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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 26, 1906.
NUMBER 132.
In Conference Between Coal
Operators and Miners—
Preparations Are Being
Made for a Strike. .
Indianapolis, Ind., March 26. — The
representatives of the miners and op
erators met again this morning ha ex
ecutive session to farther consider the
■wage' scale. Nothing has happened to
change the situation since the adjourn
ment Saturday. The leaders of both
sides said they saw no prospects of a
report today to the scale committee.
Reports are coming to the miners
that the coal companies are preparing
for a strike. Thdv are withdrawing
credit from the miners at the company
stores and in some places are threat
ening eviction from the company prop
erty. ■ A ■
Even should an agreement be
reached for all the fields, the bitumin
ous mines and most of the anthracite
mines will close Saturday night, many
to remain' closed ter sixty days.
HE JUS
nUUUESE OPENED HUE.
Governor . Currey, of Island of
to Government.
Samar, Reports
MANILA, March 26.—Governor Currey is safe and well, but the par
ticulars of his rescue are not now available. In a report to the govern
ment on the recent engagement with Pulajanese at Magtaon he says:
"We had a hard fight, in which Captain Jones, of the constabulary,
lost half of his command, gaining a magniflcient victory in the face of
overwhelming odds. The Pulajanese, under a flag of truce, and while prom
ising to surrender, opened fire, charging the constabulary. The leader of
the Pulajanese ordered his men to first wipe out the constabulary and then
capture myself and other Americans. I have requested a company of fed
eral troops immediately and with this force will wage war with determina
tion against the fugitives; which is the only alternative.”
PtiULAN’S MARSHAL
HAS A CLOSE CALL.
Razor in His Pocket Turned
Ball Fired by Negro.
Pistol
Special to The Herald,
Poulan, Ga., March 26.—J. P. Cason,
the town marshal, had a narrow es
cape last night. Will Evans, a negro
whom he waB attempting to arrest, shot
at him at point-blank range, the ball
striking the officer in the left breast.
Mr. Capon had in his breast pocket a
razor taken from another 'prisoner ear
lier in the day. The ball struck this
and turned aside, piercing the, left
OFFICIAL REPORT REACHES WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 26.—An official account of the fight with the
Pulajanese, on the island of Samaj, was received at the War Department
today from Governor-General Ide, at Manila. This report confirmed the
previous reports of treachery by the Pulajanese. Governor Curry escaped
by shimming a river and hiding in the brush. The constabulary lost six
teen killed or, pounded. Thirty Pulajanese were buried. Governor Curry
was lost thirty-six hours. Natives of the province are actively assisting,
and are anxious to exterminate, the Pulajanese. / ,
ti is past in
SHORES nil II UK
Chicago, March 26.—A special to the Tribune from Washington
says that President Roosevelt is responsible for the peaceful result at
last concluded at the Moroccan conference at Algeciras. The confer
ence, which reassembles today or Tuesday, will probably accept a
plan which the President and Secretary Root evolved, the peaceful re
sult of eight months lab.or by the President.
STITE DEWIIl COMMITTEE
111 JIM MEET IPOIL I/.
The Qualification of Voters to be the Most Im
portant Question Considered.
Special 'tp The Herald.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 26—April 1 , it is believed, will be selected
as the date of the meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee,
which is to set a day for holding the primary throughout the state to nom
inate a governor and other officials of Georgia.
Chairjpan M. J. Yeomans has been ill at his home in Dawson for some
time, but it is learned that he will probably be fully recovered within the
next ten days to be able to take some action looking to calling the com-,
nrtttee together. Friends of the chairman in Atlanta have heard from him,
and it is stated he said that, his health permitting, ho would probably is
sue the call for abouff the middle of next month.
One of the most Important matters to be decided by the committee
is the suffrage qttiliflcatlons. Whether the primary is to be a “white pri
mary,” where all white qualified voters, regardless of past political affilia
tions, may participate, or whether it is to be a "white Democratic pri
mary,” where only “Democrats” may participate, is the all-important issue
which must be settled. Some of the counties-have already taken action
regarding this particular Subject, some taking one side and some the other.
Fulton, with its twin committees, has elected to lake both sides.
Six-Story Factory in New
York Destroyed - - Girls
Savedjby Jumping Into
Fire Nets.
' Mine CRISIS FICES Ell.
• N
With ^Strong Army Well Organized, the Czar
Will Make People Feel His Power.
OF
MEIN S1.301IH MORE FDR Oil.
