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VOL. V
FEDERATION OF LABOR
TO RAISE STRIKE FUND
American Federation of
Labor Sends Out Ap
peal to Public Ask
ing Funds.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11.—The executive
Council of the American Federation of
Labor late this afternoon issued an appeal
to the public aoUciting funds on behalf
of the striking miners of the anthracite
ccal regions The appeal is as follows:
To the Public and Organised Labor:
‘“The strike of the miners is now tn its
23d week. That the -strike has continued
to this day is entirely due to the contempt
which the presidents of the coal compa
nies have for the people of our country
and the untold sufferings which all may
endure.
••No offer to settle a strike could be fair
er than that made by the miners’ repre
sentatives at the conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt. The operators, haughty,
arrogant, brutal dominating spirit, blas
phemous assumption of divine wealth-pro
prietorship. shocked the civilised world,
and aroused the honest indignation of
all lovers of justice and fair dealing.
"What more could the miners do in their
self-respect and not forfeit the favor of
their fellow-men. than their willingness
to submit all matters in dispute to a com
mission appointed by President Roosevelt,
and when that was refused, to leave the
entire controversy to Mr. J.- P. Morgan,
one of the moat largely interested with
the operators.
"There has never been a time, either
before the strike or since its inauguration
that the miners have not been entirely
willing to have the questions Involved in
the. miners’ claims investigated and ad
justed by any disinterested person.
Where Responsibility Belong*.
"These circumstances, in connection
with the strike are recounted, so that
people of our country may place, where
it properly belongs, the responsibility for
all the suffering which the people may
have to bear by reason of the impending
coal famine. The cold blasts of winter
confront us. the chattering teeth of young
and Innocent children; the shivering of
the week, poorly clad men and women;
the stoppage of the wheels of industry
and commerce; the health undermined
and the thousands driven to untimely
graves: the calamity threatening our
entire social life and tranquility with all
the dire consequences which may follow,
are all upon the heads of the mine opera
tors.
"The principles, the cause for which
J the miners are bearing the greatest sacri
; flees and burdens, are a* dear to the
hearts of all as to the miners.
"The miners must be maintained in
' their rightous and holy struggle.
“The miners must at least have bread
for themselves, their wives and their tit
tles ones. In behalf of the miners, in
ibehaL of the cause of freedom, for jus
tice and right, the undersigned, repre
. senUpx the or ffaaU«i wage earners o£.
’ America, appeal to all people to contri
bute generously, promptly and to con
tinue the same until the termination of
! this contest. And to that end it is sug
gested that:
Public Subscription* Asked.
"First—ln each city and town, business,
Iprofesisonal and public men form relief
committees to solicit financial and other
contributions.
"Second—That hour between 10 and 11
o’clock of each Monday morning during
the continuance of the strike be designat
ed as ’misers' hour.’ and the wagee earn
ed during that hour by the working peo
ple of our country be contributed to the
i strikers.
"Third—Ministers of the gospel of all
denominations make a special request to
their respective congregations each Sab
bath morning in behalf of the miners,
their wives and children and that they
constitute themselves into relief commit
tees among their respective parishion
ers
"Fourth—The daily, weekly and labor
press solicit contributions from their read
ers.
"Fifth—Entertainments be arranged and
contributions from unions and other or
ganised bodies be solicited.
"Fellow citizens. fellow wage earners,
come to the aid of the miner* tn their
heroine contest, administer a well merit
, ed rebuke to the mine operators in their
| arrogant, oppressive and unjustifiable at
. titude toward the miners—the operator*
who would trample under foot and crush
the hearts and spirit of the men whom
they employ with equally callous indif
ference and they outrage the dignity, the
. manhood and the interests of every man,
woman and child in our land.
"Send all contribution* to W. B. Wil
son, secretary I’-nited Mine Workers of
America. Stevenson building. Indianap
olis. Ind.
"Respectively and fraternally,
, (Signed.)
"SAMUEL GOMPERS. President.
"JAMES DUNCAN, Asst. Vice Prest.
"JOHN MITCHELL. See. Vice Prest.
"JAMES O’CONNEL. 3rd Vice Prest.
"MAX MORRIS. 4th Vice Prest.
"THOMAS I. KIDD. sth Vice Prest.
T) A. HAYES. Sth Vice Prest
"JOHN B. LENNAR. Treasurer.
"FRANK MORRISON. Sec. Ex. Coun.
"America! Federation of Labor."
RELIEF FOR STRIKERS
PLANNED BY COMMITTEE
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—The plans of the
defense of the committee of the Central
Federated union, for the relief of the
striking miners, were made public today.
