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The Omaha Daily
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 19012.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
REPLY OF MITC1IELL
President of Mine Workeri' Union Iisuei
S Statement Relative to Strike.
DISCUSSES MERITS OF THE CONTROVERSY
Bayi He Haa Heiitated to Bay Anything in
Hope that Settlement Would Come,
CONDITIONS OF WORKERS INTOLERABLE
Average Earnings Baid to Be Less Than
of Any Other American Workmen.
TAKES UP COST OF MINING ALL COAL
ai Maka a Comparison with
the
Frlrc and Assert that While the
Price Haa Advanced Wiim
Have Hot Chanced.
WILKE8BARRE. Ta.. June 22. President
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of American today Issued an ddres to
the public for publication In the newspapers
tomorrow morning. It la partly a reply to
the Utters of the operators declining; to
accede to the demands of the union, which
vp re published about ten days ago.
Briefly summarized, the address says that
every possible means was resorted to In
the effort to prevent the strike; claims that
the cost of living has Increased to the point
where the miner was compelled to ask
for higher wages; denies the allegations of
the operators that the productive capacity
ef the mine workers has fallen off, but, on
the other hand, has Increased; quotes offl
rlal figures to substantiate the conten
tion that the employers can pay higher
wages without Increasing the cost of coal
to the consumer; asserts that the coal
rarrylng railroads which control about 83
per cent of the mines absorb the profits of
their coal companies by charging exorbitant
freight rates, claiming that a ton at the
mines means anywhere from 8,740 to S.190
pounds Instead of 1240, and says that more
men are killed and Injured in the anthra
cite mines of Pennsylvania annually than
were killed or wouuded during the Spanish
American war.
The address also says that In the event
the union Is crushed, which, It adds, la not
likely, a new organization would rise from
its ruins. It conrludes with another ap
peal for arbitration of all questions In dis
pute. The address In full Is as follows:
Statement of Mitchell.
T ih Puhiio! If tha contest now In
progress In the anthracite coal regions of
J'ennsvlvauta effected only the welfare of
the railroad and mining corporations on
the one hand and the coal mine workers
pn the other, the public; would have no
Vital IntereHts at stake ana wouia conse
fiuint1v rnnwrned than It Is now
In the continuance, the extension or the
termination or the connict. nut inasmucn
ihrn in a third and Important Interest
Involved, which In no Wine la responsible
for the present strike, is, nevertheless, an
Innocent victim thereof, it Is but fair and
nniiur Ih.it hn iruneral tiullllc should be
fully .and ccirrclr Informed- upon the
merits 0' tne question in ooniruvemy. i
it suhII be axked whv we have waited until
the olose of the sixth week of the strike
to Issue a statement of this nature, suffl--lent
answer may be tound In the fact that
we have hesitated to utter any word or to
take any position that would Impede or
mbarrass uny reconciliation wun ui coai
operator. Kvery uVlay and precaution,
every conceivable conciliatory effort that
honorable and conservative men could take
to avert a rupture, and every means that
thought could suggest to bring the matter
In dlHiiute to arbitration was resorted to
by the union both before the strike order
was Issued and since It went Into effect,
ibut without avail, the coal magnates re-
Iilylng to all our overtures wun me aec
aratlon that there was nothing to arbi
irate.
This statement on their part Is equivalent
to saying that the coal mine workers have
tnade unreasonable demands and have
struck without real or sufficient cause. To
.this let plain, unvarnished facts and figures
reply.
Mine Workers Have goffered.
For more than twentv-flve years the an
4hra,clt coal mine workers of Pennsyl
vania have chafed and groaned under the
most intolerable and Inhuman conditions of
emolovminl imaginable. Their average an
nual earnings have been less than those
of any ether class of workmen In the
Vnlted States, notwithstanding the fact
that their work Is more hazardous and
the cost of living greater than In any
ether Important American Industry. The
total number of persons employed in and
round thr anthracite coal mines Is 147.-
; they are employed never to exceed 200
days in any one year, and tlu-y receive as
compensation for their services an average
of 11.42 for a ten-hour work day. It will
thus be noted that they earn annually less
than 300. Such pay may supply a living
on a par with some classes of European
laborers, but who will say that It Is suffi
cient to support American citizenship or to
ename parents to educate ana maintain
their families?
True It Is that a 10 per cent Increase In
wages was granted by the coal operatoia
a a strike concession two years ago, but
It Is also true that a large portion of thi
10 tier cent was paid back to the companies
to buy the suppression of an old powder
grievance. Moreover, according to reliable
commercial agencies the cost of living has
Increased, particularly in the purchase of
foodstuffs from 30 to 40 per cent, so that
the purchasing power of a miner's earn
ings Is less now than before the strike ef
law).
Says Allegations Are Misleading;.
