THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900. .n & o For Men. L., R. D. & IVI. o 1' .? ' i slv . . 1 '- w - - r v i ,WWm li Vj?l -STETSON." Lewi BIG MINE STRIKE HAS BEEN ORDERED K'umltidrri frmi' 1'igf 1.1 Monday, but IiIh pergonal opinion (if it was that tin; four days were allowed to Intervene so that the men might fix up tholr places and take out their tools, and thfti when the strike was unco on. no man could have any ex cuse for going near the mines. This did not satisfy all the question- CIF. Half a dozen or so of Kngllsh speaking miners persisted in debating the advisability of this third delay, and two of them igniously criticized President Miti hell's policy of procras tination. Thev unreservedly declared that the dtlay would have a bad ef fect, in that It would conllini the sus picion that the mine workers' olllcers hesitated to enter the fight through fear of disastrous results, and that once this feeling became gcnei.illy Im planted, it meant that the men would lie fighting with want of confidence in their leaders and their army. Quit When You Want to. This port of talk, coming in rather intemperate terms, had the effeit of ruiHIng Mr. Ditcher's usually happy temper and with lust a dash of pro fanlty he declined: "We don't care when you go on strike as long as you don't work Monday, yult tomorrow if you want to. Quit this mimic if you will. Use your own judgment about that. I'd advise jou though to put your places in good shape before you quit, so that they can't say we went out without caring what became of the mines." Secretary Dempsey wanted to send out notices of the announcement and asked the crowd to vacate the oillce that he and Mr. DHolur might have a little elbow loom for their work. As the crowd was leaving Mr. Dllcher called out: 'Tell everybody the strike has been declnred and that the ofheers of the United Mine Workeis didn't sell you out. One of the notices wab directed to Organizer James at Ilar.leton, but the telegiapli company could not send it owing to the wires In the Hnzloton region btlng down, the storm of tho afternoon having caused much havoc there. It was finally Rotten through by telephone and was tho first news that region had of the strike order. The city was cast into general gloom by the announcement that hope of the strike being averted was no longer to bo dwelt upon. Everybody spoke of It In doleful tones and with ill forebod ings of the possibilities of the coming fortnight. That there would bo a gen eral turnout was the opinion of al most everyone. In the region north of Scranton there was no question whatever of a prnotlcully complete tie up, unless something unexpected oc curred to change the existing con ditions. As to the city and the terri tory to the south, wlieie tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western mines are mostly located, some held the opinion that there would be no shut-down whatever, while others, leg's sanguine of the antl-strlke Influence of the Lackawanna union, argued that while the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern mines mlg)U continue to work, few, if any, of the other collieries would not experience such general turnouts ns to make It Impracticable to operate. i STETSON." Ruddy, Much will depend on the events of today. The ardent pro-strike element, which has been, to all practical pur poses, on strike since last Saturday, will, of course, stay out, or else go in only long enough to take away tools and the like. Tho antl-strlke element can be expected to ontInue working, at least as long ns they can do so without making themselves liable to unfavorable crltclsm from the pro strike element. Tho antl-strlke element will be thrown together for three days, and, as is natural, w ill .size Itself up, feel Its own pulse and, should It find that by adding the neutrals, it would be quite In the majority, there is no tell ing but that a resolve may come to Ignore the utrlke order and continue at work. If men spoke their sincere convic tions it would be possible to estimate what percentage of the miners really believe It expedient to strike. It is popular among the miners not to op pose the strike, to say it mildly, and to judge from what talk is heard, no gieat number of men ait- not in favor of striking, (let into confidential talk with miners, however, and It will be found that the other side of the ques tion Is far from being without Its sup porters. There is no telling what will come. The slightest little elrcumstniuo may be but the hinge on which the I whole situation will turn. I The ofilecis of the United Mine Woikets say that on next Monday morning there