantly in the region, but as a rule did not meet with much suc-
eess, so it was decided to use stronger mmmgetthemen em- ._
played in the gen mines out on strike. Accordingiy. it was arrang-
ed that a big demonstration should be new in the raiiey. It was to
have been yesterday morni , but owing to the .hearyr rain and
muddy raisin. it was called 35 until this morning.
Charred Masai Man and 301! Found
GORDO. N. LL. October {6.41132 charred bodies of a man
and a boy. supposed to be the remains of Col. A. J. Fountain and his ' _ _
‘ son, Henry, have been found in the SacramentoMounuins. ND?§£E¥~—AT gm
Col. Fountain and his son iefr Lincoln for Las Crates. the lat. m. («or their ' '
ter part of january. 1896. After leaving L3 L12. they disappeared.
Alarm: a trick inter their backboard was. found near the Chalk
Blufis. Nearby was a pool of dried blood and a few bloodstained
coins. ind“ ‘ the scene of a tragedy. Fountain was a prominent
lawyer. and int _e raiise he carried were indictments {or the arrest
of a number of persons. charged witir” attic strafing. Several men
suspected of the murder. were arrested. aitrr a fight with the am.
Crrs. in which a deputy sheriff was kiiled, but all were acquitted {or
’ iark of evidence. ‘
Whole Familu Blown to Atoms.
HOT SPRINGS. Adm October lfi—A father. mother and four
young children were blown to atoms. last evening, at Seiis, Moat-
gomcry county. fourteen miles from Box Springs. “'hile the fam—
iiy were at supper. their home was wrecked by an rxpiosion of dyn’
amite. The nature: of the unfortunate peopie are Jeff and binge
Jones. and their children. ranging in age from six years to r
months. It is believed that a dispute over a homestead claim
prompted the outrage. The county officials wired last night that
they were close on the track of the guilty persons. ,
Negroes ReplaCe Strikers.
"" "" ”h . ' , m . NEW LGNDON. October row—The forty negroes at work on
’ ' - the Central Vermont pier. in this city. in pint: of the striking
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steamers. This brings the total number of negm up to W 65
The white men Who came from the company's shops at St. Albans,
VL. have returned, iaving.,only the negro steredores at work.
-~~ Senator’s Sonia-Law Takeshs Life»
7 WASHINGTON. October lfir-‘mm. F: lane, scrim—kw of.
United Sums Senator-deer Blackburn. of K y, Wini- hill. M
cide. at his home in this city. last night, by M311: Mt}: is ,
assigned as the cause of the act, ’ ' ‘
Mr. Lane was the American representative of the Vickers Sons
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_ Shot Himself 1:: the Head.
NEW YORK, October ré—Ma’r Brill, a prominent reai esttte f p
lawyer. of Brookfyn, shot himself in the head, today, in his oficé, %
in that city. He was taken to a hospital, where ii: fies in a critica!
condition. bio reason can be assigned ior the attempted suicide.
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