The presidents of the various coal-carrying
rallroails have given publicity to a
statement that during the year 1901 the
productive capacity of mine workers de
teriorated an average of 12V per cent; In
other words, the Inlted Mine Workers"
organisation Is accused of encouraging poor
workmanship. An examination of the re-
oris on coal production compllrd by the
'nlted States government discloses the
v
fact that allegations of the railroad pre.l
dents are nilxleadlng and untrje, as the
following figures w 111 demonstrate:
From lfcu to 1!m inclusive the mines
were In active operation an average of
DM days per year, and for each person em
ployed there were produced Jvi.t.s tons of
coal per year, or for each day the mines
were In operation 2.16 tons were produced
per employe; while In the year mi, against
which the operators so bitterly complain,
the mines were In operation lSHH dxy
and there were produced 415.43 tons for
eacn person employed, or for each day
the mines were In operation IM tons were
produced lr employe, thus showing con
clusively that lnauad of a deterioration
there was a decided Improvement In the
productive capacity of the men after they
brain thoroughly organized. Can the
unprejudiced reflect upon these facta and
conclude that the anthracite miner Is
not a better workman than he was before
the 10 per cent concession In wages two
years ago?
The railroad presidents contend thst they
cannot Increase wages without making a
corresponding Increase In the selling price
of their product to the consumer, and nave
accused the mine workers of suggesting a
proposition that would Impose a hardship
upon the public by lncreamug the market
price of coal 10 cents a Ion, the amount
that would have ben required to meet all
the demands made by the miners. How
ever, thrir solicitude for the public weal
has not deterred them from advancing
the markrt price of their coal more than
II per ton since the strike was Inaugurated
without giving any part of this Increase
tu the D lne workers.
fs Afford Iaereaae.
In substantiation ef our claim that the
coal companies can afford to pay increased
Wages to the mine workers without In
creasing the cest of coal to the consumers
we sutmiit the following extracts from the
government reports, showing the selling
value of coal U.dded on cars at the mines
for the eleven yvars beginning with lKi and
tConUnutd. oa Third Pag-).
GOVERNMENT AID TO WEST
Possibilities for tiood Co 'ned In
the Xew. IrrlaV ,y
Undertaking. . ,v ' ,,
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 22. (Specla..
rrof. Clarence T. Johnston, exrert In eharg
cf the Irrigation investigations office In this
city, which controls all of the Irrlijjitlon
work done by the national government In
the west and south, glv.-a the following In
teresting Interview regarding the new Irri
gation bill. Prof. Johnston Is one of the
greatest Irrigation experts in the country
and has but recently returned from an ex
tended trip through Egypt and Italy as an
expert of the Agriculture department of the
I nlted States to study the lrrlgatlou sys
tems In those countries:
The first act of eonaress carrying an ap
propriation for reservoir surveys which has
given us any valuable results whs passed
In June. lsvi. Ten thousand dollars were
appropriated to pay for the examination
and survey of reservoirs In the arid region.
Colonel H. M. Chittenden, corps of engi
neers, r. 8. A., was put In charge of the
work. Hp surveyed two resprvolr sites In
Colorado anrt thrpe In Wyoming during the
summer of that ear.
v hue tne parties under nim were malting
rareful surveys and estimates of the cost
of the proposed work Colonel Chittenden
spent his time In making examinations of
tne sites and in stii'lving reservoirs gen-
erslly. In his report he gives full particu
lars regarding eacn and niaaes nm gen
eral recommendations which are valuable
now that appropriations are available for
carrying on construction work on a some
what extensive scale. He has nlways main
tained th;it the government construction
of reservoirs need not In nny way necessi
tate government control, and strongly rec
ommends leaving the completed works In
the hands or the states, rne government
should, however, build, own and maintain
the works Itself. The stored water, he
holds, should be distributed tinder state
laws, but the government should operate
the works In canes of emergency.
Possibilities of Storage.
He estimates the total volume of water
which can be stored In the west at some
thing like KI.OKi.lWO acre-feet and assumes
that this could be' stored In 100 years. Con
struction at this rute would doubtless fur
nish water for lands In advance of settle
ment. The mean cost of a large number
of completed reservoirs whloii he has
studied was $5.85 per acre-foot. Assuming
that those constructed by the government
would not exceed tnis llgure it would re
quire a yearly expenditure therefor of
something like J1.4:t".iM to store the entire
discharge or tne strcan.s oi tne west. The
sum made available by the hill Just passed
Is twice tnis Hmount. unnum eacn or tne
western states and territories receive an
average sum of $110,000 per year the task of
storing the waters could be accomplished
slowly, yet with sufficient rapidity to en-
ab e eacn state to yearly oner new lands
to the homeseeKcr.
In the light of recent experience In reser
voir construction It Is plain that these fig
ures are not far from the truth. There are
a few large enterprises In the country
which have been exploited by engineers
and parties having local Interests. Many
or tin-se woras win not De sole v reservoir
enterprises. The cost of many of them lies
principally In the diversion of water from
one drainage basin to another. The cost
of all Is too great for private enterprise to
tinoertsge, Dut in many places private en
terprise Is sufficiently active to show why
this or that locality should be entitled to
national aid. In time many of these proj
ects should be built and orjerated bv the
f;overnment, but It would be a bad policy
o undertake too large an enterprise at first
whicn mignt ran or immediate success
only to furnish arguments to those who do
tiot favor national aid. Sufficient reser
voir construction has already taken place
in tne ana west io demonstrate tnat prac
tically ull the water of a stream can be
stored In small basins, and at a reasonable
cost, t nder an arrangement or this kind
reservoirs are located near the lands they
Irrigate and become more like ditches or
canals as far as private Interest In them
is concerned.
Government Should Assist.