will not be a colliery I working in tho whole anthracite dls- I trlet. If they proplucy true, 113,000 men will be on strike. Of this num ber 75,21f!, or over fiftv per cent., are in the territory comprised In DIstilct No. 1, of which Scranton Is the head quarters. The First, Second, Third and Fourth I mine iiiFpccuuri uisujci cuuipuse sjim I trlet No. ! of the Mine Workers union. In this division is embraced all tho anthracite belt between Shlckshlnny 1 and Forest City, or all of Luzerne county, north of thi AVllkes-Harro i mountains, and all of Lackawanna . county and tho little corner of Susque ' henna county In and nbout Forest I City, where the most northerly limit I of the coal measures are found. The Districts. I.n.'kawanna county und the Forest CUy tract make tip the First and Sec ond" Inspection districts. A line ex tending along Market street in North Scranton divides tho two districts. In the upper district 17,890 men are em ployed. In the lowev district the men number 15,8.11. Tho Plttston-Plains district has 18, 098 men and the Wllkes-Barre-Plym-outh district. 23,377. The Ilazleton region, known as Dis trict No. 7, according to the United Mine Workers' divisions, has tho mn Jor portion of tho balance of the 143, 0n0. Thomas Duffy is the district president. The Shamoklu region, or District No. 9, has John Fahy for president. It was these two men who wore at the head of the strlko move ment in tho lower region in 189S, when the Lattlmer troublo occurred. Tho Mine Woikers' union weakened con siderably In that territory in conse quence of tho outcome of that strike, but the nlllrr-rs of the union claim that It hns been built up strongly again. Organizer Dllcher says that Bcranton will be made the strikers' headquar ters. He will remain on tho ground to represent the national executive board and when President Mitchell H. Gray's Sons" uuues Fine Davies & Murphy, rntnnn nn Rcrnnlnn will lr Trin,1n lila ' headquarters. Mr. Dllcher thinks it unlikely that President Mitchell wilf remain here for any great length of time. Everything, however, will de pend on circumstances. The coming strike Is the result of the 1S9S strike In the Ilazleton region. Tho Mine Workers' union precipitated that strike and essayed to win It. The re sult was blamed on the fact that the whole anthracite belt was not organ ized and that because the operators of the belt were organized, it was im possible for any local strike to be sure of success. They Came Here. Organizers were sent into the Lacka wanna and Wyoming regions, and in the course of a year they had the min ers fairly well organized. A conven tion was held In this city and the oper ators weie invited to come Into con ference with representatives of the union. The operators took no heed of the Invitation furthen than to state through the papers that they would deal with their respective employes, but not with any outsldeis. When the day for the conference came and passed and no operator put In an appearance the miners' delegates derided to call another conference and accompany it with a notification that If the Invitation was again ignored other steps would be taken to enforce recognition. The operators paid no heed whatever to tho second Invitation or Its alternative and the miners had to content themselves with u confer ence among themselves. Talk of a combined movement was stiong In the lower legion at this time and It was not long In reaching here and meeting with favor. At once the national olllcers of the Mine Workers' union began to nurture the movement. It was their grand opportunity of re couping for their experience In 1S9S in the Ilazleton region, and establishing their organization on a strong basis throughout tho whole anthracite Held. The Ilazleton convention and the general demand for .edress of griev ances, with the alternative of a strike, was the result. The ten days grace In which the operators should grant the demands expired last Saturday. The operators were not heard from. The request for permission to strike In ease tho concessions were not forth coming was not acted upon by the nation! board when tho ten days ex pired and since Thursday, wiien the board was scheduled to meet, all at tention has been riveted on Indian apolis. When the executive board ad- I Journed slno die Saturday, without or dering the strike, there was much dis content among tho pro-strike element, and a general relief of the tension which affected the region at large. Ater six days' delay the order came. Whether It was delayed, at the mlno workeis' olllcers claim, by hopes held out to them by others of a peaceful settlement, or whether It was a