Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WED5ESPAY, JAKUABY 14. lf03.
SAY REPUDIATE BALL PACT
..
Tout Eaitera Club Eportd Unwilling to
Eatifj Cincinnati Treaty.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LIKELY TO SPLIT
AlttrM Vote Airrrant M 111 Lea 4
rryltarr af Jofcaaea'a Tea-Clsb-ilrealt
Plaa.
CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. J.J. When the
conferees of tb National and American
Base Ball leagues sdjourned bere lsst Sat
urday nlgbt nothing tu beard but declara
tions of peace. The National conferees
were at confident at tb American, although
the former did not have plenipotentiary
Power. Bmre then, however, representa
tive of the New York, Bout on, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia National clubs have pro
tested.' Eataild these four eaatem cl'-la
bold out next Monday against the Pitts
burg. Cincinnati, Chicago and ft. Louis
clubs the result would be a tie, which It
held to be the same as a negative vote.
When It waa announced on Satarday night
that the agreement then reached was prac
tically final it waa thought that Barney
Dreyfus was repreeeatlng Philadelphia as
well as Pittsburg, but Colonel Rogers and
other Philadelphia Interests are represented
now as saying that Drejrfua had no power
to bind them.
At the close of last week's conference the
conferees were so confident of a majority
that they Insisted that the ratification
would be ariffetmous after they talked the
matter over with the eastern owners.
"What U taken cow to be a most signifi
cant declaration 1s that ansae by flanlon
of the Brooklyn club, who says:
"The peace agreement cannot be ratified
by a majority vote of National league club
eeners. The National league has a consti
tution which will not allow a majority to
do something distasteful to a minority."
Notwithstanding the adverse reports that
are current, Herrmann and Roblaoa aay they
are still confident that the National league
will ratify the agreement next Monday.
Boden of Boston is counted on for ratifica
tion, although be may not be satlsfledV
J. E. Brace, attorney ter President Ban
B. Johnson of the American league and
partner of Hedges and others In the St.
Louis American league, aald if the National
league did not ratify the peace compact
the Cincinnati club would be taken care oL
If New York, Brooklyn. Philadelphia and
Boston sheuld refuse to enter into the
agreement It Is said there will be a split In
the National league which will result la
the owners desiring peace with the Ameri
can league on the basis agreed upon Joining
hands with the American league and com
pletely severing all connection with that
branch of the league reported by the ob
jecting faction. The plan suggested by
President Johnson of a tea-club elrauil
might be carried out by baring the western
circuit made up of Cincinnati, Chicago, St.
Louis. Detroit and Cleveland, and the east,
ern division of Boston, New Tork, PhlladeL
tola, 'Washington and Pittsburg.
MERCER TURNS0N THE GAS
aae Ball ditcher Is Fewwel Dewst la
His Kesa la Fraa
else Betel.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18. Winnie D.
Mercer, the pitcher ot the All-American
base ball team, registered at tbe Occidental
hotel last evening and waa found as
phyxiated In bis room this morning. ' .
r. Mercer, was- registered Under; the naavs
ot George Murray and gave his resldeacl
as Philadelphia. Tbe watchman of tbe
hotel, la making bla rounds, detected tbe
odor of gaa coming from Meroer'a room,
and, tailing to receive a response te bla
knock, broke down the door.
Clad la bis clothes aad lying la the bed
with bis coat and vest covering his bead.
Mercer was found. From tbe gas jet In
the center of the room was suspended a
rubber tube and the end of this Mercer
bad placed In bis mouth after turning the
gas full on. - What caused Mercer te end
bis life is unknown.
Mercer's Identity waa retablshed by
papers found among bis effects, one of
which read:
"Tell Mr. Van Horn ot the Landham
hotel that Winnie Mercer has taken hll
life.." ,
Merce wss a sufferer from pulmonary
troubles, and as the disease refused to yield
to treatment, be became despondent. Mer
oer left a statement of his financial ac
counts, showing that he did not owe a cent
in the world.
Mercer was very popular with bla fellow
players on tbe Ail-American team and with
AN OBJECT LESSON
.'-' '
. I-JIs cS Reatssrauat.
