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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SAT U It DAY, HEPTEMHEU 27, 1002.
politicises, but they sre glsd enough to
help blm to a post tbt will get him where
be cannot keep in touch with Nebraska
politic.
Senator Millard hat received telegram
lined by AWey A. Adee. assistant aecre
try of state, conveying th Information
tbat Mr. ' Thompson had been appointed
minister to Brazil to succeed Charles Page
Bryan, appointed from Illinois. The ap
pointment carries with It a salary of $13,
000 a year.
ATTENDS TOS0ME BUSINESS
President Sit, 1 p aa Lssase la Room
and Read the
Paper.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. The condition
of President Roosevelt's injured limb Is
considered satisfactory by his physicians.
There has been no appreciable variation
In bis temperature since yesterday and
after the examination of the wound this
morning by Drt. Rlxey add Lung It was
announced tbat the president was progress
ing favorably.
The Inflammation around ' the wound Is
slowly subsiding. This morning the presi
dent sat up on a lounge In his room, read
the papers and attended to some executitj
business.
None of the members of the cabinet callS'l
before n;n and no visitors were admitted
to' his room. Tbe president la obeying
strictly the Injunctions of the physicians
for absolute rest and quiet, although tbe
Inactivity Is exceedingly Irksome to him.
Much of tbe time of Becretary Cortelyou
and the White House force Is employed In
explaining to committees Id . tbe places
which the president was to have visited on
his western trip the keen regret which the
president expressed on being obliged to
absndon his journey. To some of these
letters the president Is giving his personal
attention.
Dreary, rainy weather outside yesterday
and today has in no wis affected the
president's aplrits and he Is cheerful In his
enforced confinement.
The condition of President Roosevelt's
Injured leg shows steady and satisfactory
progress towards Improvement. There is
only a slightly perceptible change from day
to day aa the healing process Is naturally
alow and tedious. The president spent the
day very quietly, his principal visitor being
Secretary Moody who had some Navy
department matters to bring to bis atten
tion. Dr. Rlxey called for a short visit
about 4 o'clock and Dr. Lung, tbe presi
dent's regular physician was with him for a
brief time during the evening.
NO DANGER OF BLOOD POISON
Examination of Bernm nun President
Roosevelt's I.BT Disclose that
It la Harmless.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26. A mlcro
cople examination of the contents of Pres
ident Roosevelt's wound has been com
pleted by Drs. F. B. Wynne, Charles E.
rergueon and w. T. H. Uodrts of this city,
and all three of the physicians agree that
no trace of dangerous matter was found
In the serum.
The five doctors who performed the op
eration to relieve the abscess on the pres
ident's leg expressed the conviction at the
time tbat there waa no danger of blood
poisoning, but as a matter of precaution
the serum was submitted for examination
to tbe three microscopic experta.
SPEND DAY WITH MRS. M'KINLEY
Secretary Root, Senator "and Mrs.
Havana and Other Take Laneh-
CANTON. O., Sept. 26. Secretary of War
1 Ellhu Root and Senator and Mrs. M. A.
Hanna reached here today from Cleveland
to visit Mrs. McKlnley. They were driven
direct to the McKlnley home in the family
carriage and luncheon was served.
General and Mrs. A. R. Hastings, old
friends of the family arrived over another
road about the same time and were mem
bers of the luncheon party. Later all
visited the tomb of the late president. The
party returned to Cleveland tonight.
Hon. A. L. Varls, insurance commissioner
of Ohio, Hon. -J. V. Barry, Insurance com
missioner of Michigan and Hon. D. It
Appleton, Insurance commissioner of New
York came to Canton this afternoon, being
the guests of Senator Hanna In his private
car from Cleveland to this city. They came
aa a committee appointed by the National
Association of State commissioners at its
recent annual meeting In Columbus to pre
. sent to Mrs. McKlnley a memorial adopted
by the association last year on the death
of the president. The commissioners, ac
companied by Julius Whiting of this city,
went to the McKlnley home and presented
the memorial to Mrs. McKlnley. It Is hand
aomely engroased and tbe plush covering Is
lettered In silver with the monogram of
William McKlnley. The presentation was
T1! PrM.Tue i?!,,0thvr dl,tU-
guished visitors at the McKlnley bome.