The committee anticipated the raising of
SM.fiN a week for this purpose. Their plan
follows:
L To appoint at once a committee to
visit all the factories and there lay the
matter before the working people; to go
on pay days to these factories and to re
ceive voluntary contributions.
3. To asses* each member of organised
labor 5 per cent of his wages.
3. To appoint another committee which
is to visit the various bureaus of the city
administration and to collect funds from
the public office holders.
A To send committees to the small ad
joining cities and towns where members
of organized labor and others not affiliated
with labor organisation* will be requested
to help to contribute.
ROOT IN WASHINGTON!
DECLINES INTERVIEWERS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11—Secretary Root
arrived here at 11:15 tonight from New
York and went at once to his home. He
refused to make any statement concern
ing the conference with Mr. Morgan.
There were no callers at the white house
tonight and it was stated that no re
port of any kind hau been received from
i Secretary Root regarding the outcome of
his talk with Mr. Morgan.
Secretary Root will probably confer with
the president tomorrow though it is sta
ted by Secretary Cortelyou that no con
ference of any kind has been arranged.
MAYOR IN MASSACHUSETTS
SUGGESTS USE OF HEMP
LYNN. Mass., Oct. 11—At a mass meet
ing here today, called for the purpose of
aiding the striking coal miners. Mayor
John F. Hurley, of Salem, created a sen
sation when he said that if he had his
way he would hang President Barr and
the other operators on the nearest tree.
He said he did not mean to kill them, but
he would use them as he would use a dog
by putting a collar around their necks and
raising them on a limb of a tree two or
three times or until they would be willing
to arbitrate. Mayor Hurley said he be
lieved in extreme measures and that they
should be used now.
STONE WILL NOT CALL
AN EXTRA LEGISLATURE
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.—Senators
Quay and Penrose were reticent today
concerning their efforts to settle the an
lhacite-miners' strike. When shown the
statement of Chairman Thomas, of the
Erie railroad that there would be no fur
ther conference between the operators
and Senators Platt. Quay and Penrose,
next Tuesday, Mr. Quay said:
“There never was any Intention of hold
ing such a conference."
When pressed for a statement Senator
Quay sato:
"I am anxious to see the strike settled.
The situation is not one which will be
settled by talking.”
It was stated on excellent authority that
Governor Stone will not call an extra
session o. the legislature.
PRESENCE OF SOLDIERS
HAS HAD GOOD EFFECT
WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Oct. 11.—Another
week of the mine workers’ strike closes
today without any incident worthy of
note. It was extremely quiet throughout
this valley and the troop* had little work
to do. Some of the coal companies' su
perintendent* assert they have made a
slight gain in the number of men em
ployed since last week, but also admit
there have been a few desertion*. The
shipment of coal is still going on in a
small way. How much cannot «.e learn
ed, as the company officials keep this
a secret.
The small stockade built on the camp
grounds of the Ninth regiment was com
pleted today. It Is the purpose of the
military officer* to hold without ball all
persen* who are arrested by the soldiers
until such time as the authorities feel
justified in releasing them providing they
have committed no serious crime. The
decision of the military officers not to
turn prisoners over to the civil authorities
ha* stirred up a hornet's nest among the
striker*. It is claimed by their attor
neys that to arrest a man and hold him
without bail and not permit him to insti
tute habeas corpus proceedings is illegal.
It is the intention of tne miners' local un
ions to test the matter in the courts.
There is a considerable amount of gos
sip heard through the region that the
coal companies will not attempt a gen
eral resumption of mining until they have
made an effort to have federal troops
brought into the anthracite territory. It
is reported they will make a request to
the national government on the ground
that there are enough stats militiamen
to properly patrol the coal fields. Na
“tlonal guard officers say the state troops
are able to cope with any situation that
may arise.
President Mitehell arrived from New
York early in the day and had nothing to
say regarding his trip. Interest in the
New York conferences continues to be
lively and the strikers and citizens gen
erally expect some settlement in a short
time.
THEY BEG STRIKERS TO
SAVE REPUBLICAN PARTY
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.—Another effort to
bring about a settlement of the' anthra
cite coal strike has proven futile, accord
ing to the statements of those who par
ticipated in a. conference held in Sena
tor Platt’s office here today between
Senators Quay and Penrose, of Pennsyl
vania, and Platt and Governor Odell, of
New York, on the one hand, and President
Baer, of the Reading Railroad company,
and Chairman Thomas, of the Erie road,
on the other. The conference came to an
end just after 1 o’clock. Governor Odell
was the first to come out, and in reply
to questions said:
••There is not a word to be said."