A physlclaa puta the query: Have you
ever noticed In any large restaurant at
lunch or dinner time tbe large number ot
hearty, vigorous old men at the tables; men
whose ages run from 60 to 86 years; many
ot tbem bald and all perhaps gray, but none
f them ftia&U or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle Is so common as te
have escaped your observation or comment,
but nevertheless It is an object lesson whlcb
means something.
If you will notice what these hearty old
fellows are eat lag you will observe that they
are not munching bran crackers nor gingerly
picking their way through a menu card ot
new tangled health foods; on the contrary
they seem to prefer a juicy roast of beef, a
properly turned loin of mutton and even
tbe deadly broiled lobster Is not altogether
Ignored.
The point of all this Is that a vigorous
old age depends 'upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food and not upon
dieting and an endeavor to live upon braa
erackera.
There Is a certain class of food cranks
wbo seem te bellnre that meat, coffee aad
many other good things are rank poisons,
but tbee cadaveroua. sickly looking In
dividuals are a walking condemnation ot
their own theories.
The matter In a nutshell Is that If tbe
stomach secretes the natural digestive
Juices in sufficient quantity any wholesome
teod will be promptly digested, it tbe
stomach does not do so. and certain foods
cause distress, one or two of Stuart's
Dyapepsla Tablets after each meal will re
move ail difficulty because tbey supply jnst
what every weak stomach lacks, pepsin,
hydro-chlerio acid, diastase aad aux.
Stuart's Dyspepeia Tablets do not act
npoa the. bowels and In tact are not strictly
a medicine,' as they art almost enttrely
upoa the food eaten, digesting It thoroughly
and thus gives a much needed rest and
giving an appetite for the next meal.
Of people who travel nine out of tea nse
Stuart's Ityepepeta Table's, knowing them
te be perfectly safe te nee et any time and
also having found owl by experience that
they are a safeguard against Indigestion tn
any form. aad. eating as they bsve te at
all hoars and all kinds of food, the travel
ing public for years have pinned their
faith to Stuart's Tablets.
AU druggists sell them at M cents for
full siaed parkaces and any druggist from
Matne to California, f his opinion were
asked, will say that , Stuart'a Dyspepsia
Tablata is the aaest popular aad eooeeesful
rented j toy git sinia k Ireulua,
the tieee t.all gMng public, and white bis
despondent condition wss known to his in
timatea, there was not a serious thought
among there that the popular player would
commit suicide
There is no doubt about the Identity af
the dead man.
DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 11 Winnie Mer
eer. who pitched last Season for the Detroit
America league team, waa to have been
playing manag-r of tbe team next season.
S. T. Angus, tbe owner of the team, said
this afternoon that he had tint the slightest
idea what could have Impelled Mercer to
have committed suicide.
"I caanot even conjecture as to the
causes of Mercer's art." he said. "I am
sorry for him. He was a splendid fellow.
I cannot yet say anything about who will
succeed Mercer as manager."
While it has been generally understood
for several weeks that Mercer was to man
age tbe tim next season. Mr. Angus only
yesterday wired him for the first time as
tbe manager of tbe club. The telegram
roctaiDcd only good news. It said: "We
are well satisfied (meaning tbe result of
the Cincinnati peace conference). What do
you thick? Have you anyone in mind tor
the third fielder? Have you training quar
ters engaged? When will you be home?"
Mercer waa 2 years eld and was born
at Wheeling. W. Va. His mother and
brother now reside at East Liverpool. O.
He began playing professional ball .when
be was S.
ERNE IS PUT BACK ONE
taterferea with Majer Tew ay aa
Therefore Lees Third
Place.
KEW ORLEANS. Jan. "lH-Wirine aad
L'Etcrenne i thewnly winning favorite
tooay. Id the handicap Krne crossed the
track In front of Ma.tor Tennr, shutting
blm off. and was disqualified, third place
teing given Major Tenny. Toddy, the
Keene castorf. was a false favorite.
Weather clear; track slow and lumpy.
Result:
First race, one mile: Shrine won, Burks
Cochran second, Blanco third. Time:
145 2-6.
Second race, one mile, selling: Alfred C
won, 1 Bey second, Russellton third.
Time: 1:45 4-6.
Third race, six furlongs': Imp. L'Kter
enne won. Cart Kahier second, Philo third.
Time: 1:16.