Because the government did not store
water for the Irrigation of Its lands when
they were public. It la no good reason whv
It should not come in at this time and help
the farmers who have done so much to help
themselves. There Is a disposition at pres
ent among those who are Interested In na
tional Irrigation to restrict the use of water
made available by government construe
lion to lands now unoccupied. Those who
are more familiar with western streams
and the Irrigated communities depending
upon them believe that the greatest good
can De none to tne greatest numrjer t
building such works at first as will furnls
water to the farmer now on the ground
during the season of scarcity. One can
travel anywhere In the irrigated west dur
Ing July, August and September and rind
crops suffering for water. If the govern
ment Ignores the claims of the Irrigators
already using water and builds reservoirs
which are to store water for new lands and
diversion works for carrying the water to
them the farmer now on the ground Is not
benefited. With all of the surplus water
stored It may be Impossible for him to
utilize the small sltn near his farm and pro
tect himself during the later summer
months. Government aid extended In this
way would be a detriment rather than t
benefit to those In whose Interest the meas
ure was supposed to have been passed.
Fifty years ago It would have been ad
vlsnble for the government to have under
taken the construction of Irrigation works
for the reclamation ot punuc lands onlv.
The time for this kind of work has almost
expired. It will be Impossible to so locate
work at the present time that private In
terests will not be affected.
Since the time of Colonel Chittenden's
surveys much reservoir construction has
taken place. A number of the sites ex
amined by him are now utilized and the en
tire flow of some of the streams where
these are located Is now stored. This work
will go on through private enterprise until
eacn irrigator wno is aoie to protect him
self will nave an Interest in storaae works
If the government will come In and help
the farmer who cannot contribute toward
the construction of reservoirs great good
will be done. After that If the streams
furnlEh an excess of water new lunda can
De nrougni unaer cultivation.
While It ts the dream of the western far
mer to see his neighborhood heenme
thickly populated community, yet he does
not desire the newcomer to be aided by the
government in eucn a way as to injure film
w nen tne pioneers settiea along our
streams tne mountain forests were un
touched. The tie-chopper and the sheen.
man have destroyed much of this and the
winter snows melt early each spring. The
irrigator has been compelled to build stor
age reservoirs to take the place of theso
natural water conservers on many of our
streams. ianiresiiy tne government should
eii tier puna storage works ror him or ner.
mlt the water to run as It does until he Is
able to build them himself. The govern
ment has authorised the destruction of the
forests. Should It not make the loss good
lu me irrigators
SUMMER SCHOOL NEARS END
Three Hundred Atterfd the Sessions
at the Nebraska State
Itirnil.
PERU, Neb., June 22. (Special.) Th
Nemaha County Teacher' Institute was held
during the lost week at the State Normal
Instead of at Auburn, a In former year
Dr. Henry Sabln, ex-state superintendent
of Iowa and an educator of national repute
was the principal Instructor, lecturing twice
a day upon Important educational topics
Dr. Clark and other member of the Normal
faculty alao lectured before the Institute
The summer school will close July 4
About SOO students have been In attend
ance, not counting teacher of Nemaha
county.
Prof. J. F. Hosle, formerly head of the
English department of the Bute Normal,
has been elected professor ot English In
the Chicago Normal.
Dr. Samuel Leland of Chicago lectured
In the chapel Thursday evening.
A reception and band concert was given
on the campus Monday evening in hoaor of
the visiting teachers.
Misses Stoner and Clark ot the faculty,
together with Miss Mear of the Minnesota
Normal faculty, will spend the summer in
Europe. .
Dr. Sabln gave a very scholarly lecture
at the chapel Friday morning, his subject
being "Aaron Burr." It was listened to with
close attention by student, teachers and
UUxen. ...
SUNSHINE BRINGS GLADNESS
First Day of Coronation Week in London
ahered in Without Murky Weither.
i ,
PRESENT SCENE OF GAIETY
Weird Ihlca of riot to Assassinate
King; Edward Dispelled by His
Friends and All F.ngland
Preparea to Rejoice.
LONDON. June 22. The reappearance to
day of brilliant sunshine after weeks of
murky weather and rain gave to the first
day of coronation week an air of unusual
gaiety and gladdened the heart of thou
sands of British subjects from alt parts of
the empire and the thousands of foreign
ers who were pouring into London eager to
witness as much of this week's events as
possible.
The announcement that King Edward,
Queen Alexandra and the court would re
turn to London from Windsor tomorrow at
noon Increased the universal anticipation
for that day and increased to some extent
the flood of extraordinary rumors concern
ing the king's physical condition, coupled
with wierd tales of plots to assassinate his
majesty, have been dispelled by persons
close to the king. King Edward's health
was authoritatively declared to be good
at Windsor castle today and this morning
his majesty attended divine service, ac
companied by other members of the royal
family. This evening he enjoyed a drive
through the royal gardens of Windsor castle
In a closed carriage. The court will arrive
at Buckingham castle for luncheon to
night. At the command of the king many thou
sand persons were admitted to the east
terrace of Windsor castle this afternoon for
the Sunday band performances. The ter
race waa crowded. The king and queen
listened to the music from the windows of
their private apartment. King Edward's
appearance does not Justify the sensational
rumors of his illness.
Thousands Crowd Streets.