Senator Platt said, later:
"Everything has been put over until
Tuesday.”
Senators Quay and Penrose left the
building carrying a hand bag and only
said they were going to Philadelphia. It
is the understanding that the conference
was unproductive of any definite results.
Chairman Thomas, of the Erie road
board, when seen after the meeting, hand
ed to the Associated Press the following
statement:
"It was impracticable to reach any con
clusion of the strike situation on the
basis suggested this morning."
President Baer, of the Reading Rail
road company, came over froip Philadel
phia during the forenoon and shortly af
ter his arrival here went to J. P. Mor
gan's office. Later Chairman Thomas, of
the Erie railroad, also called and the
three remained in close consultation for
some time. At 12:30 Mr. Baer and Mr.
Thoma* left the Morgan office and went
around to Senator Platt’s office, where
Senator Platt and his conferees were in
session. They were ushered quickly into
the room where they remained in confer
ence with the senator* and Governor
Odell until 1 o’clock, when the meeting
adjourned.
Labor Shunned Conference.
The absence of any representative of
any operators' side of the dispute at the
beginning of today's conference was re
garded at first as indicative that this
morning's meeting between the politicians
would be devoted to an effort to discover
some means of forcing the strike to an
end.
As was pointed out tn the Asso
ciated Press account* of last even
ing’s joint session, it broke up in
a deadlock, with considerable display of
feeling on both sides. It is known that
during two long conferences held yester
day, which were participated in by
Messrs. Platt. Quay, Penrose and Odell
on one side, and a number of leading coat
, road presidents on the other, that the
< last named party firmly declined to recog
i nlze the assertion that politics could tn
I any way enter a possible strike settle
ment.
Republican* In Peril.
The operators assured the political rep
resentatives that they regarded the dis
pute as embodying questions solely and
entirely between themselves and their
employes and in the business manage
ment of their properties.
These statements were elicited by the
assertion from the other side that a con
tinuance of the strike for two weeks
would imperil the success of the Republi
can party in the two great states of
Pennsylvania and New York.
The operators, however, were not moved
by this presentation and reiterated that
politics could not enter into their busi
ness.
Their reply was'a re-statement of their
unalterable determination to stand their
ground as at first outlined to the confer
ence, trusting to the integrity of the ju
dicial system to protect from adverse leg
islation.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA; MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1902.
RECOGNITION
DEMANDED
ODELL
NEW YORK GOVERNOR GROWS
WHITE WITH ANGER AT THE
INJUSTICE OF THE COAL OP
ERATORS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—" What do you
mean by politicians? I want you and
all the other operators to understand
that I am the governor of New York,
the chosen representative of seven mil
lion people, and that I am here in this
matter solely in that capacity and to
relieve if possible an intolerable situa
tion. And what is more, I intend to use
every power at my command to do it.”
Governor Odell made this statement
to President Baer, of the Reading
road, in the presence of United States
Senators Platt, of New York, and Quay
and Penrose, of Pennsylvania. It was
the culmination of a rather heated in
terview in the office of Senator Platt
and the result of the meeting between
Governor Odell and President Baer.
Good Humor Absent.
Mr. Baer was not in the best of humor,
when accompanied by E. B. Thomas,
chairman of the board of directors of the
Erie railroad, he entered Senator Platt’s
office. The conference was begun by a
statement made by Senator Penrose that
the situation was becoming so serious
that some solution must be found at
once. He suggested that the operators
should Incline to some concessions to
ward a settlement.
"If you mean by that," said President
Baer, "that we are to recognise the ex
istence of a labor union, I tell you right
now that the operators will consider no
such proposition.”
Odell Was Furious.
Governor Odell was on his feet In an
instant. Holding a half burnt cigar in
his hand and white with excitement, he
said:
"Are we to understand that no kind of
conciliatory proposition will receive con
sideration at the hands of the opera
tors?”
"I did not say that,” answered Mr.
Baer, “but I do say, and I reiterate, that
we will not accept political advice or al
low the Interference of politicians in this,
our affair.”
Then it was that Governor Odell made
the statement attributed to him at the
beginning of this article.
President Baer, evidently appreciating
that he had gone too far, bowed to Gov
ernor ouell and said:
Baer Begs Pardon.
"Governor, I beg your pardon. No
personal affront was Intended, and we
will listen to any suggestions you saav
have to make; but again I repeat that I
must refuse to recognize the union as rep
resented by Mr. Mitchell.”
“I believe,” said the governor, "that
your position, from a public view, is ab
solutely untenable. If coal operators,
railroad men and other business men can
combine for mutual profit and protection,
there Is no reason why laboring men
should not.”