When Becretary Root, Senator Hanna and
party and General and Mrs. Hastings visited
tbe tomb of the late president, this after
noon they found the casket covered with
beautiful wreaths sent by President Roose
velt and Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart. Senator
Hanna and party spent most of the time
ere with Mrs. McKlnley at her bome, only
leaving long enough before train time to
visit the cemetery.
Eeaenta Ho Care. No rar.
Tour erugglst will refund your money It
PA ZO OINTMENT fall to cur Ringworm,
Tetter, Old Ulcera and Bores, Pimples and
Blackhead on the face, and all akin !
ease. SO vent.
NET- BY STEEL CORPORATION
oaejarterlr Dlvldead of Five Million
U to Be Paid la Cheek
Mailed Today.
NEW YORK. Sept. 26. The United Btates
Steel corporation announced today that it
would mall checks tomorrow for the quar
terly dividend on Its common stock due
September 30, and that tbe checks would
be payable September 29. The sum of the
quarterly dividend Is $5,083,025, and that
sum will be released to' the money market.
J. P. Morgan Y Co. today notified th
harebolders of the various companies and
corporations for which they act as fiscal
agents that they would anticipate October
Interest and coupon payments next Monday,
two days In advance of the required time.
These payments It Is estimated will approx
imate $14,006,600. The action Is taken to
relieve existing financial conditions.
Salt Rheum
You mar call It ecxama, tetter or milk
crust.
But no matter what you call it, this skin
disease which comes In patches that burn,
llcb, discharge a watery matter, dry and
scale, owe Its existence to th prcumc of
bumors In tbe system.
It will continue to exist, annoy, and per
haps agonise, as lung aa these humor!
remain.
It ta always radically and permanently
cored by
Hood's Sarsaparllla
which exp all bnmora, and la poslllTelr
Anea,ujUi4 for nil eolaaoou erupUuaa.
SHAW TO PREVENT A PANIC
Secrttirj ef Treasury 02n U Buy Outright
1004 Boidi.
AMOUNT IS NEARLY TWENTY MILLIONS
Also lasoea C'lrealar Explaining the
Meaner la Which the tiT-rntarnt
Will Prepay latere! oa
It Obligation.
WASHINGTON. 8cpt it The secretary
of the treasury has made publlo announce
ment tbat he will buy 5 per cent bond
of 10 at 106 flat. There are $19,400,000 of
these bonds outstanding.
Secretary Shaw also today Issued the
following circular, carrying out bis an
nouncement of yesterday regarding the pre
payment of the Interest on bonds of the
Cnl ted States:
"In pursuance of authority contained In
section 3699 of the revised statutes of tbe
United States, public notice Is hereby given
thst the Interest maturing on the several
Interest dates between and including No
vember 1, 1902, and July 1, 190S, on tbe reg
istered rod coupon bonda of tbe United
States will be prepaid with a., rebate of
two-tenths of 1 per rent per month on the
amount prepaid under the following con
ditions: "Owners of registered bonds der.lrlng pre
payment must present their bonds to tbe
treasurer or some assistant treasurer of
tbe Vnlted States, who will stamp upon
tbe face of the, bonda the fact of such pre
payment and return them to the owners,
with the Interest for tbe periods above men
tioned, less the rebate.
"National banks owning bonda deposited
with the treasurer of the Vnlted States to
secure circulation or deposits may obtain
prepayment upon application to the treas
urer of the United States. The bonda so
held, upon which interest Is prepaid, will
be stamped aa above indicated.
"Coupons maturing upon the dates In
cluded In this circular may be presented
for payment at the office of tbe treasurer
of the United Btates, or any assistant treas
urer. "In calculating the amount of rebate to
be allowed, any fractional part of a month
will be reckoned aa a full month and the
rebate for" such fractional part of a month
calculated as a full month will be retained
by the United States.
"Prepayment upder this circular will be
gin Wednesday, October 1, 1502. aad con
tinue until November 30, 1902, but prepay
ment of Interest on registered bonda on the
loans of 1904, 1908 and 1925 will not be made
while tbe books of those loans are elosed."
Secretary Shaw believes that 105, the price
he offers to pay for government 6'S of 1904
is reasonable and just and that though the
current quotations are slightly In excess
of that figure he said today tbat he re
garded such excess to be the result of Inflation.-
At the price he offers a -private in
vestor, would, realize about , 1.76 per cent
tor the tune tbe. bonda have yet to ran.