Fourth race, mile and one-eighth, handl
es p: Nettle Regent won. King Barleycorn
second, (Erne finished third, but was dis
qt'Hliredi, Major Tennv third. Time: 1:M.
fsWargis second, Rmshee third. Time: 3:43.
With race, two ml lee, selling: Giarnrar
won. Compass second, Lataone third. Time:
3. , .
Hsaari Are Divided. v
RiV VV A KTmOi-V-l T . 1 . T-.,n
and outsiders divided the 4onors at
land today. Tbe surprise of the afternoon
Was In the last ra?e. when El Oriente, a
Mo-1 shot, with Donnelly up, led ail the
way ana won from Bir Mammon, the first
choice. TheXmh race resulted In a close
finlFh. The Major, wbo was the favorite.
getting up In time to win by a short nose
irom tne well-played jockey Club.
v earner clear: track last. Results:
First race, onj mile, selling: Kitty Kelly
won, xtoeane second, forte tnird. Time:
l:C
feecona race, seven furlona-s. selling:
Maggie Felix won. Bleeping Child second.
jim oore. ii., intra. Time: i:zs.
Third -ane. one mile and 100 yards, eetl
Ing: Ignacio won, Nigrette seoond. Si.
tsever third. Time: 1:47.
Fourth ran seven furlonca. sellinr: Ada
N ' won. Golden Cottage second. Mission
taira. Time: l:Z7
Fifth race, thnve-ouarters of a mile.
selling: The Major won. Jockey Club sec
ond. Ballroom Belle third. Time: 1:14V.
Sixth race, one mile, selling: El Oriente
won. sir n amnion second. tasn iiurd.
Time: i:
:L
. . . With the Bowlers.
-On Clark's alleys last ttlrht the West
erns lost two to tne Isatlonxls. Score
NATIONALS.
t 1st. ad. id. T i
Gilchrist
Ahmanson -.
A. C. Heed
Tracy
Potter
iss : i4 bm
170 2l 1K2 5f.H
127 170 1K2 4:
V.a ItiS 157472
la4 1K2 ZSt bm
Totals
796 161 880 2627
WESTERN".
1st Id. Sri. m
H. D. Reed
Ayer
Belleek
.i. 1S4 J4 17ft-
11 142 1441
1 16C 144 481
Paylor
160 16 178 WW
Bwanson
17s 17V 477
Totals 8M0 8)6 743 SIS
Joist laetallatlesi ef Oflleere.
At a nubile Installation which- was held
Tuesday evening the newly elected officers
or oman a tritw isa. it or the improved
Order ofvRed Men were jeated as follows:
Sachem. K W. Fields: senior saramore.
Charles Huher; junior sagamore, Mr. Hol
iest or; prophet, Hugh A. Myers; chief of
records. Harry C. Edwarua; keeper of
wampum, W. T. Shakelford; collector of
wampum. Mr. Decker; trustees, M. L.
Frady, Mr. Whitmer. D. E. Brady; deputy
W. T. Shakelford. The new officers of the
auxiliary, Vt bite Fawn council, were also
insraiiea, as louows: focanonias, Mrs.
Psullns Stone; prophetess, Mrs. M. E.
Clark; Winona, MraH. Green; Powhatan,
Mr. F. Roaewater; keeper of records, Mrs.
Lizzie Parronrtt; aiwlatant, Mrs. Hur
tnaster; keeper of wampum. Mrs. Ken
worth v. Followlna- the Installation Mra.
Clark was presented with a beautifully de
signed Insignia of her office. The jewel is
in gold and is emoeiiistiea richly with
gems. The evening s pleasures concluded
with an-lnformai hop.
FrMStH Hill . Oaarterw Assexrlsvtlssi.
At the annual meeting of the lot owners
of Prospect Hill Cemetery association the
report showed tbe association to be on a
strong financial saxls, the cash transac
tions having increased over ! per cent
during the last four years. A unanimous
vote of thanks and commendation was
tendered the executive officers for their
able administration of the association's af
fairs. A large number of Iboaa present
were in favor of abolishing Suuday fu
nerals and the secretary was requested to
use hie beet efforts to discourage the prac
tiue ot having public funerals on the Lord's
day. The trustees, at their meeting, which
was held at tbe close of the lot owners'
meeting, re-elected the following officers
for the coming year: Charles A. Baldwin,
president: Henry W. Tales, vice president;
John K. Rlngwalt. secretary': A. L. Keed,
treasurer; i. O. Callahan, suiwrintendent.