cass of span lug for wind und trusting that something would happen to save them from plunging their organization Into a very doubtful conllict. Is n question. A mass meeting of miners Is to bo held at Laurel mil pnrk Saturday evening. It will be held under the auspices of tho Central Labor union, nnd Is practically the postponed mass meeting of Labor Day. Among tho speakers will be such well known labor leaders as W. D. Iluber, president, and P. J. MeGulre, secretary of the United Urotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners; J. J, Pol- Shoes for All. Just a few of our new fall styles, bright and fresh. Our prices and up-to-date styles make our competitors uneasy, for we certainly have the most artistic creations of the sea son. A credit to ourselves and a satisfaction to you, Our ciii y J) hoeSc las, John M. Parsons, Snmuel Rom pers, A. C. Cattermull and others. Tirst News of tho Strike. From The Tribune's bulletin board the public of Scranton got the first information about President Mitchell's action In declarlnr a strike. It wa posted about 7 o'clock, an hour before the offlclal information reached hcio, nnd quickly uttracted a great throng, llulletlns posted at the Tribune's branch offices throughout the city gave the people of the sub urbs the news early in the evening. FOl KICH FOREIGN MISERS. They Mode Fortunes by Begging in Different Countiles Across Sea. From tin OitcjKo lirunicle. In Austria a man who was without feet or arms seven years ago, lacking two months, sentenced, to nard labor for that term of years, is said to be well and hearty with eager, longing looks forward to the day when he shall , bo liberated. Simon Oppasich Is his name. Born legless and armless he managed In the course of fifty years to make purely by begging $60,000, and this huge sum he was In the habit of ; carrying about with him by day and j hiding In the wall of the cellar where ' he slept by night. He got Into trouble wiin inu ivusuiau ponce uy aeciariug that he was a destitute nnd taking an oath to that effect. Lately in Englaud died one Isaao Gordon, who had been a professional beggar, and when ho was picked up lifeless out on the street it was found that he had $15,000 on his person. And a writing was likewise found that sig nified that he had made a will. Volun teer heirs are coming forward in num bers. The miser of tne story book usually hoards his money In good red gold un der the hearthstone or In some sucn uncomfortable spot. Heal misers of to day seem, as a rule, to prefer bank notes. They are certainly more easy to handle. Tori, a notorious Italian beggar and miser, who died a little time ago after a life of griping want and misery left $400,000, all of which was hidden In boxes, tins and behind the tattered wan paper in his room. It was almost entirely In paper money. Another man of the same type who died In Auxerre, France, In 189a, left a large sum In bonds, but most of his wealth he had Invested In rare wine. No less than 400 bottles of one very cnolco vintage over SO years old were found in the cellar ho lived In. This he must have bought bottle by bottle. It was practically certain that he him self had never so much as tasted a drop of this liquid gold. FIRE AT ALLEGHENY. Spark from a Locomotive Causes $10,000 Blaze. Allegheny, Pa., Sept. 12. Sparks which it Is believed came from a loco motive set fire to the shingle roof of the house of William Lashefskl this afternoon. High wind carried the flames along tho row of houses, all of which were destroyed. The houses were owned by tho Al lentown Iron Works company. Loss, $10,000. Tho company has full Insur ance. Tho tenants lose nearly every thing. They nro William Lashefskl, John Duffy, Michael alko, Frank Morltz, John Baole, Hugh McGee, Nell O'Donald, Michael Galkgher, Michael Golley, John Synder and Patrick Cun ningham. They had no insurance. stock is ready for your in spection and you may feel welcome as a buyer or look er. The styles in footwear are very attractive this sea son and we know you will be interested in our display Jill tela 330 Lackawanna PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION Eepublican Administration Forces Generally Successful in the Legislative Contests. Philadelphia, Sept. 12. Republican county, Judicial, congressional, sena torial and representative conventions were held heie today to nominate can didates for the November election. The city treasurer's convention named J. Hampton Moore, secretary to Mayor Ashbrldge. There was no opposition to Mr. Moore. Jacob Singer was unan imously nominated for register of wills and Hon. Thomas K. Flnlcttcr was renominated without