Anthracite Coal
Operators Give Out
to the Public.
a Statement
arm. The negro escaped after being New York, March 25,-The anthra-
shot at several times' N cite coal operators today gave out a
statement showing why, in order to
grant the demands of the miners, it
will be necessary to raise the price
charged the consumers by $1.20 per
: t
ton.
"The method of reaching this re
sult,” the statement says, “will be ap
parent from the following facts:
“The demands of the miners provide
for a three-fold increase of wages.
“First, an increase of 10 per cent
to all miners engaged in cutting coal
or other men engage^ on contract
work.
“Secondly? the establishment of "a
minimum day wage for each class of
labor. This minimum day wage, in
many instances, is 100 per cent, great
er than the rates now being paid.
“Third, the establishment of an 8-
hour day, instead of a 9-hour day, with
out any reduction in a day’s pay.
“By calculations from the pay-rolls
of the operating companies, the effect
of these three increases is to add an
average of 21.64 per cent, to the actual
labor cost per ton of coal. This is
equal, at the present labor cost, of
$1.66 to an increase of 33.68 cents per
ton on all
mined.
“It must be understood, however,
that the so-called ’steam sizes’ of an-
thradter-which are a by-product of
the industry—come into direct compe
tition with bituminous coal and must
therefore be. sold for a price regulated
by soft coal. The result is that all the
added labor cost of the entire industry
must be borne by the ’domestic’ sizes,
which comprise 66 per cent of the en
tire output
“This is exactly the same principle
that holds good in other manufacturing
industries.
“This placing the burden on the do
mestic sizes — a fact against which
there can be no appeal—brings it
about that the labor cost of each ton
of coal sold to the ‘domestic’ consumer
I would. be raised, under the new de
mands, by 61.9 cents a ton.”
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The operators, say the inquiry as to
of the important awards of the Roose.
velt arbitration board, viz: “the sliding
scale," under which the present flat
rate of wages must be paid for every
ton of coal sold at tide water for $4.60.
Every five cents increase on this mar
ket price of coal, under the sliding
scale, adds one cent to the wages of
every class of labor. The statement
continues:
"It is thus apparent that if the mar
ket price offdoal should be Increased
60 cents, the operator would receive
only 21 cents to recoup him for the
51.8 cents added to labor cost per ton
before the increases began.
“It becomes necessafy, therefore, to
push up the price of coal until the net
share of the operator is sufficient to
pay the 61.8 cents. It will be under
stood that the miners’ wages increase
with every advance in the market
price. But the operator must secure
a sufficient net increase to equalize
the net increase paid to the miner.
This equalization is reached, accord
ing to the figures of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, at about $1.20. Some
of the companies estimated the raise
at a little less, some at a little more.
But the principle is always the same.”
St. Petersburg, March 26.—The As
sociated Press is able to give the re
sults of an important conversation
with a high personage regarding the
situation in Russia. Neither the name
nor the position of this personage can
be indicated, but his competency to
speak upon the situation can be
vouched for. The conversation, which
tlon of the whole fabric of government,
the new regime might be overwhelmed
with disaster.
“A demand for the convocation of a
constituent assembly would not be tol
erated; it probably would result In
stantly in a summons to the Preobra-
Jensk or other guard regiments to dis
perse the parliament with bayonets.
“The present indications are that the
parliament will be conservative, and
covered a wide range, left the distinct u mlght> lnBteaa of Talalng a clam6r
for the overthrow of the government,
impression that the assembling of the
national parliament would bring a cri
sis, but not the one anticipated abroad.
The government, evidently, is abso
lutely convinced that an armed revolu
tion or a general uprising which would
menace its life is no longer possible,
and that the danger now is not that
the government will be overthrown,
but that it will be driven to abandon
its path of reform.
What May Happen.
"The guerilla warfare which the
revolutionists are at present conduct
ing,” said the personage referred to,
“can not succeed. Acts of terrorism,
doubtless, will continue —- vengeance
may be wreaked upon govemors-gen-
eral and pollcemasters; Count Witte,
the premier, and Minister of the In-
tertor Durnovo may be assassinated;
banks and buildings may be blown up,
and there may even be riots here and
the emlieror aTe easily incited against,
there—risings in the cities, or a repe- them.
sizes^of coal which are
CONVICT GUARD
KILLED BY CONVICT
The Murderous Convict Was
Killed by Another Guard.
Then
Jefferson City, Mo., March. 26.