Tbe amount of &'s of 1904 now outstand
ing is $19,410,360.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. The subtree-
ury has been directed to anticipate pay
ment of $550,000 Australian gold deposited
at tbe San Francisco mint for account of
two local banking houses. 1
COLOMBIANS FILE A PROTEST
Objection to the Landing of American
Marine la Not, However,
Considered Valid. ,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 96. In regard to
the protest against ths landing of Ameri
can marines on the isthmus, made to Com
mander McLean of Cincinnati by Governor
Salazar of Panama, on tbe ground that the
Colombian government baa ample force to
protect the lives and property of foreign
era. It Is pointed out here that the gov
ernor's argument takes In only one-half of
the main treaty obligation with regard to
'the isthmus, assumed In the convention of
New Granada, signed In 1846 by the UnlteJ
8tates and Colombia.,
The dominant factor which Influenced the
landing of the marine was the obligation
which the United States took 'upon Itself
by the treaty of 1846 In these words:
The United Stales guarantee) positively
to New Granada, by the present stipula
tion, the perfect, neutrality of the before
mentioned Isthmus, with the view that the
free transit from the one to the other ea
may not be Interrupted or embarrassed In
any future time while this treaty exists.
Furthermore, In respect to the governor's
reported declaration that be considered the
landing of the United States naval forces
an attempt to assume the sovereignty of
Colombia., attention Is directed to this dec
laration In the same paragraph of the
treaty:
The United States also guarantees the
rights of sovereignty and property which
New Granada ha and possesses over th
said territory.
Bo far neither th Stat department, nor
officially of th. protest of th. Panama
me navy department DBS seen luionneu
government. It waa atated.at tbe Navy de
partment today tbat no mention of the
protest was made In the long dispatch re
ceived from Commander McLean yester
day. In regard te which only a general
statement was made public.
If Governor Salasar, in making the secu
rity of tbe live and property of foreign
er bis ground for protest against tbe
presence of tbe American marines, did e
on tbe assumption that the transit was
safe against Interruption, then the offi
cials here are not Inclined to the same
view. '
Tbey point out that there would have
been an Interruption : ef traffic on the
Isthmus on Wednesday, when 800 insur
gent, attempted to capture a Colombian
officer aboard one of the trains, had It not
been for tbe presence of the American
marines.
Prairie, which Is to take the additional
(00 marines to the Isthmus If they are
needed, , is expected to leave Boston 'today
for League Island, enrouta to Norfolk.
The Navy department today gave out the
following statement regarding a cablegram
received from Commander McLean:
Commander McLean rabies that for the
present situation, the United States forces
now on the Isthmus will be sufttclent. Ac
cordingly no more need be sent unless soma
unrorsven contingency enouia arise. n
Is thouicht that the marine battalion be!ng
assembled at Norfolk probably will not
have to fee r". to th uthraus.
DINKELLA OUT OF PRISON
President Grant Tardea tm Centen
nial' Seeeaa Mala After Twenty
Two Years' Coaftaesaeat.
WASHINGTON. Sept. The president
has granted a full and unconditional pardon
to William Diukella, convicted In 1880 before
a United States consular conrt In Japan of
the murder of Charles It. Abbott, ths first
mats of the American ship Centennial whlls
lying in Hlogo harbor, the prisoner being
the second mate of the ship. Dtnkella has
been In prison for more then twenty-two
years, two years In Japan and over twenty
yeara In the Albany. N. Y., prison. He
alwaya baa insisted tbat tbe orlme was com
mitted in the heat of passion and when hs
believed his own life wes In jeopardy, tbe
testimony showing tbat the mardered man
had beaten and choked the prisoner almoal
Into Insensibility when the prisoner secured
his pistol and abot Abbott dead. Tbe at
torney general says that the element of pre
meditation was entirely larking and that In
these circumstances the crime could not
have risen above murder In the second
degree, tbe maximum penalty for which Is
fixed usually at twenty years. In view of
this fact and that of the uniformly good
behavior of the prisoner while in the peni
tentiary, a full pardon Is granted.
INCREASES GERMAN TARIFF
Special Commission Achedalea Rate
Higher, Even, Thaa Those
of the Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The State de
partment made public today an Important
report from Consul Monaghan from Chem
nlts. dated August 29, In regard to the pro
posed German tariff on foodstuffs.