The congested condition of the streets
of London today were an omen of the
conditlona of travel through these streets
the latter days of this week. The barrlerB
across the streets which Intersect those
through which the coronation processions
will pass and which have now been com
pleted are proving an impediment to ord
inary traffic. Tomorrow It will be Impossi
ble to proceed faster than a snail's pace
through the thoroughfares between Hyde
park and the Maualou house. The omnibus
companies have increased previous fares
two and three times, and further Increases
In these rates are probable. The obtaining
of a seat on an omnibus was today more a
question of physical than financial ability.
The crowds out today were singularly good-
natured and accldenta were few and ot a
minor character.
The police are distinguishing themselves
even more than usual by their courtesy and
alertness In the Interests of pedestrians.
Kensington gardens and groves about the
Crystal and Alexandra palaces are filled
with colonial, and native troops clad. In
scarlet, white, khaki and blue uniforms.
The throngs In the street at night find
much to engage the eye. The fronts of In
numerable buildings are hung with lighted
decorations and the Venetian masts are
covered with garlands and connected by
strands ot roses. The streets are filled
with mile after mile of many colored lights
and the various stations of the royal
coronation proceaBlon are marked with
arches representing Great Britain's colo
nies. American flogs were in evidence at
a great number of windows. Some hotels
are flying both American and British flags
from their staffs In honor of the many
American visitors domiciled within.
Count von Waldersee, one of the German
representatives to the coronation; the duke
and duchess of Aosta, from Italy, and many
other distinguished representatives of for
eign royal personages arrived In London
today.
Count von Waldersee and the German
officers with him were entertained at din
ner tonight by Field Marshal Lord Roberta.
MAY BE THE LAST FULL WEEK
In Opinion of the House Leaders
Present Session ot Congress
Is About Over.
WASHINGTON, June 22. The opinion of
the house leader Is that this coming week
will be the last full week of the present
session ol congress. Although no resolu
tlon for a sine die adjournment has yet
been introduced, the leaders generally fix
the date of final adjournment of July 3 of
next week.
The Philippine civil government bill will
hold the board In the house, except tor
such time as is occupied In disposing of
conference reports, until Thursday and pos
ibly Friday. Member generally are using
it as a vehicle for political speeches to be
circulated In the coming campaign and it
passage by a solid republican vote is as-
cured. The remainder of the week will
be taken up with conference reports on ap
proprlation bills and other measure In dl
pute between the two houses. As soon
a the resolution providing for the final
adjournment Is adopted motions to suspend
the rules will be In order at any time
end this will greatly facilitate business
during the closing day of the session.
EULOGIZES JKING ALBERT
Emperor William Pays Tribute to
Dead Ruler In Address
at Wesel.'
WESEL. Prussia. June 22. Replying to
day to a loyal address from the burgo
master of thi town. Emperor William re
ferred to the dead King Albert of Saxony,
who died June 19, and said be wa the
last of the great captains ot a great time,
who had helped in the work of building up
the German empire.
"The noble heart ot King Albert ha
ceased to beat," (aid Emperor William.
"Hi wa a heart which esteemed that
which was German above all else; be
waa a very model of all that a ruler should
be and a father to hi country and bla
people."
ONLY TWC) MEN . ESCAPE
Chinese Cruiser la Wrecked by
plosion and Many Omcera
and Men Drown.
Ex-
LONDON, Jun 22.A dispatch to the
Central New from Shanghai ay thst th
Chinese cruiser Kal-Cbai wa wrecked today
by a terrific explosion whir lying In the
Yang Tie river. The Kal-Chal aank la thirty
seconds and 160 officer and men on board
ere killed and drowned. Only two men
ca toaxd, th cruiser eacaped dia.
FUSIONISTS ARE APATHETIC
Experience DIHlrultr netting; Men
to bo as Delegates to
DAVID CITT, Neb., June 22 (Special )
The fuslonlsts of Butler county held their
convention here yesterday. The democrats
met In the district court room and the
populists In the county supervisor's office.
Not to exceed one-half of the townships
In the county were represented In elthpr
convention, the attendance at the populist
convention was better than in the demo
cratic. They had considerable difficulty in
getting delegates to attend the state snl
congressional conventions. In the populist
convention a resolution was introduced In
structing for Stark for congress, this met
with Borne opposition, but passed by a small
majority. A" large number of the leading
democrats did not attend the convention.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., June i. (Special
Telegram.) The populist representative
convention was held here last night In the
courthouse. C. H. Jeffords was 'elected
chairman and S. M. Dorris secretary. The
district is composed of Custer and Logan
counties and had twenty-three delegates,
of which two were from Logan. The In
formal ballot gave J. J. Tooley. 1"; W. G.
Eastman, 13; J. D. Ream. 1; Jesse Candy,
6; A. C. Lowell, 1; M. E. Srhnerlnger. 1;
Whaley, 1. The several candidates were
called out to express themselves. None of
them took the matter seriously, except
Tooley and Eastman; the others were all so
busy at home they could not accept, ex
cept Jesse Gandy. He frankly told them
that he knew there was no more chance for
him getting the nomination than a rabhlt.
He delivered a general roast on several
local members of the party, to the amuse
ment of the bouse. The accond ballot
taken resulted In twenty votes each for
J. J. Tooley and Eastman, and their nom
(nations were declared unanimous by ac
clamation. Attorney Moore then announced
that the democratic convention had alao
nominated Tooley and Eastman for the leg
islature.