Odell's Proposition.
"What is the proposition?” said Mr.
Baer, coldly.
•'Just this,” said Governor Odell. “I
am sure that tfee labor organization of
wnich Mr. Mitchell Is head desires him
to be fair with the general public. If
the operators will consent to give the
men 5 cents a ton increase I will per
sonally presen. it to the miners, and 1
believe they will accept it. It is a fair
proposition.”
"Does this mean. Governor Odell, that
we arc to recognize the miners' union?"
A* -. Baer asked.
Governor Uses Lash.
"It certainly does,” answered Governor
Odell quickly, “and there is no reason
way you should not.”
Mr. Baer and Mr. Thomas rose to go.
Mr. Thomas remarking that the matter
would be presented to the other opera
tors and that an early answer would be
forthcoming. Mr. Baer said: "We are to
meet a committee of the manufacturers’
association on Tuesday and we will have
an answer then."
The conference broke up. Mr. Baer and
Mr. Thomas withdrawing. Senators
Platt, Penrose and Quay talked over
the matter for a snort time and then
they, too, separated, the two Pennsyl
vania renators announcing that they
would go back to Harrisburg and dis
cuss tne Situation with Governor Stone.
LOBDWEfWIIIS
THE IRISH .
HEftRJ
THOUGH RECEPTION AT FIRST
WAS NONE TOO CORDIAL, HE
HAS WARNED IRELAND
BY HIS CONDUCT.
LONDON, Oct. 11.—Though the recep
tion of Lord Lieutenant and Lady Dudley
when they first entered Dublin was not
too cordial for reasons before mentioned,
one of these being their inability to put in
an appearance during the great society
week or the horse show and races, they
are now, I hear, winning all hearts by
their kindness and interest in things Irish,
while their lavish hospitality since taking
up their residence in the capital of Ire
land is gaining them great popularity.
Their dinners have been quite gorgeous
affairs, made more magnificent by the
beautiful family plate which Lord Dud
ley took over from his English home.
This, when spread out among the glass
and flowers, makes a brilliant show.
Several Americans have been among
their guests, among them being Lady
Barrymore, with Lord Barrymore, Mrs.
Yznaga and Consuelo, Duchess of Man
chester.
Lord Dudley is nothing if not a sports
man, devoted to all outdoor pursuits. He
goes out regularly playing golf.
Mr*. William Garrard Dead.
SAVANNAH, Ga„ Oct. 11.—Mrs. William
Garrard, wife of Colonel Garrard, the city
attorney, died this morning at the Sa
vannah hospital She was the sister of
Colonel A. R. Lawton, of Savannah.
JOBBERS GET
HO.OOO IN
CISH
EFFORT TO HAfE SHIP SUB
SIDY BILL ENDORSED IS DE
FEATED.- MACON THANKED,
AND CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
LINCOLN, N*b., 0 t. U.—The Pacific
coast express on the 1 blcago, Burlington
and Quincy road, wa held up by thrw
masked men early to< ly four miles west
of Lincoln.
The robbers used ei doslves on the ex
press car, shattering t badly, and after
wrecking the safe, rifi 1 it of its contents.
The lo** in the rol >ery given out by
official* of Burlington I* placed at
$50,000.
They have offered a reward of
SI,OOO for the captift-e of the gang.
The train, which wai a few minutes late
this morning, had reached the crest of a
hill midway between tie city and the town
of Woodlawn, when fre engineer saw a
red light waved across the track and
brought the train to al standstill.
Two men sprang qiflckly into the cab,
covering Engineer Clajrbume and his fire
men with revolvers. Tgie express car was
cut from the balance of the train and ran
ahead a short distance. The men found
the door locked and after commanding
Messenger William Lupton to open it and
getting no response, fired two or three
shots into the car. The door was then
opened.
Dynamite Wa* Used.
A heavy charge of dynamite on the safe
literally tore it to pieces. Fourteen pack
ages. said to contain a hundred dollars
each, were taken, together with other val
uables.
The two men who were in the car polite
ly bade the trainmen good morning. Jump
ed from the car and disappeared in the
darkness. The passengers were not mo
lested. nor were the trainmen asked for
their belongings.
While the robbery In the express car
was going on, a third robber walked
alongside the track by the nassenger
coaches, firing his revolver occasionally to
keep inquisitive passengers quiet.
Brakeman Moore, who alighted from the
rear coach to go ahead, found a revolver
pushed In his face with a warning to go
back where he belonged. He ran the four
miles to the Lincoln yards and was the
first to give the alarm.