The counsel says that while the German
government Itself had in mind a derided
increase in the price of foodstuffs, as Indi
cated by its proposed recommendationa
upon the new tariff, the tariff commission,
which Is composed mainly of agrarians,
has drawn up a schedule of duties which
presents an extreme advance even 'over the
government recommendations. Wheat now
pays 83c for every 220 pounds. The gov
ernment's proposition Is $1.56 and the tariff
commission determined on $1.79. ' The re
spective figures for rye are 83c, $1.48 and
$1.63, and all along the line as great and
greater Increases are noted. ' Mr. Mona
ghan says the German agrarians claim that
secret understandings between the guilds
of butchers and bakers are responsible for
the high prices, but.be transmits a state
ment of a butchers' guild that the great
advance in prices Is due to the "scarcity
of live stock brought about by the closing
of tbe German empire to tbe Importation of
live stock from the more abundantly sup
plied neighboring states." .
Knaeral of Major Powell.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Ths funeral of
Major John Wesley Powell, late director
of the United States bureau of ethnology
and formerly In charge of the United
States geological survey, was held from the
family residence today. The body was In
terred in the national cemetery at Arling
ton. The funeral service waa attended by
many former associates in scientific! and In
patriotic societies. Public services preced
ing the services at the house were held in
the national museum.
SENSATION IN WILL CASE
Coart Appoints Administrator for the
Estate of the I.ate Million
aire Strattoa.
DENVER, Sept. 26. A special to the Post
from Colorado Springs says a sen
sation was caused today by tbe
announcement that C. C. Hamlin,
Henry M. Blacknier and O. P.
Grimes bad been appointed by Judge Orr
of tbe county court as administrators of
tbe estate of the late W. S. Straiten and
that their bonds. In the sum of $8,000,000,
had been filed by the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company, the Fidelity" and
Deposit company ef Maryland nnS ths
American Bonding and Trust company of
Baltimore.
Attorneys for the executors named In the
will at once protested against the naming
of administrators at this time, and. It la
said, against the men named especially.
Judge Orr then stated that, although the
appointments had been made, their bonds
had not been approved and would not be
until after due consideration.
It Is stated that Mr. Hamlin Is a son-in-law
of Jadgo A. T. Gunnell, leading at
torney for tbe contestor, I. H. Stratton,
and Mr.' Grimes Is a brother-in-law-'of
Judge Orr, who mad a the appointments.
Tyson S. Dines of Denver, chief executor
of the will, was In the city today conferring
with tbe attorneys of tbe deceased million
aire and the local executor, Carl S. Cham
berlain. He said, relative to the appoint
ment of the administrator by Judge Orr
last night: "I think the whole matter Is
absolutely illegal. The executors will fight
the case to the bitter end and will not com
promise a particle."
DIE IN WIND AND FLOOD
Hundred Perish on Coast of Sicily
When Tornado and Water- '
spont Combine,
LONDON, Sept. 26. A dispatch from
Rome today announces that a sever cyclone
has swept over Catania, a city on the east
coast of Sicily. Catania is flooded, and
many houses. Including the Villa Bellanl,
have been damaged. The railroads have
suffered seriously. The cyclone also
wrought havoc at Modtca, a town of Sicily,
where several persona were killed. Mount
Etna shows further signs of activity, and
the volcano of Stromboll is still active.
A dispatch from Syracuse, Sicily, direct,
says that the stream flowing through Mo
dlca, swollen by the recent terrific storm,
suddenly overflowed, inundated the town
and that several houses collapsed and a
number of families perished. The country
in the vicinity of Modlca Is flooded, and
the prefect with a force of troope, has
started for that place In order to render
assistance to the sufferers.
GOOD ROADS TRAIN RETURNS
Colonel Richardson la Informed that
It Will Not Continue to
the Coast.
GRAND FORKS, N. D.. Sept. 26. Colonel
R, W. Richardson today received a telegram
from F. I. Whitney, general passenger agent
of tbe Great Northern, stating tbat It had
finally been decided not to send ths complete
good roads construction train to the coast,
and that tbe train will return to St. Paul
Saturday night. Thla action was taken ow
ing to the small Interest shown In the cities
already visited. Mr. Richardson, Director
Dodge, Secretary Taggert and Commissioner
Abbott will continue to the coast, holding
conventions In Portland, and Seattle, and
returning east about November 1.
The convention here adjourned after
organising the Red River Valley Good Roads
association and adopting resolutions thank
ing all concerned, and recommending legis
lation for good roads.