There seemed to have been a perfect un
derstanding between tho leaders of the pop
ullst and democratic conventions, both in
the county and representative conventions
as the nominees in both Instances were the
same and the result of the democratic
convention waa announced in each of the
populist convention as soon as the popu
lists had made their nominations. The
nominees were called out. They thanked
the two conventions for their nominations
Mr. Eastman made quite a speech along
populist line. A resolution was passed
recommending the establishment of a state
normal school in the Fifty-sixth repre
sentative district and the nominees were
pledged if elected to work to secure that
end.
FAIRBURT. Neb., June 22. (Special.)
The democrats and populists united on
county ticket yesterday, W. H. Barne
receiving the nomination for county at
torney, W.. F. Bonawlta for representative,
W. W. Wilson surveyor , to fill unexpired
term and Alex Shepherd commissioner for
First district. Each party elected dele
gates to their respective state and con
gresslonal convention.
PIERCE, Neb., June 22. (Special.) Both
the populist and democratic conventions
met here this afternoon, ., but In differ
ent halls. Hason Turner was chairman and
L. H. Lederer secretary of the populist
convention, while Fred H. Free of Plaln
vlew and F. W. Btelnkraus of Pierce acted
as chairman and secretary of the democratic
convention. The democrats nominated H.
F. Barnhart, a populist, tor a third term
as county attorney, although the delegatea
were strongly Inclined toward nominating
Fred H. Free, a law partner of Mr. Barn-
hart's. Mr. Free had to decline the honor
many times during the roll call and then
the convention chose Mr. Barnhart. Many
of the democrats were disgusted because
the convention did not nominate a straight
democrat and declare they will not support
a populist and that they will work and
vote for W. W. Qulvey, the republican nom
lnee.
The populists also nominated H. F. Barn
hart for county attorney and elected dele
gates-to the state, congressional, senatorial
and representative convention. M, A. Nor
ton of Osmond, and a candidate for county
attorney, waa nominated for a delegate to
the state and representative conventions,
but Mr. Barnhart objected, aa be said Nor
ton was not a populist. On motion the
name of Norton was stricken from the list,
Both conventions were sllmly attended.
NELIGH, Neb.. June 22. (Special.) The
convention of the people's independent
party of Antelope county met here yester
day. After appointing delegates to the
state, congressional and senatorial conven
tlons the following nominations were made
For representative, J. D. Hatfield; for
county attorney. E. D. Kllbourn.
WEEPINO WATER. Neb., June 22. (Spe
clal.) The people' independent party of
Cas county met here yesterday and organ
ized, with Jamea Clark chairman and A. M
Russell secretary. The following delegate
were elected to attend the populist state
congressional and float convention: Willi
Horton, G. S. Upton, Edward Cooley, A. M
Russell, James Clark, J. S. Welllever,
George Berger, L. G. Todd, W. D. Foster,
David McCarg, Jake Domingo, William Da
vis. G. W. Shrader. J. W. Tutt. O. W. Wort
man, W. W. Hill, James Rouse, L. Giberson
J. W. HcAlenbeck, William Burke. Henry
Hubbard, John Bourke, Edward Dorr. The
delegatea were instructed to oppose all
fusion with other parties. The convention
adjourned until September 6, at which time
It will meet to nominate a county ticket,
Blur Wheat Crop in tiasre.
BEATRICE. Neb., June 22. (Special.)
The yield ot wheat In Gage county I est!
mated from twenty to forty bushel per
acre. The potato crop will be the largest
ever raised in this locality.
School Teacher tieta a Raise.
WEEPINO WATER, Neb.. June 22. (Spe
cial.) Prof. E. L. Rouse, superintendent
of the school here tor several years past,
ha resigned and been engaged to take
charge of the school at Plattamouth.
CAILLES WOULD TESTIFY
Notllrs Board Inveatlaratlna; American
Cruelties that He Is Wllllaa;
to Give Kvldenee.
MANILA, June 22. The former Insurgent,
General Callle, who surrendered to th
American authorlttee In June of 1901, has
notified tho board which 1 investigating
the charge of cruelty brought by Major
Cornelius Gardener against American offi
cer and soldiers In Tayabas province, Lu
zon, that be la willing to testify as to the
condition which existed in Tayaba prov
ince prior to hi surrender, and after Major
Gardener had declared the province to be
pacified. General Callle say that be
agree with General Malvar, another former
Insurgent leader, who ha already testified
before the board, thst Tayaba province
wa .the beat disciplined stronghold the in
surgent had.
There were several wltacasea to be ex
amined by the board which It Investigating
aisjyr garacaer tiurgea.
MEET DEATH IN A WRECK
Train on Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis h
Omaha Boad Jump Track, Killing Two
BLUFFS MAN ONE OF UNFORTUNATES
Accident Said to Hare Been Caused
by Misplaced Switch Injured Are
Taken to St. Paul Hospital
for Treatment.
ST. TAUL, Minn.. Juno 22. A passenger
train on the Sl&ux City branch of the Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road, due to arrive In St. Paul at 7:25 a. m.,
Jumped the track near Ashton. la., early to
day. Two trainmen were killed, five other
seriously hurt and a number of passengers
received minor injuries.
The dead:
C. J. ROBINSON. Council Bluffs, la.;
mail clerk.
BARRETT, fireman; terribly scald
ed by escaping steam; died shortly after
being taken from under engine.