Bte-kBelars' MrMiit.
TTie aitaual meetlrr of the stockholders
I of the Conservative Ravines and Inan aa-
eociauon was neia ziionusj nicrnonn, at
which idescra A. P. Tukey. J"hn F. Flack.
torfe F. Gllrnorr. Rajitiall K. Brown. C.
K. i rounin ana uyron rt. nasiinse were
elected rilrectora. The officers aubmlttfd
reports ehowliifc an lncreaae or practically
IJwi.cKi during the past year, the addition
of $7.fW0 to the reserve fund and the pay
ment of dividends at the rate of C per cent
for be year. The audltinir committee, con
sisting of Mrwri Bulrd and Robert Demp
ster, submitted Its report that it had care
fully checked over all secuntiea neia bv
the association aa given In the statement
of January I and that It found xht-w
rurltles in the roaseaelon of the aocla.
Hon and the aTTairs of tne aiwoclauon In
general in the best of condition.
TUB REALTY MARKET.
IXBTFtVVTCXT8 Bled for record Tuesday,
January 13:
Warraaty Dealt.
W " Allen snd wife to Jena Hansen.
lot . block U. Clifton Hl.1 l.OOt
Ai.cjats M. Campan to W. Kull-
teiiie, lot n. Mayfleld add fr
klouib! Bullying arid lan association
to John Magnusun, ii 1m i. Lind
say a add W
Matilda ht Gardiner to Irene ti Lea
rner, lot t. block 32. Ko untie 1'lac . 1,000
Kridaet IWle lo L M Paraler et
at. lot a. Vaugb at W.'e eub l.OuO
Birrs Real nt comiianjr to Charles
Hi or tot k. block . El T. Smith s
add - lOOB
Jena Unnc snd wife to Me-sgte Bulk,
S4 feel lot I. block Ouiana. 1.00
Halt tlslaa Deeds.
John Itlakeway et aJ to rah J.
make way. lot XI, block lAmas
Place -
Dee-as.
Frank Thompson et si to Mary
Kannn. lot 1L block C Omaha lew
fitxiiioa lis)
Skenff te Omaha Ri-aav oomnanr.
tot a. blix-k IX fchlna s add l.Se
Sheriff lo a W. I'lamer. lot It. Mock
U. i'opplcton Park 175
Sheriff to Byron Heed company.
lot k. Block 3, Osnaaa 1.708
irii nauui el infests.,.
COAL MOTION GOES OYER
Senate !rin Discasr Vait'i Frspoaal to
Abolish Dntr.
eaaSBBBSSSaBaS
MEMBERS GROW HEATED OVER DiNGLEY
Allegation) that Re Ptaeeel Tartar Htsjh
te Persalt Heelsreesl Hed art less
Leads te Het DeVate
Beth Video.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 Tbe proceedings
of the senate today were enlivened by sev
eral aplrlted speeches affecting tbe reci
procity provision of the Dingley act. While
tbe Vest resolution directing the committee
on finance to report a bill removing the
duty on coal waa under discursloa Mr.
Dolllver (la) vigorously attacked those
senators responsible for holding up reci
procity treaties In the senate. He de
fended Secretary Fhaw's order instructing
collectors of customs to decide differences
la the grades of coal In favor of the im
porter. Will Blasae Adaalwlalratlom.
The resolution seat ever until tomorrow
after Mr. Tillman (3. C.) bad given notice
that he would then "string a live wire"
and lay tbe blame for the present coal sit
uation at the door ot the president and
attorney general.
Mr. Nelson (Minn.) concluded his remarks
In opposition to the statehood bill and at
4:10 the senate went Into executive ses
sion, adjourning soon afterward.
Soon after the aenate met Mr. Jones
(Nrv.) fsvorabl reported the resolution
of Mr. Stewart (Nev), authorizing the
committee on the District of Columbia to
aend tor witnesses In connection with the
coal Investigation, to administer oaths and
to compel the attendance ot witnesses if
necessary. The resolution wss agreed to.