STEEL TRUST WINS VICTORY
Coart Sastala. the Conatltnttennllty
of Act raised by lew Jersey -Leajalntaro.
TRENTON. N. J., Sept. 26. Justice Van
Slckl of th court of error and appeal
today filed a written opinion in the
United States Steel corporation case that
was recently decided by tbe court In tbe
corporation's favor. The case before the
court was the suit instituted by Mrs.
Miriam Berger.
The opinion filed today sustains the con
stitutionality of tbe act of last winter
under which tbe corporstlon undertook to
convert $200,000,000 worth of preferred
etock Into a like amount of bonda. The
opinion also holds that tbe procedure fol
lowed by the corporation carrying out the
conversion plan was fully authorized by th.
general corporation act.
Thla la a complete victory for the United
States Steel corporation.
8ALON1CA. Sept. 26. The militia forces
have been railed out and troope are being
dlrl;bd into tbe Interior of Macedonia.
UNIONIST ALLEGES BRIBERY
Charge Coal Company with Trjiag to lay
: Paace.
MINE MULES TO BE CAVALRY MOUNTS
Foot Soldier Are Relnaj Worn Ont
with Long Tramping; la the
Mad So More Serloa
Outbreak.
8CRANTON, Pa., Sept. 26. In a state
ment Issued today District President Nich
ols accuses Michael Grime, an ex-mine
foreman, of being "at the head of m move
ment Inaugurated by the coal companies to
bribe a number of mine workers' locals for
$2.fi00 apiece to vote to return to work."
Mr. Nichols declare, at the close of his
statement tbat "bis Informants stand
ready to prove their assertions in court."
Mr, Grimes denies the ' Nlchol stato
ment and the coal - companies also say
It Is not true.
It Is proposed to make use of mine mules
In forming a cavalry troop of Thirteenth
regiment men. The long marches through
the mud are beginning to fatigue the sol
diers. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28. No disturb
ances of moment occurred In the strike
region today. There was a small riot at
Centralis, where some strikers attacked
nonunion men who were on their way to
the mines, and Sheriff Knorr asked Gov
ernor Stone to send troops to quell the
disturbance. Thus far no troops bave been
sent.
In the Lackawanna and Wyoming val
leys universal quiet prevails and the sol
diers were not called upon to suppress
disorder, while at Forest . City, the ex
treme northern end of the anthracite coal
belt, the presence of the soldiers hss had
the effect of quieting the strikers.
At Lebanon., where the employes of the
American Steel and Iron company have
been fighting against the Importation of
laborers, there Is a temporary truce, with
the likelihood that all matters soon will be
settled.
Hold l Trolley Car.
SHENANDOAH, Pa., Sept. 26. Sheriff
Knorr of Columbia county this afternoon
asked Governor. Stone to send troops to
Centralia. The governor referred the mat
ter to General Gobln -and tbe latter ad
vised the sheriff to make further efforts
to preserve peace. The strikers today held
up three trolley oars filled with nonunion
men and stoned the workmen. Guards
from neighboring eollteries were called and
drove the riotere back. A workmen s train
was held up and those on . board were
warned.
Centralia is a small oommunlty and Gen
eral Gobln says the men who have been
violating the law there are known to the
sheriff, and Instead . of applying to the
troops the latter should put them In Jail.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., Sept- 26. A peace
ful coudliluu of affairs prevailed In the
Wyoming region today. Battalions of sol
diers made a tour of the districts where
disturbances have heretofore been frequent
but found everything quiet.
At the office of the coal companies It
was stated that since the soldier are In
control a large -number of their old men
and those who .were, prevented from work
ing have returned, and tbat the collieries
now being operated have more men at
work than at any time since tbe strike
began.
At strike headquart'era those In charge
during the' absence of President Mitchell,
who went to Philadelphia this afternoon,
say that-the. ranks of th. striker are as
firm aa ever and that no desertions are re
ported anywhere in .the region. About
forty men and boys, residents of Nantl
coke, charged with breaking window In
the houses of non-union men at that place,
were arraigned before a magistrate In this
city this afteraoon and held In ball for
trial. General Gobln left for 8henandoah
today. President Mitchell left for Phila
delphia this afternoon, where he will ad
dress a meeting tonight.
Paddler Have a Hearlas. "
LEBANON. Pa., Sept. 26. A committee
representing the striking puddlers and fin
ishers met General Manager Lord, of the
American Iron ft Steel company, at his
office here this afternoon. The men were
cordially received and submitted a propo
sition to the company. The matter was
discussed at length by the men and Mr.