Posse on the Trail.
A posse composed of Chief of Police
Hoagland. Detective Malone and his two
bloodhounds and three police officers im
mediately set out in pursutt. At the scene
of the hffid W the took the scent
and the trail of the robbers was actively
begun. ,
Every town and village marshal and ev
ery county sheriff In southeastern Nebras
ka has been notified of the robbery and
told to be on the watch.
The Adams Express company says its
loss is not large.
The booty of the robbers consisted prin
cipally of gold coin. This made the bur
den of the robbers exceedingly heavy and
accounts for the broad trail discovered by
Chief Hoagland. The robbery was origi
nally planned to take place at St. Joseph,
and the railroad men were on the look
out. One of the men in the plot "tipped”
the deal off to the company, and this prob
ably accounts for the shifting of the hold
up to Lincoln.
TEN MILLION COMMISSION
WAS PAID TO MORGAN
TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 11.—Justice Van
Sickle this afternoon filed tn the court of
errors his written opinion in the case of
Myriam Berger against the United States
Steel corporation that was decided a
short time ago in favor of the corporation.
The opinion is an elaborate one. covering
thirty-six pages and gives exhaustively
the court reasons for its decision.
Justice Van Sickles says the general act
concerning corloratlons authorizes corpo
rations to retire shares of preferred stock
purchased with the bonds or the proceeds
of bonds; that the directors may declare
how many shares are to be retired, and
that the failure to retire that number will
not defeat the plan. Tfte company, he
says, has power to sell books on the mar
ket or to sell them to stock holder* at the
same value.
Talking on the point raised by Mrs. Ber
ger that J. P. Morgan & company, who
received 310,000,000 commission, were being
over paid, the opinion says:
"Individual stockholders cannot question
in judicial proceedings corporate acts of
directors if the same are within the power
of the corporation and not unlawful or
against good morals and are done in good
faith in the exercise of an honest judg
ment.
"The court cannot substitute its judg
ment for that of the director and a major
ity of the stockholders and say that a less
expensive plan could have been success
fully adopted."
PLAN FAILS TO MERGE
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—After repeated at
tempts to form a $60,000,000 combination of
southern cotton mills, by promoters of this
city, letters have been sent out announc
ing the abandonment of the scheme. It
was stated that less than 25 per cent of
the mill owners expressed a desire to en
ter the combine.
FRIES SCHEME SEEMS
TO BE A FAIRULE, TOO
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 11.—An Ob
server special from Greensboro, N. C.,
says:
The committee of cotton mill men charg
ed with the duty of selecting the mills to
be controlled by the southern textile com
pany under the Fries merger adjourned
tonight after a two days’ session without
having finished their work. Some of the
members of the committee had business
engagements for Monday that they were
obliged to fill and for that reason could
not continue their work here at this time.
They will meet again at a time and place
to be selected later and complete the list
of mills.
JEWELRY WORTH FORTUNE
IS TAKEN BY THIEVES
SHORT HILLS, N. J., Oct. 11.—Fifteen
thousand dollars worth of jewelry and S7OO
in money were stolen last night from the
country residence of Arthur Coppell, a
banker of New York. The thieves con
ducted their operations so quietly that
none of the household wa* awakened.
HJNNA IS ILL
(ILLS OFF
GANIPAISN
OHIO SENATOR RETURNS HOME
AFTER CANCELLING ALL HIS
DATES FOR SPEECHES IN
HIS STATE.
COLUMBUS, O„ Oct. 11.—Owing to Ill
ness, Senator M. A. Hanna was compell
ed tonight to abandon his speaking trip
and return to his home in Cleveland.
Senator Hanna was taken ill- last night
at Ironton and was in the care of a phy
sician all day. He has considerable fever,
occasional chill* and his stomach Is un
able to retain a particle of food.
The senator spoke here tonight In vio
lation of positive orders of his physicians.
He had to be assisted to the platform.
KENTUCKY BURGLARS
SHOOT DOWN TWO MEN
LEXINGTON. Ky., Oct. 11.—A. B. Chinn,
of the firm of Chinn & Todd, dry goods
merchants in this city, one of the moat
prominent business men and ex-Confede
rate soldiers in Kentucky, was shot to
death by two masked burglars at 3:30
o’clock this morning In his bedroom at
his home at the south end of the city.
His son, Asa, who heard the noise, rush
ed to his father's rescue and opened fire
on the burglars through a closed door with
a rifle. The burglars returned the fire, and
Asa was perhaps mortally wounded. Citi
zens and police are searching for the mur
derers, but no clew is yet found.