Consideration ot the Vest resolution di
recting the finance committee to prepare
and report a bill removing the duty on
coal was then resumed.
Mr. Dolllver (la.) defended the order
of Secretary Shaw, which were issued last
fall and instructed collectors of customs
to resolve all reasonable doubts in favor
of the importer. 4
Mr. Dolllver then discussed the efforts
made to secure reciprocity treaties and
said congress bad not given tbe nego
tiations the ordinary courtesy of casual
consideration. He took up the allegation
made against Mr. Dingles, and said ear
eastlcally that Mr. Dingley had been
charged with tbe hideous crime of having
so arranged the tariff schedule In the law
ot 1K97 as to furnish the basts for reci
procity arguments. "It la true" he de
clared, "that In the bill which be had re
ported from the committee on ways and
means be did put duties up for the express
purpose ot having them traded down."
AU Earsa Dees It.
When such a work as that? Is condemned
as Infamy, be said, against which the mem
ory of Mr. Dingley ought to be defended,
he could not eee the restraint of conscience
to stand in the aenate and aay there Is
nothing Infamous about it. "It la the
acheme," he continued, "that Is In practice
in every jovernment in Europe."
If it Is necessary tor manufacturers to
rise In the senate to defend Mr. Dlng1ys
memory against the charge which had been
made, "where," be asked, "is the advocate
that shall defend the aaemory of the con
gress ot 1897 V
The reciprocity provision in the Dingley
act was aa distinctly a part of the tariff
policy of the United States aa the coal
schedule. '
More violence had been done to the pro
tective system by tbe stolid, qulst. uncom
municative failure of the aenate to take
action upon the reciprocity treaties than
by all the noise that had been made by the
democrats about coal. "I do not Intend to
ait quietly In this chamber." be dsclared.
"while It is said te be infamous that any.
body should have chanced to entertain the
notion that a tariff achedule onca framed
could not be honorably modified by sensible
negotiations. U remains a reproach to the
congress." he said, "that not one line ot
the wisdom of Jame Q. Blalna remains
on the statute book and not on attempt
has been made to fulfill the purpose and
spirit of tbe lata Buffalo address of Presi
dent iicKinlev."
Mr. Aldrich (R- I ) replied to Mr. Dolllver.
saying that It would be better for the mem
ory of the man who negotiated the recipro
city treaties. Mr. Kassoa, if they were
passed over in silence and never acted on.
He declared that the intention of the reci
procity section of the Dingley act. was to
make agreements upon non-competitive
products. He never expected that a repub
lican administration would negotiate
treaties which struck at the heart et pro
tection, which was the bulwark ot re
publicanism. Mr. Tillman (8. C ) 'gave notice that be
would tomorrow speak on the coal situa
tion and would "put the blame for the
present deplorable condition where It be
longed, upon tbe president ot the United
States and his attorney general."
At 2 o'clock the Vest resolution went
over until tomorrow and the omnibus state
hood bill waa taken up. At 4:16 tbe senate
went into executive session and shortly
afterward adjourned.
TALX POLITICS IN HOUSE
GrwHaar as riark Dlsrass Caaaeti
f Dessoersvtte Ttetrr .
Heat Tear.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS Tot the first
time since tbe opening of tbe session tbe
bouse was regaled today wUh a lively
political debate. General Crosrenor (0.)
and Mr. Clark (Mo.) crossed swards dnring
tbe general debate on the army a.-vroprla-tlon
bill, and for two boura both aide of
the bouse cheered their respective spokes
men. x
The discussion was good natured. It grew
out of a debate Mr. Grosvenor and Mr.
Clark bare bees carrying on In the papers
over the former's statement last December
that tbe democratic party had been wiped
out at the last general election. General
Grosvenor today undertook te suatala his
contention with figures, and Mr. Clark, to
prove that the democrats had as "even
chance to win" the presidency Is Jfo-
Kew tersa IX-atrerer.
I)r. King's New Discovery kills consump
tion and grip germs. Cures coughs, colds
and lung troubles or no pay. toe, $1.
For sale by Kuhn Co.
Great
" Western
Champagne
vies gold medala at lnter
nstloaal expositions; but
better thai that. It viae
Its way te ths beans of
til ths people by Ivs purity.