Lord. The conference lasted about two
hours. The committee declined to give out
anything for publication except that the
board of directors of the company will hold
a meeting to take action on the proposition
of the striking employes. A reply will be
given to the committee at 10 o'clock to
morrow, morning. :
INDIANAPOLIS, -Sept. 26. Secretary
Treasurer W. B. Wllaon,' or the United
Mine Workers of America, left tonight for
Pittsburg, where he will meet President
Mitchell. Mr. Wilson said that as far as
he knew there were no new negotiation
toward settling the strike. The finance
of the organisation are In splendid shape,
Mr. Wilson eays.
Trench Miner Fall la Line.
COMMENTARY, Frsnce, Sept. 26. The
national convention of French miners. In
esslon here today, voted for an eight hour
day, including the time In descending and
ascending to and from the mine and meals.
MITCHELL SUBMITS FIGURES
t'e Baer'i Own Table to Show How
I.I t tie Miner Receive
la a Year.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26. President
John Mitchell of the United Mine Worker
of America took up at length the charge
of lawlessness on the part of the miners
In a speech at the Third regiment armory
tonight under the auspices of the South
Philadelphia Business Men's league. He
made the counter-charge that tbe opera
tors are guilty of lawlessness In tbe em
ployment of professional criminals as coal
HARD ON CHILDERN.
When Teacher Haa CoaTe Habit.
"Best U best, and beat will ever live.
When a person feels this wsy about Poetum
Food Coffee, they are glad to give testimony
for the benefit of others.
Mis. Evelyn Purvis of Free Run, Miaa.
says: "I have been a cone annaer since
my childhood, and the last few year It ha
injured me seriously. One cup of coffee
taken at breakfast would cause me to be
come so nervous tbat I could scarcely go
through with the day' duties, and this
nervousness waa often accompanied' by deep
depression of spirits and heart palpitation
"I am a teacher by profession and when
under the influence of coffee have to strug
gle against crossness when In the school
room. When talking this over with my
physician. Dr. Johnson of Eden. Mis., be
suggested that I try Poatum Coffee, so I
purchased a package and made it carefully
according to directions; found It excellent
of flavor and nourishing. In a short time
I noticed very gratifying effects; my nerv
ousaess disappeared. I was not Irritated by
my pupils, Ufa seined full of sunshine and
my heart troubled me no longer. I at
tribute my change la health aad spirits te
Poatum alone."
and Iron policemen. Mr. Mitchell came
hers at the Invitation of the league to ad
dress It. meeting. lie received about $700,
which has been contributed by Tarious or
ganisations for the benefit of the miners.
Mr. Mitchell, In his address, ssld In psrt:
"I hsve some doubts In my mind whether
tbe residents of Philadelphia have cause
to feel aggrieved at Mr. Bacr or to feci
grateful to him. It I true that the trust
he represents Is extorting from you fabu
lous prices for coal, but aa a compensat
ing feature he has taken from Philadelphia
the largest portion of the criminal class
thst formerly resided here, and now hs
them commissioned by the governor of
Pennsylvania as coal and Iron police. Phil
adelphia criminals are now preserving the
law In the coal fields.
"But I did not come here for the pur
ose of discussing thst phase of the ques
tion. I came here to tell you something
about the coal strike. It Is not tbe miners'
fault that the residents of Philadelphia
are paying $1.1 a ton for coal. In this
strike the people have passed Judgment. I
am willing to say thst If 90 per cent of
the American people would not cast their
votes In favor of the miners If It were left
to them I would order the strike off now.
The papers friendly to the coal trusts
have been printing the stories of lawless
ness, and they say the- miners want to go
back to work. Let me ssy to you that for
more than eight weeks the militia of Penn
aylvania has surrounded the mine and not
one single striker baa returned to work
Yet It mi true that my people are suffer
ing for ths necessities of life. It 1 true
that their children are going about bare
footed. But the Pennsylvania coal miners
bave for years lived on little and a little
less Is no unendurable hardship.
"Some of the papers have printed tabu
lated statements of tbe. earnings of an
ttrraclt workere. Let me call your at
tentlon to one authority upon the earnings
of miners and none will complain that
that authority Is only friendly or fair to
the miners. In a public statement
recently issued be saya that the. av
erage earnings of men under his company
were $1.89 a day. The largest number of
days the anthracite miners have worked
wa 194, which mean, that under hi
company and according to his figure the
miners earned the grand total In a year of
$368."