opposition for common pleas court judge. The vig orous contest In th? Fifth senatorial district between William 1L Berkle bach, the organization candidate, and former speaker of the house, Harry F. Walton, was practically ended at the primaries last night, when a large ma jority of Berklobaeh delegates were elected. This, added to the fact that Walton declined to go Into tho conven tion, caused a moving of interest and forecluded the pos-slblllty of a tight on the floor. In the legislative district contests the administration forces were generally successful. Geo. Von Phil Jones, the choice of the organization In the Twenty-first ward, tho Twentieth district, defeated Representative L. H. H. Nyce, nn anti-Quay member of the house, who sought a re-election. The Twenty first district light between John F. Keator, antl-Quny member of the leg islature, nnd John T Harrison, tho 0,uay candldnte, was won by the lat ter. In the Twenty -seventh district, the four wntds of which are Included in the Fifth senatoilal district, Messrs. Palmer Laubach and Chas. V. Hoger, the candidates who were on tho antl Quny ticket with Walton, suffered de feat. In the Twenty-eighth district, the Twenty-ninth ward, the battle was made directly against the leader, Chas. F. Kindred, In tho endeavor to dis pose him from control of the ward. While claims of success were made by bath sides the antl -kindred candidates were nominated by the convention. In dependent contests in several districts will be tho inevltnblo outcome of thoso contests for the legislature, based upon the charges of fraud in conducting tho prlmnry elections. Following are the nominees for congress: First district, H. If. Bing ham; Second district, Itobort Adams, jr.: Third district, Henry Burk: Fourtli district, James H. Young: Fifth district, Edward Dew Morrell. Mr. Burk will run In opposition to William McAleer, Democrat, nnd pres ent member of congress from the Third district. Mr. Morrell Is nominated to succeed the late Congressman A. C. Harmcr. WORK OF REV. PHILLIPS. Operators Refuse to Recognize Out side Labor Interference, Now York, Sept, 12, Rev. E. S. Phil lips, pastor of St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic church at Ilazleton, Pa., was In tho city today In conference with the executive ofllcers of the following coal mining companies In New York: The Delawaro and Hudson, Hillside Coal and Iron. Lehlch, Valley coranany. T. Misses' and Children's, Boys' and Youths. iSr !j For Lehigh nnd Wllkes-Barre Coal com pany, Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western and Pennsylvania companies, and discussed with them the strike situation, with a view to its settle ment. The following Is his statement of the conference: "I bive seen tho executive ofllcers of all the coat mining companies, and they are unanimous In declaring ns follows: They will receive committees of their own employes whenever they have any grievances to make or wish to seo them otherwise, desiring a friendly relation with them at all times for their mutual Interests. They will not, however, lecognlze outside In terference In any manner, regarding such as an unnecessary disturbing ele ment. Especially at the present tlmo they will not recognize the right of any organization subject to outside In fluence to dictate to the policy under which they will conduct tho business of operating their mines. No demands have been made or grievances present ed by the employes of the several com panies to their employers. If such ex ist they must be presented In proper form, that Is, by their own employes and by no other persons." Rev. Mr. Phillips said, In addition, that ho would seo the miners on his return and ndvise them of the result of his conference In Now York, nnd also confer with them further on tho situation in hope that nn amicable re sult may follow efforts to avert a stilke, tho effect of which would be a matter of regret. This, Rev. Phillips said, he would assure them, was the opinion held In New York today. AN ELECTION FOR LOVE. Palmer and Buckner's Only Town ship Has a Hot Fight On. Tojitka Correspondence in Kansas City Journal. The result of the election In Dudley township, Haskell county, this fall, hinges on a new Issue. Imperialism, trusts nnd money will bo shoved In tho background. A love affair will bo tho paramount Issue. At least that Is the story that comes from that out of tho way region. In 1896 tho only township in the United States carried by Palmer and Uuckner, Gold Democratic nominees for president and vice president, wan Dudley township, Haskell county. Six votes were cast In tho township at the election. Palmer and Buckner