, ' high quality aad snoderats
, iaS prUe. The Ideal wine tor
, JBg the home.
i niaSANT valley wweco.,
c.i. at .l ... Iwiai H V
LBaM ae all snaimiaii wis t Haw I
I
The Last Three Bays of
rim rcat Rccciuor's Sale at Bennett'
In the Dry Goods Departments
Discounts and cut prices arc being made
that simply appal the purchasers
Black and Colorai Silts.
Black and Colored Dress Goods.
Velvets, Cordurovs, Linings, White Goods, Plain and
Fancy. Table Linens, Towels, Crashes.
Muslins and Sheetings, Domestics of all kinds.
Blankets, Comforts, Curtain Nets, Silkoline.
Corsets, Gloves, Neckwear, Hosiery, Underwear, Laces,
Embroideries, Trimmings, Cloaks, Suits. Skirts
and all kinds of Beady-to-YVear Garments 'for
Women and Children.
These are tlie classes of goods that we are determined
to close out in the next three days.
Join the Crowd to Bennett's
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
ERIE COMPANY OPENS CASE
Claims that the Hilar Fsilei to Pro vs.
Jnrtioo f Their Demand.
UNIFORM PRICE RECEIVED FOR COAL
Operators Bar --U Csa Bay It at rive
Dellars Per Tea as a Tker Caa
. stat Be ReesoaalBle for
Retailers' Dolaars.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13 Having occu
pied nearly three flays, the Delaware &
Hudson closed Its case before the coal
strike commission this afternoon, and the
Erie company began. This corporation
manages the Hillside Coal and Iron com
pany and tbe Pennsylvania Coal company.
Bell Brie Coaawaay.
The first witness . called today was
Thomaa H. Torrey of New Tork. general
coal sales agent of the .Pelswsre aV Hudson
company, whe told aa ,Iar as hs knew the
prices of coal In New..TnrBV
He waa first examined by Commissioner
Watklna. Ha aald hi company had no
control of coal prices la New Tork. All
the company's coal tor tidewater was
turned over o the Hillside Coal and Iron
comFssy, eweed by the Erie railroad, at
Carbondale, aad coal for tbe west at
Honesdale.
Tbe Delaware ft Hudson company was
working with tbe Erie company under the
to and IB per cent basis, just tbe same ss
the Independent operators were doing prior
to the abrogation of their contract.
The contract between tbe Erie and Dela
ware Hudson waa still in force. The
Delaware A Hudson received 65 per cent of
the average tidewater price of coal at New
Tork on tbe New Jersey side and tbe Erie
the other 85 for the transportation and
expense of selling the fuel. The circular
tidewater price was S and It cost about 20
or 25 cents a ton to transport it from the
New Jersey side to New Tork.
Continuing, Mr. Tnrrey said the Dela
ware A Hudson had nothing to du with the
retail price in New Tork and his informa
tion about such prices was mere hearsay.
In answer to Commissioner Clark, wit
nest said the Delaware ft Hudson sold to
dealers and distributing bouses in New
Tork state and New England,
''Cot Reseated by Alvaset.
He further said that the Delaware ft
Hudson derived no benefit from the abnor
mal prloe of retail coal.
During the examination counsel for ih
miners endeavored to get the witness to
tell something about freight rates, but ths
commission ruled out the question.
Many questions were asked which Mr.
Torrey eould not answer, but he promised
to bring before tbe commissioners docu
mentary Information regarding tbe price
of coal In 1901 and 102 and the prlcee
now In vogue where the Delaware ft Hud
son sells coal.
Tells Kew 'Waste Stery.
E. W. Porter, station auditor of the Dela
ware ft Hudson at Wllkesbarre. bad col
lected statements of wages paid bituminous
miners In certain placet. He bad been In
structed to make tbe inveatigatlon by the
company and bad figures showing tb pay
ef mine workers employed by the Victoria
Coal aad Coke company of West Virginia.
the Buffalo, Rochester ft Pittsburg and a '
small company at Brckwayville, Pa.
Tbe companies first and last mentioned
employed no union labor.
The miners objected to the figures, si
Utey were aot original, but tbe commission
oeclded ta look at them and permitted the
witness to explain what method be bad
puraued in preparing them.
Mr. Porter said tbe wages of the West
Virginia mice workers were mostly thoss
of negroes wbo were unorganised.