The battle In the hall was a teriffic one.
So elose were the burglars to Asa Chinn,
that there were powder burns on his
face, and he is lucky to have escaped
with his life.
His room is directly in front of that of
his parents and he had scarcely gone to
sleep when his mother’s screams aroused
him. The two burglars stood at the bed
side of Mr. and Mrs. Chinn and, striking a
match, covered them with their revolvers,
demanding money. It was by the light of
this match that Mrs. Chinn saw their
green masks. Her impressions of the
personal appearance of the men is very
hazy.
When young Chinn heard his mother’s
screams ajid the voices of the burglars,
he jumped from his bed and grasped a
pistol and an old rifle and went through
the hall to the door of his parents’ room
The door was partially open, but not so
that he could alm at the burglars, whose
voices indicated that they were directly
behind the panel.
Chinn attempted to fire through the
panel, but his bullet was deflected. This
caused one of the men who had his re
volver pressed against the elder Chtnn's
breast to discharge it through his heart
The two then made a break to escape,
but encountered young Chinn in the hall,
where he attempted to fight them in the
dark.
The elder Chinn, in the meantime, al
though fatally wounded, made his way tp
the hall, thinking to aid his son, but
staggered and fell dead.
Young Chinn received three wounds
One bullet grazed the tip of his nose and
ploughed through the cheek.
Another inflicted a wound in the neck
and shattered the left jaw, while a third
struck him In the left arm, causing him
to drop the rifle, which he had in that
hand. (
A. B. Chinn, the murdered man, was a
deacon tn the Central Christian church.
He was sixty-eight years old.
miIWOM
. ROOSEVELT’S
IB '
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE IN
THE GREAT COAL STRIKE
HAS LONG CONFERENCE
WITH ROOT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Although It was
given out by the commercial operators
yesterday that no more conferences would
be held toward a settlement of the coal
strike. It was evident today that meet
ings were held which may pave the way
for an early resumption of the work by
the miners in the anthracite regions of
Pennsylvania. Secretary of War Boot
and J. P. Morgan had a five hour con
ference today on board the financier's
yacht, the Corsair, anchored in North
river, off West Thirty-fifth street. It is
believed that Secretary Root gave Mr.
Morgan a message from President Roose
velt which was In effect that the presi
dent was extremely anxious that the coal
strike be ended at once and that he look
ed to Mr. Morgan to end It. At the end
of the conference, Mr. Morgan and Sec
retary Root were taken in a launch from
the Corsair and landed at the Forty
second street pier. Both gentlemen were
then driven to the Union club.
Chairman Thomas, of the Erie railroad;
J. Markle, the largest Independent coal
operator, and D. H. Bacon, of the Ten
nessee Cqal and Iron company, where
3,000 men struck recently because the
company refused to allow an assess
ment for the strike, were at the Union
club and a conference was begun imme
diately upon the arrival of Secretary Root
and. Mr. Morgan.
Nothing can be learned as to the exact
nature of the conference. Secretary
Root did not remain long at the club.
When he came out he was driven to the
Twenty-third street ferry, where he sent
three telegrams, one of them it is be
lieved, to the president, putting him in
possession of the result of the confer
ence with Mr. Morgan. Secretary Root
tnen took a ferry boat for Jersey City,
where he boarded the Southern limited for
Washington. All parties refused to dis
cuss what had taken place at the confer
ence and no one save the president and
the operators know what occurred at the
meeting.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE
WITNESS EXECUTION
MACON, Mississippi. Oct. 10.—Gus Bush,
colored, was hanged here today for the
murder of Ernest Dismuth, white. Two
thousand persons witnessed the execu
tion.
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE
SETTLED YESTERDAY
COIL PUNK URGED
BY HILL IN
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LET THE GOVERNMENT OPERATE
THE COAL MINES IN THE IN
TEREST OF ALL THE
PEOPLE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Hon. D. B. Hill
opened the state Democratic campaign
this evening at the Academy of Music.
The weather was inclement but despite
this the auditorium was filled. Senator
Hill spoke on the Issues of the campaign
and defended the coal plank in the plat
form as follows:
"The Democrats of New York tn con
vention assembled, have ventured to sug
gest a solution which is contained in its
proposition for the requirement by the
general government through the right of
eminent domain, after just compensation
secured to private owners of the owner
ship and operation of the anthracite coal
mines in the Interest of the whole people.