Mr. Mitchell left late tonight -for Pitts
burg, where he will meet National Secre-t.rv-Trennurer
W. B. Wilson Of the
miners' union for the purpose of transact
ing business connected with the organize
tlon.
HOUR WAGE FOR THE MILLER
Minneapolis employes Offer Them that
System a a Strike Alter
native. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Sept. 26. Formal
answer was made today by the flour mill
managers of Minneapolis to the demand
submitted by their employes' union for an
eight-hour day. The response In effect Is
as follows:
"!t i not tmr intention to oppose yon or
your union, but when It comes to the
question of wages and hours, we must
simply repeat our answer mads to you on
May 17, that Minneapolis mills csn not pay
for eight hours' work higher wsges than
mills In all other sections of the country
pay for twelve hours' work. Your work I
mainly superintending machines and Is dif
ferent than the work done In many other
employments, and you cannot, aa is claimed
for many other employments, do as much
work in eight hours as in twelve hours.
"If, however, you have fully made up
your winds that you want an eight-hour
day, we are willing to make the change
and pay the following wages: Miller now
receiving $3, to receive' 35 cents an hour;
machine men now receiving $2 50, to re
ceive 29 cents an hour; machine men now
receiving $2.25, to receive 26 cent an hour;
oilers now receiving $2, to receive 23Vi
cents an hour; sweepers now receiving $1.75,
to receive 22 cents an hour.
'This give you the elght-bour schedule
you hsve desired and, In addition, a very
largo Increase In the hourly wages. If this
proposition ta turned down we shall shut
down our mills or employ other men who
are more reasonable In their demands."
The flour employes' union Is to meet
Sunday afternoon, when the proposal of the
mill managers will be, considered. The
strike has been set for next Monday, if
the union determines to reject the man
agers' counter proposition.
GOMPERS ISSUES THE CALL
Americas Federation of Labor I
to
Convene la New Orleans No
vember IS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. President Gom-
pers of tbe American Federation of Labor
has Issued a call for the twenty-second an
nual convention of tbe federation to be
held in New Orleans, beginning November
13, next. The members of the executive
council will meet at the federation head
quarters In this city on October ( to con
sider any question of jurisdiction, griev
ance, adjustments -and similar matters.
Under the call only bona fide wage worker
who are not members or eligible to mem
bership in other trades unions are eligible
aa delegates from the federal labor unions,
and delegates oannot take their seats un
less ths tax of tbetr organizations have
been paid In full to September 30, 1902.
The representation In the convention
will be on the following basts: From na
tional or International unlona, for less
than 4,000 members, one delegate; 4,000 or
more, two delegates, and an additional
delegate for each 4.000 members,' and from
central bodlea and state federations and
from local unions not having national or
International unions and from federal un
ions, one delegate.
HELEN GOULD ISN'T TALKING
She Goes to St. Leal to Visit, Not to
Diiesu Railroad Dlffl
ealtloa. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26. President Joseph
Ramsey of the Wabash railway, accompa
nied by bis fsmily, who have been spend
ing the summer at Southampton, L I., and
Miss Helen M. Gould arrived this evening
from New York. Mr. Ramsey and Miss
Gould, who Is a heavy stockholder In the
Wabash, were questioned aa to tbe con
troversy between tbat road and the
World's fair officials over tbe site for tbe
fair ground entrance, but both were non
committal. .
PATTERSON GETS THE TIMES
Colorado Senator aad H. C. Campbell
Will Print Denver Dally la
the New Office.
DENVER. Colo., Sept. 26. Tbe Denver
Evening Time, has been sold to United
States Senator Thomas M. Patterson and R.
C. Campbell for $100,000, the chaoge of man
agement to occur October 1. Senator Pat
terson Is th principal owner of th Rocky
Mountain News and Mr. Campbell, who Is
Mr. Patterson's son-in-law, is bullosas
manager of th New. It la said th Time,
will be issued from tbe News office, but will
be an entirely separate publication. It will
be rbanged from republican to a demo
cratlc paptr.
t
FUEL FAMINE IN NEW YORK
Wood as Wll at Ooal Became t Bar
Luxury.