W. L Lawrence of Sr rant on, aaatatant
real estate agent of the Delaware ft Hud
son, aald 1.039 of the. company's f .SKI
miners owned property valued at 1,S21,1L
On croae-r lamination a could not tell
how moth of the property was mortgaged-
Counsel for ths miner disputed hit method
la reaching the valuation.
Dr. W. G. Pulton, a surgeon In the Lack
awanna hospital at Scran ton, and Dr. W. E.
Keller of Ecranton aald the occupation of
a miner compared favorably with that of
most other occupations so fsr as health
was concerned, but admitted oa eroet-ex-aminatlon
that tbe anthracite mines we-e
more dangerous than u.y other In the
world, with a few excep'4pns la the far
west, where sew mines were being opeaed.
Erie faM Is Ores'.
Tblt concluded the Delaware ft Hudaoa
case and Major Everett Warren opened tor
the Erie. ,
He aald la part:
Mey It please the commission: Tbe Hill
side Coal and Iron company acid the Penn
sylvania Coal romper f are under one n.n
aremrtit. and their cases, therefore., win be
presented together.
Mr. Murlirli, In his opening sddres. made
i iage trnriijan as te Lbs rvbfs t Utc uuiie
EWWETT'S
.it.
workers' demands, which he hat absolutely
failed to fulfill. It is panning etrenee if
the demands, as filed by the mine workers,
are well founded that we hiveso evidence
here to sustain them. Aside from the opin
ions of an ex-bttuminous mine worker of
Illinois, who frankly admits that he has
little, if sny, personal knowledge of con
ditions in the anthracite held (and he prom
ised na, I may add, witnesses who would
claim to know the facta from personal
experience in the repion), 1 cannot recall
a single witness who has supported in any
fair way the demands constituting tbe
complainants' case.
Firt As to the matter of waxes, our
statements and flpures. already presented
and certified by the other side, will he ex
plained lu detail by the auditor. These
statements will utterly refute the charges
that our employes are underpaid and they
will disclose, when supplemented, as they
will be. by oral testimony that the earn
ing capacity of the employes Is self-llmlted.
and that the men have it in their power,
if their union did not Interfere .and hold
them back, to earn much larger amounts,
fully as large if not in excess of the de
mands of the union.
t ondltleats ot lawleasaat.
We shall show that the miner's life is not
short, the conditions not unhealthy, the
conditions vastly different from those rep
resented. And It is a significant fact, in
view of all the testimony as to the dangers
of the employment, that the reports of the
mine inspector for the year ending 1K1
disclose that out of 8.U37 employes of our
companies there were only twenty-five
fatal accidents and sixty non-fatal.
Hecond The demand for a -reduction In
hours of employment, if granted, we shall
show would tie prejudiclsl alike to employer
and employe. The nominal ten-hour day
does not result in securing an average of
even an eight-hour day in this region, and
never has. It will apiM'ar that this demand
a rnosr unreasonable and aside from crip-
filmg the companies will restrict the earn
ng capacity of the employe. Tou cannot
graft such a system upon the anthracite
region, the breakers not averaging full
time, without serious loss and damage to
everybody.
Third The third demand Involves not
merely the question of payment hy weight,
but payment for each ton of J.H4o poumie
as it comes from the mines. This la im
practicable aa we bhail show, and mani
festly unfair. "Miners' ton'' is a misnomer
snd is confusing. '"Miners' ' weight.'' and
st all colli, rlee payment is by this method,
has a definite and fixed meaning in law
and practice.
I think we shall be able to satisfy the
commission that the present method of
payment by miners' weight is eminently
fair to all conoerned.
Ka Objection te I ale a.
' Fourth There is no objection to labor or
ganisations, no objection ta our employes
acting together, no denial of their right
to be heard by committees and no dis
crimination against the persons composing
them. Two factors have heretofore en
tered into tbe whole matter of wages the
ability and disposition of the worker la
the greatest factor; the place and sur
roundings the other. The United Mine
Workers tend to destroy the first. It is
"labor s war on labor." We shall give you
an inkling of now they act the locals. I
man of how they destroy individual ef
fort, curb ambition, restrict earning ca
pacity, enco'jrage Idleness and discontent,
breed lack of respect of authority and de
stroy discipline. The American standard
of living, to which our friends on the other
aide refer, covers something besides wages.