re ceived three, McKlnley and Hobart two ond Bryan and Sewell one. When Colonel Buckner heard of It ho pro ceeded to show his appreciation by sending a two gallon demijohn full of Kentucky bourbon and a $50 bill to the people of ithat township, with the injunction that they assemblo In a convenient place and eat, drink and bo merry. They met In the school house nnd all had a good time for one night. This year there will be no Gold Democratic national ticket, and the money question will not be the para mount Issue. Neither will tho trusts or Imperialism. A little lovo affair, ns the story godes, will be tho ruling issue. . Jahics Bradley, a staunch young Re publican, and Willis Wllkerson, nn equally staunch Populist, both cattle men and warm friends, nre In lovo with the same woman, Miss Mary Klncald, a school teacher of that sec tion. Miss Klncald divides her at tention about equally between them. Sho plays no favorites. She says eith er .would be satisfactory to her for a wa Wok Vk- "L X 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 I I Ladies, Avenue.! husband. Both proposed. This placed her In an embarrassing position, so she called them both In, explained the situation, and declared that the con test should be settled between them by lot or some other way In which it would be necessary for her to take a hand. "Why not let the result of the na tional election settle it?" suggested young Bradley, the Republican, with a feeling of absolute confidence that McKlnley would win, "That is too big a handicap for me," replied Wllkerson, tho Populist. "Sug gest some scheme In which I hav some show." "Why not base It on the result of Dudley township?" put In the girl. That proposition was accepted as satisfactory by both young men. An agreement was then entered into whereby Bradley was to take Midi Klncald's hand In manlago If McKln ley carries tho township, and Wllker son Is to take her as his wife it Bryan) carries It. The same six voters live In the town ship and no more. Bradley believes that ho has the Insldo track. Mc Klnley got two votes four years ago. It will only take two of tho Gold Dem ocrats to win. One will tie the score. On tho other hand Wllkerson must get all three of tho Gold Democrats to vote for Bryan to win, or two to tie McKlnley. Bradley believes thut tho Gold Democrats 'having no ticket of their own to vote for will support McKlnley, while Wllkerson believes that other national Issues will aid him in bringing them back Into' tho Democratic line. It promises to ba a spirited campaign. Both youns men will do some tall hustling. In fact, they are doing It right now. Tho voters understand the Issue, nnd ths doubtful voters will not express them selves for whom they will vote. Thi two young men will not know their fate until tho ballots aio counted on Nov. G. Should tho vote happen to be a tin tho young woman says that soma, other plan will have to be devised to settle the contest. .thy of David Havum. " David llarum wai a good bono trailer, but a recent transadion in hOMellesh which was mads by a well known Mcinihlan ihows that thers are others who know how to Ret the lone end of a horso trade. Sorral ceks ago the Mem phis man saw a fine liturgy horse which ha thought he wanted. He located the owner and asked Hie price. "One flfty," w.aa the reply. After loeklnir the animal oei closely and try inir her speed, he concluded it was a good traJs and without more ado wrote a check tor th amount. Hie neU day he found that the mare was as blind as a bat, but this did not hinder her speed nor detract from her general appear, ance. He drove the animal for several weeks and succeeded In attracting the admiration ot another lover of horseflesh, who made a pro posal to purchase. "Well," said the Meraphlan, "I pave on flfty for her, but I w 1 let you have her for on lxty-fhe." The prospective owner looked the animal over and concluded he had a bargain. He paid bcr the money ami took the mare. When the animal was unharnessed, the first thing she did was to run agaln't a post, and then, by way of emphasizing the fact that she was blind, ftll over a barrel. The next day the bujer cams back to the Mrmphlan with blood in hi eye. "Colonel, you know that mare you sold mt" he began. "Well, she'i stone blind."" - "I know It," replied the colonel, with an easy air. "Von didn'l say anything to me about It," said tho mircluser, his face reddening with anger Well, I'Jl tell you," replied tha colonel, "that 'fellow who sold her to me didn't tell mo about it, and I Jmt concluded that he didn't ttant It known."Mapbii Commercial.
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