FORMER GOES UP TO $12 PER CORD
oft Coal .lamps to h Per Ton aad
Hard Coat SIS When It
tan Be Had
at All.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. The coal shortsge
reached an acute stage today. The price of
oft coal Jumped to $S a ton, $2. SO more than
the price Wednesday, and three times as
much as before the strike wss Inaugurated.
The quoted price of hard coal was $13 but It
was merely nominal, as there wa abso
lutely none to be had at any price.
' The price of wood followed coal. Kind
ling wood, selling a few days ago at $10 a
cord, today brought $12. Practically a
complete fuel famine exists. Consumers
throughout the city bad postponed laying
In a supply of coal, believing the strike
would be settled and prices would fall.
The park department Is seriously em
harassed. Ten days ago contracts were
advertised for and today only one bid was
found snd that wa for 200 tons of pea coal
t $8.75 per ton, which was quickly ac
cepted. A conference of representatives of the
principal rharltable organizations of the
city wtir be held within a few days to con
sider the sltustion resulting from the ooal
strike. Many of the organizations made
contract for coal, but as these contain a
strike clause no supplies will be forth
coming. In former seasons the society for
Relieving the Condition of the Poor, the
United Hebrew Charities nd the St. Vincent
de Paul society have distributed about
2,000 tons of coal each, a total of 6,000. The
charitable workers estimate that they may
have to provide ten or twenty times the
amount of coal they bave given away In for
mer winters.
Two steamers with a total carrying capa
city of about 7,000 ton of coal have been
rbartered for tbe purpose of carrying
Welsh anthracite coal from Swansea to the
United States. The vessels are tbe British
Steamer Sarmatla, registering 1,343 ton
net, which will come to New York, and
the British steamer Montauk, 2,220 tons net,
which will go to Boston or Fall River.
Ths latter vessel has been chartered to carry
the coal at 6 shillings and peno. per ton.
Terms of 8armatla's charter were not made
public. Prices of Welsh anthracite are re
ported to range from $6 to $S per ton, free
on board at Swansea.
The British steamer Turret Crown,
registering 1,142 tons net, has been char
tered to load coal at Cardiff for Montreal
and Quebec at 6 shillings and nlno pence.
AGAIN IT'S BLEEDING KANSAS
Soil Soaked with Imaginary Blood
Spilled In Cavalry Attack on
Infantry.
FORT RILEY, Kan., 8ept. 26. The exer
cises of each regiment aa an advance guard
of an Imaginary division, involving the em
ployment of artillery, wa the problem
worked out In the field today by the mau
euver division at Camp Root.
Tbe Blue army waa the defending force
today. It was composed of two companies
of engineers, Troops A, B and C of tbe
Fourth cavalry,, the Sixth. Eighth and
Twenty-second regiments of infantry, the
Twenty-eighth mountain battery and the
Sevetrtb battery field artillery. The Brown
or attacking army was made up of the
Nineteenth battery field artillery, and
Troops D. E and F of tbe Fourth cavalry.
When tbe Invading array came upon the
defenders both sides at once commenced a
heavy fire, which laated an hour and half.
After this the engagement was confined to
skirmishes by the advance guards of the
two forces, the firing being light. At 12
o'clock the recall was sounded and each
army retreated to the respective starting
point.
The afternoon maneuver was the attack
on the Blue army' rear guard by th.
Brown army. During tbe engagement
Troop D of the Fourth cavalry, under com
mand of Captain E. B. Winon, made a de
tour of about three mllea around tbe hills
toward the Republican river, covering much
of the rough stretch of ground at a gallop.
While making tbe detour the troop cam.
upon a detachment of the Blue army's in
fantry. At a gallop the troop made a pis
tol charge on tbe Infantry. The result of
the troop' detour vTas that It succeeded In
cutting off the enemy' rear guard from the
main body, which left the latter exposed.
REFUSES TO TAKE THE OATH
Mablna, former President of the
Klllplao Supreme Coart, Will
Not Swear Allearlanee.
MANILA, Sept. 26. The transport Sheri
dan, from San Francisco arrived here to
day. It called at the Island of Guam and
brought here thirty-five political prisoners
who took tbe oath of allegiance.
Mablna. the former president of the Fill
plno supreme court and Filipino minister
of foreign affairs, refused to take the oath
and wa left a prisoner at Guam.
No decision hs been arrived at regarding
Mablna, but he will probably he left at
Guam Indefinitely.
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