It embraces the right to sell one's labor
without let or hindrance or Intimidation or
abuse. It .leo Involves respect for property
rights.
Under the American flag there is no place
for the bwycott.
Captsin W. A. May of Scranton. tbe gen
eral superintendent of the two companies,
told of Improvements tuade in and about
the collieries during the last twenty-three
years. The company had given the men
a chance to purchase their own homes and
allowed them three months to pay back
rent which accumulated during the atiike.
He aald tbe contr ct miners averaged
about tlx hours a day, leaving the mines
anywhere from g:S0 a. m: to t p. m.
Speaking ot the steam men. who work
twelve heurs a day, he said tbey did not
have to work bard.
- In answer to questioni he aald there was
no reason why an Industrious miner should
send hit boy to work in the mines, and
if be had his way he would make thn
age limit 1 for underground work and II
for surface labor. The law wat 14 and 12.
He described the docking system and
aald It was principally left to the Judg
ment of the docking boss. Tbe average
dockage from April, 1SC1. to April, li0i,
at Hillside mines wat I per rent and at
the Pennsylvania 1.5 per cent.
Witnett wat still on the ttand when the
commission adjourned.
Iwatall Its Offlrrrs.
The newly elected officers of George A.
Cuater pt. flrand Army of the Kepublic,
were puMIc l)HuKla!t-d Tueeday evening 1
fwre a laree auairnce. whli b had aaaemlej'
In the pout room in the Continental bio. k
The following are the new officer who
were aeated: Commander. George Eliett :
senior vice. Frank K. Muon-s; Junior vice.
Krancla Garritty; quartermaster. Charles
Harpstw; officer of the day. E. W. John
son; officer of the gutird. Otto B"hne,der
wlnd; ctiai'laln. lavki ImvaJ: sergeant ma
jor, hi. J. fniiu; surgeon, Vt. F. O. Bur-
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dick; quartermaster sergeant. Otto Srhnei
derwlnd. The members of Oeorge A. Cuaier
Woman's Kelltf corps No. tC also Installed
the following officers: President. Vlr.
Karah I'rieBbacb; senior vice president,
Mrs. prlngle; Junior vice president. Mrs.
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Jiif Cora KeeriHn; treasurer, airs. Wood;
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guard, Mrs. Walker; color bearers, Mrs.
Arnot. Mra. Kktneld, Mrs. dark. Mrs.
M Bride: musician. Mr. Kyner. Each of
the new officers was presented with a beau
tiful bouquet of cut flowers Immediately
following tbe lnstallarrion ceremony.
Ffwawelal ('adltloa mt Tale.
NEW HAVEN Conn.. Jan. II The an
nual reyoti of the treasurer of the Yale i
corporation for the hacal year ended Lit-
cemtter 21. llC tnows that the ermani'nt '
funds of the university were increased dur- i
log the year t y the sum of f!b6.!wS and the I
building runas tiy t!.i;x. I fie university
also recived gifia w hit h added tJZ.li to its I
Income. The consolidated staiemei.t of the
special and general funds snd aests show
a total (if ti.lf.7fc. The university income i
fell tlT.M bhind expenses, tbe latter!
amounting to 7Mi
BrHge asl Tersslaal (unr Kleet . 1
The annual election of the Omaha Bridge
and Terminal lUtilway company yesterjav
resulted aa follows: Board of fltre'tora;
Ptuvveeat.t Fii-h. J. C. Veiling. J. T. Hara-
han, J. r . Wallace. John H. V etter, v i
ham Baird. J. H. Lianiel.
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Vmh, president; J. C. Welllrg, viie presl
der t; J T. Harahan. second vice preFident;
John K. Webster, geneml manager; J. H.
Lianiela, secretary and treasurer.
Marriage Llr-eoaea.
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Name and Residence. Age.
Ralph Thompson, Omaha 57
Mary A. Vt Vark. Umatia U
M'ladyslaw 'Vo-tasxek. South Omaha 24
Victoria Mulch) k. b..uth Cmaha lit
laul J. Hoagland, Omaha , as
tdi'b M. Jackoo, Lmaha ti
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Jennie Hurley, Omaha ii
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