"The proposition is neither startling,
revolutionary, socialistic nor paternal, but
is constitutional, necessary. expedient
and above all It is right. It is simply a
reasonable and necessary extension of
the general policy of public ownership al
ready largely prevailing in the municipal
ities of the country. This proposition
dees not commit the party to any other
projects of public ownership, whatever
their means, if any, may be. There is
nothing peculiar or unusual about gov
ernmental ownership of valuable mines;
on the contrary it is in accordance with
the traditional policy of the government.
"The revised statutes of the United
States regulating the sale of public lands
expressly provides as follows:
" ‘Section 2318. In all cases lands val
uable for minerals shall be reserved from
sale except as otherwise expressly di
rected by law.
"Section 2346 says: ‘No act passed at
the first session of the thirty-eighth con
gress. granting lands to states or cor
porations to aid in the construction of
roads or for other purposes, or to extend
the time of grants made prior to the 30th
day of January, 18®, shall be construed
as to embrace mineral lands, which in
all cases are reserved exclusively to the
United States unless otherwise specially
provided In the act or acts making the
grant.’ ”
Continuing the speaker said: “The
Democratic party is opposed to the policy
of creating fortunes for. a few relying
upon their generosity to return them to
the people In the shape of munificent pri
vate benefactions."
Mr. Hill spoke on the subject of the
trusts and said:
“The Democratic party wages no war
upon capital. Neither is it inimical to
corporations lawfully engaged In legiti
mate enterprises. It respects vested
rights and does not regard the possession
of wealth, honestly acquired, as a crime,
nor does It consider poverty as a virtue
nor as a disgrace. Under Republican leg
islation, both state and national, they are
practically unrestricted and uncontrolled.”
PRESIDENT JOHN MITCHELL
DENIES UNION IS ILLEGAL
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 11.—Presi
dent Mitchell arrived at strike headquar
ters from New York, shortly before 10
o'clock this morning. He was immedi
ately taken in hand by interviewers, but
he steadfastly declined to talk of his New
York trip for publication. In answer to
a question why he should maintain such
extreme reticence regarding his visit he
said:
"I think the best Interests of the oper
ators, the miners and the public will be
subserved by my remaining silent.”
Mr. Mitchell's attention was called to
the letter of Vice President Wilcox, of
the Delaware and Hudson company, to
President Roosevelt, In which he main
tains that the miners’ union is an illegal
organization. The strike leader hesita
ted to say anything for a moment, and
then replied: .
"The miners’ union Is organized along
the same line* as all the labor unions in
the country. If the miners’ organization
is illegal, so are all the others, and I
say our union is not Illegal.”
This is the extent of Mr. Mitchell’s talk
to the press representstives this morn
ing. All efforts to draw him out on any
other question was a failure.
Mr. Mitchell had an engagement In
Boston tomorrow, but he was compelled
today to cancel it, owing to a pressure of
business here. There was a rumor that
President Mitchell would go to Washing
ton, but he denied It.
The leaders of the strikers are now
looking to ths American Federation of
Labor to help them In their fight. The
federation has a membership of nearly
2,000,000 and Its purpose Is to assist organ
ized labor generally. The miners’ union
is the strongest trade union in that or
ganization and they now feel that the
federation should 'come out and take an
open active interest In the struggle. There
Is a report here that this will be done
In the form of an appeal for assistance
to all the labor organizations in the coun
try. .
strikeThas tied up
MAILS IN ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11. —The postoffice de
partment of the United States government
was compelled to send a force of expert
mail handlers to union station today in
order to get the mails out on time. The
walk out of the mail handlers and bag
gagemen has placed the St. Louis post
office in a bad plight and very few of the
mails are being received or sent out on
schedule time.
Last night few of the trains were able to
leave union station os scheduled, for they
weer destined to await the arrival of the
mall cars haring the outgoing mails. A
worse condition of affairs prerailed today
when the city division of the postoTfice has
received the consignment from only two
important trains, whereas the mails from
about sixteen should have been already
distributed.
Another Election Ordered in Decatur.
Governor Candler has ordered another
election to be held in Decatur county to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Representative Ben Nussbaum, who died
suddenly in Bainbridge Friday, Mr.
Nussbaum had Just teen elected one of
the representatives in the legislature from
Decatur county, and his death will cause
a vacancyin the house. I ■
Ultimatum Submitted By
Governor Accepted By
Union and Car
Company.
NEW PRLEANS, Oct. 12. 12.—The street |
car strike was settled tonight at* 6 o’clock
the union almost unamimously accepting
the governor’s ultimatum on a secret bal
lot. Negotiations went on until 7 o’clock
this morning, when the executive board
finally decided to submit the matter to a
general meeting of the union, which be
gan at 4 o’clock and ended at 6 o'clock.