When the convicts at the penitentiary
were called to breakfast this morn
ing one of the guards was pounced
upon by a convict, who stabbed him
to instant deatb. Another guard then
killed the convict
govEror pattison
COMFORTABLE TODAY.
Columbus, 0„ March 26.—Governor
Pattison’s physicians at 10 o’clock
this morning issued a bulletin stating
that the governor had passed a good
who would get the addition of \5L8 night and was comfortable this mom-
cents to the market price, Ignores one ing.
MANY LIVES
New York, March 26.—Many liveB
were In peril In a fire in a six-story
factory in Downing street today. The
walls collapsed forty-five minutes after
the alarm was sounded. Many girls
escaped by jumping to fire nets from
the second story. The foiling walls
crushed two tenements adjoining, and
the flames were communicated t6 a
tenement across the street Four fire
men wore taken to a hospital, over,
come by smoke, It is reported that
two firemen are missing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
AND STANDARD OIL.
■7
Vice-President Archibald Testified To
day.
New York, March 26.—The Standard
Oil Company inquiry being made by
the State of Missouri was continued
today, with John 7 D. Archibald, vlca*
president of the Standard Oil Co., on
the stand. He testified tbat John D.
Rockefeller was president of the Stan
dard Oil Co., but had taken no active
part in its management in several ,
years, on account of ill health. He
seldom was at its office, 26 Broadway.
NINE PERSONS KILLED
AND TWELVE INJURED
set seriously to work to solve the great
'and pressing questions on which the
future depends. It is now clear tl^at
the element that is abstaining from
voting Is purely revolutionary"
Prospects of the Jews.
"And the Jews?”
"Recent developments haye Undoubt
edly prejudiced their position. The
emperor Wanted- to see justice done
and the public' sympathized with their
demands for equality before the law;
but, unhappily, the attitude of the
Jews since the emperor’s manifesto
has alienated mqnh of the sympathy
for them. It is undeniable that they
have been guilty of excesses every
where, that they were on the firing
line in the revolution and no longer
contented themselves by aBking for
equality with the Russians, but insist
ed on the complete downfall of the
government. The Russian masses who
believe that they want to overthrow
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 26. — News'
has reached here that nine persons'
were killed and twelve injured in the'
wreck of a, passenger train on the
pthwestem Railway, thirty miles
west of Casper. The wreck is said to
have been caused by a washout
B
tition of the railroad strike are doomed
to failure. The government has a firm
grip and every measure to prevent ex
cesses will be taken.
“The reservists have been dis
charged and the recruits have been
drilled and joined the ranks. Regi
ments which then consisted of 406 men
now have 2.0&0 men. Two army corps
have returned from Manchuria and
more regulars are arriving daily.
Army Is Reliable. \
"The reliability of the army as a
whole is unquestionable. The weight
of troops alone renders a revolution
impossible.
“It Is not now a question of the fall
of the government, but of whether re
form or reaction will prevail—whether
the present struggle to supplant the
old regime and secure larger liberties
for the people will enter the parlia
ment phase or a counter revolution
will sweep away the entire program on
which the government has entered.
The emperor i3 sincerely and Jionestly
desirous of meeting the wishes of his
people and has given them his word
to this effect But a reactionary party
exists. It is composed of the aristoc
racy, with a powerful backing in high
places, and, above all, it enjoys the
support of the military faction, whieB
in a country like Russia is an im
mense power.
Emperor’s Danger.
“Should the parliament attempt to
"Of course it is possible that slight
anti-Semitic manifestations will occur
during Easter, but as long as Count
Witte is premier massacres are impos
sible. Nevertheless, in the presence of
this state of feeling, the government
can not assume the responsibility for
promulgating a law of equality; the
parliament itself must decide the ques
tion of the status of the Jews.
* Land Hungor of Peasants.
“The question, however, on which
the future of the country and Its pros
perity depends, is the adoption , of
some method for satisfying the land
hunger of the peasants, who comprise
80 per cent, of Russia’s immense popu
lation. The government would prefer
to leave a solution of the question, if
possible, to parliament.
“Regarding the financial outlook:
The present difficulty In securing a
loan is due rather to the political sit
uation abroad than to Internal condi
tions, as foreign financiers realize that
they can obtain better terms for a loan
now than after the parliament meets.
■ The Associated Press was given to
understand tkat Count Witte was al
most on the verge of a breakdown, but
had determined if possible to see the
emperor and the country through th/
crisis.
Best.
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will come chasing down this way in a
few days to limber up for tho opening
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