The injured:
James Erskine, St. Paul, mall clerk, hurt
about back and head; serious.
F. E. Weston, St. Paul, mall clerk; badly
scalded by escaping steam; serious.
C. H. Hall, St. Paul, mall clerk; hurt
about back aud head; serious.
U. S. Thompson, St. Paul, mail clerk; hurt
about back and head; serious.
The engineer of the train, name not as
certained, was badly hurt, but will re
cover. The passengers Injured were attended by
surgeons who were brought to the scene of
the wreck on a wrecking train, and all
were able to continue their Journey.
The cause of the wreck is said to have
been a misplaced switch. The train was
running at a high rate of speed and when
it left the track the mall cars and smoker
piled up on top of the engine. The sleep
ing cars also loft the track, but did not
overturn. The injured mall clerks were
brought to a St. Paul hospital, while some
of the other hurt were taken to Minne
apolis for treatment.
OPPOSED TO JFOREIGN GOODS
Antagonism Haa Sprung? I'p Through
out Eng-laml Against AH Out
side Products.
WASHINGTON, June 21. Mr. Frederic
Emory, chief ot the bureau ot foreign com
merce, today made public the following
interesting extract from "Commercial Re
lations for 1901," showing the state ot our
trade relations with Great Britain.
Most noticeable, perhaps, of all prevailing
trade conditions In England, says ConBUl
C. McFarland of NottlnghalTi, is the ner
vous antagonism against foreign goods
which has sprung up among the British
people. There haa long been prejudice
against German products, but the recent
enormous growth of American trade in all
branches has forced Itself on the attention
of British newspapers, manufacturers and
the public. These people are nothing if not
loyai and they inherit the belief that the
British trademark la a guaranty of quality.
for which they have aome reason. There
la a disinclination to purchase American
or German wares, unless by reason of nov
elty of design or economy the latter ap
peal is irresistible. The retailer, there
fore, is chary in his offerings and many
lines of goods are now sold without com
ment which one or two years ago were
advertised as of American make or "Amer
ican style." The Diamond Match company
parades its goods under the old English
name of Bryant ft May; the American
Tobacco trust calls itself the English To
bacco company and advertises it goods
aa made in England by British workmen;
the proprietary medicines, which were first
introduced as American discoveries, now
blot from their advertisements everything
except method which might identify them
as importations from the United States,
With every International ailment, from the
apparent effects of the South African war
to the Idleness of labor In certain localities,
attributed to American competition, the
prevailing prejudice can be understood.
American Goods Are Sold.
But despite all prejudices, continues the
consul, and solely because ot merit and
cheapness, American trade In every line
continues to develop. That it might doublo
or quadruple at a bound. If our importer
would only study and conform to the pro
prleties of British demand, still goea with
out repeating. In shoes, hosiery, farm and
general machinery, shelf hardware, oil
stoves, coal ranges, furniture of all classes
dress novelties, canned fruits, vegetables,
meats, etc., the volume of .trade grows
gradually and surely. Leicester, which i
few year ago exported ahoe to a con
elderable extent, now not only doe not
export, but uses a great deal ot American
finished leather, while three-fourtb of the
shoe machinery In use is either of Amer
ican make or from American patterns and
American shoes are successfully retailed
throughout the district- Certain American
underwear, hosiery and women's special
ties also are finding salo in Nottingham
the home of the British industry in this
line. Our aoda fountains have made their
appearance this year and In almost every
store, of whatever character. American
ware are gradually and aurely finding
place.
Eiru American Street Cars.
The above remarks, Mr. Emory says, ar
confirmed by the reports of other consular
report in England. A list of the American
products sold in Devon and Cornwall, Con
sul J. G. Stephen of Plymouth says, would
comprise all varieties of commodities, from
street cars from Pittsburg and Philadelphia
to apples and beet from Michigan and Chi
cago. Three American Deer companies are
located in Plymouth; the sale ot our office
furniture la constantly growing and Amer
ican merchants are missing but few oppor
tunities of advancing their sale in south
ern England. The consul note, however.
the danger of United State firm trusting
too much to their head office io London.
American good, he say, can alwaya be
beat sold by Americans and an American
traveler will secure twice as many orders
a an Englishman in the same district. The
slmpl fact that be la from the United
State will often gain him an interview
with the bead of a firm when a native of
England would fall.
Consul Jamea Boyle of Liverpool report
large increase In th import of canned
fruits from the United States. The pack
ing ot green fruit baa improved notably, to
th general satisfaction of the trade in En
gland. Since the process of "chilling" beef
has been adopted there is practically no
competition from other countries in this
trad. Effort bav been made to aend
chilled beef from Argentina, but they have
not been successful, this beef being frozen
and not chilled.
Consul W. H. Bradley ot Tunstall reports
that our carpet sweepers, coffee mill, lawn
mower and other light machinery are aeea
a over band.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnf ka Fair nnd Warmer
Monday; Tuesduy fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I
Hour. Heat. Hour. Drat.
R a. m...... nj 1 pi m , r
a. m .fit 8 p. m KM
T n. m fl. n . m tl'
N a. ui ...... Ml 4 p. m !
ft a. m rs K p. m WA
III II. ni KM p. in Ill
11 n. m Alt T p. m ll
II m AT H p. m to
f p. m tH
MOB STOPS SJREET CARS
Attempt of Toronto Street Hallway
Is Frustrated by Strlk
Ins; .Motoniten.