The basis of settlement is that the men •
will go back to work in the morning at 20
cents and ten hours, with a minimum of
seven and one-half hours a day, no dis
crimination to be made against any of the
men under charges, and so many to be
taken back as are needed for the opera
tion of the company's lines. The hitch
this morning was on the taking back of
the men under charges, but the railways
company finally conceded this, allowing
the courts to decide the guilt of the men.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 11.—While
martial law has not been declared and will
not be until conditions demand such ex
treme measures, the city is to all intents
and purposes under military rule and it ■
has had a wholesome effect. The ex
pression of firmness and determination in
the governor’s proclamation has re
stored a feeling of confidence In the au
thorities and made the strikers more sul
len than ever.
Under order* Issued just after mid
night, two country companies of militia
arrived here tonight, one fronf St. Fran-.
clsrille, forty-eight strong, and another
from Apelousas, sixty-three strong.
As they marched through the streets
en route to their armories, they were
cheered by many people and given rous
ing greetings by the commands whose ar
mories were on the line of march. Each
company was met at the depot <by a de
tachment from the First troop of cavalry.
The Ouachita Guards from Monroe, GO
strong, and the Mansfield Guards, from
the northwestern part of the state, 50
strong, will arrive in the morning. The
Jefferson Guards are under, arms in
Gretna, across the river from this city.
Fourteen Hundred Strong.
With all the local commands under arms
concentrates here the entire military force
of the state. Counting only the men who
have reported for duty, it makes a total
of about 1,400 men. All are well armed
anu under splendid discipline.
At 3 o’clock this morning a report
reached Adjutant General Jumel that an ■
attempt would be made to rush the ar
mory of the First Regiment on Girod
street, because of the supposed sympathy
of many members o. . tat command with
the strikers and take possession of the
arms and ammunition. Picket lines were
thrown out on St. Charles and Carendolet
I streets by the First regiment, the Wash
ington ArtHTery and the naval bsfttahon,
whose armories are tn the immediate vi
cinity, and no one was allowed to pass
unless he could give a good account of
himself. Every wagon passing was
searched. These picket lines were re
sumed tonight.
There has been less jeering at the mili
tary squads as they went about the
streets. A member of a squad of-three
taught a crowd of strike sympathizers
a lesson this afternoon. They jeered them
and said they could not fight. One of the
soldier* stepped back and knocked the
leader of the crowd down with his fist,
then went on about his business, cheered
by a few people who saw the Incident.
This afternoon at 4 o’clock a sub-com
mittee of eleven of the car men’s execu
tive committee called on Governor Heard
at the St. Charles Hotel and remained
cuss the situation In detail, claiming that
the governor’s peremptory manner with
them yesterday, when he presented his
ultimatum, bad precluded going into de
tails. The main difference at present
seems to have been the absence in the
ultimatum of provision for the pitmen,.
dopers and others who are in the union.
The governor told them that that was
something they could arrange with ths
company afterwards.
Foster Take* a Hand.
United States Senator Murphy Foster,
who settled the general strike In 1892 in'
three days, when he was governor, ar
rived here this morning, and w£h W. 8.
Parkerson, who gained national promi
nence in 1891 when he led the crowd which
lynched eleven Italians in the parish pris-,
on, has been endeavoring to bring about
an amicable understanding. They have
made but little progress so far.
In the meantime plans are being laid to
start the cars on Monday and the gov
ernor says when they are started they
will continue to run.
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WAS LIFE'S SPAN
OF J MIN
DEATH IS REPORTED OF WOMAS
WHO WAS 132 YEARS OLD
AND ATTENDED BOSTON
TEA PARTY.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—A woman who, ac
cording to her own report, was living at
the time of the Bogton tea party and the
meeting of the first continental congress,
is aead at the home for aged and infirm,
colored people. If the reports of her age
should be correct, she was the oldest
person In Illinois, and possibly in the
United States.
The woman was Ei.en Stewart, a slave
before the civil war, three times married,
and mother of four children, the last ot
whom died several years ago of old age.
According to her story, she was born in
1770. and consequently was 132 years old.
The officials of the institution. In which
sb' died, after an investigation as thor
ough as could be made, credited her state
ment.
Until within a few months of her death
the woman was in complete control of her
senses and told many stories of men and
women distinguished in the earlier days
of Virginia and Kentucky, tone was born
in Virginia.
GOVERNOR GENERAL NORD,
DEFEATED, MAKES RETREAT
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, Oct. 11.—Gov
ernor General Nord, war minister of the
provisional government, has been defeat
ed and Is in retreat.
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