TORONTO. June 22. The first attempt
made by the Toronto street railway to run
their cars with men hired to take the places
of the striking motormcn and conductors
was met with violence. Only one eHort
was made to reopen the traffic and the
temper shown by the strikers and their
sympathizers convinced the offices that It
would be Impossible to run cars without
strong protection. It w.ts therefore decided
to appeal to the authorities for troops, and
to suspend operations until their arrival to
morrow. Stones, eggs, and stale vegetables were
the weapons used by the strike sympathiz
ers to prevent the railroad company from
giving a service. Several of the Imported
men were roughly handled by the mob and
Motorman Johnson, an old employe of
the company came near losing his life.
The worst riots orcurred at the corner of
Schollard and Yonge and Bloore and Yongo
streets. Very few arrests were made.
This morning cars were started simul
taneously from tbo barns at King Street
West. Queen street, West, Yorkville,
Dundas and Yonge streets. A crowd had
gathered about the entrances of the barns
awaiting developments. The appearanco
of a car was the signal of hooting. Tho
car was run out, and the conductor gave
the signal for the motorman to go ahead.
The crowd gave the signal for the crew to
desert the car, their refusal waa followed
by a cloud of bricks and stones. The
crew left the car and ran into the barn.
Similar occurrence wore witnessed at the
other barn.
Motorman' Face Cnt.
At the Belt line a large stone was thrown
against a car window, dashing the glass
into Motorman Johnson's face, badly lacer
ating it. He was struck by a number of
stones and was otherwise maltreated.
Johnson persevered, however, and made the
circuit of the line. The attempt to run
out five cars at the King street barn at
8 o'clock was attended with great dis
order, several persons being injured by
flying missiles. Including W. H. Moore, pri
vate secretary to Mr. MacKenzle, president
of the road, who was severely Injured in
the face by a brick. Three arrests were
made. All five cars were badly shattered
in less than five minute after they made
their appearance.
Motorman Qulgley was struck on the
head by a stone and badly Injured.
At the Dundas street barn another crowd
met the cars and they were turned back.
The company then decided to abandon the
effort today.
Meantime the civil authorities were com
municated with and it was decided to call
out the mil It la. Seven hundred and fifty
mounted men from the Niagara company,
consisting of 250 of the governor general'
bodyguard, 200 Rifles and 250 men ot the
First and Second dragoons, left Niagara
tonight and will arrive at daylight. In
addition 200 of the Queen' Own, 300 Grena
diers and 200 Highlanders have been or
dered to parade at the armories. Several
hundred extra policemen were also sworn
In tonight.
PORTLAND HAS BIG FIRE
Flames Sweep Over Six Acres nnd
Do Dsmsge to Amount
Of BOO.OOO.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 22. Fire that
started In the plant of the Wolf ft Sewlcker
Iron works, at East Madison and East
Water streets, shortly before 11 o'clock
last night, burned over about six acre of
territory and caused a loss roughly esti
mated at 1500,000. The fire had gained
great headway before it was discovered
and it was several hour before it waa
gotten under control.
The iron work plant, which waa a frail
wooden structure, wa soon entirely de
stroyed. The fire spread next to tho plant
of the East Side Lumber company on the
north and the mill, with several hundred
thousand feet of dry lumber, were quickly
destroyed. The flame then leaped across
Madison afreet, destroying the Hick ma
chine shop and the approach to the Madi
son street bridge across the Tl'lllamette
river, together with one span of the bridge
The Standard Oil company' warehouses
between Water street and First street and
numerous small wooden building in the
vicinity were destroyed. The Standard
Oil company' tanks, containing many
thousands of gallons of oil, were saved.
The free public swimming baths, Just com
pleted, and moored above the Madison
street bridge, were towed away and saved.
FRESNO. Cal., June 22. The roundhouse
of the Southern Pacific railroad and twelve
locomotives were destroyed by fire late last
night. Estimated loss 1200,000.
MORELL MAREN IS DEAD
Manager of Western I'nlon at. With
tnsrtoa Dies Suddenly nt
the Ace ot Sixty.
WASHINGTON. June 22. Morell Maren,
for probably twenty year the local mana
ger of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany, died here tonight aged about 60 year.
Death wa very audden, although Mr.
Maren bad been 111 for some time, close at
tention to the business of hi office bring
ing on an attack of nervoua prostration.
He waa a native of Montrose, Pa., and
leave a widow and tour children. He wa
well known In the telegraphic field
throughout the United State and while in
charge of th Washington office of the
Western Union ha bad many responsibil
ities and delicate duties to perform both
for the government aa well aa for the gen
eral public.
SOLDIERS DIE OF CHOLERA
Nlnetr Have Succumbed to Dreaded
Disease nt Manila Mine It
First Broke Out.
MANILA. June 22. Ninety American aol
tilers hv died of cholera line the dis
ease first broke out. Owing to the In
crease of cholera th health authorities
here and in the province are enforcing
atrlngent regulation. Th total number
of death and case from the epidemic ar
a follow: Manila, 1,530 case and 1,234
death; proviso, 7,Jt9 caie and 6,440
death. , '
TO TAKE NO ACTION !
Eeciprocity Bill Will Not Oome Up in En
ate During the Present Session.
EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CALLED LATER
Oongreai Might Be Called Together Shortly
After the November Election.
QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED THIS WEEK
Sessions of Senate Will Be Devoted to Odda
and Ends of Legislation.
INTEREST CENTERS IN NOTICE OF QUAY
Will Call Ip His Motion for Dl
' charge of Committees on Terri
tories to Secnre Action on
Omulbna Statehood Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 22. The sessions
of the senate during the present week will ,
be devoted to odds and ends of legisla
tion. It was the purpose of the republican
steering committee to make the Cuban
reciprocity bill tho order of business after
the disposition of the Interoceanla canal
bill, but the two republican conference
have rendered it evident that there would
be no reciprocity legislation thi lon,
so the steering committee haa abandoned
its purpose.
Some Interest Is manifested in tb notice
Senator Quay has given that tomorrow he
would call up his motion for the discharge
of the committee on territories from fur
ther consideration ot the omnibus state
hood bill in order to secure action on it
during the present session, but the under
standing now Is that he will not press his
motion and that the question will go over
until the next session of congress In
obedience to the wish of tbe republican
leaders. Senator Bnte, however, ha stated
that If Senator Quay does not press bla
motion he (Bate) will move to have tbe
committee discharged and the bill taken
up. This motion would bring the question
up, but coming from the minority side of
the chamber It would be predestined to
defeat, as It Is understood there are very
few If any republican senators who will
support such a motion if made by a demo
cratic senator. On Tuesdsy the senate will
take up, In obedience to the wish ot Sena
tor Burton, the bill creating a national
forest reserve In the Southern Appalachian
mountain range, but the underatandlng 1
that consideration ot the measure shall be
continued to one day. Wednesday 8enator
McCumber will be heard in support ot the
pure food bill, but consideration ot the
question under agreement will be confined
to a speech by the senator, and there will -be
no effort at that time to pa the bill. -Senator
Stewart's bill confirming the agree
ment with tbe Choctaw and Chickasaw In
dian is the unfinished business and It la
understood to be Mr. Stewart's purpose to '
press Its consideration when there ts no
more highly privileged matter to be con- 4
sldered.
To Report IsnantwvMloii Bill. ,
Senator Penrose on Monday will report
the general immigration bill and It I un
derstood that he will make strenuous efforts)
to have the measure considered during tho
week, or at least before tbe final adjourn
ment of congress.
For the rest of the efk "1 be given
over to conference reports on appropriation
bills and other measures in dispute between
the two houses. The conference report on
the naval appropriation bill will be sub
mitted on Monday and early consideration
will be given the report. There also will
be an effort to have the dispute over tha
army bill adjusted during the week, with
some prospect of succes. The committee
on appropriations will take up the general
deficiency bill tomorrow and probably will
report it the latter part of the week. This
ts the last of the appropriation bill, and
with its disposal there will be little In
the way ot final adjournment ot congress.
Senatora generally predict that congre
will disperse between the first and tbe
fourth of July. The session probably will
be extended aomewhat by tbe necessity of
concluding consideration of tbe Philippine
government bill, a all tbe appropriation
bill could be finally disposed of during
the present week. Tbe bouse, however. ,
will not pas on the Philippine bill until
tbe latter part of the week, and It 1 ex
pected that it will be necessary to devote
considerable time in conference between
tbe senate and house.
Tbe conference between tbe two house
on the interoceanic bill ha been arranged
and it ia expected that an agreement will .
be reached during tbe present week.
No Action on Reciprocity Bill.
It Is possible that the Cuban commit
tee will report tbe reciprocity bill before
adjournment, but If it should do so there
will be no effort to secure action on it In
view of the well known opposition of a
large part of the senate.
The friends of the policy of reciprocity,
however, are quite determined to bring th
matter up at the next session and repeat
what they ssld In Friday' conference, that
they will not desist until tbey accomplish
tbelr purpose. Whether In the end they
will do thi through a bill or through a
treaty they do not now undertake to aay.
It la generally understood about th sen
ate that a reciprocity treaty with Cuba la
well under way. but It 1 not believed ther
will be any effort to ratify It during to
present session, even if tbe document should
be sent to the senate. The disposition. In
brief, is to go to the country on th ques
tion, In the hope that tbe cause will be
strengthened thereby and that at least eom
of the beet ugar republicans will be won
over by next December. Senator generally
do not count on an extra seailon Immedi
ately in case a treaty should be sent In,
but many of them are Inclined to believe
that if the treaty 1 completed tbe nat
will be called together in extraordinary e-
ion for it consideration aoon after the
November elections to get th treaty out
of the way before th beginning of th reg
ular session In December. Indeed, It la
aald, that this Is the present program so :
far aa a program haa been oullned. though
Ita execution probably will depend aome
what on the result of the election and
whether they are considered favorable to
reciprocity or not.
Fears of a Flooa Are Over.
BEATRICE, Neb., June 2J (Special.)
Th Blue river, which threatened to over
flow Its banks and flood the low lands, ha
fallen aevaral feet the past twenty-four
houra and fear of another flood In this
locality have been dispelled.
Date of Colnssbna Chautauqua.
TECUMSEH, Neb., June 22. (Special )
The Tecumseh Chautauqua will b held In
Cook park July 1! to 20, Incluclv. Man
ager Dunda announce a long Hat of talent
and it 1 believed the metlng will be a
auccaaa.
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